warwickhunt

Aside from the above (and various other factors), the rating on most cabs is a load of shyt so you can to some degree almost ignore it. As has been stated above you will 'hear' when things aren't right. There are folks on here who will run 200w amps into 1000w cabs and there are folks who will run 1000w amps into 200w cabs and I can assure you they can both be done quite safely; [u]if you use common sense and your ears[/u]! Conversely there are folks here who can destroy a cab and/or an amp that is supposedly perfectly matched.

I make that about 13/14 bodies!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='626304' date='Oct 14 2009, 07:31 PM']Thanks for that - I've just had the equivalent of a fret-stoning, so on we go - 'Bop till yer drop'.[/quote] Oooof don't even joke! I'll add my best wishes to you getting back to 'Rocking' fit asap Howie.

Nice one MB, that looks a cracking venue. Obviously you can count me in and I'll spread the word.

Hard lacquer/paints may well protect your instrument from stains and sweat etc but when it takes a knock it still dints just the same as a waxed finish but the difference is the waxed finish can easily be remedied at home by the average owner. Lacquered/painted finishes start to chip and flake and this can look very tasty (relic'd) but it still looks 'damaged'. I've owned Warwick waxed basses for 20+ years and most have withstood knocks as well as any poly finished bass... adding the caveat that some of the present woods used are a lot softer than the well seasoned woods used in the past!

Ashington Central... not the worst ever but any external metal staircase is a Mare when it's raining!

I've owned a pair of JO 4's and a DJ 4 and they were all very heavy basses nothing less than 10lb and closer to 11lb for 2 of them. This won't bother a lot of people and some may consider it might add to the tone but if you're doing a long stint it can be a pain... quite literally! Fit and finish was good on all of them, so I reckon the 44 series would be as good. I do think your going to have to search methodically and for a while to find one within your fixed budget of £450, though you may well be able to do it if you are patient.

I've also used Interparcel for UK and International bass transportation and never had a problem. One thing that did concern me the first time they collected; you get no receipt to say the drive picked it up! Now I'm just an old fashioned guy but I like to have some form of signed receipt or evidence so I contacted them and they recommended that I print off a second delivery note and get the driver to sign it (first time he collected I grabbed the digi-cam and took a snap of his van numberplate outside the house... thinking the digital time signature would at least be better than NO proof ).

Aside from everything else, when did they stop running the earthing strip across the body? Hardly ties in with any of the spurious attempts at dating this pos!

Remove the metal corners. Unscrew the Aguilar badge then 'partly' reinsert the screws and use this to help you pull away from the velcro... be warned it is secured VERY tightly! I had to assist the removal with a pair of pliers to grip the screws and some very gentle persuasion with a wide flat bladed driver (watch you don't get too forceful as it will damage the cab edge... and no I didn't ).

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='616070' date='Oct 3 2009, 09:23 PM']i finally got a reply from H&K. As the speaker output is wired in series you can use either a 4 ohm or an 8 ohm speaker. I would advise going for the 4 ohm option and make sure it’s rated around 200 watts. In terms of output produced, in theory it will be less because the overall impedance will have been increased but in practice it will probably sound about the same but the definition will be better as the extra speaker will share the load. so there you go, not even the engineers can tell me what kinda output i will have....[/quote] If you must have a figure you are probably looking at about 150w into 8 ohms but it is true the greater cone dispersion will offset the output reduction... However, extension cab in series; it's a stupid t*t of a way to do it!