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You need to be self employed with an HMRC UTR I believe ? How can you register if the band isn’t your income source ?

Was offered a gig recently but you must be registered with Event U.K. No thank you !!! It’s ok if you’re a full time working band but for us others who do it for fun and expenses it’s not workable in my opinion ! This was a pub gig

Well I think the issue has been resolved but I disagree the RM series is definitely suitable for home use with fan running ( normally quiet ) My ABM head has a noisier fan but it’s for gigging

Agreed I’ve put it back to RM series only

Great amps

Mine fitted to Pedaltrain Metro 16 As I play with a pick I use Ultra Low in and run my ABM flat It’s my always on sound and I can add a tiny touch of drive using scrambler. The Compressor keeps everything in check so I’m not overdriving the SCR input of the ABM amp input. Note this tone wasn’t achievable using the ABM EQ alone so I’m pleased of the result Still got room to add a pedal tuner before the Opto Compressor but haven’t sorted that yet

Sounds like a good plan. Top tip with the EVO II heads is that often the rear “headphone” button gets pushed in and you get zero sound out to the main speaker ! Happened to me a few times and after an initial panic you realise the switch is engaged for headphones out only ! You will like the EVO II heads My new RM800 last year was around £450 new !!

Yep they do appear to be 8-32 UNC which nearly is a match with an m4 screw, definitely works so threads must be close enough. I think m4 is a common screw thread such as kitchen handle screws etc as example. Ideally you need it to be around 10mm long I’ve now fitted mine using Velcro on to my Pedaltrain Metro, did consider 3M dual lock but that stuff is hard moving pedals again so used 50mm wide Velcro 👍

A search showed they were an imperial screw thread. I had a selection of short metric screws ( m4 ??? ) and the tapped holes are deeper than the rubber feet threads so my longer screws still worked. They appeared to screw in fine so the threads were a close match and after I unscrewed one to try the rubber foot again it screwed in again fine. Give my a day or so and I will check and confirm the threads I used were m4

I didn’t like using Velcro and went over to 3M dual lock but that can be tough pulling pedals off ! Gone back to 2” wide velcro and this holds my Ampeg SCR-Di ( removed rubber feet screws ) and my Ampeg Opto Compressor ( rubber feet removed ) … liking the simplicity of the Velcro and it works fine

I loved my RM800 EVO 2 and only sold it as I went for the ABM 600 head Very loud decent amps and mine was very quiet.

Dave Green is a very helpful and knowledgeable guy

Way louder than it should be

+1 on the Spark Boost Mini

Great bargain and you’ve been lucky The hassle regarding returns ( common these days ) puts me off using anyone outside the U.K.

I’m seeing this too that the cab plays a bigger part of the sound compared to the amp in many cases Now I’m using the Ampeg Preamp pedal In front of my amp which is set flat EQ I think I could use most amps and still sound awesome!

Yep loads but never post - courier I recommend DPD as the shops use them too Parcel2go is a good place to book or go direct to DPD online Make sure you add the insurance just in case Ive always kept the original boxes so that’s easier.

I’m liking my Ampeg Opto Compressor Very natural sounding with a warm vintage vibe. Low price too makes it a winner in my book

I would look for the Ashdown RM300 or RM500 ( better ) The RM500 at 8ohms will give you approx 250W out

Decided to run the compressor in front of the pre amp ( allows easy access to the DI out ) Works well either way in fairness

Ok tried the Ampeg SCR-DI and it’s very nice, I like it. Tried it with Ampeg Opto Compressor in front and after and it sounds better with compressor after especially as I use my compressor to tame the input into the ABM600 Will be fitting on to my Pedaltrain so I’ve removed the rubber feet screws and replaced with flush screws. Hadnt considered the access to the DI connection ( for occasional use perhaps ) so I will space them apart. Dual lock on its way so I can make a good job of it. The tone / EQ ( pretty much as suggested ) sounds very much like Ampeg The depth of sound with Ultra Low in sounds full and good with a pick more so than the Shape ON sound on the ABM head. I can now use both the ABM600 and my Orange LBT and still sound the same !! Highly recommended pedal and less than buying an Ampeg amp !

If you speak to Dave Green at Ashdown he could post you out a new fan perhaps? Maybe the fan grille is catching ?

I will give them a go 🤟

Can you remember your SCR-DI settings ? Ultra low in or out ?

You’re right the 16 isn’t huge but I will run the pedals off my Truetone One Spot which is how I’ve done it before and daisy chain the pedals.