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[quote name='Clarky' post='1066156' date='Dec 21 2010, 08:49 PM']Here's Happy Jack, Warwickhunt and I jamming at a recent BassBash [attachment=66901:Screen_s..._350x263.png][/quote] Can I be the dude in the hat?

[quote name='BigGuyAtTheBack' post='1066147' date='Dec 21 2010, 08:42 PM']The amp doesn't have an additional speaker out (internal speaker is hardwired into amp )and according to the spec's its 4 ohms minimum. Its one of those D class power amps, so I'm not going to push it 'cause knowing my luck! Looking forward to the next gig and seeing the the guitarists faces. I'm up against 2 100w Marshall half stacks, should be fun![/quote] Gotcha! I wasn't sure how it was configured.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1066145' date='Dec 21 2010, 08:39 PM']Weight matters to my body a great deal more than it seems to matter to the tone or feel of the bass (and I do realise that not everyone will agree with that statement). I've had 11lb basses which sounded great, which sounded OK, and which sounded pretty rubbish frankly. I've had 7lb basses which sounded great, which sounded OK, and which sounded pretty rubbish frankly. Given that [i][b]High weight[/b][/i] does NOT equal [i][b]Great tone[/b][/i], I can't think of any reason to buy a heavy bass. I can play a 7lb bass all evening, sleep well, and wake up with no aches or pains. An 11lb bass will have me in pain within an hour, and in agony after two. As the young people of today keep telling me, "Simples".[/quote] +1 However, those who don't have any form of discomfort from playing a heavy bass will have little sympathy and that's fine... till they are my age and then (death notwithstanding) we'll have the last laugh!

[quote name='BigGuyAtTheBack' post='1066047' date='Dec 21 2010, 07:19 PM']Hi there, I'll probably replace the speaker as I want to hook up my peavey 115 and that would make the impedance too low for the amp to handle. The Data bass's speaker is only 300W 4 ohm and the amps capable of 450W @ 4ohm. I agree the Black Window's are good speakers, we use a Peavey PA system and have only blown one speaker in 16 years!! which I reconed. Cheers Cammie[/quote] I can appreciate that if you are wanting to run an additional cab it's worth replacing the driver BUT if the amp section has an additional output can you not connect up an additional cab? I know many Peavey amps can run at 2ohms... I don't know for sure, just thinking out loud.

Speaking personally, I have a recurring shoulder injury (age creeps up on us all) and I can't gig a bass weighing more than about 9lb; I've set my limit below that just in case I have to do extend spots or 3 sets. This matter has been raised on here in the recent past and to a great many people the weight of a bass isn't an issue as much as the balance is (mine is pretty much purely weight). There's loads of good advice about wide straps, X brace straps etc. but for some it is plain and simple, an issue that matters when purchasing an instrument!

Why you replacing the speaker? IIRC these came with quite a formidable Black Widow speaker installed (dead easy repairs if they do go wrong), which is a very good driver and matched to the enclosure. Most folks who I know have owned these have NEVER sold them and they've given 15-20 years of service with never a problem... and I agree they are bliddy loud!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1065084' date='Dec 20 2010, 08:33 PM']The most important thing to do is to [u]listen to what you are playing[/u]. If you don't do that, everything else is moot.[/quote] ... and listen to what everyone around you is playing!

There's a certain timbre in RT's voice during a part in this song that brings a lump to my throat and the general feel, lyric content, etc. that just gets me.

[quote name='thinman' post='1063963' date='Dec 19 2010, 08:33 PM']Well, you can always buy one of the heads back off me! I've still got one of yours and it's doing a stirling service after a little bit of work. Actually, I'm not sure I would sell it! My Ashdown MAG head sounds yeuch by comparison.[/quote] Typical! Help me out; was that the separate H&K BassBase 250 head, the amp section from the combo, the BassBase 400 or the BassBase 600 (Can you see a pattern)? If it was the combo section I'm well chuffed that the last repair done fixed it... but also a bit miffed! If it was the separate head then I'm equally chuffed that it didn't develop the issues that the combo did. As it happens I needed to use both of my combos when playing with my band so I'd still need to slave the H&K and find the same cab that was part of the combo. Not unachievable but then again it'd be a case of finding something lightweight enough (those H&K combos were a killer weight).

[quote name='Mokl' post='1063860' date='Dec 19 2010, 07:00 PM']Then the phrasing, attack and technique of the payer will surely dominate the tone? In my opinion tone is 80-90% technique. I am pretty crap though lol![/quote] The issue of equipment is more about the 'reproduction' at volume of the player's technique or [i][b]tone[/b][/i].

