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Quite right Phil - only tested at bedroom level so far, but within the next week or so, we'll be having a rehearsal, and then it will show its worth, and i'll post back with the results from proper volume playing

Sorted ! At last The nitty gritty - these Beymas coupled with the cab mods made, care of the friendly gurus and big thanks to them, specially stevie who plotted the graphs - (cheers mate), has really tightened the sound up nicely. Same output volume as the higher wattage Eminence ( though we ignore those watts mostly, i think ) But the authority, the balance, ... is lovely. F'instance - with the umodded cab + Betas, if i were to say play 14th fret on the G, then immdediately play the 14th fret on D, there was this bloom and jump in volume - strange, as you might think this was more to do with the pickups or strings or both ( Nordstrand P/J SE set ) but i doubt its them. In fact it wasn't... Its happening in front of my ears right now, as i have one unmodded cab + beta , right next to the Beyma / modded. ( dual channel power amp ) The Beyma / Modded cab has controlled this, and anywhere else i got that scenario of bloom / vol jump. It wasnt horrendous, but anyone would notice it. The evenness across lows mids and highs has improved a lot, the tone is def. tighter, and for not much layout after factoring in sales of the Betas ( 2 have gone already ) it turned out a cheap upgrade We call that a result ! 2nd cab to do now, but since its going to be a carbon copy, no need to bore the audience with this one [IMG]http://i57.tinypic.com/140m2ph.jpg[/IMG]

No probs Ben - and if you dont want to use Ebay, here's Simon Twine's email at pickups plus. [email protected] Thats how i got mine - Alan Entwistle had forwarded my email to Simon, who contacted me and then after a chat, he sent me a paypal invoice direct. The prices are no different to the Ebay listed one's, so it doesn't matter how you order them

I've also mounted the Precision and only had to cut down the foam underneath my other pickup. Good fit too, but havent used it in anger yet, as Simon has thrown a Bridge Jazz in the post, and will check them both out at the same time

Yeah they are. I contacted the builder Alan Entwistle, and depsite being in China at the time doing business, he replied the next day and put me onto Simon Twine at pickupsplus Alans website http://www.entwistlepickups.com/pickup.php?cat=bass And where to buy from pickups plus http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Entwistle-JBXN-Neodymium-pickup-for-bass-guitar-/231141252091?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&var=&hash=item35d1179bfb

[quote name='Greg Edwards69' timestamp='1400082328' post='2450579'] The only thing I would suggest is running the preamp gain as high as possible without over-driving to get the signal to noise ratio and better dynamics. [/quote] Aye Greg - thats how i have it now. preamp vol on 3/4 , before any harshness, and with power amp on nearly full, control the overall wanted vol with preamp master

Yeah that would figure. The only one of those 3 thats on zero is the gain input, variable between -11db upto +30db

I've just ordered and recieved their Neo magnet PBXN and JBXN but there was a hiccup and got sent a Jazz for neck instead of Jazz for bridge. I've been dealing with Alan's official stockist ( pickupsplus - Simon Twine ) and they're real nice to deal with. Very fast on communication and threw the pups in the post real quick. I had them the next day. So cannot test them out yet, but man these things weigh a ton. The magnets are incredibly strong too, and from 1.5" away from each other, the Jazz and P were making each other repel. They're also pretty deep in dimensions - think Dimarzio DP123's - and have yet to find out if they will sit low enough in the pickup routs to get under my low string action. Check the depth on that P pup - its monstrous !

I was just wondering how anyone else sets their rack preamps when faced with 3 ' volumes ' as it were. Gain is first, Preamp vol next and then Master vol last, then Power Amp vol I keep the gain down, as i dont want any dirt, preamp vol 3 o'clock, master vol varies with what i need at the time. Power amp i always keep fairly high up, though not distorting, as i control the vol with the preamp master vol Is there a given way to do this, or is it just what ever takes yer fancy ?

