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    The best advice is to call Barefaced and ask them this question. In practical terms I would think of a 12 ohm cab as an 8 ohm cab. I would expect a 12 ohm cab and an 8 ohm cab to be indistinguishable when running an amp at sensible settings, ie not flat out. With a 500 watt amp, for instance, you'll be able to make either cab sound as loud as the other by adjusting the master volume settings. Barefaced used to supply the switch for a DIY upgrade. Not sure if they still do that.
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    Write it down. On paper a pattern usually emerges.
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    I spent most of December running through songs for 4 bands playing over the Christmas and New Year period. That's 8 sets of songs and extras that might be used for encores or added to the set at last minute! I hate it when they give you an extra list of "we might play these" songs!! After that lot I'm having a breather. Whilst "resting" I have been looking at Brother Strut videos. Over the years they have used some excellent bass players. I feel a project coming on to get up to speed with some of these songs.
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    Genzler has a very high reputation. I'm sure you're going to be very happy with this choice.
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    Chaps, I bought this amp from dave_bass5 last November, and he bought it new in October 2019. I was looking for an upgrade to my TH500, a big fat sound for my Precision and after reading all the great reviews I decided to give the BB800 a go. This amp sounds very good through my Barefaced cabs, but after running an a/b comparison over several days I've decided to stick with the TH500. It was a very close call, but now the BB800 has to go. I only played this amp at home and it is in perfect and brand new condition. It comes with the carry bag, UK and continental mains leads and the original box. More info here https://www.quilterlabs.com/index.php/product/bass-block-800/ The price is £400 (UK postage included), or £390 if you collect. No trades thank you. I'm happy to meet up if I can get there. Cheers Chris I hope Dave doesn't mind me pinching his photos. . . . . . .
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    Certainly. That's 250 watts into each cab if you were running the amp flat out, which probably won't sound very good!!
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    chris_b replied to Si@evc's topic in General Discussion

    Does "giving it some beans" mean that you are hitting the strings harder? If so, don't hit the strings that hard, or you could drop the height of the pickups.
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    Not disagreeing, but certainly questioning the assumption! I know there a some bass players who use compression pedals but 99% of the guys I see don't use any pedals at all, so I'd guess there isn't a general need for compression to be added to the manufacturing cost of most amps, which are likely to be built to a pretty competitive price point as it is. If a list were made for facilities to be added to an amp, my vote would be for an HPF. These are already starting to appear. IMO compression is probably better off staying in the pedal market. YMMV
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    In the early 70's at least 2 studios I recorded in had a small car/Dansette style speaker by the desk that they would run the mix through to check the balance etc in a "normal" listening situation.
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    There you go again. Making assumptions!
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    I believe Paul Tutmarc started making his solid body basses in 1936. He sold a few but preferred to be "tinkering" and inventing so didn't go further. Leo Fender came up with the first mass production solid body bass, not the first.
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    We do The Door in one of my bands. It's not my favourite but always goes down well the the audiences.
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    This tone is a P bass with flats. Volume full up, tone full up on the treble side. Lowish action to get that clank. Probably some foam to soften the edges. A bit like Wilton Felder in his sessions, particularly this one.
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    Start with Spoonful, Going Down Slow and Smokestack Lightening, by Howling Wolf. Sumlin played in HW's band for decades.
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    A forthright article, pulling no punches. Sadly Gordy's business style wasn't unique. He was only one of many business men and managers in the music business who was seriously ripping off the artists.
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    These are fantastic basses. They appeared out of nowhere, perfectly formed and ready for any style of music. The pickups and preamps have undergone upgrades but the rest of the bass is pretty much as it appeared in the late 90's. IMO an indication of how good they were and still are.
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    The brilliant Reggie McBride The marvellous Stan Sargent
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    The Funk Brothers put in thousands of hours playing together, in the studio and on gigs. They supported Jamerson with his complex "issues" and when his confidence and ego reached a tipping point he burst out with his world shattering bass lines. Bob Babbitt was very good, Midnight Train To Georgia has a great bass tone, but take Babbitt away and you still have Motown, take Jamerson away and you just have another, albeit very good, recording label. Without Jamerson we'd just be taking about the songs and the singers, not the label. Babbitt, David Hood, Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech, Duck Dunn, Carol Kaye are the cream of studio bass players but none of them changed bass playing. James Jamerson did, and made it look easy.
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    All good. Thanks.
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    Interesting video. Much cleaner than the original recordings. Also interesting that Motown high passed the tracks at 70hz. They had world class songs and singers, but boil it all down, what really makes Motown sound like Motown? IMO it starts and ends with James Jamerson's bass playing.
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    That's booked. Me and the wife are seeing Keb Mo on Wednesday 22nd.
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    Keb Mo is the man. I have most of the CD's and each one is a bass playing master class. Almost every band I play in does at least one of his songs. Reggie McBride is one of my all-time favourite bass players. Current bassist, Stan Sargent, is excellent too. . . . . . . . . . . I've just seen, he's playing Subterania on the 22nd January. Check out the tour page on his website for other gigs in the UK and Europe.
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    That might just be an urban myth, although Jaco did say something about chicken grease. UK 60's bass player Binky McKenzie use to put Vaseline on his strings to speed up his playing. Then again I believe Binky had many "issues" at the best of times. David Hood, Muscle Shoals bassist said be used a Jazz bass in the studio. Which went against the trend at the time which was almost 100% Precision bass. Sorry. . . . . . /pedant
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    My TI flats have been on for about 5 years and they're not even broken in yet.
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    I had a Wal and sold it. I have a Sadowsky and I'm keeping it.
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