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Avatar Owners Club Pt. 2

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Hey all,

I have my Avatar 4x10 set with my Markbass 800 and was looking to get an avatar member number.

So far I like the setup. It is plenty loud. My only thing I am working on is to get my A string a little more noticed when I play it. The B and E are plenty strong and the higher strings are heard well, just some of the A string notes I am not too fond of the sound or haven't found my spot for it yet with settings. I typically do cut the mids on my bass, so maybe that is the issue in part. My amp I run everything at noon and the mid high or mid low at 1 oclock and do a quarter on the first filter (vle) to blend the sound a little bit.

Also, I would give advice on how it works for me to the above post as I am running it at 8ohms, so it's output is close to that of a MBII, but I do have the tube preamp version and I am not equipped to pretend I know what I am talking about in any kind of professional manner. What I can say it that it does power those cabs pretty sufficiently. I have spare room when playing to turn up more, we tend to have pretty loud practices, but my gain is a tow marks or mark and a half under noon and my volume is right on noon. I may go up a notch if I feel like being louder or if people are cranking. My clip light never comes on when playing either and as I stated I am running at 8 ohms, so about 500 watts through 4x10 avatar.

Our guitar player has a 250 tube amp I believe and I keep up no probs. I am guessing he can go louder too. Anyhow, here is some wasted type. Hope it might have been useful somehow.

Can I get my number now. :) Thanks.
 
Hey all,
As of this last week, I am now the proud owner of an Avatar B410 NEO cabinet. I can hardly believe how smooth this thing sounds. I love it. =D I've been playing bass for a little over a year now (after brief stints on rhythm guitar and then drums before finding my inner bassist). Playing through my my friend's $150 1x15 combo that I borrowed just wasn't cutting it, but now I have a rig that I can truly be happy about. I got the cab for a steal too, $200 lightly used. Mind if I join the club?

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Just got it the other day! The bad thing is I won't be able to play it for another three weeks until I get back to the States... but I'm excited to play it! It's odd, I'm currently studying abroad in the UK, but I've spent more money in the US this semester... I left playing a MIM P Bass Special through an Ampeg BA115T, and return to a new Olympic White Jag, Ashdown head, and Avatar cab! Gotta take advantage of those deals when they pop up, huh? That means less money spent here, but no complaints about it!

I also found out that there's a new band waiting for me to come back, so I'm excited about that, as well!

Ashdown ABM 500RC EVO II through B210 8 ohm. I plan on getting another B210 soon and run it vertical, or if I'm up for something different, a B212.

Best wishes!
 

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Finally uploading a picture of the green tolex 4x10 I ordered earlier this year. Can't wait to get another one to match it... would also be neat to build a tube amp for it, with matching depth/width dimensions/tolex/locking corners.
 

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Nice! How do you like the 210+212 combo? I'm thinking of either doing that or doing another 210...

Thanks!

PS - Good call on the Taylor Mades in the back!

Thanks !

I love the stack, as well as the individual cabs.

The 210 is actually the muscle of the stack. The fast, long excursion of the 10's make for great punch. I use it for rehearsals.

The 212 is warmer and smoother, but still gets "headache loud" without any break-up.

Together, they can produce any tone I've tried and, if needed, get loud enough to hurt ya.

Those are my kid's clubs. TM woods & Callaway irons. Mine are TM with Titleist DCI's. We love our Taylor Mades.

:D
 
Thanks !

I love the stack, as well as the individual cabs.

The 210 is actually the muscle of the stack. The fast, long excursion of the 10's make for great punch. I use it for rehearsals.

The 212 is warmer and smoother, but still gets "headache loud" without any break-up.

Together, they can produce any tone I've tried and, if needed, get loud enough to hurt ya.

Those are my kid's clubs. TM woods & Callaway irons. Mine are TM with Titleist DCI's. We love our Taylor Mades.

:D

Excellent, thanks for that! I'm very interested in the 212 just for something different. But I'd also like to try 2x 210s vertical... decisions, decisions...

I'm all Taylor Made myself, my dad and sis are the Callaway fans in the family (:
 
Welcome, guys! :bassist:

rodgersk24 #230
shades990 #231
Steveaux #232

Thought I already had a number... maybe not...

but anyways, my guitar 4x12 came in today.

Burgundy tolex, oxblood w/gold grill, and gold piping. Not a bass cab but I thought you guys might want to see this lovely combination.
 

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I got the G12h30s, four of them. People suggest the hellatones but I just like buying 'new' things. The head for it should arrive wednesday (Carvin VT50) but tonight I'm borrowing my dad's Epi Valve Jr 5 watt head to test out. :hyper:
 
Hey guys. I just read this whole thread and I like what I am hearing. There isn't a plac that carries avatar or has any that I can try. So before I either just order them or go on a goose chase to find them I need to ask a few questions. I have an Eden WTX500 that ijust got and I am looking to replace my not great 210 with 12s. I like the concept of having 2 112s. For expanability of just using one or both. However, the neo112(want neos as they are WAY lighter than my 210) are only 250W @ 8ohms. My head is 280@8 which isn't that bad but running 2 112s would be 4ohms and that is 500W. The cabinets would be way over powered.

Any suggestions or comments??? I need light and portable. If anyone knows of places that I can try these cabinets in eastern Ontario or upstate NY that would help too.

Thank
 
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