Quilly

I’m not participating in 2023 because this thread has the opposite effect on me ☹️

I put a set of Lollar P bass 90s into my Sandberg California vs (Pbass) and I couldn’t be happier. They transformed the bass. The bass has way more attack and growl.

I'm hearing a lot of good things about the use of JFET transistors in solid state guitar amps, particularly the Orange super crush 100. Apparently they have very similar tonal characteristics to valves (without all the drawbacks). Just wondering if these are used in bass amps at all ? would they work etc. ?

I recently sold a CTM-100, while it was a great sounding amp, it was a bit unwieldly and I usually ended up just bringing my Ashdown Spyder 500 to gigs and rehearsal. It had enough "tubey goodness" for me and I had the advantage of a decent SS back end offering 550W of power. I still have a little bastard which Im happy to have as a small home amp, because valve amps do sound great. I actually bought a Trace Elliott Elf rig with the proceeds, which that may seem like an anathema to folks here, I'm getting a lot more use out of it thank the CTM100.

I see photos of me playing about 4 years ago and everything I'm playing had since been replaced. The old gear I had was actually all good gear.

I think there’s a ctm100 reboot in the pipeline so hold onto to your (considerable) cash

I imagine TE making the design so compact required some compromises from such a small fan

Did anyone else notice the elf fan “ramp up” when you dig in a little bit 🤔

It’s way heavier too 🙄

I was able to get a fairly decent loud response from the 110 with my little bastard , excuse the awkward looking overhang . It would still do a small acoustic type gig

I've seen KT150s used by a boutique amp builder in the states. Apparently you can per 70W per valve. I read somewhere in the past that they're difficult to get and can be a tad unreliable . (only Tung-sol make them as far as I know). Would this be a viable option at all for use in a small amp https://upscaleaudio.com/products/tung-sol-kt-150

I nearly got one of those , saw one in Belgium for €400 on reverb.

I was expecting a significant cut in volume going up to a higher impedance cabinet, I needn't have worried. Even through an 8ohm cab this rig has loads in the tank.

The 110 came in the post from Thomann today . I can’t wait to play a gig with this rig . I initially thought this would only be suitable for small acoustic types of gigs but the power is unreal from this thing.

I've low tension flats on my precision player and I love them , never had an issue with them. played a few long gigs with no issues.

I was in a position where I was looking for a small but relatively powerful rig for jazz / acoustic sessions. I had bought a TE elf there a few months ago and was really happy with it. In my head I had a One10 to partner this with as I know how good these cabs can sound as I have a Two10...but I just couldn't justify the cost of one, especially for just occasional use. £450 for the amp and another £50 for a cover for it. Another £50 if you wanted the silver cloth. I'm in Ireland so we're talking €650 potentially (or thereabouts). in the end I just ordered the 1*10 TE cab from Thomann for €295 delivered and all. I know the one10 is probably going to be a “superior” cab but c'mon....

Yea band members that have unreasonable expectations regarding pay for a cover band in a pub on a Friday night, I’m totally against doing gigs for free on principle but in reality it’s just drinking/petrol money is all than your can expect

But it’s for charridy mate and if you don’t do it you’re a miserable c*$t

Being offered BS fantasy gigs far away that never materialise

Sale Regret : A Carlsbro 50top head I used with bass. Gorgeous sounding amp , best dirty channel for bass id ever heard

I normally use a barefaced two10, I must keep an eye out for that brand though

That’s cool , what does it use ?

Very clean , transparent cabs . Very sensitive also, so you can get a Big Bang out of a small head . That amp is just 30w but it’s hella loud through that cab. The one in the picture is a bit of a Frankenstein cab, one of the drivers blew and I replaced it with a commoner garden thromann brand 15” woofer, still plenty of top end from the existing full range driver and plenty of heft. 700w into 4ohm

I was going to propose an upper limit of 100w but I’ll let this one slide …because it’s such a cool amp 😂