Merton

I have the 100, it's a brilliant amp. The 300 I can imagine is a beast

We used to use City Link at work and they "delivered" over £10k of equipment to the front garden of a house (not even the correct address, just dumped it). They had a POD, which funnily enough was the driver's name and signature (clearly not a very intelligent dickhead). Eventually after much wrangling City Link 'fessed up and we got some form of compensation.

[quote name='skelf' timestamp='1453398940' post='2959200'] Having built quite a few shortscale basses I don't see any down side to them. The string tension issue is really a non issue now with the improvements in string design I have a custom set made up by Newtone for all the short scales. I went down to 33" scale a while back for the two basses I built for myself which is not really that much of a difference but it does feel better to me. Building shorter than that on a regular basis now and have to say I can only see that continuing. [/quote] I concur Alan's built me a 33" five string and a 32" four string and they are both phenomenal. String tension is just as good as on a 34" scale but the scale length is just that bit better for my smaller frame

I concur with both your posts

Ah now is that a knowing chuckle Dan...

I love the look of this, it's cracking

http://www.edenamps.com/products/tnseries/amps/TN501.html Look to be replacements for the WTX series. My money is on the same Class D modules as we see everywhere else

I think it looks like the sort of head I'd be scared to take on a gig for fear of spoiling its bright whiteness! Interested to hear it though

I am very lucky in that I have three "best" basses so it depends what mood I'm in Edit - I'll clarify that. My ACG Finn 5 is the no 1, the Finn 4 has become no 2 and Status is no 3. My function band tends to have no 1 or 3, Boogie Monsters now has no 2, but Boogie Monsters get more gigs than the function band haha

Don't scrub Hartke from the list just yet - the LH500 is a monster and could be well worth a look

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1452982989' post='2955373'] More likely something in the preamp has got blown up. The voltage level from the speaker out will most likely be too high for the input op amp. I think it's highly unlikely the output transistors will be blown as it would represent a high impedance load. This could be good news, as op amp cost peanuts. Try putting a line level signal into the effects return socket. See if the power amp section is working at least. [/quote] Good call

Good luck with it - let us know how you get on

See the big silver metal fins which look like the back of a radiator (that's essentially what they are!), the output transistors are the little black components attached to them and the PCB

sh*te, I suspect one of the output transistors has gone wonky. The only time I've blown an output tranny I couldn't tell just by looking at it ... It'll need a tech. Ashdown are very very good to deal with on these sorts of things though (I know because they're the ones who fixed my blown-up GK amp haha!)

So you plugged the speaker output into the line output? (This will be a bad thing). Or you hooked the amp up to your recording device via the line out and didn't have a speaker load present? (This shouldn't be an issue).

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/275507-doug-wimbish-v-ashdown/ Discussed last month

They're so BLUE!

The Mb Fusion has valves in it, and that's the reason the OP wants to change... Good call though, one of the best Class D amps I've ever used

[quote name='victor5string' timestamp='1452683433' post='2952297'] The mesa does not have a valve in the preamp. Its solid state. [/quote] Fair enough, my memory is failing me

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1452156403' post='2946978'] Is that the photos or the player Merton? I've never let my lack of ability stand in the way of acquiring ACGs. I still want to find a way to try out your ACG 'P' at some point. Lovely looking bass there Kev [/quote] both Yeah we will find a way for you to have a play with my P... It's a wicked bass, so simple but so effective. And Kev, I too love that Finn you have there. A stunner which provided a little inspiration for my 5