zitherman

On upright bass its got to be Slick Joe Fick.long time player with the Don Kelley Band at Roberts Western World in Nashville.Some great videos on youtube.

I have had a qu 16 for a number of years.Very capable and versatile 8 seperate monitor mixes and records all 16 channels plus l and r out

Always time for hayseed dixie

Having had a look at bills comprehensive website which i found very interesting ,is it feasible to scale up his sla pro design to 4x10 plus tweeters and keep the advantages of the original design.the cabinetry isnt a problem for me but the correct dimensions and hence volume would require a new skill set for me.cheers

I recall having a pair of bins made by custom sound.they had 100w 15 inch fanes and were bombproof.near the end of their life some 30 years later they lived outside on a trailer covered by a tarp and still kept going.eventually the chipboard cabinet fell apart

This.may.sound a little.bizarre but the columns were to be the base to make them look like old american.gas pumps .we have double bass,banjo and a suitcase bass drum.we are a slightly off the wall duo but still want a clean powerful sound in the pubs we are intending to play.

Cheers,ill have a look

Thanks for your replies.I was hoping bill and phil would comment as they have far superior knowledge than me.Looks like converting existing columns is not feasible so ill look into constructing my own ,maybe along the lines of bills picture.More thought and study required.cheers.

Thanks for your reply phil.Its for a small themed band.Just really wondering if its possible to get acceptable sound quality and reasonable volume from them in todays world.I realise calcs would be desirable if upgrading to modern drivers and also possibly internal mods.cheers

Thamks.Bill,i.was.thinking about modding the top.aperture to take a proper.hf horn,leaving the.next.2 as mids and making the.bottom one bass albeit with some internal.mods.cheers

Given that the latest pa systems are line array,how similar are they to the 4x12 speaker columns of the 70s,80s.with this in mind could a 4x 12 column be updated to give good performance whilst keeping the look.Internal mods would be ok,cheers

I would hazard a guess that many people following and maybe commenting on this thread have yet to purchase their first handbox product.As someone who did and ended up with a deal that went sour i think its only right to point out that there is always another side.I have no issues with the quality of handbox equipment,indeed if my situation had been resolved correctly i would probably be playing through a handbox amp now

Ive followed this thread with interest from the start.This led me to buying a pair of handbox cabs and my journey starts on page 14.As far as my understanding of consumer law goes if the goods are damaged in transit then it the responsibility of the retailer/manufacturer to either replace or reimburse the customer to the full value of the goods.Unfortunately this did not happen in my case so if the amp in question has been damaged in transit then i hope you have better luck than me.Caveat Emptor

Do none of you handbox afficianados fancy some handbox cabs to go with your new amps

I had never played fretless but i bought an ibanez portamento.really easy to play with great tones available.its unlined but has tiny fret markers that are allmost invisible to anyone watching.only sold mine when my jazz gig finished.i would think you would find one for your price bracket

The bottom cab is a copy made by a mate of mine and finished by me..cheers.full rig for sale if anyones interested.

With all the handbox love on here i have a pair of their Black Emperor cabs for sale.Never been gigged.home use only .

Ive recently built 2 x 51 style precisions.both fitted with spirit pickups by alan dingwall.superb pickups at a very fair price.highly recommended.

I had the 4 string version for a few years.i liked the almost invisible fro m the front postion markers.wide variety of tone also.only thing for me was a slight sticky feeling to the neck.only sold itwhen my jazz gig came to an end