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Just a quick question. I messaged John at EA about fitting the Eminence and he had this to say: [i] "The Deltalite will fit in the CxL-110 cabinet in terms of Cabinet tuning but the voicing has a rising response from 1.3KHz to 2.5KHz about a 6 dB rise."[/i] What does this mean in laymans terms? Ta!

Two Schroeder cabs, 4ohms each? My mate replaced his 8x10 fridge with a 410L and a 1212L (SVT-4 Pro head) and is really happy with them

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='1043897' date='Dec 1 2010, 03:08 PM']This looks quite interesting, although, not just a poweramp though, and I can't see an effects loop, so I guess can't be used as one: - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ba500h.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ba500h.htm[/url][/quote] They were also listed on Gear4Music as the White Horse BT500H for £219, i was looking into one to replace the Superfly but they're not available now There was a thread about them on Talkbass (edit: was actually finnbass), looked quite interesting

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1043478' date='Dec 1 2010, 10:33 AM']Bargain instruments are just the best! I use SX basses all bought from here, and they are exceptional instruments for the money. I think a lot of people are beginning to wise up to the fact that cheap, doesn't necessarily mean crap [/quote] I'm still using the Aria Jazz i bought for £45, it's ace! My lodger decided to take up guitar again last year and i looked for eBay bargains locally. After 2 minutes of searching we found a whole package comprising of an Aria strat (with a tappable bridge humbucker), Kuston 10w amp, gigbag, strap and lead - all for £50! Drove down the road and bought it that day After a new set of 9s the guitar is amazing, one of the best guitars i've played. It hadn't been played for years but the intonation was spot on and it's incredibly easy to play. Everyone who's played it comments on how nice it is

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1043362' date='Dec 1 2010, 09:24 AM']Thats an excellent price! Where can I find these sub £100 bargains?![/quote] I got the Westfield from eBay and it was pickup only. Just run a search for bass, nearest first. Pretty much all my major eBay purchases are pickup only now. Also if you're local paper has a free ads section (mine has a pullout every Tuesday)

Good score, looks great in the green stain methinks! I picked up a Westfield 2 tone sunburst Precision with gigbag, strap and tuner for £50 a few months ago, bought it for parts but ended up playing it for a bit and selling it. Very well made and sounded great, i've been on the lookout for the Jazz version since as you can never have too many jazz basses!

Aye take it to a decent luthier, the Gallery gets props on here all the time Also name and shame the dodgy guitar shop!

The crossover would be bypassed if i stick with a replacement neo speaker as the tweeter is on the back of the original driver, not mounted on the front of the cab like you'd expect The reason i was interested in an Eminence unit was because of the guy from TB, he said it gave a really clear, crisp sound which is what i'm after. The Celestion i have in there at the moment is a very poky low-mid sound, much like my Schroeder, which is great but i wanted something a little more hifi (even though i hate using that phrase!) Basically i want something which suits the cab and, being completely clueless about this sort of thing, figured if someone else had done it and it worked then there might be a good chance of me not cocking it up!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1038480' date='Nov 27 2010, 01:56 AM']The RD has a 36" scale, that makes playing a bit harder whatever the manufacturer (although a top horn would probably help.[/quote] Are you sure? I'm pretty sure mine was standard, however you have to use extra long scale strings if you're stringing it through-body so a lot of people think they're longer

Yeah the driver says 4ohms and the tweeter says 8ohms, threw me a bit too! I've spoken with a fella on TB who had one of these and replaced the driver for an Eminence Deltalite with good results so if one of those comes up then problem solved. Tbh i'm not too keen on getting the original spec driver in there now, it's 20kg with it in and i reckon about 5kg with the neo speaker.

Oh it says 4ohms n the edge of the driver!

Ok i disconnected the driver and wired it direct to a speakon, it's dead I took all the internal gubbins out and wired in my spare driver (a Neo Celestion BN10-300S 4ohm) direct to a speakon and the cab sounds sweet, like a small version of my Schroeder 1212r. It's also less than half the weight which is a bonus So, as i already have the BN10-300S earmarked for something, what would be suitable drivers for this cab? Also, if i were to have the driver reconed would i be able to buy the parts elsewhere or are they specialist stuff? The only info on the cab says "1025 CXK / 105 -6" One last thing, the driver is 4ohm and the tweeter is 8ohm, yet the cab is listed as 8ohm. Why is that? Cheers for all the help so far guys!

