Stub Mandrel

There's a local band who dress as clowns and do Ace of Spades in a Ska style.

That's Black Watch tartan, which anyone can wear. Lydon always plays by the rules, 😉 he's an aristo after all.

I had (still have!) green doc to underline my eco credentials.

Still doing your best to hide behind that big violin thing...

I know I'm a bit late to teh part, but if you are canvassing for opinions...

I've got to dress for a publicity photo next week. I suggested wearing stripey spandex but the guitarist thought I was joking.

Johnny Fingers went to Japan where he is a successful writer and producer.

The Americans used to count the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as punk...

But I'm 100% sure Bob Geldoff really did play the sax solo on a candelabra.

One of these day I will be able to get my little combo with four 3" speakers out of the container it's stored in. A very random design, but sounds OK, especially since I pulled most of the wadding out of it!

Tonic for the Troops is a firkin' masterpiece. 'nuff said.

This is the beast: http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=EMILEGBP102&browsemode=category I didn't think of going to Eminence, using the proper name: https://www.eminence.com/pdf/Legend_BP102.pdf

Would it make a significant difference if I dowelled the boards together so I could leave out the battens to save weight?

Thanks, Phil!

Wait! - are these the dimensions for the easy build 10"? They were in black on dark grey and hard to read* so first time I just assumed they were more text... What are the port dimensions for the 10" version? the panels for the cab are 2x 374mmx290mm, 2 450mmx 290mm and 2 450mmx350mm (all 12mm ply) the front baffle is set back 30mm to allow for the grille so internally the cab is 350mmx450mmx236mm. the ports are made of drainpipe/downpipe which is 64mm internal diameter 160mm long *Yellow on blue is the most legible colour combination, if not the most pleasant.

I don't see the cab dimensions anywhere, just that it is the same s th2 12" Easy build, but I went tro taht thread and there no easily found link to the dimensions of that either. I do wish people would edit the first post to include a download of the dimensions 🙂

Ahh.... it's reappeared:

I'd have ago at a design but WinISD keeps coming up with strange results, like a cabinet of over a million litres! That's what it suggests for an Eminenece 102 for a vented enclosure and default chebeshev design. ... ah just tried again and It's come up with a 16.5 litre box, but the curve -3dB point is about 110Hz - this is a speaker with a resonance of 35Hz claimed to work down to 40Hz. What is going on? Edit - I was choosing B102 instead of Legend BP102. Now the -3dB point is at 42Hz and the volume is 106 litres which looks a little big but potentially doable. 10cm x 10cm x10cm is a litre = 1 cubic decimetre. 5^3 is 125. so a 50cm cube would be 125litres, so if using thos external dimensions and 13mm ply... Internal volume would be 4.74^3 = 106.4 litres A 50cm cube with the front inset 1cm would be about 105 litres. WinISD suggests a vent 10cm x 9.03cm long. Any skilled WinISD joockeys want to check these figures or suggest a better driver*? *Particularly one happy in a smaller box.

Funnily enough, I'm considering a TE Elf as a backup amp. The logical next step is a decent, compact 10" cab or a 2x8" or even 1x8" for practice and maybe things like backing acoustic folk, but capable of coping with the 120W of the Elf (into 8 ohms). The TE 2x8 is pointless - it weighs as much as my 2x12. And teh 1x10 is expensive enough to make a home build appealing - I like making such things. So I, too, tried finding an EASY 10" CAB BUILD thread this morning. Haven't got further than browsing Eminence and Beyma drivers.

Err...

I will bring a rear ported cab to the Midlands Bass Bash. People can decide if it's inadequate for themselves 🙂

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.