CalJock Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 So I've just returned to work from GAK in Brighton, the proud owner of a new Ashdown MiBass 550! It's the first time I've actually ever bought a new amp! I am however still cab-less, but I've not been asked to take a cab to a gig in 5 years so I'm ok with that... for now... I've been standing on the edge of the lightweight head thing for a while now, and seeing as last week I sold my old beat-up hartke (HA3500) and yesterday found out that instead of getting made redundant on friday I'm just having my hours cut, I thought I'd treat myself. I think this afternoon is really gonna drag though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I just bought one of those from a geezer on here. Used it for the first time last weekend. No shortage of decibels I can tell you. I set it up as a loud, clean tone and used a floor processor to get some grit and shape. It was brilliant. Just what I needed and nice and compact. Not sure about the "Deep" button though, as at volume, that overpowered the cab. Good unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalJock Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Cool, good to know. I went just based on hearing it in the shop. I'll be running a couple fuzz boxes into the thing so I thought that the deep switch might help me put a bit more low end into the signal. Just in the shop I thought the deep button seemed a bit more usefull than that other shape switch, but I reckon dialing in some mids might completely solve that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgiver69 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 hey mate I live in Burgess Hill, if you ever need to borrow a cab just let me know. I have a spare 2x10 that I don't use that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalJock Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Cheers man, that's really cool I'll probably take you up on that at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I really think I should give the MiBass another go. I had one for a brief time, but didn't think it was anything special volume wise - but posts here (and other threads) seem to contradict my findings. I loved the design, weight, size and features - so perhaps I should revisit this one again. Hmmmmm.... Will be very interested to hear your further thoughts as you use it more. Cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1365097271' post='2035360'] I really think I should give the MiBass another go. I had one for a brief time, but didn't think it was anything special volume wise - but posts here (and other threads) seem to contradict my findings. [/quote] I'll back up your findngs.... I picked one up near-mint second hand a couple of months ago (the asking price was such that I could try it and almost guarantee my money back if I didn't want to keep it) and although I quite like the tone and don't plan to get rid of it, I have to run it flat out on the master to get the volume I need for my classic rock and metal bands. By comparison, I only have to run my GK MB200 slightly above half. Don't get me wrong, I do actually quite like it, but 'nothing special volume-wise' feels like a fair assessment to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalJock Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Not used it in any of the bands yet, but based on how it's been at home I reckon it'll be ok. I don't think it's the loudest amp, but I don't think it's as horrifically underpowerd as the little giants and even then it's got the DI out so if it's a bit quiet there's always the PA. I'll need to wait until I've used it in the bands to asses the thing fully but just now I would say it's got usable volume, a great tone, I really like the eq on it, and it's smaller in size and weight than an illustated copy of Lord of the Rings, i'd say it's looking like a real winner. I'm playing in a doomy instrumental metal band that does jazz/latin/country/blues bits, and a shoegazy noise rock thing so if it holds up there I reckon it'll hold up most places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Aha. Now, that gets me thinking there may be another factor for me. I used it last weekend with a Barefaced Compact. I heard before that they are a really loud cab and thought nothing of it. I'm telling ya. If I had used the whole volume available, I would have blown all of the windows out. Maybe those little Barefaced Compacts really are loud cabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1365237562' post='2036975'] Aha. Now, that gets me thinking there may be another factor for me. I used it last weekend with a Barefaced Compact. I heard before that they are a really loud cab and thought nothing of it. I'm telling ya. If I had used the whole volume available, I would have blown all of the windows out. Maybe those little Barefaced Compacts really are loud cabs? [/quote] Never used a Compact myself, but my cabs are Barefaced Super 12 for stage and Markbass 104HR for rehearsal. Both are 4ohm and I've never seen either accused of being 'quiet' before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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