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Not how I play them !! I prefer a clatter free sound as it suits the fast rock I play at times

Putting 50-105 on my Ray34 has transformed the bass to a more balanced sound across all four strings No more weak G/ D strings Thanks to Lozz for the suggestion

Pop to your local bass / guitar store They often throw away old amp boxes etc

This only works if you have perfect frets and no high spots

Learning how to adjust the bass regarding intonation, string height, pickup height, neck bow ( truss rod ) etc is a valuable skill to get a poor or mediocre instrument play nicely to how you wish it to be. I learnt many years ago as a guitarist and everything from fitting strings correctly to action is a very important thing to learn. My test on my bass is if I can play Iron Maiden gallops finger style on the E and A strings without clatter etc I’m set where I like it !!

+1 for dials

Easy bias adjustment would be a welcome feature

I can strongly recommend them although they are a tad hard to find in stock. I ordered some off Amazon ! They seem to remove some of pick click and give a satisfying tone Nicer than many other picks I’ve tried

Recently discovered these Clayton Black Raven picks Sound and play very nicely and give a great sound

The Fender deluxe ones are really nice and sensible price

My normal ABM600 input level is set at 3oclock for my PBass and EQ settings on the amp ( nothing extreme) The Ray34 with a little bass boost etc was needing the ABM600 input increased which surprised me. If I max the EQ on the Ray I can pound it into the Red on the VU as expected

PMT will probably only send it back to the manufacturer I had an issue with my Orange LBT and PMT sent it Orange. In its return shipment it got damaged !! PMT gave me a new head which I then sold !

I owned the RM800 as a backup to my ABM600 Its a great amp although lacks the EQ adjustment of the ABM However it’s still a great amp I would of loved the SVT7 Pro as deep down I love Ampeg gear but with shut down issues on a few of their class D amps I wasn’t prepared to be let down. As I’ve said the GK Legacy and Fusion 800 are very nice amps too and they are built in the USA still

Surprisingly the output from my Ray34 is no more than my passive bass

That’s what stopped me buying one plus the re-sale value when it comes to move it on

If this is a loud 100w tube amp I could be interested.. ideally a cleaner sound to the V4B at high volume !

I was very tempted to buy one of these after trying the PF800 and recent owner of the V4B ( now sold ) Instead I purchased the GK Legacy 800 from Polar Audio on EBay ( £549 ) and it’s a really nice and powerful amp

Just had a few minutes and the tone played with a pick is fantastic ! Shape Engaged ( too middy if not ) and treble and mids backed off on Ray results in a full punchy tone. Seems like the Ray like this is better than the PBass whereas the PBass to me is still a fuller finger style. For folk who say don’t use Shape Engaged ( I agree but ) if you adjust the EQ and put back mids and high mids you get a very full punchy sound with a lot of depth when pick playing Im getting there I think

Are you running the ABM600 with Shape engaged ? Button out ? With the Ray

I think I will try that gauge as I do find the G and D a tad feeble compared to the E and A I just checked my pickup height and set it 5mm from our plastic to underside of string

You’re right .. the ABM600 with Shape engaged pulls the mids ( which are plenty from the Ray ) I think I compounded my problem when I got the GK Legacy amp ( planned to be a backup )and this amp isn’t as tone friendly with a Ray compared to a Pbass What is surprising is the Ray34 doesn’t really have a hot active pickup I can use the passive input and leave input settings similar to where my Pbass would be set What strings do you plan to put on your Ray ?