ossyrocks Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 Erm, I can't really believe this myself, but I'm probably picking up a 400RB MK-I this evening from a member here. There have been crazy coincidences surrounding this, and I still won't believe it until it's in my hands. I'll keep you posted. And yes, I know, I'm hopeless. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 Oh dear. This has to stop. I'm done now, unless someone comes up with an 800RB...... Back in February @The fasting showman listed a 400RB MKI. It was one here for a while, a couple of months, and at that time, they weren't on my radar. This was before I had heard @shug with his amp at Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival, and I knew I had to try one. Anyway, the amp got withdrawn before it sold. Very late last night I contacted Martin @The fasting showman, to see if he would reconsider his decision to withdraw the amp and sell it to me. "Perhaps" was the answer, but no postage. Then we realised he and his family were coming to stay in a cottage 12 minutes from my house, today!. The heavens aligned, and we met up this evening and the deal was done. We had a bit of a chinwag, much of which was in praise of these amps. @cetera I think Martin is still kicking himself over selling you his 800RB. So here we are, a MKI, MKII and a MKIII 400RB. I'm so chuffed I can't tell you. Rob 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 You’re gonna have one for every day of the week soon Rob (and possibly two for Sunday). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 They did make four of ‘em. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Nice to meet you Rob, doubtless I'll kick myself for selling it...I'm currently in the where are they now file so glad it'll get used in anger. My 700rb will suffice. As I was saying, the Backline 600 shares a lot of circuitry and parts with the mk3 and 4, because of their price point they're often neglected and treated as a utility item. If you get a good one they're great amps, often dirt cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shug Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 23/08/2024 at 21:30, ossyrocks said: Oh dear. This has to stop. I'm done now, unless someone comes up with an 800RB...... Back in February @The fasting showman listed a 400RB MKI. It was one here for a while, a couple of months, and at that time, they weren't on my radar. This was before I had heard @shug with his amp at Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival, and I knew I had to try one. Anyway, the amp got withdrawn before it sold. Very late last night I contacted Martin @The fasting showman, to see if he would reconsider his decision to withdraw the amp and sell it to me. "Perhaps" was the answer, but no postage. Then we realised he and his family were coming to stay in a cottage 12 minutes from my house, today!. The heavens aligned, and we met up this evening and the deal was done. We had a bit of a chinwag, much of which was in praise of these amps. @cetera I think Martin is still kicking himself over selling you his 800RB. So here we are, a MKI, MKII and a MKIII 400RB. I'm so chuffed I can't tell you. Rob You're gonna need an 800RB, though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 12 minutes ago, shug said: You're gonna need an 800RB, though... I am acutely aware of this fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 There's suddenly so much online interest in these that the CIA are going to start making enquiries... Looking at the schematic of the 400 preamp (because I'm nosey and I've read this month's Viz), it looks like "flat" eq is with bass and treble at 12 o clock, and the mids both at max. Am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, bremen said: There's suddenly so much online interest in these that the CIA are going to start making enquiries... Looking at the schematic of the 400 preamp (because I'm nosey and I've read this month's Viz), it looks like "flat" eq is with bass and treble at 12 o clock, and the mids both at max. Am I right? They don't sound like that to me. Everything at noon seems to be where flat is, when compared with other amps. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I found the RB series to have their own voice. And starting with everything at noon was a wonderful place to begin. Probably one of the easiest amps to dial in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 'flat' always sounds very middle-y on a bass. I think Bob knew that and realised that no-one would want to boost the mids, hence the options are 'flat' or 'cut the mids'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 03/09/2024 at 11:21, ossyrocks said: They don't sound like that to me. Everything at noon seems to be where flat is, when compared with other amps. Yeah, I find the same with my 400RB Though I guess what sounds 'flat' can be quite subjective & can depend on choice of cab, room acoustics etc... Here's the settings that I perceive as 'flat'-ish, at least to my cloth ears with a couple of 12" Vanderkleys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 2 hours ago, nick said: Yeah, I find the same with my 400RB Though I guess what sounds 'flat' can be quite subjective & can depend on choice of cab, room acoustics etc... Here's the settings that I perceive as 'flat'-ish, at least to my cloth ears with a couple of 12" Vanderkleys. We could, and perhaps should, do a whole thread on eq and gain settings on the RB series of amps. I’m a big fan of higher boost settings, around 2 o’clock is where I’m at, and I’m not playing rock, it’s blues on a P bass with flats. Rob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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