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[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1470424498' post='3105963'] A single BB2 will move at least the same volume of air as a pair of TKS 112 so it's not surprising that the TKS struggle with loudness and lows. Frank [/quote] I don't think they struggle with lows, or rather with the lows I'm asking them to provide. Their sound is what I like best from them. The BB2 is a good cab but I like better the sound of the TKS S112 and I'm still trying to find a gig where I feel "I should have brought the BB2s instead". I have just joined a reggae/ska band as a dep for a few weeks. There's like 14-16 gigs booked covering a wide range of venue types and I'll play the vast majority of them if not all. This may be a situation where the BB2 may see more use. The Maruszczyk P/JJ just excels at reggae and with the Streamliner and BB2 I get a really good sound. I'm looking for deeper bass here. Is one cab better than the other? In some things one wins in another things the other wins... I don't think either is a win-all contender.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1470405979' post='3105807'] 2 x 112's are strange creatures. I had 2 TKS 112'S and although the sound was lovely, I REALLY had to drive an amp a lot harder to get anything like volume out of those cabs. Our drummer always has snare and kick mic'd up. Both guitards use Blackstar heads with 212's. Never had any problem with 2 x 112's by Berg, Vanderkley or Genz Benz, especially without pa support. Try as much as you can. [/quote] I was a bit concerned about the TKS S112s at first [1] but... they do surprisingly well in my gigs. So much so that I'm not needing much the pair of BF BB2 I also have, and I prefer the sound of the S112s. They certainly don't sound as "big" and low as other bigger cabs. So... as you say, best to try as many as possible. What works very well for someone is not necessarily what works very well for you! [1] as you know, since I bought your pair of S112 so that I could have FOUR But I sold one pair on as I realised two are enough for me and if I use four it's just two many things to carry, then the two BB2 would do the job and they still fit in my boot... however they have been gathering dust, mostly.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1470345799' post='3105457'] Here it is doin' its thing. I love this bass with a passion. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKycykSIVQ[/media] [/quote] sweet

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1470315518' post='3105043'] Fixed (for those with long memories ) [/quote] I still have one of those! (converted to fretless)

Another fan of DR Fat Beams, been using them for years... they sound good from the beginning, the initial over-bright zing is not as annoying as in other steels, and it goes away soon... and they last long too. Currently on my SUB and Precision and soon the Maruszczyks too... The Stingray gets the EB Cobalts which are pretty cool too, but in a different way.

[quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1470244474' post='3104459'] Lakland 55 94 hits a lot of your points but i guess its a bolt on neck [/quote] Humbucker not in the sweet spot, unfortunately... you don't get a good Stingray sound out of those. The 5576 model, however... that's another story. But no neck-through either.

I bought Andy's CS60 Jazz pickups. He posted them immediately and he even added a little extra Always a pleasure. Thank you, Andy!

[quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1470081471' post='3103194'] 22 pages about that... [/quote] ... but finally, you're here!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1470056375' post='3102934'] I'll give them an uncompressed sound as bass is one of the most likely areas they'll compress anyway and I don't want them to do it twice. [/quote] If you are already compressed, chances are their compressor will work much more subtly, I'd imagine. And it would be the kind of compression you like. Either way I don't see a reason (for me) to worry. As long as we have a decent sound person, they get good results. But I've never ever been asked anything about whether I am using compression or not. They have asked about the DI, some they have insisted I used their DI, etc... but never compression.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1469958916' post='3102236'] What does the engr think when you put a compressor in line [/quote] They never ask. They've never commented. Why would they?

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1469972079' post='3102357'] never ever got this 'it kills tone/dynamics' argument. Not if you don't let it it doesn't! [/quote] exactly

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1469960299' post='3102249'] Has it arrived yet mate? I recorded a couple of tracks for our bands debut EP last week with it, it just sounds fantastic. DI straight to Focusrite interface and cubase with zero processing in-between, it sounds killer. Tracks are being mastered at the moment but hopefully will be able to share one soon. I may get the chief to do a mix of just drums and bass so you can here what it does better [/quote] Oh I'd love to hear that mix! Please post it here! Yes, it arrived on Friday. Unfortunately I've been too busy and I haven't been able to do much with it yet. I unpacked it and plugged it in for a few minutes using headphones only... just trying to get to grips with what each control does. The controls are pretty interactive, aren't they? You can't say "knob X in position Y is the right one for me" because it depends on what you do with the rest... but I thought I started to "get it" after about 15 minutes fiddling with it. It covers a LOT of ground. I want to play with it a bit more tomorrow or Tuesday and then take it to my rehearsal session on Wednesday, and use the OCS into the PA and see what it sounds like. So... it's early days, but I like what I hear so far. I think with a decent preamp this could be a killer magic box

