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I do this, albeit in a very different context. For venues with a PA I send my Mantic hulk sub signal to a dedicated DI /mixer channel and I get the rest of my signal to my monitor mix on stage. For venues without PA (so my amp is the sound the audience hears) my amplifier takes a feed from the hulk, but I have it set lower.

This thread has introduced me to FMC cabs and my interest has been piqued. I'm bit of a sucker for the idiosyncratic and my eye was instantly drawn to the 14" cab they offer (yes, yes I know speaker size "doesn't matter" 🤣 ) I'd love to hear FMC cabs in action and look forward to reading all the user reports on here.

Based on those 2 photos and the prices stated, It would be a no brainer for the Aria for me. As @Boodangsays you can get a very good, portable semi rigid gig bag for not a huge amount of cash

what is it you don't like about the Hartke? A barefaced 10 will sound different and so too the markbass, but you'd be able to some sort of similar tone from all of them.

Sorry for the thread dredge, but I just saw a video of someone player a passion and I was blown away by the sound they got, so I thought I'd check basschat and see who owns one. Your bass is fantastic! Any playing clips? What is the fingerboard made from? I'm now a bit of a fan of Vigier Passions and would especially love to try a fretless one

I'm weighing up the cheaper cousin a DBR12. Yamaha stuff is really good and you have access to a 4 year warranty. Having been in settings with QSC and RCF powered speakers going pop (or rather dead) the weak links are the power modules. I would be wary of buying any of these cheaper PA speakers second hand without a warranty as getting them repaired is a hassle.

This is what I'm doing. Just don't be in a hurry. Basically a Year turnaround on current quotes I'm getting

Have you got many gigs lined up for this year? It's a really tricky situation. I would buy a CD over a memory stick, but I own a CD player and like to keep listening to music as far away from the interface of laptop/phone as possible. My merch sales nosedived through 2019, to the point it wasn't worth lugging the stuff to gigs anymore (even sales of downloads at shows). I haven't got many shows planned for 2022 and really don't know what to do. I miss the money from merch sales so want to maximise the chance fans will buy something, but minimise expenditure. Download codes included with whatever you sell is mandatory really, in which case maybe stick to CDs?

I don't doubt those trace elliot 2X8"s sound fine, but they will be a considerable step down in quality to your Epifani, which I believe is more sensitive than the trace. yeah they are 5kg lighter than your cab, but you describe liking power and I can't believe these trace cabs will provide the scale of sound you like. I say this as an ardent user of small cabs with smaller size drivers, but (call me a cynic) I can only see these trace cabs are built down to a price point and there are higher quality options put there for not much more money. If you are patient you could probably score another UL210 for not much more than the cost of a new 2x8. I know which I'd want to be playing through 😃

Cheers Bill! That's the info I needed, thank you

A question for electrical and amplification wizards: I have a 4ohm speaker cabinet, which I'd like to augment with an 8ohm cabinet (both simple, single speaker designs). This pairing will go below the minimum 4ohm load of my amp. I know in reality at low volumes I'll be fine, but in case I want to push it a bit I'd be wary of damage to the amp. If I connect a four ohm resistor in series in the 4ohm cabinet, therefore taking the total impedance to 8ohms, would I end up with a satisfactory result? Thanks for any pointers and info'

Ah I wondered of you'd got one of the last ones. Like you I was looking for something that could take a bit more power if the situation called.

This is absolutely superb!! May I ask some obligatory annoying questions? How much did the Faital speaker cost? Would it be possible to have a playing video to gauge sound levels? Once again, absolutely superb work and a real inspiration, thank you

Subscribing to this as I would be interested to know as well Out of interest what draws you to Hartke speakers? I have a soft spot for Hartke as I was an ardent user in the late 90's early 2000's, but sold my rig once my performance needs changed. I've just had a look at the HL112 cabinet and nothing in the (limited) information from Hartke jumps out as exceptional. Due to how limited the information is I can't really see what the difference is between the older HD112 other than it seems to be ~2kg lighter. Maybe that is the only difference? The HD112 goes for about £350 new so wonder what the HL112 will be priced at?

I use my double4 to boost my contrabassoon at all my gigs. That goes to Bb, a semitone lower than a five string, before I've added any effects and it handles it perfectly. The double4 and the Bass Cub are really fantastic combos. I'd love to try the new bass cub pro as well, which is a serious step up in volume capability over the original cub due to being able to run an extra speaker cab. Arguably there are no better tiny combos, but whether they are worth the expenditure is up to you. ie the same money would buy you a bigger, but louder amp or you could get something of a similar size, but less refined for a lot less.

Happy new year everyone, I'm looking for recommendations on PA hire companies in London, yes I know how to use Google, but as always like the feedback of users here 😀 I'm looking to get prices/quotes for a pair of 12", full range PA tops with possibly a sub (doesn't need to be super loud) Cheers

These are superb amps. My friend had the Sunn 300t (which I understand is identical) in the early 2000's. It was undeniably impressive when I heard it and then he asked me to help move it.... Let us know what the up-rated power tubes through that 18" sound like (I'm guessing righteous)

This subject has been done to death over and over, but I'll answer with no tongue in cheek. I need as small a cabinet(s) as possible for my live shows, both for transport and aesthetic reasons. I became a convert to using 8" speakers after making a DIY cab when I played double bass. I've since gone smaller and use phil Jones equipment with 5" and 4" speakers and can't really imagine using anything else now. If I had the guarantee of enough of the right shows this year my top tip (for myself) would be to augment my Phil Jones Double4's with a Cub Pro BG120 combo and C4 extension cabinet.

I really like the vibe of this. It's absolutely ridiculous and as has been stated will pose various amplification problem, but I can't wait to see a prototype.

I bet you my Ray34 sounds different to yours, even if I put your strings on 😎 The differences you're hearing are very likely from the electronics, but I don't doubt the neck will have some effect.

I think what he was saying was for the DI signal he took it straight from Seans own DI box. He didn't route that signal through anything else (compressor, channel strip etc etc).

Cheers Clarky. Considering that's being purchased from a shop that doesn't sound too bad.