spyder

3 week old Ashdown Arc. Yum....

Has anyone else got the bass box? I just can't get a good SVT sound. What are your settings please? Thanks.

I had one and I completely agree with your statement.

After lots of fiddling and listening through headphones and the amp and speakers I have settled on these settings using the editor.

I have a MB500 which has one small fan that is almost silent. I use it to practice at home in the evening and I can hardly hear it.

Look what Mr. Courier delivered 1 hour ago...

Thank you.

Good question.

It got a 44mm nut with a flat radius, I would say slightly flatter than a Fender. Depth back to front would be medium? Not a bass ball bat chunky profile or an ultra modern thin skinny thing. Just feels right to me.

Forgot to add that the neck is oiled. This is usually available on higher end basses. Makes a difference to the feel and playability of the neck. IMHO.

It's a P but not a P.... Hard to describe. Over the last 2 weeks I must of played 6 P basses and none felt right to me. I'm talking about the feel not the sound. I tend to try basses unplugged first to get the feel of the instrument. Now I'm not a fan of Ashdown. I really can't get on with their amps core sound so I was not expecting to find such a great bass. It's interesting to see how these basses came to be. Look up Dan Lakin.

Like most here I've had many Fenders and Fender like basses but failed to some degree to get on with them. I like a wide nut so Jazz necks fail to inspire me but I do like a J pickup sound especially when an active pre is involved. P basses are my favourite, simple, passive and with a good size nut. Unfortunately again I've never quite found the 'perfect' bass. I usually get bored and sell them on. Over the past 3 years I have been using a pimped Jack Casady with Mama pickup and simplified wiring, just a tone and volume. Strung with Rotosound Flats. This has been my only bass for playing chilled laid back cover stuff. Over the past 3 months I've been on the look out for a second bass looking at P, J and everything in-between. Last week I took the plunge on an Ashdown Arc thinking if I don't like it I can send it back. Well... I was not expecting the bass that came. Build quality is up there with the best. Ive searched all over the bass for imperfections or quality control issues. There are none. It's light weight body is perfectly shaped with a neck that plays wonderful for me. It's the perfect dimension for my playing style. Pickups sound as there should... Like a P bass and I have no inclination to swap them out. Tone and volume controls have some resistance and provide a positive response when turned. I hate loose knobs. I've put on Rotosound 45s which really suit this bass. Action is 1.5mm at the 17th fret. Nice and low for my soft playing style. As you can tell I'm impressed...👍

All the old wiring, pots and input socket have been changed. It now has tone and volume control only. Simplified and in my opinion a much better sounding bass.

The Mama is fantastic. It gives a brighter tone but still has loads of low end punch.

This is my pimped Jack. It's a silver burst with Full Contact Bridge, Mama pickup and replacement pots and wiring. It's strung with Rotosound Flats to give a thumping old school sound.

I have mine turned on and set to its minimum setting. I don't really like what it does beyond this point, not the best compressor by a large by shot...but good enough.