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Spiro set on hold 

Purchased from Thomann about 5 months ago and on my bass for a handful of gigs. Easy to fit but you need bridge adjusters. Sounded great but a little too dark for me. My bass didn’t like the standard realist either

boxed and as new

price includes postage of around £5 tracked 

All 3/4

Spiro Medium E  £15 (cut to reduce wraps)

Spiro medium A £10

Spiro Medium D and G £15

have tatty threads but the metal part of string on good shape and still plenty of life.

Please check the photos before buying and note that the threads on D and G are very tatty, see pictures. The strings have also been cut for a 3/4 bass

Spiro Medium E £25 - NOW £15 SOLD

Spiro Medium A x 3- £15 each - NOW £10

Spiro Weich G x 1 - £8 - NOW £5 

tatty but lots of life. Spiros last for ever but their threads don't

Pirastro Flexicore E (with a free G string thrown in) - £10 SOLD

E is in good condition. these strings are very old and I have never used them. Had to look them up here 

https://gollihurmusic.com/string-identification-chart/

Unidentified set E A D blue threads, metal, with Green thread G - £10? - offers

I would rather reduce postage hassle, so happy to hear combined offers

Prices includes postage (£2.70 tracked)

The top photo is an E and A 

The next photo is an E and 3 A Strings

Happy to go with whatever you want on this and open to offers for the whole lot. 

The bottom photo is the D and G strings

on hold

I should point out that the metal part of the string has been wound around the peg. Fitted to a 3/4 bass

I have never thought it could be an issue as the spiro E I use does it too

On hold

Velvet Blue 

G A E 

at least I assume they are 😀

No idea where the other string is

I got them of this forum about 3 years ago and loved them for a short while but never gigged as I didn’t want to get my nut and bridge setup. Been in storage all this time

Please note

These strings have been discontinued but maybe worth a look if you want a gut sound 

they are in good shape

price includes postage 

offers? 

Pirastro Oliv G 

been on my bass for around 6 months and then stored for about 12 months. Still has life

Good for someone wanting to try with the big outlay for a new on. 

great sound 

I found it to have a little more tension than Evah light G and is a little thicker so I am sticking with Evah 

also worth knowing you will need to keep retuning until it settles down

price includes postage 

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I'll take them

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Are these light (weich) Spirocore strings? 

I use one of these. Great tone and a really great price. I swapped from using a shadow a few years back and wished I’d done it sooner. 

Purchased an EA cab from Chris. He drove it to my door from Canterbury to Somerset, on route to Bristol. Just a shame there was no time for cuppa   Great communication and super reliable guy.

this is what basschat is all about

I can confirm that the Beedster special ‘deliver to your door’ service is top class. Highly recommended

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On 10/12/2021 at 00:41, TheG said:

As stated earlier I didn’t have too good a time stacking the old GK 12 speaker and extension cab and so separated them out. But the phase thing that others have mentioned does seem reasonable at the same time. 
 

I’ve got an EA Doubler into a Bergantino 12 inch speaker that I use these days. Like everyone else I had the speaker on the floor by my feet. I found actually hearing myself on every gig was different. So I decided to bring into play my 2nd 12 inch Bergantino extension speaker which I usually save for really loud gigs but use it on lower level gigs too. I stack them one on top of the other there would be no room to separate those out either side of me!
 

I can actually hear myself these days and it’s not a volume thing. Maybe it’s just because the top speaker is higher up or maybe I’ve got clarity with 2 speakers working less hard? Probably a mixture of the two?

 

I do remember talking to someone about the 100/150 watt GK amp and they told me on a louder gig if you push an amplifier too hard it distorts but only subtly so past say 12 o clock position you just get more mush and if you pluck harder it’s just making it worse. 
This is why more modern amps have bigger wattages for clarity and headroom. 

Sounds like you have a similar experience to me. I am more convinced to use two cabs stacked but only having the top one switched on. Kinda like an expensive beer crate (remember those? every venue with a stage had beer crates 🙂 Then again, I haven't played in a 'proper' music venue/pub for ages. They don't tend to like jazz)

Do those Berg cabs have a tilt back option? 

I have had similar things happen over the years. Another issue is that the louder you amplify the bass, the less of the bass you will hear. People spend days, weeks, years experimenting with pickups, strings and amps. It is all very subjective and a lot goes out the window when playing loud, which is why I tend to avoid doing that where possible. Best gigs are when I can hear my bass acoustically. I think the additional volume from stacking cabs may be one of the reasons I don't like the sound.

