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[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='624332' date='Oct 12 2009, 07:54 PM']You can use them with any head. Their only claim to fame was the stereo wiring that allowed each half of the driver complement to be hooked up to each of the two power amps of the SF head. BTW, I have a SF and I find it not the least bit underpowered, and that's into one 8 ohm cab, albeit one of much higher sensitivity than off the shelf. I can't see a LG not being able to push a SF cab to full output.[/quote] Well, my SF ran VERY hot - so maybe that might of indicated a problem, or I simply didn't use it with the right cabinet? Conceptually the SF is superb, but the heat issue did worry me. Tried both the LG heads today at Promenade Music and didn't really like them. Tonally very good, but seemed very underpowered and the build quality was a serious issue. But then again, you are getting power at a low cost. Because the 484 is dual 4 ohm, as I understand it, I want to get the very use of the cabinet with a good head. I understand I can use any head, but some heads might suit the cabinet better? Obviously it's designed to run with either the SF or LG heads for the split/dual outputs, but Ashdown's website is frustratingly lacking full information on how best to use the cabinet. Is it better for example, to think of the 484 as 2 separate 2x8 cabinets with a 4 ohm load on each side? Or am I missing something? The cabinet does have after all, 4 speakon connectors!

Hi guys, thanks for the warm welcome. Gavin Barras is playing on the 5th Nov at the Black Horse Pub, Redearth Rd, Darwen. It's a free gig, but the venue is small... so on one hand you get very close to the action, but on the other you can struggle to get in. These gigs are run by Darwen Music Projects [url="http://www.myspace.com/darwenmusicprojects"]http://www.myspace.com/darwenmusicprojects[/url] - and there's lot's of other gigs too so worth checking out - you can even book yourselves there! I'm well up for meeting up with other bassists. It's always good to talk shop with fellow bassists. I can read music, but in a very basic capacity. Chords and charts are okay, but full scores are not a strength. I'd love to set up a band using just bassists, so if anyone is local to me (Blackburn) and is interested, we should hook up. Later... Derren.

[quote name='WarPig' post='624053' date='Oct 12 2009, 03:17 PM']getting de ja vous [/quote] I presume this has been covered then? Did a search but nothing came up - or I missed a thread? If there is a link to a topic on this, could you post it? Cheers...

Anyone here using a Superfly 484 Cab with a different head other than the Little Giants or Superfly? Just got a cab a great price and need a head but don't like the LG's or Superfly, very underpowered.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='623578' date='Oct 11 2009, 10:39 PM']Welcome to the forum - you're not that far away from me. Where do you play jazz, and are there any open mic nights on your side of Manchester?[/quote] Well, I play regular at a pub called the Black Horse in Darwen. There's not an open night as such, but there's good opportunities to get gigs if you're looking to get some. Our guitarist runs Darwen Music Projects and we've had some cracking live bands on featuring Mike Walker, Gary Boyle etc. In fact, in a couple of weeks a jazz trio featuring Gavin Barras is on. He's a great up and coming upright and electric player. Not sure if he's on this forum? But to be fair, live music is on the decline in and around Blackburn, which is a shame. If it wasn't for our guitarist, there would be even less! We've got some gigs coming up in Preston and the Hop Pocket in Chorley this week. My band isn't a strict jazz band, more a band that plays unusual blues covers and some jazz standards thrown in etc. We're called The Cottonhouse Shakers (myspace.com/thecottonhouseshakers) and all members hail from different backgrounds. The drummer plays an eKit for example and used to run a laptop band called Semihere, the keys player and myself ran a band called False Negative for 5 years and Gary is from Gone Beggin'... it's all good though

Been lurking around for a while on here, but have rarely posted. Don't know why, but thought it was time to say hi! Been playing since 1989, initially inspired by Cliff Burton to play, but progressed on to the likes of Mingus, Jaco, Bruce etc. My real influence now is just good old solid time keeping and strong melodic content. So much so, I have been rediscovering old masters like JPJ, Jamerson and Macartney. Simply wonderful stuff for bass, even though I'm not a huge fan of all the music on offer, there's simply nothing better for bass. I'm a huge jazzer more than anything and love Esbjorn Svensson Trio & Nik Bartsch's Ronin, but am equally into Steve Reich, John Cage, Derek Bailey, The Orb, FSOL and Squarepusher. Jenkinson is a genius in my opinion BTW. Used to be a gear snob, but have come to realise that no one really cares about your gear except you, or a muso in the audience perhaps. If it feels good, sounds good and does the job then it's good enough for me. It's taken me twenty years to learn this It doesn't however, stop me gasing over gear... I'm now just a little more selective and less prone to peer pressure in making choices and making mistakes in what I buy! I play a Cort Action V modified with an Audere 4 Band EQ (hi-fi tone on a lo-fi budget and a Pro Series Traveler Bass from about 1997 ish. I have recently acquired a frankenstein 'beater' j-bass for the sole purpose of light modification and using in pub gigs where the threat of damage or theft is a real issue - so I ain't too bothered if it gets knicked basically. I love my little PJB Bass Buddy preamp, but equally love my Yamaha Nathan East NE-1 preamp as well which I picked up for a mere £30! I gig through an SWR Workingman Combo - but I'm looking to upgrade, but haven't quite decided what yet. When I'm not playing bass I'm often field recording, doing my job as a graphic designer or looking after the little 'un! Usually the latter. Later people... Derren.

I've also tried them combos at SAI in Chorley, and while I love the look and size they seemed to really lack any presence or balls! They're also a hefty £475! Bloody heavy for its diminutive size too. For the money, plus retro chic aside, you could easily get a Phil Jones, Trace Elliot or similar combo that would delivery far more for the money. I'd be interested to try them now that I have a P-bass though, as I did try it with a 5 string and that was a no no! (Hey first post! I think I need to fill my profile out now....)