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[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!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1357249692' post='1919978'] ...thanks guys, but the um err [b]1153[/b]....I'm guessing that is a [b]1[/b]x[b]15[/b]"...so what does the [b]3[/b] mean? [/quote] not a clue! but when i had mine it matched up pefectly in width with the 2103x so maybe something to do with the cab sizing? andy

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1357220788' post='1919277'] Telling them to not buy Marshalls would be a good start. You can make amps that have volume knobs that function properly and sound good, rather than getting one that sounds rubbish and turning it up until it sounds good. [/quote] thats down to personal choice im a big fan of marshall's (good marshalls) most if not all guitar amps be they marshall engl, orange or mesa sound best when pushed. but also nowdays there are ways of getting round this, one of our guitarists have a small fender twin reverb and a line 6 pod very nice sound. but i realise this now going off topic andy

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1357220955' post='1919279'] Fairly sure at a gig where my mate's band played, who have a clean baritone guitar and a distorted bass going on, that the sound engineer kept demanding the bass turn down until the notes were lost in the hiss of his pedals because he was assuming it was the 4x15 and 4x12 bass rig that was too loud, when it was actually the baritone guitar into a standard 4x12. [/quote] surely this just proves that the engineer doesnt have a clue? annoys me when i used to have my 610 and alot of pedals that when i asked if they could mic my cab they'd say no! i asked them again saying i used pedals and that i bought my cab for a reason, again they said no! a di i will be fine! also they then put there own before my amp which was even worse! hence i like have a rig loud enough to play small/medium venues without support. it does show the arrogance of some ppl that size means loud, yes sometimes it does but not all the time. andy

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1357197916' post='1918874'] I think the hardest part of getting that good stage sound is trying to convince the guitarist that he doesn't need to be cranked to 11. Once he realises he doesn't have to drown out the snare & crash, then getting everything else to sound good on stage is a much easier job. [/quote] This is tho if your guitarist like mine has a full marshall stack they actually sound better when cranked! And shoot me for saying this they do sound awesome! Maybe just tell all guitarists to buy one of the things that allows them to crank but not be so loud is it a power break? The more annoying thing is when ppl dnt use the soundcheck well, ie the singer sings much quieter than norm the guitarist noodles around and doesnt check pedal levels etc and im the only one making adjustment for the room or stage? Andy

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1357151482' post='1918270'] I try [/quote] Whats the blue pedal with four sw's ?

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1357119923' post='1917593'] Lol ! It's true about the B3K/B7K. I have been through a horde of pedals and only the Darkglasses really did that tone. If you are trying to emulate it with other pedals it would have to involve a signal splitter/mixer, a dist pedal plus, probably, an EQ ..... so that would work out more pricy than a B3K. [/quote] this is true i used to used a ehx metal muff and an ls-2 but it would lose to much of the actual note in fuzz unless you dialed the distortion back, the b3/7k seem to be able to get super distorted yet theres always the note clarity. andy

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1357122672' post='1917622'] It depends on the ma rating of those 7 pedals. Generally speaking, you can treat milliamps like amp wattage headroom, you want more than you need. I would want my power supply to not be running over half capacity, so say the Boss tuner can supply 200ma, and you have 7 pedals that total 170ma, you're going to probably start hearing some excess noise and perhaps some sag with regards to the actual effects. In your case, if you have 7 Boss pedals that add up to 90ma (Check Boss Area for the ratings), you're fine. Cheers Si [/quote] oh yeh im always supper carefull! currently im just using the tuner but like you say i make sure im well inside the ma rating. andy