pete.young

Diagram looks about right. Make a note of the original wiring - you'll need to put it back if you want to sell it, there's not much of a market for 2Ohm cabs. Think I'd want to hear that cabinet before deciding whether it was perfect or not. There are plenty of other good 2x12s, some of which occasionally come up for sale in the forums here.

TrevorR, I hope 2017 is a good year for you. This year, I've re-affirmed that is more important to work with people that you love, trust and have confidence in. I've learned that the maximum number of guitarists needed in a band is one.

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1482781249' post='3202731'] What would it be? The only condition is that it would be for keeps so not to go for the highest priced, sell it on and buy more Me? it's be the white BBNE2 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/297411-yamaha-bbne2-white/"]http://basschat.co.u...ha-bbne2-white/[/url] [/quote] As always you have impeccable taste, but I already have a pewter coloured one. So probably that fretless Fender P from 1976.

Some basic cab maths: 2 x 112 /neq 1 x 212. The bigger box allows the drivers to breath properly and the end result is much more depth and presence. If you do decide to go ahead and make a change let me know - I'll have that 2x12 back in a heartbeat. Then i'll have two of them :-) . All the best, Pete.

Your question is essentially meaningless. The cab doesn't have any power to gain or lose. Power comes from the amplifier. The 410TX is rated by Peavey as 350W RMS and this won't change whether it is wired at 8 ohms or 2 ohms. These are very substantial and tough cabs (I had one for a while), but it's not possible to say whether an SVT-VR will damage it or not. If you decide to go ahead, once you've rewired it, start at low volume, listen carefully and turn it down if it sounds distorted. There's a wiring schematic here, second diagram down http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/4x12wiring.html. They're also pretty cheap second hand - the safest route is to buy another one and use them both to give you a 4 ohm load. That'll probably sound a lot better than a 2x12 too, though slightly less portable.

You might find some useful information here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/223363-royal-blood/page__fromsearch__1

I would guess he is doing it because Ampeg don't recommend you use anything other than 4 or 2 ohm load and he doesn't want to buy another cab.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1482603852' post='3201836'] Any recommendations for a pedal fixer? Thanks [/quote] Martin Owen, www.owenelectronics.co.uk , is brilliant and by the look of it local to you.

If he has a computer, a Zomm B3 can be used as a usb interface. If he doesn't have a computer a Tascam bass trainer, very helpful for learning with. I wouldnt worry about live performance straight away.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1482509215' post='3201198'] This thing is coming out in January and looks like the perfect solution: [url="http://www.thegigrig.co.uk/three2one-c2x21928200"]http://www.thegigrig...one-c2x21928200[/url] [/quote] £140 quid though, not exactly a bargain!

I recommend you try a SmoothHound instead. I have been using one for some time now for bass guitar, double bass and accordion and it works flawlessly. That's done it, it'll probably go wrong now!

Solo4682 that's basically what I did. If you need to hear yourself, you'll need some bass in a monitor that you can hear.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1482431260' post='3200577'] I paid and then they phoned to say it was going for a once over (not with their advertised 'in house' luthier) and 4 days later they say "we can't get it working, the replacement pickups are expensive and hard to find - do you want a refund?". [/quote] More porkies. Aaron Armstrong does a drop in replacement for Aria pickups.

I've seen it done. The results were terrible. I can't see any point when mint condition Bass Collection SB315s are being sold on eBay for 155 quid, it would cost you that for a bridge and an extra machine head.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1482322481' post='3199523'] Interesting there appears to be a bit of a resurgence in Ashdown love. [/quote] People have short memories! But have you seen the new designs for lightweight fire extinguishers ? :-) [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1482337745' post='3199713'] not sure 3kg counts as heavy though :-) [/quote] I'm not sure why people seem to be using class A/B as a synonym for heavy, my Markbass LMII is class A/B and weighs virtually nothing.

[quote name='Tuco' timestamp='1482254863' post='3198964'] What's the pumpernickel ?? [/quote] "The Pumpernickel is a dbx160a isnpired compressor, optimized for bass players."

Anyone ever seen a DB53 before? I haven't! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Collection-DB53-5-String-Bass-Guitar/291976838297?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D777003%26algo%3DDISCL.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3D9f8ffed562bc41148d5e7c7ed046acdc%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D262767734236

Why does he need a compression pedal - what problem is he trying to solve? A studio compressor will handle guitar, bass, vocals or anything else, so in that sense the bandmate is right. You can't say whether a guitar pedal will work or not. It might be fine, terrible, or have no noticeable effect. Suck it and see if it, er, sucks. Active vs Passive doesn't make a difference, and its not always true to say that basses have a higher output than a guitar - I have an electric with 18V EMGs which puts out a huge signal.

It's just a piece of shorthand. Instead of writing in a '#' sign before every individual note, it's done once in the key signature.

Somebody needs to snap up this Satin Red SB315. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262767734236?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT £155 is way too cheap!

Likewise the 2-band Nordstrand that I retrofitted to my Bass Collection. I can't imagine ever using passive mode though, the difference is night and day.

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1482237145' post='3198676'] I thought they had "tamed" it on the later ones, must have been extremely "hot" if the pad on the mixer could not tame it though. [/quote] I wondered if it was because people were plugging them into the mic preamp input rather than the line-in.

Not having this thread as a sticky is a right pain! Allt his talk of soldering surface mount components for the B3K/Vintage clones has me wondering if it's possible to socket the ICs for these designs. Anyone tried this?

The Radial Bigshot I/O is another option - I've never used one of these but it's designed to do the same thing. These, and LS2s come up for sale on the Effects For Sale forum occasionally, so you might find a second-hand one.

You might do better with a small mixer with line and audio inputs and a headphone output, such as the Behringer Xenyx 502.