Protium

You can not "relic" an instrument

No offence but I'm not sure what good sound clips of the cab will be to help you judge whether you like it or not.

[quote name='josh3184' post='400222' date='Feb 4 2009, 05:43 PM']i can't understand how they can attach such a price to what is such a flawed design.[/quote] Says the man with left handed basses

Make a template, clamp it down, go to town on it

Bagsy "Mjljljioplklk"

[quote name='mr_russ' post='396657' date='Feb 1 2009, 10:46 AM']I've used a variety of ashdown stuff on many occasions, I really can't stand it [/quote] Don't use it then?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='393973' date='Jan 28 2009, 07:31 PM']Yeah, bloody stupid. As i said, i asked Ashdown about this, tested 3 other ABM heads in the Bass centre and posted this question on TB (this was about 2 years ago, might even have been three) and got the same answer/result. But ive not really heard of anyone else posting about this so maybe i was just unlucky. It does attenuate quite a bit and until i pointed it out on TB no on had really heard this happening and im sure at a gig it wouldn't be a big problem but i did hear a thump when i plugged my bass in, with the mute button on.[/quote] The mute buttons cuts the power section only not the preamp so you can still use the tuner out. Mute on or not you'll still get a thump from the preamp. Plugging in when the amp is already on = bloody stupid

I have it switched off all the time, pretty useless IMO

Think we should have a thread about sh*t venues to avoid (if there isn't one already)

[quote name='alexclaber' post='395311' date='Jan 30 2009, 12:15 PM']Most amps reach full power by 50% on the master volume assuming the pregain is turned up to almost clip on loud notes. Generally the cheaper the amp the earlier on the master it hits full power because less experienced players tend to put two amps side by side and then deem the amp which is louder at equal knobs positions to be the more powerful amp! So if you want to sell more amps you skew the volume knob to take the amp to maximum output sooner rather than later. I remember a lot of Trace Elliott amps being particularly ridiculous like this - by 9 o'clock they'd be clipping on loud notes![b] As Ashdown is a descendant of TE I wouldn't be surprised if they have continued the habit...[/quote][/b] Christ, more speculative ammo for the anti-Ashdown crew to use... FWIW this is definitely not the case with my ABM

Why not ask the real Adam Clayton?

It's a good idea, hope you can pull it off and I'm interested to see the end result

Nothing, all the shops round here are sh*t.

My precision has a jazz neck, I prefer the feel

f***ing hell

[quote name='vmaxblues' post='382505' date='Jan 16 2009, 03:23 PM']1) What do you look for in a music shop? Friendly staff who know what they're talking about Good range of instruments and amps Abundant stock of accessories - strings, straps, cables, books/music etc Good prices Second hand gear Notice board advertising gigs, available musicians, gear etc 2) What would you ideally like to see in a music shop? Lessons Setup/repairs 3) How far would you travel? Up to 30 miles 4) Am I mad to consider this? Yep [/quote]

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='390090' date='Jan 23 2009, 11:32 PM']Yes, great service. If only it wasn't called on so often.[/quote] ITT: Ashdown can't do anything right

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='381244' date='Jan 15 2009, 01:22 PM']Want to go all radical? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-x-4-inch-100-mm-BASS-MID-HIGH-LOUD-SPEAKER-DRIVER_W0QQitemZ130281497227QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item130281497227&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-x-4-inch-100-mm-B...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] [/quote] "It can handle enourmous power. In my testing well in excess of [b]75-100W[/b] RMS"

[quote name='JohnSlade07' post='388719' date='Jan 22 2009, 04:41 PM']Is this common? I was listening to Ray Brown the other night and he seemed to repeat the same note quite frequently For example over a Bb7 is it fairly common to play Bb Bb F F, or Bb Bb Ab Ab. Im my ignorance I assumed that this was a jazz "sin" and that a different note had to be played on each beat of a basic walking line. Cheers.[/quote] It is a jazz sin, and for perpetrating it you will end up in jazz hell.