Merton

[quote name='Muppet' post='323801' date='Nov 6 2008, 10:35 PM']The back panel schematic says "manufactured in PRC for Ashdown Engineering" Peoples Republic of Colorado??[/quote] It also says 500W RMS, but it's 400W according tot he blurb. Methinks they've done the usual trick of not quite getting all the information right online...

[url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?ID=215"]BTA400[/url] BTA standing for Big Tube Amp apparently. Made in the USA... Wonder how expensive it'll be over here. And how long it'll take to arrive

[quote name='tombboy' post='322739' date='Nov 5 2008, 03:39 PM']This, to me, is playing in the 'pocket'.. as tight as a gnat's arse!! IMO!! [/quote] Hell yes.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='91057' date='Nov 19 2007, 08:03 PM']I've already used Mike on one of my gigs and he's brilliant. Knew the songs better than the rest of the band! [/quote] +1 - he also know the songs better than me!

Battery would be my first guess too, but... does the bass work with your Trace combo?

Status do one for £51 + VAT and shipping.

The V-Type looks so small and dinky in comparison to the older bits! Wish it was as light

[quote name='crez5150' post='319025' date='Oct 31 2008, 01:17 PM']Most of the band are too busy checking out the totty to worry about the gig..... [/quote] That's certainly my pre-gig ritual. Plus OCD hand washing coz I like clean hands when I'm playing bass.

I read the title as a coach that sings. That would be impressive, heading down the motorway, then you overtake a coach singing "Nessun Dorma" at the top of its voice. Sorry, that was poorer than Arsenal's defending in the last 5 minutes last night. I'll check with a couple of singers I know, see who they recommend

overwater#1 (or Matt as he's more commonly known to his family) has been a pleasure to deal with. Top bloke, dead easy transaction and highly recommended. Cheers Matt, hope you enjoy the combo

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='317795' date='Oct 29 2008, 05:52 PM']Worst was when my gear was 'borrowed' at one shared billing at the Clapham Grand and I went absolutely mental at the promoter after I came down from the dressing room. I was watching the twat playing through it redlining the power amp section. Luckily for them both there was no permanent damage.[/quote] Good ol' Feedme Music. i told them once under no circumstances whatsoever was my stuff to be used by anyone else, only to experience a very similar thing - bass player with huuuuge distortions practically f**king up the tweeter right in front of my eyes. "er, what?" "Oh yeah, he just sort of plugged in". Well he f**king shouldn't have done. So I told him to sod off.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='317897' date='Oct 29 2008, 08:06 PM']Actually it said the person that put the quiz together is an idiot - not in so many words, but the clues were there.[/quote] God yeah. Smelling piskates and grammatical bollocks, not to mention dubious maths: You Scored as Victor Wooten Victor Wooten 58% Jaco Pastorius 42% Micheal "Flea" Balzary 25% Pete Wentz 25% John Myung 17%

Black or natural please

Can't make this Friday but are you up Redhill way anytime soon?

When I had a Trace 12-band head (admittedly a 1999 model) I could push the input gain all the way up and not overdrive the preamp, this is with 18V active basses. So I think you'll find it may just have a massive amount of headroom! The preshape button isn't an EQ defeat, it sets an additional "preshape" curve to the EQ sliders. But you've figured that out already...

[quote name='AndyMartin' post='315556' date='Oct 27 2008, 09:12 AM']+1 for let your ears decide, they are more reliable than other people's opinions[/quote] I like that, good wordsmithing!

[quote name='NowVertical' post='315527' date='Oct 27 2008, 08:23 AM']Another gig at the Priory [/quote] Bugger, this time I really DO have a band practice, would love to be able to come and stay for the whole set

Trace Elliots of the new millenium are designed by Paul Stevens, the guy who designed the legendary Trace V8. The circuit boards are made in Essex, I guess the cabinets are too, though they may be manufactured at the peavey/Trace HQ in Corby, Northants. I've spent several hours on the phone talking to the MD of the company who does the PCBs for Trace and I can guarantee that the build quality will be second to none. Yes they had a few early production glitches but they're definitely sorted now. As Buzz said, the stigma is really attached to the Gibson era stuff (1997-2002ish) where they let buyers purchase cheaper, inferior components which led to poor reliability.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='313997' date='Oct 24 2008, 05:15 PM']P.P.S. And then later someone who's just discovered a 21" speaker cab which goes to 20Hz...[/quote] I have a friend who says his cousin's girlfriend's dad has one in his garage, so it must be true. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='313962' date='Oct 24 2008, 04:52 PM']What i meant was to NOT play the guitar riff all the way through.[/quote] Aye, that I know, I just can't remember if what I play is as recorded or some other nonsense my brain made my fingers do!! Haha I dind't know Extreme did a cover, I thought Thunder did? Or someone like that...?

As recorded. I think. Can't remember

[quote name='Wil' post='313782' date='Oct 24 2008, 01:40 PM']I think the fundamental tone of graphite has always left a little something to be desired to my ears - yes, it gives a nice high mid edge, but I've always found the bottom lacking the definiton of a wood neck. I found this on both my old Status S2 Classic and my current graphite necked P bass - my old wood necked Status S1 though didn't suffer from this.[/quote] I have to say the fundamental tone of my Retroactive is perfect - for me. I think it's got the most bottom-end clarity and guts that any of my basses have ever had, except poss my Groove fretless which is just monstrously huge!