The box was really well packed and these cabs are built like tanks, they have a tough textured paint finish (it actually scuffed my work pants when I unwrapped it!) so I wouldn't expect any exterior damage, they really are that well built one thing I did wonder about was if the package was jolted or had a tumble during transit which could cause driver damage i'll have a proper look inside and detach the crossover during the week to test everything, hopefully it's just something worked loose. I did try to detach the speaker terminals but the appeared to be stuck fast. Would it be safe to attach a test speake onto them with the existing one still wired in?

Cheers for the replies guys, i'm going to give it a proper check over when I have time, I am going to wire in. My other driver to make sure it's that at fault the cab wasn't obviously damaged and looked pretty much new when it arrived, if I do replace the driver for a different one an advantage will be the weight, the speaker in this cab weighs as much as a family saloon!

I recently bought an EA CXL 110e and it upon testing it there seems to have been some damage in transit. The cab is extremely quiet with no low end and some distortion even at the lowest volume, i contacted EA (they were very prompt, replied within an hour) and they had this to say: [i]"The most probable cause is a damaged driver. We have recone kits in stock that must be professionally installed. The retail price is $98.16 but we offer a 20% discount and you pay for shipping. There is an alternate Neo driver that you can install that will reduce the weight of the cabinet by about 10 lbs. The retail price of the Wizzy10 Neo driver is $231.08 and the 20% discount is available. This driver uses a Whizzer cone and there is no tweeter."[/i] So it looks like i'll be paying $80 + shipping for the official fix, plus any repair fee. So...... 1 - What is a recone kit? 2 - What drivers are in these cabs? Also can they be bought elsewhere? 3 - Are there any other options? I was going to test it with a spare 10" driver i have to see if it definitely is the speaker at fault but i couldn't get the clips off, am i safe just to clip contacts onto the existing ones to attach the test driver (with the original one still wired in)? Cheers!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='1037240' date='Nov 26 2010, 12:58 AM']I'm down to two effects (one is the arbitrary tuner) and as such my current board is now devoid of anything. What I'm asking is; are there any super small pedal boards/cases that won't look pointless with just two? I like to keep things compact/tidy so as long it fits 2 pedals and the 9v adapter plug it's all good. Smallest I've seen is the pedaltrain mini, still too big. I thought about making my own but like everything I try to do it'll be crap.[/quote] Just buy an aluminium case from b&q and make a carpet-covered board to fit inside it - voila, a tiny pedalboard in a case! I run 3 pedals with a power bank in a small diago board, space for another 2 pedals if I need them

How old is the cab? Might be the speakers bedding in (or whatever technical term people who actually know about this stuff use!) if you bought it new recently

[quote name='barneyg42' post='1031344' date='Nov 21 2010, 12:59 PM']And all is great with the world again! Plugged into my Pandora via the line out and into my stereo and noise remained, took outer cover off and gave it the tap and jiggle test and still the same, plugged bass in and had a widdle and gradually it went away. Now starts and runs without a noise so I'm guessing it got damp and cold in my car, it was left in there last night too. As I said to MB1 in PM I'll sleep with it under my pillow from now on The spare amp will be with me at all times though![/quote] I'd leave the outer covers off, all they do is add weight and make the amp overheat (and look fugly). Maybe take the amp to someone reputable for a check over? My Superfly used to cut out and came back on when i took the lead out and inserted it again, fortunately i bought it new and this was in the first week of having it so it was repaired When all amps get gremlins it's hard to trust them again, moreso with Superflys because of all the bad press. Mine has been fine for ages but i still wouldn't totally trust it

I wonder if, when the bass doesn't sell, he'll have a cry at Gumtree too? And ffs, it's [b]SCHECTER!!!!!!![/b] If you're selling a bass learn how to spell the maker! It would be incredibly childish for BCers to send him baiting mesages in caps lock using the pseudonym of Tim of course......

[quote name='silddx' post='1029301' date='Nov 19 2010, 01:32 PM']It's probably the bat wing inlays to b honest. Who seriously would want those? I tried to sell my black Warwick but no-one wanted it because it had a fish on it [/quote] But the fish saved you from selling a bass you later realised was a keeper, so you owe the perch one! Wish i'd have stuck a fish on my old Corvette... sniff....