Ampeg, schmampeg

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='469049' date='Apr 21 2009, 09:40 PM']They sound like Ampegs...[/quote]

Are you on commission? And paid in Krona?

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='469057' date='Apr 21 2009, 09:52 PM']Are you on commission? And paid in Krona? [/quote]

I'm not that good a liar...

[maxrossell]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='467979' date='Apr 20 2009, 11:50 PM']I have an SVT 6 Pro and an SVT 410HLF. And I'm beginning to feel a bit foolish about it.[/quote]

Dude, I wish I had that kind of gear to feel foolish about.

I know what you mean though. I've had killer legendary high-end gear and felt foolish about it when someone points out to me that they got some new-brand stuff for half the price that is reviewing better in the trade literature. So I go sell the legendary gear and get the new stuff, and yeah it's great and all, but then I find myself wishing I still had my legendary gear, because playing music is about so much more than just having the most efficient gear.

And time and time again, you'll see the same thing. One guy with his refrigerator full of rackable crap and a six-speed bass with fourteen dials on it and thru-neck and inbuilt coffee-maker and what have you, all through some space-age cab with cones made from perihydroxidephenalaminedisulphate - and then some old dude comes along with a beat-up Precision and some ancient amp with four knobs on it, and owns the sh*t out of the new guy's sound.

Enjoy your gear for what it is, and don't worry about what other people are doing.

[maxrossell]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='468972' date='Apr 21 2009, 07:57 PM']Anyhooo....

whats wrong with these.....?

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_bxr1800h.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_bxr1800h.htm[/url][/quote]

Apparently they fail within months.

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='maxrossell' post='469298' date='Apr 22 2009, 09:37 AM']Dude, I wish I had that kind of gear to feel foolish about.

I know what you mean though. I've had killer legendary high-end gear and felt foolish about it when someone points out to me that they got some new-brand stuff for half the price that is reviewing better in the trade literature. So I go sell the legendary gear and get the new stuff, and yeah it's great and all, but then I find myself wishing I still had my legendary gear, because playing music is about so much more than just having the most efficient gear.

And time and time again, you'll see the same thing. One guy with his refrigerator full of rackable crap and a six-speed bass with fourteen dials on it and thru-neck and inbuilt coffee-maker and what have you, all through some space-age cab with cones made from perihydroxidephenalaminedisulphate - and then some old dude comes along with a beat-up Precision and some ancient amp with four knobs on it, and owns the sh*t out of the new guy's sound.

Enjoy your gear for what it is, and don't worry about what other people are doing.[/quote]

You are completely right. I've focused too much on the techy stuff of late. My sound is well decent, so the Ampeg stuff stays. Cheers!

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='maxrossell' post='469302' date='Apr 22 2009, 09:38 AM']Apparently they fail within months.[/quote]

You've managed to get [i]months[/i] out of it before failing...?

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='469351' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:19 AM']You are completely right. I've focused too much on the techy stuff of late. My sound is well decent, so the Ampeg stuff stays. Cheers![/quote]

..but the Stingray is being traded for a precision right?

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='469362' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:29 AM']..but the Stingray is being traded for a precision right?[/quote]

Eh?

Nope. If I had either, i might!

[maxrossell]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='469360' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:28 AM']You've managed to get [i]months[/i] out of it before failing...?[/quote]

Not me man, I never owned one. Guy I know had a combo though. Most genius thing ever, the speaker was power rated so low it couldn't handle the output, so he had to run it real quiet or it would break. It bust the speaker eventually anyway. Funniest thing ever.

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='maxrossell' post='469450' date='Apr 22 2009, 11:39 AM']Not me man, I never owned one. Guy I know had a combo though. Most genius thing ever, the speaker was power rated so low it couldn't handle the output, so he had to run it real quiet or it would break. It bust the speaker eventually anyway. Funniest thing ever.[/quote]

Brilliant. You know that most Behringers are going to be run within an inch of their lfe... but that is giving it no chance!

[riff raff]

svt classic.8x10.fender p bass.dig in hard with a pick......................flush of blood to the loins.


if ya like it, ya like it.

if ya dont........ya don't.



peace and love.

[mildmanofrock]

Just as I'm starting to love my SVT 6 PRO, something weird has happened.

It's making a background noise like a cassette loading Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It's not very loud, but noticeable. Anyone else had weird electronic beeps and blurps, and know the cause or solution?

[maxrossell]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='481642' date='May 7 2009, 09:36 AM']Just as I'm starting to love my SVT 6 PRO, something weird has happened.

It's making a background noise like a cassette loading Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It's not very loud, but noticeable. Anyone else had weird electronic beeps and blurps, and know the cause or solution?[/quote]

Does it have a fan in it?

[crez5150]

is your mobile sitting on top of or near the head?

[mildmanofrock]

[b]Does it have a fan in it?[/b]

Yes, and bloody noisy they are too. But they've never made electronic bleeps before.

