Merton

Nice one cheers Stew - your Carvin head was very impressive I have to say. Tons of power

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1441971756' post='2863372'] As requested. The combo on the left is a CMD121. Both have their back panels parallel. Coke can is standard size. It's really light to carry. I'd say making one that has a docking port to take the amp would be a cool option; so the amp is protected and saves you carrying it as a separate item. [/quote] Wicked, that looks ace! Finally tried the Retro Two10 last night and can safely say I am now disappointed I didn't go for one of these last week. Ah well ;-)

[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1440056462' post='2847834'] ok mate, I shall wait for your review. At the moment I'm pairing the LB30 with a Trace Elliot 15" cab. Nice sounding but lack abit of volume. I will probably need to run 2x Trace cab to get good volume but that would be a pain to transport lol. [/quote] Well the CTM30/LB30 is an epic amp as you know. Through the Super Compact (1x12) it sounds big and has that modern bite. Through the Retro Two10 the vibe is definitely more vintage, but it's beautifully even and polite. Where the SC barks as the valves go into overdrive, the Retro Two10 gets nasty in a more refined manner. It still snarls and I have to say it sounds glorious but it isn't so "shouty" if that makes sense? I honestly felt quite tempted to look into switching out my SCs for the Two10s. I reckon the LB30 and Two10 are a match made in heaven based on the little experimentation we did yesterday. I'd be interested to hear Stew's and Ewan's views too though

Cracking news! (Git )

Buy my ultra rare Ashdown BTA 200 instead of either of them

Sounds like a cracking little build and I look forward to results! My take on a medium scale P will materialise via ACG towers early next year but will be markedly different (obv as it's an ACG haha!) Gotta say thought these Maruszcyks are very intriguing for the classic designs. Maybe next year......

Nice! Bet the Ashdown head sings through those cabs

Haven't tried the electrics in mine but assuming he banana neck is the main "deco" reason behind it. TBh mine is purely for having an instrument to noodle on at work so electrics won't worry me too much. Hope you get it fixed cheaply if poss

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1441645565' post='2860549'] @Paul-h: I hope your bass is moving now @Merton: Happy NDBD. Sounds like you have yet another bargain. How is the B string on your acoustic? [/quote] Cheers! It's a bit flabby tbh but I am not complaining for £50! Still got a bit of a neck issue to remedy but again absolutely spot on for the money

Bass is here, honestly at first couldn't figure out why it was a deco unit. Having had a better look the neck is a little backward and it's affecting the lower portion of notes on the D and G strings so have tweaked that and reckon I have a bargain on my hands

