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Hi Jim, if I find any info on the 410 I'll post it, hope there will be more replies to help.

Hi Jim, they list a few different ones like Black Shaddow, Scout and Emminence, but if it's the older ones you are talking about they did use E.V.15's. One of the older 1x15 cabs was an E.V. TL 606 you can down load those builders plans from the E.V. web site. There are different 15's from E.V. and as far as I know Mesa used the Proline 15 L, there is a 15 B which has a lower response curve but lacks the clarity of the 15 L. I don't know if these speakers are available new still. I hope this helps, I'm not that familiar with there cabs so hopefully there will be more threads to help.

How about Cold day in hell Gary Moore, I,m thinking size of yr band, key board could try brass parts.

Brown eyed girl Van Morrison, there is some guitar on intro but strong bass part; Not sure if they will know Wild Night with John Mellincamp and Meshell Ndegeocello; Under the Boardwalk; I Wonder by Rodriguez; as was mentioned earlier songs from Grease, Summer Lovin, Yr the one that I want

I found the same thing, half rounds feel quite sharp at first but do settle in to be really smooth, does take a while. I had a worse problem with D' Addario chromes (flat wounds) they would feel very smooth but when playing on a hot stage any slight perspiration on my fingers would cause them to grab. Hope this helps.

Thanks Bert rgds Carl

Hi Marvin, if some of this helps great. Been playing 4 string for about 18 years before going to five, I did have one of my basses strung BEAD at times but did not always find that very versitile. It did take me a long time to get used to the B instead of E because I referance from there, I much prefer the five to a four even though I play very much like I'm on a 4 string, I hardly play below the low D. Reason I like 5 string: I prefer the neck shape on most 5's they are wider but usally a bit flatter which I like. I do quite a lot of theater work were I'm reading from orchestral arrangements, having the extra string makes reading easier, a lot of these parts are in Ab, Eb, Bb and F, other keys to but the low F comes in a lot and having it on the 6th fret on the low B puts more notes under your fingers and helps by not having to jump to the first fret all the time. An extra string to play is also an extra string to keep quiet, especially if you are going through a big system, an underlying drone of unmuted strings under your bass part is not good, with the five I rest my thumb on the low B, sometimes on the E if i'm playing more than one note on the G string, I play finger style with rest strokes so the string above the one I'm playing is muted, I use mostly two fingers and the third for muting, so if I'm playing on the D string, my thumb is blocking low B, my third finger is resting on the E and the playing fingers are muting the A. There are other ways, that just works for me, hope this helps and enjoy what ever you decide on.