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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1430860279' post='2765422'] What I'm saying is, if you work at the top end of the scale, everyone else is of that calibre. The players, the studio the engrs ...ect ect..the whole chain. You don't work at that level if you don't know sound and have a great talent for getting it. It is such a core part of the whole process. [/quote] OK now I understand and thanks for explaining. Although I [i]will[/i] say that it doesn't make any sense to dismiss professional acoustic/electrical/mechanical engineering in favour of the ears of good players. And there are lots of successful and talented musicians, singers and song-writers who have a poor understanding of the basics of acoustics. Some of them don't really care about things like tone, and that's fair enough. Each to their own. I would far rather base my initial selection of bass guitar cabs on their technical specifications. That way you can eliminate those that are obvious poor performers and then move on to using your ears, but - I would never buy a cab based solely on listening to it. It is so easy to be fooled depending on a variety of factors. But for those who don't understand the technical side (or have no interest in learning or simply lack the aptitude) then listening to the advice of those who have the technical knowledge is surely just sensible. Isn't it? Frank.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1430855797' post='2765351'] But again...you have a stellar pro who pretty much lives or dies by what he can get out of his bass, amp and cab and no one is hiring him if he doesn't sound GREAT. So maybe, there are people who REALLY understand what they are hearing and how they get the sound up and make it work. This is likely beyond the vast majority of us on this forum, tbh and IMV. Sure, talk about science..but if you haven't got ears, you'll likely be the only one in a room who thinks the end result is any good.. If you are talking about reference...who actually endorses your opinions of sound..?? A book..?? If you are amongst the best in the business, it is very very likely you will also be working with other best in the business guys who know sound inside out. I know where my money would go.. tbf..!! [/quote] I've read that several times and I have no idea of what you're saying - sorry. Frank.

That's beautiful Danny. The best colour in the range for me. I'm still hoping to come to hear your BB2 sometime. Frank.

A first generation Barefaced Midget has got to be your best bet. These cabs are very small and light, and using EQ they can get quite low and they are definately very loud. I carry mine with ease for any distance you like. Bass in gig bag on my back, amp bag in one hand and cab in the other - it's a doddle. They seem to be selling at about £400 now second hand. Frank.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1428875844' post='2745633'] I've had my '75 reissue for about 4 years now, think it's about 15 years old. No problems at all. And where the screw meets the neck, it makes contact with a little metal circle rather than digging into the wood. [/quote] Exactly correct. I think most of the problems came about by operator error. Lots of information available about this. My American Vintage 75RI has never been a problem over about 7 years of ownership. Frank.

You're a lucky man and I'm very jealous. Frank.

As posted previously - the perfect answer to your question is the Little Mark 1. Why look further? Frank.

Great songwriters, players and arrangers - a little cut above most other southern rock bands. Frank

"Shakin Hands with the Holy Ghost" by Blackberry Smoke. A great song by one of the best southern rock bands. Frank.

There's some very useful information here. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/49897-how-to-shim-a-neck/ Frank.

Thanks for the excellent review djaxup. The amp two is the same if you use the bass boost together with the tone balance on the bass bias side. It's a great sound at home and low volume, but on my first gig with the amp two I forgot that I had both these on (rushed sound check) there was instant boom. I knew what to do and fixed it immediately. These are astonishingly good gigging amps for "weekend warriors" like me. Far too expensive, yes, but if you want a compact, loud and sweet sounding combo they are superb. The amp three is very tempting too. (If I win the lottery) Frank.

Identical to mine. Superb basses. I find there's no need for the active setting. It sounds massive and powerful in passive mode. Frank.

Markbass LM I ? I had one and a LM II at the same time. They sounded very similar and I wish I'd kept the LM I. Frank.

A sad loss. Andy was a master of seemingly simple bass lines - until you try to play them, then you start to understand his genius. Frank.

JTUK. "Quote won't work on my PC?" It's because with more speakers you need less amp power. Frank,.

Eden EC210 for £179 on ebay! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/151603640055?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108 Frank.

[quote name='John_P' timestamp='1426337659' post='2717044'] Did anyone buy one of these? Or have an opinion on how they sound? Looked a great deal but I was put off by the amount of power - bigger than I'd need for home use and not enough to gig with? [/quote] I bought one. I plumped for the EC28, as the EC210 and EC115 are bigger than I wanted. Thanks for the heads-up barneyg. I want it for home use, band rehearsals and smaller pub gigs. I wanted a combo for these jobs. It's worked out really well for so little cash. I sold my Fender Rumble 15, which the Eden replaced, so the cost to me is even less than £179.00. Sound-wise, it's are very pleasing to my ears - clean and, if anything, too much bass with the amp set "flat". It's a warm sound despite me describing it as clean. I like it a lot. It is loud enough for my purposes, it's reasonably light weight, not an overly big box and seems well enough built. It won't do anything other than a small pub gig but I never expected it to, so all in all, a good buy. I'm well pleased with it. Frank.

They sound hugely different! I prefer the maple neck version on this video. Unfortunately I own a rosewood version. Frank.

Agreed. The two US basses sound more detailed and full range. I'm actually surprised at this as I'm not usually an advocate of the thinking that a bass is better simply because it's US built. This video would suggest that I'm wrong. Frank.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1426108508' post='2714600'] Fair enough. But this is a very temporary (less than a day?) installation with a floating ground. Powering 3 small amplifiers. A very common situation. It's all covered in the IET link I posted and there should be instructions with any generator. The only possible difficulty I can see is tying the generator earth to the generator neutral. There is no way to ground the generator earth and I don't see any practical or safe way of bonding the entire trailer, even if anyone considered it to be necessary. [/quote] I agree Tim but, even with a simple setup like we're discussing, people are offering totally wrong information. I'll wager that the majority don't understand what you're saying above or the difference between earthing and bonding. No. Leave it to the professionals. Frank.

If you ever have a gig in N. Ireland, (or anywhere in the world if you've got the money) this is the company to go for. They are brilliant. http://www.niavac.com/ They have done sound for all the big names, right up to the Rollin Stones and my band. Frank.

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1426095617' post='2714360'] Exactly this. And if you're standing on the flat wooden bed of the truck, itself a good insulator, then it won't matter if the strings carry a potential difference of 240V because there's now way for the electricity to flow. IIRC the generators I've used on carnival floats in the past (designed for industrial use) all had RCCD circuit breakers built in. Don't earth the genny in any way and all will be fine. [/quote] Not correct I'm afraid, and potentially dangerous. There is so much misinformation here that I'm not going to offer any more advice other than - get someone in who's a qualified electrical engineer. I have over 40 years experience in electrical engineering, including a period lecturing, plus an electrical apprenticeship in 1973 and 20 years as a lead electrical engineer in the shipbuilding and the oil industries, working all over the world. I've designed many generation/power distribution systems. In spite of this experience, what I've realised through this thread, is that it's just too dangerous to offer advice like this over the internet. Get a qualified electrical engineer in. Frank.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1426086327' post='2714198'] So this would not earth the current then? [/quote] I would think it unlikey due to the high impedence. What you need to do is have your own isolated "earth" system which would, in this case, be the chassis of the generator. Whether or not you're connected to the ground (the actual soil of the earth) isn't important in this instance. A ship for example, uses the steel hull as an isolated "earth" and monitors leakage to the hull/earth. Frank.

I used to have a pair of traveller 102P. I can't answer your question regarding weight but I will say that the shape/size and handle position made them very easy to carry if that helps. They sound good too. I've been considering a pair of NY 121 as a handy modular and affordable rig, now that the prices have dropped. Frank.