Bigwan

So I've bought a cab on the cheap. My sometime band are toying with the idea of taking up a share of a rented rehearsal space where we leave our own gear, rather than the gear-supplied-charged-by-the-hour variety. So I need an appropriate rig - something butt ugly, heavy as a really heavy thing, difficult to move, but with a reasonable sound. Hence this cab, which cost me the princely sum of £50... It started life as a laney B215, about 20 years old I'd guess, but its had a challenging paper round. It's now loaded with 2 different peavey black widow drivers, a 1515KADT and a 1515KA in separate chambers. I doubt the cab was re-tuned when these were fitted. Each chamber has 2 4" ports fitted. The jack plate on the rear has had 2 of the original old connectors removed (XLRs by the look of them) and the plate is not sealed off from the top speaker chamber. The speaker grill has been off and on A LOT in its lifetime and is held on by 4" long drywall screws driven in at extreme angles. The baffle is pretty chewed up from where the grill used to be attached... And from the time before that... And the time before that... Some of these are bound to have gone through to the speakers chambers. Despite all that, it actually sounds quite good (at least as good as half the charged-by-the hour rigs I've used this past year). Loud, punchy and articulate... But there's a mild, farty distortion on almost every note when I dig in even moderately. I could possibly live with it in a band context, but it would annoy me a bit. The question is, given the description above, could there be an easy/cheap fix, beyond a glug of petrol and a match? Would a badly tuned and leaky cab distort? Help me Obiwan Kenobi, etc.

That's the ones!

Devin Townsend's Empath tour. Mind-blowing.

I THINK it was from about 15-20 years ago. There was UK luthier who made a few basses and sent them to one of the (now defunct) guitar and bass magazines. Positive review ensued, but one of the basses (a red fretless 4 string if I recall correctly) was destroyed on its way back to the builder - the strings were embedded in the fretboard, that sticks out in my head. I think this is from the same maker, but I can't remember much else other than the body and headstock shape, and the fact they used Kent Armstrong pickups. I THINK they were called Evolution... and thought that BEFORE I saw the E on the headstock... Any of that ring a bell with anyone?

That looks VERY familiar... I'm not sure why...

Don't know about you guys but I like the look of this...

Pm'd you

I did have somewhere but can't find them at the minute! Leave it with me...

I was offered one of there by a local guy in trade late last year. All original and in virtually mint condition. But I declined. Didn't djent...

Had a Helix floor but hardly used it to be honest. Bought Helix native at the same time and it got all the use as I was bandless at the time. Just received a Stomp the other day and I'm extremely impressed. Depends greatly on your use case I suppose!

Hx Stomp arrived yesterday. Only had 20 minutes with it so far... I don't remember the last time I was so impressed with something straight out of the box!

I like the look of that head... A LOT... Does it sound as good as it looks?

It isn't really. If it bothers you greatly just add a little DI box. The B3n is quite a bit better than the B3 IMO, and the spectradrive isn't in the same league as either (again, just IMHO)...

Having been through both... B3n and a jack to XLR converter.

There used to be a funny workaround using plugin boutique where you buy one EZkeys expansion on PB, but the serial number covered you for ANY EZKeys expansion, which you selected on registration in the Toontrack product manager. I think the loophole may be be closed now though... It's how I got Cinematic grand (and another of my EZKeys expansions) for a steal shortly after it was released...

PM'd you Jorge

A very sparkly ASAT 5 string if I recall correctly...

I'll hopefully be looking for a big cab (8x10, 6x10, 2x15, 4x12) shortly if the new band gets a permanent rehearsal space. Only intend to be moving it the once!

Lee has a switch installed that he calls his "producer switch", or "does f4ck all" switch. If his tone isn't working for the producer he flicks the switch (making sure he's seen doing it) and just changes his playing position on the bass to change up the tone. Apparently it never fails to please... There's a video on YouTube of him describing it - I think it's on the Warwick page where he's talking about his signature star bass.

This, but instead of the very 80's Hohner battery LED you could fit a Lee Sklar approved DFA switch!

36 month 0% at PMT... Sorely tempted to kill rock'n'roll with a nice HX Stomp/QSC K12.2 FRFR rig...

Err... Merchant City Music have the Helix Floor up on their website for £760... It MUST be a misprint at that price!!! EDIT: As you were... Up to £1144 now...

I also use a Focusrite iTrack (but the "pocket" version) with my iPad and previously with an iPhone 6. Works great with the Bias Amp/Fx/JamUp apps and Garageband. Cheap as chips too... but totally relies on your device having a headphone output.