SH73

4 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Until i found the bands i'm currently in, i joined various styles of bands to get more experience. Everything from Prog, Rock, Pop, Tribute, club style and even a Ceilidh style rock band. Some were covers and some were originals but for me it was worth it. I learned a fair bit and i had to accept different characters in each band. Means i'm a bit more tolerant these days and accept that not everything in a band will be perfect and i just get on with my job in the band. I'm very lucky that i get along with everyone in both bands and it just works. We have a great laugh at gigs and even rehearsals are great fun.

Dave

 

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.

33 minutes ago, stevie said:

Yes, connecting two 16-ohm drivers in parallel will give your cab an impedance of 8 ohms. You're right about red and black - they stand for + and -.

If you can't see any markings on the PCB, you'll have to try the polarity both ways and listen. Choose the polarity that gives you the most treble. The easiest way would be to assemble the cab, listen - and then remove the tweeter, swap the wires and listen again. Then choose the polarity you prefer.

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

1 hour ago, stevie said:

Connect the green and yellow wires to the tweeter, observing the polarity marks on the PCB.

 

It looks like the cab was originally wired in series. If you have two 16-ohm drivers, you'll want to connect them in parallel. So, take the black and red wires coming from the Speakon and connect them to the first driver. Then take another pair of wires from the first driver to the second one. 

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 

On 10/07/2023 at 14:13, LewisK1975 said:

Bit late - But I saw Steve Harris's band British Lion, then Iron Maiden in Manchester on 29th/30th June.

 

British Lion were at a small club called Rebellion on the Thursday, no more than 500 capacity I'd say, and nothing like that amount in there.  Excellent gig, they really are a great live band.

2nd time I've seen them and still amazed to be that close to Mr Harris in full flight.  Support band Stray were also excellent and featured Basschat member King Tut on bass, what a treat!

 

Iron Maiden then in the Arena on Friday night.  Anyone who knows me knows I love Maiden, and they were brilliant. Somewhere in Time is probably my favourite Maiden album so to hear the Title track, Stranger in a Strange Land and Alexander the Great was a real treat.  The walk on Eddies were awesome too.  Excellent set list overall and delivered with the professionalism which is synonymous with the band.  No mistakes that I heard anyway, and there have been a few on this tour.

 

Top couple of days overall and Manchester impressed me as a city as well.  Rained on the Friday, but you can't have everything! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

According to Mick, he's not playing anything at all 😂

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

Voted, luckily realised that February has mostly 28 days

I would personally leave it as it is.  But I sprayed mine with red wine red and white pearl scratch plate. 

Was that a 4 or 6 string bass?

Here is my entry, Instrumental  song recorded this morning, bass recorded this evening, mixed and mastered this evening. 

Guitars Jackson dinky guitar plugged through various boss pedals into Marshall, SM57 off the centre of the speaker into Focusrite.

Bass recorded through Amplitube4, too late to play the amp in the evening.

Drums, courtesy of Ezdrums, keys - syntronik software.

33 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

You forgot to ask in an American accent ? 

Dave

I can't even speak with an English one?