There is a lot to be said for using a preamp with HPF. The times when I haven't used one and then had to plug into a PA have been terrible. Imagine trying to play subtle jazz bass when all you can hear is Sub Bass - I generally take a Fishman Preamp to PA gigs and use as a DI box, as I don't trust sound engineers with DB, and this is coming from an ex sound engineer (although the good ones are amazing) 🙂

For the record I use a Revolution Solo pu and EA micro with an EA 11 cab

A great setup for low volume gigs

13 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Any cab pointed right at your head and just loud enough to hear should do the trick for when you are getting FOH bass.

 

My double laminate corrugated cardboard fantastic wedge:

Cab sits with tail on the floor. Weight of cab jams the wings in position thus making everything rock solid.

 

Cost = zero save depriving the recyclers of some cardboard.

 

If your cab has a slot port that's where to stow the 'wedge'.

 

Make the folds down flat then cut down in one fell swoop so when spread out ot gives you a good slope. You can eye it in by spreading out your folded card next to the propped up cab and marking the low and high points then refolding flat and joining the dots with a straight cut.

Do you have a photo of this thing in action? I am intrigued 

1 hour ago, pete.young said:

If this article is about PA bass bins, it probably won't apply to bass cabs which are full-range. My experience is that splitting cabs either side of the stage doesn't work and leads to even worse out-of-phase issues. Better to have identical cabs and stack them one on top of the other.

 

EA stuff just seems to work well with double basses though. I have an iAmp350 and a pair of VL110s , enough to make reasonable volume to the point where feedback becomes a consideration without changing the sound a great deal.

You are right. I just checked on another site and consensus is to place as close as possible. I don’t like the sound though when stacked. Maybe it is too much volume as that messes with the bass a lot. The best result I have had is when stacking but with only the top cab in use. 

2 hours ago, TheRev said:

There's a Greenboy Crazy 8 in the amps & cabs for sale forum at a very reasonable £250.

These cabs are very highly regarded for double bass - do a search on the double bass forums on Talkbass for user feedback.

Thanks for the shout

I am considering this cab as I am only down the road and know how good they are. Trouble is I have a very nice EA 110 so would need to sell that and the. Still want a 112 for louder gigs

if I had a spare 250 I would go for it though 

10 hours ago, TheG said:

I used to play through a GK amp with 12 inch speaker. I bought and extension speaker and took it to a gig one day. I put one on top of the other in a stack and to my surprise it sounded worse!!! I couldn’t believe it! I thought I had just wasted a load of money on this extension cab until I tried separating the two speakers one either side of me. It instantly sounded better and that’s how I had it for ages.
 

I know sometimes space can be an issue but unless you have already try that out to see any difference. 

Exactly the experience I have every time. But you got me thinking 

I think I can remember reading about stacking on talkbass ages ago

Something about phase cancellation that you may not get with a 2x10

i also remember an article in sound on sound that discussed placement of bass bins. Not that I have a lot of options at gigs

I’ll try side by side or spaced next time I am out and in need of volume - good shout

Now I need a longer speakers cable and a 12 whizzy 😀

I recently borrowed a Euphonic Audio Whizzy 12 cab. That sounded amazing and has a good tilt back. Pretty rare these days though

those Fearless cabs look amazing though. Thanks for the tip. If one comes up at a silly price I’ll be on it

Most of my sound at a gig is down to the room, amp placement and volume of the other musicians. Having said that I never need EQ other than to adjust the level of LF. I have an old EA iamp350 that has amazing EQ and it always sounded better using a little low cut and a cut around 4k

in fact, sound actually changes the way the bass plays and feels. A bad sound and the strings feel tight and I get tired hands

Last night the whizzy 12 cab cut through at a function gig with drums vocal piano and sax. All with my little EA micro

now looking for a Whizzy 12 (I know there was one on here recently at a very low price but I was young a foolish back then)

On 01/12/2021 at 19:19, pete.young said:

Tecamp and Eich 1x12 cabs (and also the Puma combos) have an effective tilt up - they come with a rod which you stick into a socket on the bottom, which allows it to tilt a lot further than an amp stand.

 

Another option might be to put a PA socket in the bottom and stick it on a pole next to your ear. Some small combos come with this fitted as standard.

I am certainly interested in having something higher up. Has anyone every tried playing through one of those Bose arrays? The ones that have a bass cab and a long stick of speakers about 5 ft high

Now I have GAS for a PJB BG300 due to the upward facing speakers

and there is a BG150 for sale at a good price here

Anyone know if the BG150 can handle gigs with drummers? I would think not. My EA 110 cab just about does the job