Dan Dare

The LD Maui is well reviewed. I've heard someone using one and was impressed with the clarity and evenness of the sound around the room (a feature of this type of system). They tend to be quite hi-fi in their presentation and some may find them a little polite, especially if they are used to the traditional in your face bins and horns sound. There are a number of options for compact line arrays and they are not generally cheap (and it's best to avoid those which are). I own a Fohhn system, which I preferred on audition to the LD - it has more weight to the sound. Bose are slightly different - the drivers are angled to each side. This gives very even dispersion at closer ranges, but tends to have less projection. You really need to audition a few systems to see if they suit your needs.

Try some toy stuffing in the body with the plug.

There's a saying - "Compact/light, inexpensive, good sounding. Pick two".

A great rhythm section can make anything work. A lot of schlock has great bass/drum parts.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1496269530' post='3310175'] So you guys are saying this bass line is not played starting on an open E? And you've all been listening to the original recording? [/quote] My thoughts. Just listened to it and the bass is definitely not in the guitar register.

If a singer starts in the wrong key, the band should go with him/her. The end result is what counts. Related to this, what are peoples' views on the "right/wrong" key in which to play a song? I've known some insist it has to be as the original. Surely the singer's ability/range has to be the deciding factor. Yet I've encountered people who don't feel this way. In the last band I played in, the guitarist made a big fuss because our singer wanted to sing Grapevine in B (the original is in Eb, but our singer's voice is considerably lower than Marvin's was). Seems mad to try to force someone to struggle with and mess up a song, rather than pitch it where it is most comfortable for them.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1495290558' post='3302762'] Silly me. Indeed I do actually have a 1/8 fender hex. I don't know why I thought it was a 4mm. [/quote] A worn 4mm will probably fit.

[quote name='Joeyfivebags' timestamp='1495463612' post='3303914'] [/quote] Beat me to it

I used a couple of the flat topped knobs in your illustration on my Bitsa P. They came from a Squier. The holes in them were a little too small for the standard CTS pot shaft. I clamped them in a vice (with some card between them and the jaws to protect them) and drilled them out slightly (use a bit that is only a whisker larger than the hole or they will be loose). They turned out to be brass, so nice quality items. They fit fine now and look the part

Mmmm. Nice. I have a couple of PJB C4s - 4x5" drivers in each. They sound remarkably good. Need a bit of driving - they're quite inefficient. Great tone, though.

Being old, it was the Beatles and Motown. The first song that really made me sit up and listen to the bass part was Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson. I thought it was Jamerson for quite a while until I discovered it was Bob Babbitt who played on the session. Magic.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1495554011' post='3304741'] As long as the playing is right, it doesn't matter what gear the bassist is using. An engineer with a good set of ears can polish up the sound of any bass with the facilities of even the smallest studio. [/quote] Dead right. Studio equipment, well used, can get a great tone out of any instrument. Was at a friend's garage studio (nice enough, but nothing special by way of kit) yesterday with my bass plugged straight into the board and monitoring via his Tannoys. Sounded fab and I was wishing I could get closer to that sound live (and I'm using nice stuff - Epifani, Phil Jones, Carvin). It' a whole different ball game when you need to move serious amounts of air.

If you use a skate or dolly, attaching the cab with webbing straps makes it much more secure. You can get them with quick tensioning fasteners/adjusters - they are quick and easy to put on/take off. Mine are Thule, because they are what I use with my roof rack, but plenty of companies make them. They're not expensive. I find castors permanently attached to a cab a nuisance.

If someone has bid £400 on it, someone ought to send him a message to warn him that all may not be as it appears.

Just don't get this "owned by (insert famous name)" guff. It's a mass produced instrument. The magic was in JJ's fingers and brain, not a piece of wood with bits of metal stretched along its length. JJ would have made magic with a Satellite copy. The only good thing is that a famous player's family sometimes gets to make a bit out of these sales. Other than that, it's bullshit.

No. The one I got had the Fender 'F' stamped in it (was very cheap, so I figured I'd take a punt - not a disaster that it wasn't up to the job). The one you highlighted looks of decent quality.

Need to watch the fact that some of those 'Fender' neckplates on eBay are made of very thin metal. When you tighten the bolts, they bend and the corners dig into the back of the body, as I found when I tried to fit one. So I bought a proper Fender one and it was fine.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1494667395' post='3297684'] ..and a complete PITA to carry about. [/quote] Should they rename it the Lugabout?

Class D watts have to be smaller than tube watts, in order to fit in the smaller amp case. Simples

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494503146' post='3296523'] Having a lifelong developmental/neurological condition, being referred to as "retarded", "backward" "wrong in the head" & other lovely, confidence building terms all through my life by family, teachers & people I worked with, nearly being institutionalised by my mother when I was a child because there was "something wrong with me" - Those good enough for ya? Probably not. [/quote] I'm sorry to hear about it. However, it isn't reasonable to expect (and certainly not to demand) that the rest of the world walks round you on tiptoe because some people have been unkind to you.

To answer the OP, if you can afford it, have a look at the baby AER.

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1494366969' post='3295488'] PJB gear is very good quality and transparent sounding. Debatable if the Double 4 (75w) or Cub (100w) would have the volume to compete with a guitar amp or drums. I have a Double 4 and it is surprisingly loud for the size, it's stupidly small. Sounds great too. Not the cheapest of options though but suits me for home use perfectly...... At the moment [/quote] You'd need to add a power amp and more speakers to a Cub or Double 4 to do that. My Flightcase (twice the size) didn't complete with drums and guitar. Lovely sound, but not enough wellie. I sold it and got a couple of PJB C4s, which are fine with a suitable head.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494433780' post='3295974'] As is not giving a f*** about whether somebody has good reason to be upset or offended by something it would appear. [/quote] So what's your "good reason" then?

"Taking offence" is becoming a popular hobby these days, sadly.