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I've also bought loads of stuff from DV and their service is great, you won't go wrong with them.

I'd of thought that a Maple body would be anything but mellow.

Actually that's just added a whole new level of confusion. Not really, I see exactly what you mean now, how strange. What are you suppose to adjust the truss rod with then?

Would something like these help?
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You beat me to it.

Jim Dunlop 1mm nylon.

Actually it's quite easy to check the science for yourself, just go for a wander round the venue with a transmitter or extra long lead during a sound check and hear the difference in sound/ tone from stage to audience. You might be surprized, but then again, you may not.

No problem and good luck. I've never owned an Ampeg cab so I don't know how the speaker wires are attached to the speaker so it might be best to have a soldering iron at the ready for when the speaker comes out.

If the back is removeable, that is with a load of screws around it, then take out the screws, take the back off and unbolt the speaker. No screws in the back? Then the front cloth is vecroed on. Gently prise it off, undo the speaker bolts, they'll be bolted into T nuts and remove the speaker but be careful of the wires to the speaker. Disconnect these before pulling the speaker right out.

try these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-RUBBER-CASTORS-CASTERS-WHEELS-75-mm-/310383495824?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Supply_Material_Handling_ET&hash=item48444c4a90

Like it!

Amp GAS is never gone.

Unless it's a venue that we've played before we have no idea what size the next gig is going to be and I have to assume that any outdoor gig that we play will not have P.A. support provided which leaves us with no option but to arrive fully equipped for any eventuality, well up to about 1000 audience. There is a limit to how much gear we can get in the van. So for a small gig 8x10 and 200w valve head and don't turn it up so much. Large outdoor gig / festival, 8x10 and 200w valve head and perhaps a tad more volume but never to 11, perhaps 10 1/2 though. I do so love the sound of valves.

The problem there is that small = not very far, loud or low IMO and IME.

In 45 years of playing I have never come across a small cabinet or combo that has the sound quality, punch, low end and dispersion of an 8x10 or two or a stack or two of 4x12s and I believe that there was a debate on here not so long ago about getting an 8x10 in a Corsa. An 8x10 also has the same or smaller footprint than a combo or small cab so no problem on small stages.

As far as upsetting the sound guy, I'd rather not be miked or D.I.ed and have a decent sound out front instead of the bassy mush that sound guys seem to think you should have.

When the sound engineer went up to John Entwhistle and apologized that the bass was a bit trebley that night, John replied in his gruff voice, 'It's meant to be trebley'.

Try this. [url="http://barefacedbass.com/uploads/BGM62%20Jan2011.pdf"][b]BGM62 January 2011- Polar response of loudspeakers[/b][/url]

Actually, Bill does play bass.

I say go for the 3 cabs. Makes for a far more enjoyable onstage experience.

try this. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/ampeg-810-cabs-differences-851666/

You've been watching too many 60s bands.

If the actual speakers in the cabs are new, which they should be, then they'll need breaking in but 10 or so gigs should see that done and you should notice an improvement in sound.

It won't last you know. You'll get bored with that one as well and you'll be looking for another retirement bass.

In the 60s / 70s, 100 valve watts used to be enough for any gig, with two 4 x 12s of course and no P.A. support. The 4 x 12 columns and the 4 channel 100w Selmer P.A. amp, well, say no more.

Ever thought of building your own? I, along with many others, built a pair of BFM T39s. They are about as good as it gets and a lot cheaper too.
http://billfitzmaurice.com/T39.html

Carvin B1500 or B2000.

An east way to practice is what I've got mine for. £65 brand new off Ebay and left handed. It's a Godman, hand crafted and one of the world's finest guitars, well that's what it says inside anyway. It's not bad actually, very playable.