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[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1423434719' post='2684814'] All points to being an awesome cab. So far I'd describe is as tight, focused and articulate. I've not played around with the mid/treble levels, just set them at noon. You can hear the sound move across the speakers as you go from low to high and no horrible hiss from the tweeter. It's not super-light, but is no back breaker either. Extremely well put together, everything about it screams quality. I can see this working very well live and should imagine it cuts through across the full range. Can't see the handles breaking either! [/quote] Nice one! They are great cabs. I use mine for both electric and double bass and have even used it for a PA speaker. Currently it's used as back line for double bass when we don't run everything through the PA (many of our gigs) and it puts out a ton of sound. In the studio we've used it for Reggae through to modern stuff, mostly by tweaking the attenuators on the cab. DLP did a great job engineering these and they sound like it. You'll love it

[quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1422226554' post='2670185'] What bass are you using? There's tonnes of "oomph" coming from my bass with the Pirrazis! [/quote] A cheapo hybrid. The bass seems to do better with lower tension strings.

Hi, I owned [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0055-recurve-4-string/"]ACG 055[/url] for a while and now own [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/g-032u-uber-graft-j-type-4/"]ACG 032U[/url] which is my main gigging bass. The 032 has a P pickup and single coil J which gives it a great choice of tone. I've changed out the SEQ preamp for an East BTB Active/Passive preamp with a passive tone and it works superbly with the pickups. I can make it sound modern or vintage with just a few preamp tweaks or by even running it in passive mode. The bass weighs very little and balances perfectly. Alan's neck profiles make the basses very comfortable and playable. Combined with the variety of pickups and their locations, and preamp configurations, you are pretty sure to get what you are after tonally. The important bit is finding the right model. I didn't quite gel with the Recurve but the Jazz "fits" me very well. You'd do well going to see him when you have a chance or hopefully get to the bash where there will be a great collection of different AGCs.

[quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1421883204' post='2666329'] Been playing Evah Pirazzi Weichs for a year now. Never going back. [/quote] I tried these and won't use them again. They were stiffer than the Spiro weichs and had no oomph on the bass. [quote name='Rabbie' timestamp='1421885733' post='2666357'] The years go by and it's still guts for me. All gut sets for over a year now on both my basses. Depending on my fancy, A is either raw gut or wound. E is always wound, D am G raw gut. I'm also experimenting with a slightly lower action (but still comparatively high by today's standards). Sounds like heaven to me and the dynamics in the playing come out so well. You can hammer or slap guts and sound groovy and percussive; you can dig in and swing hard, or you can tickle them and they sing low... I'm in love with guts more every time I play. Sometimes I hear other people playing on steels or velvets and I dig their sound but guts just do it for me. [/quote] I'm tempted to try guts on at least the G and D. Which brand do you play?

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I just swapped out the Spiro Weichs on my DB for Velvet Blues. I'd love another set of Animas but I don't have the readies at the moment. I just couldn't get on with the Spiros. Too much sustain, tension and note definition...lol. The intonation was killing me. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] I'll save my coppers and hopefully get some Animas this summer. The Blues are a little brighter on the bass than Animas but still have that lovely Velvet thing going on....rich tone, but darker than the Spiros and that great string tension.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]What are Animas like compared to guts? I nearly sprang for a set of Lenzner guts but I don't know if guts are right for me. I don't slap but I love a big, dark fundamental tone. Animas have been the best strings on the bass so far. [/font][/color]

I think the AcBsPre is something like a Fishman pro preamp so you can high pass, EQ and compress. Might be worth trying that one on it's own. Also, the B3 thread in the effects section is very informative.

I can lend you my EAD 212 if you like. I'm just up the road. It works great for DB being 3-way.

My Allegro resonates well and although it has a tummy rest, you can still feel it vibrate against your body. I bought it used and the pickup under one of the strings had crapped out, so I installed a regular adjustable bridge with a Fishman Full Circle and it sounds great. It isn't that much lighter than my DB but it's easier to move around and transport.

Lovely Looks great. I'd get those old strings off and the new ones on as soon as...

Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing what it's like

Nice bass, enjoy

It also depends on your instrument, how it's set up, how you play etc...It's not just strings. I took a bass for a health check up and it came back so much louder just from knocking the bridge and sound post around a little. If you haven't had your bass looked at professionally, it might be worth the effort.

Mark bought my Mesa Walkabout amp. A very nice guy and very easy to deal with. Makes nice coffee too Thanks again Mark and enjoy.

[quote name='The Jaywalker' timestamp='1417442839' post='2620349'] Other option is to use the Spiro Mittel S42 set. As it's 4/4 scale, if you put them on a 3/4 the tension is noticably lower. On my bass its kinda halfway between weich and mittel. [/quote] I was going to try this as I liked the sound of mitts on my bass but the tension was difficult. I put a set of 3885OW on there, put the action up a turn on the adjusters and am really happy with the tone, volume and playability. The weichs are a nice string for sure.

Nodd bought a Mesa Walkabout 12 speaker from me. His communication skills were great throughout and he was patient with delivery as I had a busy work week and couldn't post straight away. Very easy to do business with. Thanks Nodd, enjoy the speaker.

Seems odd that you can't eq out the high frequency. I don't remember that kind of noise on mine when it was stock.