jrixn1

Sorry to hear of people's poor experiences, either with Thomann themselves or with DHL Parcel UK. I have just been through the returns process myself for an expensive and bulky item, which I decided to return on the same day as this thread was started - reading it did give me the jitters! Here's my timeline, if it helps someone else decide whether to purchase from Thomann or not: Mon 19th June: I started the returns process (I took loads of photos of the item and the packing process) Wed 21st June: I dropped it off at a DHL Parcel UK drop-off point, which was a cornerstore/off-licence (I took a photo here too!) Thu 22nd June: Tracking update: it was collected by DHL Mon 26th June: Tracking update: delivered to the address which was on the label - Century Logistics in Bury St Edmunds, I assume a logistics partner of Thomann (Nearly two weeks later) Fri 7th July: Thomman - "we received back your return and it will be processed as soon as possible." Mon 10th July: Received refund from Paypal So that's 20 days from when I dropped it off to when I was refunded, and fortunately in this instance the process has worked as well as it probably could. However, I think next time I'll purchase from a UK retailer even if that means a few extra quid on the price, or waiting a few days for it to be back in stock.

I'd imagine ffmpeg can do this.

This is a Barefaced One10 on a Stagg 14707. I think it is a similar size to your Trace Elliot - you can always look up the dimensions on the Barefaced website. The part of the frame which holds the cab is very slightly more than 90° - wasn't a problem for me though. If you buy stuff online and it doesn't fit, you can always return it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-14707-Foldable-Amplifier-Monitor/dp/B000YL952E/ref=asc_df_B000YL952E/

Is what you are describing over/under? Whereas method 'A' above is just straight coiling.

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Some good suggestions here. I'll add into the mix the new Markbass MB58R Mini CMD 121 combos - there are two versions, the "P" and the "Pure", and they're around 10kg which is about 1.5kg heavier than the GR Bass combos mentioned - but about half the price. If your Markbass 801 is almost loud enough, it can take an extension cab. I don't think Markbass make a matching 8" cab so I'm not sure what the best options is - perhaps a Barefaced One10 (7kg) although it's hard to predict what the results will be when you mix and match cabs like this. Or you can get a second 801 and run them next to each other (you'll need some sort of pedal to split the signal from your bass). As you know they are only 6.5kg so that's the lightest option and possibly the cheapest too. Finally when you say you are struggling against the horns, is that for your own monitoring or do you mean the audience/band needs the bass to be louder? If it's just your own monitoring, one thing I've done with a big band is to keep using my smaller amplification on stage and in additional use earphone monitoring to give myself a boost.

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Sweetwater's website lists the internal length. So you could trawl through https://www.sweetwater.com/c587--Bass_Guitar_Gig_Bags. I once bought a Fender FB1225 gig bag but returned it because it was too long - I see that its sibling Fender FB610 is apparently 48.04" (1220mm).

Peach Guitars show the weight of most of their basses; e.g. there is one here at £394 which is 8lb 4oz. Or how about this used one at £259 and 8.4lb (that's 8lb 6oz, I think) and has a 14-day returns period. I've owned two Classic Vibe 60s and one Classic Vibe 70s - really good basses and they were all 8lb 9oz or under. I would say your standard/average P bass comes in around 9 lbs.

I wouldn't move from the 912 to the 915 - I'd go to the 732. I no longer own one but I played bass guitar through mine and a little bit of synth. It is very good sound quality, and loud - will definitely do small-medium gigs. The 9 series looks nice, is newer but heavier than the 7 series. The middle number is key though - compression driver voice coil... (3 is better than 1). What was your previous rig?

What about an interface to your phone? E.g. https://zoomcorp.com/en/gb/audio-interface/audio-interfaces/u-22/ So now your bass is on your phone, you use GarageBand app etc on your phone to play the backing track + record yourself.

Perhaps the seller is concerned that if they accept PayPal goods and services, they become open to payment reversal scams or disputes that the item was not as described. Ultimately when making an online transaction with strangers, there is no way for both buyer and seller to be 100% protected. Like you I too would not proceed if for any reason I wasn't feeling comfortable.

Thomas Risell (MarloweDK)?

I agree. I thought people were talking about recovering passwords from data i.e. when the hashed password file has been leaked. If you don't have that file, then like you say, you can't brute force directly on the live site as it would take billions of years - and the site locks you out after three attempts anyway. Perhaps a less worse method would be the other way round: pick a common password and then try it in combination with known usernames.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_cracking "the number of possible passwords per second which can be checked can be in the billions or trillions per second"

The scenario is that the password file has been leaked. In that case, the passwords will be cracked locally, not against the live site.

Roqsolid are good. The other one to consider is https://www.hotcovers.co.uk/ Can't go wrong with either of them.

Perhaps the line out signal was too hot - but did the engineer also have a separate issue of the stage volume being too loud? It depends how you interpret "kept asking me to turn amp volume down" - did he mean "turn the line out level down" or did he mean "turn the stage volume down". For the line out signal being too hot - How were your gain and master set? You probably know this, but just to clarify: adjusting the master volume doesn't affect the level of the line out going to the desk. To reduce the line out level but maintain the same stage volume, you'd need to reduce the gain (either by turning down the gain knob, or by pressing in the input pad) and then re-establish your stage volume by turning the master volume up; that might affect your tone though - but perhaps a compromise would have to be made there. Separately, if there was an issue that the bass was too loud on stage, to the point where the volume of bass coming through the PA was set to zero but it's still too loud for FOH, then you would need to reduce the stage volume, by turning down the master on your amp. When I've been in this situation, I 100% trust our sound engineer and so have to deal with being quieter on stage. Sometimes though I can tweak the EQ - perhaps lower my overall volume but boost some upper mids - so I am quieter but attempt can find a frequency which cuts through (to my ears) better.