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[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1026106' date='Nov 16 2010, 05:40 PM']I assume they probably do all that on request.[/quote] I'd 'assume' nothing! Not that I suspect either of us will be buying it.

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='1025386' date='Nov 16 2010, 12:44 AM']Hoping so mate. I really am.[/quote] I'm still lost for words every time you post Andy... I'll say again that you have the patience of a Saint!

[quote name='crez5150' post='1025273' date='Nov 15 2010, 10:19 PM']You can get replacement diaphragms easy enough. They are the foster type. I replaced both of my aggie DB112 horns in aroun half hour. Cost about six quid from eBay I would check the x-over for dry solder joints as I had the same problem couple of years back[/quote] You had the same problem with Aggie DB112 cabs? Hmmm are we talking common defect?

re. the warranty. Unfortunately I'm the 2nd owner! I'll take the driver out and see if I can find visible evidence and/or see if I can trial a replacement tweeter to trial/test it. Cheers all.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390262690485&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ME:B:SS:GB:1123[/url] Not that anyone would pay £21k for a bass and not try/collect but £30 for delivery would be a laugh!

There's only one amp for the Funk... and it starts with a 'T'!

Tweeter has started making some none too pleasant noises (other than the nasty noise I make when I play), is it a case of replacing the whole unit (and do I need an Aguilar part) or are there replaceable components? I'll go off and do a search on t'interweb but wondered if anyone had first hand experience!

I need to source a pair of powered speakers for installation/use in my school, the budget is a max £650. I've decided to go for a pair of active 12's as they are 'probably' better suited to the environment; 10's might be found lacking to fill the Hall (not massive but medium/large) and 15's are likely to be a bit too large/heavy to be lifting off the wall mounts and storing. The cabs may also be required to act as monitors for larger school productions (my RCF system will do the FOH). Looking at Soundslive's site (my local supplier but I'm not tied to have to use them), I've narrowed it down (based on budget and 12" drivers) to the following pairs of cabs. Behringer Eurolive B412 DSP @ £641 DB Cromo 12 @ £600 HK F.A.S.T. 12 @ £649 Wharfedale Titan 12 @ £600 Has anyone any experience of any of these cabs or have I missed an obvious winner that would trump the above? The cabs would need to be purchased new so unfortunately 'used' cabs, no matter how good, are not an option! Many thanks for taking the time to respond.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1009570' date='Nov 2 2010, 01:18 PM']I may well get some DB112's to see if they voice for me as well..but really don't want to loose the bottom end of the GS's.[/quote] I have done an A/B between DB and GS cabs and you will not lose any bottom end if you go to DB... far from it! [quote name='Faithless' post='1015644' date='Nov 7 2010, 08:10 PM']What's the cheapest and the lightest combo out there? (head and cab must have an option of being separated if needed) I want something really portable. (head + lil' cab, something around 1x10) I really dig the Ibanez Promethean thing, but, 600 pounds for new.. Or am I just too naive maybe? [/quote] I think it's a case of choosing any 2 from 3 with 'lightest/cheapest/best sounding' If you want lightest + cheapest you aren't necessarily going to get the best sound available; you could however get lightest + best sounding but it won't be cheap! There is a Tecamp combo for sale on BC @ £600 which will give you a 500w 2x12 Neo that is easily transportable 'with a car' (no good for long distance public transport), I'd think that as far as light/loud/good goes, it's about the best on BC at the moment.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmOEwiz5Kxs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmOEwiz5Kxs...feature=related[/url] Gonna suggest to the band tomorrow that we try this... and I'll sing it!

[quote name='99ster' post='1022564' date='Nov 13 2010, 04:06 PM']Sold for £1K - which is a lot of money - but compared to others amps of that price... The buyer will be a very happy camper for snagging that for what is a bargain price.[/quote] It may well be a bargain but the seller was also lucky that there was that single buyer out there prepared to pay £1000!

re. the attitude of some bar managers. I'm finding the same thing and I wonder if it is just the pressures of running a bar is getting to them, hence their attitude to bands is 'factious' or could it be the actual calibre of bar managers! If you think about it, a few years ago I'd likely as not have dealt with the same manager for years on end when getting bookings/rebookings (generally on first name terms and matey with them) however, now I'm lucky if it's the same manger that is in place 3-6mths after we have booked/played. IMHO the calibre of manager is woeful as it's likely that many good candidates are thinking that the bar trade is a dead-end and likely to failure, hence any old bod is getting the job regardless of experience or attitude... all just my opinion mind!

