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[quote name='Delberthot' post='1091980' date='Jan 16 2011, 11:17 PM']Just found out tonight that i have a gig this weekend so I'm going to see if using just one cab on its own without PA support is going to be loud enough

I had intended buying a second one but let's see how I get on with it on its own against the Jim Carey of the drumming world (I am the Jim Carey of the bass world ) and a phenomenal guitarist who plays a Les paul through a Peavey 5150 2x12" combo[/quote]
Afternoon. Just wanted to ask how the cab went last night? (Still toying with the idea of getting the Nexus cabs for some time in the future.)

My basses currently have them on. Not used any others yet so I can't compare them I'm afraid, though I do like them.

Here's mine:

Musical Enthusiasm: 96% (High)
Musical Perception: 56% (Medium)
Emotional Connection: 51% (Medium)
SOCIAL (WHY did I put Musical? ;-))Creativity: 80% (High)
Musical Curiosity: 71% (Medium)

Group The Music: I matched ALL 4 of the Jazz clips.
Match The Beat: 14 out of 18.
Tap To The Beat: 6 with High Accuracy, 3 with Medium Accuracy.
Melody Memory: 10 out of 12.

Not too bad I think.

Just want to echo what everyone else's sentiments. Very Sad News! R.I.P.

Aside from the Repair Shop @ PMT Manchester, I'd also recommend this fella:

www.jacksinstrumentservices.com

Hope that helps.

No one then? Well I thought it was great. But then I'm being very biased!

Anyone?

[quote name='MythSte' post='1074013' date='Dec 31 2010, 08:53 PM']I've got no experience with Berg or Purple Chilli I'm afraid, I do know that I found Aguilars (both the DB and GS series) to go deeper than the warwick [/quote]
Fair enough. Thanks for that!

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1073762' date='Dec 31 2010, 03:35 PM']thats a lovely Les Paul, wish Gibson made their basses that pretty.

Im really considering the orange head with 210. I dont overly enjoy the prospect of luggin the ampeg gear around at gig time!!!!![/quote]
I'm probably missing something here, but when did you flog the Porta Bass rig?

Did any Bass Chatters go to see Sonic Youth in Manchester last night? If so, did you enjoy the gig? Or do you have any thought about Kim Gordon and/or Mark Ibold?

BTW, For anyone going to/who went to the London NYE show, let us know your opinions. Ta!

[quote name='MythSte' post='1073987' date='Dec 31 2010, 08:26 PM']I used to own one of these. Great tone but wasn't as deep as some other 12's i've heard [/quote]
If you don't mind me asking, which 12" cabs are deeper sounding? Aguilars? Bergantinos? Purple Chillis? (I AM actually interested in which lightweight 12" speakers are the best sounding. To the best of my knowledge, the Warwicks use the same Celestion drivers as Purple Chilli/Zoot cabs.)

[quote name='hrc_la' post='1071920' date='Dec 29 2010, 05:02 PM']hello all

what you have to say about this cabinet?
i have a nice deal whit one. €150 for one of that cabinet.

is this cabinet good for a stand alone?


ps: sorry for my bad english.[/quote]
As I have 2 Warwick Neo Pro 12"s, I'd say the price is VERY good. However, it all depends on if you are just going to use 1 cab or 2.

If you are just going to use it on it's own, you need an amp head that won't put out over 300 watts @ 8 ohms, as you don't want to risk blowing the speaker. Having a compressor and/or a limiter on the amp helps too. There are plenty to choose from though. E.g. Hartke HA3500, Ampeg B2R-E, Laney RB9, Ashdown Mag EVOII, Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0.

IF you can get 2 though, you'd have a nice 600 watt 4 ohm rig that would cover most gig situations AND you could get plenty of decent and powerful amps.(Ampeg SVT Pro 3, Hartke's HA5500 or LH500, Orange Terror Bass-though this has no compressor or limiter, Warwick's Pro Fet 5.2 or Xtreme 5.1.)

Hope that helps!

Wasn't looking specifically for basses. I was looking for the amps. E.g. Status Quo's bassist using a Trace Elliot head with an Ampeg cab. Though I do believe I saw Martin Kemp of Spandau using a Wal and John Paul Jones playing an old school Ibanez Roadster.(I.e. Not the ones used by Sting or laterly Husker Du's Greg Norton.)

[quote name='99ster' post='1070054' date='Dec 27 2010, 12:38 PM']Looks like Pete Turner of Elbow has stopped using Ashdown - Mesa (Carbine?) rig here: [url="http://www.buildarocketboys.com/"]Build A Rocket Boys[/url]
And first time I've seen him with (70's) P bass...[/quote]

If you look on You Tube, you'll see that Mr Turner's used that P Bass since the video for "Grounds For Divorce". An old friend of mine was supposed to buy that bass from a guy who owned it @ Beehive Mill in Manchester. However, his £30 deposit was trumped buy a large cash payment by the Elbow boys. Think it's gone to a good home personally!

