danbowskill

If it's all working then I think a hardcase and folding trolley will be next on my shopping list.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1410197378' post='2547046'] Amp hurling - nothing like welly wanging. I recall a wet Friday night many moons ago when my (then) girlfriend was carrying my Marshall Plexi 100 (original!) across a quarry-tiled pub entrance floor....... She went one way and the amp went another, both hitting the floor with a dreadful crash. Being the perfect gent, I left her to get up and rescued my amp, which rattled 'orribly. I took it to my local tech the next morning who replaced every valve and tutted over the split in the corner bend of the chassis. He ran it up, and it worked flawlessly (& continued so to do until I sold it on, about 18months later, with the split still there..) - Probably says a lot about early Marshall amps (and girls in wet shoes). [/quote] at least you know your priorities :-D.............would have done the same.

:-D it wasn't half a bang it made

Yeah on hindsight I wish I went for a hardcase.... Making the ampeg anymore heavy than it is( boy is it heavy) wasn't on my list.

It must have been comical if anyone had seen.like slow motion,when you start running to catch your balance but make the fall twice as hard!

Cool,thanks. This is my first venture into all valve and for the last few months I have been super cautious, warming up powering down etc etc

I was taking my beloved svt head out of my car this morning (in a rocksolid soft cover). a few foot steps to my house and I tripped over a carport bar on the path..went proper arse over tit,Amp went airborne and it landed bottom corner full whack :-( the tubes seem in tact and no rattles,but I cannot try it for another week as my cab isn't here. Seriously gutted and pray it's ok :-( Anyone done this n gave their valve head a good crash and it's been ok? Fairly new valves as well.

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1409520567' post='2540528'] Fender P Bass All other bass guitars are invalid. [/quote] This^^^ no knob fidling,great solid sound........easy peasy

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1408900013' post='2534451'] But the vast majority of people doing these kind of gigs aren't professional, which is why there is a continuous stream of free and pay to play gigs. If you aren't reliant on music as your income, which most people on the pay to play scene aren't, then the idea that they are playing for 'exposure' is the most important thought. As long as there are bands that are willing to play these gigs, there will be venues who will take advantage. One of my questions/problems with these situations is that surely the idea of playing in a new city is to gain new fans, so why would you just bring the same ones (often family and friends) who can see you most weeks locally and for free? [/quote] +1 on that question. A fair few promoters/venues that use the pay to play system ( sell x ammount of tickets etc) down the south west. i do and have had no problem playing for free to gain exposure,fans...Only doing original band material (no covers) but this always feels like doing the promoters work for him! we played the flece in bristol 3 years ago and had to sell 25 tickets,you try convincing 25 people to travel with you (and thats only 100 miles from me)..... needless to say we only sold 4..and the stess of possibly being told we cannot play took the fun and anticipation right out of the night! we got to play btw. i totally hate this idea and to me it seems like lazy promoting!?

I have just done a trade with Paul on a VT bass. super guy to deal with, fast and no messing around :-) Buy/trade with absolute trust,i would most certainly deal with Paul again.

Can't grumble for that price :-)

That blazer looks lovely :-)

Not anything very exciting for this thread. But this is my first venture into an all valve head.............n oi bloody loves it :-) took a bit of tweaking at first ,pump up the mids ,drop the bass to a quarter and never use the high and low boosts.....sounds okish on its own but totaly amazing in the mix,it cuts and cuts and cuts :-).(bit of a naff camera phone pic) [attachment=169480:DSC_0009.JPG]

In a heavy band...... Check out the cog effects grand tarkin. I have had both the ehx muff and the pickle,but the tarkin has a mids knob and a blend, so it is easy to have a thunderous filthy sound yet still cut in the mix. I'm using a civil war clone at the moment, but for heavy songs the tarkin is awsome and can't be beat! ( imo of course).

Haha..just this second changed em, Playing 1+7 ( mosfet and germanium) Was using led on both for a while (2 + 9 I think)

Thinned it right down to dirt! Just got the dopefx civil war fuzz,I've tried hard to like fuzz in the past having had many and not really felt it.... This 1 is most excellent :-)

yeah boi!! +1

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1407070916' post='2517006'] thats interesting! i had the total opposite experiance with the ampeg, its def not a baby 810 it sounds a lot different for me it had alot of lows! and for me the tweeter was pointless! i eventually went for the ashdown mag 810 and cant speak highly enough of it! its got a big fat sound nice mid presence and it very easy to move around! so can only imagine a abm 610 being awesome! andy [/quote] i also always use it without the tweeter (it is crap) great cab for dirt and rock music

Iv'e had 8x10 s and 4x10s a plenty in the past (to big or to small),iv'e had my ampeg 6x10 for a fair few years now and for me..... i bloody love it :-) the end of the day i guess it's all down to what kind of music you play and your needs.