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Time to throw my hat into the ring. 1980, Root Beer. Allegedly made for Tom Hamilton, at least according to the previous owner, but I have no proof.

[quote name='markstuk' post='1179667' date='Mar 28 2011, 04:06 PM']Is not the master volume knob an "Amp Attenuator" in this context? [/quote] Precisely.

500-watt max amp into a 400-watt cab? I think you are worrying needlessly. You'll hear any problems before any damage is done.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1179596' date='Mar 28 2011, 03:11 PM']Not quite sure why you would want to do that... but... if I think what I think you are thinking, you want to change impedence of your cabs as seen by the amp? Then I guess something like Ted Weber's Z matcher would get you there? Although Ted's stuff is generally designed for valve amps so I don't know if you want to be doing this sort of thing with tranny amps. [url="https://taweber.powweb.com/store/zmatch.htm"]https://taweber.powweb.com/store/zmatch.htm[/url] I think what you want to do is as follows - [codebox] Z Match (head setting @ 8 ohm / cab setting at 4 ohm) -- 4 ohm speaker Output (4 ohms) --< Z Match (head setting @ 8 ohm / cab setting at 4 ohm) -- 4 ohm speaker [/codebox] Probably easier and wiser to buy 8 ohm cabs to be honest.[/quote] Without knowing a bit more detail (requested) I supect that he wants to be louder, in which case the amp will be running at a high output and would probably melt one of those things as they have quite a low power rating.

OP, please explain in more detail why you feel the need to do this. Also what is the max output power of the amp? ThomBassmonkey - "You'd effectively be lowering the power that goes to your amp." - power comes from the amp to the speakers.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='1179150' date='Mar 28 2011, 09:33 AM']That wasn't because the ports are at the back![/quote] It was a long time ago and it seemed like that was the problem at the time. So rear ports are fine out in the open then with nothing behind them?

All this talk of AE212s got me quite gassed up for one. I really like 2x12s. Read all the comments on TB, looked at what I could move on to pay for one and then it dawned on me that the AE212 has the ports at the back. One of the reasons I got rid of my original Ashdown mini 4x8s was because they had the ports at the back and were totally useless outdoors. I think I need to try one before I get excited again. Someone please get one and bring it to the next SE Bash.

Truly excellent. Thanks for sharing.

I've used Stainless DR Low Riders (45-130) for several years. Nice high tension, no problems.

[quote name='bassmanady' post='1167257' date='Mar 18 2011, 03:09 PM']Sad news,my first bass guitar hero gone R.I.P[/quote] +1

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1165109' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:50 PM']It would've been better IMO if there'd just been a steward with some common sense going around telling people to quieten down where needed all day instead of in intervals.[/quote] Interesting point. For several years I was involved with the organisation of a major international broadcast exhibition, IBC, and inorder to keep noise levels down there were strict db limits specified in the exhibitor rules and hese were enforced by a man with a sound level meter. Any exhiibitor, and that meant anyone regardless of the company size or profile, who continually exceeded the limits was warned. Two verbals warnings, then a written warning that if they did it again their power would be switched off. We got to the written warning a few times but then they came into line. It was a similar set-up at the AES (Audio Engineering Society) shows and I belive similar rules apply at Music Messe in Frankfurt.

[quote name='Conan' post='1162237' date='Mar 14 2011, 07:46 PM']Brilliant!!! Mind if I use that in my sig? [/quote] Be my Guest - oh didn't they import bananas? I'll have to create a new dessert and call it the banana slap!

One man's musical desert is another's musical dessert.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1161239' date='Mar 14 2011, 12:18 AM']Ok peeps as promised this is the first of the video clinics I "taped" yesterday, and please accept my apologies for the sound, but the auditorium was full and the only place I could sit down was in the proximity of the fugging drummer who's noise is almost covering the bass sound. So you've gotta turn the sound right up, ok? This is T.M. Stevens, what a powerful player! Here we go! [/quote] Thanks for the reminder. Great stuff. You must have been sitting just in front of me at the left end of the front row.

