Mr. Foxen

Any joints can have pulled in fluids through capillary action. Take it apart an clean up, put back together. I've puked on one of my bases a bit during a coughing fit, one of those surprisingly common things I guess.

With a really transparent cab like that, EQ becomes a bit relevant, the Orange has very limited EQ and the Matamp is a bit unknown, and the voicing will have been tweaked to suit fairly crude Matamp cabs.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1331411579' post='1572648'] Best setup was Hiwatt 100 with acoustic 370 cab... immense in all senses of word, loud and heavy and big. [/quote] That is very close to the rig I posted earlier.

Mixing up speakers probably won't help too much. Use the 9c battery test to check they move the same way and by the same amount gives you a round idea that its wired right, and measuring the CD resistance with a multimeter will back that up. Is it the ported cab?

Removed and relisted, still with a refusal to sell clause: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hofner-191-Double-Neck-Guitar-Very-Rare-/220973486991?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33730bd38f

Xmax requirement is bit dependent on the amount of power he is planning on using. Other stuff might be more important. The limited choice of locally available speakers is pretty key to this.

First you need to figure this program: http://www.linearteam.dk/default.aspx?pageid=winisdpro It is a speaker cabinet simulator, you'll need to model some cabinets you know and like the sound of, and then model the speakers you have available and figure what is a suitable box by tweaking until the graphs come out about the same. It is useful from 200hz and below, for how the midrange 'looks' you need the graph that should come with the speaker. If you search 'WinISD' on here, there'll be a bunch of threads listing it. Some idea of the sound you are looking for will help, as well as listing the speakers that are possibles for yo, and the amp you use.

Sometimes the bridge doesn't agree so well, taperwound strings help with that. A setup is the thing it needs, the specifics are a bit dependent on too many variable factors.

[quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1331317521' post='1571390'] [url="http://www.cashconverters.co.uk/auction-item/428492/behringer-bass-v-amp-pro-behringer-europower-ep1500-bass-guitar-rig"]http://www.cashconve...bass-guitar-rig[/url] just spotted this (Flightcased) at my local Crap Convberters.. but its Behringer. [/quote] Wouldn't bother, too much fiddling to realise the potential good there.

Someone was using this in the 70s: [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/Incarante/ebay007.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1331312730' post='1571294'] I used to gig with an old Acoustic 360 1x18" it would only take about 150w max, but it was quite efficient, and extremely large and heavy! [/quote] Do you mean the 301? The 360 was a preamp and went with a powered W horn cab, think was 3 or 400w in the bottom of it. Acoustic were serious expensive toys in the UK then. Definitely more the cabs that weren't up to it than the amps, I'm rocking 70s amps now and they can do it with modern cabs.

That sort of grrr on a budget says Sansamp character epdals, maybe the Hiwatt one, but the VT bass is easier to get cheap and better known, can go pretty cheap on the power amp, and leave budget for a Barefaced cab. Kind of a cobbled together looking rig, but function over form. Peavey IPR is value for money and weight for power amp, a Peavey something else is much cheaper but heavy.

Have a bunch of spares for that left over from my project one, but concerned its a horrible Hondo underneath, and only fit for the likes of Peter Hook.

Give some sound examples that you are after. And hit up the for sale section. And get a Barefaced cab, if you can find one s/h so it won't eat too much budget.

Biggest criticism of the TB is you have to change out the valves to get a clean sound at volume. It has sounds good in the shop syndrome, similar deal with smart power cabs, isobaric alignment means you need twice as much power to get the equivalent volume of half the speakers you are carrying/paying for, the upside is the box is a little smaller. If you have the luxury of time, look out for the Matmap mini bass head that is coming soon; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161672-i-just-ordered-a-matamp-d/page__view__findpost__p__1495465"]http://basschat.co.u...ost__p__1495465[/url] Always best to phone them about the latest, then post about it. And say I sent ya.

http://www.r-type.org/exhib/aad0080.htm says: [quote]Sensibly equivalent[url="http://www.r-type.org/static/eqi-ex.htm"][sup]¶[/sup][/url] to:- CV569 - CV1985 - [url="http://www.r-type.org/exhib/aau0003.htm"]ECC35[/url] [/quote] [b] Not sure if they are plug and play because never come across them before. My usual strategy is to search ebay for the alternative numbers an pick up ones not listed with the main number because they go cheaper.[/b]

Preamp valves totally do wear out, but not in a regular amount of time. Some just die, others keep going forever, some just start sounding rubbish.

Tried shooting an offer to the email address? Will save them feees and they clearly aren't having much luck with ebay. Or make me an offer on my CMI, and I'll get on with sorting the nut out.

Like the look of it, but no.

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1331046221' post='1566786'] As a guitarist I've had some lovely stuff...Marshall Bluesbreaker, Vox AC30, Fender Silverface Twin. I love vintage valve combos, portable and sound sweet. I don't like big bloated 70's stacks. [/quote] Bloated 70s stacks are the equivalent to those amps, fortunately, things have moved on, part of what has moved on is choice though, which is now huge. Pic out some players/tracks with tones that you are after, work from there.

Another Kasuga: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kasuga-tokai-rickenbacker-4001-bass-60s-70s-japan-/160756085548?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256dcf332c

Doing things correctly with someone who is trying to mess with the system might not work out great.

Get the Sound City 120 in for sale, and possible the 2x15 that was with it, if I've connected the sellers right. Sort you right out. Edit: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/166026-sound-city-b120-all-valve-amp/page__p__1565102__hl__sound%20city__fromsearch__1#entry1565102

I just start stuff at what I want for it. I don't really see the point in a reserve, just frustrates people. I don't sell for less that I want, I don't pay for anything if unsold, if its worth loads more to people it will get bid up.