Merton

Looks good

Do it. You know you want to. Do it do it do it. #helping

Nice combo! This was the last range Trace introduced in the Gibson era before it all went belly up. I had a head version of this as part of my first big rig. Looks great onstage and sounds damn fine. As @Downunderwonder says, watch that 30Hz slider! (And prob the 40Hz one as well..)

Wot @warwickhunt sez. Ashdown, Handbox, Orange all currently manufacturing. Recent but no longer in manufacture - Laney, Mesa Boogie, Fender (I think)…

Jealous! Sadly cannot afford one right now…

I love the idea of the passive shorty sunburst one. $125 a month? Hmmm….

Love your pickups! Have some Big Splits in one bass and an MM5.4 in another

Have to say I’m pondering going down a similar route. Last two nights at band practices I’ve used my RM800 as a power amp only, getting the tone shaping from my OriginAL preamp pedal. What I’d love is an ~800-1000W at 2 ohms mini power amp (think Demeter Minnie, GR Bass Pure Amp, Bassics A900…) and a third One10…. Actually completely pointless because the two One10s and RM800 are more than enough for my bands but… it’s fun to add more than is strictly necessary isn’t it 😀

Finally got to take some gear out for a couple of days of rehearsing with some bands. Damn this set up works so well; surprisingly loud and full.

Holy moly, that is superb 😍

Marvellous!

Personally the weight of the head isn't an issue for me - I like the fact they're not just going as small and featherweight as possible but putting some nice design thought into the look. The cabs is where (for me) weight saving makes the most sense, especially as there are so many great sounding lightweight options these days (and as you say @la bam, Laney did it themselves with their last range!). I'm still very tempted by the 500W head and the 2x12 cab for me new projects, but I may choose a different route altogether if I even change anything in my rig...

Alter Bridge. 5 string, often funky tunings

The RM heads have two speakon/jack combi sockets so I’d be mighty surprised if the combo didn’t use the same. The RM EVO II cabs are two speakon/jack combi sockets as well

The combo will be fine for rehearsals. Gives you plenty of time to save for a matching second cab Ideally you’d want to match the same range as the design will be the same; as I said before any mix an match (even same manufacturer and driver size but different speakers/cabs) will have different frequency and phase responses.

Maybe the new Trace cabs will suit… hope they’re lightweight as (for me) a lighter cab is more importanterer than a light amp. What’s the point of a lightweight head if the cabs are heavier than the sun?

Option 1: You’ll get around 300W into the internal speaker. Best thing is to go for the 1x15 RM can to match as it is the same. Plenty on here about the potential issues with mixing different drivers/driver sizes. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It’s a lottery. Option 2: I like the OriginAL 500 head, it’s lovely. Less bells and whistles than the RM so it’s really a toss up on what you want the amp to do. For example the drive and compression on the RM head both give the tone something “more” in the mix. FWIW, I’d be looking at the RM800 which @FinnDave is selling on here. You’ll never need anything else power wise. EDIT for link:

Interesting that he’s said 1200W and I was told by Peavey last week that it was 1100W. 1200 makes more sense given the name. *of course 1200W class D probably means it’ll “feel” like around 600W class AB. In my very humble, fully educated and intelligent opinion 😜

Misinterpretation of the symbols. The up/down arrows are just another way to show top and bottom end

Good work - will be interested in the response

Some CTMs have been made in China… my swimming pool one was 🙂 Most are UK built though.

Phone Ashdown. I bought a second hand CTM100 a couple of years ago, it was in terrible condition. I sent it to Ashdown and had a call from Dave Green, he said he thought it had been living in a swimming pool due to its condition 😅 A complete set of new power valves and preamp valves and a general clean up was significantly cheaper than buying the valves separately. Significantly…

Maybe wait for the new TE-1200 when it’s launched, my bet is that will do the trick nicely. Or maybe Ashdown’s Retroglide?