Updated my gear list on this properly 1. Hamster - 2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Yamaha TRB5, Roscoe Beck V, Yamaha BB300, Thunderfunk TBF550, Genz Benz 212 3. Billy Apple - Spector, Jule Monique, Demeter Minnie, EAD 4. Happy Jack - BC Rich Mockingbird, Shergold Marathon, Muller Fibreglass fretless; as well as Paul The Drums 5. Bluejay - something lefty and probably of the Warwick persuasion, provided I don't have another senior moment and leave it/them at home 6. Bassman Steve - Boogie and Barefaced stuff and a Precision or two 7. obbm - new micro-stack 8. Kiwi - GB Shuttle 6.0 and two fEARful F112 cabs, Spector 5, Status 5, Alembic, Pedulla...and maybe the Steinberger 9. Bottle - 1x12 Cab and 1x10 Combo, FX boards and rack amp, Ibanez bass. 10. TheGreek - something a little bit different 11. Mykesbass - Shuker 5 string fretless (old style P Bass), Carvin BX500 Head, Fender Rumble V3 112 cab. 12. Shockwave - Musicman Stingray 4, 3EQ, Could possibly bring my big pedalboard, but no amp to play through! 13. Lozz19613 - US Standard Precision, Barefaced Super12T, 14. Merton - ACG Finn, Status Retroactive, Ashdown CTM30, RM800H and RM110 cab, Barefaced Super Compact 15. Oldman - new Tolex covered Schroeder 1212L for the cab shootout and the RUACH Twins 16. Russ - Sei singlecut, Spector, maybe my Ibanez sixer, and my Barefaced Big Twin II and Ampeg SVT-7. Maybe a few pedals too. 17. Dropzone - interested in knowing about amps 18. BobVbass (?) - will probably drag RhandyThodes as well if he's about and bring Lakland Duck Dunn, Paisley P bass, Framus Double bass, Markbass and Barefaced Super 12T 19. Randythoades (?) - MIJ Aria basses, slimline upright, Ashdown cabs and GK head. Plus any acoustic /electric guitar related items too if needed 20. Rumblefish - Mesa Boogie Pulse 600,Berg CN 212,Reverend Rumblefish bass 21. hen_barn - Status kingbass, Status 5 string series 1, Tecamp puma 500, Vanderklays 2x10 1x12 22. JapanAxe - '73 Precision, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Barefaced Compact & Midget; Orange Valve Tester, and probably Andyonbass 23. Sibob (?) - Fodera MGS, either a '71 Precision, Fender Japan/USA Precision Build or Fender Japan Medium Scale Jazz, LM2, Barefaced, Pedulz 24. Hector (?) - DeGier Bebop 5 and Limelight 63P. Could also bring my Tone Hammer pre 25. such - Fender Marcus and a couple of pedals, Cali76, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Joyo American 26. Barneyg42 - Status 5 string S2 Classic (green LEDs), Status Series 1 5 string; TC BH500 into BC210 and 212 27. Bassace - Bryant double bass, Clarus head and Crazy8 cab 28. NickD - Lakland Skyline 55-01, Thomann deko acoustic fretless 5 and maybe Bass Collection SB315 and Trace combo 29. Mikey R (?) - Blue Shuker course bass. 30. urb - Ableton/laptop rig plus Softstep pedal 31. mybass 32. WalMan - Gen3 Big Baby II, McMillen 12 Step, DSIMoPho 33. Seer73 - 2 x lefty basses - Warwick Corvette + Sire V7, Boss GT-6B, and a Warwick CCL 210 combo; possibly also drummer friend 34. NancyJohnson - couple of Gibson Thunderbirds, a Hamer FBIV, Lull JAXT4, Ashdown/Hartke/Tech21 rig. If I can bag a Hartke 2x10 by then (probably), I'll also biamp that with a TC Electronic BH800 35. TrevorR - MK 1 Wal Custom, Wal Pro IIE. Markbass Little Mark II and Traveler 2x10 & 1x15. Maybe Aria SB700 and Faith Neptune Titan Acoustic Bass 36. binky_bass - MarkBass SD1200 with a MarkBass CL106 cab; Binky the 10 string Bee Bass; 8-string Conklin Custom; 7-string Overwater; maybe Aries Custom 6 and Warwick SC Thumb 6 37. Musashimonkey - MTD USA 6 string; Tom Clements fretless 6 string; GK mb800; Barefaced BB2 and a Super Midget (Gen 3's) 38. ChunkyMunky (?) - Musicman Bongo 4HH 39. mrtcat - two BFM Simplex 1x12s (one with tweeter one without) for the shootout 40. Stingray5 (?) - MM Stingray5, MM Stingray fretless, TUNE TWB6, Trace Elliot GP12SMX 1x15 combo 41. StephenYork - Alpher Instruments 5'er, Squier VM P-bass 5'er, Aguilar TH500 and Barefaced Compact (Gen 1)

OBBM has a Status neck on his Stingray 5, ask him

On the back of Michael's comment above I decided to look inside the Ashdown RM800. It has the new 700ASC in it too, which probably explains why it does indeed "feel" different from the previous Class D heads I've used. Not that I ever really found the MB Fusion wanting...

Ooh, very interested to see the Alpher! They look great My gear will now definitely be: ACG Finn 5, Status Retroactive, Ashdown CTM30, Ashdown RM800, Ashdown RM-110 cab and Barefaced Super Compact

[quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1441488401' post='2859267'] Has anyone compared the Retroglide 800 to the Rootmaster 800 ? [/quote] Two completely different beasts - one is meant to be clean with lots of tonal variation, the other has a more standard Ashdown tone goal. But it would be fun to A/B them

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1441439511' post='2858847'] As far as I know, no BF owners disagree with the estimates of BF cab capabilities. So if you want to compare apples with apples you have to be looking at BF cabs being very good value for money. [/quote] Certainly my experience of the Super Compact matches their claims IME and I very much agree with you. It's £110 more than an Ashdown 1x10 cab which is fair for a British built cab with very highly customised driver, not to mention comparing it to other "high end" 1x10s, let alone any of the 2x10s it can probably keep up with

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1441404626' post='2858748'] Why? It's a 1x10, isn't it? [/quote] Because they claim it matches most 2x10s for output. And the Retro Two10 they claim matches most 4x10s

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1441377929' post='2858472'] Come on, give us a clue about the offending subject? Was it EMG's on Jazz basses? [/quote] "Ashdown is wooly"

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1441320182' post='2857998'] Where did this come from? Have I been asleep? Couldn't see anything on their website... [/quote] http://barefacedbass.com/product-range/one10.htm And to answer Chris' question I believe yes this is what was originally going to the the Retro One10.

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1441313073' post='2857909'] When I've got mine I'll do a back to back with a Wizzy 10 on a DB and post it here. If it arrives in time I'll bring it to the SE Bash. [/quote] Ooh now that would be good, seeing and hearing one at the Bash