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If your exchanging at a shop can you go and try them out? Go by ear if possible rather than getting set that you need matching speaker sizes.

Headlite is awesome for how small it is! Awesome eq, the aural enhancer is nice but its defeatable if you dnt like it. And the onboard compressor is very nice indeed!! And its frickin tiny!!! Def gonna grab an amplite when i can afford it. Ideally id wanna keep the hartke cabs ive got at the mo and add a 810 or maybe lose the 15 and get another 112 so that ive got a smaller rig for my pop punk band but its a long way of really.

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1357598664' post='1925297'] Sounds like a huuuuuge bargain!!! [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/genz-benz-gb-610t-xb2/76749"]http://www.gak.co.uk...-610t-xb2/76749[/url] has anyone tried 1? any good ? if so ...is it because it looks quite chuff :-D [/quote] jesus christ thats insane!!!! not played one but my bass teacher has genz stuff and all his cabs (a 410 and 212 ) sound awesome! i get it before the deal goes away? andy

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1357586514' post='1924965'] I tried a 4x10 of these maybe 3-4 years ago and was un-impressed - it was a great sounding cab, as long as you wanted to go no lower than drop D at the lowest. I was in a drop-B tuned metal band at the time and so tried it out with a Stingray 5 and it just couldn't handle the low B, it wasn't great with a D either. Which was a shame as otherwise it was a great sounding cab - tight, rich and detailed just no good for my purposes. So, as long as you're staying in standard tuning these things are great - you really do get a lot of bang for your buck with Hartke. [/quote] thats weird i play in standard d tuning and do some drop c with my metal band and the 115 and 112 combo stand up to the punishment lol, the 810 had a lovely sound when i tried might nip back and try it using my headlite and see if the 400w is enough to drive it! im sure it will be! andy

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1357560433' post='1924384'] I have one- made it into a vintage styleecab- now I always turn off the tweeter- with tweeters always seemed to scoop out the mids [/quote] Have u made it look like an ampeg do share a pic? Andy

i was looking for a way to record my bass as in one of my bands we write stuff using google drive and emailing tracks to each other. couldnt afford a expensive firewire or usb interface, but i then found this online got it on a whim but it works really well record using audaicity, it took a bit of fiddling to sort out play back etc. but i plug it right into the di on my amp i do turn down the signal being sent thru the di but it gives a very nice clear recording and with audacity being a free download it cost me less than 10 quid to get recording and im thinking of doing some videos now using the webcam on my laptop. not as good as others but it gets the sound of my amp into the software also im guessing it would happily handle an sm58 put infront of the cab. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Microphone-USB-MIC-Link-Cable-USB-Male-to-XLR-Female-/170615848476?pt=UK_Musical_Cables_Leads_Connectors&hash=item27b97f3e1c i have no connection to this seller and have only linked this so people can find the cable. andy

[quote name='clashcityrocker' timestamp='1357513003' post='1923963'] Dooooo iittt! Need a big house though,which I don't have [/quote] my house is small too but if im gigging all the time its an investment. i know the tolex on these cabinet rips easily that one has clearly been thrown around a fair bit.

[quote name='thunderider' timestamp='1357329489' post='1921273'] mdf dude...go to a local joiners/exhibition builders the scrap litrely tons of the stuff,belive me iv help smash up 200ks worth of sets from a charity in london,i wont mention the 12k kitchen i burnt!!..tho it was aubegene!!,u have see the one on adverts on tv!!,any way the get rid of loads of wood and if u got the sizes, chuck em a beer token to route out the speaker holes for ya!! and ffs dont plug in 2 4ohm cabs ull fry ur amp...that gives u 2 0hm,ur cabs need to be 8 ohm each....unlees ur amp maxes at 2 ohm!! [/quote] think the superflys are similar to the little giant in that they have 2 amps in them basically so you can run 4 Ohms a side. andy

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARTKE-HYDRIVE-HX810-Bass-Guitar-Cabinet-8x10-2-000W-4-ohms-/110997491386?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19d7f74eba if that cab wasnt in as bad condition i might be tempted! andy

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1357485772' post='1923244'] Isn't 1000W enough for you? [/quote] no ;-)

