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[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1420463290' post='2649557'] I was just wondering who Mike Leads was [/quote] He plays in the same band as Mike Channel and Anna Dapta.

Basses In: Sadowsky Metro HPJ, Westfield 24" scale Precision for grandson. Basses Out: None - they've just gone under the bed. What I learned:- 1. Sadowsky Metros are really nice as the necks suit my small hands and you can get a good one for a sensible price. 2. Don't really need a 5-string anymore as I can get by on a 4-string with a drop-D tuner. 3. Since I started depping in an Elvis tribute band I have much greater admiration for Jerry Scheff and his style.

The only jacks that I will ever entertain using are the Neutrik Professional (NP) series because the business end is a one piece construction i.e. no rivet joining the solder tag to the jack. The regular right-angled versions (NP2RX) are workhorse connectors and I've never had one of those fail. There is one exception and that is the right-angled Silent jack which is inherently weak and has a tendency to come apart with heavy use.

[quote name='notable9' timestamp='1418939726' post='2635131'] My point was that it seems old fashioned analogue recording techniques reached a peek in the early eighties, especially on the pop stuff. Nothing to do with dig, or mp3's or whatnot. [/quote] It was in the early 80s that the transition to digital started. Firstly the ubiquitous Studer 24-track analogue tape recorder was replaced by the Sony PCM-3324. I seem to remember that Mitsubishi made a similar recorder. Some studios ran two PCM-3324s in sync. Later Sony introduced the PCM-3348 and these were sometimes run in pairs. Analogue desks but with digital recorders and then in the mid 80s Neve introduced their DSP, the first all-digital multitrack desk. Other manufacturers followed; SSL, Sony, etc. It was the advent of higher powered computer workstations and software that changed things.

Good choice. Very happy with mine.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1418218236' post='2628055'] Well done us! [/quote] +2

Just received a dinky Westfield bass from Jez which may be going to my Grandson. Pefect transaction. Bass was very well packaged and arrived via ParcelFarce undamaged and on time. What a nice guy to deal with.

Gareth if you get a suitable power supply I'll solder a plug on for you to the correct polarity.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1417342676' post='2619224'] I still love this one Dave [/quote] Thanks Nick but it's not for sale.

My Stingray 5 is blue.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416909312' post='2614826'] Hi guys, bit of advice needed... I'm wanting to get another wizzy 10" to pair with my existing one and an MB200. As they are 4ohms can I get a cable or something so the amp would see the two cabs in series and therefore an 8 ohm load? [/quote] Assuming that it's all Speakon I have such a cable that I made use with my long departed Schroeder cabs.

Everyone I know plays it in E. I use a detuner to drop the E string down to D for the low bass riff.

[quote name='krispn' timestamp='1416004382' post='2606175'] Looks like a trip to the tech then [/quote] Probably a wise decision as from your photo I would say that a Speakon socket is larger and will not fit the current recessed mounting plate.

Nice one Silvia. Excellent.

You haven't said what make/type the cab is. The difficult part will be mechanical. The rewiring should be very simple. If the jacks are the flange type held in place by two fixing nuts and bolts in the diagonal corners the replacing these with similar Speakon sockets should be straightforward. If the jacks are the single hole fixing type then it's a different proposition as you'll have to drill out the mounting plate for the Speakon connector body and its fixing screws. Alternatively it might be possible to completely replace the mounting plate, connectors and all.

[quote name='jimi_1985' timestamp='1415878275' post='2604716'] Ah, cool. What would be the potential hazards of running a 4 pole Speakon between a 2 pole amp socket and a 4 pole cab socket? Could it damage the amp? [/quote] What do you mean by running a 4-pole Speakon? 4-pole Speakon plugs will not fit the amp. You need to change the plug at the amp end to a 2-pole. Also cable iteslf only needs to have 2 conductors.

4-pole Speakons were designed mainly for bi-amp PA cabs. Bass amps produce, in the main, full bandwidth signals and only need 2 terminals. For many years there were only 4-pole panel mounting sockets so these were all that manufacturers could use, but they only ever used 2 of the terminals.

[quote name='rk7' timestamp='1415871475' post='2604606'] I suspect that a 4 pin Speakon plug won't go into a 2 pin socket, but a 2 pin plug fits a 4 pin socket. Or something like that...... RK [/quote] That's correct. 2-pole Speakon plugs are compatible with 4-pole Speakon sockets. 4-pole Speakon plugs are NOT compatible with 2-pole Speakon sockets. Your options are: Change one end of your 4-pole Speakon cable to 2-pole - a straightforward task. Buy a new 2-pole Speakon to 2-pole Speakon cable.

+1. Good choice.

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