jay bass Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi looking to down size from ampeg 4x10 anyone tried the orange 500watt terror combo with 2 x12 spekers in isobaric formation looking to use for old style 50's 60's covers so need a reasonable clean bottom end sound any reviews / comments appreciated thanks jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Not used the combo but my terror 1000w head isn’t great at doing clean. I swapped out the valves to get a bit more clean head room which gives a bit more flexibility but I wouldn’t be looking at one if a clean sound was the main buying criteria. I love the sound personally and it works for my band but it’s not the most adjustable sound wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderpaws Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 The new one is supposed to do clean much more effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I have the new version of the Terror bass head and it has much more clean tone now. The old one could be tamed with different valves, which is what I did when I owned that. Don't know what they use in the combo but presumably if it's the new version it will sound as good as my head and if it is the old version, there is nothing that can't be tamed with different valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay bass Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 9 hours ago, T-Bay said: Not used the combo but my terror 1000w head isn’t great at doing clean. I swapped out the valves to get a bit more clean head room which gives a bit more flexibility but I wouldn’t be looking at one if a clean sound was the main buying criteria. I love the sound personally and it works for my band but it’s not the most adjustable sound wise. Hi Thanks to everyone for all the help what and how many vaives does it have ? is it just 2 pre amp valves? What sort of cost is it to change them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, jay bass said: Hi Thanks to everyone for all the help what and how many vaives does it have ? is it just 2 pre amp valves? What sort of cost is it to change them Yes, just preamp valves. It had a pair of AX7s, I replaced them with ECC81s which helped a lot. Cost was about £30 iirc for decent quality valves, cheap ones could be had for about a fiver each but I didn’t want to do that. The valves do affect output though, not an issue with a 1000w amp, but could be with a 500w depending what you need it for and what valve swap you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Here's the old thread from the 1st model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Ive had both the TB 500 and the SP212. Here are my thoughts. As per Cat Burros message, you can simply replace the 12AX7 with 12AT7 tubes with no modifications. this reduces the gain stage by about 40% giving a much cleaner tone. The SP212 cab I didnt like at all, found it to be very muddy (and heavy). I regret selling the TB-500 and would get one again in a heart beat. My advice would be to get the TB-500 and a decent 2x10...if you can afford it a Barefaced two10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberBass Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I have the new Terror bass with the new obc 112 neo cabs in the for sale section it’s a lovely light compact rig 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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