BassmanPaul

MacGyver would be proud!

You saved me some money too 'cos I was considering buying the parts for you and shipping them to you at my cost. What's a couple of hundred bucks between friends. LOL

Praise the lord - a resurrection has happened!

@MikeStockport One of my brothers in Liverpool mentioned that Manchester was hit by a tornado. Say what???  if this is true I hope you and yours are all safe and sound. 

I'm just glad you got your problem sorted.

By any chance does the Munson have a built in pre-amp? If yes change your battery. 

Keep the Genz Benz. It's my understaffing that Agedhorse is still servicing them when required.  That's an important consideration.

I have used stereo power amps for years in my PA systems and my bass amp. I've never felt the need to Bridge any of them. You really don't have to use both channels. Just use one side by itself.

Looking again I see the link leads to TCH Trans Canada Hardware with an office here in Toronto.  If you wish I could buy a pair and send them over to you. We'd need to sort out the money first. $22.50 Canadian each . I don't think that the postage would be anything near $180.

The problem with buying anything from the States is the huge shipping costs. Even here in Toronto I won't buy ANYTHING  from over the border for that very reason.

I hope the SpeakOn sockets are all the four pole version. They are, after all the standard connector.

Fair enough. I did try a quick search on their site but came up empty.

So try Peavey. At worst they can only say that the trim rings are not available.

Why not just try Peavey in the States? They own the Trace brand now. Perhaps they have the proper port for your cab.

I use SKB products for all my rack equipment and my 'big' PA. No complaints about their quality or protection given. 

If you are using the new cabinet with a 2x10 combo try to stack them so that the tens are verticaly aligned. Doing so does make  difference. out in the room and you'll hear yourself better.

Make sure, using the battery test, that both speaker sections are working with the same polarity.  Otherwise the cabs will be fighting each other all night long!

I'm glad you got your problem sorted.

On 27/12/2023 at 17:16, kwmlondon said:

He does and he has a bit of a whinge but I had the amp repaired when it went wrong so I’ve earned the right to use it as I wish! 

In my mind not really. Your dad bought the amp and paid good money for it that possibly was tight at the time like most of us.

It was designed for keyboards not bass guitar. Certainly use it but use it respecting your father's feelings on the matter.  Destroying it by using it "as I wish" would be a selfish act.

Then stack the 15 in the top position so you can hear it when it begins to fail and you can do something about it!

On 19/12/2023 at 12:58, bremen said:

Were you a slip of a yout like Bassadder you'd remember 🙂

Three strokes didn't help my memory one bit.  I'll put something down, forget where and have to search the house until I find it right where I left it!!!

Nor should your amp!!! It might bet too hot and sweaty!!

What are the cabinets?

For fifteen quid it's a nice toy to add to whatever collection of amps you have. If you like the tone you could always stick a microphone in front of it for larger venues.

@Tjohnlee Please understand that we, as a whole, are not deriding you in any way for the failure of your 15" driver. it happens regularly especially when a 15 is mated with a more able 4x10.  The pairing is not a good match no matter its popularity.  I feel that maybe  the pairing was first shown in a marketing ad so that both cabinets could be displayed in one photo. The so called logic is that a 15 for the lows and the tens for highs. This is false thinking as a 4x10 is far more able to put out lows than a single 15. If you must use the pairing stacking the 15 on the top means that when it is having trouble keeping up with its big brother you have a better chance of hearing it begin to fail and can take steps to remedy the situation.

May I wish you luck and a happy new year!

Just as an add on to this subject, SpeakOn plugs come in two main varieties. The two pole just has plus 1 and minus 1. The four pole, which is pretty much  the de facto standard, has both plus and minus 1 and plus and minus 2.

The two pole plug will connect into a four pole socket using the #1 pair. A four pole plug will not connect to a two pole socket. If anyone is building a SpeakOn cable avoid the two pole hardware. 

Just as a post completely off topic: my Mother and both my older sisters went to teacher training in Bingley. As a kid I visited them many times in your nice little town.

@kwmlondon Does your dad know you're messing with his stuff??