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1357482013' post='1923157'] Why not try and get a hold of a 4x10 andy? Should be a one cab solution, although a bit short (for me anyway I like speakers in the air near my head to deafen me.) An 8x10 went on eBay a few days ago for no more than £200 with postage IIRC. I should of had it. It only weighs 55kgs I think too, so it's not at all heavy compared to some. [/quote] like i said im only window shopping as ive got a very nice pair of hartke cabs atm, but the 810 was just a lovely rig! took me back to my old 610hlf but was much clearer with a lovely attack and punch. the 410 is nice but im only gonna change if my band gets a lot of gigs next year and i really do like the look of an 810! as i said if they made a 412 id be all over it! even a 212! andy

[quote name='sgh' timestamp='1357480549' post='1923127'] Thanks for all the replies guys. This is true, was just weighing up as at 235 for the Head thats cheaper than if I wanted to buy 3 effects pedals [/quote] really 235!!! blimey i might have to grab one! give it a shot i suppose it all depends on how much you use the preamp/ presets on the 750? looks like you'll lose tube tone and the compression? i might be more in favour of pedals or a two rig setup ;-) andy

im guessing it would be a bit of a waste, as you'd have to use the 750 as a really expensive poweramp to get the tone print function from the 250. andy

one thing i never did was try and move the cab. and doing a little diggin/window shopping! how having neo speakers can it only weight 5lbs less than a ampeg? is it the construction? andy

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1357332731' post='1921354'] I had a 410, but I found it too tight and modern sounding for my own preference, but have to say it was extremely good at that type of sound. [/quote] as i play metal it fits really well andy

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1357332883' post='1921358'] Interesting point there Bill. I saw a clip on youtube about The Darkness, and Dan Hawkins has an AC30 which he actually points backwards off stage as he says that way with the amp running at the tone he likes, the volume on stage from it is just about right, whereas if it faces outwards it is just too loud and deafens them all. [/quote] saw the same video! he has a cool guitar set up andy

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1357329348' post='1921268'] Love my Hydrive 410 - just sounds 'right'. [/quote] i know what you mean! i play with a pick and it reacts really well to the attack, also with my headlite i use the onboard compression to get things even tighter. also love how the horns just work of a 3 way switch. basically as you can tell im a fan! andy

[quote name='clashcityrocker' timestamp='1357322650' post='1921109'] I have no probs with people using it at gigs. Simon [/quote] i know right! like i said i the post there 12's are awesome please make a 412!!! if not i might just get another 3 112's and stack em! andy

just doing my norm thing in a music shop today, ie trying out stuff i dnt need and in now way can afford but ran an orange all valve thru the hartke! christ i really am sold on the hydrive speaker now that ive tried all of the sizes, the 115 is beauty the 112 is just awesome but the power in the 810 is just silly! 2000w rms! and it really does have a nice bark to it theres just enough bite and lots of lows! basically i want one! but that may have to wait, ie untill my band is playing arenas! hartke should really bring out a 212 or 412 hydrive i really think they would kill! would seriously go and try them out people! andy

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1357316825' post='1920946'] No, it's because they can't get a proper mix throughout the venue when the guitars are so loud directly in front of their cabs that they drown out a 30,000 watt PA, while ten degrees to either side of that they can't be heard at all. [/quote] thats true but you can crank a guitar amp and not blow out a rooms sound ive went to a paul gilbert clinic he had to 100w marshalls cranked in a 100 seater assembly hall and you could hear everything just fine. i genuinely think its down to a sound eng and the artist working together. also for some guitarists eqing is a big problem how many times have you heard " i cant hear myself ? " so they just turn up and up and up! not meaning to be rude, i just think a nice marshall half stack rig is hard to beat. in the same way if i had the money and roadies id have an 810 next to a 412 as ive tried them together and they sound sweet! was silly load obviously! andy

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1357306562' post='1920679'] Not even then. To a man the biggest complaint of the hundreds of FOH engineers I've worked with is guitar stacks. They all would rather the guitar'd players were using 1x12 or 2x12s. And this is the venue: [url="http://www.meadowbrook.net/"]http://www.meadowbrook.net/[/url] [/quote] surely this attitude is very similar to guitarist thinking that we should play a 115?

looks like ill be shelling out for a b7k! :-( well not for like a yr as it'll take that long to save up!