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9 hours ago, Sibob said:

Yeah, literally a gain control (so can take a bass direct), and a volume. Perfect for putting a preamp (such as the Trickfish or Noble) in front of it 🙂

Si

Hmm interesting Si - thanks for this.

Sorry for being a dummy but I guess you can run your pure amp 800 without a preamp if you wanted to? Just no bass/treble/high mid/low mid control right?

8 hours ago, Sibob said:

I'm afraid I can't comment on the API Tranzformer or Basscis bpa, but I would absolutely describe the Minnow as clean and musical, in fact, they're the two big reasons why I bought it. As well as really being onboard with the ethos of Trickfish, where they've come from (lots of design elements from Mike Pope etc), lovely bunch of people running that company!

I would have bought a Trickfish amp, but they're a bit chunky for me at the moment, so instead I bought a smaller power amp (GR Bass Preamp 800), and will run my bass through either my Minnow or Noble (on a different board) depending on the the gig and bass I'm using.

Cheers
Si

Real nice set up. I like the power brick too. I’ve got a Strymon Ojai which is too tall of course.

so is the GRBass Preamp 800 just a power amp then?

Really nice bass. I’ve been looking for a six-string version for years now.

12 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

The crucial frequencies are double the fundamentals, so 62Hz for a low B. Most of the sound is in the harmonics and the fundamentals can be the cause of wollyness or boominess. I have to be honest that both those cabs look overpriced for the performance.

This highlights how poor my understanding is so thanks a lot for your input. So if the crucial frequencies are double the fundamentals meaning a low B is 62Hz, do you think a 1x10" (and the TF110 specifically having a frequency response of 50Hz - 18.4kHz) will handle the low B okay? Ultimately, I confess that I think I'm going to have to plan a trip to some place and try a couple out.

1 hour ago, owen said:

Added to all this, selling the 12"s  2nd hand and buying new 10" is actually going to cost you for poorer perfomance.

I do get you - it's the weight and awkward shape of the 12s though - my shoulders are shot.

9 minutes ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Since they're both from the same manufacturer and the twelve costs more than the ten it's a very safe bet than the drivers are similar save for size. The likelihood that the ten has as much or more displacement as the twelve is nil. If it did the ten inch driver would be a more expensive driver than the twelve, so the two cabs would be equally priced, and the ten would have a higher power rating as well.

 

It doesn't. Like a ladies sewing circle there's lots of talk, but they don't actually say anything.

Thanks a lot Bill - you've been real helpful mate.

I use a six-string so considering the low B is around 31hHz and the TF110 handles lows of 50Hz whereas the TF112 handles lows of 35Hz, I think I'm asking the impossible.

Post something on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram pages if they're not responding at all?

Thanks a lot for your help folks. I really appreciate it.

I use two Trickfish Bullhead 1K heads that drive two Trickfish TF112 cabinets (I play in stereo) and would really like to switch to two Trickfish TF110 cabinets.

I got this from their web site but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know how this really translates with volume, etc.

TF112 Specifications:

• https://www.trickfishamps.com/cabinets/tf112/
• 1 x 12” proprietary Neodymium speaker built by Eminence®
• HF driver (3500-20,000 Hz) 80° conical horn
• 300 watts peak handling
• Custom crossover with peak protection and HF Attenuation
• 2 x NL2 Combo connectors
• Baltic Birch
• Dado and Rabbet Joint Construction
• 8 ohms
• Freq. Resp. 35Hz – 16kHz
• Metal handles, metal corners, rubber feet
• 16 gauge steel grille
• 22 oz. sharkskin vinyl
• H 14 7/8 x W 19 x D 18
• Weight: 36.2 lbs
• Made in the USA

TF110 Specifications:

• https://www.trickfishamps.com/cabinets/tf110/
• Eminence 1 x 10” Neo speaker
• HF driver (3000-20,000 Hz) Neo, Silk Dome Tweeter 90⁰ Conical
• 300 watts peak handling
• Custom 2nd order low pass and 2nd order high pass with peak protection
• 2 x NL2 Combo connectors
• Baltic Birch
• Dado and Rabbet Joint Construction
• 8 ohms
• Freq. Resp. 50Hz – 18.4kHz
• Heavy Duty Leather Handle
• Metal corners, rubber feet
• 16 gauge steel grille
• 22 oz. sharkskin vinyl
• H 13” x W 15.5” x D 12.5”
• Weight: 21.6 lbs
• Made in the USA

Thanks a lot. Unfortunately not what I wanted to read but what I expected frankly.