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1469886395' post='3101789'] Bear in mind Fender Jazz pickups used to be different sizes, but I believe Squier and some copies no longer follow this and make both pickups the same size: [/quote] You need to check in each case. Many Squiers have different size pickups, while some indeed have both the same size as the neck one... can't generalise, so you need to measure to be sure.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1469731323' post='3100752'] That guy who tested his 2015 Stingray by leaving it permanently plugged in virtually and playing gigs one or two times a week seemed to get 5 weeks before the battery charge dropped like a stone. That's 835 hours....... Therefore if you take the simple expedient of not leaving the bass plugged in when not using it most people should get well over a year of use. He also found the battery never was at 9 volts - it was 7-8 volts - ran at six for ages but completely failed shortly after reducing to 5.5 volts. So worry about battery death in an embarrassing situation on an active bass is, with a few straightforward measures, likely to be entirely avoidable without resorting to switches and the like (unless you really feel the need). [/quote] My old Warwick Corvette $$ (2005 model) sounded like crap once the battery read between 7.6-8V on my multimeter. It did take months to get there 'though. Duracell again.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1469639164' post='3099977'] I unplug any bass on stage between sets, saves big hoofed drummers hooking the cable and dragging basses off their stands! [/quote] Same here. I unplug regardless whether it's passive or active. I don't like having a long cord around that someone can trip on attached to 'my precious'. I already make enough dings myself, I don't need help I don't have a particular routine about replacing batteries. I started writing the date I install them on the battery, but it's not like I go back to check. I change them when I think "hmm, it's been a while", especially if I have a "serious" gig coming. The few times I had battery issues the bass sound doesn't just go, it sounds degraded for quite sometime... so if I think there's something odd, I replace the battery at the next break. But I usually replace them before I hear any degradation. I probably change the battery about once a year on the Stingray, which is the bass I used for gigs/rehearsals 90% of the time. At home I tend to use others, and the Stingray stays in the case ready to go. Oh, and I never buy cheap batteries. I use Duracell and I buy them at a shop I trust, not Poundland. Cheap batteries are bad news, in my experience they are unreliable regarding their life, and may even leak. Not worth the risk for something that lasts a year!

I think that any difference might be down to different strings and set-up, amplified by the distant memory that is 3 months I really don't hear anything 'wrong' with those clips. Maybe experiment with pickup height, or try other strings... we often ignore the effect strings have. I use stainless steel DR fat Beams on my Stingray and that's a great sound. A great sound that turns into a truly monster sound on my 2003 USA SUB, also a 2EQ, but in this case the pickup is wired in series... and boy that's punchy. It's like taking the other Stingray, turning bass and mids up a bit, and turning the volume up a bit too. Fat. All that 2EQ vs 3EQ talk... I don't know. I think you can get pretty much the same sounds (within a reasonable margin) from both, but the 2EQ lends itself to a slightly fat smooth and slightly scooped sound (probably because a lot of people just turn the controls up and play it like that )... The controls are pretty interactive in the 2EQ and you can get a very strong mid-rich tight-bottom type of sound like you could do on the 3EQ... they just have different controls so you get there differently. I only got a 2EQ because that's the one I came across in the right colour I actually didn't like the preamp too much and ended up installing a John East 3EQ which has a semi-parametric mids control, and I love that. The SUB I got as a backup, and they only made them as 2EQ. This one sounded different from my Stingray (a 2002 model, so not far from each other), and then I found that the pickup was wired in series, which made sense. It seems that the early USA SUBs were wired in series, and later ones in parallel as a Stingray. I owned a 2005 SUB briefly as well, and sounded just like the 2002 Stingray before the preamp swap... Aaaanyway, sorry I wrote a lot to say not much at all Briefly: I don't think there's anything *wrong* with your bass... but it can probably be made to sound a bit punchier and closer to what you remember with the right strings and setup. Unless the Stingray you compared to was wired in series in which case that's the reason for the monster sound But as far as I know the Stingray was always parallel-wired.

Hmmm... I don't know, but the clips sound alright to me However, both rows of polepieces should feel the same. I'm surprised there's a difference because those are alnico pickups, meaning each polepiece is a magnet. If there was a magnet under each row I could understand maybe one magnet detached... but that can't happen here. I listened to the clips with FLAT and FLAT + BASS/TREBLE, and that sounds pretty much like I'd expect mine to sound like (mine is a 2EQ but the differences are not huge). I don't find that boomy at all. In fact, if you were going to remove low end I'd think it would sound tinny. Were the other Stingrays tested through the same amp/settings *at the same time* in the same location and also using similar strings? Or at different times? edit: I listened again, to all 4 clips now. I can't hear anything obviously wrong I'm afraid

Cost doesn't mean anything when I choose which bass to gig. At the same time, the most expensive instrument I own is the Stingray, so we're not exactly talking retirement money amounts here. My favourite is the Stingray, and that's what I end up playing most of the time, because it's the one that feels best to me and generally sounds best. I say generally because when I was more active with several bands, I might choose other basses for other situations, but always based on the combination feel/sound. I have occasionally used a bass because it had a certain look, but that's very rare. I have no problem gigging cheap basses... I have played a few gigs with a Squier VM Jazz, and even a Westfield Jazz that I bought for £40. It had a decent sound, felt good and it was a very pretty shade of green, so I used it as my main bass for a short period. I've played OLPs, and even the infamous Sue Ryder Precision (with a pickup change)... and I certainly didn't feel "less" for playing them. I only keep a bass if it's ok to play, otherwise what's the point?

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1469812063' post='3101293'] A 3A fuse is not right for an amp that could draw over 900W. 240V * 3A =730W. I'd go for a 10A fuse as stated above. What is the rating of the internal fuse? My shuttle 6 has a T-5A internally and the max [i]average[/i] power is stated as 400W on the back of the amp. [/quote] The Streamliner 900 has a stated max average power of 650W, and has an internal 3A fuse, according to the blurb on the back of the amp. I get confused with those "max average" measurements...

That's a beauty. I met Chris last week and saw some of his work up close... fantastic.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1469787836' post='3101024'] what about people who have never tried Barefaced before, but gig regularly in a band with a bassist who has been using Barefaced for a number of years, thereby having some experience of Barefaced sound (on stage and FOH) at various gigging levels (indoor and out), and with different amps (ss and valve)? Should they be allowed to comment? [/quote] only after you submit your application and it has been reviewed, then if it accepted you'll receive a certificate that shows you're entitled to comment.

oh no! I'm out of popcorn!

[quote name='Sambrook' timestamp='1469720693' post='3100646'] Here's the sofa shot for mine. Just waiting for payment to clear... [/quote] Uf... that is very classy. Love it!