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Great shot. That's the right colour for a bass. . . .

What string gauges and make do you use for that tuning?

Give me a break! I can't remember that far back!! Probably something like Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's

Very sad news. I didn't know Nick, but he certainly generated a lot of love, respect and positive thoughts. RIP Nick.

I'd love this gig. . . .

Lucky you. These are fantastic basses. I'd love to own a few but I've never seen a lightweight one and what I have seen and played have always been too heavy for my iffy back.

Shame they don't do flatwounds.

If you look at the great music created in the last 60 years, a lot of it was created under the influence of one thing or another. Back in the day, I've seen and experienced music being played at various stages of influence and most of it was very good. Drugs are not always a problem. How some people can't deal with them is always a problem.

Trombone or trombone player?

I believe the best 212 cab would be a Barefaced Super Twin or Super Twin T.

There are no stupid questions. . . . but the answer is, it depends. Depends on the amount of air the driver can move, the number of drivers, the size of the cab and probably a dozen other parameters which will affect the sound and volume. I have 2 x 112 cabs that sound louder than my previous 3 x 112 cabs. A previous 212 sounded louder than my 410. The Eden is probably designed to put out less bass and more mids.

Passive cabs for me. If anything breaks or I want to upgrade, I'd prefer everything in separate boxes.

I don't understand the "overkill" thinking when deciding whether to use 1 or 2 Barefaced 112 cabs. We're not talking a 2 x 412 stack or 810 fridge. For 99% of my gigs I'll use both SC and SM cabs. I see no downsides in using both. IMO 2 sound better than 1, 2 can be heard better on stage and if you got 'em use 'em!

These are custom drivers, made to Alex's specifications, so my guess is that recone kits won't be available. Always worth an email to confirm.

If your back is knackered I'd switch to 2 BF 112 cabs. My back is shot so I usually gig a Super Compact with a Super Midget. On very loud gigs I use a BB2 and SM. I believe there are a few BF cabs in the classifieds. I also use a folding trolley when I can't park close to the gig. How bout getting a trolley for the ST? It might move around easier than on its own little wheels.

Do they? If that was the case we would probably have heard about many more failures than we have.

I've been using ACS plugs for 20 years, and use ER17's and PRO26's.

They see more data than we do, so maybe they were able to determine the likely cause of the problem. Depending on the number of driver failures they see and the various circumstances, maybe their guess was the driver wasn't at fault.

Wrong thread!!!!

I bought a used Wal mk2 which sounded thin and gutless. I chopped it in for a mk3, at a local store, which sounded fat, full and punchy. Both Wals but chalk and cheese.

My rigs are always over spec'd. I used to run 2 Two10's with an 700 watt amp. As loud as you could want and bomb proof when playing a 5 string bass.

The first "pro" bass I bought, and the only one I could afford at the time, was a very used Gibson EB0. It was awful. The tone sounded like a goose farting in a fog. I used it on 1 gig and that was 1 too many. The next day I borrowed a Danelectro Long Horn and as soon as I scraped the cash together the EB0 was replaced by a fabulous Fender Precision, which I still have.

Really? I prefer Max Bennett's lines. They serve the song better. It's always the Jaco show, which is fine, but if I'm listening to Joni Mitchelll (who I like a lot) I want to hear the songs, rather than clever bass lines.

Fantastic basses. I briefly owned the 4 string version. Wish I'd found a 5 string. I'd still be playing it.