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[quote name='Dudgeman' post='951351' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:35 AM']Running Ashdown ABM 300 EVO2 and while looking for a clean tone I am getting distortion on Ab ( On E string) ..not on G or A or even pounding out E's. tried the cab with other heads and no problem there..any idea what would cause distotion on such a specific frequency? Thanks[/quote] It would depend on the type of distortion you are refering to - and would be difficult to tell, without hearing it. My first thoughts that you are hitting the natural resonance of something. Have you tried a different bass in to your amp and cab? Could you also plug your bass directly in to the 'return' of the effects loop and play to see if you get the distortion there too? Then we can start to see what *could* be causing the problem. I think the EVO has a preamp valve? for example - that could be loose / in need of replacement - but it could be so many other things!

What's the name of that 'law' that suggests the perceived desirability of a commodity goes up as it's price does?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='951335' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:14 AM']You forgot fingerboard LEDs. [/quote] He he he!!!! I did! Yup - Those too!! - and....and... swirly dot shapes... and ...umm.. nah.Can't think of anything else .. Active pickups!! and.. ramps!! [/coat]

[quote name='sjohns' post='947306' date='Sep 6 2010, 03:31 PM']Thanx Dood! I will have a look tonight! I am looking to turn it into a rig for both g*****r and bass (at seprate times) just didnt know how and once again the knowledge of the bc world helps, tho i really should have read the manual lol Thanx again, Steve[/quote] You can use the X3 as you describe - and for example, set up multiple patches on channel A for guitar sounds and lock channel B to bass sounds. The guitarist will still be able to change his channels and your bass tone will remain unchanged. There is a lot to explain - but to be honest, grab yourself a coffee and grab the manual. Line 6 write their manuals in quite a friendly way - and as soon as you start having a play with it - you'll get the hang of it!

I'm glad you have it sorted now Cetera. I was about to go shoot myself cos I thought I was losing my touch! - damn those pesky leads ey!!!

Headless Basses, Singlecuts, Silly multicolour paint jobs, aircraft landing strip sized fretboards and ones with too many strings

Very unacceptable!!!! - Stag knows a GREAT repair guy who has looked after him who lives in 'our area' - and the turn around was days, not weeks. AND I would expect the shop where you purchased be falling over themselves to be helping you. Name and Shame my good man - then you can let them we have over 11,000 bass players could see how shoddy they are!

[quote name='michael-faces' post='950186' date='Sep 9 2010, 07:34 AM']Yeah it was £38. Thanks again for all the help! I've learnt from this, but still feel so silly . All I had to do was flick a switch at the back and i'd be fine![/quote] Ahhhhh mate! Well, I'm glad you are up and running again and that the additional cost has not dulled the experience. It's a bit of a rare preamp these days - so worth hanging on to!

[quote name='michael-faces' post='948818' date='Sep 7 2010, 09:08 PM']Nah, mine was cheaper including postage and everything. Or it was before I do this repair. I bought mine from craiglists (bit risky, but I did know the guy from ebay with a perfect seller rating). By the way, any idea how much this might cost to repair? Dood, you're beginning to look like a bit of an expert on the amp front to me![/quote] Ahh! Ok, gotcha - it was just after our strangely coincidental conversation about preamps the other day - and having seen the BC-1 on TB! Ok, you got me - I am actually fanatical and slightly rather geeky about all things Bass! It probably wouldn't be an understatement to say I have studied Bass for over 20 years lol! [quote name='umph' post='948912' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:26 PM']depends on what you've fried, if the PT is fine i shouldn't expect it to be a to hefty bill.[/quote] Yeah I agree - ball park figure including labour? Most reputable local repairers will probably charge about 30-50 quid.

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='950021' date='Sep 8 2010, 10:31 PM']Any progress on venues for this bash ?? T[/quote] Nothing forthcoming here right now - I don't know Cambridge well enough..err.. barely at all to be honest!

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='947835' date='Sep 7 2010, 12:37 AM']I could do with a tuner pedal and a compressor, but need it to be a one box solution. Can anyone recommend a multi FX pedal that does these two functions well?[/quote] Throw the cat amongsth the pigeons - How about changing your amp head for a TC RH450? Tuner, multiband compressor, programmeable AND an amp head all in one box - ok - so it's an expensive way to do it!

It depends on what I have played before it and and where I need to go after!

