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My go to flats. The perfect blend of thump without the dead flump. No modern twang here just that old school record sound whilst still being clear

As this is an alpha bass (my old one 😃) and it being all valve i was always under the impression that the heads outputs needed to see matched impedance? Happy to be proven wrong but i thought being all valve it was best to stick to what the outputs stated

Just to add - currently in the bass is a SPB-1. Not a bad pup by any means but just seems to be lacking ''ooomph'' or ''wallop''. Ive always loved the Priboara handwound pups from Russia but thinking something a little hotter might help push the SVT for the spongey growl as per the above vid

Ive been tempted by on of these for a while but my main concerns are 1) Its not really a traditional P bass tone and 2) Mud! I play a MIM Classic Reissue 50's bass into an old Ampeg SVT into a 2x12 ampeg, no effects. Im looking for big depth which obviously the Thumper will provide but im also looking for growl and not just a mud bath in the low end. I guess the Thumper will push my valves a bit harder which may in turn give me some of that spongey/bouncy growl but as im using flatwounds i dont want there to be a complete lack of clarity and just a load of uncontrollable boom coming out. Does anyone have any specific experience using the Thumper with flats (particularly through a valve head) that can comment? As far as the tone in my head im seeking from the thumper its kinda like the vid below (yes i know its a completely different bass with active electronics) but with the hotter output of the thumper and the darker overall tone i was hoping to get in this ballpark:-

Love my Ampeg 212av. They are ported but designed to replicate a sealed cab with a similar tone to the old 810e. Great lows and slight mid push but its the highs i like - none of this shrill ice picky type highs ive had with other more expensive cabs

Im still to find a 'lightweight' amp or cab that fully captures MY sound. An ampeg valve amp into a sealed cab. Ive tried so many pedals, class d etc etc and it just isnt there yet for me

Well, looks like as I suspected I might need to shell out on some power valves. Trying to bias it up to the amount stated on the chasis but even at maxed out the trim pot it doesn't appear to be enough. 3 of the valves do look like they are pretty old Svetlana's whilst the other three look like newer Marshall branded 6550. I see I can pick up a pack of 6 x Bugera 6550's for £150 but no reviews or comments on them anywhere. Might pay the bit extra for Sovtek or JJ's?

Looks like I need to learn the bias procedure on these. I fired it up through an Ampeg SVT212 AV and the amp is very quiet even with volume cranked - well maybe not VERY quiet but certainly not SVT loud. There is also quite a bit of hum coming from the amp at idle so ill need to dig around online and find the biasing video ive seen before.

Yes, finally got my hands on one....er two @Bankai. The one on the left is fully working/serviced but the one on the right is spares/repair. The seller wouldnt split so im flipping the broken one as is.

So, as of an hour ago, i joined this group 👌