Ouch! Obviously not the right time of year to be selling.

[u]Which pickups are usually the better ? Barts ? MEC ? etc.[/u] Better... IMHO too subjective and tbh sometimes I think its a load of b0ll0cks! People talk about this one having slightly more top end or pronounced mids etc but then you've got to take into consideration that your strings will have more effect on the tone than any subtle nuances of the pups. All you have to do is consider the tone that your bass has with brand new strings on and what do they sound like a week later... very different and yet people want to discuss the finer points of MEC v EMG! For me just a bit smoke and mirrors and as to my preference; I like Barts... because the moulding of the plastic corners are dead rounded and comfy for my thumb placement. As to what was on which Warwick bass - The earliest Warwicks came with EMG, Bartolini, Seymour Duncan, that pretty much covered it until MECs were an option (around the time the Spector licensing became a problem for EMG) and then when Warwick bought the company that made MEC, then MEC pretty much became standard, other than on some of the soapbar equipped basses and you could still request/get EMG Bart SD etc. [u]Which time frame has the slimmer necks ?[/u] The earlier the skinnier. Get a NT from 82 - 87(ish) and it'll be uber slim from then till early 90's they were still slim (the bass of mine that you tried was IIRC a 91 bass) but had a bit more depth to the profile. After the volute was added in the mid 90's (coincidentally around the time Warwick moved production premises and increased output inc' adding the various BO neck basses) the neck profiles started changing and it gets very confusing because you had loads of new models and ranges which all differed to some degree. The change of neck material to Ovankol also heralded modifications in profiles. [u]Do the older ones need that wood treatment lark ? Weren't they just waxed or something ??[/u] Hand on heart I've literally only just now used up the original tin of wax that I got with a bass 20 years ago and that has treat upwards of 50 Warwick basses! The waxed basses do not need masses of treatment; when you change strings a quick wipe down with a wax impregnated cloth (use the same cloth for years and it literally retains enough polish that you don't need to open the tin) and a buff and Bob's your uncle. That rule pretty much applies whether you change your strings once a month or once a year. Some unlaquered basses that have a colour treatment (they look natural/waxed) have in fact got a treatment that requires no waxing and you just wipe them down as you would any bass. [u]What's the difference between Stage I and II ?[/u] With the exception of a couple of Ltd/Special Editions, the difference between SSI and SSII are essentially; the body woods are Cherry or Maple on SSI (Cherry on the earliest 82-87/88) and Afzelia on SSII, SSI has PJ pups SSII has JJ and that the NT construction differs, SSI has the classic visible neck running through the body and the SSI has a front skillet that matches in with the wings and makes the neck through body invisible from the front. There are other visual differences like inlays etc but they are the main differences. With regards to the various nuts and bridges - very early basses had a solid brass nut (no grubscrews or adjustment of any kind) then the brass 'Just-a-nut' (as it was known at the time before being labelled a JAN1) which had 4 adjustable grub screws under each string and was used from mid 80's to early/mid 90's at which time the self-destructing JAN II came out which you adjusted with 2 grub screws, not everyones favourite but it didn't do itself any design favours by having sharp edges and self destructing on numerous occasions (which has to be said was as much the operators fault as the nut itself but it should have been more robust to account for those ham fisted owners who altered it without taking tension off the nut), after which came the JAN III. The bridge started out as the Schaller 3D unit then in about 87/88 (there are so many transitions at this time that it's possible to get all sorts of permutations of features and fittings and you can't be exact about each change as they were so variable/flexible) they changed to a 2 piece bridge which was slightly slimmer than the units a couple years later which were a different alloy. At the same time that the bridges were changing in 87/88, they were also changing from a predominantly Wenge neck with slim maple (?) stringers which had been on the early basses to a predominantly Maple neck with Wenge stringers. You can hear a difference in tone if you get two basses from this era and one has the early neck and one the later; the early almost all Wenge neck is certainly 'woodier' sounding (all things being equal with pups and strings).

[quote name='bigthumb' post='1019481' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:54 PM'][attachment=63671:DSCF3214.jpg][/quote] Yes there's something particularly appealing about that Streamer!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1019179' date='Nov 10 2010, 06:54 PM']Quadruple post! Is that some sort of a record?![/quote] No

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1019179' date='Nov 10 2010, 06:54 PM']Quadruple post! Is that some sort of a record?![/quote] No