Marky L

Thanks for your replies. We certainly can mix the output for monitors, so that's OK, but they are mainly for vocals and some keys. On stage bass is plenty loud enough and no one really wants to hear the guitards!! There is a Peavey amp on the bay that I thik will do the job. Actually there have been a few of differing specs. Also had a nose on Thomann's site and they have a Behringer unit that does 2ohms if I still take that route. Can't say I've heard loads of great things about Behringer though.

[quote name='crez5150' post='513603' date='Jun 14 2009, 09:38 PM']You don't need to go to 2ohm unless its a single channel amp..... most p/amps on the market are two channel or have independent power stages at least so if you were to hang 2 x 8ohm monitors off of each channel of an 8 ohm output you would be running them at 4 ohm not two....[/quote] Ah, right then. So if an amp has two power stages (one per side), then I would take the rating as per channel and not over all. I get that, but wasn't aware of that. I'd need to find something that would suit (has a pwer stage per side.. at a bargain used price of course!!) We're running a left an right output from the desk so would connect to both left and right of the amp. Not looking to do any bridging at this point.

[quote name='crez5150' post='513603' date='Jun 14 2009, 09:38 PM']You don't need to go to 2ohm unless its a single channel amp..... most p/amps on the market are two channel or have independent power stages at least so if you were to hang 2 x 8ohm monitors off of each channel of an 8 ohm output you would be running them at 4 ohm not two....[/quote] Ah, right then. So if an amp has two power stages (one per side), then I would take the rating as per channel and not over all. I get that, but wasn't aware of that. I'd need to find something that would suit (has a pwer stage per side.. at a bargain used price of course!!) We're running a left an right output from the desk so would connect to both left and right of the amp. Not looking to do any bridging at this point.

Oh, I'm not aware of a twin stereo amp. So would be like two amps in a single unit giving two sets of 4ohms a side? Any ideas of a make/model I can read up some specs online?

Wotcha Just want to check I have this right.. simple really. We have 4 x passive monitors of 150w @ 8ohms each. If we want to run all four of these from a single monitor, then we're going to need an amp that rates down to 2ohms of around +600w. Yup? If so any suggestions for a "value" option? I have been snooping on ebay and Peavey seem to have done a few models that do 2ohms, but I want something with it's own volume control too wondered if there was anything else that might spring to mind. Just looking to make sure I have my concepts straight Ta M

Hate to say it, but I don't mind a bit of a wander through the market actually! I can usually pick up a couple of pairs of cheap and unpleasant sun glasses when I go there. Yes, that's another of my problems - "My name is Marky and I have a cheap sunglasses problem."

Ta muchly!! I now have to negotiate a pay off with my better half to allow me to lurk in there for a while!

Hi. Hopefully gonna nip up to town at the end of the week and want to have a look at some GAS material. I really want to pop into the store in Camden, but I have forgotten the name!! Hints please!!

LOL!! It looks like a puckered ring peering out between a pair of buttocks!! "Yeah, it's my ass rig maaaan!!"

Oh! Where d'you get the Hartkes from at £6?/ I'd give them a punt for that. I use HB nickel Regular Slinkys but I'm not quite getting the harder bite I want. I had it in my head that a fatter guage G and B would give me a bit more wallop, dunno if that's right though. Pick playing punk/rock is my bag man.

[quote name='MB1' post='487962' date='May 14 2009, 02:58 PM']MB1. "Fair Enough!....i only hear the bass!" [/quote] It's the only way forward.

[quote name='Buzz' post='487874' date='May 14 2009, 01:38 PM']Cuz you're too shy shy, hush hush, eye to eye, too shy shy, hush hush....eye to eye![/quote] Damn you!! You just made me spew my lunch down my shirt!

Nice one!! Thanks Max. Really helpfull and great comms too.. happy to recommend you. Don't be a dummy, go and deal with Dread

Aha!! Thankee Still, it seems that it's never been that much of a popular option.

Just thinking, have Fender ever produced a Jazz with a maple fretboard? I can't think that I have ever knowingly seen one, they always seem to be rosewood. Or maybe it exists on a non Fender Jazz? Or maybe I just never noticed one. But if not, why not? Would it give an interesting tonal quailty to a Jazz that's useable? Just pondering M.

To change the thread course slightly, I can never listen to a piece of music now without tuning in to the bass end of it. I just always focus in on the bass. To the point that now, I don't think I properly appreciate a piece of music as a whole because I will always drop back to listening to what the bass is doing. Do others feel that their overall appreciation of a pice of music is now biased? I sometimes wonder what it's like to be able to listen to something with totaly open ears.

Oh blimmin' flip I've got the horn now. A JJ P is on the list of "one day"s, but maybe a Shuker JJ is where I should look.

Oh.. nice But why have the tone controls in that order? - MIDDLE-BASS-TREBLE. Seems a bit cack-handed. What are the little toggle switches below the main knobs?

Wotcha. I thought I'd upload one of the songs we covered during our time in a studio last Friday. We had 10 hours to try and do 5 songs so it was going to be a push. As is we dropped one as it just was not happening and substituted another at literally the last hour. The idea was to do five tracks covering a range of the covers we do to use to get some gigs with. They need some further mixing and are so, a bit raw apart from the one I've uploaded which I think will do the job. The others I'm not too happy with my bass sound, and one of them sounds like it's had a Wooly Jumper processer used on it! Any comments greatfully received!! M.

Just got home and looking at mine the headstock reads - Fender logo in gold with black outline, serial number below this - N901850 In line following that is - JAZZ BASS with MADE IN USA below that that. On the end of the headstock in italics - American Traditional As I recall (and supported by the logos) its a US construction of a mix of US and Mex parts. Oh, and a skunk stripe up the back of the neck too. As for different hole spacing for the scratchplate, well what does it matter, bang the new one on!!

I have one of those, a sort of Tex/Mex special!! It has "American Tradition" or something like that on the headstock under the "Jazz Bass" decal, but no mention of Mexico. As I recall it's made up of a job lot of bits, inc Mex stuff that was put together in the US (or was it the other way round?). Mine has a lovely playable neck on it and is a reasonable bass. I put a proper J style plate on there (needed an extra hole drilled but it was a non original plate) and the correct knobs and metal knob plate. I think I will change the PUPS at some point though as I think they let it down a bit. Def not a Squire, nor a Mex so if it goes for a good price I'd say give it a punt. It could always be good for a project. Also if you do a serial number check, it does come back as US.

I have a Klystron (Classic) 500 head and I love it. I like the looks, I like the sound I get from it and I like that fact that it's British. I suppose the main difference between the ABM and the Classic is the Classic has onboard compression. There are some good deals around on them now too. A few hundred quid less than I paid a year or so back.

What sort of cost is a standard re-fret (to a fretted bass)?

Thanks Yup, I'd still like to go for powered wedges, we did have some but they died and repair costs seemed a bit high. If I could find some low cost used ones then that would be plan A. I think the slaves we have are both Carslro in fact. I think the PA/mixer is rated at 350W and it just about manages out front. In the grand scheme of things, if we gig more, then we'll invest in some higher spec PA gear.