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Hello guys, The other day I bought a new EBS Multicomp. The pedal is great. But then, I realized that, some years ago, EBS was one of the best amp companies in the world. Very respected and everything they did was top of their class. Their amps were like the grail. But now, they seem "quiet", old fashioned and they don't have many new products. I know the market is always changing and the pandemic may have hurt them. What do you guys think?

The other day I was talking to a bass player in Instagram because of the amazing tone he had. He was using the B7K v2 I think. The tone was clean with just some overdrive and it sounded really big. I looked for videos in youtube but Darkglass seems associated with a lot of distortion. Even some youtubers claiming that they were going to try clean ended up with a lot of overdrive. I guess I will have to try it myself

The cheap TC line has many good pedals. I have used the flanger and was really cool. The Mooer Ensemble Queen sounded really good, even though the Ampeg Liquifier sounded better IMO.

Hello guys! I have a question. I am considering this amp or the Terror Bass. I'm not sure about this one since it doesn't have input gain and I have basses with a lot of output and some with very low output. How do you guys see the amp with different basses? (I don't switch basses during a show, but I'm concerned that my jazz bass doesn't have enough output or that my other bass could clip the amp).

Even though I had been setting it properly for the last 3 years, this all started because I read the manual. In the manual (at least the RM500 manual) says that you should use the VU meter to set the signal. It doesn't say anything about the clipping light. Thinking about someone who is starting and gets his/her first amp, it is a mistake. They should take care more about this things. I've always been an Ashdown fan. I've played a lot of amps, and I always come back to Ashdown. I love the sound of my RM500 and when I go ampless, I always use my OriginAL preamp. However, I think Ashdown has always failed when it comes to little details, like the VU meter in the RM500. There is a thread about someone who has bought an ABM 600 and the push buttons are reversed. In my OriginAL preamp, not all of the buttons are the same size when pushed out. These things do not affect the good sound all these devices produce, but IMO they give the wrong impression that Ashdown is not a top-serious company (and it is).

I've been talking to Ashdown the last couple of days. Apparently the amp is fine, but the VU is reading low. I could send it back to the dealer to be checked. However, since I'd have to send it to Germany, I think I will just keep it. Checking some reviews on Youtube I saw that, in none of the heads, the needle in the VU moves past 10, which is the same as mine. I guess it's a common thing and we all set it this way. The amp still sounds good. I have to say that it's a little bit annoying to have the VU meter and it being useless. But after three years using it this way, I got used to its sound.

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Yes! I have it in the loop. Then, I have an IR in a parallel path, splitting the signal of the AL, one going without any more effects and one with an IR. It sounds really good.

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I've been trying my Original with my HX Stomp lately. What I found is that with the valve on, it has some high end that I don't like very much. However, combined with a cab simulation or IR, it sounds pretty amazing. Just the clean channel sounds pretty good too. Really underrated pedal. And prices are going down.

A little bit bass (between 12-1), a little bit of low-mid cut (11) and a little bit of mid (12-1). Comp at 9 (today, it's usually off) and drive at 7-8. Nothing extreme I think. But I have tried with no Drive, no eq and no comp and it's the same.

It is very low. However, increasing the input it makes the amp to clip (and the rid light shows)

After 3 years with my RM500 Evo, I'm still not sure how to properly set the Input gain. I usually add gain until the red light appears. Then I take some off. It clips a little bit from time to time, more often when I play the 5th string. The VU meter doesn't move away from the 10, but I just have to ignore it I guess. How do you guys set your RM?

Even though I hated at first, I'd go with the Aguilar Fuzzistor. Or the Black Russian Big Muff

My best, without any doubt, my HX Stomp. My Yamaha BB605 was a pretty cool purchase too.

Hello guys I have a question regarding the Line Out of the HX Stomp. I am going ampless and I use an IEM. I had a full pedalboard before I switched to the HX Stomp. Besides, I bought a stereo jack>XLR adapter. However, in my last gig, the sound guy told me that this adapters are no good since you still to match impedances. What do you guys think?

I'm pretty happy with my Ashdown RM112. Cheap and good.

Nothing beats a good ABM 😍

Nothing beats a good ABM 😍

I have been trying different positions and I really like to have the preamp in the FX loop, then add an EQ block simulating an 8x10 (from Dr Labs) in path B, having path A for a clean signal. It sounds really good

Thank you everyone for your answers. I see now that it is normal. Thanks! I know the HX can be configured to send a balanced signal. I even have a setero jack>XLR adapter. However, the sound guys I work with don't like that option and they always give a regular DI. That's why I bought the Radial, just in case something goes wrong. But I didn't know about the signal drop. Anyway, it works and now I understand why it happens

Hello! I have recently bought a Passive DI, a Radial STage Bug SB-2 to combine with my HX Stomp. The thing is that I find that the volume (and signal) coming from the DI is much lower than the signal sent from the HX. Is that possible? Everything else is the same (preset, volume knob, bass...) Coming out from the HX, even when I set the Out to Instrument Level, it gives much more signal then when I plug it into the DI. I already checked the PAD in/out of the DI and that is not the problem. Is this normal? Thank you in advance

I like this!! Mine would be pretty similar: Based upon Yamaha BB735 (and 734) -Olympic white with tortoise pickguard for my 734 and Metallic Orange with white pearl pickguard for my 735 (very similar to the 414 on the BB thread). -Reverse P pickups -Humbucker bridge pickup with a switch to make it single.

Just curious, because I use the HX Stomp with my RM too. Do you plug your Helix in the input or in the FX Return of the amp? Do you use amp sims?