Merton

Traces always have to have their gain very high to get the orange light on, I had the same issue with an AH300-12 head when I had one. Never really bothered me - try chanigng the valve for something else and you may find that helps get the sound you want anyway (that's what I did!)

2nd hand Trace rig and £500 for the second room is a winner. And yes, metal grilles are a must!

I would do Harke LH500 paired with a 4x10 cab of some form; no active EQ for eejits to overdo the bass frequencies but a dead simple, great sounding head.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1329223744' post='1538985'] Be interesting to get OBBM in on this thread and he loves his amps both old and new school, and has recently bought the GK MB Fusion micro head that has three 12ax7s in it. [/quote] He's not had the best of starts with the MBFusion but hopefully he can come along with some thoughts soon. Personally I love mine and the three valve preamp is brilliant. Lots of thump and weight and bite and (IMHO) not lacking at all.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1329230613' post='1539165'] I note the large front panel logo has gone... too intrusive..?? [/quote] Nope, the pic in the OP is of pre-prod prototypes

They have a nifty bit on the cab to stop the amp sliding off. No shortcuts or design fails here, these look great

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1329154587' post='1538025'] just a thought .. check battery if your bass is active, unless you have already... [/quote] I run them all passive...

Patch cables could be the issue. The PSU has been working reliably for two years now and has plenty of headroom with current so don't think it's that. Will try patch cables and report back

Well, we play 2-3 gigs a month and the only times I've ever had an issue has been in that room, 3 times in 4 years, but we run sooo much gear (full PA with subs, backline, monitors, lighting rig ewtc etc) and it's ONLY ever been my pedal board which goes wonky, I figured it was just a weird coincidence! My pedal board was running off a 4-way which was powering my backline and our rhythm gutiarist's amp and pedals too, none of that was affected... I'm hoping to have a play with the pedals at home this week but not sure when, was just hoping someone had had a similar experience and could say "ah yes, you need to do x/y/z..." WIshful thinking probably, haha!

Hello! (Before I start, if this needs to be moved to Repairs... then please do so!) RIght, I have a pedal board, nothing exciting compared with some of yours: TU2 -> EBS Octabass -> EBS Unichorus -> Ibanez SB7 -> SansAmp BDDI -> PA (effected from BDDI)/Amp (clean) They are all powered from a 9V DC mains adaptor using the [url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/gigrig-distributor-122-p.asp"]GigRig[/url] Distributor system, no batteries in sight. Bass is a Satus of some form, also run passive. On Saturday my bass volume started fading in and out slowly (so slowly I didn't really notice til I thought "Wow I'm very quiet"). First time I noticed it my UniChorus was on so I thought it might be that. Second time there was no effect on at all (excpet the BDDI which was sending my rig a clean signal and the PA an EQ'd signal). Quick natter to the soundman, nothing else was having any issues but my volume issue was there both for my backline and front of house, so we took the pedals out of the chain and went striaght ito the BDDI, now off and running passive. Boom, volume back where it should be both backline and FoH. Anyone ever come across anything like this before? I wonder if the power supply was getting hot and dropping its voltage but I also can't see that being the reason if I had the issue with all pedals off...? I'm hoping to have some time to play with my pedalboard this week but with 2 kids on half term it might be difficult.... One last thing, last time i had an issue with my pedal board power supply, I was playing a gig in exactly the same room of the same hotel 3 years ago. And before that, about a year previously, was the first time I had pedal board power issues, also in the same room. Weird. (Each of those occasions necessitated a new power supply, I hope not again!!)

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1328868527' post='1533877'] meh! A few years I was at a biker rally and every band that was on did 'I predict a riot'. It's a phase, it will pass then the new popular songs from the hit parade will usurp the old popular songs from the hit parade. [/quote] This is true. I remember doing I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Ruby, and god knows what else during a fad

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1328901403' post='1534719'] our band do this too - good song easy to play please the crowd - just leave the rappy bit out (IMHO) [/quote] Our bloke singer does the rap. He also does the rap in American Boy and She Said. Word.

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1328623018' post='1530128'] I do a full on kick ass rock version [/quote] So do we. Heavy.

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Just because a driver is thermally rated higher than your amp doesn't mean it will be any better than the original driver in that cabinet. Lots to take into account I'm afraid and xmax is certainly one of them! There are better people than I on these forums who can explain more succinctly for you tho