Hangfoglalas
On the first weekend from October I was in Budapest. The main reason for this short escape is called Hangfoglalas/Soundquest, the yearly Music Industry Trade Show from the Hungarian capital. As I’m interested in bass heads and cabinets, this event seemed to be the right opportunity to try some new gears. Here you have some first impressions…
(Just to be mentioned: I tried each head and cabinet by using different entry-level basses, depending on what the given retailer had to offer + the environment was super-noisy, far from ideal for any serious test…)
Head: Laney Nexus Tube
Cabinet: Laney NX 810
A reliable and high quality setup. It delivers a clear, clean and rich tone.
Emotional impact: 8/10
Head: Ampeg SVT Classic
Cabinet: Ampeg 810 E
About an Ampeg SVT I’m not sure if anyone could tell anything bad… It’s a good head and with the 810 E cabinet a more than correct setup. Even so, I experienced no magic with it…
Emotional impact: 7/10
Head: Ashdown BTA 400
Cabinet: Ashdown US Series 8×10
Talking about magic… The BTA 400 Ashdown head had a huge impact on me! When you not only see the tubes behind the front grid but with every picking you feel the warmth and the rich frequencies produced by them flowing over your soul, like honey over a doughnut, you know that’s magic.
I tried it with some entry level bass, but this detail didn’t seem to matter – it made me never forget the 2nd of October. I was standing in front of it with a smile on my face, having difficulties to believe what I heard there…
Emotional impact: 10/10
I also tried some Hartke products and a Marshall MB 4410 (Unexpectedly clean and clear sound!), but this day was the Ashdown day…
From Hangfoglalas I got to the Jesus Culture concert, God knows how, as it wasn’t planned…
Thanks, Budapest!
Tagged as Ampeg, Ashdown, Ashdown BTA 400, bass, bass guitar, Budapest, Hangfoglalas, Laney, Marshall, music, Soundquest + Categorized as muzica