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Thanks so much for the replies. That is very reassuring to hear. Got a gig with a new band at the weekend. 2 guitars, keyboards and drums. Was worried the Ashdown would be under powered but am a lot more confident now it will keep up with band. My other rig is TC electronic BH 550 into a 2 x 12 800w ninja cab. Seeing as the cab is 8 ohms probably only going to get around 300w out of the cab so I may as well stick the Ashdown combo

Technical question for the good people of BassChat. I have an Ashdown Studio 15 combo. It sounds great. Weighs about the same as a bag of crisps and looks awesome too. My question is, the amp is rated at 300w. The 15 inch speaker is 8 ohm and their is no socket on the amp or anywhere on the cab to add another speaker 8ohm speaker. Does this mean the Studio 15 will not support a 4 ohm load and will therfore deliver its full 300W output into the single 8 ohm 15 inch speaker. The Studio 2x10 combo does have am extra speaker out socket and assume it uses the same amplifier section. Hope someone in the know, knows.

I also had a BB 604 which was great and really liked the smaller body shape too

A while back I fell out of love with the BB shape and decided to sell them all. Off went the BB 734A, BB1024X, BB 425X, BB 424X and the BB 414. All replaced by Precision basses and a G&L JB2 tribute. Although the 424X was my favourite the 414 was in on an equal footing. Not long after selling the 414 I noticed the Buyer had decided to move it on and as it was only a few miles from my house I decided to buy it back for noodling on or as a back up to a back up Precision. Recently joined a new band and been happily using the Precision basses but decided to take the Yamaha along just to give it a run out. Used it on the first song of a four hour rehersal and never put it down for the rest of the day. It sounded amazing. So many different tonal options. Even the bridge pick up solo'd sounded great. So looks like my love affair with the BB range may be about to be rekindled. That BB 414 is seriously great value for money, its astounding that it sounds so good for such little outlay. Still loving the Precision and G&L too but great to have the tonal range options of the BB 414 back again. Incidentally I actually bought it back for more than I sold it for ....but it did come with a gig bag

Not tried the Rumble 500 or the Ampeg but I can recommend the Ashdown Studio 15. It is unbelievably lightweight at 11.3 Kg. It sounds great and I have had band mates ask me to use that amp over my old trace elliot and Barefaced 2 x12. It only has 300 watts output but It seems to hold its own on gigs quite comfortably. One thing to note is that there is no speaker out socket on the Studio 15 so you can't add another cab but so far I haven't felt the need to use one. EQ section works really well. Built in drive effect is not to my taste so I don't use that. DI socket, headphones out and line in sockets make it a great sounding well featured, lightweight gigable combo.

I had the 4 string version in the same colour. It was a really nice bass to play with a Ton of useable sounds. Love the smaller bodies on these compared to the rest of the BB range. What is the string spacing like on theses. 18 mm is the the only spacing I could get used to on a 5 string. Considering going back to 5 string as the new band do covers versions in quite different keys to the original.

The only other Jazz bass I have played was the Farida JB 20. This is the top of the Range model. Very nice, weighed a ton, but not better than the G&L.

Unfortunately I have never played a Mexican Fender. Did toy with the idea of a player series Jazz as I ready have the player series precision and I really like that. I think for the difference in price the G&L is a no brainer. I still really like mine and am using it over my precision basses. Guitar Guitar are doing good deals on the G&L so may be worth checking them out. Bottom line still really happy with G&L and can thoroughly recommend it.

Just done a trade deal with Dunc for his RCF speakers. Top man and a pleasure to deal with. Can recommend without hesitation. Mike

No it was definitely in the front of house position, but the band don't use monitors and claim they can still hear the vocals quite clearly.

To answer the question it was FOH position .

When I used the Evox 8 system it was on a dep gig. The band put acoustic guitar, keyboards, that's very sparsely used, bass drum and 2 vocals through it. Their regular bass player doesn't go through the Evox 8 system. When I played with them I took a DI out from my Ashdown Studio 15 straight into the the PA . The band said it sounded better with bass going through the PA, rather than just backline. Sounded good to my ears too. In fairness there is not that much going through the PA, so it handled it easily.

Do you put the full band through the DXR 12's or just vocals. I already have one and am considering buying another for PA use. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on how they perform for band use. I also would like a pair of Evox 8. Used them in a band situation before and they were great

I had one if these when I dipped my toe into the 5 string pond. Although I ultimately decided 5 string wasn't needed for the bands I was playing with, the Yamaha was absolutely spot on. Really versatile, 18mm string spacing, usual Yamaha build quality. If I ever decided to try 5 string again, I would have one of these without hesitation. Especially a £77 one . Bargain of the year

Stevie recently bought my classic vibe precision. Was a pleasure to deal with. Smooth transaction and good communication. First rate Bass Chatter.

I used to have a BB 604 many years ago and really liked the body shape on that one. May pick another up one day.

I stand that far back I'm almost behind the drum kit. Deffo not getting noticed there

I had the 414, 424x 1024x and the 734a. I know its hersey to say on the Yamaha forum but I just fell our of love with the big bloated body of the BB. Loved how they played, sounded and their versatility. Once I saw a photo on myself playing lt live it just looked huge on me and that was the end of my love affair with Yamaha. Don't think the battered face, bald head and bandy legs had any bearing on it. Bought the 414 back as its just for playing at home. Use a Fender Precision now or G&L JB2, which is a precision shape for gigs and rehersals.