ardi100

Cheers, maybe just GAS, hankering after a new lightwight speaker!

Just wondering really. My EBS 2000 (15" with tweeter) has a small tear in the speaker cone. Easy enough to repair, I'm assured, but I got to wondering after reading lots of cabinet build diaries. Would it be better to just replace the speaker with a totally new one? I was thinking along the lines of a 4 ohm neo around 400 watts (the current speaker is 400 watts, 4ohms). I was totally happy with the stock sound before the tear (damned hihat stand), but now I've convinced myself there's a slight 'woofy' sound to it. How easy/difficult would it be and what would driver would suit? Any suggestions welcome.

[quote name='Welshbassist' post='221801' date='Jun 18 2008, 10:55 PM']Can anyone comment on the tone of the Profets? I'd imagine this is the deciding factor, right?[/quote] I love the tone, it's warm and clear. The tone changing capabilities are quite standard; low, low-mid, high-mid and high knobs. There are also deep and bright switches that boost both those ranges. I use a jazz bass for indie/rock/ and generally keep the eq flat, only adjusting for the room but the amp sounds good with the limited effects I've used (overdrive, synth and octave). When I was recording through this and the amp died, I replaced it with an Ashdown Mag 300 that was in the studio. It just didn't sound as good to my ears and I asked the engineer why not. His reply was that my amp was a boutique piece of valve kit and the Ashdown a cheap imitation! That was validation enough for me on the tone of the amp!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='221448' date='Jun 18 2008, 03:32 PM']Have you seen this from their shop, a 12 string semi bass.....? [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-TWELVE-STRING-SIMI-HOLLOW-BODY-BASS_W0QQitemZ190229017562QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-TWELV...1742.m153.l1262[/url][/quote] Unfortunately it's a 'simi' hollow body, but for all those who are fed up with the amateur 12 string basses out there, it's unmissable!!

I use a Profet 3.2 through an EBS 15" which is 4 ohms, so I get the full 300 watts. It's got plenty of volume and sounds great and is really quiet (apart from my single coil hum!) and is just about perfect for the price. The 'just about' bit is only let down by the fact that I've had two problems with it so far. One was fixed under warranty and the other will be, when I can send it back. The first was a very strange pulsing click sound that eventually killed the amp, until it was repaired. As it was bought from Thomann, and shipped back to Germany for repair, I never found out exactly what it was. The second problem is a dodgy input jack that is intermittent and seems to have gone away but I don't trust it. To sum up, if it had been problem free, I would 100% recommend it. As it is, I still recommend it, just with the reliability factor detracting a bit!

I'd love this to sit onstage, next to my rig. Not to use, of course . . . [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-WIDE-NECK-ONE-NECK-GUITAR-AND-BASS-COMBO-2-JACKS_W0QQitemZ190229014779QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-WIDE-NECK-ONE-NECK...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

I've got a (Made in Korea) Squier Jazz. I really wanted to replace the pickups until I recorded it and was talking to the engineer. I told him of my plans and he said, "Why? It sounds fine." Which it does, and now I dont have pickup GAS! I just want a new amp! It could do with a setup, though.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='185510' date='Apr 25 2008, 06:58 PM']GB Guitars are the distributer for EBS amps and the builders of GB basses - [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]see here[/url]. I went to buy some cabs and ended up with these:[/quote] Ahh, I see. Actually just had an email from him and it looks like it can be repaired easily. Thanks for the tips. No fear of me coming home with any 'extra' bass - might just about be able to afford the fuel to get there!

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='185237' date='Apr 25 2008, 12:47 PM']Just dont try one of his basses [/quote] Huh?!

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='184455' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:33 PM']The Gallery are EBS dealers in London but it would probably be easier to go to Brighton than The Gallery from SE London![/quote] True, I hadn't thought of that!

My basterd drummer's hihat stand managed to penetrate the grill of my cabinet and punch a small hole in the outside edge of the cone. There is probably some cctv footage of me quietly weeping after discovering this while unloading the car, however, it made no appreciable difference to the sound straight away, but I imagine it will. I've had one suggestion to patch it with epoxy resin and I've contacted EBS who put me in touch with their distributor (in Brighton). I'm wondering whether to repair the hole, recone the speaker or replace it and how much it could be. Also, does anyone know of a suitable place to do this in London (preferably SE)? Oh yeah, the cab is an EBS 300 15".

Thanks. If it's going to fit into hand luggage then it will be the equivalent of a ukelele! Just lower.

Hi, This is just to introduce myself. I'm an Aussie that's been living here since xmas 05. I play in the Capelilos, gigging in various venues in London. I've been playing since I was 14, I'm 35 now (gasp!). I play double bass too, well I did in Oz. My double bass is still there (it wouldn't fit in hand luggage) as is my American Jazz Deluxe. My gear is all at the budget end of the spectrum as I've never managed to glean an income from this caper! I'm playing a Squier Jazz (Korean) which still surprises me with its tone. That's played through a Warwick Profet 3.2 into an EBS Proline 200 15" which I bought of a BassWorlder last year. Oh, and a Zoom 506II, a Behringer BLE100 and a Behringer TU100 tuner. I've been nosing around the forums for a while and thought it polite that I introduce myself!! It's a fantastic resource and good clean fun, too. Adrian