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Wow, some really good info here! Thanks Phil and Lawrence- I just got in from work, didn't even have a chance to ring you up... I'll give it all another looking-at and add it to the pile of notes. The idea of a sealed box is interesting, and frankly would cut out a bit of math and cutting plugs and new holes... Mr. Foxen, yes indeed, the drivers are written into the plan as facing upwards from the angled half of the baffle. It's originally about having a monitor for FOH shows, and being enough as a solo unit for small rooms. Alright- thanks everyone, I shall return...

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1339664605' post='1692090'] ? [/quote] Sorry, should've posted somewhere else! Nancy's fascination with my non-screen name has just come to my attention, and I made a comment. All of it silliness, pardon my out-of-place remark... please carry on!

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1339617882' post='1691690'] Phil Starr has I think used a Fane 10" PA driver, you could PM him. They're not one of the fashionable names in bass guitar land but they definitely used to make good PA speakers, and AFAIK still do. Dunno if they'd be a very economic option in the US. If you want that flat PA driver sound in bass cab have a look at stuff from Faital and 18Sound maybe? [/quote] Willdew, thanks!

And don't forget your safety goggles. : )

Didn't read everything, but I did read about bumping up your low-mids, and that's good advice. Keep your eq uncluttered, might even pull some lows out of there (and if it sounds a little ugly or thin solo'd, well that doesn't say it won't be great in the mix. I'm thin and a little ugly, and that seems to work for me...). Keep some space- some 'air'- in your playing, that's been said also; be pretty bold about that! Bring everyone else in the band forward with your bass line and provide a hefty floor for 'em all to walk around on. Then, voila! Shakin' bootys-a-poppin'. Your rig sounds tight... Pedals? Eh, I'd want to make sure my gear were 'tuned up' first. Less... more.

Here's a picture of the cab... I'll post again as it moves along, might be a while though! The speakers here are a pair of Emi 10s from an Avatar cab, set in the bottom holes... where the ports are going to go. [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c179/Sloom/Amps%20and%20Gear/EAW4102.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks for the responses- I realize too that we're talking about things in "Subjective-Land". On Talkbass.com you get lots of talk about math and thermal tolerance, etc., and I'm really just trying to stay anecdotal here, so this is all great. I'm only going on a rec from a dude I totally trust as an authority- however he uses stuff that's 'not for everyone', as he says. I use a pair of Eminence Kappalite 3015s in TL-606 boxes when I need big guns, and they can take a beating! Very robust, lots of excursion, a tad strong in the upper-mids. I use the eq on my GK head to pull the excess mids out, and when I give them a little push they sound great. For the 10s however, I'm a little less worried about the abuse-factor, as it'll be either a small-club amp or used with a font-of-house system- so I won't have to fill the great outdoors with it. Anyway, still tuned in here, thanks all.

Just recently was educated about these, and thought I'd throw it out here, since they're English, apparently. Anyone around here use Fane drivers? I picked up an old 'one-off' EAW (Eastern Acoustic Works) 410 box, no drivers. I think it was built on the sly, in spare time, at the factory by an employee. I've never seen another like it- I'm converting it to a 210, as it's a bit small to really throw much low-end as a 410 I think. I'll shut two of the speaker-mounting holes in the baffle and they'll be come ports, and maybe I'll build a head into the box, for a combo-like thing. I'm doing the math, and still looking around at speakers... which of course is part of the math... A friend and long-time 'avatar' of mine since I was an upstart recommended Fanes to me. He uses a 100-watt (I think) re-issue Hiwatt head with [s]a 215 cab[/s], loaded with the Fanes. So that's it. Thanks for your time. Edit: I do believe the cab is a 4x12 with Fanes... yep, not the 215. Pardon!

Why Nancy Johnson- you jammy little man, having fun with my real name ([i]you old sneek[/i]) from [u]all the way over there![/u] ...you funny, funny, funny guy!

Here's the cache, updated... The Commando is a surprise... the sealed cab is actually not my preference, but apparently it's a useful way to create a powerful, tight-sounding, loud-in-the-mix 150w combo. It's my regular gig-amp now. Nice heads there- I had a Mk IV, sold it for family-investment reasons... my eldest plays harp, and she needed one, so it went toward that. Miss it, but it's for the cause.