Oh, and the Mesa Rig looks and sounds superb!

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='1047422' date='Dec 4 2010, 03:33 PM'][/quote]
My God! Brendan Canty was so young AND skinny back then! (Only ever seen him play on Bob Mould's "Circle Of Friends" film as a point of reference.) Might have to go find some more Fugazi stuff!

Anyway, just to get back to the topic. "Gouge Away" & "Gigantic" by The Pixies are dead simple to learn by ear and great to play in case you haven't tried them already.

I must say that having had a look at these cabs, the 4x10" cab looks like a cracking option. (Same weight as a Laney Nexus 4x10" and considerably cheaper.)

This could be a possible DREAM stack for me if I added the 2x12" cab later!

FWIW, I have a particular liking for the basslines from "Being For The Beneift Of Mr Kite" & "A Day In a Life".

I've got 2 Warwick Neo Pro 12"s. They're pretty decent, so you shouldn't go wrong with the bigger brothers in the range. You might have to go online to GAK or Bass Centre to get them though.

My basses are currently strung with Rotosound roundwounds. (105/85/65/45 on my Yamaha & 105/80/65/45 on my Steinberger.) Sound good, not too pricey & British company. I also have a set of Picato strings too, which are 105-45. Bought these in a music shop in Cornwall after yaking with the owner, who was alos a bass player and gave them the thumbs up. They're British made too in think.(In case anyone should think this sounds jingoistic at all, I use Ernie Balls on my guitars.)

[quote name='Bassmurf' post='1034284' date='Nov 23 2010, 07:41 PM']Probably the same as Ashdown...



Erm...I guess the HyDrive ones are the best ones to use if I did opt for the Hartke but am open to any suggestions![/quote]

Well that'd be an excellent choice. Tbh though, I was only asking in case you were planning to use your prospective amp with your current cabs. I think You'd be risking blowing the speakers if you used the LH500 with the Ashdown MAG cabs as-dependent on how long you've had them-they only have a 250watt headroom @ 8 ohms; and I'm not sure you can wire the cabs in parallel to make a 4 ohm cab.

If it helps, I link my 12"s, so I've got a 600watt 4 ohm cab, so I've got plenty of head room.(With just one of my cabs, the Hartke might blow it as it exceeds the cab headroom by 50watts.)

No idea how size, weight, cost or no. of speakers might effect your decision on what to purchase, though any 4x10" over 400 watts @ 8 ohms should cover all eventualities.

That's the end the essay then! ;-)

Love my LH500. Try 'em both if you can. Just one thing. What cabs were you planning to use the amps with?

It may only be a wooden "Spirit" one, but my Steinberger is great!

"Lust For Life" Iggy Pop.

That's EXACTLY what I was thinking too gents!

Oh. Nice Xmas presents for myself! The temptation! ;-)

Right. Here's my edit to the list:

