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[quote name='Beedster' post='944199' date='Sep 3 2010, 08:46 AM']Dave let it go mate, you'll give yourself an ulcer. We all have stuff we like (check out my post on the second page of this thread which to my mind sums it up), and start a thread about something that you're not pathologically obsessed with C[/quote] I'll let it go when everyone else does. It's a bit one sided if I have to shut up and still read of barrage of others telling me their opinions. Some of which are a load of embarrasing cobblers. Not you by the way. I can tell the guys who know their stuff apart from the little know nothings who are constantly chirping up to tell me to piss off!

[quote name='Colledge' post='944128' date='Sep 3 2010, 01:21 AM']i think its time to let this one die now, as it should have done around page 5[/quote] SO WHY ARE YOU STILL TUNED IN BRA?

Watched Blur 'the singles' gig on Sky Arts last night. What was Alex James using? A Stingray into an SVT 2 Pro with 8x10 'fridge'. But hey, what does he know! He sounded awesome by the way, but the amp was probably off or just a cardboard cut out of it just for show. Like many have told me, he was probably just going straight into the mixing desk through a £100 di pedal.

[quote name='tauzero' post='943611' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:32 PM']I do care about tone and power. That's why I won't touch a valve amp.[/quote] No, you're right mate. Ampeg SVT's are total sh*te. You've converted me and i'm going to sell mine at a car boot sale for a tenner. It propably won't sell though cos it's such a load of crap. Perhaps I'll just give it away to some 'fool' who likes having a really bad tone.

Anyway all. I'm off now to think of another thread to start! Thanks for all your 'friendly' comments. It's been a blast but like all good things, must surely come to an end.

[quote name='JTUK' post='943580' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:16 PM']All I can say, is well done Dave, that was some entrance. Slate is clean now as far as I am concerned because it did brighten up my day..[/quote] Cheers man.

[quote name='JTUK' post='943577' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:13 PM']I don't know about that... I would personally ban all myspace band websites... they DO ming [/quote] Nice profile pic. She's certainly like my big rig!

[quote name='Beedster' post='943567' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:05 PM']It's all that strumming did it [/quote] ooh naughty!

[quote name='Beedster' post='943561' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:03 PM']He'll probably tell you to get a lighter amp [/quote] No, it is down to playing. Many players get it apparently but like I said, there's always a laugh in it for ya!

[quote name='Beedster' post='943549' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:59 PM']I get it Dave, your great sound is down to Ampeg, Precision, and your strumming technique? Perhaps it's the strumming that brings out the best in the Ampeg? Had you explained that earlier we might have understood your point [/quote] Yep, seeing a physiotherapist now actually. Not as funny as you may think, but thanks for having a laugh at madical conditions, you're a gent.

[quote name='silddx' post='943546' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:57 PM']Stop playing the victim, sunshine. What do you let little clueless midgets with cheap amps annoy you? They aren't a gang, that's ridiculous! Try to get some perspective and realise this thread has been hilarious, whether you meant it to or not. Everyone has to justify their choices and some do that more vociferously than others. Personally, I would detest the limitations using ANY amp would impose on me, that's why I don't use one. I simply can't perceive any advantages to them, except for a bit of stage monitor in small venues. I think big powerful amps will be a thing of the past within twenty years, they are already completely redundant. They are more of a visual choice than anything else.[/quote] Fair do's!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='943541' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:53 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99344&st=0&p=928165&#entry928165"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry928165[/url][/quote] And? I realise that people can see my other posts. I have never said that I didn't try many other options before going back to the SVT.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='943539' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:52 PM']Dave - was your main point supposed to be "once you find your sound, stick with it, don't mess about trying other gear because it's lighter/more reliable because it'll never reproduce your sound"? Or was it literally "all amps are sh*t except ampegs"? Either way, a most enjoyable thread.[/quote] It was once you've found your sound, stick with it yes. The grass isn't always greener etc.. I stated why I sold my original SVT head, too heavy! To me though, it's worth the weight.

Anyone who knows their onions will have heard a Precision through an SVT 2 and 8x10 cabinet. That's what it sounds like, the real deal!

