Ander87

@Philverado I've got a T900 on sale for peanuts - and obviously that may not sound objective, but if it helps it's the only amp I've bought twice. Clean, good treble whilst much warmer than GK, direct and with good character - the taste knob takes you from Motown warmth to a scoop modern slap tone in a twist. Can't get a wrong tone out of it. One of the few amps that will do 600w at 4 ohm too... and the 1.7kg for 900w is a ridiculous form factor! Even if you buy new or not from me, my vote goes to the T900, without a doubt! I've played the RM500 and RM800 and consider them quite blurry especially by comparison.

Thank you for this! good to know whilst figuring out how things work here!

Aha! I normally do the simplest of compression so the one knob approach works for me - if you push the compressor somewhere to 7/10 the volume starts to match the uncompressed signal... Hm I'll give it a try - really hoping to keep my rig as a 'one pedal just' solution to add distortion and that's it. Best, Ander.

It's wise to admit when one is wrong, especially when bought the amp and tried at low volume... I got the Alpha Omega Photon before the ABM thinking I'd need all that but.... ... I'm noodling a bit further on the ABM and to be frank, with the Sub octave and EQ on/off I can make a 'boost' out of it... also the amp sounds so good that I do feel I don't need all these bells and whistles of the AO Photon... The Ashdown footswitch and a simpler Alpha Omega / Microtubes X will most definitely do the job - will put the Alpha Omega Photon on sale...! Best, Ander.

Update - brought the Ashdown ABM 600 Evo IV (20th Anniversary, hand wired/made in UK). It SLAMS!! loving the EQ, a couple of small tweaks and you go from full Motown to zingy rumble straight from bass to amp. Now I feel I need a bigger Barefaced than my BB2, hoping that shall resolve soon too! Thanks everyone for your help...!

So... I got home from picking up my new amp... It is shocking amazing!!! Very surprised, absolutely loving it - clear and punchy, super warm - only had it plugged straight from the bass as I'm kinda busy but will report with more thoughts...! ABM 600 Evo IV 20th Anniversary - hand made and hand wired in UK... (for a steal, could not pass!) PS: You'll agree with me that now my BB2 looks silly small and warrants a big cab aye!? It does sound loud and fantastic, surprised how loud it gets on an 8 Ohm cab, god knows how it'd be on a ST/BT/Six10....!!

Oh gotcha! All clear now I assumed so as it showed what you were talking about re: size and all...

Seeing as you’ve matched the Six10 and the BT2 with the ABM’s (correct me if I’m wrong) what made you switch over to the BT2?

thank you! Even if I don’t have it anymore this is the bass that turned me to ‘I need a P with flats’! Normal bass on rounds but fantastic on flats!! The cracking on the nitro was tasty too… hope my AO’s turn like that sometime!

just great looking. I tried this with @Skin Lewis’s limelight and I miss this bass sometimes… I will say I prefer the AO 60s but that should be expected…!

The taste of this man…!

@Old Man Riva that Sean Hurley P is absolutely gorgeous, I want more of it! Ander.

the thing is I’ve been spoiled picky with weights lol. Heaviest cab was the above mentioned Trickfish 2x12, and always been picky with bass weights (4kg max) and similar… … until you realise the problem is not so the weight but me being 20kg overweight lol! Now that I’m fixing that, 3hrs with my 4.2kg basses are a breeze… Same would translate to everything else! Checking measures etc the Six10 is closer to a BT2 XL than our traditional 8x10. A bit more back to topic I do feel that the ABM just warrants a big cab and looks so bloody fine haha! And being in a punk rock trio is the perfect excuse to thicken up my bass tone and move more air. The other project that may kick off again is neosoul with my wife (been on and off) and then again warm tubey does just fit right…! I have heard this plenty…! And it does make sense, the side handles on a super square shape can’t help too good.

this is very valuable! The photon has noisegates and compression etc etc I believe I could wing it aye…? 29kg is criminal but my first cab was a 25kg 2x12 that I’d bring around with a cart whilst living in London if the gig was big enough to warrant it. What crazy times lol! things have changed and I workout now more etc so I reckon I could pull it out from car to venue and back and my band mates are a sweetheart that always help anyway 😁 and yes, I totally get what you’re coming from re: straight to amp! My plan is playing direct clean, and then via the AOP pushed clean / distortion / megafuzz for a couple parts…

ah I’m torn! I feel like now that I drive etc etc I could enjoy a bigger cab compared to my BB2. Definitely want a 4 Ohm cab. Super Twin, BB2, Six10… it all depends of how much treble/definition can I pull with the ABM and the AO Photon. I have a feeling I won’t have trouble getting sharpness and treble with the Darkglass though… and my line ups where there’s only one guitarist does also help in having more space for bass…!

Damn that is one fine rig! I see a lot of Fender Ps + ABMs + Barefaceds! Im just not sure how will I feel lugging a Six10 up and down stage on and off car etc… the band does help and I am going to the gym (I’ve lost 14kg by the way…!) but am I just making excuses? I hear some of you say ‘shut up and buy it’…! yep this is one of my queries, I’m wandering about it specially coming from a tweetered BB2 - tweeter on all the way more just cause I’m used to it rather than preference tbh, I should try turning it off and seeing how that feels once the ABM is here… which should be tomorrow afternoon! Ander.

This is the kind of motivation I do (not?) need. I do have to say that having missed a guitarist (we were a quartet initially) has opened a lot of opportunities for me - doing backing vocals and pretty much whatever I want with my bass 🤣🤣

I am loosely considering pairing my upcoming ABM with a Barefaced Six10... Knowing I had probs plenty with a Super Twin or similar... Overkill for a punk rock trio?

Just bought an Alpha Omega Photon pedal from Derek @derekjw this afternoon - super responsive and a lovely chap to deal with, would most definitely recommend.

I come back from Limelights and Stingray Specials - I’m genuinely impressed with the AO’s Jazz and Precision I got…!