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I want to buy my daughter a chorus pedal for Christmas and not sure what to go for, its not an effect id use. She plays in a shoegaze band so lots of fuzz on the guitars to cut through so i think she'll need a chorus that keeps plenty of bottom end. Obvious choices seem to be Boss CEB-3 or MXR Deluxe Chorus or maybe Electroharmonix Bass Clone. Are any of those particularly good or any other suggestions?

Great....getting down to it now! TBH....I'm doing a bit of a clearout...and have several peakers that came from Organ cabinets....as in Hammond PR40s. This came from a home-made Organ concoction, and I was trying to discover if it had a potential use/value. Not playing bass currently, and can see from the spec .pdf that this isn't going to be suitable for guitar use....unfortunately

I have several of the rollers spare and would be happy to post a couple to any cab constructor. You’d need your own handle but I think that’s a standard size.

Frequent string changes are common for metal bassists, especially ones who have to cut through a wall of heavily overdriven guitar noise and double bass drums.

Just thought of a few more songs defined by their basslines: My Sharona Let's Dance Gimme Some Loving We Gotta Get Out Of This Place I think most ordinary folk who know those songs would recognise them from the bass alone.

No probs Tony, thanks again for the inspiration, I'll update as things develop 👍

Definitely, my thoughts exactly. That old JBL will sound amazing with the mk1 400rb also, great low mids I bet.

I think that is right. What are you intending using the speaker it for? The Fane's of that era were pretty unreliable and would end up making magic smoke if run at the full power rating. If I remember clearly they changed the voice coils to something fireproof not long after this generation of drivers but I think these had 'treated' paper coil formers. If you are going to use it I'd suggest limiting the power to less than 50W. The only reason to use it is if you are doing an authentic restoration of a historic cab but treat the old lady with respect. She was born in the 1970's/80's. Somewhere I have Fane's book of cab designs which used the Fane Classics and the then newly introduced Crescendo range. thre's some huge cabs trying to squeeze every last bit out of the low powered speakers of the day.

Chris, it was ... 30 years ago when I had my own repair shop, so no photos, hélas... Sorry.

Blue Aran hasn't had any black Tuffcab for months. Your best bet is to get a litre tin of Armacab from Penn Elcom. It's very similar to Tuffcab but thicker in consistency and with a higher pigment content. It'll cost £27 delivered. To get a decent finish, you'll need the foam rollers from Blue Aran. Unfortunately, they're out of stock of those as well but they're due in mid-December according to the website. In current weather conditions, it'll take some time to dry. So, leave each coat to dry overnight - and don't allow the paint to freeze, as it will then be useless.

Yes, the SV has more deep bass than the Fifteen, but that’s to be expected. The high switch on the SV allows for more clickiness of finger/pick attack of the string to come through, even with the treble knob rolled off. Obviously having the mid control on the SV gives you options that aren’t available on the Fifteen. Mine are hooked up in series but I’m not running one into the cab sim of the other, if that’s what you mean.

So if I’m understanding properly - your thoughts at the moment are that the SV has more fullness etc. in the bottom end and also more range at the top? Are you running one into t’other?

Vapors of Morphine in Coventry last night. I didn’t get the chance to see Morphine back in the 90s, and I’ll take this as the nearest to it I’ll get. Great intimate gig in a record shop, with someone live painting it! Excellent stuff!

A recital of piano music by Anthony Burgess, played on Anthony Burgess’s piano at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. A musicologist sat next to us warned us to expect ‘second-rate Walton’ and I think he was being harsh, but Burgess definitely a great writer who could also compose rather than (as he apparently wished to be) a great composer who could also write. Pleased to report I didn’t viddy any ultraviolence and also slooshied no Ludwig Van, although there was some Ravel in between the Burgess.

Thanks for posting, what a a stunning bass....... Makes me wonder whether I could also fabricate a crude repair that by incorporating soundholes makes it look less like a badly behaved acoustic panel and more like a design feature.....?

Hey Tony @Hellzero any further info or pics you could provide would be hugely appreciated. I have a friend who is a violin maker who I imagine would be able to do the work (I worry that if I try it it's going to make things a whole lot worse), but I suspect even he would be more comfortable with some reference points. Strangely enough, Chuck Traeger doesn't seem to have a chapter on introducing new soundholes Really quite excited about this 👍

You're lucky to have such a good Tech you can turn too. Unfortunately I'm not so lucky where I live. Great Techs are worth their weight in gold 🤗💛

Just got one. Always previously nervous to gig a wireless due to fear of interference and dropouts, but the reviews on here and elsewhere led me to take the plunge on the A58. Not gigged it yet but I can confirm that it preserves the full tonal range of the bass and I can’t detect the latency. Total background silence playing it through a Fender Rumble placed 3ft away from our home broadband router and Hive central heating remote unit. Fingers crossed it works out this well on stage.

Yes this is him. I couldn’t find his credit on the flyer. thanks for sharing. I'm still amazed at the clarity. Was really a great night. I thought they was going to an encore and do one more song but they didn’t. I wanted to go and speak to paul. Sadly didn’t have a chance. support act was ace also. Great night man.

I've just snagged a used one for cheap off ebay. Drab green unfortunately - would much rather have had the fandango purple. Hope I get a good one ! will update on findings later.