[quote name='CrackityJones' post='1161166' date='Mar 13 2011, 10:46 PM']You may find that plugging into the Effects Send on the Ashdown cuts the signal to its power amp so may need a splitter cable. Thanks, getting there. Could you elaborate re splitter...?[/quote] It could be as simple as using a Y-cord to split the signal to the two power amps. The Ashdown Send Output jack has 2 cables wired to it. One goes to the Ashdown Return and the other goes to the Warwick Effects Return.

[quote name='CrackityJones' post='1161075' date='Mar 13 2011, 09:29 PM']Presumably the eq for each is then independent of the other amp.[/quote] Probably not. Effects Send/Return is usually post EQ. The Ashdown will be the pre-amp and all you use in the Warwick is the power amp and speaker. You may find that plugging into the Effects Send on the Ashdown cuts the signal to its power amp so may need a splitter cable. Also you need an instrument cable to connect them, not an unshielded speaker lead.

Whether you like slap or not is not really the real issue. Exhibitors employ artists/musicians/bassists/call them what you will to demo their equipment/entertain the punters. In some strange warped way they think that using slappers will achieve this. It is they who have got it wrong. If they knew that by doing this they were driving paying customers away, then they wouldn't use them. Do what they did in the old days and hire some attractive chatty women (sorry, a bit sexist, but it works). The only way to stop it happening again is to tell them. Maybe BC should lobby the offending exhibitors and tell them what we think. Edit: Those who feel strongly about it should write to the Readers Letters page in BGM. I think I will.

It was good to catch up with a lot of BC friends at the show. Although I'm not in the market for anything at the moment it was great to be able to have a browse around. TM Stevens gave a great thought provoking presentation. Get the young off their X-Boxes and PS3s and into live music. Also I definitely need to start having an improved musical conversation with the drummer. The high level of disorientating slapping in the exhibition hall was really annoying. Agree that the guy on Rotosound was a real PITA, however this seems to be the norm at most music shows and has been for many years. About 10 years ago I was involved in exhibiting at Frankfurt Music Messe. It was the same there with loads of slappers in the guitar/bass halls. It was made worse by the fact that each instrument had it's own hall so in the piano hall, somewhat larger than todays there were loads of people bashing away on grand pianos, and in another were scores of drum kits all being played at the same time. I can thoroughly recommend taking ear-plugs.

Totally. Just got home and my ears are ringing still.

[quote name='mart' post='1157897' date='Mar 11 2011, 12:05 PM']If you want to try out some amps?[/quote] Oh silly me! I forgot that a noisy exhibition has the most ideal listening conditions for auditioning amplifiers.

[quote name='mr.noisy' post='1157742' date='Mar 11 2011, 10:18 AM']Does anyone know if you can bring your own instrument?[/quote] Why would you want to do that? It's an exhibition.

My understanding is that the OP wants to unplug the Warwick speaker from the amp and use it as a second speaker cabinet along with his SWR cab. In theory this should work fine as long as the impedances remain at or above 4-ohms. What we don't know is eother the impedance of the SWR cab or the impedance of the driver in the Warwick combo. If they are both 8-ohms then it will technically work. What it will sound like is a different issue.

I'll be there on Saturday visiting Phil at BassGear and Paul Geary at Overwater plus having a general nose around. Stop me and say Hi. I'll wear my obbm badge.

The very first production batch of the straight SILENT jacks had their sliding collars made with the wrong tolerances which caused them to seize or jam. The later ones can be identified by the rubber body. I've also seen a couple of the right-angle ones fall apart. In every case they were replaced by Neutrik without question. It is possible that some sellers may still have a few of the early ones in stock. On a different tack, Neutrik make the following statement on their web site: "Please note that the signal isn't muted with active electric bass guitars which have a tip-ring-sleeve tap to activate the power supply." I'm not sure that this is true for all active basses as I have no problem with my SR5, so it's really a case of try it and see.

At one point I considered trying to build a remote controlled VCA (voltage controlled amplifier) that would sit in the effects loop. That way if anyone turned up themselves up, then I could remotely turn them down again.