3Leaf Audio Groove Regulator - 6
Adrenalinn II - 1
Aguilar Agro - 1
Aguilar Octamizer - 1
Akai Unibass - 2
AMT Slap Bass -1
Analogman Mini Chorus - 1
Ashdown Chorus - 1
Ashdown Drive Plus - 2
Asdown dual band compressor - 2
Ashdown sub octave plus - 1
Barge Concepts VFB-2 - 2
Behringer BDI21 - 3
Behringer chorus - 1
Boomstick Bottom Feeder - 1
Boss BF-2 - 1
Boss BF-3 - 1
Boss CE-2 - 4
Boss CEB3 - 1
Boss CS-3 - 1
Doss DD-3 - 1
Boss DD-20 - 3
Boss DS-1 - 2
Boss LS-2 - 8
[b]Boss ME-50B - 2[/b]
Boss ME-8B - 1
Boss MT-2 - 1
Boss OC-2 - 15
Boss OC-3 - 3
Boss ODB-3 - 7
Boss PH-1r - 1
Boss PS-3 - 1
Boss PW-10 - 1
Boss SD-1 - 1
Boss SL-20 -2
Boss SYB 3 - 2
Boss TU2 - 14
Boss TU3 - 2
Boss TU-12H - 2
Boss chorus ensemble CE-5 - 2
Bugbrand Bugcrusher - 1
Catalinbread SFT - 3
Catalinbread Teaser Stallion - 1
Chunk Systems Octavius Squeezer - 1
Crowther Prunes & Custard - 1
Danelectro French Toast - 2
Danelectro Reel Echo - 1
Demeter Opto Comp - 3
Devi Ever Hyperion - 1
Devi Ever Cherry Pop - 1
Devi Ever SodaMeiser - 1
Digitech Bad Monkey - 2
Digitech Bass Synth Wah - 1
Digitech Dual Band Bass Compressor - 1
Digitech Whammy - 5
DOD FX-25 B - 1
DOD FX-68 - 1
DOD FX-80B - 1
Dunlop Bass Cry Baby - 4
DHA VT2 - 3
EBS Octabass - 3
EBS Microbass - 1
EBS Multidrive - 1
EBS Multicomp - 5
EBS Dynaverb - 1
EBS Unichorus - 1
EHX Memory Man with Hazarai - 1
EHX Bass Balls - 1
EHX Bass Big Muff - 6
EHX Bass Metaphors - 2
EHX Bass Micro Synth - 4
EHX Big Muff Pi (Black Russian) - 3
EHX Big Muff Pi (Green Russian) - 2
EHX Black Finger - 1
EHX HOG - 1
EHX Octave Multiplexer - 2
EHX POG2 - 1
EHX Small Clone - 1
EHX Small Stone Nano - 3
EHX Small Stone (Black Russian) - 1
EHX Qtron - 2
EHX Qtron+ - 3
ElectroniX Crossdrive - 1
ElectroniX Submarine - 1
Exar PigNose - 1
Ernie Ball VP-Jr - 1
Fishman Platinum Pro EQ -1
FuzzHugger ABsynth - 1
Fulltone Bassdrive non-MOSFET - 1
Fulltone Bass-Drive Mosfet - 1
Guyatone MD-3 delay - 1
Guyatone PS-3 Phase Shifter - 1
HBE Psilocybe -1
Ibanez FL9
Ibanez PD7 Phat-Hed Bass Overdrive - 2
Ibanez SB 7 - 1
Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon - 1
Korg DT-10 - 2
Korg Pitchblack - 4
Line 6 M9 - 2
Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live - 1
Line 6 DL4 - 3
Line6 FM4 - 1
Maestro Brassmaster (clone) -1
MarkBass Compressore - 1
MarkBass Super Synth - 1
Marshall Guv'nor (MK1) - 1
Marshall Jackhammer - 2
Marshall Echohead - 1
Marshall Regenerator - 1
Maxon AD9 Pro - 1
Maxon CP9+ - 1
Maxon PT999 - 1
Mellowtone Clean Chan Dirty Chan - 1
Mojo Hand Cream Pie - 1
Montgomery Flanger - 1
Moog MF-101 - 3
Moog MF-102 - 1
Moog MF-105b - 1
Moog MF-107 - 2
Moog MP-201 - 1
Mr Zinky Master Blaster - 1
MXR Bass Octave Deluxe - 2
MXR Blowtorch - 4
MXR Carbon Copy - 1
MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz -1
MXR M-80 DI+ - 7
MXR M-143 Limiter
MXR Phase 90 - 1
MXR Phase 100 - 1
MXR Super Comp - 1
Peterson StroboStomp 1 - 1
ProCo Tubro Rat - 2
Radial Bassbone - 1
Radial bishot io - 1
Robot Factory Meatwad - 1
Rocktron Cyborg Reverb - 1
Sansamp Bddi - 9
SansAmp Para-driver - 1
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz - 1
SFX Micro Fuzz - 1
SFX S&M - 1
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner - 1
Subdecay Noise Box - 1
TC Electronics PolyTune - 2
TC Electronics Nova Modulator - 1
Tech 21 VT Bass - 4
Tech 21 VT Bass Deluxe - 3
Toadworks Mr Squishy - 1
Tone Factor 442 Red Filter - 1
Way huge swollen pickle - 1
Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie B - 1
Xotic X-Blender - 1
Xotic Bass BB Preamp - 1
Yamaha OD-10 - 1
Z.Vex Box of Rock - 1 (clone)
Zvex Fuzz Factory - 1
Z.Vex Woolly Mammoth - 7
Z.Vex Mastotron - 1
Z.Vex Wah Probe - 1 [u][/u]

Wouldn't mind an Aguilar Agro, a MXR BlowTorch and Sansamp Bass Driver or Hartke Bass Drive D.I. EBS do some nice stuff too!

[quote name='the_skezz' post='1024981' date='Nov 15 2010, 06:33 PM']Is it bad that I don't recognise any of the bassists or bands mentioned so far? [/quote]
There's always You Tube, Myspace & iTunes to remedy that! ;-)

Some good stuff picked so far. I'm dead pleased Amplifier are still going!