[quote name='TimR' post='1063823' date='Dec 19 2010, 06:33 PM']I found a nice workable tone several years ago, then my gear became outdated and started to be less reliable and there were lighter options around.[/quote] I went through exactly the same thing several years back. I've been playing bass and gigging for the last 30 years and for the first dozen years or so I used whatever I could beg steal or borrow (well... no actual stealing), then I found that I could afford a decent rig and bought a pair of B stock H&K Bassbase combos which allowed me to achieve what I'd not been able to with previous gear. That does raise the point that I'd been gigging with (IMHO) a substandard reproduction of the sound that I wanted but 'Beggars can't be choosers'! I gigged those combos for about 15 years and they gave me the reproduction of sound that I wanted until... they both seemed to electronically 'implode' and despite my best efforts of throwing money at repair bills, were beyond viable economic repair. [quote name='TimR' post='1063823' date='Dec 19 2010, 06:33 PM']The balance is then how much effort and money should I invest trying to find "My tone" again?[/quote] Well... my inability to find a replacement H&K BB combo lead me on my quest to try and replicate the sound that [u][b]I[/b][/u] wanted and had from my previous gear. Luckily I had more disposable income and subsequently chased my tail to try and recreate that sound BUT like you I also wanted to go light-weight; what a nightmare! It's taken me several years to find what I was looking for and oddly enough I'm recreating it with different size drivers (12's instead of 10's) and no valves in the preamp. So how much effort and money? For me a couple years of buying and selling gear, luckily BC (or one of its previous incarnations) was starting off and I largely bought and sold used stuff on here so it was damage limitation on the cost.

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1063055' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:04 PM']fenders are big heavy lumps, about 2" thick. i doubt you'd have problems with dive, i'd be more worried about back injury! never fails to shock me whenever i pick up my friends jbass. i'm actually making a tele'esque bass right now that balances perfectly.[/quote] It's not just the weight of parts of the bass (body/neck/headstock+tuners etc) but with tele style basses (and LP for that matter) the positioning of the top/neck strap button has a massive effect on balance. My Bolin (LP single-cut style) overcomes this problem with a swivelling/extending strap arm.

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='1063204' date='Dec 19 2010, 04:44 AM']I heard from a representative at Zon at the beginning of the week, saying my bass will ship at the end of the week. We're just discussing which courier to use, and I may ask them to hold off until the early New Year now.... but it's imminent! (pauses to touch wood)[/quote] Surely that should be "(pauses to touch graphite)"! Nice one Andy, lets hope the delivery isn't delayed due to weather conditions.

[quote name='TimR' post='1062730' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:24 PM']Buy something that sounds good and concentrate on the notes.[/quote] This one line defeats your whole post! The very fact that you are advocating buying something that 'sounds good' you make a conscious decision to select the equipment that gives you the sound that [u]you[/u] want. Another way of looking at it; if the sound produced by your equipment doesn't matter then we should all use the same equipment and more importantly not complain when we don't like the sound that we get. I'd HATE to play in my band with the same tone as some of the bands that I have seen but you are right that it is personal preference. I'll concede that struggling to get the minutia of nuance right whilst sitting in your bedroom/recording studio, then going down The Dog and Duck on Saturday night with your mates to play covers is a bit pointless. Saying that if it is your hobby and you want to spend your money on it why shouldn't you and in turn it gives you more pleasure.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1062621' date='Dec 18 2010, 04:29 PM']Something burnt, probably the inside of a fuse, that won't smell, but will light up real good. Not only must you replace the fuse, but figure why it went in the firstplace.[/quote] Yep, look for the obvious before you start assuming it's terminal/expensive. When you check the fuse, ensure that the one that you take out (if it is that) is the correct rating; I'd assume that Ampeg would have FAQ's section on their site or someone on BC/TB may be able to help. Don't always assume a previous owner would fit the correct one.

[quote name='walbassist' post='1062544' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:13 PM'][/quote] In that case I'll have your EBS chorus and octave to replace my ageing BOSS units!

[quote name='thinman' post='1062558' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:30 PM']By that argument if you were to play Wembley arena you'd need an enormous backline?. Isn't that why PAs are fed with either or both a DI and cab mic to capture the tone? I'm in no way saying everyone should play with a 60w practice combo I'm trying to understand the practical application of having very large rigs of multiple of 4 x 10"s etc[/quote] I'm not arguing or disagreeing with you; I'm simply pointing out that there are countless debates on virtually every bass forum about this speaker v that speaker and the various merits of their respective tone, when in fact if you are playing any venue whereby you are going through the PA then 'your' sound (if part of it is reliant upon the tone of your cab) is compromised because you are then reliant upon the PA speakers to replicate the tone you strove to create... again a massive can of worms if you are reliant upon a PA system recreating your signature tone regardless of mic/DI.

Snow hasn't really hit us here in SE Northumberland; well not this time... yet!

I own a Boss Chorus and Octaver and an EHX Phaser housed in a little Arion case with power-supply but my current gig requires none. Obviously I'm not adverse to using them and certain genres almost make effects a necessity.

[quote name='casapete' post='1062456' date='Dec 18 2010, 01:47 PM']Mine is on (so far). Am in West Yorkshire tomorrow though, so may be a tough one towards the Pennines. We've had it probably the worst over the last few weeks here in East Yorkshire, and have n't missed a gig yet! Been to London and the N.East and made it to them all. (Ironically my local pub gig 5 miles away cancelled us though!) Allow loads of time for travelling, take shovels & warm clothes and flasks etc, drive sensibly and plan your route according to BBC road/weather updates.[/quote] Both WoT and I know of bands that went out in the bad weather in the NE several weeks ago and one of the embarrassments was one band member sliding his car into that of another; that's their band money blown for a few gigs!