LukeFRC

ashdown cabs..... seriously... were you loud elsewhere in the room?

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1415621605' post='2602001'] my little collection of Warwick Pro Series basses [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/artisan1967/media/IMAG0024_zps564ba60d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k161/artisan1967/IMAG0024_zps564ba60d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] given you had none when I popped up to buy your old amp with my warwick.... am I partly responsible for this? :-D

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1415621605' post='2602001'] my little collection of Warwick Pro Series basses [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/artisan1967/media/IMAG0024_zps564ba60d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k161/artisan1967/IMAG0024_zps564ba60d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] given you had none when I popped up to buy your old amp with my warwick.... am I partly responsible for this? :-D

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1415797711' post='2603856'] So is line array technology, midrange drivers, crossovers and cabinets that are actually large enough for the drivers that are contained within. To be frank, the engineering used by most electric bass amp and cab manufacturers is archaic, but as long as they sell they'll continue to be made. [/quote] and would I be right in guessing that your ultimate cab wouldnt be a bass reflex either?

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1415761803' post='2603541'] There is no simple answer. There is another point to ponder, though, that being equal loudness. The lower the frequency the harder it is to hear, so to compensate for that you might use EQ. EQ eats up headroom like nobodies business, both in terms of driver excursion and amplifier power. For that reason I'm hesitant to sacrifice either excursion capacity or speaker sensitivity in the 40-50Hz range, where one is most likely to apply EQ, in favor of above 60Hz, where you're less likely to boost EQ. [/quote] I am surprised there hasn't been more attempts to match good cab design to class D amps with DSP controlling multi band limiting and Eq to make powered cabs like the Bergantino ip series. I mean it's common in PA land- just not bass world yet.

don't.... I might be utterly wrong here... but on some single cuts (the ones that were designed to answer a specific problem rather than designed for the single cut aesthetic) isn't the idea that if you join and support the neck to the top horn it means you can shape more wood out of the back of the neck at the dusty end improving hand access to that end. there's been a SC acg i've been tempted by a few time on here... I don't know if I would have the balls to play it out though...

how many of us do you think would actually be able to [i]play [/i]Jamerson's funk machine - let alone make it sound great? I think it's years of practice and just being flipping good that makes pro's sound good, not so much the plank of wood they do it on

why would you change a neck?

I wrote that after post 3... then forgot to click "post" and then found it hours later.... woops

do you prefer it for electric or double bass,? I know you play both. I've got a b2 and to be honest I don't need so much low end extension and would happily trade it for more sensitivity!

[quote name='civilian_project' timestamp='1415558066' post='2601459'] No more like an alembic like I say, it's even got the weird "lump" sticking out under the rear strap button. [/quote]anything like this one?

look a bit like a warwick? they made some warwick-a-likes in the 90's with the T logo

what's the craic there then?

no one want to get me one for my 30th?

I like that shop. Once gave me a £450 amp for free...

hey there! rescuing this from the second page... also pointing out that if you go into the TKS sub forum and look at their ex trial speakers threads they've got 4 of the Beyma drivers that the 3 musketeers are using...

rubbish - it's the bass bass gear have in stock... well if I ever did get a fodera - it would be that one. Looking at it... £4k isn't stupid stupid money - like I've a thumb bass and a streamer stage one at the moment - great basses, and older 85 and 92 vintage insutments - new list price for the modern equivalent is £3200 for the SS1 or £3500 for the thumb. Not much different. Asking me if think that fodera is worth £500-700 more than one of my warwicks... I'll probably never know! If you want to buy it for me for my 30th next month you need never have a "are fodera's worth it" thead again as you could just ask me for an unbiased opinion!

this has been done a few times hasn't it? Worth it? well give me a fodera and ill love it and play it till it's worn out and report back and tell you. a nice one, none of your ying yang crap please. Thanks. Interestingly having looked at their website if I were to go for any it would be an emperor standard special - so one of the cheaper ones - you're talking warwick prices.