Show us your rig of choice for the weekend ** Basschat edition**

[Stub Mandrel]

19 hours ago, msb said:

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First night with the JoChoui amp powering Monique. Just 500 watts , but more than enough power for my favourite room in town. If I think I need more power I can add another cab , or use my Forte as back end power , but the Choui is perfect for what I need for most gigs. 

 

 

 

I can't imagine needing more than 500W I never get anywhere near nax volume with my Bass Terror, I  saw one used in the Manchester O2.

[Fishfacefour]

Enhanced pic from our gig on Saturday: Warwick star bass fretless > tuner> jhs pulp n peel comp> house peavey 300w 15" combo. Rattly, mid Focussed and loud enough on the small stage but pa support was massive adding the required weight for the ska and reggae set. 

 

Katana perched on top for the guitarist sounded good too. 

 

Edited yesterday at 11:42 by Fishfacefour
Added katana info

[Chienmortbb]

On 18/01/2025 at 01:09, DGBass said:

Something new, something borrowed and something blue...road testing this weekends rig of choice for my Sunday gig at tonights (Fridays) regular studio jam. I can't say much about the cab at the moment other than it's not a Monza, it sounds fantastic, punches way way above its size and weight, which incidentally is I think the lightest LFSYS model yet at under 9kg. All to be revealed in the near future.😉
 

 

 

 

 

Although I am too waiting for the revelation by @stevie, I had  a preview a while ago. The weight is a game changer.
 

How did it sound with the ABM? I wish Ashdown would make them in a smaller form factor. 

Edited yesterday at 12:32 by Chienmortbb

[DGBass]

6 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

Although I am too waiting for the revelation by @stevie, I had  a preview a while ago. The weight is a game changer.
 

How did it sound with the ABM? I wish Ashdown would make them in a smaller form factor. 

It sounded very good indeed. The ABM for me has always had a very flexible sounding pre-amp. Pairing it with this new LFSYS cab opened up a new dimension of flexibility and sound. I haven't really had much experience using full range design cabs before and I could hear so much more detail sound wise. The cab is not so much an FRFR design, probably nearer to what I would say VMFR( vintage modified full range ). It's a warm sounding cab and that may because of the choice of a Celestion driver. It works really well with the ABM, and has given me a new appreciation of just how good a swiss army knife of amps an ABM can be. The cab and amp worked well together and I think thats mainly because the cab does need an amp with a bit of available headroom to get the best from it.  An ABM sits nicely on the cab in landscape mode but the dispersion horn would ideally need to be rotated 90 degrees to maintain the sonic benefits of the cabs design in a landscape setup. 

Edited 23 hours ago by DGBass

[Merton]

8 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

How did it sound with the ABM? I wish Ashdown would make them in a smaller form factor. 

@eude and I have been saying the same for years. Ashdown don’t seem interested in redesigning the preamp board to make it work…

[asingardenof]

1 hour ago, Merton said:

@eude and I have been saying the same for years. Ashdown don’t seem interested in redesigning the preamp board to make it work…

You have converted me to the cause as well

[eude]

1 hour ago, Merton said:

@eude and I have been saying the same for years. Ashdown don’t seem interested in redesigning the preamp board to make it work…

Yup, the main board covers the entirety of the face of the amp, and they're not keen on a redesign. A real shame, as they are one of the best amps on the market, but it feels like they've been left behind a bit. That said, I'd have another in a heartbeat, and if I ever ended up on bigger stages again, I would absolutely have one.

[Bilbothebassplayer]

I have been using the MarkBass Alain Caron Combo 121 Lite for around 10 years now. It's a ridiculously loud amp (500 watt) for the size and weight but it certainly has its faults.

 

From day 1 it has this hissing sound in the tweeter (seems to be a common problem with the model) but isn't noticeable when playing in a band. The D.I Sound on it is lovely and because it's Bi-Amp, I have played 6 string Basses and Bass VI's through it and it's never struggled with the frequency range but it is getting tired and beat up and It may be time to find me a younger model.

 

I have been thinking about Phil Jones (oooh matron) but I just can't believe it would keep up with a drummer. Need to see one out in the wild I think.