ern500evo
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Got the rare opportunity to really push the ABM600 last night. Played a fairly large venue and on a stage with a lot of space. Pre shape engaged, which is unusual for me, 340hz boosted, valve drive at 11 o clock, gain at 12 o clock, master up at around 1-2 o clock. Man this thing is thunderous when you really push it! Signal chain, Sire V7 vintage>Darkglass vintage Microtubes>ABM>Barefaced Big Twin 2.
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They are great amps. Still kick myself for trading my 5.1 when I wanted to delve into class D amps
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The One You Let Go and Would Most Like Back
ern500evo replied to snorkie635's topic in General Discussion
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Distortion and overdrive pedals that are not Darkglass or Tech21 etc
ern500evo replied to fretmeister's topic in Effects
I did think that once I’d posted, that maybe he’s saying they’re done with the Hyperdrive altogether. As you say, we’ll stay ever hopeful! A Lomenzo Hyperdrive in an enclosure the same size as a vintage Microtubes or the old Boss pedals, and I’d be handing over money immediately. Please @Ashdown Engineeringput us out of our misery either way and give us a yay or nay on a new, small footprint Lomenzo -
Distortion and overdrive pedals that are not Darkglass or Tech21 etc
ern500evo replied to fretmeister's topic in Effects
Bit of a thread revival, but I thought I’d post here as I recall there being some fans of the Lomenzo Hyperdrive here. Going by a comment from Mark Gooday on a post on their FB page, it would appear we are about to get a new Lomenzo pedal. Please let it be as good as the original bit in a much smaller enclosure! edit to say this is in reply to a comment asking for a new Hyperdrive. -
Charles Berthoud playing ability blows me away
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This was the advice I got when asking about fitting the Warman to a Harley Benton with VVT controls. The control plate I’ve got does have a jack socket
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Having recently remembered that tucked away under the spare bed I had a OLP MM2 with the electrics removed, I thought I’d maybe bring it back to life. I’ve stripped the body back to wood to refinish it in Seafoam green to match my Yamaha Attitude Ltd. I have a Warman pickup that I bought to put in a Harley Benton bass, but now I’m thinking that I could put that in the OLP. Controls wise, all I have is a bare plate and the knobs, no pots. If I recall correctly, the controls were V-V-T, so my question is, if I was to get a @KiOgon loom made up, would that, along with the pickup, knobs and plate I already have, be all I need to make it work. As you can probably tell, bass electrics are not my strong point! TIA for any info and/or advice!
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Fingers crossed for you. Hope you get it back. If they refund you, is it worth asking if they’d sell it to you as spares or repair? A decent amp tech may be able to sort it for a reasonable cost
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I had a Tubepath 5.1, I bought it brand new. Wonderful sounding amp, I used it with a Warwick WCA115 and WCA210. Had a lovely rich tone to it, and was pretty versatile. I only got rid of it as I had my head turned by the whole class d thing so I traded it for something a lot smaller. Without a shadow of doubt, the stupidest musical decision I’ve ever made. Followed closely by trading my MM Bongo Stealth. From what I remember, early 10.1 versions had some reliability issues, but that’s only from what I read on forums, not personal experience. Enjoy the amp, they are for sure a bit of a hidden gem
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175596859591?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=2Kavy7ytQ9W&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=oWU6BdMXQRy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The body on this bass looks very familiar!
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The Evo4 is a big leap forward, but having used a very early ABM500 for several years, I can honestly say the one it didn’t lack was bottom end.
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Great basses. I had a 4HS in stealth black, which I traded at Bass Direct for a Dingwall. I miss that Bongo. Enjoy your new purchase!
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The Bongo 6HH?
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Ordered. For that price, well worth a go for that price!
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Am I looking at the right pickup, are they really only £22.99??
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That sounds like a great upgrade. Be interesting to hear your thoughts once you’ve rested it at volume
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Well I used it for the first time through my gig rig tonight, and have to say, it’s just brilliant for the price point. Ran it through my ABM600 and Barefaced Big Twin 2. For live stuff I usually have my Darkglass Vintage Microtubes pedal always engaged, for a light grit. I played about 50% of tonight’s rehearsal clean, just to get more of an idea of the core tone of the bass. It’s great! It sounds snarly and has a nice growl when you dig in. The front volume pot has a bit of a squeak to it, I’ll take some contact cleaner with me to next rehearsal. Apart from that, I don’t really have any complaints. I bought it solely with the intention of leaving it at our rehearsal space, so I don’t need to take anything with me to rehearsals, but after a few hours jamming with it, I think I’d be more than happy to actually gig with it. Am curious as to how much of an upgrade the Warman pickup is now?
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About £50 including postage to the UK
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Mine arrived this week. Thoroughly impressed tbh. Can’t believe this bass is £121 brand new, including delivery from Germany! I’ve only played it briefly through a little 15w practice amp, but will get to play it through my ABM600 and Big Twin 2 later this week at rehearsal. Truss rod needs a little tweak, it’s a little bit buzzy at the headstock end but only a little. When I look back to the first bass I owned, a weird Encore bass, the quality of this HB for the price is just ridiculous
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For those who have added a Warman pickup, are your controls still volume-volume-tone, or is it now just volume-tone with the Warman pup?
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I’m about to order one. I want a bass to leave at our rehearsal space. I go to work straight from rehearsal and for security reasons I can’t take a bass into work. So a cheap bass that just lives at the rehearsal room makes sense. I may do a pickup upgrade, but to be honest If it sounds half decent stock, I may just leave it as it is. I will be a rehearsal bass for 90% of the time. Looking forward to actually trying one out. Some of these cheaper basses are great nowadays. I’ve just bought another Sire V7. For £449 they are superb.
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Up for grabs is my immaculate Microtubes X Ultra. One of the most versatile pedals that Darkglass have made. The ability to compress your low end whilst driving the hi end, or switch it so that the compressor affects the whole range. The amount of drive this thing offers I just insane, and with the hi and lo filters you can pinpoint exactly where you want the drive to come in. Only reason I’m selling it, the stuff I’m doing now, it’s just way overkill. What I need more now is an always on, low gain grit, so I’ve put a Vintage Microtubes on my small pedal board instead of this. I would keep it as an emergency DI pedal but it’s too good to just sit in my gig bag not being used. It comes with the original box, manuals, stick on rubber feet(it has Velcro on the bottom at present), the usb cable and the sticker. It has an aux in, and headphone out, so you can use it to play along with tracks in silence. The usb cable connects you to the Darkglass suite, where you change the cab sim to suit your tastes. Not looking for any trades on this one I’m afraid, there’s nothing else I really need. Thanks-
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Picked myself up a 2nd generation Sire V7 vintage this week. Looking forward to giving it a whirl through ABM600 and Barefaced Big Twin 2 tomorrow night!
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Paul responded to my wanted ad for a Darkglass VMT. Quick and easy transaction, great communication, pedal arrow E dwuixky, and very well packaged. Top man, thanks Paul
