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#336,182
MCF said:
The combo? Have you played it with the bright switch on, and the contour and vintage switches off? I almost bought one of those years ago. That was the only way it sounded good to me. YMMV.
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I just play it with all the extra goodies turned off. Flat EQ is 10/2/2/10 but I turn the bass down to 8-9. I don't play it a lot as I have the B15 in the house. The Rumble was there in case we have a gig that doesn't have FOH and monitors. So, I haven't spent a lot of time trying to dial it in.
 
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#336,183
Count Bassie said:
Testify.
M' bird. Still the all-around best of whatever else I've ever got in the quiver: ergonomics, clarity, ease of play... suits every context I play in. It's got a voice that stands up in a mix like a 400 year-old tree in healthy forest. I've been trying to displace it (it's what I do- I test everything, eventually, to its limit- I'm in therapy), I can't do it.
Best machine ever.
Maybe a Gibson would make it take a second seat, but I don't know, and it's no issue. I don't covet one. This is good medicine for Headstock Coveting Syndrome.
It rises to the surface every time.
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This takes nothing from the other two here, really liking the Sterling 34ca. But the Classic Pro outshines, is my #1.
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The Ross looks cool - where is it made?
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
remember Blade Runner?.....music may be the way we distinguish humans from AI replicants..... interesting times....I know it's a little out there but....
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Interestingly I have just been ruminating on that topic, specifically computer generated instrumental-only music. There are hundreds of "ambient" music sites on YouTube. Just type in "study music" or "concentration music" and they will come up. I played some when visiting George last weekend - 'background music'. It can vary from targeted frequency droning to melodic 'song-scapes'. I've found a few that I play when reading, writing or working on something.
So what I've noticed is that this one (posted below) encapsulates many of the different ones I commonly listen to - like a blend of all the ones I listen to. Could be coincidence, but since it's all artificial (no real instruments) it seems possible it could collect your sonic preferences and combine them into a sound-scape that appeals to you. If they aren't doing that now - they will have the technology to do it eventually.

This one is 3:51:00 long which is ideal for uninterrupted listening - sort of a sophisticated form of white-noise. The most likely AI generated 'ideal' imagery follows the same vibe - pleasant, nature based land/sea-scapes. It reminds me of watching the Tour de France with their helicopter and drone areal views of the French landscape the peloton is riding through.

I know, many will consider this "Musak", or "elevator music" etc, and it is sort of the point. Brian Eno when talking about why he started to produce his Ambient series in the '80s said frankly it was to have something in the background while doing chores around the house.

 
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#336,186
MCF said:
A Lull fiver.
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That would do the trick…
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…but at a slightly higher price than a pedal.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
funny....
shadven

Thread 'Talk me out if buying an Acoustic 360/361'

So I was offered a good deal on a nice vintage Acoustic 360/361 ($1200, but I can probably get it for a grand).

I definitely have the vintage collector gene and it's hard to pass up an iconic rig. I often gig with larger cabs (SVT or V4B w/ 810) whenever I can, but I've never played through one of these before.

I play old Fender P-basses and Telecaster basses, so I think the Acoustic is a classic combo. But, I love my tubes and my Ampegs.

What can I expect from the 18" folded horn and a solid state pre-amp /amp? I do love my V4B 2x15 folded horn can.

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An old thread by our tb friend shadven - as much as it was the 1st bass amp I lusted after as a 13yr old after seeing/hearing one played live at our High School dance - I've never owned one. Couldn't afford one then, and have no need for one now. Still love its sonic & iconic visual presence.

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JIO said:
An old thread by our tb friend shadven - as much as it was the 1st bass amp I lusted after as a 13yr old after seeing/hearing one played live at our High School dance - I've never owned one. Couldn't afford one then, and have no need for one now. Still love its sonic & iconic visual presence.

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this one even has the preamp cover....
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Miles_ONeal said:
Those came in with transistors. Pretty much only tubes were considered "user serviceable".

EDIT: I thought you meant the "No user serviceable parts inside" label. The loudness warning was definitely not common. And it's too cool.
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yeah, but this is cooler (imho).... wish I liked the sound of tubes more......:banghead:

not convinced with TE's method of securing the output tubes......too bad...
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on the other hand, someone (could be factory) had the good sense/taste to place a very desirable NOS Mullard ultra low noise twin triode at the input...:drool:
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Chucky Stiletti said:
yeah, but this is cooler (imho).... wish I liked the sound of tubes more......:banghead:

not convinced with TE's method of securing the output tubes......too bad...
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on the other hand, someone (could be factory) had the good sense/taste to place a very desirable NOS Mullard ultra low noise twin triode at the input...:drool:
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Are these (NOS Mullard ultra low noise twin triode) available? EDIT: see my PM sent...
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
yeah, but this is cooler (imho).... wish I liked the sound of tubes more......:banghead:

not convinced with TE's method of securing the output tubes......too bad...
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on the other hand, someone (could be factory) had the good sense/taste to place a very desirable NOS Mullard ultra low noise twin triode at the input...:drool:
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Weren’t the old Mullards made in UK?
The new Mullards are from Russia (New Sensor Corp”

“New Sensor:



We are a dealer for New Sensor, an American company with a factory in Saratov, Russia. At this factory, they manufacture TungSol, Gold Lion, Mullard, Svetlana, Electro-Harmonix, and Sovtek tubes.



New Sensor owns and trademarks these brands in the US. They have put these brands on tubes made outside of Russia on rare occasions, but all current production TungSol tubes we receive from New Sensor are made at the aforementioned Xpo-Pol factory in Saratov.



We buy directly from New Sensor in bulk quantity and then test, screen, and select the tubes ourselves.



For power tubes, the manufacturer burn-in the tubes before we receive them. We burn them in further on our custom rig to weed out any early failures, then test and select the tubes on our testers to make matching sets. We use a number of different testers, from classic Hicock testers to modern digital tube testers. For power tubes, we test the tubes under actual voltages that are seen in amps.”
 
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Ringhammer said:
Weren’t the old Mullards made in UK?
The new Mullards are from Russia (New Sensor Corp”

“New Sensor:



We are a dealer for New Sensor, an American company with a factory in Saratov, Russia. At this factory, they manufacture TungSol, Gold Lion, Mullard, Svetlana, Electro-Harmonix, and Sovtek tubes.



New Sensor owns and trademarks these brands in the US. They have put these brands on tubes made outside of Russia on rare occasions, but all current production TungSol tubes we receive from New Sensor are made at the aforementioned Xpo-Pol factory in Saratov.



We buy directly from New Sensor in bulk quantity and then test, screen, and select the tubes ourselves.



For power tubes, the manufacturer burn-in the tubes before we receive them. We burn them in further on our custom rig to weed out any early failures, then test and select the tubes on our testers to make matching sets. We use a number of different testers, from classic Hicock testers to modern digital tube testers. For power tubes, we test the tubes under actual voltages that are seen in amps.”
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wish it was that straightforward..., as with semiconductors, there's a front end (structure in a tube, die in a chip) and a back end (glass or metal in a tube, plastic in an IC) which is referred to packaging....these can be interchangeable and I believe the structure on the front end Mullard may be NOS (made in GB as you pointed out) as proved by the tightness of the (twin) triode tolerances...
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