King Tut

I think the moral of this thread should be to warn younger players of what's in store if they don't use earplugs. I'm a train driver, and currently have to have hearing tests every five years. If my hearing goes, my job is down the pan. I gig once to three times a week - and I ALWAYS wear an earplug in the ear closest to the drummer. Not only does this protect me, it helps me hear my singing voice also. Took about 5 or 6 gigs to get used to but I won't do without it now. SO LISTEN UP YOU YOUNG UPSTARTS............. Look after your ears before it's too late....pardon? What did you say? Col

I use Thomann 'The Box' 12 inch 300W ones. Ok for medium size venues - lotsa gear for the money - heavy though! I bought one for pubs and liked it so much I bought another - cheap as chips!

[quote name='tempo' post='148778' date='Feb 29 2008, 08:28 AM']and here's a pic to prove it. [/quote] That's the bit of kit I've been waiting for - I want one!!

Maplins sell one for about a fiver - no LED though

Yup - I've got a VM 70's jazz. Stuck an East retro and a Gotoh bridge on and it's as good as anything else I've got. Decent action, great looker, even tone across the board, minimal dead spots. Only gripe is it's a little heavy being maple.

Is this turning into dunlop v schaller?? + 1 for dunlops - never let me down - I've seen a guitarist twice have his schallers fall to pieces!

Ok Mr Pablo - that does help - I'm hopefully gonna borrow it and gig it tonight (SAT) to see how it sounds then plump an offer down - i'll keep u all informed.... Col

Doh!

So now you've blinded me with science, any estimate of a value boys?

Guys and Gals, I have the chance of buying one of these locally. Anyone had any experience with them. I'll probably be asked to make an offer so some guide on their value would be welcome. Cheers

I must recommend Wharfedale Titan 12's if you're going for passive speakers. These are amazingly light and sound very pokey. We use them ( Rock covers trio) regularly for small venues - or medium venues if they don't want it too loud. We even put kick drum through them - OK you'll not get earth shattering bass but it's OK. Got mine in Sound Control Milton keynes for around £220 for the pair. Been gigging them for at least a year with no probs (touch wood) - driven by a yamaha powered mixer.

I had one - they're great. Wish I'd not sold it - very punchy ash body, and the series parallel switch is nice for cutting the lows to get a jazzier sound.

Cheers Dude!

Ok, so the tweeter protection bulb blew in my nemesis 1 x 15 cab. I went to a car shop to get a replacement. The original is 24V 18W (no R276), but of course, they only stock 12V stuff. Apparently a 12V bulb will do the job, in fact it's said to make the tweeter sound less harsh, but it may blow more easily. So I've used a 12V bulb for now but............. If it blows, can anyone tell me where I can get an original?

[quote name='daflewis' post='131182' date='Jan 31 2008, 11:00 AM']that's true, mine is up as high as it will go and it is definitely much better for it... fnar fnar.... Col, i'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to you... and that you weren't as impressed as i'd hoped you would be, if you would like to try something a bit heavier i have a set of helicore hybrids that went on my stick and came straight back off again - (the problem with them is that they don't work well with the magnetic pup) but if you would like to experiment with a heavier string you're welcome to give them a try. [font="Arial Black"][size=2]Blimming post office and there £8 international handling charge - what's that all about!!??[/size][/font] oh dear... think i got away with that one.... :blush: sorry! that said, now you've had the corellis on for a while, any further thoughts? daf[/quote] Thanks for the offer Daf. To be honest I haven't played it that much of late, but I've got a bit of duo work coming up that hopefully I'll use if for - so I'll persevere with what I've got for a bit. I'm going to lift the action a bit and I've also picked up a Behringer acoustic simulator that I'm gonna experiment with. I'm In the process of recording 'moondance' as a demo, using the NS with the acoustic simulator - I'll let you know when I post it on our myspace site so you can have a listen. Col

Even different makes of strings of the same gauge can affect action. Being a cheapskate i used to use Warwick Red Label. I've gone over to Roto swing bass now, and lowered my action significantly,despite being the same gauge - is this due to difering tension between the string makes?