Hi all, I'm interested to know about where the DI and the effects send are tapped in the signal flow of the SMX250 head? I'd like to be able to use the dual-band compressor for recording purposes, and if I send straight to the board, will the signal have gone through this section of the preamp? Thanks!

At request of the bassist of this venerable bare-knuckled faction of 80s South Florida Swamp-Rock virtuosity called [i][b]Cats On Holiday[/b][/i], I've compiled this collection of recordings in mp3 format for distribution. With the departing from this present level of existence of lead singer Ezra Pike, and to honor his most fond memory, the tracks have been liberated from the bondage of commerce and made available for [url="http://soundcloud.com/doctor-roger"]free download on Soundcloud[/url]. Of particular interest is bass player Ray Harris' highly creative and aggressive work within the form, contributing to more dynamic the the genre really is used to containing... first time I ever saw him play, I walked into the club, watched and listened a minute, and thought to myself, "ohhhh... THAT'S how you play the bass". You may have had a moment like that in your life as a new player. Never left me, going to see Ray's bands became required listening for all us upstart music-cans in the area. I could say more, but I highly recommend poring over the tracks there- specially noteworthy are the tracks "Nothing From Anyone", "Skin of My Teeth", and "Creep (Slip, Stumble & Fall)"... Happy 'saving'... and thanks for listening.

Appreciation for the comments! Many thanks... and yep- those "Bullet" spiral cables are my favorite! Pretty danged indestructible too. Not too cheep at $35 US or so each, those and the 3015s are the pricier parts of that little stack. LennyP, 2x 3015s are in fact impressively more potent than one- as long as they're in the same design cabs and linked together. Tons of lows and whatever headroom you have in your amp is realized at that 4 ohms load (each speaker/cab is 8 ohms). I think the number is a 6dB boost from linkage of the two cabs. I think... Bill Fitzmaurice knows the figure on that- but you can hear it, for sure. Munk, yes, a Ric! It's in my blood, I'm afraid, but it's not a disease. This coming year I hope, if I can gig a whole lot. Gotta believe! And the avatar... I stole it from some other site, can't remember now. Right-click, "Save As..."!

For all you non-believers out there, this is what freedom looks like: '85 GK 800RB, 2x well-abused TL-606 cabs upgraded with snazzy new Kappalite 3015s. Not sleek or elegant looking, but my bass rig has now become invisible to my tired sensibilities. There's nothing quite so refreshing as... NOTHING!! G.A.S.? Well, I still want a Rickenbacker bass.

I'm shopping one locally (here in the US), and it's missing a neck pickup, which is ok- I can find a replacement. But I'm just kicking this around, wondering if you've played one: How did you like it, what did you find it was suited for/when do you pick up yours? What's the sound tend to cater to? Yadda-yadda,... fill in your own blanks... just had a minute so I thought I'd post it. Thanks!

Cut it out you guys! ...you're making me blush... This place is nothing compared to "Talkbass" for nasty, though. You guys are civilized- even when flame-throwing. And most of you know how to spell!

Funny guy, that Nancy blows my 'cover' and screws! Well here's one for your nightmares, Nancy... my Hamer bass, post-mod, 2 weeks ago at a gig in Cambridge, MA: I really like this bass... still.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264'] Mr Vaughan, or can I call you Roger, now that we're all cosy? [/quote] Hey Nancy, I want to bag the bad vibes. We don't have to like each other... I do find you a certain way and you've done little to alter my perception...although I also realize I took a shot at you- after you shot down, [i]with feeling[/i], my apparently [i]*failed[/i]* attempt at 'copping' a cheaper bass from my fine old Hamer Cruise (I do know I should have just stepped past it, but I still insert a smiley here). But it probably goes my way as well, although I remain at odds at your lumping me in with [b]The [/b](in-bred)[b] People [/b]("Yanks"... fine...)[b] Who Brought You The Iraq War[/b]; that and your other presuming sarcasm about being a "commie Muslim", that was pretty silly stuff right there... but you knew that, right? And- was I supposed to know your personal story in Syria? I don't even know your actual name (more on that). But there was nothing, I don't think, to infer the recklessness from my post that you did. I thought my point was obvious, although in retrospect it was too dramatic a rendering. But I think that was your own internal issue you responded to, irrelevant to my comment. Apparently though, I'd hit a nerve, [u]so let me declare this right now[/u]: I'm as sure as I can be that I'd never bring up an old wound or a bad, maybe irreconcilable experience to anyone at all- certainly not in retort, certainly not on purpose. I may come off as having a coarse, dark-ish sense of humor and a good dose of rasping sarcasm, but I'm not one to go swiping at someone else' wounds (I do have some friends in the world). I think I need to state here that I have no desire to treat you with disrespect. Alright? But I have to mention something I find odd: Funny that I guess you were prompted, somehow, to do some homework on me so you could [u]mention my actual name[/u] here on this forum ("Oh, Snap! You got me!!" ). Yes, we're cozy as two foxes in a burlap bag... but I'm not getting this (what appears a) silly gesture. Maybe I'm just a socially sub-standard and ignorant Yankee, but is this a 'slap in my face' with a virtual gloved hand, or something? I can't imagine you see this as something meaningful. I'd have said something sooner but hey, life gets busy. I just think it's a strange, and kind of funny, thing to do. I'll be interested in hearing what you've got to say about it. Take your time.

