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I ... am .... shocked and amazed. EBS just responded and said that (good news) they did replacement drivers but (bad news) they would be out of stock until mid January. The price... would be reasonable. So I will be sticking with the proper parts. I think I may have just become an EBS fanboy! It does mean being a bit patient (booooooo!!!!)

I don't have the cab at the moment. I'm picking it up in a couple of weeks but I'm going to have to get a pair of drivers to drop-in as replacements. I've got a choice of Celestion BN12-300 or Eminence Delta 12LFA. I think the Celestions would be closer in spec to the OEM but the Eminence are more powerful, a bit heavier and cheaper.

Hi All. I'm getting my hands on an EBS 212 4ohm cab that has two dead 12" drivers. I'm looking at two 8 ohm replacement drivers and these are the two choices that most seem to meet the brief: Celestion BN12 - 300 Emminence Delta 12LFA Here's the pro's and cons Weight - Celestion: 2kh as apposed to 5gk (neodynium as oposed to ceramic magnet) Price - Emminence - £105 to £135 Power - Emminence - 500w to 300w The cab was originally rated at 600w so I'd guess it would have had a pair of 300w neodynium so would the crossover even cope with a 1000w. What would you suggest?

Hi everyone. I've just bought an EBS Neoline 212 but both of the drivers are blown. Does anyone know who makes EBS bass drivers? I've reached out to Sound Technology who are down as EBS' UK distributors, and I've emailed EBS but not heard anythign back. Would there be any problem with installing equivalent Celestions e.g. BN12 300? Cheers for any advice/suggestions.

Just to chip in my 5p's worth. My first experience of playing 5 sting was an Ibanez SR505. I loved the range and the approach and the neck was lovely and slim and fast which suited my small-ish hands, but I found it too difficult to play with a pick or to slap so I went the other way when I though "okay, I'm really into this, gonna go all-in" and got a Dingwall Combustion. Sometimes it is a bit of a challenge, either at near the first or 24th frets but to me it's mainly a technique thing. I mean, check this out: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=183742793618209 Not saying comfort's not something to consider but I was happy to learn to adapt to a wide string spacing and a long neck in exchange for a saleable, pickable bass.

Just got a Markbas LM gig bag that was just as described and a fair price, arrived in decent time and communication was spot on. Could not ask for a better process. Thank you Ash!

Pfft. I can sound EXACTLY like Victor Wooten. For one note. It all falls apart after that but that one note, man .... it's amazing!

Well, playing a bass isn't exactly rocket science is it? It's just whacking a few strings on a bit of wood, any idiot can do it, if that's your way of thinking.

I know but I DO LOIKE A CHALLENGE!!!

Yep. Am doing!

Yeah, there is a Larry Graham line that needs the open E to ring out while popping the E and D on the 10th and 8th frets of the first string... it's one of my favourites!

I can't. There's lines I play where I need open strings to be ringing out so not an option.

You know, slower can be a lot harder…

Yes it is just practice but there are definitely some compromises. Working out what you can get away with is where the experience comes in..

Well I have 3 basses: a 5 string, a 4 string with flats and a 4 string with wounds which do very different jobs. I’m finding it a lot easier to slap on the 5 string for sure!

Yeah you’re not wrong. There’s a reason why people splat (predictive text slap) on a 4 but that low b can be addictive!!!!

I think it’s the agility I’m missing. It’s not a natural thing, takes a lot of thought. Cheers for the input though, much appreciated.

Well, you could just ditch the bass altogether and have a kazoo, a microphone and an octave pedal.