Would you adam and eve it. Local screwfix - loads of M5 panhead machine screws, no M5 T-nuts. Drive round to independant tool shop - loads of M5 panhead machine screws, no M5 T-nuts Bah humbug as they say in Lithuania Got the spade connectors though.

yeah i can order them, but i was hoping to fnish off the cab tonight. There's an auto spares shop in town so i'll be calling in tomorrow, rather than wait for them in the post I've also discovered that the extra T-nuts and machine screws i received are made of plasticene, so i'll need more T-nuts and screws. Got a screwfix in town too, so i should be able to get some proper sturdy mounts for the extra speaker holes

Things are sent to try us The braces proved to be too tricky to fit, so i've given up. The Beymas dont have a 2nd set of spade connectors, unlike the Betas, so daisy chaining the pair is now a solder job. On top of that, the spade connectors on the Beymas are bigger, so the original wiring spades wont fit. Did i have any bigger spade connectors ? No. Well, I had 2 but i need 4 per cab ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Cheers Phil - I certainly wont block off the trajectory of the sound to the ports.

Thanks for the enlightenment Phil. it seems to come away from the boards fairly easily as i found out. Its a little thin, that wadding. I may double it up for a bit of extra thickness, since the stuff i take off elsewhere will be spare

yeah i could squeeze a bit more in i reckon

There's a gang of very knowledgable cab folk here - the best way is to kick off a thread and ask questions like i did. You'll be steered on the right direction. Don't just guess - ask away !

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[quote name='Kirky' timestamp='1399639018' post='2446148'] I used Copydex after it was recommended to me by the ladies in the fabric shop. Worked a treat but its not cheap. [/quote] Its not cheap by the tube, but i cottoned on to Copydex many moons ago for textile gluing, and bought a tub of the stuff. Still got half of it - its great stuff and like Bill Fitz says, you have some time / leeway with this gear as well, to correct a mistake, whereas with contact stuff, you're pretty stuffed if you get it wrong

Dang, that wsn't easy. Fair play to all those DIY ers. I found this a pain in the buttocks, and i guess its mainly down to living in a flat, no shed or garage, working in my kitchen on the floor, with the wrong tools. Still, the ports are in. 98 I.D. x 140mm PVC pipe, as per mr Starr's suggestion, and the 100mm coupler with centre stop ridge made the perfect extender to lengthen the original Peavey port out from 95mm to 140mm Although using black silicone ( its all i had ) was not the wisest choice, at least most of it is inside the cab, but i'm thinking white silicone next time, for the 2nd cab Braces next, then the T-nuts & bolts should be here to mount the Beyma via all 8 holes instead of 4 , as per the the Betas [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/217dkk.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/2yw93q9.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks stevie - found 'em ! On hold till some extra T-nuts and extra bolts get delivered. I'll start on the porting i think. Screwfix possibly tomorrow, cos i'm a cheap skate

Arrived from Blue Aran this morning [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/2z7mxee.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1399562776' post='2445381'] I was thinking of this kind of thing: [url="https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=EVNL092C_2PK."]https://www.bluearan...d=EVNL092C_2PK.[/url] They are just a lot easier to fit because you don't need a perfectly round hole. The flange covers your bodges with the jigsaw. Unfortunately, those ones are a bit short, although they would do at a pinch. If you keep looking you will find some adjustable ones that would be better, but they might be a bit pricey. Phil's idea of drain pipe will give you greater flexibility at a reasonable cost, but does require a neat hole to look good. [/quote] Checked your link stevie but just get a Blue Arans homepage and a large blank area - but i assume its somewhere amongst this lot ... [url="http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?search=port+tube&x=9&y=11&stk=Any+Stock+Availability&perp=10"]http://www.bluearan....ability&perp=10[/url] I agree an adjustable one would be brilliant, but i've just blown my wallet on those Beymas, so PVC pipe is on the cards. I'm looking for function over form anyways, so i'll just tart it up as best a i can Checked the Beymas on the original mounting holes from the Peavey drivers, and they line up a treat. Strangely, the original Peavey drivers were only mounted using 4 points. Weird. The Beymas ( like the Beta 10's that were fitted but were still only mounted with 4 bolts ) are 8 hole mounting so i'm drilling another 4 holes in each speaker mount area

Cheers Phil - that makes sense. Dont mind about the colour - stevie suggests a flanged port, so how would i go about this with that Screwfix pipe ?