And by the way, my remarks about arrogance, etc., were my having a poke at you after another comment came around. I wasn't so affronted that I needed to express all that, really- I realize it was a bit over-the-top. ...but I still think you're an ass. Forgot to stop, sorry.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264'] Mr Vaughan, or can I call you Roger, now that we're all cosy?[/quote] A little presuming of you, posting my name when I use a screen-name. I don't even remember if my full name is in my profile... but I suppose it is, unless you're a SPY!!. But what's your point? Is this a way of calling me out? Cute. I 'edited' my posts because I thought, "maybe that's unnecessary". Can't hardly remember now, but no need to make something of it, it was nothing. In light of where we're at now, what's the difference? [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264']Let's bring some clarity to proceedings here for a moment. You posted to a semi-public forum and I responded. I am a bit of a Hamer fan and have owned several, to be honest, the original photos looked like the body needed some work, but clearly it wasn't something that would buff out, but - and I repeat - I hated what you did to the Cruise and stated so.[/quote] That's fine! I know I'm not going to get an award for it, and took my chances, as it were, in posting. I should have shined on your remark, but I was tempted by your 'down-your-nose' tone towards it, the fact that I perceived a haughtiness in your delivery. You just were pretty undiplomatic. I commented on your attitude. [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264']...And we were getting along so well. Anyhow, it's a really beautiful, place, the Syrians are nice people - well, the ones not doing the killings are - but I don't have much time for the two groups of armed militia that stopped us while we were driving from Damascus to Palmyra right after the killings really got started at Easter. It's really not that pleasant having a gun pointed at you and your family, so NEVER make a flippant remark like again, because it is neither clever or smart, it's ignorant.[/quote] Nice people are everywhere. So is trouble. My comment wasn't to be flip about someone's trouble or your personal experience. I know it's bad in other parts of the world and that in America I have it good. I also understand there is urgency and distress when your family is threatened. I'm a dad and husband, and have my own realm of experience. The remark was made because I thought your choice of words was a tad dramatic over a bass guitar project. "Just horrible!!" Oh my... but I meant not to make someone's (yours or anyone's) dire situation into a trite retort. My ready apology goes out to the offended, that will include you. End this bit: It's just a bass guitar. That was my point, and you know it. How am I to know anything about your situation? [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264']The final straw really for me was being described as pompous, arrogant and self-important. I apparently also dig 'venting off on [my] soapbox' and I have no [i]humour [/i]in me. Amazing how you can determine all this from a two sentence post. But then [b][i]you Yanks love to draw your conclusions based on a small amount of hard facts (WMDs anyone?)[/i][/b], so it doesn't surprise me. [/quote] Ironic post... listen to you! Yeah, George and I, we in-bred Yanks go way back. You are in fact at least as presumptuous and dismissive as you think I am. [b]And I haven't even called you a[/b] [b]Limey[/b]- sorry, I didn't mean to leave something out... at least you have the decency to capitalize your proper nouns. Well done! Your tone was speaking to me, and I responded to it. I'm happy to assume a less 'pointy' disposition toward you, and to step off my rhetoric. But so far you've done nothing to change my mind. I've even tried to be funny, hoping it might present a door for diplomacy. My less-than-casual, off-hand attempt has failed... probably because at this point I see no reason to bend myself into a shape to please you. [i]And[/i] you told me to go f*** myself. So screw then. [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264']I will stand by my original comments. I didn't like how the Hamer turned out. If you can't take some criticism, seriously, don't bother posting. Boo hoo! It looked so much nice before, [i]even if you did, for some reason have the strap on the lower horn.[/i][/quote] "[i]For some reason[/i]." The strap-button is there for a reason, yes. but it's all about you, isn't it, "Nancy"? I have a nerve/tendon issue in my left arm, which I've stated pretty clearly in a previous post or two- the position is helpful. I try not to get too tedious in going on about it. You didn't offer criticism, nor was there any thing agreeable at all in your tone- it was all about [i]pronouncing what you didn't like[/i]. Again, fine. But you sounded uppity and I said so. I'll go with the complaint that it was too harsh of me- it could have been a less colorful delivery. On for you. [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321710678' post='1442264']Much love, from your new musilm-loving commie friend. P [/quote] Dude this has gotten stupid. Stop it... I know you aren't stupid. I'll stop there.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1321649554' post='1441725'] i told my dad to stop posting frankly its embarrasing. PM'd about the radio thing [/quote] Got it, replied...

