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[quote name='Ross' post='1253999' date='Jun 2 2011, 02:12 PM']Finally got into doing some proper playing today on my newly strung up project, the strings have been on a whole day and the E string snapped while I was resting my thumb lightly on it. Have la bella been having some quality control issues or something? Anyone else had problems with them lately?[/quote] Is that the ones with the blue silks?

I'm lead to believe that the little bit of extra internal volume of the DB212 cab means that they go a little lower BUT I have to confess my pair of DB112's have never lacked bottom end! I'd have to agree that the pair of 112s gives you flexibility and that is why I have singles but by the same token I've only ever gigged once with a single cab (though I do rehearse with a single), I always double up for gigs... they are defo greater than the sum of the two parts!

Check the same listing again... bliddy students have gone and lost a chuffin guitar now, bet they know where the xbox 360 and the beer is though!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1253492' date='Jun 2 2011, 08:39 AM']Here's a Q... If you a LM250 & an LMII & you put a 2x10 4Ω cab on the LM250 & the same make & model of cab, but 8Ω on the LMII, would there be any noticeable differences (I know the LMII puts out more than 250w @ 8Ω, but is it gonna make a noticeable difference)? I'm guessing yes as the LMII will still have that little more. So best idea would be to sell the hypothetical 4Ω cab & get another identical 8Ω one so more air can be moved! [/quote] The first part... very little difference (iirc the LMII puts out 300w @ 8ohms). The second part... x2 8ohm cabs with hypothetically double the number of drivers as a single 4ohm cab (I am assuming here that you aren't talking about comparisons between say a 4x10 4 ohm cab and a pair of 1x10 cabs or something equally mismatched) will certainly move more air and would be my preferred option. However, if you are talking about comparisons between say a single 2x12 4 ohm cab and a pair of 1x12's @ a combined ohmage of 4 ohms then I wouldn't say there'd be much difference ESPECIALLY if you are comparing cabs from the same manufacturer (Aggie DB212 v Aggie DB112 x2).

Not much difference but in real terms it's a little uncomfortable when you have a 250w amp virtually max'd... a 500w amp at the same 'perceived volume' just feels better. I've first hand experience of this (inc' quite recently) and I have to say it isn't nice when you know you are clipping your 250w amp to get enough volume; switching to a 500w amp (mid gig recently) and it does feel like you have the potential to go almost twice as loud even though the maths of it dictates that it can't be the case!

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1253333' date='Jun 1 2011, 11:33 PM']Thats nothing, if you're talking about unneccessary holes destroying a fine bass, take a look at the pics this guy has on this ad... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1956-Fender-Precision-Bass-Vintage-Sunburst-Tone-Mojo-/120659323512?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c17db2a78"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1956-Fender-Precisio...=item1c17db2a78[/url] Makes you cry!![/quote] "There are two tiny spring loaded pins inserted in the back of the upper and lower horns of the instrument, presumably so the previous owner could set the bass on a flat surface without nicking the finish. " I nearly wet myself at that one! Reading the description without looking at the pictures you could 'almost' overlook his mention of the [size=4]33[/size] holes drilled in it!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1252605' date='Jun 1 2011, 12:52 PM']I'll say £2.5K (maybe plus a gnat's bollock).[/quote] Phew! Well it's already £500 over what I thought a collector might pay.

Good news... the guy has it back! Anybody got any insight on it?

[quote name='BasH' post='1251418' date='May 31 2011, 01:15 PM']What are they in the UK? Maybe the biggest difference is the fact that the RH450 is slightly cheaper in the Netherlands vs. UK.[/quote] Approx 20% though as you say if the initial price is lower in Holland than the UK then it'd explain why it has been attractive to order from the States. Though that has to be a ridiculous scenario when a Danish Co. can export their products to The States and sell them cheaper than in a European country!

[quote name='silddx' post='1250548' date='May 30 2011, 05:47 PM']Not all Warwick truss rods are created equal I have never had any issues of this nature with four Warwicks I've had. And I messed with the truss rods quite a lot.[/quote] +1 I've owned... LOADS of Warwicks ( ) and I have to say that despite hearing of the dreaded truss rod affliction that wrecks Warwick basses, I've yet to have issue with a rod. Actually, I take that back; I had one Warwick that the owner had used a cheap badly fitting allen key on and it did chew the adjuster a bit... mainly because the plonker hadn't sussed in the first 1/8 - 1/4 of a twist that the rod acted in reverse to the norm. The bass came to me with the biggest bow/highest action in the world and a disgruntled owner professing that he couldn't twist the rod any further no matter how hard he tried! 5 minutes later after relaxing the rod right off (using a good quality allen key and some care), I had a flat fingerboard and a stammering owner standing next to me professing that it was all the fault of the manufacturer.

[quote name='BasH' post='1251212' date='May 31 2011, 11:05 AM']Well, if I calculate what the cheapest price on ebay is for an RH450 (approx. 400 euro + 65 euro shipping) and add all the import duties in the Netherlands, it is only 100 euro cheaper than what I'd pay for it at my local music store (which is literally around the corner). For that small difference I prefer to support my local vendor, and have the assurance that I can walk to them when any problems might occur.[/quote] What are the import duties in Holland? It's a significant saving in the UK, especially if it slips through the HMC&E net.

We've had a couple pass through BC... wonder if it is a BCer that has had it stolen or if it is a bass that has previously belonged to a BCer! Not the commonest bass around and certainly not in that colour.

The seller is about 5 mile from me (even closer to cd_david) though I have no idea who said seller is! 'IF' anyone was serious about this and they want me to check that the guy actually possesses it, give me a shout; though I would have to stress, I give no guarantee that I can verify authenticity of a vintage Fender V (though after 30 years of playing, I can probably spot the glaringly obvious)!

Watched the 1st prog but missed 2nd. Love hearing and watching early Queen stuff but there is that point in their career where they went too mainstream and lost it for me... IMHO.

[quote name='bigsmokebass' post='1251104' date='May 31 2011, 09:31 AM']i suppose you could soup up a squier, no problem with that but it still wont be a fender [u]or sound near enough as good[/u].[/quote] Why shouldn't it sound anywhere near as good? As for still not being a Fender... the inclusion of the word Fender on the headstock does not in itself dictate that a bass is better than a copy of said bass!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='1250573' date='May 30 2011, 06:09 PM']The cabs being in opposite polarity will only affect the real bottom in the sound - plugging a reversed polarity cab in will add the usual extra loudness from the low-mids upwards but the sound will get thinner at the same time. Correct the polarity and the true bottom returns but nothing really changes above the low frequency region. I have a reverse polarity lead in the workshop for testing so I'm very familar with its effects![/quote] +1 and as a result the volume will 'appear' quieter, certainly in comparison to a correct polarity 2x10 combo. However, there could be numerous reasons for an apparent lack of volume/clout but I wouldn't be thinking first and foremost that it was a lack of mids from the GS cabs as there's not a massive amount of difference from say the DBs and from when I've heard them in use they 'should' be wiping the floor with a 2x10 MAG combo. As for flat not being flat - iirc if the Eden is modelled on the passive tone whats-its-face like say the Alembic preamp (as per the Hartke 500), then with everything at 12.00 it will actually be boosting a bit of mids won't it?