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Whilst researching where to buy me a ubiquitous K&M mic stand drinks holder, usually anything between £5 and £10, Mrs OBBM found that they are quite pricey [url="http://www.chappellofbondstreet.co.uk/product.php?product_id=KM-160-2B-DRINK"]here[/url] in Bond Street. Now I know London is expensive but...... I'd be amazed if they actually sell any.

I've had good and bad experinecs with Andertons. I've been a customer since Charlie Anderton started his original music shop in about 1964 in Stoke Fields. It was the building where the original ACM was located. Always polite and helpful, but that was 44 years ago. Nowadays when I walk into the store I get the impression that the young whippersnappers they employ can't understand why a 60+ year old is looking at basses, pedals, etc. I tend to be ignored, which is not a bad thing when you're looking but annoying when you want to buy something. I think they could improve the customer service aspects of their business. On a plus note I recently wanted an EH Black Finger. I did a net search and found they had one in stock but it was more than two other places on-line dealers. I emailed and asked them to price match which they did without quibbling and put it to one side for me until I ddrove over and picked it up later in the day.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='135622' date='Feb 7 2008, 11:56 AM']Thanks but is it possible for the speakers to be 8ohm if they're wired up presently for 8ohms total? Also, my amp does do 2ohms but I wanted to be able to use it with another 4ohm cab.[/quote] Only if he hasn't got all the speakers wired or he's found a way to circumvent the laws of physics, in which case I doubt that he'd be a musician. This table shows all the possible permutations. Speakers__ohms_____cab posibilities (ohms) 2__________4_________2 or 8 4__________4_________1 or 4 or 16 6__________4_________0.67 or 6 or 24 8__________4_________0.5 or 2 or 32 2__________8_________4 or 16 4__________8_________2 or 8 or 32 6__________8_________1.33 or 5.33 or 12 or 48 8__________8_________1 or 4 or 64 2_________16_________8 or 32 4_________16_________4 or 16 or 64 6_________16________2.67 or 10.67 or 24 or 96 8_________16_________2 or 8 or 128 2_________32________16 or 64 4_________32_________8 or 32 or 128 6_________32________5.33 or 21.33 or 48 or 192 8_________32_________4 or 16 or 64 or 256 I wish there was an easier way of doing a table

[quote name='Hamster' post='135481' date='Feb 7 2008, 08:35 AM']He hasn't - but he wants one As above, should be able to do it with re-wiring. Hamster[/quote] Not if the cab is currently 8-ohms. There is no way to convert any 8-ohm cabinet into 4-ohms without changing the speakers.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='135450' date='Feb 7 2008, 02:03 AM']Hi, Is it possilble to re-wire an 8ohm 8x10 cabinet to 4ohms by using series/parallel wiring? I don't know what the individual speakers are yet but does this sound plausible? Ta's[/quote] No. If the cab is currently 8-ohms then: If the speakers are all 4-ohm then they will get 8-ohms by having two strings of 4 speakers = 16-ohms in parallel, which brings it back down to 8-ohms. The speakers can't be 8-ohms each because you can't make 8-ohms total. If the speakers are 16-ohms then you would have two groups of 4 speakers in parallel = 4-ohms connected in series which adds up to 8-ohms. The speakers can't be 32-ohms because you can't make 8-ohms total.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='135157' date='Feb 6 2008, 05:03 PM']Well, bit the bullet and placed the order for the DD. Should be here early next week. Hopefully i wont have all the problems i had getting my HW-One. That was a nightmare.[/quote] Congrats. I'll be interested for your comments on the stock strings. Mine came with TI Flats which were put on by the previous owner. I dislike flats and have put DR Sunbeams on it.

[quote name='rodl2005' post='134775' date='Feb 6 2008, 01:01 AM']Is this Lakland DD P bass a Skyline or a USA made one? I'm just wondering whether to go 4 a DD skyline or not??????? Differences?[/quote] Mines a Skyline. I can't fault it, so I couldn't justify paying a lot more and waiting 9-months for a US made one that might be marginally better. Differences [url="http://www.lakland.com/basses/dunn.htm"]here[/url]

Hi Jon Welcome to the West Surrey Chapter of BC.

.....so you left the Badass on it then?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='132733' date='Feb 2 2008, 07:37 PM']Cheers obbm, the Crown manual says it has a maximum input gain of 22 dbu and the Boss puts out -10 to +4 dbu. It doesn't look good. [/quote] Looking at the Crown spec I'm not so sure. You may just have enough drive. Try it and see.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='132718' date='Feb 2 2008, 06:56 PM']I would like to use my Boss GT6B as a preamp to drive My Crown XTi 1000 power amp but I 'm not sure what type of cable to use. The GT6B has an XLR output for balanced connection and the Crown has an XLR input, can I use a microphone cable? Can anyone tell me the best way to link the two together. Cheers Steve.[/quote] An XLR to XLR mic cable should be fine as long as the XLR output level from the Boss is high enough to drive the amp. You can do no damage by trying it.

