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Yeah, would definitely like to see some pics. Well done!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='623118' date='Oct 11 2009, 02:29 PM']When you mix a bridge and neck pickup equally, the resulting tone is not an average of the two - i.e. adding the neck pickup doesn't simply add lows to the bridge pickup, and vice versa. What actually happens is a load of addition AND cancellation due to differing phase (like with the bigger aperture pickups). If you take a bass with a couple of jazz pickups, the most natural tone (i.e. similar to the acoustic tone) will be with just the neck pickup. The bridge pickup gives a more trebly, more high-midrangey and bottom-shy representation. But blend the two pickups equally and the resulting tone is more like the neck pickup sound but with some extra treble added (as you'd expect)* BUT ALSO a load of midrange cut out. Yes, two jazz pickups on full gives you a scooped tone! The further apart the pickups the bigger the midrange scoop, and the closer their midpoint is to the bridge, the higher in frequency that that scoop is centered. Have a close listen next time you have a two pickup bass plugged in and you'll see what I mean. As I said at the time, how and where you pluck has the most significant effect on your tone but if you're needing to punch through the mix yet you're running two similar pickups up full then you're removing a lot of critical midrange - so instead of twisting EQ, back off one of those pickups and reclaim some punch.[/quote] Does this still apply if the pickups are wired in series?

I'd go for a straw pork pie. Similar to the one above but with a narrower brim.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='621754' date='Oct 9 2009, 03:59 PM']Remove the metal corners. Unscrew the Aguilar badge then 'partly' reinsert the screws and use this to help you pull away from the velcro... be warned it is secured VERY tightly! I had to assist the removal with a pair of pliers to grip the screws and some very gentle persuasion with a wide flat bladed driver (watch you don't get too forceful as it will damage the cab edge... and no I didn't ).[/quote] Nice one WH. Thanks.

Thanks Alex. I'll give it a go.

[quote name='mybass' post='621563' date='Oct 9 2009, 01:19 PM']The front metal grill can be unscrewed, the screws have plastic caps on which obviously need "popping" off to get to the screw. Maybe you will have to take the metal plate on the back (inputs on it) to see inside the cabinet where something may be loose, cable hanging against speaker paper etc.[/quote] This is a DB cab with a cloth grill. There's no obvious way to remove the grill. Maybe it just pulls out?? I'd rather not remove the plate on the back unless I really have to. Thanks

While trying out my DB112s for the first time at rehearsal last night I noticed a sound like something vibrating from behind the grill cloth on one of the cabs. Has anyone else experienced this? I want to remove the grill and see what's going on behind it. Can the grill be removed? Thanks

[quote name='alexclaber' post='621320' date='Oct 9 2009, 09:21 AM']You know those gigs that have happened at Battersea Power Station, where the sound was always terrible because you'd hear the sound from the PA and then a moment later hear the same sound echoing off one of the power station walls? Just like that but on a smaller scale. Because it's on a smaller scale instead of hearing discrete echoes you end up with out of phase signals mixing, which means you gets lots of sharp peaks and troughs in the response as some frequencies add but some cancel, which causes uneven midrange and treble response and a blurrier sound. Alex[/quote] Ah ha, I understand perfectly. Thanks Alex.

Ah ok. Thanks guys. [quote name='alexclaber' post='621297' date='Oct 9 2009, 08:57 AM']... to stop midrange from the backwave being reflected ...[/quote] I think I know what you mean but would you mind explaining this in a little more detail please. Thanks.

I happened to look into the ports of one of my recently acquired DB112s and was suprised to see a load of foam in there! Now, I don't know much about the science of building speaker cabs but wouldn't all that foam mess with the internal dimensions and tuning of the cab? I've never known a bass cab to have foam inside. Is it supposed to be there? Where's Alex when you need him?

Sunburst, olympic white or natural.

When I play chords, it's pretty much always above the 12th fret. I usually play the root with my thumb (curled round the back of the neck) on the E string, the 7th with my middle finger on the D string and the 3rd with my ring finger on the G string. With my right hand I pluck the strings simultaneously with the thumb, index and middle fingers.

Nice one mate! Don't have sound at work so I'll check the Myspace later on.

Thanks guys. The film will be showed at the Taliesin Arts Centre in Swansea on November 9th. It should be coming out on DVD too. [quote name='Clarky' post='614288' date='Oct 1 2009, 10:16 PM']Blimey, that is wicked! You must be chuffed as a chuffed thing. Nice one. PS, was playing the clip on my laptop and my wife and daughter heard the dialogue and accused me of watching a porno![/quote] Ha ha! Sorry about that!

Hey everyone! My band is going to be on the soundtrack of a Welsh comedy called A Bit Of Tom Jones starring Eve Myles from Torchwood! A mellow tune called Blue Sunday can be heard in this trailor. It's the second tune with the double bass intro (that was the first time I ever played a double bass!). I think we have two or three tunes on it altogether. We're pretty chuffed about it! It looks like a pretty good film too.

I prefer rounds for a Jazz personally. If/when I get a Precision I'll string it with flats.

I like the first album. I seem to remember that their B sides were particularly good too.

I was at a recording session last night and one of the tracks was a latin thing. I'm a complete latin novice! The drummer on the session suggested we play it in a cuban style! "Eh? How does that go then?" I thought! He explained the rhythm to me - where you might play root/five (or root/passing note) on one and three respectively in a bossanova for example, you play on beat four of the previous bar and the upbeat between beats two and three. It took a couple of minutes to get my head around it but when I did... what a groove!! I'm definitly going to be checking out some more cuban music. BTW, the drummer was Marc Cecil from Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet and King Salsa. Top bloke and amazing drummer.

The JBs