Stub Mandrel

First thing discussed when joining new bands. No embarrassment, perhaps because we are all jabbed.

I can't see the wall...

After a week of frustration waiting for a Bass Terror, I cancelled and ordered from PMT and got next day delivery. So now I have a Bass Terror sitting on top of a GR Bass AT212 slim cab. Modern tech and vintage sound 🙂 For those who are unfamiliar with the Bass Terror, it's a 500W RMS class D amp with a twin valve (12AX7 and 12AT7) preamp designed to sounds like the Orange AH200 all-valve bass head.. The 'unclean' setting gives a lovely classic Orange growl which is exactly the sound I wanted to get, ideal for the blues rock 'power trio'. The clean setting seems to be what it says and should allow me to get the range of sounds I need for the covers band using my pedalboard. Is it loud enough? Well, I've got the master volume at absolute minimum AND the 6dB pad switched in with a passive bass, and it's still a bit too loud for bedroom practice. Quarter volume sounds loud enough for band practice, and that's with the 6dB pad still switched in. I did consider the Little Bass Thing (which seems to be a basschat favourite) but I'd swap having a proper gain control and the very convincing sound of a two-valve preamp for valve compression any day. Came with a lovely padded bag (big embroidered Oraneg logo) with shoulder strap etc. The only downside is that it feels a lot heavier than 4.6kg/10lbs, possibly because it is so compact. My prediction was that this would be the dog's danglies, and it seems to be delivering.

Is it true he once stood in on bass for Steel Pulse? Alfie Noakes is better than no dread. ... I'll get my coat.

Cripes, very different in my day when originals bands played pubs!

With proper design the port signal is in phase. WP explains better than me: The small additional delay for the rear port might actually bring the signal even closer into phase reducing the 'smearing' described above.

Much as I love the 'Basses on the Settee' topic, it's not really the best way to show off most basses 🙂 During the heatwave (remember when it wasn't raining?) an entire wall I'd covered with two layers of lining paper peeled off down to te dado rail, held on only by the guitar hangers. Well, I realised if I put a hanger back up before redecorating, I had a lovely arty but neutral background to photograph some basses. So here are seven of my babies (not including headless or my too-long acoustic), in order of approximate age: Mid-70s Maya Fretless (MIJ): 1985 Fender Performer (MIJ): Circa 1985 Westone Thunder 1 (MIJ): 2002 Squier Jazz Bass (Indonesia): 2018/9 Squier Jaguar Short Scale (Indonesia): 2019 Fender Flea Signature Jazz (Reliced '63, Mexico): Deathburger (from Harley Benton Kit, only body, neck and part of loom original, light relic) 2020, (UK):

That looks excellent. Once I have my workshop gear back I have everything needed to do that!

As the design in this thread seems to have been 'finalised', is it too far off-topic if I ask a question? I have two sets of elderly but still very usable 12" speakers (nominally 80W IIRC) that I haven't been able to get Theile Small parameters for. I used to use them as part of my rig in 2x12 cabs (one sealed, one with experimentally added and tuned ports). Is there a way of estimating the most important theile-small parameters? Enough to make a pair of workable 1x12 monitors, including a reasonable stab at a sensible crossover frequency and tweeter. I assume you can measure resonant frequency, Fs, just by tapping it gently while connected to an oscilloscope.

The wavelength of a 40Hz audio signal is 330m / 40 = 8.25m. In other words, at the frequencies porting enhances (let's say sub 100Hz) the distance from front to back of the cabinet is only a small proportion of a wavelength, insufficient to cause destructive interference and hence beaming or phase issues and the cab is essentially omnidirectional at these frequencies.

I got an audition for an originals band. Spent the week learning the basslines for four recordings (Including a Country Chart number 1) note perfect. Then cancelled at last minute for 'family reasons'. Weeks later got the 'we found someone already' message 😒 But, to be honest, I think it's important to learn the originals, especially if the songs have been recorded. This is what I did when I joined an originals band in about '93. The payback was creative freedom after that point. Exception might be genres (like blues rock) where a bass player is expected to use a fair bit of improvisation/creativity live.

How many people here have actually A/B tested otherwise identical cabs with front and rear porting? Other than @Bill Fitzmaurice...

And an email from DPD to say awaiting parcel from PMT and will deliver it to me tomorrow 🙂

To be pedantic, they are all irregular quadrilaterals. 🙂 I'm sure the cunning selection of side dimensions so they are all unequal ensures smoother resonances in the 40-43Hz band, while enhancing the sprightliness of the 48Hz undertone.

Six days after Anderton's told me they expected a batch of Orange Terror Bass heads in last monday, they still can't offer me a delivery date as actually they aren't waiting for a new shipment but just hoping the ones 'lost in the post' will turn up. So I've cancelled my order, and thanked them for trying to fulfil it, as it seems PMT's shipment arrived a week ago and I've managed to order while they claim to still have several in stock across the UK. Hopefully Saturday.

That will massively reduce the need for second searches thann-Q!

Exactly... because it has a longer anti-spam delay than most sites, I get caught out every time. It would help if it defaulted to 'and' rather than 'or' which gives too many results. This is also usual default search behaviour.

This happens every time I use the search. It offers you options, then tells you to wait before resubmitting. It's to stop spam but it's a right PITA turning a straightforward search into a minute or two of frustration if you need to do several refinements.

If you're that easily influenced 😉 watch this:

Not a gig, but last night's audition rapidly turned into a rehearsal. Now I've got at least three gigs with two bands lined up and more (gigs not bands) expected.

I wouldn't count those as being the same. I have two jazzes, one with mutes fitted.

I don't think you can level that criticism unless you have the OEM datasheet with the claimed MTBF and that the MTBF was unreasonably short. Unless you can demonstrate that you soak test the LEDs in your own designs for five years before speccing them, I think you are being unreasonable in your criticism.