PaulWarning

so, when it gets hot the volume could go down? I did think this might be happening, thought it was a fault. My SMX is the fanless model, just the heat sink

I had the mosfets replaced in my AH250 a couple of years ago, could this explain why it's so loud?

very rarely are tabs 100% correct or where your personal preferences is for fingering is, I like to play near the nut, for instance B is nearly always shown at the 7th fret on the E string whereas I prefer the 2nd fret on the A, but as a guide tabs are valuable tools, unless they're totally wrong.

maybe Trace just sound louder because they're full of heft 🙄

That thought has accord to me as well, that's why in my unscientific test I had everything turned up to full

yes they appear to be very conservatively rated, I believe you can tell an amps output from how much current it draws, maybe someone with more knowledge than me can work out whether they really are a higher wattage than advertised

you've probably seen this before, but I'll post it anyway, always makes me smile

I was under the impression that the AH200 was actually 150 watts at 8 ohm, but I could be wrong. When I did my totally unscientific test I used my 2 Fender Rumble V2 cabs so all amps were under a 4 ohm load with the gains and volume controls on full and EQ's flat apart from the very bottom end end taken off I could record them all using a mic in the room but tbh I fear for the health of my Rumble cabs with the Trace SMX AH250 at full volume. Edit, the Ashdown amp is a AMB EVO III 500, not an MB

I have 2 Trace amps, a series 6 GP12 AH200 and a GP12SMX AH250, I recently bought a Ashdown EVO III 500, just to compare it and have a newer amp (and it was cheap). Turned them all up to full, the AH200 is slightly louder than the Ashdown and the AH250 very noticeably louder. So I guess it is true, there's watts and then there's Trace watts

apologies, didn't see the 's' didn't even know it was out, looks like they've learnt from the issues with the G10, but it is nearly twice the price which takes in to competition with a lot of other wireless systems. Personally, when I get another one it'll be something like the Boss WL20 where you don't have a bulky receiver at all

that would probably work, but you might need a bit more than gaffer tape, as I said before the problem is the power socket is attached to the circuit board with no other support so any flexing with eventually result in a poor connection to the circuit board or where the plug goes into the socket, anybody who has had problems charging their mobile phone will know the problem

major design flaw with the G10, mines still ok with the above mod I did, our guitarist has just ditched his because of this fault

thanks for those links, like them both, but therein lies the problem, there's that much stuff out there because it's so easy to produce a recording it destroys the will to search it out because there's so much dross to wade through, rather like all the channels and streaming services on TV, the choice is overwhelming. BTW, what's with the capo on the bass?

DR Neons, I use them all the time, very punk rock, I get far more comments about strings than my bass playing

this typical GAS, we all do it, an idea worms it's way into your brain and you've got to get one and try it out, then you usually (but not always) find it's not for you after all, but hey, if it's second hand you won't lose much money on it when you move it on

I had a Rumble for a while, moved it on because the build quality was a bit iffy, and although it's light, it's still deep and with just the handle on the top it's not that easy to carry around, wasn't impressed by the drive section either. But there's obviously a lot of love out there for them, they are light and loud.

We've used one of these powered mixer amps for about 12 years, no problem for pub venues, we use Wharfedale Titan 15's, wish we'd bought 12's now,, I'm the one that has to store and carry them , and cheapo no name monitors, we do mic up the bass drum (along with 3 vocals mics), it doesn't boost the bass drum much but it keeps the drummer happy 😄

I used combo's for a long time, then I discovered Trace Elliot, combos way too heavy , so now I use a Trace head with light weight cabs, certainly gives you more options using a separate head and cabs, might not be a good thing though 🙄

Rebellion for me is just too much, hundreds of bands and dodgy sound, people rushing from one venue to the other the whole thing is just to big and busy for me, I went a couple of years ago and spent most of my time in the pub round the corner with the intention of popping back to see the bands I fancied but invariable finished up staying in the pub. Much prefer the more laid back vibe of the Butlins Alternative weekends. But, best of luck to Knock Off and Headsticks

Been messing about with my Zoom B1on with while playing guitar, got some reasonable sounds out of it, got me thinking, is there much difference between the G1on and the B1on? or any other Zoom bass and equivalent guitar pedal

I sent the amp back to Ashdown, I chickened out of not insuring it so it cost me £18, just had a phone call saying they've fixed it, no charge, a 2p resister had failed, so another 👍 for Ashdown.

if I worried about my kock ups, I'd never set foot on a stage again , truth is, hardly anybody (in the crowd) notices them

I had the 2 x 10 combo version, very good amp once I got past the build quality issues, the only reason I moved it on was because of the weight

I love gigging that much I do regular open mics playing acoustic guitar and singing, my partner on drums, in some ways it's more enjoyable than the band gigs, no setting up just turn up and plug in, no pay so no pressure, have a few pints chat with other open micers and spend the night in the pub

as others have said, if it wasn't for gigs I wouldn't pick my bass up, sure there's bad gigs and hassle, getting there, setting up, hanging around (and worse, getting home afterwards) but when you get a good gig, for me, it makes it all worthwhile. Don't really like recording loads of hanging around while others do their bits, and don't get me started on the mixing, very boring