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1321549912' post='1440574'] so I'm pompous, arrogant and self-important. Lovely. This is precisely why I gave up posting to this forum a couple of years ago. I quit. Again. Go f*** yourself. P [/quote] Maybe you're just not aware that you come off this way. Your summary declaration of dismissal concerning my sub-Westone-grade mod came off as arrogant. Don't blame me for your tone: If it's not the first time you've left off the forum, it might be I'm not the only one who "hears" that tone. Sentiment right back to you. And while you're fielding that, why don't you go find a sense of humor? Not meaning to drag it out here, but... maybe you just need a cuddle?... Ouch!! Alllright...

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1321539556' post='1440363'] Actually i re-read the comment and its confusing. I meant for the other guy to take a chill pill! Sorry if you misunderstood. Strange but i got really offended and defensive when he posted [/quote] Ha! I thought it might have been that way, but I took it from the other direction just because there was a point to be taken there, too. But old "Nancy" had to vent from his soap-box- and he sucked up a good bit of 'air' doing it! "Pompous" might be a good descriptive word for him there, as well as "arrogant" and "self-important"... but there's enough said. Nonetheless it can be annoying, and I understand how that could affect you in such a way. It did me, too! He's apparently finished now...

Nice pick-guard! It's got a very clean, pop-industrial look which is sharp. The Hamer... well I'm playing it happily, I get lots of good word on it at gigs for tone, etc. And I also get a few compliments on the look of it, it's true. Still, I do get annoyed at having to change the battery on occasion- it's like having a toy! It's also very not-"Green" because of that... I have always felt that way about active basses, so I'm on the lookout for another option for p'ups, like maybe an old Rickenbacker humbucker or similar. But it needs something- the Mahogany tends to have a honky, brash tone that the preamp cuts out, so until I get a better solution it remains... It's light as a feather, and really very comfortable to play- partly due to the strap-button placement thing. It stays wherever I put it and I can wear it for hours with no discomfort. And the horn gone-missing is a plus, for me. Yes, I could have gotten an old EB-3, or even an ESP Viper-type bass and worked with it instead, but this bass has a beautiful neck and is very light. I don't have a lifetime to go searching through the great pile of stuff in the world, I've got other people, etc to pay attention to, so I got on with it. I am aware that the new shape does have a kind of strange visual balance to it, I'm also keenly aware that the 'vintage vibe' is long-gone! I'm still not done though- when it's finished I think it'll look more complete, more itself. I'm here now, I'm going to make it the best of what I've done with it. It helps to have an unconventional attitude about certain things, I guess. As far as the chill-pill, I agree that I should be more [i]liquid[/i] about receiving detracting commentary (especially when it comes off as a little 'puffy'... Nancy... )! But I'll just quip that for the record, back in the 80s a Westone was considered a [i]second-string [/i]instrument in my neighborhood... funny how absence and time make the heart grow fond.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1319469979' post='1414473'] Understood. [/quote] Thanks. And thanks for the kind words there. Note... I think those smarts went to my kids... I'm going to go ahead and let them run my life pretty soon.