Mr. Foxen

trying to get to 2ohm isn't really a useful goal in itself, getting loud enough is the plan, and if you are running your amp full tilt to get there, then you are a bit close to it all going wrong.

Its off Paris in the new year: From the Latitude Festival Facebook wall: [quote] [b] Latitude Contemporary Art: remember Linder's prize-winning octobass this summer? Well, it's off to Paris in Feb 2013 for a big museum show. She returns to the festival with a brand new commission in 2013. [url="http://www.mam.paris.fr/en/exhibitions"]http://www.mam.paris.fr/en/exhibitions[/url][/b] [/quote]

I bought one of those, they are really good. Can totally make more than that parting them out on ebay. Mine sold intact though.

Ha, 'loud'. Also 'shock absorber' in electrical.

Get a Matamp. Also, EL34 in the SC120 aren't a big part of the sound, the active pre is unlike any other amp, and is much more significant.

100.5 is enough. Its the LFs that are unsuitable.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1348755438' post='1817782'] (apart from the SPL being halved!) [/quote] SPL halved sounds like a massive deal, but it isn't perceived volume that is halved, it is just a bit quieter. I'm sure Alex knows this, but I can totally see people reading that in disbelief thinking its half volume.

'Fender' tuners.

Check the sensitivity. Need to know which Kappa it is.

Not much point worry about watts on the speaker, sensitivity and the high output are the important bits. Valve watts are no different, jsut have a more limited passband, which helps the speaker even more.

Important thing to remember about ohms law in this context is that the nominal impedance of the speaker (the 8ohm rating) isn't even close to its actual impedance for the most part, which varies across the range of frequencies it is expected to handle, and some of that variation is dependent on the cab, like having a big peak dependent on the port tuning and such.

Sometimes, Gibson players wish they had a Wishbass.

Throw up some tone examples so have something to work with.

I kind of distrust Ampeg as a company running off its legacy, its lengthy list of endorsers being the people who's gear you are paying for when you buy one of their products. With limited space to fill, might do well to look at the nicer end 1x12s, the Aguilar GS cabs are pretty nice, but have the same gap between woofer and tweeter. The Barefaced 1x12 is probably bit middly in comparison, which is more my bag, and you can eq in some more lows, but it will go loud enough, the Compact is the 1x15 and is probably ideal, if not overkill. Do you need a tweeter though?

If its about looks, then matching Ampegness is the important thing, and the limitations of that cab in terms of max volume won't be an issue. Not heard one, but it mentions a LF driver and has a tweeter, so it probably has an octave or two gap between teh driver roll off and the tweeter, which might not sound ideal.

Looks like someone requested something. Worst review I've seen looked fairly pro and such, it was a Hovercraft amp, but the entire review had the contour set to an extreme that scooped all the mids out so everything he did sounded awful.

Why bespoke? Pretty much all the good ones are mass produced, and pretty much all bespoke ones are copies thereof.

When you say 'deep' do you mean through the finish? Might to well to start with a t-cut and polish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXGpa458Ig because slapping is drums.

Waghorn has always been really helpful with my builds, used to have him do all my routing, proper enthused about making guitars. But I was thinking of just woodwork places. There's a joiner/cabinetmaker I used to pass a lot along Cheltenham road I always considered going and asking Kitto Joinery I think, but its basically pick somewhere suitable to you, phone and ask if they can do some minor sawing for some beers or whatever.

There are lots of woodworking places with a bandsaw about you could probably ask to borrow, or do the cuts for you. People get enthused about guitar stuff sometimes and are really helpful.

Affinity series I've seen are wood, but not sure what series the Indonesian made ply ones were. Those were proper nasty, might be the starter set Squiers. Don't think you cna tell construction by brand, too many things fall under each brand. Stagg stuff I've see has been a good base for modding. The Vintage V4 I had was a pretty uninspiring mod project, because it already had nice hardware, so hard to think of anywhere to go with it. Edit: what's going on with the action on the Bas Extravaganza?

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1348426052' post='1813499'] Phosphor Bronze will make your sweat turn green though. [/quote] Its pretty corrosion resistant, its what then use in parts of the inside of brass instruments to resist breath and spit. Its plain copper than greens you up.

Nuts do have an effect on fretted strings also, but the significance thereof is a taste call: http://www.edgeguitarservices.co.uk/rout_serv/nut_geom.htm