[b]is your mobile sitting on top of or near the head?[/b]

No, I left it in the other room.

And so the curse continues

[bozzbass]

I've used an SVTIII for years now, an amp that gets a bit of a rough deal on TB.com, and it's been great. I've also have a B100R that is ace, I actually prefer it to the big amp.

Hang on, this looks like evidence to suggest I am biased. I would say if you like your amp and it does the job, don't worry about the badge.

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='481642' date='May 7 2009, 09:36 AM']It's making a background noise like a cassette loading Sinclair ZX Spectrum.[/quote]

Any chance of an mp3 of the above, for anyone aged under 40

Sorry to hear you've got a sick Ampeg.

Edited May 7, 2009 by skankdelvar

[BigRedX]

Sounds like it's picking up some digital crap from somewhere. Tubes going microphonic?

[steve-soar]

+1. My guitarist uses a Mashall TSL 100 watt 2x12 combo (phwoooor!) and it started to do the same thing, then it blew a fuse, then died.
I had a look at the power tubes and one of the four was showing a blueish glow. Cheapo tubes, out, matched JJ's, in, sings much sweeter now.

[mildmanofrock]

Sounds like it's picking up some digital crap from somewhere. Tubes going microphonic?


+1. My guitarist uses a Mashall TSL 100 watt 2x12 combo (phwoooor!) and it started to do the same thing, then it blew a fuse, then died.
I had a look at the power tubes and one of the four was showing a blueish glow. Cheapo tubes, out, matched JJ's, in, sings much sweeter now.

Looks like I need some new tubes then. Magic.

[AM1]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']As the person who stirred up the 'experience' hornets nest, I think I owe an explanation...[/quote]

Hi Red, my apologies for being a bit behind on replies...

[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']AM1 you post some interesting stuff. I don't always agree with your opinions but that doesn't stop them from being interesting and the discussion stimulating. In your various posts there are all sorts of hints of a varied and serious musical past and present, so I wanted to know where you were coming from musically and how better to find out then to have a listen to some tunes you'd played on.[/quote]

Thanks for the comments.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']I can understand that you want to maintain a certain 'distance' on an internet forum, but I bet an awful lot of people are partly here to promote their various musical activities - I won't deny that it forms part of the reason why I'm here. Most of us would like to show off what we do musically and hope for a little bit of recognition and appreciation from our peers. So when neither your profile or your signature has no further info about your musical activities, my initial reaction is to be just a little suspicious - for all I know you could be a (insert non-bass instrument here) trolling on a bass forum.

[b]BTW that's a simple observation, not an attack or a criticism.[/b][/quote]

For the avoidance of doubt, I am not here to promote my musical activities. It is unfortunate that you are suspicious and surmise that I may be a troll because I elect to "maintain a certain distance" - but just as you are entitled to your opinion, I am also entitled to decide what I do or do not put on my profile. I'm no troll - but again, it's your choice whether to take me at face value or not.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']I would be genuinely interested to hear some stuff that you have played on (bass or another instrument). I find that people with strong opinions nearly always produce interesting music simply because of the force of their personality - might not like the music in question, but that's neither here nor there, but I would hope at least to find the experience worthwhile.[/quote]

I would consider sharing some material but only on a signed NDA basis.

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[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']Back to my original point in this thread. We have obviously been going to different gigs, because IME - certainly in the past 20 years from both an on- and off-stage perspective - anything after the DI box in a bass rig has minimal impact on what is heard by the audience at 1000+ capacity 'rock' venues irrespective of the make of equipment , and [b]unless the bassist has a very specialised rig [/b]the DI box nearly always comes before the instrument input of the amp.[/quote]

Of the touring bassists I know, most of them prefer to have control over their own signal colouring.

[AM1]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='482411' date='May 7 2009, 08:42 PM']Sounds like it's picking up some digital crap from somewhere. Tubes going microphonic?


+1. My guitarist uses a Mashall TSL 100 watt 2x12 combo (phwoooor!) and it started to do the same thing, then it blew a fuse, then died.
I had a look at the power tubes and one of the four was showing a blueish glow. Cheapo tubes, out, matched JJ's, in, sings much sweeter now.

Looks like I need some new tubes then. Magic.[/quote]

Sorry to hear about your spectrum sounds!

Any update on this?

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='AM1' post='488308' date='May 14 2009, 10:38 PM']Sorry to hear about your spectrum sounds!

Any update on this?[/quote]

Hi AM1 - after a week of bleeping, the problem stopped. I've no idea how or why, but I'm glad it's gone!

[AM1]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='488539' date='May 15 2009, 09:28 AM']Hi AM1 - after a week of bleeping, the problem stopped. I've no idea how or why, but I'm glad it's gone![/quote]

Aah, the joys of intermittent, inexplicable technical issues!

I sent some karmic thought waves to your amp yesterday, glad it worked!