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Certainly does seem to be better stuff around these days at the lower price end of the market - not like the Marlins that were around when I started..

Thanks for the opinons Gents!

I went lightweight (PUMA500) and I've had to put a sansamp in front of it and run the amp flat. Do miss my ABM though. When I say miss, it started crackling mid-set (happened more than once), and I figured that since I'd had it since 2006, I'd just get something new anyway (plus it was heavier than my new Barefaced cabs, which seemed a bit silly).. Need to get it serviced and see how I feel....

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1438896312' post='2838579'] An ABM through a Super Twin is going to be epic - until recently I gigged an EVO II 500W head through one or two Super Compacts and it was utterly, utterly glorious. [/quote] Same here, sort of, until I got my PUMA head, I'd been using an ABM evoii 300 through 2 gen3 super compacts and that sounded great with the 5 string jazz I was using at the time. The Ashdown evoii's eq really suit the super compacts, which dont have tweeters (top 'quoted' frequency response of 4khz), just a bit of boost on the 2 right hand sliders and 3pm on the treble knob had me swooning... Other options are the 'big' cabs, big baby or big twin, which have tweeters and respond up to 18-20khz, and will work well with any amp..

Lots of great lightweight 12in cabs around at the moment, Bergantino, TKS, Barefaced, aguilar etc. Any of those will certainly be a jump up from Ashdowns cabs. Personally I've got two Barefaced supercompacts, so gig size dependent I use either one or both. I find them excellent. Certainly the best cabs I've ever owned. As you can see above, Barefaced divide opinion on here, usually the division is between those who own Barefaced cabs and those who don't!

Noticed on a youtube vid yesterday that Geddy Lee's stage setup now does not include any cabs - his Orange AD200 amps go into the Rivera Rockcrusher load box and speaker emulator, I didn't even know such a thing existed! http://www.rivera.com/product/attenuators-cab-sims/rockcrusher-recording/

Yep agree with all of the above - Love my two Gen 3 super compacts! I'm always saying to other musos who happen to be at our gigs, 'see those?, 600watt, and 10kilos' not many believe me!

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1438764699' post='2836952'] I had a boss GT-6B for a while. When it was in "pedal mode" it was cool, but in "patch mode" it seemed to have a delay when switching patches, like the really old zooms did. Instant patch switching is essential [/quote] I had the ME50b for a while and it did the same thing. That little drop in sound when switching patches was a nuisance. OK in pedal mode though. My favourite sound on there happened when you ran the 'hi-band drive' simultaneously with the octaver set to +1. Using those together only applied distortion to the octaved up signal, very cool!

Sansamp? I use the Para Driver and find that very nice for adding a bit of juicy grit.

Nice one these have been a long time coming!

Thanks for the opinions gents. Thinking cap on!

Wow the gigrig system looks impressive! like the idea of being able to cut the power cables to length - no mess! (By my own admission, I'm a bit anal when it comes to a tidy pedal board!) Looking at the T-Rex, the classic doesn't have isolated grounds for each output, so you might as well just daisy chain off one of its 9v outputs. The Junior, however, does have 5 isolated 9v outputs! Oh gawd I dunno, the Voodoo labs seems to tick all my boxes - IEC input connector so you don't have to coil up mains cable in your pedal board when you finish - loads of isolated outputs - fits under a pedaltrain (also on the wish list!)..

Has anyone got their grubby mitts on one of these yet? Enjoying my PUMA but this thing gives me GAS!

My Covers have been in use now for a couple of weeks and I have to say they are excellent. Top quality and perfect fit. Happy boy!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1438777206' post='2837118'] What pedals do you use? Si [/quote] I'm using a TU-3, EBS Billy sheehan, MXR M87 Comp, Fender ABY, Boss GE7-B & a Sansamp para driver. May add a chorus/flanger..

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1438689561' post='2836379'] No-one said you had to buy anything! [/quote] Got to get to Andy Baxter's one day. His website makes me drool on a daily basis.

Looking to upgrade my power supply for the pedal board folks. The Voodoo Lab PP2 is top of the list but I'm only stalling due to it being £150. What is everyone using? I like the idea of isolated supply for each pedal but not sure I can justify £150..

Have you thought of the EBS Billy sheehan signature drive pedal? Loads of options with that one due to both the OD and clean 'channels' having their own separate FX loops (via 'Y' cable). Also good for saving your Low end because the clean and OD channels have independent volume knobs as opposed to a blend knob. All in all I find it something of a swiss army knife when it comes to bass OD.

From your list it would be LPB for me, would work really nice with a matching headstock I think...

Where's Alex? He should have a proper technical answer for this!

If your budget allows, you wont be disappointed with a Barefaced cab. Alex is very helpful and will discuss personally with you which of his cabs would suit your style best. They're also the only manufacturer I know who give a month long trial after you get the cab(s), so you can actually trial them on gigs. If you don't like them you can send them back and get a refund (minus your deposit)

My band plays a wide variety of venues from very small bars / pubs, right through to marquees etc. I have 2 Barefaced supercompacts and dependent on venue size I either use one or both of them with the same amp (PUMA500), works well for me. So yeah, you could either look at trading/px'ing your 2x12 for two 1x12s or just get a second smaller cab and use with your Streamliner.

My only issue with the PUMA was that the treble control is centred at 8khz. This was out of the range of my Barefaced Supercompact (no tweeter) so I struggled for top end. So the issue was my cab rather than the amp, actually. I ended up putting a sansamp para driver at the end of my chain before the amp, set the amp flat, and that worked really well for me.. So just be aware of that if your cab(s) don't have tweeters or other high frequency drivers.

I can see the advantage on a 5 string for Fanned frets, it's the most common problem people find on 5 strings being that the fundamental tone of the B sounds different to the other 4 strings. But I can't see that it would really improve a 4 string [i]that[/i] much? Perhaps you have to play one to find out, which I havent..

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1438173277' post='2832235'] I`ve never used an amp that I couldn`t get a sound I was reasonably happy with, but then using a Precision you can get a workable sound from most amps. [/quote] AMEN!