Barefootbassplayer

I can pick my cab up next friday!!!!! You guys can't see me.....but I'm doing a little jig around the room at the moment

I got confirmation of my deposit from Alex however when I paid the balance I didn't receive anything. I did later speak to Alex, a weak willed moment where I wanted an update , and double checked he had received it. I'd also previously spoken with him about cabs so didn't get the phone call after paying the deposit...which is fair enough

Yep, 17th Jan!! As I understand it they're finally catching up so hopefully you won't be waiting as long Twigman and as other people have said once I get my greasy mitts on it all will be forgotten and it will have been worth it!

Dig in for the long haul guys....I'm into my 17th week of waiting for my big twin! I swear my 4 x 12 gets heavier every week!

I owned one of these for ten very happy years! After a couple of years of heavy gigging it did overheat and cut out a couple of times and so I got an electrician to do exactly the same. Hey presto, amp ran a lot cooler and never had an issue with it again! I would not worry at all as long as you're happy it has been carried out by someone who knows what they are doing!

For a while now I have been noticing the tone of the SWR becoming more distorted the longer it is left on, which actually sounds nice but I use this for a clean sound and have no control!! I'm thinking it could be the tubes although this is not something I am particularly familiar with. I have had a friend tell me tubes should be renewed every couple of years? I have had this since they first released them back in 2008 or whenever it was and it has been very well gigged in that time! I know it uses a 12AX7 Dual Triode tube.......what ever the hell that is, if anyone knows where I can get these from and also tell me if they are relatively straight forward to replace. I can replace fuses, make cables, diagnose a few standard faults so not a complete newb to electronics although i am no electrician!!! Thanks for your help guys

Woohoo, finally the weekend is here this tomorrow I could have an armful of new gear and a very pissed off bank manager!!!

I tend to go to gigs like these always taking my own amp and generally I am happy for people to use it. I always make sure I meet every bass player who is going to plug into it and give a quick run down as its a bit conveluted. I do ask them not to knob twiddle though. If someone wants their own sound, use your own amp....if you want to borrow mine be happy with the controls on your bass being the only varient. I don't actually think this is pedantic or picky, I think its good manners. Most people have been cool and appreciative, a few have been dicks. If I witness someone pissing around mith my gear despite being asked nicely not too I tend to ask not so nicely once and then suggest a new way of wearing their bass guitar but it has only happened once in years! It is about being friendly and helpful but that is definitley a two way street, and if someone adamantly says no just remember they have probably got to that point thanks to some inconsiderable git previously!

Count me in for the saturday! Always a good laugh here and stoked that Warwick have finally succumbed!

Mark Knopfler, not only for my own enjoyment but just to see the look on my dads face

Damn it!!!! I had no idea they were touring as would have loved to have seen them. Awesome band with some sublime bass playing!

Congrats very jealous! If I ever got that chance I think my dad would have a heart attack given he got me into Dire Straits from a very young age!

As bassman steve says, you just need to get a splitter box to seperate the signal and you can then play one bass into two completely differant amps with free control over all eq, compression settings on each.

A cab is more than just the sum of the speakers put in it. Dimensions, bracing, porting, materials, crossovers....all go a long way to giving the final tone. Then of course fashion enters the mix, personally I bought my 4 x 12 from the factory in Essex not only because I loved the sound of it but because it was green I have to agree with a lot of the other posts though, I haven't seen TE gear go for reasonable money in a considerable time....personally I think the (IMO) rubbish they put out after leaving these shores has damaged the resale value and name. Although some demos of the brand new models sound like a definite step in the right direction.

Payed my deposit last week for a Barefaced Big Twin....something I have researched and thus wanted for a while! Now just have to develop enough patience to last the wait!!! Will give my final thoughts and photos once it arrives!!