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On 01/02/2022 at 07:35, Phil Starr said:

As you probably know Stevie and I have been designing cabs for BassChat members to build and I've sent several built and half built cabs to various people either to complete the development or for review. I've also sold off a few of the prototypes. Honestly I've never had a problem and it's the small packages that seem more likely to get dropped. I've not been fussed about which carriers I use, whoever is cheapest on the day and I ted to go to one of the brokers like parcels2go. I pay a lot less than £25 including insurance. £12 is nearer the mark for me. I always use a drop off point rather than have to hang around at home waiting at someone else's convenience.

 

I use the same technique of layer of bubble wrap and double skin of carboard box. The couriers usually have a 20 or 25kg limit and a maximum size but none of my speakers are over a metre. I think there is an advantage in the size of speakers, they tend to be on the floor in the vans and they get carried one at a time so drops are less likely. Frankly they are designed to be dropped by roadies/musicians /drummers so you shouldn't have a problem.

Thanks Phil that’s really helpful. Parcel2go is exactly what I need 👍

8 minutes ago, BassmanPaul said:

In my mind if you like how Ashdown amplifiers sound just buy one. All else is a compromise.

I already have one 😉

9 hours ago, Paul S said:

A band I was in for a few years used to do a lot of this kind of thing.  Couple more  

Psycho Killer, Talking Heads

Is She Really Going Out With Him, Joe Jackson 

American Girl, Tom Petty

Psycho killer coulda be good - and I know that already 👍

15 hours ago, Musicman666 said:

Just about anything by the police.

Good shout. I’m sure we must all know message in bottle😂

23 hours ago, Lord Sausage said:

Wake me up before you go go by Wham

No chance I’m going to be able to play that’ in a few weeks!

1 minute ago, Nail Soup said:

If you want to go back that far, I reckon a lot of stuff by Blondie fits the bill.

Awesome - hadn’t thought of blondie, great drummer 👍

I have a bit of a try out with a newish band in a months time. I know the guitar player and the singer (the three of us are in another band)but not the drummer. The guitar player knows the drummer and thinks the drummer and I will play together well. He’s asked for song suggestions that we could learn that would be a good test for bass and drum co-operation. We’re looking more at pop than rock and it’s not really an area I’ve got a lot of experience in! We have one so far which is probably typical of the kind of thing we’re taking about and that’s Rio by Duran Duran. Can anyone suggest any others?

by the way I’m rubbish at slap!

cheers

8 hours ago, rmorris said:

 

tbh I'd likely 'work on' overcoming a dislike of colour matched headstocks.

After all, you can't really see it when you're playing 😀

of course YMMV. 

It should work out fine to strip I think.

I'd normally caution that it will affect resale value potential  - but since you state that it's highly customised that may not be relevant.

Don’t really want to overcome it,  I enjoy tinkering with stuff and making it mine - for fun. 

I really dislike colour matched headstocks and my highly customised Ray34 has one (black). How feasible is it to strip the paint and refinish clear with a new set of decals ? I’m pretty good with sandpaper but wonder how deep into the grain the black paint might go?

My rumble 115 cab has been up for sale for a while at a bargain price so it looks like I’ll need to  add a shipping option if I want to get it gone. 

Any recommendations how to do this? I’d like to be able to drop it off somewhere rather than have it collected as I’m out at work all week.

cheers.

Do you want both signals  going to the same pre amp or to different pre amps?

What do you want your bass amp to do ?

for me the answer would be lightweight head with headphone output and stereo aux in for practice at home, onboard compression, versatile tone  and enough power  driving my 210 cab for loud band rehearsals and small gigs.

11 minutes ago, BassAdder27 said:

I really liked the PF800 head. Tried the PF500 and it felt a little underpowered 

 

I was looking to buy one again but they are hard to find in stock 

PMT showed one but they couldn’t find it !! 

Ta

56 minutes ago, BassAdder27 said:

Well I’ve had the PF800 and they can sound similar to Ashdown 

 

To be fair I think most warm sounding amps with good EQ adjustments can sound like each other perhaps with the acceptance of the grind / drive 

Even my Orange Little Bass Thing can be made to sound the same 

How did you get on with the pf800?

Maybe your bass is overloading the pre-amp. I’d try it at a low volume setting on the amp and turn the volume pot on the bass down until the distortion goes then turn the amp volume back up and see if it stays clean.

Up to date opinions appreciated - discuss.......

Fretless is just fun! It doesn’t have to be for training reasons but enjoying the fun will improve your ear - it has mine. I started off by fitting a fretless neck to my MIM P. I then bought a loaded jazz body and fitted it to that. I’ve since decided to go unlined and bought another unlined neck. It didn’t take any adjustment from lined to unlined as I was looking at the side dots more than the lines.

5 minutes ago, Muppet said:

Please let me know how this goes, I do want to do it! 

+1

Just wondering what apps or software others use for working out bass parts for covers. I hate to use YouTube tutorials unless I really need to as I don’t think it helps me develop and practice theory. When I first started playing it was pausing and rewinding cassettes over and over to work stuff out. Now I use Anytune Pro on my iPad  to repeat sections, slow them down without altering pitch and  also tweak the tuning of recordings that have been mastered fast or slow or recorded out of standard tuning.

what tools do you use?

Put a set of chromes on my Ray 34 with hybrid pickups a couple of days ago. I’ve always liked this bass but the tone I was expecting has always eluded me (hence multiple mods including fitting the Delano hybrid pickups). With the chromes it’s finally getting there. A flat eq sounds like a flat eq and eq adjustment now makes sense and does what I expect it to. Not tried it with the band yet but looking forward to doing so.

I really like Rick Beatos videos. They’re fun, interesting, informative and he’s not constantly trying to sell you something  or promoting his own content all the time. The WMTSG on Rocketman was my favourite.

By the way I never had any volume issues with just the one. I’ve used it in 3 and 5 piece rock bands, two with loud drummers and never really pushed it. It was always mic’d at gigs as the DI on my head was noisy. I wonder how loud some bands rehearse when people talk of needing two cabs to be heard! 

Got a link? Can’t find them

GL or GR?

14 hours ago, BassAdder27 said:

Good feedback .. you anywhere Near East Anglia ?? 
 

Im seeing nearly all positive comments especially based on its price / sound / weight ratio 

They do appear to sound decent and that light cab yet using a Ceramic Driver is impressive. I wouldn’t want to drop it down some stairs yet I wouldn’t want to that with any cab as I’m sure it would get badly damaged apart from old Peavey cabs !! 

I’m in Cornwall. It’s certainly a robust enough cab. Not had any issues with mine, no rattles or anything. Been slung in and out of vans, cars etc regularly without issue. Slight shrinking of the tolex on the back but it’s only minimal. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it for a 115 cab at all. I never fitted the casters to mine - they’re not needed at all (lost them now).