Minininjarob

Thanks very much. Seems the cost of buying all the stuff to make a decent box isn’t low (especially with the price of timber!) might not be worth it, especially as I’ll have to buy a new speaker cab as well.

It would be ply or maybe some nice pine, but not MDF - too heavy and I hate using it. The bolts screw in from above into the chassis so would be easy to replicate the bolt locations and types - I have a really good local bolt stockists.

Unfortunately it’s not a rack mount unit and from memory I don’t think it’s even the same width. If I made a ply box for it to go in what are the options for covering it? Also the edge protections, I like the black ones, any tips on suppliers for these?

I have a TE combo which I’ve borrowed from someone but it is crazy heavy. I quickly removed the amp section from the top of the combo to see if it needed any cleaning or servicing and found that it isn’t very heavy on its own - it’s the cabinet itself which weighs as much as a small moon. The amp itself is of excellent quality. My question is how easy is it to rehouse the amp section into another box? Are they a standard size (I’m guessing not) and so can you buy an off the shelf housing? I am assuming that if I were to make a box it’s basically just a sleeve which I bolt the amp inside, with maybe some metal corners on? I can make things out of wood so am considering making my own one day - any recommendations on a wood or other material to make the case out of?

I had seen them but it’s a long way from me in Yorkshire.

I went to PMT in Leeds - very helpful there - and tried out a few sub £400 combos. I found out the one I tried when I first went in was a very expensive Ashdown which might have explained why it sounded good but to be fair I was so excited with buying anything I was a bit blinded. I was underwhelmed with the Ampeg sound, just a bit unexiting really, and the volume on the one I tried wasn’t great despite a decent size driver. Tried an Ashdown Studio 12 and I wasn’t that impressed. It was ok but that was it. Also it was really hard to see where the level knobs were on them as they were so shiny. Weird I know but it bothered me. The staff said they were getting a lot back faulty too which is a shame. The Fender Rumble 40 was excellent, such a great open sound, punchy and clear. Controls were a joy to use too. So that’s what I would choose if the 2nd hand option doesn’t work out but I’d probably look for one 2nd hand as they are expensive new.

I couldn’t have hoped for a better response, thanks so much for the detailed advice. I don’t think I’ll be moving it around too much to start with so if the sound is ok for me I reckon I’ll go for it if the price is right. I’ve been pretty underwhelmed at the combo amps I’ve been looking at in the shops under £300 so if this is pretty cheap then it’ll be well worth it I think.

That looks amazing!!

Where did you get those from? I really like them.

Well I’m going to give it a try, thanks for the help. Are TE Amos generally decent quality?

A close friend of mine is a sound engineer and he said when he went through Uni his teachers drilled into him that his ears needed to be protected from day one so even as a student he had custom in-ears made, it’s rare I see him not wearing some sort of ear protection!! I will certainly be wearing some form of ear protection as soon as I get a bigger amp than the little practice one I have now.

That’s interesting as his bass is always pretty obvious in the mix. I tried a thicker pick and I found doing fast alternate picking is much harder with one, I can see why FM likes a very thin pick as it doesn’t get caught on the strings. Probably my lack of skill doesn’t help but it seems to make sense. I’ll get a pack of .73 as well to try.

Hi all, I have the opportunity to try out this combo - Trace Elliot GP7 SM combo amp and extension cab. I don’t know much about amps - this is my first one - but a friend is selling it and I can try it out first. Condition wise it will be perfect as I know he really looks after stuff 100%. Are they reliable? Easy to fix? As far as sound goes I like the punk sound but want to try and play a bit of everything so I’m not wedded to anything in particular. Any experience of this one? I have to say it looks flipping awesome.

I’ve just started out and I went shopping for a guitar at Rich Tone in Sheffield and they had some Fat Mike picks - had to buy them as I love NOFX. They are very thin (o.6) but I like them, but they aren’t cheap. But they are pink. 😂 I do have a single .9 Dunlop pick which has a knurled grip on it (not sure what they are called as it came in a variety pack) and I’m going to get some thinner ones of those as they feel really secure to hold.

Thanks that’s helpful, I don’t know much about them so that is important info!

I have a PB as my first instrument - got this week - and I was thinking the same thing that the knobs aren’t great to use. Could do with some sort of marker on them so I set them a little easier. Anyone recommend some nice ones?

It’s very nice indeed - if you haven’t seen the colour in person I reckon it’s gorgeous. When I saw one I knew I had to have it.

Oh no what have I started?? 😂😂

Now that’s smart thinking. I can see how this might become a problem. 😂😂

Bought my first bass and borrowing a little Fender amp which is pretty useless and worn out so I need to get my own. I’ve tried Fender Rumbles, they seem good, a MarkBass I tried didn’t really float my boat but an Ashdown combo I tried (I don’t think it was a new one) sounded amazing but their new ones are different to the one I tried in a shop (must have been 2nd hand). Thing is I am not sure what size of amp to go for. The perfect sound for me would be Mike Dirnt (Greenday) - clean and sharp. I don’t want something massive but weight isn’t an issue really as I won’t be carrying it round many places. I want something with some kick that I could maybe use in a local gig but also ok at home. What sort of driver size should I be looking at? 12? 15? Amps? Bare minimum is XLR output and headphone/line in connections. I do know some electronics and have a friend who rents out back line equipment who can repair amps so 2nd hand doesn’t scare me but I don’t want to buy something unreliable. Any advice gladly received!!

I going to concentrate on learning to play this one first. But I admit that another PB to match in another colour would be nice…… you know like a different outfit. 😂😂😂

In cycling it’s the “+1 formula” as in (ideal amount of bikes) = (current amount of bikes) +1. 😀

GAS?

Well after all that talk about getting from a local shop I noticed Fender had them for £729 with 10% off first order so got one delivered for £650. Got it yesterday and it sounds amazing!!! That saving will pay for the accessories from a local shop instead - I couldn’t pass that price up. Oooh it’s flipping gorgeous and it sounds amazing!!! Sorry about the state of the bed but that’s where it’s living now!