warwickhunt

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1345453822' post='1777564'] Ah, OK. [/quote] However, if a GP doesn't curtail low end on a hollow stage, that does give you an idea of the sound from the BB's.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1345453016' post='1777554'] A GRAMMA pad might help there. [/quote] I saw Roger play the other day... he uses a GRAMMA!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1345384802' post='1776913'] Best buy...in terms of everything..IMO..goes to the G Heart-Core but I suspect the OP requires a rig rather than just the amp. And I would also suggest that he is new to this amp world so needs a bit of background to the stuff on offer. [/quote] Yes, if you are talking purely 'quality' of amplification, then my Glock would take some beating for that budget BUT I've also accepted that the OP might be talking full rig and may not have masses of experience of gig rigs.

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[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1345369566' post='1776625'] just searching the forums her e- can anybody point me in the direction of the 'idiots how to adjust your truss guide' whether on here or externally please ta muchly [/quote] I'm sure there'll be loads of others on t'interweb/youtube but this one came up recently... [url="http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/String_action_and_setup/i-3910.html?actn=100101&xst=3&xsr=205467"]http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/String_action_and_setup/i-3910.html?actn=100101&xst=3&xsr=205467[/url]

Nice to hear that another fellow bassist has overcome the 'Truss-Rod Terror'! If you are fore-armed with a bit of knowledge about what it is the truss rod does and that a little goes a long way etc. then you'd generally have to be a complete f*ckwit to break a bass/truss rod (assuming it doesn't have a fault and that is why the truss rod needs tweaking). However, it still scares the life out of most folks; I've worked with guitarists who have frankly been aghast when they have seen me tweak my truss rod at a rehearsal and they have been playing 20+ years, they still pay someone £40-£50 to fettle their guitar's truss rod! In fact I know one bassist who was going to sell his bass because the action was too high, 10 minutes with a set of allen keys and a screwdriver and he was quite frankly astonished at what could be done.

I would like to add that patently I have plugged the amp that I have for sale (as will many others ), however if the OP wanted unbiased advice re. amps for gigging and at a budget price (assuming you aren't influenced by fashion or aesthetics), I'd take a look at some of the amps from Peavey. They are bomb-proof, often stable down to 2 ohms, have a decent EQ range and tbh they sound pretty good. Gallien Krueger and Hartke also do some good quality amps that are to be had pretty cheap... but they may not be as nice as my Glock!

For your budget (assuming it is just an amp you require), you 'probably' won't get a better quality amp than the Glockenklang that I have for sale!

I'm on hols for the next 2 weeks Kev so just give me a shout and I'll stick the kettle on... in fact I had Michael B round just yesterday and we were plonking on with a few things so I have my cabs and various amps set up in the living room! Your also welcome to take the Hellborg away if you want to try it in a band environment.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1345237871' post='1775540'] I've never seen XLRs used for speaker connections before (except for powered cabs) - is this just a Trace thing? [/quote] Glockenklang and iirc Hughes & Kettner used XLR for outputs on their amps (along with TE and others I am sure); in theory they are better than 1/4" jacks as they are more secure and have a greater contact area between the male and female parts of the pins, certainly far superior contact than 1/4" jacks. The caveat being that you need to use proper speaker cable and not just a mic lead but that is exactly the same with a 1/4" jack guitar lead.

Peavey used to do a 1U light-weight power amp that wasn't class D; added to which I think it is manufacturers of bass amps building down to a budget which is what I personally think is giving the resultant tone that I don't like with those style of switching amps, I'm 'hoping' that a dedicated power amp may not have been built down to a price and as a result might give me what I want!

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1345222926' post='1775253'] how is the Hellborg? [/quote] Fabulous! I'm sitting noodling through it at the minute (coupled with my pair of DB12's and a 1200w power amp it is 'overkill' for a practice rig but... what the hell ) and it is a great bit of kit but then again so is the TF and unless I can find a very lightweight power amp (ideally 1U), the TF will remain my main amp!

Just to give you some options Kev... I have a Warwick Hellborg 1U rackmount preamp that you can borrow. I know it isn't 'exactly' what you want but it might be worth experimenting (I have a power amp to go with it but it isn't one of the uber-light ones).

I recently picked a Peavey Databass combo (400w into a Black Widow 15") for well in your budget, I leave at the rehearsal space to save me humping gear back and forth! That will EASILY compete with any drummer and you'd not need to upgrade when you were gigging... not offering to sell mine btw.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1345214305' post='1775107'] Electrically, it makes no difference if the head has one or two output sockets (unless it's stereo!) as the two sockets are wired in parallel anyway. With only a single output socket then you'll have to 'daisy-chain' the two cabs, but that's fine. All the usual rules about ohms and wattage ratings still apply. [/quote] +1 The only advantage of using x2 outputs from an amp (scenario A ) instead of daisy-chaining the 2nd cab from the 1st (scenario B ) is that in B if the lead connecting the amp to cab 1 fails then you have no signal (not good mid gig), however in A, you still have one cab functioning if the same lead were to fail to one of the cabs (you could then try and sort the lead between sets or after the gig). <edited for emoticon faff>

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1345193120' post='1774707'] no, you're Warwickhunt - and like a Brazilian footballer you only have one name. It's a bit like Pele isn't Mr Pele- he's just Pele. If we did shorten it it would be to "the 'hunt" Mind you Bolinowskywickhunt would also be suitable now I think? [/quote]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1345192546' post='1774698'] I dunno, Mr Warwick would be a good name too! [/quote] Better than Mr. Hunt...

Sad loss of another bassist! Surely harder to deal with when it is suicide so thoughts are with his family and friends.

If I were you I'd stop looking at Lakkies!