Byo Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Hi there, I have an Ashdown Little Bastard 30w valve head that I am trying to pair with an Aguilar DB112 for home studio work and was wondering about what other LB users settings are. The EQ is still a mystery to me as I my main amp for years has been a Markbass Little Rocker 500 and that thing is really easy to dial in when compared to the LB. I have had a look over here and on Talkbass for the "flat" settings but there does not seem to be a general rule of thumb. For reference I use a variety of passive P and J basses with and without effects and I tend to look for a tone that has a hint of growl if you dig in with a pick but is stil fat and punchy when playing finger-style. All suggestions are welcome! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I normally run my LB through a single Barefaced One10 at home, these settings work quite nicely, but plug into the “low” input to hit the preamp harder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 14 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: I spoke with Ashdown about various details of my CTM-30, and apparently the closest to flat is bass and treble at 50%, mids at 75%. Interesting, I was told mids to the max, treble and bass at 9pm, with mid and bright switches down and bass switch up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 These are the settings I use for reggae and dub, through a markbass NY115 or an Ashdown 115 deep cab , and I always use the low input 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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franzbassist Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: By Ashdown? Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reggaebass Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 @Byo if I may suggest (if you haven’t already) give Dave green a call at Ashdown, he designed and built the LB , I’ve met him many times and he will tell you anything you want to know about it, mine is number 00046, he took mine apart and cleaned and serviced it and checked the valves and upgraded a few bits , while I waited , they really are top guys at Ashdown 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Jus Lukin said: How peculiar. I'd started by asking if it was the usual passive appx. 0-10-0, but was given the percentages stated. I know! And this article in Bass Gear Mag shows "flat" as different again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: @Byo if I may suggest (if you haven’t already) give Dave green a call at Ashdown, he designed and built the LB , I’ve met him many times and he will tell you anything you want to know about it, mine is number 00046, he took mine apart and cleaned and serviced it and checked the valves and upgraded a few bits , while I waited , they really are top guys at Ashdown 🙂 Yep, Dave is great, a really helpful guy, as are Ashdown in general. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 5, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 9 hours ago, Reggaebass said: @Byo if I may suggest (if you haven’t already) give Dave green a call at Ashdown, he designed and built the LB , I’ve met him many times and he will tell you anything you want to know about it, mine is number 00046, he took mine apart and cleaned and serviced it and checked the valves and upgraded a few bits , while I waited , they really are top guys at Ashdown 🙂 Thanks for this @Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 8 hours ago, franzbassist said: I know! And this article in Bass Gear Mag shows "flat" as different again. Great article @franzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy23cricket Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I have a CTM 30 tweed (same beast really) and I tend to start here, then tweak down a touch as required (usually not required 😂) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) . Edited June 1, 2020 by Tobe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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