LukeFRC

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1414625899' post='2591694'] Thank you to for the encouragement. The detailed design spec is not complete but the following are planned: 1. All Solid State with a Class D power amplifier topology. The main reason is that Class D makes for easier thermal management,.To put it bluntly it is easier to keep cool. 2. Power output a minimum of either 250 Watts Average into 8 ohms and 500 Watts Average into 4 ohms or 2 X 250 (dual mono} into 8 ohms.Output on Speakons, no jacks for speakers. 3. Pre amp section. This was designed by Charlie Escher (passinwind on TalkBass) after several months discussion between him and me. Chalie has finished his amp but is constantly refining it.There is a short thread on TalkBass about Charlie's amp here [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/a-diy-500-watt-bass-head.1061473/"]http://www.talkbass....s-head.1061473/[/url] Like Charlie, I will be adapting the design but with his knowledge and consent. I should false emphasise that although I hade many discussions with Charlie, he did the circuit design, modelling of circuit behavior and built an tweaked the first iteration of the circuit boards.It is his design. More tomorrow [/quote] on the class D stuff.... do you know what module you're going to use? Question coming from.. they seem quite expensive to the general public.... My old Tecamp Puma 1000 used a Powersoft Digimod 1000 .... which is nice and self contained as far as I could see.... and the same module as in this £200 amp (apparently) http://www.altoproaudio.com/products/apx1000

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1414623454' post='2591644'] It could be any number of things. Fit, finish etc. aside, you can't really give it a decent crack of the whip until the setup and strings are to your taste. [/quote] what wateroftyne says. also my old mountain bike is a lot "studier" than my road bike. But it's horses for courses rather than one being better or worse

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1414429468' post='2589194'] An old-school valve amp is heavy. An old-school bass cab is heavy. An old-school valve combo is very, very heavy. Not measured in lbs or kilo; think moons or even small planets. [/quote] time and gravity bend around them so I hear

Check out mr foxen - ampstack on facebook...

Yum - I bet that sounds great with a BB!

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1414153291' post='2586471'] [b]I once played in a pub in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.[/b] The first thing that happened was a bloke at the bar threatened me because I was an English guy in his pub. Then as we played (Pogues/Goats Don't Shave/Saw Doctors type stuff) we entered into some Jigs and Reels. Apparently we played a tune that had been hijacked by Rangers fans. Next the entire audience stood up as one and started raining down beer glasses and ash trays on us. We stopped playing and hid in a small room off stage with the door barred by bouncers. We were escorted out through the mob by said bouncers and hightailing it back to Glasgow [/quote] that was the main mistake! I lived there for a while.... I once played a venue and for the first half of the song most of the band didn't play a note - I decided to sit looking cool on the edge of the stage with my back to the lighting gantry and foot propped up on a monitor, super casual and then jump up and start playing when I was due to come in.... except I came in and quickly realised that from the reclined position I was in there was no way I could get up without stopping playing and using a hand.... i spent the rest of the song sat on the floor....

I almost bought a rig he was selling 2 weeks ago - I ended up listening to a fair bit of stuff he had done while thinking about it - great musician

looks ok as a bass- it's not cheap mind so you might loose something if you sold it on. Check out warwick.de forum - you tend to get a large range of warwicks on there for ok prices.

If its just for you and youve got electronic drums I would have thought a half decent pre and some kind of IEM system would be great. Get the stage noise riggt down too

ive a 4ohm acme cab, you could have it if you want, but it will be quieter than your current cab with that amp, and as bill says not solve your problem! why not use the barefaced cab in your sig?

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1413908837' post='2583484'] Hypex are very good but very expensive. The miniDSP plate amps at [url="http://www.minidsp.com/products/plate-amplifiers"]http://www.minidsp.com/products/plate-amplifiers [/url] are worth a look and are good value for the ICEpower modules versions. I still question whether a plate amp is a good idea in a bass oriented cab though. My worry is that Powered PA cabs rarely go very low (forget the sales specs, there will be little below 100Hz) so the main problem is heat. Putting an amp in a bass cab is like running it permanently on a vibration test. [/quote] Powered PA subs manage it though.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1413829189' post='2582511'] The best BB's are from the 80's I'd say. Just because everyone knows that vintage basses are better than new ones(!) [/quote] how about my 70s one? They any good? ;-)

[quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1413816820' post='2582247'] I didn't realise how much cheaper the TKS cabs were. I had to go back and make sure I'd done the conversion right. I'm still buying Bergantino but that's not what this thread is about. [/quote] [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1413821572' post='2582363'] Yep - tonal preference aside, a BF cab will undoubtedly go louder than the equivalent TKS (and I'm guessing Berg). [/quote] that does look good price wise.... anyone know who makes the drivers TKS use?

What cabs would you recomend pairing them with?

you know how there's always a few basses that pop up in the for sale section every so often. I've always been tempted by this Hamer that pops up every so often - this is Warwickhunt's photo - who knows who has it now

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1413739834' post='2581424'] I am genuinely looking to buy a Jazz V fairly soon, I've just been looking on guitar guitar's site and Thomann, I have no idea what I'm looking at regarding where they are built and what to expect? [/quote] I think if I were looking for a great 4 string Jazz I would be looking to find either a Japanese vintage reissue or the older american vintage reissue series, the '75ri or the '62ri. The Roadworns were good and I had a soft spot for the Highway ones too. If I were looking for a great 5 string Jazz I probably wouldn't even look at anything that said Fender on it. Overwater/Valenti/Sadowsky/Lakland/whatever ....

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1413628172' post='2580263'] Or simply put, I don't think the general Fender buying market needs 80% of what the company is spending it's time and money on. [/quote] +1 The brands are all messed up. The internet has changed how we relate to brands. Think of some smaller good makers - and we can find people who are passionate about their stuff and put it out there. Whatever the contention about Fodera pricing you have I've never heard anyone doubt that they believe in what they are doing. Looking cheaper I think ACG's starting price is not far off half the ticket price of a USA fender.... a custom built UK bass is cheaper than a mass produced US Fender - regardless of which you prefer Alan believes in what he's doing and takes pride in it. So what about Fender are they passionate about? What product over the last 3-4 years have they shown they are excited about? Apart from those wee mustang guitar amps that were quite good 1st amps I can't think of any. In the bass world Squier have had some good stuff, created a buzz and so on... but Fender? When was the last time Fender had a "have to own/try" bass or amp? And shutting Genz Benz down was the most daft move ever - get a brand at the height of it's popularity with players, a range of great products and... shut them down...

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1413581572' post='2579947'] The roads? [/quote] goes without saying...

[quote name='monsterthompson' timestamp='1413563332' post='2579679'] It sure seems that way based on what others have indicated. The risks of buying used gear. Regardless, I'm on to a Genz Shuttle 9.0 and a Buster 200w head. I was running the Buster through a G3 Midget and Compact stack last night and the tone was wonderful. In fact it was so good, I could hardly tell that the handles were an issue [/quote] sshhh you lets not let great tone get in the way of our community picking holes in something: I mean apart from the tone, the volume, the portability, the low end response, and so on... what have barefaced ever done for us?