Dad3353

Good evening, busccini...

I've just given your video a listen, and I'm tempted to ask what the problem is. You're on the beat, all the time, so not slowing down or accelerating. That's good. Too many notes..? To me, that's normal; you're playing alone. With a group, or orchestra, the other players will be laying down melody, harmony and rhythm; you'd find your place in there and 'lighten up' a whole lot, except for a solo spot, or a really 'cooking' session.
Not much to work on, I'm afraid, from me. Keep playing as tastily as that and you're in with a chance, I'd say. Change nothing.
Just my tuppence-worth; hope this helps...

The 'old school' rule was 2 x speaker watts for amp watts, to be 'safe', hence the 'double stack', 1 x 100w head, 2 x 100w cabs. Just a rule of thumb, though. It's also true that we (well, most of us...) knew f***-all at the time. No kw amps back then...

Our eldest knew I had a leaning towards fretless, and when I got home from work on my 60th birthday, there in my armchair was a 6-string fretless, with my name on the headstock..! Pleased as punch; it's a good bass, too.
My Dad's name was Walter (Wal, for short...) though. Did I miss out on something..?

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1362740879' post='2004013']...[i]**Ahem..........Neeee nooooorrrr neeeee nooooorrrr[/i]
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...and thus were triggered the Sirens of Doom, resonating throughout the realm in discordant unison...

'WOOOOOAAAAAAIIIIIIII.....WOOOOOAAAAAAIIIIIIII....'

...until the blessed sound of the Last Trump calls for peace and quiet once more.

Thank you, fumps; thank you very much.

Lifted from another, American, bass forum...

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The only way to date it is to pull a speaker and read the codes. There should be a number either 67 or 137...67 is Eminence, 137 is CTS. After that a 2 digit code for year, and a second 2 digit code for week of the year. You could add a couple months leeway to that.

You can ballpark it into two eras, though...69-74 they made flatback cabs using CTS's, and 74-present, they made the more common towel bar cabs with Eminences, though some of the very earliest towel bar cabs still used CTS's.[/quote]

Any use..?

I give it 10 minutes..!


No, seriously; it's a state of bliss all too rarely achieved. Well done, that man...

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1362692594' post='2003585']
Thanks!
Language barrier is kicking in though, but allow me to try: So if I get this right, "lifted" means you're simply disconnecting the grounding? I'd have expected something more advanced.

best,
bert
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No, no, that's exactly right. Normally, one would want to have one's equipment grounded. If, however, one is linked to other equipment (DI's, consoles etc...) there may be another ground path. This can sometimes cause problems such as low-level hum. If this is the case, one or other of the ground paths should be removed (lifted...) temporarily. The equipment is still safe, as there is still a path to ground.
Once the equipment is back in 'solo' use, the ground should be re-established to provide best safety.
Hope this helps; subject to correction from others.

Have you got the other essential accessories..?

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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1362680765' post='2003331']
What is the best chainsaw for metal?
[/quote]Best..? Dunno, but here's one. Turn down (or better still, off...) your sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7nKb7DZYss

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1362659140' post='2002839']
Hmm. I regularly use my chainsaw. It's loud but it's nowhere near painful.
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Good afternoon, flyfisher (or may I call you 'fly'..?)...

You're right it's more likely to be 110 db (at 1 metre; how far from it are you..?). Mine's electric, but is still wearing on the ears (and arms, but I digress...).
Here's a little gadget to play with...
[url="http://www.caohc.org/publications/meter.php"]http://www.caohc.org/publications/meter.php[/url]
...with the volume turned down low on the PC.
We're slightly off topic, though, I fear...

Good afternoon, Charic...

The manufacturer specs this cab at 103 db at 1 metre, from 1 watt.
10 x the watts will give a perceived volume increase of about 10 db, 10w will push out 113 db.
10x more (100w...) will bring us to 123 db (still at 1 metre...)
10 x more still (1000w...) give out 133 db.
These are just rough numbers (a lot depends on frequency and all, but it gives some idea...)
Here is a table of comparative real world db levels...


[left][b]130[/b]: Military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft (130 dB). [/left]
[left][b]120[/b]: Thunderclap, chain saw. Oxygen torch (121 dB).[/left]
Painful. 32 times as loud as 70 dB.
[left][b]110[/b]: Steel mill, auto horn at 1 meter. Turbo-fan aircraft at takeoff power at 200 ft (118 dB). Riveting machine (110 dB); [b]live rock music (108 - 114 dB).[/b][/left]
Average human pain threshold. 16 times as loud as 70 dB.
[left][b]100[/b]: Jet take-off (at 305 meters), use of outboard motor, power lawn mower, motorcycle, farm tractor, jackhammer, garbage truck. Boeing 707 or DC-8 aircraft at one nautical mile (6080 ft) before landing (106 dB); jet flyover at 1000 feet (103 dB); Bell J-2A helicopter at 100 ft (100 dB).[/left]
8 times as loud as 70 dB. Serious damage possible in 8 hr exposure

As we can see, 110 is around pain threshold, 120 like a chainsaw.

Does this answer you question..? The real test is to play at your normal levels. If it sounds louder than a chainsaw, and is causing pain at 1 metre, then you're putting out around 100w, and the cab should handle that.
Once you get to sound as loud as a jet plane with afterburner, the cab may start to suffer somewhat (the indication would be a 'farting' sound, but you'll now too deaf to hear that...).

