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That looks great matey. Well done

Quite fancy reading a review on some of your stuff dave.
So have just subscribed to BGM.
Do you know of any more reviews on the horizon?

Cheers

There do seem to be a fair few bassists from this area on here. Personally, i'm in hanley swan
Welcome

So, I presume this is one of those where they send you a cheque that is for "too much" and ask you to refund the difference?

BlueBear missed mine out so I shall put it back in again

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[quote name='jimbartlett' post='95952' date='Nov 29 2007, 08:13 AM']This may be a stupid question but would this work....?

The Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner has a mute button on the front panel. If this was in the effects loop of the Little Mark:

i) would you be able to use the tuner?
ii) would pressing the mute button mute the sound to your amp for silent tuning?

Thanks,

Jim.[/quote]

The effect loop on the mark bass amps is wired in parallel so no it wouldn't kill the sound.

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Still sound check with it too

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='92481' date='Nov 22 2007, 12:28 AM']The use of the A/B box is a good idea too but some of these units can add something unwanted to your sound, as I understand it..[/quote]

They are just a switch with three jack plugs connected to it! Don't see how that can change your sound

Why not just use an A/B box. It means two cables in to the back of the rack but you only need the switch down by the foot of the amp so the cables wont be too long. It won't affect your sound at all and will mute the amp.

Girls aloud - sound of the underground.
Try it!

Glad it makes sense. It's more of an observation than a suggestion. I can't really think of a way around it either, and obviously its only a couple of bars before you "get it".

Really loving your band!
Only thing I would say about the recording is maybe right at the beginning when it is just the guitar riff the hi hat could be a little louder. The first time I listened I didn't get the timing of the riff until the rest of the band came in. And it's such an awesome riff! TBH I would probably not really want the hi-hat there keeping time, but on second listening I got a more immediate kick from the song knowing how the riff fits. Did that make sense?

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These are quite cool. You can't get much volume out of them but they make a bass audible over acoustic guitars etc.
But, take the amplifier part of out it and bung a jack socket on it, then pair with a BFM omni 10.5 and......



It's an awesome mini rig

Apart from getting some nice cabs, I really enjoyed building them.
Cost wise, I worked it out to be about £130 per cab. (I built two omni 10.5 cabs) That doesn't include any tools though since my dad has a large number which I used.
I used beta 10s which are nice and cheap. The whole cab isn't too heavy either.

Time wise, it took me about 4 days for the first one and then just over half that for the second including drying, carpeting and wiring time. This was the first time I'd done any woodwork and I think they turned out pretty well.
It does take a while to research and source all the parts and get them ordered (I have a spreadsheet with all my parts in if you are interested)

The nice thing is that most of the hard work has been done for you in the plans. Bill tells you exactly what you need to do to cut any awkward pieces and after reading the plans a few times I'm sure you won't find it too hard. And there are plenty of people (here and on the BFM forum) who will help and explain things if you do need it.

I would say an omni 10 or 12 is a good place to start.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6152"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6152[/url] that is my build diary which has some progress shots. Might give you a better idea of what's involved, and the sort of finish that is easily achievable.

Hope that helps

Nick

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read!

[quote name='Hamster' post='83312' date='Nov 3 2007, 10:05 PM']Have a read through this, [url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/"][url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/"]http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/[/url][/url] and then the site's forums, [url="http://billfitzmaurice.com/phpBB2/"][url="http://billfitzmaurice.com/phpBB2/"]http://billfitzmaurice.com/phpBB2/[/url][/url].

AFAIK, Bill doesn't design cabs with rear ports.

Hamster[/quote]

nor does he design direct radiators though!

[quote name='Mikey D' post='83085' date='Nov 3 2007, 10:40 AM']I only have experience of two of the t.bone (thomann own brand mics)

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_em700_stereoset.htm"]A Pair of condensers for less than £35![/url][/quote]

Just hang the hell on a minute!!

35 quid, with shock mount, stereo mount and pop shield?!

Almost worth it just for the accessories

[quote name='SMART' post='73919' date='Oct 13 2007, 07:34 PM']If you're looking for an incredibly cost effective way to get great sound I cannot recommend these highly.[/quote]

surely you just did!

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is that the sort of thing?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='69956' date='Oct 5 2007, 12:35 PM']I bought 3 sets from a US Ebay shop a couple of years back - worked out about £12 a set, so the mercenary part of me isn't too bothered about no UK distribution.

Still got 2 sets left anyway!

Jon.[/quote]
I would love to know where from!
Cheapest I can find them is £23 or so.

it's not a build thread without pics

[quote name='chris_b' post='65718' date='Sep 26 2007, 09:59 AM']These look good. I would make the grill go over the tweeters as well. Maybe that would improve the fixing positions.

How much does the cab weigh? Can you get Speakon plug panels with two sockets, for daisy chaining multiple cabs?[/quote]

I don't think grill over tweeters is the best idea. High frequencies are more affected by grills (bouncing back off the grill), lower frequencies manage to propagate around them more easily.
I think it was AlexClaber that asked Bill about it and he got a very good answer that explained properly, but I can't find the particular thread right now. shall keep looking though.

And yes you can get double panels. I just never saw myself needing to daisy chain them. I put those clever combination speakon/jack plugs in the cabs though so if I don't have a speakon cable i'm not stuck

bit of wire in a clamp and a 12 power supply. Thats all you need hehe.

Might a hot wire cutter work better? From my school days I seem to remember that they are fairly good at cutting plastic rulers