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    One or two...?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

    And play a short-scale bass just to make the stack look even bigger! 

    I played my 37" - 34" fan fret Payson bass. It sounded HUGE. The bass was nearly zero in the PA. ;) 

    One or two...?

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    Posted · Edited by bassmayhem

    For tomorrow's gig I asked my guitard: "Shall I use one or two?"
    Without hesitation he said "TWO!"

    That demands an explanation. We are gigging on one of the town's bigger stages, with massive PA support. Massive!
    Still, it is nice to have a lot of air pressure behind the back, so I go for a twin 810 setup with two tube heads.
    Necessary? Heck no! Will it feel good and look good? Absolutely!

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    They are not identical, but close enough. I have to work a bit with getting the cabs equally high. Just for visual appearance.
    The Super Bassman into Bassman 810 Neo, daisy-chained to Bassman 100T into Hughes & Kettner 810, masked as a Fender cab. Jule Amps Monique in front of everything.

    This is surely the first and last time I do a stupid thing like this, but I can always blame the guitard: "You said I should!!!" 😁😁😁

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    Feedback for Knicknack

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    Posted

    During the last trembling minutes before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union I bought a Fender Bassman 115 Neo cab from Paddy; I feared for an expensive and loooong journey from there to here, Sweden, that is, but lo and behold: shipping £47 and here today on Friday, sent on Tuesday the same week. Astonishing!
     
    Anyway, the cab arrived in the same condition as it went, well functioning and good looking. Just look here, what a lovely couple:
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    Transferwise made it a swift affair, and Paddy is a real gentleman to deal with. I will miss this market place when Brexit is a fact...
     
     

    Show us your rig!

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    NOT MINE!!! I just had to show what is out there...
    This should be an intimidating rig: the EICH Amplification XXL cab under an EICH amp head...

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    XXL Cab Features

    • High-quality 2 x 15“ Ceramic speakers TE15D
    • High-quality 2 x 12“ Ceramic speakers TE12D
    • High-quality 4 x 10“ Ceramic speakers TE10D
    • Neodymium tweeter 2 x  NT 1
    • Tweeter Switching System
    • Extremely lightweight construction
    • Classic grill cloth
    • Speakon® connectors
    • Non-slip rubber feet
    • Two high-load 80 mm castors
    • Two sunken side tray handles and one edge handle
    • Wooden protection rails
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    Specifications

    • Model: XLCab
    • Configuration: 4 x 10" + 2 x 12” + 2 x 15" Ceramic speaker
    • Power RMS: 2400 W
    • Horn: 2 x 1” NT1 horn with tweeter switching system
    • Sensitivity: 105 dB
    • Freq. Response: 26-19.000 Hz
    • Impedance: 4 ohms or 8 ohms 
    • Connections: 2 x Neutrik Speakon® parallel
    • Tweeter Switching System
    • Dimensions: (W x H x D): 74 cm x 157 cm x 41 cm / 29.2" x 62" x 16.2"
    • WEIGHT: 70,55 kg / 155,5 lbs
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    NBD. Fender Vintera content

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 08/08/2019 at 11:37, artisan said:

    Well it was Tuesday actually.

    I had been fancying a P bass for a while now so popped into Gear4music to check out a Player series P.

    However they didn't have any on display so I checked on their fancy screen thingy & spotted the Vintera range,mmmm had to check it out.

    To me it looks beautiful,seems to be very well made,plays & sounds excellent too.(it was also substantially cheaper than the classic 50's P bass they have in stock)

    Over all I am very happy with it,although I've yet to play it with the band but I'm sure it will be mint 🤣🤣

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    It sure looks nice!
    I had a 50's Classic many years ago, and found that bas really stiff and "unfriendly". It had very "stifling and sluggish" tuning machines. How does this one work? I believe they are sold without chrome covers; if so: good! Playing with the covers on is like driving a car in the garage... :) :) :) 
    Nice bass!!!

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    Show us your rig!

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by bassmayhem

    1 minute ago, Leonard Smalls said:

    Indeed!

    It don't exist unless we can see it...

    Bring on yer Stack-of-Doom!!!!

    And combos aren't allowed in The Rules.

    I'd better eat my hat... ;););) 
    I show them sequenced...
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    Show us your rig!

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    Posted

    Just now, Pea Turgh said:

    Talk is cheap - let’s see this stack of wonder!

    Talk is talk... ;) I said: "If I were..." but I ain't. My back would kill me.
    I have no room with high ceiling either. Let's see...

    - Bassman 810 Neo
    - Hughes & Kettner QS 810 Pro
    - 2 x TKS 2126
    - AccuGroove Tri 112L
    - Acoustic Image combo
    - Fender Bassman 100T
    - Fender Super Bassman
    - Vanderkley Spartan
    I forgot my birdcage Monique, she adds some 8" too...

    Monique moved in...

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by bassmayhem

    5 hours ago, xroads said:

    How do you like it?

    After some more serious testing and tweaking I've come to following conclusion:

    Monique excels in certain aspects. When it comes to note and string separation, she is outstanding. When playing chords with four or five notes you can clearly hear every note ring without any compromising and interference from other notes. Pure harmony!!! The all tube layout also allows a nice natural compression to the sound.  For traditional playing I'd say you eliminate the need of a compressor, if your technique is good.

    Also, it is impossible to get a bad tone out of Monique, due to the function of the EQ. Personally I like boosting the High and Mid to threee o'clock, and leave the Low at noon. That brings out clarity without shrillness.

    On my Bassman amps - very good amps, btw - you CAN tweak some really nasty tones if you want, but also very nice and blossoming. But - the definition and separation isn't there in the same way. The Spartan is clean too, a really nice sounding amp, but lacks the wooliness and sweetness you find in the tone of Monique...

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