nilebodgers

I know the 210evo is.

I thought I’d look at getting a softcover for my new Ashdown RM210 evo2 cab and have looked online at the Roqsolid and Hotcovers options which are approx the same cost (hotcovers has better padding) and both have recommendations and their fans. The hotcovers one looks sturdier, but I read a comment in an old thread that they don’t really fold up when off the cab which makes them difficult to store at a gig. What are people’s experience of the two manufacturers covers on small-ish cabs?

Aguilar DB751 - pic of a Jensen Di box transformer on the pcb: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/aguilar-db751-di-output-too-low-question-for-owners.1404614/ Nice. Very expensive component though. (Doesn’t help if the sound crew are too dim to either switch the pad off or turn the gain up on the desk though as per that thread contents.)

Those “fadebursts” (?) look horrible!

Dry is the important thing. I stored my old Yam BB for about 12 years in a completely unheated but dry warehouse without any serious issues.

Yes, it’s them in person shilling for some craft beer subscription club. Start of the show and after the normal Spotify ad break.

They have added a really annoying voiceover beer advert this week which is a bad development IMO. (At least on the Spotify podcast version)

Some kind of multi-fx should fix it with a bit of time spent to get the levels all matched up. Any tiny loss of “tone” is better than making the band look like a bunch of clueless amateurs.

Which amps actually have a transformer-isolated DI these days though? I think it was an add-on option on my old Trace combo if I remember correctly, but it wasn’t fitted. I agree that true galvanic isolation plus a ground lift is the only guaranteed way of breaking a ground loop. A proper DI box should always be a fallback in case the built-in DI hums and can’t be cured with a ground lift.

That’s interesting. How much longer is the nut than the standard one? My bb1100 is fine, with plenty of adjustment, but there is a lot of threaded rod sticking out of the nut which stops closed-ended wrenches fitting.

Got my cab last week, Musik thingy were very efficient. Cab is nice and definitely a v2 as it says so and the tweeter is different to the one in my original cab which must be a v1 (the one that Ashdown took back and upgraded due to the original tweeter being dead on arrival). I don’t have space to set the rig up until I get moved into the new house I’m trying to buy though. Grrr 🙁

I've got a set of Elixir 45-105 stainless (silver ball ends) that I got on a jazz bass I bought s/h (usa Fender pro1). The strings were partially worn but sounded fine so I haven't replaced them yet, but what is very noticeable is that the G sounds very twangy compared to the 3 other strings. It's not just a slight difference either, it really stands out. I think if I was just playing rocky material it wouldn't be out of place, but I am working on some jazz exercises so trying to get a smooth tone. Backing the passive tone control off takes any zing out of the other 3 strings as expected and they also have a similar timbre, but the G string still really stands out as something different and not jazz! Is this an Elixir thing?

I've got one of the Ashdown 210 sealed cabs too (300w non-neo version). The cone excursion when driven hard on low notes is visibly pretty large. For that small cabinet size there is going to be a complex trade-off between max cone excursion, thermal power handling and driver sensitivity. It could turn out that a higher power driver with greater Xmax could have less sensitivity and will not actually be louder or offer any practical advantage. Be interesting to see what Bill says.

I don’t think it is going to be economically repairable. Can you get a new head and stick it in the combo case?

I’ve got a Tonerider in my MiM P. I was a bit unsure at first as it isn’t as bright as the pickup it replaced, but I like it now. There seems to be a lot of “texture” to the sound in the lower registers which I find pleasing.

Lol, no, but it was the 1mm2 2-core that is used on electric lawnmowers etc.

Bah! I lasted over a week before I caved. Just bought one so I will have a pair of 2x10 now. Couldn't resist £194 - how are they doing that price???

I used orange 2 core mains cable back in the day. No chance of mistaking that for a signal cable.

Yes, and a Squier can always be sold on if the playing bug doesn’t stick.

I was just going to post the same - a typical high pass looks like a series RLC when the tweeter is disconnected, so can end up as a very low impedence at the resonant frequency.

Mike Herrera From MxPx.

Not going to happen. The last shop I went in with a good stock of tasty basses was the London Bass Centre when they were in Wapping and I lived in London. I’m in rural Norfolk now so there is jack. Might be a few Squiers and low-end Fenders in Norwich?

Same here, I also use rechargeable batts. Can’t fault it for the money and I really like the sound, it’s better than using the headphone socket on my amps.

Easy solution now you have a digital desk - compressor insert on his channel set for fast attack and a high ratio with the threshold set so it isn’t quite activating on his soundcheck loudest level. He can turn up as much as he likes after that and it won’t get any louder.

Lol. Super-fast - not a joke. I don’t have the dexterity to play at that speed nor ever will.