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P.s. If you can record what you are hearing that can help us diagnose.

If you need more hiss then turn up the volume, click on the bright switch and wind up the treble control on the amp. Again, you won't need to play anything, just have a lead plugged in and you should have enough hiss to help you hear if the tweeter is being switched in and out.

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491514374' post='3273708'] Please don't say its broken? [/quote] Well it's hard to tell as there are a number of factors that could influence whether or not you hear a difference in your bass sound or not. I don't think it's broken at the moment though as you've already said you get loads of hiss from the tweeters? If you can reach round the cabinet whilst everything is powered up (you don't need to be playing) - put your ear close to the tweeter and flick the switch through the positions and listen to the hiss. It should go away when the switch is in the off position.

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491478931' post='3273347'] Thank for your responses guys! yea its both cabs... is there any reason theat i can notice any difference in sound whether the [b]high frequency is on or off[/b]? i mostly play with a passive however it does get occasional use with a active 5 string fretless and also a four string active thanks, Jonny [/quote] You're referring to the three position switch on the back of the cabinets?

It's all ok, nothing is broken. It's actually part of the design of the LH1000 head. You can think of the LH as an amp whose master volume is up at 10 all the time and you control the overall volume with the gain control instead - which is essentially what the dial marked 'volume' on the LH is. With that, it does mean that the amp generates a wee bit of hiss. Much less than many other amplifiers cranked all the way up I might add - and you can improve the situation by using a high grade valve as well as keeping the bright switch disengaged (which is a treble bleed). Tweeters don't hiss by the way. They on,y reproduce the hiss being sent to them from a source. The LH is a great amp and is designed to go loud. I'd also say, whatever bass you are using, active or otherwise, go straight in to the passive socket for some extra level. I used to run Active EMGs in to the front of mine, no problems.

[quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1491423534' post='3272989'] Cool, nice outcome then... [/quote] LOVE BC!!! Yes!

For anyone interested, I've posted a picture on Instagram of my first 'Deacon Bass' here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BScKRWvDTK1/?taken-by=danveallbassist

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1489173489' post='3255025'] Pelican are ace and popular in touring world but aren't cheap. The 1510 is the hand luggage sized model. I've got a Peli knock off from Trifibre.co.uk, cost me £45 inc courier delivery - their equivalent to the 1510 from the Challenger range. I think the model is TR5015. Had it for two years as my main toolbox for audio and backline teching and it's been rock solid. You don't get the lifetime guarantee that Pelican provide, but it's also a quarter of the price! EDIT: Here's the link [url="https://store.trifibre.co.uk/waterproof-wheeled-rolling-travel-equipment-tool-hard-case-pick-and-pluck-foam.html"]https://store.trifib...pluck-foam.html[/url] Fifty quid with the pick and pluck foam insert, or a couple of quid less without. Also, the official Peli 1510 lid organiser fits this too, as do the divider sets etc. [/quote] So!! I thought I would update my post to let you and everyone know that I did indeed go with this brand. The cases come in three different sizes and I decided that I'd go for the larger of the three. Thinking about it, I could have got away with the mid size, but there you go... anyway, it arrived this morning and I have to say for the money it is superb! There's about £20 worth of foam inside the case alone! The fixtures and fittings are very roadworthy. I like that the handle locks in place; the wheels look like they'll last well on smooth surfaces. (I'm not likely to drag it across a gravel car park!) Very pleased and I have the option of making some nice neat slots for my amp and IEM kit as well as any pedals to slide in to and known that I'm going to be able to throw this around with no worries for the contents. Great! Dan

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1490872104' post='3268638'] Ok so this is VERY interesting. I asked Japhet to see how low the Sub n Up would comfortably track and he has kindly checked this out: it manages the low open E string (in fact it will manage down to a low C on a B string) which I don't think any analog pedals will come close to? It has the additional benefit of octave up and polyphonic settings (and a Toneprint function that I will probably never use live, but maybe fun at home). Ok so it may not have the tone of an analog pedal, but that is not the main thing I would be buying it for (I can focus on tone with a preamp / overdrive pedal which, for me, is the whole point of such a pedal). It costs £109. I think for all of the above reasons Dood and Japhet's votes for the Sub n Up make it a definite shortlist digital pedal and I look forward to A/Bing with a leading choice analog pedal such as the MXR M288. Cheers guys! [/quote] Yup, I recorded a clip or two on another thread of the Sub'n'Up tracking down low. It does go insanely low - easily lower than any other Octave pedal I've tried to date. The Zoom B3 model (I forget the name) easily handled a drop D - but there was another 'analogue' model on the B3 that didn't, so apologies I can't remember! The TC trumps all of those, but then I would expect that being a stand alone pitch shifting pedal rather than a multi. Who knows what goodness is under the bonnet of the B3n so I look forward to putting that through it's paces when it arrives. for now though, I am thoroughly confident the TC will go lower and not have any of the note warbles of it's analogue counterparts UNLESS you are running one of the (also insanely good) analogue models. I think people often stop at the default tones of the TC Toneprints without digging more deeply. In the case of Sub'n'Up I know that each Octaver model patch available, rather than just offer 'different settings' on the control knobs, the algorithms themselves are reconfigured. You're actually essentially getting a different pedal with each program rather than 'just another version of the same sound'. When I get round to it, I'll pop mine off the board and do another 'tracking exercise' of the default three models.. well, maybe not the second one as it includes some crazy chorusing madness.. or something..