The short answer is...

There are very, very few venues that will allow anyone to play at these kind of levels. If you're really pumping out close to a kilowatt, there is a very serious problem (mostly pyschiatric, I would suggest...). That cab will be fine with that amp, as long as you don't drop the bass, or unplug with the amp volume at 'max'. You will get a high-quality, distortion-free bass sound as long as you're reasonable with the volume. You'll know when it's too loud; the plaster starts to flake off the ceiling in large(ish...) lumps.
Hope this helps; subject to correction by others...

I'm finding it more and more difficult to get shellac cylinders, and bamboo needles for the phonograph don't last long (the panda keeps eating them...), so it's Amazon and a few others for hard-copy CD's, mostly. Some back catalogue items are not available in this format, however. Yes, I'm old.

[quote name='Walker' timestamp='1362555302' post='2001111']Very good point, little point sending the mandolin signal to the subs!...[/quote]

Hmmm... Dunno about that. Depends on the instrument, perhaps..?

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www.DrumChat.co.uk; doors opening very soon...


(Not a pious hope, surely..?)

[quote name='WhoNeedsYou' timestamp='1362254812' post='1997710']
Last one I promise! 2010 and the whole package is fully realised.....minus specs, but it was dark in there!
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Entirely credible, but illusion is let down by the pink cables. They don't match your nails. Shameful..!

I use rechargeable PP3 (9 v...) accus for my Danelectro 'Hodad' pocket amp. They last several weeks (depending, of course, on my use of the amp...); I have two, one on recharge, the other in the amp. No problems whatever. The next step will be to use a solar charger, and become autonomous. Whoopee..! It's been a few years since I bought a PP3..!

@ LowDown...

[url="http://www.sherv.net/gentleman-emoticon-2512.html"][/url]

...and, of course, congratulations to all who entered for their fine work. 'Twas hard again, this month.

So, you've been tidying up, have you..?

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1362056513' post='1995053']
Seriously, yes please. Can you put me in touch with promoters?
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PM sent...

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1362053747' post='1994993']
I'm old and grumpy too, we should get on fine.

Where do you want us to set up then? Have you a 13A socket? What? Over between the cigarette machine and the ladies' toilet? D'accord...
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La Luciole...
[url="http://www.laluciole.org/infos_pratiques-salles.html"]http://www.laluciole...ues-salles.html[/url]

Main stage...
[attachment=128678:Luci_grande_salle.jpg]

Club stage...
[attachment=128679:Luci_salle_club.jpg]

6 par 4...
[url="http://www.6par4.com/accompagnement/les-residences"]http://www.6par4.com.../les-residences[/url]

Lighting tests...
[attachment=128680:6_Par_4.jpg]

...or for the bolder among you, there's the annual '3 Elephants' festival, Laval...
[url="http://www.les3elephants.com/2012/"]http://www.les3elephants.com/2012/[/url]

One of the 2012 marquees...
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See you there..? Cap..?

OK, the next time any of your beggars are playing in or around the Lower Normandy region (La Luciole, Alençon..? 6 x 4 à Laval..?), I'll be there. Be warned, however, that I'm old and grumpy (but you knew that, anyway, didn't you..?), I don't drink (well, orange juice or lait fraise...), and my tastes in music were generally set in stone by Grateful Dead and their ilk (although MeiTeiCho were/are excellent, and a few more...).
I posted a reply a few years back to a bloke on a jazz guitar forum, who was asking for opinions on his video. Having watched and listened (it happened to be a version of one of my favourites: Misty...), I indicated that my education included the notion such that, if one has nothing good to say, one should say nothing. This displeased the fellow enormously; in the end, after protracted PM's and stuff, I withdrew the post. I have learned that often, although not always, abstention is diplomatically preferrable, and even desired by many claiming to want critique of their work. This could explain why, in many cases, there appears to be little inter-activity. Perhaps, for some, it's a way of keeping the peace, and not wishing to offend, despite honest intentions..?
It doesn't help, of course, when one knows that one's taste in music is lousy (or, at least, very different to that being exposed currently...).
Good post, of course; entirely relevant to a great deal of folks signed up here, but there are other reasons for not participating than apathy (well, sometimes..!).
No malice intended...

I'll have to think this over before commenting. Discretion is the better part of valour.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1361967883' post='1993701']...Maybe I am being too sensitive...[/quote]

^ This.

Change nothing, we're just pulling your ******.

I take the score then, now, to be...
Nigel 0, EarBrass 3

Verithin..? I thought the mention 'Hofner' was superfluous; my mistake, sorry. Monster..? Well, I wouldn't have chosen that as the closest description, and, being fully hollow, feedback becomes an issue anyway (although I rather like taming that effect; think Casady...). No, the whole sound is very much 'upright bass', with a nice solid 'thump'. More 'warm' than 'monster', to me.
To be fair, I must admit that most of my guitars and basses are 'jazz' boxes, with lyre-type tailpieces. Most, but not all.
But enough of me and mine; this is your thread, lad..! What style(s) do you play..? Do you play out, or record..? Any chance of a sound file, or even (gasp..!) a video..? I'd like to hear how your beauty sounds; I have memories of Phil Lesh and co, but that might not be a suitable reference for you..!
I seem to remember seeing that the 'original' 335 bass has been re-issued. Hmm... Back in fashion, eh..? That's a new one on me; never happened before. Nah..! Surely not..?