BassAdder60

Finger style or pick ? I find on a PBass fingerstyle it’s easy to lose the clarity of the low E string and A string on certain notes / frequencies. More so when the band is playing loud ! I think in my case it’s an overlap of frequencies with drums and guitar

The new drive sound alone is worth it in my opinion !

Used my SGT-DI pedal in front of my TH700 amp last night and they pair very well together Its a lovely warm valve like tone and adds a depth of sound with added EQ and drive The SGT compressor worked well A big improvement on sound compared to the older model

It’s very odd .. The compressor on mine is fine, no pops or odd noises and easy to adjust to mild or squishy My preferred tone settings are also Ultra Low Off Ultra High On and bass and treble to taste. The SGT SVT is my preferred drive tone with Grit level around 11 o clock and level to unity Playing a PBass fingers or pick ( sounds really good with a pick )

I find the compressor works well enough, sufficient to stop using my LMB-3. I use it very sparingly as it’s very sensitive to adjustments.

I like the pedal as it is although I agree a tune / mute would be perfect I like the fact that the preamp and tone / drive is all analogue only the Cab sims IR are digital A great in front of amp gigging tool

A black Westone Thunder 1A was my first bass !!

I gigged my CAR Jazz and it’s a lovely sounding bass It’s close enough to a PBass tone but with added clarity which was my aim Heavier than both my PBass guitars but after a 3hr gig I didn’t notice it. Highly recommend and a good gigging bass

In addition … running the new Ampeg SGT-DI in front makes a great sounding amp very flexible with many tones available

I would love to have that or Thunderbird Bass perhaps

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Funny reading this back. !! I purchased a Jazz bass !!

Sounds really good .. I’m very impressed with it especially in front of my amps 👍

They work well, no noticeable loss of tone and a good in the bag backup if you or the guitarist needs it

Just purchased the dual channel Di box below ( passive ) and works really well. £35 approx from Amazon

Ashdown are also I believe more pro A/B amps that can be easily repaired throughout its life, something they still stand by today. Class D for them is in some cases a disposable amp should it seriously go wrong IE power module dies etc However the other big brands are heading down that Class D road for very good reasons and that is the public want light weight gear now. We are slightly off topic but the question about modding an ABM600 to 2.67 ohms was purely out of interest if possible, it’s not. Mesa, Genzler, GK, Aguilar and more are offering amps to 2ohms or 2.67 ohms which today is fantastic for mixing 8 and 4 ohm cabs or running more combinations. The ABM600 is a superb amp and will remain with me for now sitting on my 4ohm Ampeg SVT212AV 600w cab.

Well … spent more time on it and into my amp it’s bloody amazing and brings an added dimension to the sound. The SGT sound is the best I’ve heard for warm drive while retaining the low end. The choice of SVT or B15 is very good, SVT is a bit more gnarly and the B15 rounded and warm. A thing I discovered ( doesn’t affect me as this is the only pedal I will use ) that if you go into a TC Polytune tuner and link to the pwr input of the SGT you can hear a very quiet “ digital whine” Connected direct its silent I also at the start was confusing the SGT drive knob and the SGT level knob !! It sounded good but the correct use it was amazing. I ran my amp flat and used the SGT for EQ which nearly flat sounds good. The mid position Ultra Low and Ultra High on were used and sounded perfect. Highly recommended

I did earlier this week and they said it’s not possible.

The main cab is the Ampeg SVT212AV 4 ohm cab which when I got the ToneHammer 700 I decided to buy the matching SVT112AV 8 cab which together matches the 2.67 ohm rating the TH700 can run at. Amazing rig in so many ways. The Ashdown hasn’t been out of the house since so I was at the point of either selling it, using it with the SVT212AV cab only ( definitely good enough ) or discovering if Ashdown could mod it ( not possible) So that’s where I’m at and I might just use it on its own with my single SVT212AV cab and alternate between that setup depending on gig etc

Mine arrived today, complete with power supply in the box. Quick test in front of my TH700 amp and it’s nice that it doesn’t tone suck when off, good .. Preamp on and it sounds very nice and compressor works well enough to use ( a bit like the comp on PF amps ) Ultra low and Ultra high add a nice EQ change and the SGT is very very nice in both SVT or B15 mode. I think they have done a good job with this pedal and first impressions are it’s better sounding than the SCR-DI Top price but I think it’s worth it, you could gig with this straight into the PA or use it like me in front of amp for extended EQ and compressor duties with drive

Definitely loud enough with the 212 cab so it may be used with just one cab

So it’s confirmed it’s not possible to mod and deemed a bad idea by Ashdown. Need to think about the ABM600’s future and maybe use it with my single 212 cab ( 4 ohms ) only or sell it ?? I have as said the Aguilar TH700 which is designed to run continuously at 2.67ohms so this was an idea that saved the ABM600 collecting dust !!