karlfer

I've got a 600 watt, 8 ohm 4x10 Ashdown Mag, UK made, coming on the market very soon. Pretty much immaculate. However, like everything else, you need to check how many watts your amp pushes out at different ohms. I will be wanting a very reasonable £110 picked up. As was said before, once you get around the £100 mark, you will find some very good gear. Good luck, Karl.

Thanks for that JTUK. Think I really just panicked myself a bit. Stupid really, changing from one make to another, and expecting the same sound, just louder and clearer. Going to make a start on the road you suggest. I really am actually quite thick and have never had an amp as sophisticated as this. Wish me luck!

Hi folks. 1st gig last night with recently acquired SWR 350X. Using Son of Bertha 1x15 with tweeter, Mag 4x10 with tweeter, both 8 ohms, 350 and 600 watts respectively. Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones. Previously used Ashdown Mag 300, 2x10, with the bass and the above mentioned Mag 4x10. Just used to push in the "Deep" preset, instant John Paul Jones sound. (Well, the 5 notes I can play were!). OK, back to the SWR at last nights gig. Hated it. 1. Green limiter light coming on with pre at 5 and Master at 4. I don't really understand what this does, but knocked back the Master to stop it coming on, thus restricting my volume. It has a Limiter Defeat, but I was scared to use it for fear of damaging anything. 2. Has this Aural Enhancer thing, followed by a bass control, then Midrange Level,then Midrange Frequency, then it has a treble control. Apparently it's all parametric? Also, adjustable tweeter which I turned to zero. So, I am not getting enough volume (certainly not as much as my old 300 watt Mag) and I can't get that lovely smooth, bassy John Paul Jones kinda sound. My immediate reaction was to get rid and get a 2nd hand ABM head, but I can't really afford to take the inevitable hit. Having thought about it rationally, this is the most complicated amp I have ever owned and surely the volume and sound are in there. I am just too dim to sort it. Having further thought about my knee jerk ( or is it just jerk?) reaction, there is masses of willing experience on here, so.... any advice really would be really gratefully accepted. Cheers, Karl.

I sold one exactly the same on ebay last year, same colour/matching headstock/gold hardware. Unlike this, mine was absolutely mint. Was gutted I only got £440 for it, but I was desperately skint at the time.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='860123' date='Jun 7 2010, 05:42 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-Bass-Guitar-copy-/200480876017?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2ead9765f1"]Equally unsubtle.[/url][/quote] Didn't Hondo use those extra tree strings to get enough break angle for the strings, over the nut? Or perhaps, as ever, I have lost reality. Karl.

My 1st Dave's speaker lead. Been playing for 35 years. I didn't know leads came THIS GOOD! Superb, friendly service, with advice as well. Wont be my last order, that is for sure. Many thanks Dave, Karl.

[quote name='Johnston' post='856432' date='Jun 3 2010, 07:13 PM']Does anyone else get put off when they see catalogue shots rather than the actual item??[/quote] Ohhh yus.

Oh Lordy.

Just bought Andy's Son of Bertha. Superb bit of kit in great condition. Top bloke to deal with. Many thanks Andy, all the best mate.

[quote name='Marvin' post='829074' date='May 5 2010, 10:36 PM']Did he do a song called 'version'? Sorry I couldn't resist, I'm a that sort of mood. [/quote] Sorry to hijack, Marvin, you got a mention on Eggheads last night. Paranoid android. Bloke didn't know it. Pah. Sorry, back to thread.