Recent content by stevecham

I highly recommend a Mesa head, power, cut and warmth.

When shopping for Mesa amps recently I played the BB750, M3, M6 and M9 and decided on the M6 only because I found it to have the big warmthand roundness that I was looking for.

I tried a number of different and currently made 12ax7s in the WalkAbout preamp and found that I liked the Sovtek LP (not the LPS) tubes in there. Very warm and modern but with a dash of old school SVT thrown in. Their break up point begins and is superb around 12:30 to 1 o'clock. I go to...

I also recommend that you seriously consider an US made Fender Jazz bass. This is a truly professional bass with a great tonal range and is easy on smaller hands while you grow into playing. By all means get out there and play these models to make the best decision for yourself; that's the...

Until you have played an M6 please don't make conclusions...this is one of the finest bass heads out there. Tonally warm, accurate and powerful. I did extensive research playing many heads and cabs and settled on this one (even over the M9!) for tone alone. After many years and many rigs...

A Gear Page thread mentioned the existence of Talk Bass so I came over here and joined. Very cool site!