"Goodness me!" is the 'safe for Basschat' response that just fell out of my mouth!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1491238491' post='3271483'] It's worth it. Even though I knew it would happen, it was still a pleasant surprise seeing a fullscreen window, on my 15" MBP, turn into a 1/4 screen window on my 4K tv. Suddenly there's MASSIVE amounts of desktop real estate... [/quote] Ahhhhh who needs amplifiers and cabinets anyway! I need a big screen!!!

[quote name='stearstree1304' timestamp='1491293506' post='3271797'] That looks really nice - Am I right in thinking there is no finish of any sort on the body?? [/quote] [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1491296084' post='3271824'] Lovely, I've though about doing the same thing in the past; I love the 'stripped' look on Fenders, and I'm very fond of Deacon's sound and playing, along with Geezer Butler, who I think had a similar looking bass. I have the same question- what is the bass finished with, if anything? I has a nice colour and satin look to it! [/quote] Thank you! It looks naked doesn't it? Mr Shuker is a bit good isn't he? That's a very hard wearing yet thin satin finish! I've just been playing it this morning through my amp in my studio space and it was all about the smiles! Just a rich resonant sound, yet backing off the tone control gives me a tasty vintage thump!

Unfortunately, I don't have a couple of the original Martin blue 'H' hard plectrums that John used to use to stick in to my pickguard, but I have a super nice couple of D'addario plectrums that are kinda the same colour! I'm very pleased with the sound of the bass and that's got to be to do with the Dimarzio Will Power P pickup, although I would have preferred to have a pickup with the pole pieces on view maybe? - I *may* go for a vintage bridge at some point too, but I really like the Gotoh one on board at the moment. Finally, I must add a huge thank you to Jon Shuker over at ShukerGuitars.co.uk for helping me as he sourced the premium Alder and expertly sculpted in to a classic P body to match the Fender neck I had already. I've been tweaking the set up over the last week or so and it's sounding every bit like a great Precision Bass should. Great mids, a nice heft in the sound and it resonates like a beast! Hope you like the pics! Dooood

I've just uploaded some pictures to my Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/danveallbassist/ If I can insert them here too I will!

[quote name='Ashweb' timestamp='1491243960' post='3271544'] The pupil / tutor relationship can work both ways. I've just heard from my Skype tutor, and I'm in trouble. When I first met her, she was into jazz and funk mainly; she informs me she's just joined a Ska Punk band and blames me entirely for leading her astray and introducing her to The Sex Pistols (music of, not the band members). This makes me feel goooood. :-) [/quote] Yes!!! For my own selfish pleasures, I get students to bring me songs they want to learn, so I get new music on a regular basis!

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1491235422' post='3271446'] [attachment=242267:IMG_5625.JPG] [/quote] Thats me sold! Looks great

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1491232160' post='3271407'] Do not use a TV for this, get a 4k monitor. TV and monitors have quite different design priorities. You might think oh its just x number of dots but ... no this is far from the case, the screen panels and the processing electronics are often quite different and generally one of them will do at best an OK job of what the other one does. Use a TV as a monitor an you will often have to contend with pixel bleed, picture cropping, out of what colour balance and various other things (because TV/movies settings for colour look rubbish for general computer use and vice versa). I mean you wouldnt buy a guitar amp to use for bass would you . I have one of these [url="http://www.ebuyer.com/745728-philips-bdm4350uc-00-43-ips-lcd-monitor-bdm4350uc-00?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KEQjw5YfHBRDzjNnioYq3_swBEiQArj4pdOIQ3_bKqmfLb8B6g869UX-JSayU2Acn0A5X8iSrxDEaAiOP8P8HAQ"]http://www.ebuyer.co...rxDEaAiOP8P8HAQ[/url] its absolutely awesome. Not need to wall mount it, just slap it on your desk, the pixel density is about the same as a high speck 27" - its just way bigger. [/quote] Thank you, I'll take a look at the link. My current screens are a pair of 27"ers.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1491231974' post='3271402'] well if you don't get any hum issues it's easily worth it, bigger screen means less eye strain when you're getting into details [/quote] You are SO right!! - I'm running dual screens already here which is brilliant, especially for magazine review writing, composing etc, so I won't be at all upset about having to upgrade to MORE screen ha! *When my bank account allows.

Don't expect a reply from the UK distributor Selectron! They've never answered a single email I've sent. Depending on what cable you need, you might find something similar on eBay as the connectors are often used in computing and control systems.

Thank you for the reply! [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1491231073' post='3271386'] I used to have a big HD TV running in my studio as the large editing screen. It was really useful, but [i]did seem to interfere with guitars[/i] somewhat in terms of hum [/quote] Hmmmm, good point, I hadn't thought of that! [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1491231073' post='3271386'] Since I moved studios I've gone back to my small computer monitors. To be honest the fact that people could see what I was doing to manipulate their performances and "tones" turned out to be a significant hindrance for some sessions IE people wouldn't let me fix their mistakes or replace their crap line-6 combo distortion with one of my amp sims, etc. [/quote] I think I'll be safe as I tend to remote record from here so only my own wrong notes to fix ha ha!!