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I played downtuned guitar through an Orange Micro Terror connected to a Mesa 6x10 bass cabinet. It didn't sound good, but it was definitely loud.

You could try the new TE-1200, but it is very expensive. You could also try some of the older Trace Elliot gear which can be found for relatively cheap second hand, but they are very heavy. However, 200 watts at 4 ohms should be plenty loud enough, if it isn't ask the guitarist to turn down.

I just love reading old Trace Elliot brochures describing the 4x10 combo as a 'portable gigging solution'

If that amp and cab isn’t loud enough then your band is too loud, even if it is a doom band. It should be plenty loud and then some.

Lewitt LCT 040. £140 for a matched pair brand new, less second hand. If you only need one then you could probably find one for £50-£60. I have a pair I bought used and I'm really impressed. I have a matched pair of AKG C414 XLII large diaphragm condensers and as part of a larger drum mic set up the Lewitts hold there own and don't sound 'cheap'. The best thing of all though, they are tiny so can pretty much be positioned anywhere and despite the size and price they are good full range mics which capture plenty of bass.

I generally use tubes from JJ as they are cost effective and just work really well. I used them in my Mesa amps as well instead of Mesa tubes.

I have owned a Fafner since 2009. It still works great and generally all EBS amps are really reliable and share a similar-ish preamp, drive and compressor design. The Fafner is an older style design compared to the HD350 and TD650, which I have always found to sound a bit more refined, but the differences are really subtle. The current 802 is essentially a Rolls Royce of an amp which I would love to try but haven't. The main design flaws of the Fafner are: - the cosmetic bulb which glows red is prone to blow, however this does not affect the operation of the amp. It is worth replacing it with an LED bulb which will last longer; - the fan is on the side, so despite being a 3U unit you need a 4U rack case to allow for ventilation; and - it is 620 watts at 2 ohms, so using at 8 ohms it is a little bit unpowered compared to its size, but still useable in a gig (I use it with a single 8 ohm 15 inch cab for rock gigs and rehearsals without a problem). My favourite features: - awesome compressor; - loads of headroom on the preamp; - really great drive control; - really flexible preamp; - the 'Bright' control offers fantastic control of high frequency articulation; and - the master control has a really useable and practical volume taper, so it does just go from silent to really loud (like my Mesa Big Block). If it is a used amp, try replacing the preamp tube (it is really easy to do so), as it might improve the sound of the drive control. Funnily enough, my back up amp for the Fafner used to be a Trace Elliot 300 SMX!

Does anyone happen to know which IEMs work best for metal?

Body Positivity Lizzy

At this point when you are looking at Trace Elliot, your are mostly looking at amps which are at least 30+ years old. Even the Peavey 'relaunch' stuff is nearly 20 years old now. The 'best' Trace amps at this point might be the ones that are still operational and well looked after rather than any particular models. This would certainly be my view in determining between an AH150 and 715 SMC. In terms of the old school amps, SMX ones I think are about the pinnacle of the Trace Elliot designs, though series 6 stuff is really good. Some of the Kamen era GP7/GP12 stuff are really good too, kinda like an SMX without the extra features of a preamp tube, compression and fancy crossovers.

That is really lovely. I am tempted and I already own an Excess. Bit of a typo in the Bassbros description saying that the truss rod is in fully working order given that Vigiers do not have a truss rod.

My nephew got a lesson with him the other month! He said it was really good fun and worthwhile and that Jeff is a very cool guy.

I think I missed them in Glasgow when they first toured the UK but haven't caught them since. They are on the list. I love Jeff Matz in general too and have seen High on Fire probably about 6 times going back to about 2005 which I think was before Matz even joined the band (I dunno, I was about 18 and probably drunk).

Love that band.

I don't have an M4, but I did purchase a M3 Max Macbook Pro as a 'work' purchase last year. It is absolutely brilliant for music production but is absolutely over the top for what I actually need for music. Just last night I tracked 16 tracks simultaneously (14 drums, 1 guide bass, 1 guide guitar). Nearly every track had a channel strip plugin with basic EQ, gain, high pass, low pass etc. I have never once had latency issues since purchasing it last year. It just works. I don't think I have heard the fan running more than once over the last year and I think my DAW has crashed a handful of times because it didn't like a particular version plugin (Slate Digital VMR - but an update to Slate VMR has cured this). The tracks I actually recorded were rubbish because I don't know what I am doing. An M4 air with 24gb ram should be ideal.