[quote name='dood' post='132271' date='Feb 1 2008, 10:33 PM']You guys are great!!! lol.. big smiles! Thanks, I'd love to try the li'l Epi 1x12.. and salivate over the Overwaters and Wals![/quote] I'm bringing my UL112 and T112NYC as usual.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='132023' date='Feb 1 2008, 04:24 PM']Damn, thats not what i wanted to hear ;-) Did you get it with the Fralin pup in it or did you swap it out?[/quote] Neither. This one was factory made with the Dark Star. It's never been drilled to take a Fralin or any other P pickup.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Rig-Peavey-Mk9-800w-head-4-x12-trace-elliott-cabs_W0QQitemZ220197457369"] and that's 2 Trace-Elliott 4x12s[/url]

Lovely bass. Great tone, Superb neck. Much lighter than my '78 P I've never tried a JO but I suspect that it's probably the same neck. It's certainly not a DJ4 neck. I'm temped to get a regular DD scratch plate and pop a Wizard Thumper in it and see what happens.

[quote name='ped' post='131994' date='Feb 1 2008, 03:48 PM']...there was a fair bit of relief in the neck so wasn't very suitable for my tastes..[/quote] Mine was the same and there is no way to adjust it other than by changing strings I guess.

I had one that I bought from the USA. I sold it to CK who sold it on again. Having had an SR5 with a Status neck for several years I agree with dlloyd that it's a better option.

This looks like a pretty good deal. [url="http://www.audiorelief.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=196"]http://www.audiorelief.co.uk/shop/product_...products_id=196[/url] They also do a wide range of hearing protection products. I've always had good prompt service.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='131426' date='Jan 31 2008, 05:36 PM']Does that mean I'd be able to link the cabs together and use my current amp?[/quote] You are in a Catch 22 situation with that RA300 because you can either have: 300-watts in 8-ohms with the amp bridged, 90-watts 8-ohms per channel 150-watts into 4-ohms per channel. You can't run the 310 in bridged You can run one 112 in bridged. 2 x 112 = 4-ohms so you can't run bridged. You would have to run one on each channel but that would give max power of 90-watts to each speaker. Sorry to say but the limiting factor is the RA300 power amp. I am fortunate in that both the Epi UL502 amp and the Ashdown ABM-500 will both support loads down to 4-ohms so I can use one or two 112s or the UL310 with either.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='131246' date='Jan 31 2008, 12:21 PM']To be honest Dave I'm starting to wonder if I really need the 310 at all - I know it's a great cab but I seem to be doing fine with my 112 set up, maybe just got a bit carried away I'll have to look into the alternative power amp options and see what the financial implications are... Cheers John[/quote] Well I've used my UL310 once in the past 18-months. I just keep lending it to Paul Geary, however I won't sell it because I never know what's around the corner. If you want a bit more oomph then get another 112. A T112NYC as they have a lot of bottom end aand are 8-ohms. Are you coming to the Bash?

Audacity.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='131057' date='Jan 31 2008, 12:15 AM']My intention was to run either the 310 on it's own or with the 112 but from what you're saying this is neither a desirable or workable solution as things currently stand.[/quote] You really won't need another cab with the UL310. There was a guy on TB who tried a pair but gave up as he reckoned that one was more than enough. I use the UL310 on its own or a pair of 112s, which has smaller footprint. I suggest you find an alternative powr amp to go the best out of the UL310.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='130995' date='Jan 30 2008, 10:13 PM']Hey guys... Here we go with an Ohms question for all you clever mathematical folk... I'm currently running a UL112 - 300watts @ 8Ohms from my Alesis RA300 - 300watts RMS @ 8Ohms, which seems to make perfect sense to me, however I'm contemplating a deal to bring a UL310 into the mix, like this... [attachment=5303:rig.jpg] (new rig?) I understand that these cabs are a 5.3 Ohms, so the first question is, if I run the UL310 and the UL112 as a stack, connecting the amp to the 112 and the the 112 to the 310, what's the likely outcome in terms of power output and amp efficiency? Second question is, can I run just the UL310 from my power amp without any issues, if so what will the power output be if I do? Thanks in advance, I'm aware I've still got a lot to learn re the separate amp/cab route John[/quote] John Are you running your RA300 in bridged mode? If so then you must not use the UL310 and UL112 together as the combined impedance will be too low at 3.2ohms and the amp will overheat and most certainly expire. Neither can you run the UL310 from the RA300 in bridged mode for the same reason. The lowest impedance that it will handle in bridged mode is 8-ohms. The only way you could run both cabs is to use the two channels of the RA300 separately with one speaker on each and parallel up the inputs so the pre-amp signal goes to both channels. The will be a difference in sond levels as the speaker sensitivities are different and the amp power outputs will be different for the different speakers. 90-watts in 8-ohms and probably 120-watts into the 5.3 ohms. This can be balanced by the amp output controls.. I've been down this road and found that there was no useful purpose in running a 112 with the 310. The 310 is just fine on its own. I used a QSC PLX1602 to drive my UL310 - QSC amps can handle a 4-ohm load in bridged.

I am now able to supply cables suitable for use with GK Bi-amp systems. They use the 4-core version of the excellent Klotz 4-sq.mm. cable and are fitted with 4-pole Neutrik Speakons. I can do any length and as an example the BC price for a 1-metre cable is £18.00 plus £3.00 postage.

[quote name='sixshooter' post='130054' date='Jan 29 2008, 03:10 PM']Got any space in your car Dave? [/quote] Regretably not Steve. You will have to go now and take it. Your public demands it.