Kiwi

Have you looked in the Wiki lately?

I think the hellborg stack is definitely a bass rig for hard core audiophiles. Any chance of a review when you've recovered from the hangover?

Alex. EDIT: Shall we set that forum up for you?

for a moment there I thought they'd released another limited edition, only with no finish at all.

Me too. The wiki had some updates applied to it recently. I don't know what the problem is but its happened in the past as well.

did you check to see whether the bendwell idea was patented by Rob Green? He could potentially make a claim against you and/or Jon if it is.

thats a promising looking build Kev, can't wait to see how it pans out!

[quote name='The Funk' post='463267' date='Apr 15 2009, 06:22 PM']Toronto's a bit far for a 16-year old to travel on a regular basis.[/quote] Llllllllllluxury! Youth o'today don't know how lucky they ahr. In maah day, we would've travelled t'stralia 'n' back just for extra XLR cable...

I've played quite a few used stingrays and found them to be on the whole very consistent machines through the 80's to the mid 90's. I tried a used SR5 at the Gallery and found the classic stingray growl albeit slightly less thick than on the 4 string model. I also tried a new HH SR5 in another visit and wasn't impressed at all, particularly with how gutless the neck pickup was. I also found on the SR HS models there were problems with noise interference in some coil settings. So I don't know what to make of that really. I hope they aren't cutting corners in QC and design.

Hi Dan Welcome aboard - how are you coping with the cultural differences?

I think my gear is about OK for me. I have just enough instruments and no more, the stuff is good sounding brands that will sell on easily and (apart from the Shuker) none of it is particularly flashy in appearance. I have more amps than I need, for sure but there's an [i]intended[/i] use for all of them bar one perhaps. I was out of my depth with a Ken Smith BSR6GN that I bought in 2004 but now I have the Shuker 6, I feel less out of my depth than back then so I dunno...its all stuff I can grow into maybe? At the moment I have quite a bit of MIDI gear to learn how to use and that's keeping me gainfully occupied. It took me 6 months to learn how to use my Lexicon MPXG2 so I'm anticipating years for some of this kit...and I have a bit of re-learning with Pro Tools as well now.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='461796' date='Apr 14 2009, 09:28 AM']Big hollow stages don't help, either - Too much boom. Wherever possible, make sure your cab/combo is making good contact with the floor, ie. not on an amp stand or on wheels.[/quote] If you allow your cab to acoustically couple with a hollow stage, the stage can act like a resonance chamber which is what causes the extra boominess. By isolating the cab from the hollow stage, you can control the lows a lot better with the benefit that your sound can have more focus. Also, if your cab is rear ported then by putting it up against a wall, it also helps reduce boom.

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='461786' date='Apr 14 2009, 09:05 AM']it can be heard onstage without being too loud, and the sound gets thickened up a bit by the PA so sounds ace out front.[/quote] To add to that point, I've found myself actually competing with the FOH PA at times. Our sound engineer tended to cane the low frequencies quite a bit, at least until the subs overheated and failed a few times.

[quote name='dlloyd' post='461764' date='Apr 14 2009, 07:24 AM']And in most cases, changing back again because we didn't like/need it.[/quote] and the rest of it... ...then changed to a valve amp, then changed their speaker from a 4x10 to a pair of 2x10s, then tried a compressor, then changed to a solid state amp and then changed back to a radical design again because they were bored with a traditional design, then changed their speaker to a lightweight 2x12, then sold the compressor for a sonic maximiser, then changed back to a traditional design because their band preferred it and then changed their speakers to a pair of 1x12's...

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='461732' date='Apr 14 2009, 12:11 AM']Not as loud as yer VBA's or the big modern Fender, but cheaper to buy, easier to service and cheaper to re-valve. Flip-tops are lovely too, but again, not as loud as yer VBA / Fender 300.[/quote] Vintage gear tends to operate at vintage levels of power. 100w should be enough for a pub gig, and if more volume is needed then more speakers will help.

Might be worth considering a Fender Bassman head, especially if you can pair it with a sensitive cab. They're quite smooth sounding. Alternatively you could go for an Ampeg B15R Portaflex fliptop reissue. Very different to SVT heads and Jamerson used to play through one.

The laser lens probably needs recalibrating, did you get it looked at by a tech at all? It would be an easy fix.

how about using a set of in ear monitors? might save on the back ache too.

That rig is extremely tasty but utterly insane I like it a lot! The drill is a nice nod to Paul Gilbert too. Wouldn't want to be your roadie though. Have you not been tempted by some of the Line 6 modelling stuff then?