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3 hours ago, 80Hz said:

 in my experience earwax plays a part. I spend long amounts of time wearing headphones, as well as ear plugs, and that can move earwax around leading to issues.

Earwax completely blocking the ear canal can seem like deafness, like having your ears under the water. The brain doesn't differentiate between signal loss from the inner ear, middle or outer ear, and can start acting up from lack of input.

More likely is the prolonged wearing of the headphones which can lead to fatigue.

My tinnitus has been with me for about 15 years, and has inspired me to change profession. 

10 hours ago, Geek99 said:

 an axe to cut off their feet

You'd have to tune it sharp though

It's just the sound you're used to.

The rehearsal place that I patron just kitted out a dozen of their rooms with V7s, replacing their old svt3s.

These guys usually do their homework, if they trust the amps there must be something good about them.

I played with one for 30 minutes, it seems to do all the ampeg sounds. No match for my Aguilar db750, but great if ampeg is your cup of tea.

Table salt is a good substitute for baking soda for this application.

The GR 350 combined with a mix of 112 or 210 cabs I think would be fine for all those scenarios. For instance the Darkglass 112 and 210 or two 112s.

I am currently using the Dg 212 and it is more than capable in a metal band with a battleship drummer and two full stack guitarists. The amp doesn't need to go beyond 9 o'clock. 

Aguilar Tonehammer 500 could be worth looking at too. The GR looks very convenient but I haven't heard one live yet.

Thread revival after 14 years, not bad!

Reading back it's been resolved with fresh strings and a normal setup.

I used a rolled up towel for years. Got a wooden neck cradle for fathers day last year, a bit like this:

Not sure which method I prefer 

I'd take my bass to a store to try some pedals out first hand of I were you. 

Personally I didn't like the mxr drive/distortion pedals with my Spector or Stingray 5. I do like a Zvex like the distortron, a tube preamp like Verellen Meatsmoke, and am currently having a lot of fun with a RAT pedal.

Sealed cabs will explode obviously so make sure yours is ported. And keep it dry, a good flight case should do.

What sound are you after?

Are you listening in band situation or bedroom/solo? 

Here's a bit wit Rex Brown to show how much clank he has in his signal, in the mix it still sounds huge.

YoB in the correct colours... I'm going to have to move some stuff on pronto!

22 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Instead of wasting vast amounts of computing power on AI-generated images, you could go old school and actually draw something.

 

Here's an illustration I did of me.

 

 

Your banana is very interesting!

Old school death metal you say? 

Florida style (Death,Obituary,Morbid Angel) British (Bolt Thrower, first two Paradise Lost albums) or Goteborg (Entombed, Dismember, At The Gates)?

Utrecht, the Netherlands via Schiphol - Stansted to trade a EBMM sr5 for a Spector 5lx - Eindhoven airport - Utrecht.

From the Dutch news:

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NOS News

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Friday, 22:48

Bankrupt Bax Music makes a fresh start with former director

Bankrupt Bax Music is making a fresh start. Jochanan Bax, founder and former director, and investor Stijn Bakkeren are taking over the company. This is evident from an email from the curators to the dismissed staff, in the possession of Omroep Zeeland .

Bax Music is one of the largest stores for musical instruments and equipment in Europe. Early last month, the company was declared bankrupt . It had been in financial trouble for some time and had previously filed for suspension of payments.

Bax Music was founded in 2003 by two brothers, Nathanael and Jochanan Bax. Due to a conflict with the other shareholders, Jochanan, the sole board member, was fired earlier this year.

Shortly before the bankruptcy declaration, Jochanan Bax already announced that he wanted to make a fresh start with the company in the event of bankruptcy. That now seems to have succeeded. In the e-mail from the curator, it can be read that he is trying to keep the majority of the staff. Bax Music employed approximately 300 people. Jochanan Bax was not yet available for comment on Friday evening"

I have that 210, converted to a 112. Solid cabs!

9 hours ago, knirirr said:

 

On the topic of energy I came across this article recently: https://andymasley.substack.com/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversations-about

I'm not sure how true it is, but it's an interesting perspective.

https://techbreak.com.br/saying-please-and-thank-you-to-chatgpt-costs-openai-millions-understand-why/

I'd check out the fender rumble or one of the Aguilar tonehammers in the For Sale section here. Amazing amps.

But any time I was confronted with a TC something drastic went wrong with it so I'm hardly objective.

Never 15. 12s for me.

Wheels.

I use the preamp section of a tube amp, in pedal form. Always with active basses (EBMM/Spector). It has two discreet channels with gain,EQ,master each.

What sound are you after, do you have examples? 

Ar you judging your sound in bedroom/solo or in band context?

Besides the IP theft each query takes a tonne of energy to process. Like a Cummins diesel rolling coal compared to a lean euro6 for a regular search engine query.

17 hours ago, Marvin said:

I thought it was all about heft. 😁

Any amp with around 17 heft will do.

On 19/04/2025 at 17:23, JoeEvans said:

I'm after something that will work for just DI but which I will probably also use with an amp. Warm, clean or nearly clean sound, nice solid low end. Ultimately I suppose the kind of sound I used to get from a large, cranked-up Trace Elliot, in a package that weighs about 50kg less...

But I'm also more broadly interested to know what's out there and to hear some user experiences, I find it hard to hear subtle tonal differences in YouTube review videos ...

Sounds like any of the Aguilar preamps could do this.