Beedster

Such a forgotten guy these days

Not MDF but VERY plain, pale, and characterless wood, IIRC poplar

Agreed, especially when they're configured as in the first post above in which it would be all too easy to simply plug two in, a single socket with switching between loads seems a far safer bet?

Thanks @itu, don't panic, I'm using the amp wisely! I messaged last night as I was wondering whether it might be safe to run from two of the three outputs but I was assuming not and am not inclined to experimentation with electrics. The two cabs are to all intents the top and bottom halves of a Mesa 1516 (the top cab having 1 x 10, 2 x 6 and a tweeter) so to get the best out of the rig I was thinking about bi-amping at the next rehearsal anyway, driving the 15 with the Mesa and the 10/6/6 with the Ashdown, probably safer and more satisfactory all round 👍

Love how far down AC/DC are Does remind me just how different going to gigs was back then, the whole process was very calm and stress free 👍

Many thanks @NancyJohnson, I felt a right idiot, I usually run the two cabs from my Mesa head but thought I 'd try them out with the Ashdown Drophead 200, seems I stumbled across a rare combination of an amp that only has a single speaker out (or at least while there are three options only one can be used at a time), and two cabs that can't be daisychained! Something tells me that the life expectancy of a standard ABY box would be rather short coming after the amp, I might be wrong, and if so I'm guessing there's probably a commercially available post-amp signal splitter? Many thanks for the offer of the Separator, it would be good to know fropm other on here whether or not that's going to work 🙏

I thought not thanks Tony 🙏

Folks, I've taken my Ashdown Drophead to rehearsal (usually take Mesa M-Pulse), there are three O/Ps on amp, 4/8/16 ohms, but only I/Ps on two 8ohm cabs. Can I run both cabs from different ohm outputs?

Recording is a whole lot easier than it used to be 👍

Similar experience and sentiment here 🙏

Hope all is OK 🙏

Hope all is OK with him 🙏

Too many musicians get this wrong, that is 100% the deal 👍

I play music because I love playing music. I hope that never changes 👍

The BBC mentioned that several members of the band were found 'accommodated in a cottage in Devon being paid low salaries'. On two counts they're doing a whole lot better than me and my band for most of the 80's 🤔

Enjoyed that 👍

The Foto-Flame finish is thick, heavy, and once it starts to come off is going to carry one. This is not relicing, this is like old lino peeling off a kitchen floor. I've stripped two of them and both times the grain on the body was non existent so they do not take a clear finish unless bland is your thing. I think you need to ensure there's no residue from the chems in the FF before you start applying a new finish 👍

That, I suspect, is a poor business decision. I've chatted about this with a couple of UK neck builders who both felt the same but, despite this and some copyright hassles, recognise that business is about what the customer wants

I might be in the minority but I prefer a mic on a stand as - assuming no soundguy (@Matt P I'm not sure if you're simply lending PA or also doing sound) - I could always control feedback by moving the bass, plus to my ear it meant more of the real sound of the instrument came across

Not answering your question but I'd post this in the PA section also as a lot of the live sound experts tend to hang out there I'd be very surprised if a gigging double bass player has neither a PUP or a mic, but guess it's best to prepare for the worst. I used a Heil PR-40 when I used to gig upright and it was very good, you could see which of those you've listed have the closest characteristics?