Mr. Foxen

[quote name='Marky L' post='682799' date='Dec 13 2009, 09:15 AM']I just can't get my head around this valve volume/output thing. My small brain does not calculate 30W of valve being the same as 500W of SS. OK I get how if you drive tubes hard then you get crunch.. but how does 30=500? Help![/quote] Doesn't basically. 30w valve run clean is same as 30w SS run clean. However you might squeeze bit more than 30w from the valve stuff but it will result in a lot of (awesome) distortion and compression, whereas if you do it with SS, you get a lot of horrible distortion. Compression and distortion do act to make things seem louder (see Metallica record controversy).

[quote name='skychaserhigh' post='682795' date='Dec 13 2009, 09:10 AM']Maybe this cab is good at some frequencies and not others ? I've had cabs like that in the past. Is this not why the Big One has a smaller mid range driver to get those frequencies ? This is why i have used 10's for years ( some 12's too ) , as they give more punch across the whole range.[/quote] [Takes Cover] If you think a bunch of distortion is good (which it is, because distortion is Doom) then maybe the BF cabs are not as 'good'. Everyone secretly loves distortion, even if they can't admit it. If you love Doom so much, you should even have a G string, and the only D you should have is below bottom E. The Big One uses a different driver to the Compact, it is a sub driver that is better in the lows but deficient in the highs, hence the second speaker.

I have a tuner that will do same as tu2, split and mute one channel, I'll post ya for £22.50, the tuner part is a fairly crude LED affair, but its metal and seems tough enough.

[quote name='civictiger' post='682687' date='Dec 13 2009, 12:29 AM']so i literally just plug my bass into one of the inputs, and then have one output to one amp and and the other output to the other amp? is that really all there is to it? and also that will not damage the amp at all, will it? thanks so much for your help so far mate![/quote] Might wanna have some effects in the middle of one. Once you are onto the two outputs from the splitter, its two independent things, like if you had two basses going from there.

[quote name='civictiger' post='682660' date='Dec 12 2009, 11:58 PM']ohh, i see. okay i'll refer it as dual amping, then! and well I just bought a korg pitchblack.. so it would be pretty silly to buy a TU-2 just for that.. do you know of anything else thats specially designed to dual amp that you could refer me to? and yeahh i was thinking that, as the blend option on the pedal is there.. although i thought it did have 2 outputs, but i guess not hehe.[/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Art-CoolSwitch-A-B-Y-Box_W0QQitemZ110469331361QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item19b87c39a1"]This[/url] or fancier [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRUE-BYPASS-WOBO-ABY-Switch-split-for-guitar-amps-tuner_W0QQitemZ310187445195QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item48389ccbcb"]one.[/url] TU2 means less on the board though. If you have two pickups in your bass, you can seperate them so they each have an output, thats the most versatile.

Think it should be called 'Dual amping', true biamping is using a crossover to split lows and highs. Anyway, the TU2 tuner will do the splitting for you (will only mute one channel though), easy part, then you have 2 outputs to do what you want with. The LS2 is better for mixing effects and clean back into the same amp. Handy as a backup on your board if you borrow rigs or somesuch.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='682605' date='Dec 12 2009, 10:35 PM']He's joking right? ->[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-JEDSON-SHORT-SCALE-ELECTRIC-BASS-JAPANESE-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ290378626276QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item439bea34e4"]linky[/url][/quote] Possibly: [quote]I have now plumbed this guitar into the national grid and we seem to have a spark across the pickup poles (thats a result or a miracle I dont know which)[/quote]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='682548' date='Dec 12 2009, 09:17 PM']P.S. That eBay cab looks quite a bargain if you're local![/quote] Comparable internal volume to the Vintage, but the port seems a bit puny for sticking 3015s in it. Tempted, but really no need.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350278655034&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]This looks like a good option.[/url]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='682512' date='Dec 12 2009, 08:17 PM']The Peavey has switchable/combinable SS and tube stages, but is hamstrung by poor tube gain, lack of a master output "volume" and noisy switching.[/quote] If its the right max preamp, there is a gain mod: [quote]Peavey Max Modification for More Tube Gain ========================== Put a 22mfd @ 25wv capacitor (70320012) or equivalent in parallel with R224 (1.5K). Make sure the capacitor is installed with the negative side to ground. This will bypass the first tube stage's cathode resistor and increase gain quite a bit. -- <-- greenboy ---<<<<[/quote] [url="http://www.lowdownlowdown.com/greenboy/DL/Max/"]link for other bits of info.[/url] Curious for someone else to try it first. The switching on my max doesn't do anything but make the noise, nothing changes, need to get it looked at and might have the mod done too.

The pots and stuff look to be the Squier ones, which are a definite weak point on my one at least. The 'reliced' bit should show up the veneers of the Squier.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kay-Rickenbacker-Style-60s-70s-Bass_W0QQitemZ150397160943QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item23045e8def"]Kay with an R-bomb in the listing.[/url]

Build a valve preamp first, and use in into a power amp. See how you get on with that.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='678538' date='Dec 8 2009, 10:08 PM']Collected my Westone Thunder today! Working on the strip down and clean as we speak - shall take some photos when it's nice and clean again - it needs a bath [/quote] Grab the one I just posted too, its taunting me.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-1A-Bass-Made-In-Japan-Matsumoku_W0QQitemZ260520485906QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca83b2412"]Nearly bought this Westone Thunder 1A.[/url]

[quote name='3below' post='677259' date='Dec 7 2009, 09:49 PM']Advice on preamp needed (seriously).[/quote] What sorta sound ya after? I have a Peavey Tmax as it has loads of options, but tempted by the cheap Ashdown RPM in for sale, as well as hassling Robwave to get an Ampeg one.

[quote name='3below' post='677175' date='Dec 7 2009, 08:52 PM'](two each side of drummer).[/quote] Holy comb filtering. Did an 8x10 either side of the drummer once and the nulls were insane. Fairly useful for feedback creation/avoidance, but not generally considered good.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ330384831133QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4cec78729d"]Enthusiastically photographed early Westone Thunder.[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='676295' date='Dec 6 2009, 11:17 PM']I've never understood why someone trying to sell a decent musical instrument would choose to show just a single crap, out-of-focus photograph and not even supply a link to any of the myriad free photo-hosting sites he could use if he wants to minimise his eBay listing fees. At least show [b][i]several [/i][/b]crap, out-of-focus photographs. [/quote] From the listing: [quote]*Will post more detailed photos tomorrow.[/quote]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-SBV500-SBV-500-Samurai-Bass-Reissue-Rare_W0QQitemZ160385140213QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2557b305f5"]Not sure if I like it or not.[/url]

[quote name='Moos3h' post='676223' date='Dec 6 2009, 10:19 PM']I grabbed that Westone Gonna try it out as a backup and shift it on if I don't gel with it. I had no idea that Westones were really worth anything? They were a bit of an embarassment to have when I was younger - all the cool kids would have laughed [/quote] Know where those cool kids are now?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='676001' date='Dec 6 2009, 07:15 PM']£60? That's bloody ludicrous. Someone in Luton buy this, ffs! You could Ebay it straight away for a clear £100 profit if you don't want it. J.[/quote] Yeah, so annoyed they wouldn't post, woulda been a textbook gyppo-flip.

[quote name='waylander' post='675675' date='Dec 6 2009, 01:45 PM']thinking of getting a Behringer BXL 900A 90 watt amp[/quote] If that's new, don't bother, spent the cash on something second hand, can do quite a lot better.

Get a Matamp instead. I think Orange are going to go the way of MArshall, except Marshall are already covering that market, trading on established name and visibility over quality.