Mr. Foxen

I switched to elixirs mostly because when I started playing high chordy stuff, the treble needed made for horrible string squeaks when you finger runs against a string, the slippery sorts that out. But the fact they stay bright for ages is a pretty significant advantage too. Could do with heavier guages though, I like heacy strings anyway, and use a detuner, so a 115 bottom would be better for me.

Looks like the bridge is shaped for intonation. Works on acoustic guitars. Pretty Wishbass styley.

V30s in a bigish cab, and a valve guitar head. The V30s are middly and loud, the guitar head will high pass the sound so won't wreck speakers. 4x12s were meant to be bass cabs anyway. Distortion sounds more guitary and 'right' through guitar type speakers. Get this and load with speakers: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-4x12-speaker-cabinet-EMPTY-Pro-build-GOOD-condition-BARGAIN-/160983512149?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item257b5d7455

[quote name='markbunney' timestamp='1362061118' post='1995149'] EQ is pretty much all at 12 o clock. Cab is 600w 2x12 and it used to be really loud. However for the last few gigs I have been having to set the volume higher and higher to achieve the same level of output. Gigs have been at different venues, but pretty similar size, layout, number of people etc. [/quote] EQ at 12 is mid scooped, and mid scoop is the recipe for sounds loud alone, disappears in a mix. But if the volume with band is dropping, then something is breaking. Isobaric 2x12 means 1x12 comparative output, since one of the 12s isn't contributing to output.

How are you eqing? The baked in mid scoop of the tone stack plus the dodge mid from the isobaric cab might be combining to lose you key cutting frequencies. Plus a 1x12 isn't much to keep up with a band, especially when half the power fed to it is wasted in not making sound.

Its big powerful clean amp, super heavy, fan is noisy. Don't really use it, have valve amps. Its a power amp probably intended for PA, but used it for bass a bunch with various pres.

[quote name='Phil-osopher10' timestamp='1362009539' post='1994582'] Will they ever do a solid state amp? [/quote] Did them in the 80s. Have one sat here.

Both pickups on full gives a mid scoop on the jazz, back one off to even it up a bit.

Chances are the tweeter is just high passed and attenuated and doesn't have a crossover at all, so the woofers get full range signal, minus whatever is tapped off by the tweeter, which probably won't be anything audible. Disregard if you know there is an actual crossover in that particular cab.

Ebay isn't very safe for the seller (which in this case is both, but it ends up screwing everyone as soon as you don't use ebay exactly as intended). Safest is travel and go in person, not cheap though.

[quote name='hunt the shunt' timestamp='1361992121' post='1994187'] I am reminded of when I was a hifi geek and some of the reviews had technical and listening tests. The number of times they ended up saying "measured great, sounds pants" and "measured pants, sounds great" was probably why they stopped measuring. [/quote] This just means someone doesn't know how to apply test results to reality.

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1361977967' post='1993943'] I (and I assume others who have participated in this thread) was asked yesterday evening by a mod not to participate any further in this thread. That is their privilege and I will respect that. [/quote] Good logic, consistent with previous posts. [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1361978371' post='1993954'] ....anyway - how do these cabs sound in real life? Anyone? [/quote] Depends on the room. Much like the magazines tests.

More prone to microphonics, because the plate is bendier. Also push a bit more current. Also magic.

Mid scoop is kind of a fact of the sort of EQ it has.

One of those is a long plate Mullard, which are stupid money, from the 50s/early 60s so don't come up very often, and people get excited about them.

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1361888030' post='1992467'] It looks accurate enough to me. [/quote] Based on what? As in you've heard the cab and walked about hearing the crossover and breakup behaviour in controlled conditions and it matches the chart? Or that it looks like a chart?

This is that taken out of context thing again, like when you isolate a solo bass bit from a concert, and make fun of the bassist for being widdly. Whole album of this vocal style, but a Rush cover for a change of pace, or juxtaposition, or jsut because they think it is funny.

Being a bassist is associated with being ugly, often bald, an fat. Being a musician is associated with pulling above your game. So keeping one, as a bassist requires so concessions.

Only real difficulty with selling things not via ebay is you have to know what price you want.

Put the band logo in a rectangular inlay, then you can gouge it out and put a new thing in if necessary.

What are the speaker setups? Might be them that need to be louder.

Too many people thinking string pitch is same as sound travelling in air, but the string is mechanical, so the medium the sound travels in later isn't relevant. If its in tune out of water, and in tune in water, they'll be the same. Dunking your bass is likely to make it out of tune though.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1361648573' post='1988863'] You actually quoted me saying a recording. [/quote] The fact that a Patent needs to be on something original is a pretty important distinction. Edit: and if you really want a recording dominating: the Amen Break.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1361638037' post='1988661'] I struggle to imagine a situation in which a single recording monopolises the entire music industry. [/quote] A single musical idea monopolising the industry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1361618431' post='1988293'] I'm aware of the differences in practicalities, I'm asking you what the difference in the concept is. Both patents and copyright are based on someone creating something then having the ability to control it's use. [/quote] The idea of Patent is that it ensures all the design details reach the public domain eventually,so that the technology can be exploited by others, the short term protection is in exchange for that. Plus you has to be actively done and you have to establish that the design is new and unique in a very real way (the office will take your money though, but it won't protect an unoriginal design). Apply that concept to music copyright, and see how they are very different things.