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[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1358964020' post='1947796'] ...until mid 2010, when some mates got in touch asking if I'd be up for a one-off gig for a laugh in a local pub. So I did it, and had a whale of a time. The one-off scratch band is still together, getting more gigs than we can do, and I think I'm enjoying playing more than I've ever done. [/quote] And now the bloody drummer's had to relocate at short notice, and Bristol to Cambridge is a bit of a trek So look out for me in the 'how hard can it be to find a drummer who can play a constant tempo for a whole song, turn up on time for rehearsals, etc etc...' threads.

Get a suitable cable. Jack on one end, and whatever's present on the 15 (speakon/jack/whatever) on the other.

Are you sure you want a 4 Ohm speaker? According to the manual, it's 12W into 8 Ohms. Personally, I'd play safe and get an 8 Ohm one.

Thanks - in that case, it could be just the job I currently carry my B2 and various instrument/speaker/kettle leads, bits & bobs, PSUs etc in a holdall type bag that's not big enough for the B9. If I can get them all in the same bag as the B9, it'll still only be a single bag to carry. cheers.

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1360777667' post='1976361'] Bingo! I wish it was a touch smaller, but for the price I paid its quite a nice bag! [/quote] In what way is it too big - internal dimensions? Seems to me that it's smaller than the Gator bag that Mudpup et al are using happily, or is it just the mahoosive looking pouch on the front that makes it seem bulky? Just curious really - I think I'm leaning towards the smaller Gator 2110 at the mo'.

Wow - that looks real tidy. I took my tatty old '82 Thunder 1 to rehearsal last night and, as always, was pleased to be reminded how nice it plays and how huge it sounds.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1360500784' post='1971238'] It might be annoying to some, but our posts are ours to edit so it's the sellers call whether or not they do this. [/quote] Yup.

I've tried loads, on iPhone & Android, and found them all to be varying degrees of crap.

P's me off too, TBH.

Would've jumped at the chance a while back, but after trying loads of different ones I've come to the conclusion that I like the cheapo Rotos

Just taken delivery of Bens B9. As described, well packaged, on time, good comms throughout...blah blah. Another faultless transaction...cheers matey.

We're aiming for a family holiday sometime around then, but I'll be there if I possibly can.

[quote name='BigLicks67' timestamp='1360323622' post='1968535'] I tried out some Ashdown combo amps, yesterday and I was amazed at the wattage rating for some of these amps. For example, a tiny 12 inch combo with a rating of 220 watts. Do these amps really put out this sort of power of is this the marketing people blowing smoke. If anyone has got one of these type of amps do they compete with a loud drummer? The amps tried were: Ashdown EB 12 220 watts, EB 15 220 watts, MAG c115 300 & a Mag 210 200. [/quote] Dunno about the EBs, but I'm pretty sure the MAGs max quoted output is into a 4 Ohm load. So the MAG300, fer example, will only do about 150-200W into the integral 8 Ohm speaker/s. you'd need to add another 8 Ohm extension cab to get the full whack.

I can't do that. I don't have my bass particularly low (buckle rash around the mid bottom half of the body) but the bass sits higher up when I'm sitting down, which I find uncomfortable. If it didn't take me so b%**#y long to learn and work stuff out, I'd do it all standing up...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359913415' post='1961966'] I suppose it's what you're used to. I play standing up. If I learn stuff sitting down, I have to re-learn it standing up. Waste of time. [/quote] I usually learn & work stuff out sitting down, then practice and play it standing up.

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1359896038' post='1961657'] I have no idea if this will help but, if the seller is my my area, I am happy to collect the bass and sort out delivery. I have no idea who the seller is and so would not need to know their identity (either in real life or on here). If they're having some problems which are a distraction from fulfilling the obligation to the OP then I sympathise but would also want the OP to get his bass. I doubt the cost of delivery would bankrupt me and if it would help both parties then it seems a worthwhile cost too. Any party can PM me on this and I would happily do this without any further reference to this on BC. [/quote] Likewise, if it's anywhere near me.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1359568320' post='1956828'] I have the combo version of this at the practice room - the amp section at the top being exactly the same as the above. I can quite honestly say it is the worst amp that I have ever had the misfortune to use. [/quote] I've not used the bass stuff, but I did own a guitar combo for a while many years ago - but only because I won it in a competition! It was truly awful.

My current gigging rig is a Tanglewater Classic J through a LH500 and a Barefaced Compact, and I can't see me changing it any time soon. Also have an HA2500 which I keep mainly as a backup, but I'd happily use it as my main amp.

[quote name='AnalogBomb' timestamp='1359372524' post='1953581'] I'm guessing this will involve taking the case off? [/quote] Remove the 10 or so dinky little screws from the top panel, and it lifts right off. Prepare to be amazed at how little "stuff" is in there. Once you're in, the pots are easy to get at as I recall - just poke the flexi tube into a gap in the pot casing, and give it a squirt. Repeat as necessary. While you're in there, you might want to make sure that the valve is seated properly, just in case that's contributing to the noise.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1359279030' post='1952297'] Its funny but I`ve always looked at slanted pickups and thought "I want more bass on the thinner strings, not less". [/quote] Me too. I'm putting a bitsa P together at the mo', and it's getting the D/G pup more neckwards than the E/A.

Looking at the photo on a proper screen now, rather than my 'phone, and it looks like the woodwork at the bottom of the driver - in the center, above the port slot - has been removed...possibly to accommodate a replacement driver ? Do you have access to a multimeter ? A quick google suggests that the DC resistance will be roughly 80% of the nominal impedance. I've just put a meter across a spare (known good) 8 Ohm Ashdown driver that I have here, and it measures between 6 & 7 Ohms. (Less than 8, more than 4...) I had one of these until fairly recently. Bought it from here as not working - in fact, it did work, but not very often! Lots of high pitched squealing, crackling etc...but in the short periods that it did work, I really liked the sound, so I took it to a local amp guy. He traced the problem to a combination of a dodgy pot, which no amount on Servisol would cure so he replaced it, and a dry joint on the preamp board or something. It also later developed an problem with the lead from the internal speaker to the jack that plugs into the speaker socket on the back, that led me to believe that the speaker was blown. It wasn't, which is why I happen to have a spare driver here...) Replaced the lead & jack plug and it was fine. Only reason I sold it really was the weight - it must weigh 30+KGs, and I can't be doing with that these days. I always preferred the old front ported Ashdown cabs to the newer rear ported designs. Whether that was the reason, or whether it's the amp itself, but IMO my old MAG400 was a definite class above later MAG rigs that I've used. HTH.

I think (corrections welcome) that they originally had the blue coned driver, so I'd be wondering if this has had the speaker replaced at some point. In which case, I'd check to make sure it's an 8ohm one in there before connecting an additional cab.