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Thanks! You made my day :-)

Hi guys, I recently bought an Ibanez SRC6. It's an amazing instrument but I really hate the stock strings. They all feel too sloppy for me if tuned standard. I found the Labella flats which should be better since they're heavier (26-95), plus I love how flatwound strings sound. Reading forums I...

Actually I'm in Italy.. But thanks for all the suggestions guys!

Thanks, looks like the Ashdown 115 should be the best solution

Hi guys, As some of you may remember, I was looking for a vintage sounding tube head for studio use. In the end I opted for an Ashdown LB30, which sounds great and is new, so it should cause less problems than a vintage unit. Plus it has a nice D.I., which is good for me. Now I'm looking for a...

Thanks for your advice! Has anyone else ever compared it with the Classic heads? I'm more and more intrigued..

I've got one last question for you guys.. I found the Ashdown Little Bastard, which is a 30 W head and it is very cheap. I found lots of positive reviews and some pretty generic samples online. How does it really compare to the classic amps (B15, bassman, V4)?

I'm not necessarily after the B15 sound, just some random warm, "vintage" sound for studio use:) But the B100R sounds remarkably similar to the B15, at least judging from the very few clips I found! Right now I have a lot of choices in different price ranges, going from under 500 (Ampeg B100R...

I will mostly use the amp in the studio.. Old italian amps are quite unreliable and often mount rare tubes (usually the same they used to put inside television in the Sixties). I'm quite interested in the Carlsbro because it seems like a cross between Marshall and Hiwatt, it could be useful for...

Those old Crlsbro heads are quite interesting and cheap! I wonder about their reliability but look quite sturdy..

Hi guys, Sorry for resurrecting the thread.. I followed all your suggestions and did some more researches. The new Ampeg PF20T and PF50T are quite rare here, so I can't try them. I listened to some clips and wasn't really impressed - I found them quite sterile and cold. I'd love to try them...

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions! First of all, I don't think my cab is really an issue. It was actually a bass cab made probably by Farfisa in the Sixties, and it doesn't sound bad at all with bass - keep in mind that the Eminence Delta are PA speakers and sound pretty linear with both...

Hi guys! I'm setting up a recording studio here in Italy. I already own some nice vintage guitar amps (a '64 Ampeg Reverberocket 2 and a '87 Mesa Boogie Mark III) and now I'm looking for a bass head to be paired with a '60s oversized 2x12 cab loaded with Emi Deltas. I'm looking for something...