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I've never really understood why 4ohm 115/410/112 cabs are made, as I've always felt that they are designed to be in pairs or mixed with one another, and so should be 8ohm to come down to 4ohm total, unless you're running a 2ohm amp. More speakers = more air moved = louder. I suppose maybe if you're always running your amp at 11, maybe then it makes a bit more of a difference if you're running just one cab, provided the speak cone(s) have enough left to give?
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How was your recording session last night/yesterday...?
Kev replied to MacDaddy's topic in General Discussion
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My initial keenness on this have died down somewhat for me. Seeing how you need to long press multiple switches to change presets killed it for me, means I could never consider using this live without a separate midi footswitch strip, which goes a long way to defeating the point of the smaller footprint and may even cost more than just having the full sized version. I've managed to mess up preset switching just pressing one 😅 Its looks great for use on a desk or midi driven rack, but otherwise I just don't think 4 switches is enough.
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Had a couple of questions about the size of the Bart pickups. I measure these as approx 118mm x 33mm, very similar and interchangeable with the P4 size used by Bartolini USA (I replaced the pickups in my Ibanez with a P4 sized set with no modifications).
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I think the whole bass synth thing is interesting. Remember, the Deep Impact, the former holy grail, ended up being a discontinued bargain bin buy because literally no-one was buying them. Interest is clearly higher now, but I'm sure a lot of it is hype, and without big/influential names using it (Chris Wolstenholm for the DI, Ian for the MXR) they're just not going to take off.
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I mean in fairness, this isn't Bass Direct or similar, this is a big international store and I doubt the staff are paid anywhere near enough to care less about costing the company money in situations like this, easier life for them keeping the customer happy Did I pick up on you buying the used MXR Bass Synth too? I'd be very keen to hear a comparison between the two, largely from a sound quality and tracking perspective when it comes to the new comparable presets, when they arrive.
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Mike grabbed a few bits and bobs from my spare draw, quick to pay and quick to confirm receipt, no complaints here, cheers mate!
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Updated, everything pictured still available.
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I shouldn't really help the sale as I want this to still be here when I have enough free funds to grab it 😅 but can attest to Andy being a fine chap and this cab sounding monstrous!- 1 reply
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I don't know the physics behind it, but for me a tapered string is much richer in harmonic content, which I suspect is because it has a much cleaner break over the witness point on the bridge. It'll otherwise have exactly the same, more or less, low end as any other string of the same gauge. At the end of the day, all strings are a thin core with wire wrapped around it, with tapered ends. I like both, depending on the bass. My stingray loves a tapered B, my Alpher doesn't. No idea why!
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I can't say I've picked that vibe up from anyone in particular, but I'm glad and proud it was spotted, our emails appear to have had an impact and it looks to be heading towards a happy ending
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Oh absolutely. Most stores tend to protect themselves by not covering return postage or not refunding postage paid, which is fairly standard unless its faulty goods, but its interesting the likes of Bax (I think?) make a big deal of offering a free "trial" period and cover all postage costs. I feel there must be a hidden fair usage policy, as otherwise people could run riot with it.
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I don't think its about not wanting people to enjoy their basses, and more about insurance issues that may arise, should they go missing and potentially be viewed as counterfeit. A healthy discussion, I think? Literally wasn't something that occurred to me until reading this thread, and I'm wondering this this is why the many and several Ric copies and similar often ship with a blank TRC with a fake TRC in the case, to avoid counterfeit accusations? The risk here is the bass being confiscated if the Police need to get involved, rather than returned to Mark, but given insurance isn't involved here I think its unlikely there would be any opportunity for any complaint to be raised, and hopefully Parcelforce will just sort it out with a dash of compensation for the ridiculousness of it all.
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All PMs responded to, quite a few bits gone but i'll update once no longer pending etc.
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This.
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I mean IN fairness, this is more than likely incompetence more than anything else. I'm sure this parcel has ended up in the auction house pile in error as I'm sure they must hang on to it longer. Or they shipped the 2025 Q4 pile earlier than they should have. I think it's a bold conspiracy to suggest it was a deliberate act of the company, unless they wanted rid of it as it's effectively counterfeit and tried to get some money for it.
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Yeah, it's such a shame Mark puts the Fender logo on, as that could cause real issues here I feel, not least because the auction house has used the name too.
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I have also emailed, I think it would be of real help if we all did.
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That's unbelievable, unclaimed goods?!
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No cheap jibe intended, no part of the post ignored either. Saying you don't want to mess them around too much doesn't really overwrite the ultimatum you gave them, if that's what you actually sent them? Of course if you ended your email to them with "Don't worry about it though, you're cheaper than others anyway" then fair enough!
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This is why I couldn't work in customer service. I would absolutely HATE to deal with customers like you 😂 It's unfortunate timing but sales are sales! If there was any warning, shops would never sell anything out of sale. Though I'm sure there's no chance they'll pay for postage for the return, so even if you did return it, can't be a huge saving.
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Little amp, bass and dog mixed with ridiculously oversized pedals, love it!
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Absolutely loving this PJB BG400. Will grab a C4 extension when funds allow for the ultimate tiny 500w 8 speaker rig!
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I'm not sure I picked up on the ease of use aspect of the update, what has changed there? I thought it was just usable presets, but have they increased the ability to make adjustments on the pedal without the editor? Still sorely tempted to try a VIP, but I think i'll wait until 4.5 is out in the wild for a while.
