Clarky

Seriously, if playing to large audiences is your thing then jazz is a toughie. I live in Barnes near the famous Bull's Head (London's no. 2 venue behind Rionnie Scotts). Even the bigger names in jazz (eg Stan Tracey, Peter King) barely fill the back room where they stage the gigs and I've sent plenty of bands playing to just a handful of people

you will also need a hat

I've dropped Acme an email and will let you know what they say

I have an 8 ohm 2x10 (Acme Low B2) and was considering pairing it with a second 2x10 Low B2 which is 4 ohm (the latter is FS on BassChat, hence thinking about it)

Trouble is I want a neat one-hand lift mini- rig rather than a team of roadies and electricians!!!

Hmmm good point about power mismatch. Think I'll give my scheme-y type scheme a miss! Thx gents

Thanks Barrie. I presume that means it might work with a 2ohm head but not a 4 ohm ... or do the little b*ggers only work in multiples of 2 ohm? lol. i really am an electronics numptie!

Is it possible to stack a 4ohm and an 8ohm cab and run from an amp that goes down to 2 ohms (like my Acoustic Image Clarus+)? Also, I presume it definitely wouldn't work with an amp that only goes to 4 ohms (eg, Markbass F1)? I'm sure its in the Wiki somewhere but there are 127 replies on the impedance thread and life is too short ...!

I paid up for the US ones. Trouble is I didn't do an exact enough tracing of the f-holes so they were'nt a perfect fit. I think they helped a bit with feedback but I am sure they would have helped more had they fitted exactly. They, incidentally, looked absolutely identical the ones you have crafted, Paul, so good job there!

I stood next to Boris in the passport queue at Heathrow last week and was tempted to get a photo with him as you are not the first to make that comment I can tell you he's two inches shorter than me, a great deal fatter, and I look neat by comparison

Given your comments I would go for the Cub. Carry bag will fit on your back, loud enough (by sounds of your comment about lack of microphones), and good quality sound

I've owned both. High quality sound from each with more EQ possibilities on the Cub. I found the lack of volume a problem at band rehearsals which is why I sold both. Depends on how loud you practice. I was in a large band (drummer, brass section, guitar, several vocalists) and they coulodn't keep up. if you are in quiet acoustic or jazz trio either should be fine, with a leaning towards the greater tonal possibilities of the Cub

In case you all think I look like a large cock, here's what I actually look like. You may of course still think I look like a large cock ... [attachment=99338:P1040381.jpg]

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1328455169' post='1527255'] Hi Clarky, yes its your old Jazz that I've technically owned 4 times now. It's not going anywhere from now on though [/quote] Cool, its a [u]really[/u] good'un, much the best of several new series Jazzes that went through my hands and as good as the Custom Shop '64 Jazz bass I owned

Lovin' the Fenders Nick - can't quite round the fan frets of Dingwalls, sorry! Is that my old Jazz ...

I just found this link that sets out a lot of details about the Bruce Johnson AUB-2. In answer to Dave/ET's question its a 4" radius neck, so it is more curved than a traditional P bass but less so than the Takamine TB-10/B-10. Also there's a sound clip within it so you can hear what the bass sounds like, set up to sound like a bluegrass DB type sound: [url="http://forum.onlybass.com/index.php?/topic/50087-bruce-johnson-extremely-strange-instruments/"]http://forum.onlybas...ge-instruments/[/url] Here's pics of my bass - these are taken from Dave Swift's website but I hope he doesn't mind [attachment=99260:brucejohnson_body.jpg][attachment=99261:brucejohnson_full.jpg][attachment=99262:brucejohnson_back.jpg][attachment=99263:brucejohnson_backfull.jpg][attachment=99264:brucejohnson_headstock.jpg]

Here's one of the relevant bits of Percy's vid [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dahu_KsSAbE&feature=autoplay&list=ULBCBrSAcrm0M&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=2[/media]

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1328273907' post='1524732'] Very kind of you, Clarky. How's it going with the AFR? [/quote] Rolf Spuler emailed y'day to say he's repaired the faulty piezo saddle and is posting back to me, so hopefully it will tickety-boo by end of next week Still wondering about whether it should be de-fretted ....

I do like the look of your P-shaped Wal, Kev - BTW, really liking the Whispering Foils album

[sub]Anyone fancy tabbing that riff out? I'd love to have that as an exercise to warm up to and to practice getting faster at finger-style. I've tried but I can't quite pick out all the notes[/sub] [sub]PS, I have the sunglasses and P bass - all thats lacking is the ability[/sub]

If you want a less intuitive three-finger style to help finger dexterity, check out the videos by jazz-rock bass player Percy Jones - google Percy Jones and Bass Exploration and you should find it easily on Youtube

Good grief. That guy is a dude

I have burgeoned up to 5 basses again (from 2). Truth is, two of them will probably rarely get played - I bought them "in case [xyz] gig arrived" which of course it probably won't. For my current band I only need a DB and a fretless and - for recording - my P bass. One of the ones I should reall move on I am not allowed to by the Missus as its the same colour as our cat