LukeFRC

I've got a ACG EQ-01 - it takes a while to get your head around, so suggest sticking with it a bit longer. My suggestion... open both filters wide open with the boost (top knob) all the way down. Turn the high end filter wide open and turn the boost all the way down too. That should be the sound of it flat-ish with a bit of treble rolled off, turn up the high end filter to taste - if you find it gets too high middy roll the frequency back till it sounds flat. Play - that should be almost flat sounding.... The trick is to find a good neck tone, and bridge tone - then use the blend to vary the tone while playing live - use the high end filter to add back the top end... then start playing with the boost knobs for a boost in the mids, remember though indented they don't go cut or boost but boost only. they do take a bit of getting used to, and I have a bit of a love hate relationship with mine - it sounds awesome but sometimes would prefer something simpler. Interestingly for me I went from the stock MEC preamp in my streamer to the 2 band glockenklang, to the ACG. I personally would stick a U retro in there rather than a glockenklang but that may be as I seriously didn't get on with the glockenklang at all!

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1405585825' post='2503206'] Fyi - there's also a really good thread on this amp started by Wallbassist on14 Feb. He's bought one and seems to be completely in love with it! [/quote]I think his is a pre and power....

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1404397522' post='2492291'] That's the weight of one cab! we didn't set out to design a lightweight either. X max is rated more conservatively than the Eminence speakers. The 3012LF isn't really suitable as a single driver for bass as it is designed as a woofer in a two way speaker and has no top end. The 3012HO is the one we considered. [b]The Beyma is less than half the price in the UK[/b].[b] At the moment US speakers are fairly pricey over here.[/b] We felt the 3012HO didn't offer any significant advantage over the beyma except for a midrange hump which we thought would sound nice. We'll give details of alternate drivers in the final design. The Beta 12A-2 looks quite promising. Remember we set out to create a 'simple to build' design and i may have said something along the lines of more VW Golf than Lamborghini. [/quote] this is the bit that has been on my mind and thinking about. I was kinda thinking about building something based around a 3012, either a HO equipped Simplexx or a LF equipped Fearful. One of the things that holds me back is that not knowing massively what I'm looking at but looking around I can see that the US stuff is more expensive than the european stuff.

its one of those things where it is a super cool bit of gear - but I do wonder what our EU equivalent would be.

nice! it's interesting to see how he came to it- essentially starting with moving the pup back - is that the sweetspot it ended up at?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1405538528' post='2502906'] The list of Class AB amps is a long one (i.e non D Class) - is there anything else specifically you are looking for in spec? Weight? Power output etc? How about separate pre and power amp components? Is that do-able? [/quote] good idea - I know someone with a top notch class AB power amp for sale, and I'm sure if you paired that with something like an (ahem) really nice preamp [size=1]see my sig[/size] you could have an awesome rig! EDIT: it does look like a cracking power amp too

I think that your "it's cheaper and easier" claim will self destruct as soon as you find the guitarists equivalent of basschat! In my experience guitarists are more picky about "tone man". Thing is with bass is that deep down, however much we all go on about gear, we know in our hearts that a jazz or precision with a decent set up and a DI box would do for us, everything else is just extravagance....

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1405346200' post='2501024'] Very nice indeed...Looks like mine is going to have to come out from under the bed... [/quote] how many do you keep under the bed! play them all!

I doubt it -and valve power stages are less prevalent for bass and my guess is it would be less useful.

Ashdown rootmaster has only just come out hasn't it, can you qualify the unreliable claim?

purely academically, but what kinda of super sensitive cab could make 30 valve watts work? Some kind of BFM cab?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1405023329' post='2498091'] This comes as no surprise. When I was arranging the Herts Bass I contacted lots of companies for donations for our raffle. EB UK, Stuart Clayton and D'Addario all generously donated items and were welcoming and friendly. I contacted Warwick through their Forum and Florin contacted the CEO on our behalf - the outcome was they were [i]not in a position to help out[/i] with the event and declined to make any donations - a company that charges over £2,000 for basses can't even afford to give a grass roots event with their target audience a few sets of strings which cost them what?? £10?? I was disgusted TBH. My new policy is not to buy any Warwick products - they probably don't care cos that's pretty much their philosophy... Anybody want to buy a German Corvette?? [/quote] given they list how much they give to their local communities according to their website.... I don't think it's an awful philosophy - to not give so much PR type giving to things like Herts Bass Bash but give to the local communities where they are based.

[quote name='Harry' timestamp='1404804434' post='2495755'] I will say overall my selling/buying experience on here has been great and i use the site a lot in that way, i do get fed up of the really silly offers though, i mean if i have a bass up for £2200, why would i sell it to you for £1200 , if that is what i wanted i would have stuck it up for that in the first place [/quote] It's the trade offers that make me smile. You've got an item that was £2000 new, they generally go for £1250 secondhand and your one is priced at £1100. Why do people get upset when I don't agree that swapping it for their bass that they value at £1100 but cost £1300 new isn't normally a good deal for me!

if you don't really have the $$ what advantage will the limelight P give you that your current one doesn't?

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1404752848' post='2495428'] I have a feeling you are on the right track, but I really don't want to get rid of my cab if I can help it. And I don't drive so getting around with things is tricky. I really think I just need a temporary change, after all I've used the same rig for a few years and never had any complaints. I'd hate to move the cab on and then find out I'm still not happy so I want to try other avenues first. I'm still thinking about the GK Fusion but want to try out one or two more pre amps first. [size=5][b]There is just something about a certain freq range In the mids that's bugging me.[/b][/size] If I can figure out what it is and how to control it I think I will settle down again. I thought a Paradriver would fix things but I could never settle with that, always tweaking things. I'm going to borrow Fran's VTBass for a gig, and see how that goes again, and if I like what I hear I'll get a VTBass DI and try that. The thing with the Darkglass is it's a lot of money for what is really only a subtle effect (in my case). [/quote] .... doesn't your cab have a very characterful midrange designed in? Still think it's the cab

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1404776249' post='2495675'] Surely not..? Why wasn't I told..? [/quote] I was thinking of you there too!