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What is your best bass amp you’ve either owned in the past or currently use and for what reason it became your keeper ?? For me I’ve had from memory SVT CL via Ampeg 610 cab SVT 3 Pro PF800 V4B RI Ampeg BA110 ( home practice ) Ashdown ABM600 RM800 EVO II Orange LBT Orange Terror Bass 500 mk2 GK Legacy 800 Ashdown CTM100 Aguilar ToneHammer 700 The ToneHammer is my current working amp and my keeper at present !! The fact it runs to 2.67ohms is a bonus running my two Ampeg cabs. Some of the above were superb in their own way, some were moved on because new gear is good fun and you might just find that missing link. One thing I have learnt is mostly they all sounded similar and with an external preamp / EQ I could have made them all sound close to each other except the all valve amps. Some were average to say the least or tonally not a match for me and the band. What’s your list like and why did you change ?

Looks good too 👍

Yes if your amp head is rated to 4 ohms you can connect two 8 ohm cabs in total

You’re welcome Jim Sadly I purchased 3 of these, two from one store and the third ( the one I sold to you ) from a different store. I was hoping the batch the one store had were all with the same issue. After buying three I concluded it’s the design as it is and not actually faulty. That aside it’s still what it is and there is a slight audio noise as the LED goes out. Sorry it didn’t work out but hopefully a full refund and the gift of a Keeley Bassist ( albeit not 100% perfect ) makes up for it.

Greg have you tried it in front of your Tonehammer amp ? If so was it a good match ?

Been there and tried a Stingray but didn’t find it the solution. It was only a Ray34 but it was lacking for what I needed. Shame because I liked the Stingray for playability.

A lot has changed since I posted this !! My CTM100 has gone and I’ve purchased a Jazz Bass !! Im finding so far an advantage I think in as much the Jbass has more upper mids which I couldn’t squeeze out of the PBass Will see how it fits with the band at rehearsals!!

Saw one in ( Jazz ) PMT Northampton for £1100 approx but wasn’t keen on the No pickguard look I’m sure it’s a quality bass though

So … having purchased my first Jazz bass I’m looking for hopefully a good result with my rock band … Using my PBass with fingers ( I have finger technique that produces a soft warm sound ) I always felt my tone was very deep and heavy low mids but lacked definition Played with a pick was better for definition but lacked depth. I’m hoping the Jazz bass with add better definition with more high mids played finger style Fingers crossed hey !!

Yes I think the player plus has a tort pickguard

My first Jazz bass, liking the difference to my PBass In the new Candy Apple red colour

I love the tone out of the ELF and mine is for backup to my band playing rock Through enough speakers you can easily gig with it Don’t forget it comes with a small gig bag ( keeps it scratch free ) Fan is loud but for a gigging amp that doesn’t matter Highly recommended and worth its price in my opinion

Having used my Player Series PBass with stock pick up I always felt it was lacking in clarity and the low E was a bit boomy without definition. So after trying Fender CS62 and Dimarzio ( both ok but not for me ) I fitted the Fender Original 62 pickup ( claimed to be more vintage with average output ) The result is good, less boomy, better clarity and balanced sounding. A nice upgrade I think for this bass playing rock

Always on the look to spend more 😂 Next purchase is most likely a new PBass !

I like mine but stopped using a compressor at all, in fact no effects hence why it’s for sale !

I think in my case it’s the pickguard pushing it over slightly I’ve filed a 1mm / 2mm off the leading edge and it fits over the pickup better without nudging it over slightly Now they look parallel to the bass body 👍

Just replaced my stock PBass pickup from my Player series Fitted the Fender Original PBass pup ( not the CS62 ) and all went well but a question ?? How critical is the pickup sideways lean ? Ie viewed from the playing angle, mine ( due to pickguard ) is leaning slightly back towards the bridge. This isn’t the string to pole angle you see when viewed from bridge to headstock ( I’ve set that correctly to ear and approx 3mm pole piece to string underside when fretted last fret ) The angle that may or may not be that crucial is the “ parallel to body” when looking at pickup from playing view What’s your thoughts ?? By the way the pickup is nice and a bit clearer than the player stock with better mids and less boomy sounding

Really like mine although it sits in my gig cable case 99% of the time !

Sold my Keeley Bassist pedal to James, smooth transaction and trusted buyer

It only started doing it when I changed the bridge to a Fender HiMass so I think it’s the bridge saddle or spring vibrating perhaps. More noticeable on fretted notes especially around 12th fret and higher

Similar but I think that’s the 404BO bridge .. the one I’ve ordered is 201-B that doesn’t have the string loading slots across the back section

I’ve got Fender Hi Mass bridges on my PBass basses which I mostly like but …, On one bass the G string has a tiny vibrating tone that appears to be caused by the HiMass bridge This isn’t just normal string tone but something in addition to the string ringing. I think it might be the saddle itself but I’m not sure ? Anyway I’ve ordered the Gotoh 201B-4 to try as it looks like the saddles are better and still in keeping with the HiMass style. Any users of Gotoh and opinions ?? Please don’t suggest option C ie every other kind of alternative as I know they exist as does the basic bent plate style that were removed as the grub screws would always work loose. Im curious if the Gotoh is decent

Doesn’t it do that automatically? Ive just looked and it’s showing feedback ? Or is it somewhere else you are suggesting for the link ?? Any help in that regard would be appreciated 👍

A huge advantage too .. the TH700 will run into 2.67 ohms so for 4ohm cabs with 8 ohm cab works a treat or perhaps 3 x 8ohm cabs !!