Steve Browning

So just one is 1/3 of the risk!! 🙂

To be honest, I am expecting the entire Subway channel (on the TT) to be surplus to requirements. My Boogie choices have always been made to capture the sound this thing makes. The M-Pulse is so close as to make little difference in any practical sense. Yes, I prefer this but am open to the notion that is sentimentality as much as anything else. Happy to meet you at the border!! 🙂 Steve

Thanks Nik. I am more keen to rehome it than make a killing.

Rats!!

I am expecting a Subway TT800 and so my older Boogie amp are no longer required. I aim to snaffle a nearby Subway 800 as my touring spare. This is not one of those new-fangled 400+ heads. This is the 6 x 6550 valve Bass 400. After some experimentation, it houses a matched sextet of Winged C 6550 valves. Some of the older ones are included as spares. This is the first Boogie amp I ever bought, back in 1988. It was reviewed in a magazine which concluded it was the 'Rolls Royce of bass amps'. Having used it to tour extensively, I can only agree. I used it exclusively from 1988 to 2012 and it never put a foot wrong. Twin channel (actives in 1 and passives in 2) with various pull switches for bright and deep and shifting the frequency too. The tone controls are interactive so be prepared to put in some time to get accustomed to how they work together. The graphic eq is switchable and I have the original switch for that purpose. It has (jack) speaker outs for 8,4 and 2 ohm loads and I can supply a jack to speakon cable if needed. Note that (as a passive bass user) I have had two modifications carried out. The first is to have the DI converted from post eq on both channels to pre eq on channel 2. The second was to convert it from a hard wired mains cable to IEC socket. It is not very light, it has to be said, but it sounds simply awesome. I have played through it again today and was smiling like a mad thing to hear it. It comes in the BCS flightcase you see here, which has removable front and back with a handle in the front (as well as the sides). Collection or meet up is suggested. I will be prepared to drive a fair distance to hand it over if that is your choice. I'm kind of sorry to be parting with it but there's no point it sitting around when it could be scrambling the insides of your audience!!

I am expecting delivery of a Subway TT800 soon and so some of my heavier Boogie amps can go. I hope to snaffle a nearby Subway 800 as my touring spare. Amp #2 is a 'Mk2' M-Pulse 600 (none of the other components). The serial number would suggest it's around 2011 (it's 97 shy of being the last one made). This has been my main gigging amp for a good few years now (I got it around 2012/3) and has been rock solid ever since. I did have a spare (amp #1 for sale) but just never ever went wrong. These second version amps have a single input and a switch for active and passive basses. It has speakon and and jack speaker outputs. The preamp stage is all valve (as is the DI) and the power section is mos-fet. Obviously it's not as light as a digital amp but you do get an awesome sounding amp, built like a tank and immensely versatile. Switchable parametric eq, switchable compression and it's twin channel (sharing the same pre amp). It is supplied in the 4U BCS flightcase you see here which has removable front and back (obviously) and a handle on the front lid. These amps are very highly thought of and for good reason. I would prefer collection or meeting up rather than courier. You may be surprised the distance I'll drive to facilitate a handover. THIS AMP IS BEING SOLD IN THE 2U RACK AND SO THE OTHER WILL BE SOLD IN THIS ONE.

I am expecting my Subway TT800 soon and so I do not need all of my older Boogie heads. My plan is to get a nearby Subway 800 as the touring spare. Amp #1 is a 'Mk1' M-Pulse 600, The serial number puts it around 2005 and it was bought (on this very forum) about 3 years ago. Due to the reliability of my main amp, it has not even been switched on since I checked it over when bought. Of course I have checked it today and all works fine. These first version amps have separate inputs for active and passive basses and jack speaker outputs. Fear not, because I can include a jack to speakon cable. One other, minor, difference is that there is no centre detent on the parametric controls. It has a full valve preamp (which means the DI is valve) and a mos-fet power section. Obviously it's not as light as a digital amp but you do get an awesome sounding amp, built like a tank and immensely versatile. Switchable parametric eq, switchable compression and it's twin channel (sharing the same pre amp). It is supplied in a 4U BCS flightcase which has removable front and back (obviously). I can provide further pics if you wish. These amps are very highly thought of and for good reason. I would prefer collection or meeting up rather than courier. You may be surprised the distance I'll drive to facilitate a handover.

If I can get rid of either M-Pulse quickly then I will be biting your hand off.

Terrible timing. I would have liked to able to walk round and pick it up!! 😞