I have always truly believed that when it comes to trying to communicate or express a feeling through my chosen instrument, it should be as fluid as conversation itself - and that is what I strive toward. Hell - I have a long way to go but to build up a musical vocabulary that flows from the speakers like speech itself is like nirvana for me I reckon. And what is day to day conversation? It's closer to improvisation than reading off the page for sure! So for me, improvisation is very important. You can still stick rigidly to the framework of a song in much the same way that a bunch of people will talk about a certain football manager or whatever - you'd look a bit stupid going off on a tangent about hatstands and hyperthirculators - but my point is - freely improv' in context. I feel that if you never improvised - how would you ever come up with new ideas? It's jamming that can help gel musicians together and 'bond' musically too. my thrupenny-bit

[quote name='michael-faces' post='948672' date='Sep 7 2010, 07:27 PM']Ahh man! How did I miss something so simple? I've never even heard of the voltage change or whatever. Oh well, I guess we learn from our mistakes. I'll be hearing from my local luthier tomorrow, hopefully it shouldn't be too much to fix. Thanks for all your help![/quote] You wouldn't happen to have bought the BC-1 that was advertised on TalkBass would you?

[quote name='gafbass02' post='948235' date='Sep 7 2010, 01:09 PM']Ahh. Cheers Dood.[/quote] Anytime chap!

[quote name='Merton' post='948516' date='Sep 7 2010, 05:17 PM']Hartke LH500 or LH1000 [/quote] Yup - Listening to S1mon's recordings, I really like the tone of the LH with the Barefaced cabs. Infact, Alex himslef has recommended the LH1000 as a great sounding and financially viable option for powering his cabinets. I'm very pleased with my LH1000.

I really can't understand why it hasn't worked Cetera! - I've most defintely had it working for a long time in my own rigs. As I say, the last two contenders have been the MXR M80 with a parallel out and also the Sansamp ParaDriver, which is the pedal version of the RPM. What were you finding not working about it?

[quote name='gafbass02' post='947994' date='Sep 7 2010, 09:38 AM']Saga? Have a missed a saga? What's a Pearce anyway? Sorry to hear it's died.[/quote] Made famous by the likes of Billy Sheehan as a cracking 'distortion' preamp. There's a guitar version too. The BC-1 had a Sheehan mod for extra gain - and I think he still uses them now.

[quote name='JTUK' post='947981' date='Sep 7 2010, 09:26 AM']I assume it was set up for UK voltage and not U.S..just a guess here, as well.[/quote] My immediate thought.

[quote name='270degrees' post='948205' date='Sep 7 2010, 12:47 PM']My query isn't about cabs but it is something to do with being on the wiki: in the strings section, it lists Roto Jazz 77 flats as having a very high tension and doesn't mention the tension (!!) of the La Bella JJ (Original 54) flats. My recent experience (I went straight from the 77's to the JJ's) show the reverse to be true. The Rotos were fine, the JJ's are stupidly high tension. Am I missing something?[/quote] Maybe it's time for people to get more involved with the wiki and have some updates! -I'm not familiar with any kind of flatwounds so unfortunately can't comment.

Hey Steve - I know it's really boring - but the manual is your saviour! - You can run the X3 in so many different configurations, including running in to a power amplifier, a mixing desk, a recording console, a combo amp - or even splitting so half of it is used as a microphone channel for a singer and the other half for a bass / guitar player. Depending on which you chose could require some tweaking in the config menus to get things on the way to sounding right. I think that's usually the point that people get bored and give up with the X3 lols! But please stick with it - they eally aren't as bad as some make out. I really like mine! I've run mine straight in to a power amp and cab and can confirm it's fine!

If you have a RBI and an RPM - why not just take a line out from the Parallel/uneffected output? I've been using this method for - well as long as I have owned my M80 (and did the same with the various Sansamps I have owned) so Bass --> Sansamp RBI (high end grind) --> Channel A of Peavey DPC1400 Amp --> 1st Genz Benz Neox 2x12 Parallel output --> Sansamp RPM (clean low end) --> Channel B of Peavey DPC1400 Amp --> 2nd Genz Benz Neox 2x12 Also - Page 7 of the RPM manual tells you how to chain both together in parallel or Bi-Amp mode, which will achieve exactly what you need without a splitter box

[quote name='mikeh' post='946725' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:53 PM']Alright Mate, still playing the Shuker I see ;-)[/quote] Hell yeah! Much love there! Good to see you back here mate - we missed ya!

[quote name='mikeh' post='946721' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:47 PM']Ive not been around for quite a while so thought it a good idea to say hello again. I sold up a couple of years ago and regretted it ever since. I sold my Aguilar/Epi rig and my DJ4, BIG mistake. Im now going to be starting up again so thought it a good idea to get myself back on here. I will be posting a wanted thread and browsing the for sale forums. Basically Im looking for a 4 string for around £400 and a giggable combo for around £500.[/quote] HEY!!!!! Welcome back dude!