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[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1452609481' post='2951587'] What is it about the streamliner your trying to improve on ?. [/quote] Ditto this question; also thought the Mesa Boogie was similar to the Streamliner in that it has valve preamp and Class D power amp so not really a massive difference other than for the sake of it? Edit - just read your reply! Preamp valve failure is such a rarity as to not be worth worrying about. No more or less likely than a power capacitor failure for example.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1452543814' post='2951072'] I guess a lot of it is to do with the fact that a lot of people get a lot of joy out of buying different instruments, even if the latest j bass is just a take on the same old bass we all know. This bass thing we do, is not all about the playing for some people. I've met countless players who can't play for toffee but have the most immense collection of instruments... and you know what, I'm not one of these guys that subscribes to the thoughts of "nice basses deserved to be played by great players" because these basses can bring a lot of joy to some who just like them hanging on the wall. There's enough people that buy super cars that can't drive the cars to anywhere near their potential - or desire to - but like to have something in their garage which represents the pinnacle of engineering and is something nice to own. In reality, people do get caught up in pickups and their positioning, preamps, neck profiles etc etc... but hey, people get different pleasures out of the bass. Some by playing, some the social aspect of being in a band for example... and I guess having a fleet of super basses is achievable for more than a garage full of super cars. I think Scott is targeting the people who think that buying the latest bass will somehow lead to improving your playing. Hey, it may do, or may not... but you have to have a reason for getting a purchase past your other half right? I don't really think anybody really subscribes to the thinking that a bass can replace practice... but there's so many different reasons for buying a bass... and the playing of it may actually be pretty low down on the list of reasons. [/quote] Excellent post

Sad news, weirdly thought just two days so that he or a Rolling Stone would probably be next after Lemmy

Ashdown BTA200 into two Barefaced Super Compacts. Sold the BTA as it was too big and heavy for my puny human arms, sold the SCs to raise money for my wedding (2 weeks to go, eek!) and house move. That said I'd get more SCs in a heartbeat if I had the money; the BTA would be replaced with an ABM500/600 or even the CTM100 I currently have

There was at least one generation of Trace Elliots which did this too.

Kevin Dean is currently selling a pair, I'm sure he'll be along soon! If I had the money I'd probably have bought them by now

Mike - see here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/276146-aer-amp-one-electric-bass-amp/page__view__getnewpost Hooray!

Bugger

What a superb little setup

[quote name='Pbassred' timestamp='1451768464' post='2943332'] Not really. The maker's stated impedance is the [i]nominal[/i] (within a degree of accuracy) across [b]a range[/b] of frequencies. Slightly lower at lower frequencies and increasing at the high end. As a guide, the DC (no frequency) resistance of an "8ohm" driver is about 6 ohms. The point is, that at the same frequencies that an 8 ohm driver is[i] actually[/i] 8 ohms, the 4ohm driver will be [i]actually[/i] 4 ohms. They don't cross into each other's range. They are still different. You still don't want 2 X 4ohm cabs in parallel. (buuzzzzert poof!) On the other hand, if you're saying that the only real difference (in a solid state system) between 4, 6, or 8ohms is ego, then I completely agree. I have also been that idiot and paid the price in complexity and inflexibility. If Barefaced had made the Super 12T in 8 ohms, I'd have bitten his hand off for it. One day I might even ask about a driver switch. [/quote] Yeah sorry, answering topics on my phone means I don't go into huge detail so it could be misconstrued. I was just trying to point out that a nominal 6 ohms isn't going to be that much different from a nominal 4

Remember also that an 8 ohm cab is only 8 ohm at certain frequency/ies - it's higher than that the rest of the time. So the difference between 8, 6 and 4 is basically the number an not an awful lot else.

Always liked the look of these, this is a cracker Congrats and enjoy!

If I don't make it this year I will cry. A lot.

I have a set, PM me and I'll send them to you