Raslee

Briefly owned an early 80's Ibanez Studio, at just over 14lbs it was never destined for live action - sounded great though.

Recently sold Vedran a TC Electronics 250 amp. A pleasure to deal with throughout, great communications, and no problems. A credit to Basschat.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1506280754' post='3377591'] I guess that it would change the tapping on the output transformer between 4 and 8 ohm tappings. [/quote] Ahh thanks, that's how the voodoo is done then. It's a good little quirk, surprised more manufactures don't do this.

There is a switch on the back of the Orange Terror Bass 500 watt amplifier that’s switches between 4 & 8 ohm. Orange claim the speaker will get 500 watts in either setting. I wonder how that works ?

Stunning ❤️

Favourite Amps: Orange terror bass, 1 trick pony but i like it & loud Eden WT800 - Best reggae amp ever but had reliability problems Carvin BX1500 - most versatile amp ever, super clean. Markbass LMT 800 - Good amp all round. Worst: Behringer sh*te thing...set fire at first rehearsal Ashdown Mag thing...bland at best Hartke LH500...It was kind of OK but that was about it Old Peavey that was a modern day tank equivalent - super mushy. In the middle: currently enjoying my new Ashdown Retroglide 800W but not sure it really is 800W - intersting concept with 12 band EQ only & good core tone. Genz Benz Streamliner - was good but lacked versatility IMO- Shuttle was a tad better. Most Markbass amps have been cool but i rarely ever keep one for long with the exception of a past LMT and a Multiamp, Ampegs I've owned are OK to but the Pro 4 was way to heavy, Trace Elliot's i've found to thin sounding IMO. Hartkes are just OK for me although loved the classic HA 3500 as my first 'proper' amp. Love Eden sound but always feared the reliability since owning a temperamental WT800A.

So as requested NBD day and a quick update on recent other gear. I'm not one for massive amounts of typing...do enough of that in the clinical day job so it will perhaps resemble something similar to a John Humphrys morning weather forecast (Radio 4). Obligatory picture: Harley Benton Jazz, B Stock...cost £141 to my Devon door. No marks that i've found yet - like new! Amazing ash one piece body - lovely grain, resonant. heavy @ 9.6lbs but doable and balances well. Sound - pretty decent at stock. PU's seems good but i may throw some spare VanderEnd customs in at some point as they're great. Pots are crap, crackly tone and only effective at the nearly off point - will replace. Neck is superb - very smooth and the action is super low without buzz - I did tweak the truss rod a little to achieve this. Would i buy again? - yes totally 8/10 for me. Bargain & a great bass to modify! Recently bought a Ashdown Retroglide 800 amp - bought Andertons B-stock £340 to my door. Slightly bigger and heavier than anticipated but not a problem. Fan not noisy on mine like other commentators have mentioned. Simple to use with the EQ controls only, great tone vintage to hifi - warm core tone which I like. Not sure its really 800W, my Orange OTB appears louder. Simplicity is its beauty and i'm really happy with it. Not gigged it yet though. I like it but would not pay the original RRP of over £700...funk that! but it is cool, retro, and packs a punch. Also impulse buy of a TC elec. BH250. Again bigger than anticipated, generally ok but not exciting, Tone print a good novelty, like having the built in tuner too, overall frickin loud. I like it but may sell eventually and get an Elf once I've read a few decent reviews about that. Encore 3/4 size P - bought this for the daughter locally, surprisingly good core tone, light, action resembled an Olympic high jump but relatively sorted now - few buzzes. 7yr old daughter loves...Daddy loves it better. Over & out

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1505115801' post='3369493'] Some complaints that that these are quite modest in overall volume, given the high wattage, and that the fan's noisy? Would you agree? [/quote] Hmmm, yes I'm a little skeptical about the overall output volume, probably not 800W but still easily loud enough for most band situations i should imagine. I will be trying the RetroGlide in a band context later this week at a rock band rehearsal and then a reggae gig at the weekend. I didn't think the fan was over noisey in my opinion. I've also just acquired a TC BH250 head and i thought the fan on that was considerably noisier by comparison. As I say what i do like is the simplicity of the EQ for tonal variation, it feels more targeted at certain frequencies to get your sound (hope that makes some sense), and I did also like the core tone. It has a nice warmth with the 100hz boosted to get a vintage vibe but equally with tweaking a bit you can get good modern sounds. I like it but have only tried it at home so far, I would not pay the high prices for it but i feel i got a good amp for the £340 i paid from Andertons.

Great to see you here Pedro, enjoy

It is a pleasure to leave Pedro, aka dirtyharry, his first feedback comments here. By his own admission he has been reading Basschat for many years but has been hesitant to contribute until now due to a lack of confidence in his English writing skills...that said Pedro's English is better than mine reading through our PM communications. Pedro has now introduced himself to the forum and I feel Basschat has gained another good guy. So, I sold Pedro a Markbass combo 2x10" and sent it to his home country of Portugal. All went super smoothly with great communications throughout. Total trustworthy guy in my opinion and I would have no hesitations to deal with him again.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1504978141' post='3368683'] Seems very affordable to me, especially compared with GAK's retail price. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashdown-Retroglide-800-Digital-Bass-Amplifier-800w-/272829444412?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368"]http://www.ebay.co.u...725.m3641.l6368[/url] [/quote] Just bought one of these and I'm really impressed - great core tone and a lot of tonal variation with the EQ, nice warmth - very powerful too. I payed £340 for mine from Andertons but some retailers have had them up for over £700.

Another hassle free sale with Greg, as usual faultless and a perfect gentlemen all round. Highly recommend and a credit to BC. Cheers, Lee

The Eden WT550 is a classic. However don't underestimate Carvin gear, the BX1500 I owned sometime back was a monster....that said I did sell it 😂

Perhaps consider Carvin? Pretty sure they do two ohms, very clean sounding too.

I use a Markbass 4x10", great sound with the OTB