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[quote name='KevB' post='44820' date='Aug 13 2007, 02:28 PM']If you do regular live work I'd go for a half decent DI box / preamp. Something like the Bass Attack pedal would use less than half of your £150, stick the rest away for something else. I've used my Bass Attack pedal with 3 or 4 different amps and it made every one of them better than it did without.[/quote] Also crossed my mind but I'm really happy with the DI out on my ABM300

I have a H&S Sequoia 6 string fretless which I'm actually thinking about selling. Dood, good point I've tried using a bow before... wasn't too keen on the idea I swapped out the stock Sovtek valve for a Groove Tubes GT12AX7-m... it sounds the sex I've got some home recording equipment so I'm actually thinking about buying a pair of studio monitors instead of using my PC speakers, and getting that Behringer 2 channel tube compressor...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='44489' date='Aug 12 2007, 04:32 PM']Assuming you don't already have custom moulded ear protection![/quote] That crossed my mind.... I've got some ER-20s at the moment, they are ok but obviously not amazing. Thing is, I'm scared to spend that much on earplugs because they are so easy to lose :s

And I really feel like doing something with it... only around £150. I like the idea of having some kind of compressor. Any good rackmounted tube compressor/preamps in this price range? The EBS Multicomp pedal has also caught my eye again. Wireless doesn't really appeal to me... In-ears don't really appeal... I play in a band, and play solo. At the moment I have an Ashdown ABM300, Warwick 211pro, Yamaha TRB1006, a vampyre NT5 on the way, a Boss RC-50 loop station, Boss Tu-2 tuner. I also have a Marshall Jackhammer, and Ashdown Drive Plus but don't use them because they are both pretty crummy. Any ideas anyone?

With the RC-50 you have left + right main out and left + right sub out.... you could assign the guide (drumbeat/hi-hat/congas) to just the sub outs, send those to a headphone amp and hand the headphones to the drummer. Sorted

Some audio examples for you [u]http://www.myspace.com/kevcooke[/u] All Along The Way (live) - RC50 Sky High - RC20XL I Sit, I Stare, I Contemplate - RC20XL [u]http://www.isound.com/kev_cooke[/u] Sky High - RC50

Pick a valve, any valve (provided it's the right type) pull the old one out, handle the new one with a cloth so your skin oils don't damage it, and insert. I've just stuck a Groove Tubes 12AX7-m in my ABM300, sounding much better than the stock Sovtek tube

I haven't seen it.... post links!

Think that's bad? 4 years ago (I think it was) I paid £220 for a 256mb MP3 player...

Napper was always on the ball with my Warwick custom shop order, and somehow managed to put up with my constant barrage of questions. Never dealt with someone so good. Best of luck to you man.

Well....there we have it!

[quote name='Kurt' post='28377' date='Jul 7 2007, 07:20 PM']Hey there, I just put a GT ECC83 in my ABM500. I'm gigging it tonight, so I';ll let you know how it is. Peace Kurt[/quote] "Rock a phat one"

Got the new tube in.... actually gives less overdrive than the stock one (it was a Sovtek) but sounds a bit more natural. I'm liking it

In response to Kurt, I'm putting in a Groove Tubes GT 12AX7-m! And Warwickhunt, I was told that oils from your skin can shorten the life of the valves. I don't particularly see why either, preamp valves don't get all that hot do they? No harm in doing so just to be sure though.

My new pre-amp tube should arrive tomorrow. Is it as simple as opening up the head (already done), pulling the old one out, and place the new one in (handling it with a cloth to avoid skin-oil transfer)? Cheers

[quote name='twentyhertz' post='17453' date='Jun 14 2007, 11:13 AM']I had a shot of the Ashdown compressor in Soundcontrol a wee while back and was incredibly unimpressed by the build quality, especially around the VU meter. I think the meters are PCB surface mounted, and don't appear to be screwed onto the casing, which would make it very very easy for a stray foot to put the VU meter in and do some damage to the circuit board. Not to mention the gap around the VU meter being a major vulnerability point for stray pints![/quote] The VU meter is held in place by double-sided tape. I took a look inside my drive plus... I don't use it

I had a peavey grind 4 given to me with a missing machine head, lots of dents, scratches, and lots of crap stickers.... does that count as a bass owned? In all seriousness though Cruiser by Crafter 5 String Yamaha TRB1006 The owned Peavey

That would be The Dolphin in Bletchley!

The Ashdown rig obviously... not the crummy little Marshall acoustic amp!

Ok... During the month in which I had the RC-20XL, I used it extensively for practise and gigs. There is no delay between the end of your 1st loop and play back. The RC50, however, does. This is because it quantises the three phrases together. There's a patch you can download to allow you to switch between rhythm priority (causing the delay on the 1st loop you record) or sound priority. With sound priority your loop will be flawless, but if you use a rhythm guide - it'll automatically revert to rhythm guide, because well...it needs to. www.myspace.com/kevcooke listen to Sky High on there www.isound.com/kev_cooke then on here. The recording on myspace was done using the RC-20XL and the recording on iSound with the RC50. The sound quality of the RC50 is significantly better. As for ease of use with the RC50, it's just a case of actually reading the manual, and practising with it for a while. It's got so many features, to expect to be able to just plug in and know where everything is and what it does is just unreasonable I think. Once YOU know what you're doing, it's quite easy to use.