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Just what I was going to put

Nah Dave, look at it as he’s just peaked.

Think that explanation illustrates nicely why I seem to prefer sealed cabs, cheers Phil

I can’t even remember, I do know I’ve ended up with far more than I intended but aside from a 5-string bass and an electric guitar up for sale I’m keeping the rest.

I’d say same as Rich, leave headstock alone but all the rest can be put back to stock and upgrade parts sold on if necessary so go for it.

When we played in Europe we had to provide a set list of the songs we played to the venues, something to do with copyright/PRS I think (as aside from printing it out I never bothered to really find out why).

I’ve only compared them at home volumes and my two PRO NEO 210s sounded pretty identical to my regular (but sealed not ported) ABM410. So really I’d think that in comparison the PRO NEOs being sealed are a tad “tighter” sounding than the regular ABM range, less loose on the low end, as they do have a lot of lows (hence why I had mine sealed).

Yeah a Barefaced cab will handle the lows and just keep going volume wise. It would be a rare amp to push a BF cab beyond its capabilities.

The amount of bass/low end on most 210s nowadays should be more than sufficient for rock & punk, but whether a single 210 could cope in a live environment is another question. Although it might well get loud enough, up against drums & guitars the depth of sound may not be enough, giving the impression that the cab doesn’t have enough lows. The temptation could then be to push the cab beyond its limits.

You should be fine for the amount of lows required, though a single 210 for live rock/punk may be a tad ambitious, for that type of music (which is what I do) I’d be looking at either a pair of 210s or a single 212.

Having had both the SM58 and the XM8500 I agree, think the Behringer sounds better, and is much easier on the pocket as well.

Of the sealed cabs I’ve used I found that I preferred the sound to the ported cabs I’ve used.

Well I bought another Ashdown ABM600 this year, plus two ABM PRO NEO 210 cabs. I’d sold all my ABM gear last year intending on sticking with the Ashdown RM range as it was lighter and smaller, but when they introduced the PRO NEOs which are around the same weight & size as the RMs it was only a matter of time before I had an ABM rig again. I still use the RM500 for rehearsals and it’s a great amp but my heart is with the ABM600.

Behringer BDI21 is an amazingly good bit of kit for the money. I also think that Ashdowns ABM600 should be raved about a bit more than it is. Sure it doesn’t compete with Class D weight & portability but it’s hardly heavyweight and the difference in its sound to Class D amps is easy to tell.

Think I read somewhere that they also had the lyric “save our souls” in there but decided it really wasn’t proper to have the kids singing that as well as the bellend thing.

Seems we have similar in common Steve, I was once sacked from a band because I wouldn’t cough up 6 grand to help build a rehearsal studio. We’re obviously unreliable & flaky.

I don’t know much (make that anything really) about Robert Cray but I’ve just read his interview about this and it appears his head his firmly screwed on in the right place. Think Clapton seems to have decided the 2020s are where he will behave like an utter fool over a great many areas.

That’s bad news Steve, and more than a bit short-sighted of the band imo.

Are you getting the PRO NEO 15s?

I’d forgotten all about that

The best Christmas song:

It’s likely a good few are going to get cancelled, sadly. I’ve my first gig with the new band in late January but way things are going….

Late 90s US Precision would be string-thru body as well

I’ve recently bought another Precision and it’s come with D’Addario Chromes on it, 45-100s. I’ve had them on other Precisions and found them a tad muddy but they’re just not on this bass. I think this might be due to the pickups, the new bass doesn’t have my usual Custom Shop 62s which do seem to have a lot of chunky low-mids. Anyway I’m finding that I really like them, at home practicing they sit really nicely when playing along to YouTube but of course it’s with the band that counts, if they cut it I’ll be keeping them as I find I really enjoy playing them.

There’s probably still some under it!