Balcro

You might want to plough through this recent thread to get some idea of the possible complications - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/180507-does-anyone-make-a-separate-mid-range-speaker-for-a-modular-system/ You need to consider the efficiency of the proposed 2x10 so that it matches the loudness of the BigBen. The SWR website says the Big Ben has a reference efficiency of 97dB for 1 watt of input. What is the specification for your 2x10? Balcro.

For entertainment / musical instrument loudspeakers it doesn't matter, but purist hi-fi people tend to design loudspeakers with the frame flush to the baffle or with a surrounding trim piece to blend the frame into the baffle. Their argument is, that it minimises unwanted sound diffractions from the sharp edges of the cut baffle board. The ultimate aim or obsession being a flat frequency response. Putting loudspeakers inside the baffle means the drive unit fires out into a 15-18mm deep tunnel, but as its for guitarists, who cares. Maybe Bill will have a technical opinion on the validity of this "hi-fi" claim. Balcro.

I don't know if the valve specifications were as the original or if the eq's were correctly done, but it's 2 and 6 for me, the Marshall JCM800 and the Hiwatt. The rest nowhere. Balcro.

Calling crag42, You have a P.M. Balcro.

Wow, suddenly the skill level of the entire Basschat community has risen twelve fold!! We're all hyper elite mega members and sexy too. Even I can slap. Thanks steve-bbb. Lordy! Thus spake silddx. And it was good. Balcro.

What a terrific supportive thread. Basschat at it's best. There's so much good advice in the various replies. I particularly like what Charic and Sarah Thomas have to say. Theory is a means to an end. A bit like the driving test before you drive for the rest of your life. So avoid getting hung-up on the mechanics of musical theory. The various scales can be useful for giving you background structure to what you're playing, but they're secondary to playing the note interval and having the ear for what the third, the fifth, the minor 7th and the pentatonic whatever etc,, sound like. Do go and get some lessons from a sympathetic teacher. Scales, chords and intervals seem to be what you're looking for. You might want to know the notes and that 's fine, but time will come when you just hear a note and you'll know a fifth or an octave because you can sing it in your head. I know you like books fumps. Remember the "Hendrix" book. Personally I would keep the book use to a minimum. I've only ever bought 2 and the music/tab stuff was enough. Says to self, ("did Paul McCartney really play that floppy bass line?" -- and he can't read music either). However if books do it for you, then use 'em. Personally, I'd like to pick you all up in my magic bus, including "kingbollock" who's so far west he's almost in the sea, and take you off to the Basschat weekend school where you can learn a little, laugh a lot, cry a little, and learn a little bit more. So from an ancient (10 years older than Karlfer's coffin dodgers) theory-absorbed piano/keyboard brained bass player whose fretting hand doesn't work too well, good luck. Balcro.

There's a lot of love on here for Squiers. If you were around about 12 months ago, you'd have been aware of the rave reviews of the CV 60's Jazz. Then the best budget bass under £300. Punched well above it's weight. All the CV's are Farida products. Balcro.

Hi spoombung, Picking up from Bill Fitzmaurice's post, you might want to consider checking the speaker inside the box. The cost of getting the correct 12" speaker could well be cheaper and more effective than your original suggestion of midrange & crossover. If you feel like grabbing a screwdriver and poking about inside to see the driver, we may be able to help. Perhaps a couple of pictures. Balcro.

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1341250160' post='1715783'] That sounds a bit high. I was thinking 400HZ - 1 KHZ: ie, midrange. I have a dull sounding speaker that could have more a clear midrange. It's a bit boomy. Just looking for a general pupose unit you can chain -up (link) with a bigger speaker really [/quote] Hi spoombung, What exactly is this dull sounding speaker you're talking about. Do you have a manufacturer, model name or number? What box is it in and is it the original speaker? Balcro.

You need a DIY friend to make a small box about 5 litres in size(internal volume). Then the important bit. You need to match the midrange to the existing/chosen bass unit. Crossover operating somewhere about 1KHz to 1.5KHz would be my guess and capable of handling 3-400 Watts. What is the existing bass unit? Balcro.

Interesting comparisons. The Warwick had the deepest dry bass and that rasp. The SPB-1 in the Squier honked like a jazz! The reunited pick-up in the JV Squier had the classic rounded tone. Lower output than the SPB ? Thanks Balcro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMf-86Evro This was 24.. ahh, happy days. Balcro

This, maybe when I was 14 - [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8zI5xjwKYw[/media] on to 22 and it's this.......... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53_4f2I4weg[/media] and then to 24?............................ Balcro

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1339445032' post='1688690'] Calling munkonthehill, Houston, we have a problem! Please check PM's. Balcro. [/quote] Friday Bump!!

Hello Andy, As a matter of interest, can you take some pictures of the cabinet and put them up here. Also, let us know the height/width/depth. It may be helpful in advising on a single or two speaker variation. Cheers. Balcro.

Yes, I agree with what you say. A nice bass, making a fair stab at a jazz, but definitely not a jazz. Yes very light. My bathroom scales suggested a few ounces over 8lbs. Good luck with the gig on Thursday. Balcro.

