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Interesting old thread. I've tried two sets of Steve Harris signature flats, and they are like suspension bridge cables. They sound nice when new, bright to my likings but at a steep price. I've tried Fender flats which have been great. Now purchased rotos flats not as thick a gauge like SH signature, so will give them a go. But Dunlop flats sound worth a try too.

I bought one of these last year here on BC HOTONE THUNDER BASS 5W MINI AMP. It has bass, MIDs, Highs, gain and volume, input to connect phone to play along, and headphones jack. I assembled a 2x12 cabinet, 125 watt each speaker connected and it's more than enough at home playing. I reckon it would even be adequate for a band practice.

@How1 your post inspired me, I placed a new add looking for musicians to play with. I'll give it another go.

Unfortunately it wouldn't work for me, I grew up on metal and although I don't mind listening to other music genre when they are being played by others than me, I couldn't play e.g. pop. I even turned down a band playing originals based on early Sabath days. Also, being up late is not my cup of tea anymore.

I too picked up a bass after 15 years of absence from playing. Since then I picked up few more basses, guitars and a drum kit and have few years on top of you. Finding reliable band mates or any band is not straight forward. I have joint a couple of bands but they split up before we even rehearsed. Or they want me to play music I don't even like or listen to. I am happy to just play to myself, as loud as I want, with the style I want, have the tone I like and pull whatever face I want when I play not having to rely on others to turn up for rehearsal or a guitar playing fiddling with a pedal board for 20 minutes to dial in the tune every single rehearsal.

The tweeter makes a hissing noise,.but seemedmtomproduce some sound . When I disconnected there was definitely an absence of sound coming out the tweeter hole. I don't need it tbh , so can I leave the PCB connected but the two cables just hinging there with isolated ends. Or would removing a PCB be a better option?

I connected the lot and bass cab works fine. Unsure if I can hear the tweeter, no matter how close I listen to. I'll rest my ears and try again tomorrow.

It appears that on the reverse side of the PCB the black is linked to green wire meaning , should be (-) minus..

So that should be 8 ohm in parralel for two 16 ohm drivers. I think I may need to remove PCB to find out the polarity as it may be concealed on the other side. Also the tweeter does not seem to have the polarity marked , unless the connectors on the tweeter marked as 8 means red +; and the black means black i.e. -

I bought a speakon to 1/4 jack in Amazon so I can test the cab once I have install the speakers..the inputs are Neutrik on the cab so probably will be better t get Neutrik cable. Please see updated post with pics.

Hello, I acquired an empty TC electronic K-212 bass cab . It has two speakon inputs. I'd like.tonconnect it to an amp with a jack output. I have found lots of speakon to jack cables online but TC electronic website doesn't specify which speakon I need, two pin , four pin? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Update : I installed two Eminence 16 ohm 12 inch bass speakers, and would like to use this cab with Thunder bass nano legacy head with speaker output 4-16 ohm. There's also a tweeter in the cab and harness ready to hook up the speakers, see photo. How do I hook this up? I watched you tube videos, but would prefer advice from BC.thanks. the harness pic attached. I presume the green and yellow are for the tweeter and black and red for speakers parralel or series configuration. The tweeter has no 8 on one connector.

I was desperately looking for an empty bass cab. Martin responded offering an empty TC electronic bass cab and posted it in a very timely manner. His communication was very polite, description of the item accurate. First class service. Deal with confidence.

I watched that same YouTube video and was surprised. During the British Lion gig, I could only see his old Marshall two 4x 12 stack close up. I stopped chasing his sound a while back now. If you ever listen to an isolated bass track from the same album, there is a slight difference in the bass sound. Suppose it comes down the mixing to suit the song. Each album has its unique bass sound, it's not about the clank as many people think. I tried his signature flats, and to be fair they don't stay fresh long enough.....

Can I play with Madness- Iron Maiden Chemical Wedding- Bruce Dickinson Run to the Hills- iron Maiden

Well done Sir. I saw British Lion in 2016 and the good thing was , that Steve comes out and greets the fans, so a cheeky selfie and autograph was secured. On Friday 7th July went to see Maiden at O2 London. I hope they tour soon. I wish they played Sea of Madness.

Metal bas eh? I found a jazz bass to be suitable for all metal genres. It's the combination of picking style, volume/tone settings on bass , strings of course and amp settings. No magic formula. For and Justice for all, the Black album and Metallica in general, I roll back the neck volume a bit then set the amps bass, mid , treble and gain to desired settings. Higher treble for Jason sound, roll off the treble for Cliff sound. Pretty much any metal. For playing Maiden I predominantly use my p bass, but jazz bass produces a surprisingly good soundz just roll back the bridge pick up. The more I roll it back the more authentic sound is for early years Maiden bass.

On all seriousness, I've just listened to Dr Feelgood vinyl I bought the year it was released. Some crackling , but it sounds unbelievably good. Saw them live in 91 during Monsters of Rock opening for Metallica and AC/DC.

Same old situation

I've used to chase sound. It's a subjective matter. YouTubers often e.g. play Maiden bass cover , clanky bright sound. It's not about the clank and bright sound. There are many factors when it comes to dialling in Maiden bass. It can can vary from a middy almost like nasal sound to bright sound with clarity. Do you play with a pick, fingers, slap? What's your picking position in relation to the pick ups? Volume, tone ratio adjustment in the bass? Flat wounds, rounds, tape.....Do you prefer using fresh bright strings or dead flats... I would first settle with strings, adjust everything on bass and amp the same settings and go from there. Experiment with playing position. Most importantly, the sound you hear from the speakers may sound different depending on your listening position, direct in front of the speaker from side etc. Headphones...stay consistent. I once managed to nail the Piece of Mind bass sound and Seventh Son era sound by setting up the amp with SM57 placed at 1 metre (3 ft) away from the centre of the 15 inch speaker recorded .Well I cannot find the notes I made at the time.

I have a gut feeling that wearing corset/ waist trainer would overcome your obstacles.

RATM live on BBC -Zack : " I promise I won't use the F word"

Anthrax gig: Can everybody please remain seated. Maiden gig: The bass was inaudible Metallica gig: Lars flipping nailed it

The song is about a CO2 air pistol and shooting cans , whatever words I scraped together. Drums- courtesy of Ez drums Two electric guitars recorded through Boss DS1 into Marshall clean channel , SM57 off the centre of the speaker into interface etc etc. left + right tracks Bass recorded via AmpliTube 4 Two acoustic guitars recorded with a C1 Behringer , left + right tracks Lastly vocals recorded with C1 Behringer, main vocals + supplementary/backing vocals , mid, slight left and so on Various mixing, eqs, comps, reverbs, limiter ,......for mix/master