[quote name='Beedster' post='943533' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:48 PM']So come on then Dave, let's have the chance to hear your awesome sound then and make up our own minds? You play to crowds of 10,000 there'll be some evidence of your existence somewhere, point us towards it please? C[/quote] Obviously not mate. Why would I want to take you to my band's website so you can go and write what a prat I am on there? If I was going to lie, I'd have said 80,000 wouldn't I!

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='943522' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:41 PM']I read the OP as a harmless bit of fishing of the sort I used to do all the time on football boards. If I had roadies and stuff I'd be standing in front of a row of big black fridges for sure.[/quote] An example of the good practice I refer to.

Thanks all. As I said, it started as a bit of genuine advice but you've all quite rightly got your knives out and everyone's joined the party. At least I've made some people laugh.... I hope. I was never aiming to be a 'troll' cos they're supposed to write things to just wind people up. My thread never started as that, I genuinley mean what I wrote. Anyway, all of you enjoy what amps you play through and I'll enjoy mine. The only thing that has been a bit sad is the mob culture many have adopted. There are people who've admitted that they can't afford a valve amp, have tried one and prefer SS, or don't want to carry one, which is great, but what annoys me are the people who've probably never played through a valve amp, own a budget amp and have still told me i'm full of sh*t because it's been the fashionable thing to do! Cheers all.... the 'troll' x

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='941977' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:59 PM']You know when you 'rest your case' you are supposed to stop saying stuff right?[/quote] Yep, and leave all you with your 2kg baby amps that you can carry in your man handbag on the way to your next open mic session at the Flying Horse!

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='941969' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:50 PM']I think Muzz was having a bit of a chuckle at this point. Hardly claiming you were talking sh*te.[/quote] It's hard to know what he's on about. Adult literacy might be an option for him!

[quote name='51m0n' post='941968' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:49 PM']Err care to explain how you can rest your case at that point?[/quote] Cos (like me) you all think you know best. At least I can admit it!

[quote name='51m0n' post='941952' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:41 PM']Oh right, so I see, well, feel free to follow the link to my myspace page, and with your heightened awareness and golden ears listen to the first track "What It Is", and tell me what the recording chain was, did I use a valve pre, head, mic a cab or not, what cab and mic was it? Can I play or not? What post processing was involved to get the timbres you hear? Was it recorded to tape, or digital? Then post me a link to your band website, and I'll critique your work too. What fun!! Rest assured there are some very very pro players on this site, some semi-pro players, some hobbyists (some are as good as the pros) and some people learning and trying to get better. We have a real community oif bass loving types of all standards, with equiptment ranging from starters to the very very highest of high end imaginable. Some of the latter dont have a valve in their signal path, some do. They all sound the absolute canine undercarriage to me though. What would I know though...[/quote] Yawn!!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='941955' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:43 PM']I'm gonna tell you right now: An SVT is sh*t. There is a 69/70 SVT sat within 20 feet of me right now and it sound can be described as non existent. It is crude, badly constructed and quite clearly has been beat, to death, by a previous owner. I've had a look inside, and the construction and components are not of noteable quality, and when it is eventually returned to a working state, at a cost of most likely more than most of my rig (minus the cab, expensive toy), it will sound like an Ampeg SVT, not whatever you plug into it, which is not great if you actually want to do things like amplify the sound from the rest of your signal path. Also of note is that as far as I know, this one is an all valve head, unlike the SVT2 which has a whole bunch of solid state components. All valve stuff can sound great, but stuff that is not all valve, such as your 'great sounding' amp can sound great whilst being a hybrid. Paid by people who buy new Ampegs. I'd rather spend the money on a nice amp for me, although I'd cheerfully lend to Geezer or Tim.[/quote] I rest my case!

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='941944' date='Sep 1 2010, 12:35 PM']I think it was about here that you lost your audience... That tends to ruffle feathers, especially since an awful lot of us on here are pro/semi-pro and been doing so for years. We also don't know what standard you are, you could be a spoiled 16 year old gobsh*te with an amp from mummy, you could be an overpaid banker who HAD to have the right rig, or you could be an honest to goodness bassist with an opinion and no way of putting it tactfully. Take your pick (or enlighten us)[/quote] Of course I could be but i'm not. And, as I said, putting my band's website on here would not be a good idea would it. My posts you refer to were retaliation for the barrage of posts I recieved telling me I was talking sh*te.