Hello McNach, Thank you for reviewing my bass. Welcome to the club. I've had mine over 2 years now but I didn't review it because I don't have the experience against which to assess the bass and do it justice. Everything you've said seems to ring true with me. Like you, I prefer the sound with the selection switch favouring the neck pick-up. From what I remember the second toggle switch is described as a mids-boost switch. I think it works at about 600Hz. To me it was always seen as the cutting-through-the-mix switch. The sound you're getting with new strings will be about right, as it's supplied from new with EXL165's. I guess it does sound a little polite. The pick-ups/eq don't have the biggest dynamic range, but it sounds good on a lot of mainstream material. I run the eq with a just a small bass boost and the treble about flat. Like that, I have a sound that's very close to the low bass on "Bohemian Like You" (although I think that's more synth than real bass). I like the switching possibilities because it gives a versatility. It's also good for playing along to stuff like Kooper/Bloomfield "Supersession with Harvey Brooks on bass. Jazz-a-like at the neck, flick the mids-boost for light rock, switch in all the pick-ups for standard rock. See the back in my avatar. The circuit/schematics are still available on the Cort web-site. Enjoy. Balcro.

[quote name='andyjevans' timestamp='1339833419' post='1694998'] I've been looking up some bass units and some of the 12" look fairly massive and possible: Faital 12HP1060 Celestion BN12-300S Fane Colossus 12 MBN Eminence Kappalite 3012HO Eminence Kappalite 3012LF These should all work into 75 litres - may be better to port the enclosure. Most units are 8 ohms. Is there any advantage or otherwise of using a 4 ohm unit? Andy [/quote] I must agree with LawrenceH about the Celestion. It is the weakest link. I ran it through winISD this morning and it exceeded xMax with an 80 watt input! I double checked Celestion's units and t/s parameters and they went into winISd without an error prompt. The FaitalPro has a strong mid-range from 100 - 400Hz and can also be obtained from adamhall.com in Southend, but ooh they're expensive. The 12 HP1060 is $359 at usspeaker.com so probably about £200 over here. The Precision Devices unit appears to be a 12" PA midrange speaker, not for bass. The FANE measures OK with a strong midrange between 200 and 300 Hz, but prefers a larger cabinet to get decent low bass extension. However, I've just remembered the Beyma 12LW30N. It measures very evenly in winISD and has a recommended enclosure volume of between 20 and 70 litres. Worth a look. What do you think LawrenceH? Balcro.

[quote name='andyjevans' timestamp='1339697791' post='1692993'] Hi guys - New project here. I'm getting older and want a really light bass cab. I have a 75 litre sealed cabinet which presently houses an old Eminence 15". I can unscrew the front, so could make a front for a single 12" if that were necessary. I play double bass and b-gtr, jazz and fusion, small venues. So thinking of a Neo unit. 15" if the cab size would take it, otherwise 12". I've been looking at: Eminence Basslite Celestion Green Label Celestion Orange Label Sica These seem the value ones. Celestion BN15-300x is the lowest VAS in the 15" ones at 98. Most of the others are around 150. VAS for the 12" units would be around 60. So that's for starters! Can anybody recommend a Neo 12" or 15" from experience? I could port the cabinet - open to that. andy [/quote] Hi Andy, I can't recommend from direct experience, but having had a look at Eminence's web-site, I think you might have some difficulty in finding a a good 15" candidate to work well in a 75 litre ported box. However, there is a 12" that will fit the bill if you fit a reflex tube/port. It's the Kappalite 3012LF. Have a look at the specification sheet "pdf". I ran a quick model of it in winISD and it has plenty of bass extension, good for double-bass. Not the cheapest solution of course, but it is light and powerful. When I cross checked it in a sealed box, the Basslite is just that. Hefty low mids but clearly lacks the power handling and bass extension of the Kappalite. Also it prefers at least 85 litres for a vented box. The Basslite S2012 12" unit will work well in a 70-75 litre vented cabinet, but requires a small 35 litres if fitted in a closed box. Maybe someone else will have info on the Celestions. I find their "Small signal parameters" difficult to understand. Balcro.

The chances are the speaker came from a Marshall 1x15" 200w bass combo in the IBS series. They're probably 8 Ohm speakers and should be fine to work in a cabinet between 85 - 90 litres in volume. Good luck. Balcro

Is it an SVT - xx Classic? Next you need to get the details of the Celestion speaker. Look for either printing on the back of the magnet assembly or a sticker or label on the frame. Look for codes like G, BL, BN, NTR or FTR, then some numbers. Balcro.

Calling munkonthehill, Houston, we have a problem! Please check PM's. Balcro.

Hi cameltoe, As born-to-be-loud says, a small change of dimensions, but........... who knows. Can't vouch for the sound, but... http://www.thomann.de/gb/gallien_krueger_212mbe.htm http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_mbe_series.html 2 ins shorter, 1 in wider but a little over 1.5" deeper. Balcro.

Hi there Abarb26, Have a look at thomann.de website. There are sound samples available on the BTB 675. Balcro.

Very nice! I love the fretboard/pickguard combination. Balcro