I was hoping to switch out my two 1x12”s with two 1x10s due to size/weight but given I play post-rock and it gets loud in places I just don’t think I’m going to be able to do that.

What are the main differences between 1x10” cabinets and 1x12” cabinets folks?

And would you say a 1x10” cabinet can produce 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% of the volume that a 1x12” cabinet can deliver?

Some brilliant stories here!

A mate of a mate needed a bass player for his band at school so I lied and said I could play bass a little bit - I got a cheap Jazz knock off, played along to Definitely Maybe and muddled through the first few meet ups.

In hindsight, none of us were particularly good so I blended in just fine.

I used a Tone Hammer with two SL112s - I liked them a lot - nice and light of course but they definitely have an "Aguilar" sound. Frankly I don't think you can go wrong with them overall.

For what you need, I think it depends on how loud your band play and whether you all go through the PA, etc., etc. To play safe, I'd say a TH500 driving two SL112s will cover you.

I haven't used this myself but I saw some new GRBass equipment at NAMM that is VERY light - the GRBass 1x12 cabinet weighs 7.5kg whereas Aguilar's  SL112 weighs 11.34kg.

I tried out for an originals band a few years ago - I'm reasonable ability wise and I learned all their songs, wrote/prepared basslines and played along to their CD for a couple of weeks. I'm also very, very reliable, turn up to rehearsals and gigs on time, have my own transport, have good equipment and I do what I say. The audition went really well - good feel, no bum notes, etc., etc.

They tried out another guy at the same time - I knew him well - he was a very, very good natural bassist. But I also knew he had a reputation of being very flakey.

A week went by and I figured they probably went with the other guy but chased up anyway - I got a response from the band leader/singer - "I wanted to go with you, blah, blah, blah but we went with the other guy because the guitarist and drummer overruled me, etc."

I responded and said I was disappointed because I really enjoyed playing with them and wished them all the best, etc.

Then I got a text and email about a week later to say the other guy hadn't shown up to the two band rehearsals since the audition, wasn't responding to their messages and did I want to join.

I politely declined - I didn't feel I was cutting my nose off to spite my face either - I figured I'd either be walking into a band where two of the three members didn't really want me there anyway or the band leader is a liar.

And the first 50 seconds of this is so beautiful to my ears. It's pretty nice after that too but it gets a little too wacky for me towards the end.

29 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

The entire Funk canon.

 

I always hear these great lines and great techniques; slappin' (no 'g'), poppin' (likewise) etc, flamenco strums, two handed tapping etc. All great from a technical point of view but, God, the music is s***. The one that I love and hate at the same time is 'Run For Cover' by David Sanborn. The funkiest bass line ever but, basically, like all Funk, it's chewing gum.

 

Most of the bass gymnastics music I hear is dreadful to my ears.

Not crazy quick or mad playing but I absolutely love this by Rich Brown.

Is it any good for metal?

I'd rather buy a secondhand US Standard Fender Jazz/Precision at this price point personally.

I'd go with 'Dirt Box'

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On 26/12/2019 at 22:55, ambient said:

Happy Christmas.

They’re incredible instruments. I remember playing them at Bass Direct when they first opened, I decided there and then that I wanted one. If I sell this then I’ll get another, this time a 6 string with an ebony fretboard. Apart from that, identical to this. The 33’’ scale makes playing so easy.

6 string with ebony would make this perfect.

Great seller here folks - GLWTS.

I keep on looking at this instrument. The build and workmanship is quite incredible.

2 hours ago, therealting said:

It really depends what sort of stuff you play. If you don’t do any sort of soloing / melody doubling / chordal playing, then it probably doesn’t matter too much. 

Completely agree here.