Deedee

Now all sold

Many thanks

Just sold a lovely cab to Richard.  Painless transaction as usual.  Great comms, agreed a meet up and had a good chat/catch up about all things bass.

Trade with covers complete confidence.

Many thanks Richard, until the next time 😂

1 hour ago, udo said:

Hello,

is the Puma one of the earlier or newer version models?

Cheers

I believe it's one of the later 1U high models, although others may be able to confirm.

I’ve not seen that before, many thanks 👍

Many thanks guys, I think it’s finally starting to make some sense 😀

7 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Those aren't driver specs. This links to an example of what a spec sheet looks like:

http://www.eminence.com/pdf/Kappalite_3015.pdf

 

 

Ah, thanks for that.

To be honest it was just a general question for my own interest as to how seemingly very different cabs can sound similar (at least to my ears).

All I know is that I’m very happy with the sound I’m getting from the Berg 😁

50 minutes ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Knowing the driver specs and cab particulars the science would reveal exactly what both of those set ups would sound like.

Here goes, I think these are correct:

Trace Elliot 2103h

2x10 with horn

Impedance: 8 ohms 

Frequency Response: 50Hz - 6kHz

Dimensions: H 610mm (24.6in) W 480mm (16.9in) D 430mm (16.9in) Weight 31kg 

Power 200 watts max 

Trace Elliot 1153

1x15

Impedance: 8 ohms 

Frequency Response: 32Hz - 5kHz. 

Dimensions: H 610mm (24.6in) 

W 480mm (16.9in) 

D 430mm (16.9in)

Weight 1153- 27.1Kg (59.7 lbs)

Power 200 watts max 

Bergantino NV115

• Woofer: 1-15” Ceramic Magnet Woofer w/ Vented Pole Pieces
• Midrange: 1-6” Intelligibility NV Series Cone Midrange Driver
• Cabinet Design: Sealed
• Cabinet Material: Baltic Birch Plywood
• Cabinet Covering: Black Tolex
• Impedance: 8-ohms
• Power Handling: 400W RMS
• Crossover: Custom Phase-Coherent Crossover
• Frequency Response: 45hZ – 6.5KhZ
• Sensitivity: 96db @ 2.83v / 1-meter
• Dimensions: 24”H x 18-1/2”W x 15”D
• Weight: 53 Lbs.

Just sold a cab to John.  Had a chat on the phone, agreed a time and a place for a meet up and had a good old natter about cabs.

Great communication throughout and a thoroughly nice chap to boot.

Trade with confidence 👍

I don’t know too much about the science behind them, but I’ve just purchased a Bergantino NV115 sealed cab.  Used it for the first time on Saturday night and it sounded fantastic, clear, punchy and exactly how I’d hoped it would sound.

I was/have been trying to replicate the bass sound I have in my head which is that of a Trace 1x15 cab paired with a 2x10 cab but obviously in a smaller package.  This Berg to me is the closest I’ve ever gotten to it without hooking up the real thing.

Now this is the bit I don’t understand.  Why does a modern take on a sealed cab replicate the sound of two old Skool ported cabs so well ? 🤔

Bump!

S115 now sold.  

Puma still available for sale or trade for an interesting fretted 4 string (34”) such as:

Ibanez Premium/Prestige with Norstrand pickups

Fender Precisions (not Jazzes I’m afraid)

Sandberg P basses

Aria SB-R60 (to match my R80)

Spector NS-2A (Made in Korea)

On 17/03/2018 at 08:14, Beer of the Bass said:

I'm not intimately familar with Laney's range over the years, but is that definitely a bass cab?  The basketweave tolex and cloth grille looks like a lot of their guitar stuff over the last few years. 

That did cross my mind actually.  I’m not sure which model the cab was, but it did say ‘04’ in rather large writing on the rear panel.

My backup is a 2011 Squier VM P.  Rosewood board, Arctic white with black plate.

Fitted a Kiogon solderless loom with CTS pots and Switchcraft jack socket, all topped off with a DiMarzio Model P pickup.  Was fitted with a Hipshot Bridge but now reverted to the original BBOT. Looks, sounds and plays great 

On 08/03/2018 at 18:32, CameronJ said:

A year or two ago it was Nords across th whole “premium” range, but with the latest generation it seems Ibanez have gone for Aggies in all the BTB premiums and Nords in the SR premiums. I can understand why they did it as it’s another big contributing factor in differentiating between the two models. Not necessarily ideal for those of us who, for example, may prefer the BTB body shape but the tone of Nordstrands! No doubt you’ll be getting a killer sounding bass though, regardless of pickup brand. 

I’ve had a couple of BTB’s in the past, a 4 and a 5 String.  Great quality and really felt right.  However, I decided last year that I’m strictly a 4 player so I’m a little disappointed that the new BTB 4 string isn’t available with the Nords 😟.  I’ve tried them in the SR Premiums and they sound great.

7 hours ago, Delberthot said:

The NX410 4x10" cab that I had was better than any Trace or Ashdown equivalent cab that I ever owned. Just a pity that no one knows about them or gives them a try because of the name. MArine grade ply, Celestion neo drivers. Really well made, solid cabs and a lot lighter than their counterparts

Yep, I must admit I’m guilty of never even considering them previously 😞

11 hours ago, naxos10 said:

I've got an RB... amp head in the garage - must get it out and have a play

I must admit to being completely ignorant to model names etc but this particular combination sounded great to my ears.

Visited a rather well known Nottingham rehearsal room tonight for the first time.

The bass rig provided was a Laney head and cab.  I wasn’t too sure what to expect (I think my last dabble with a Laney was a 65 watt Linebacker Guitar amp back in the mid-nineties).

Suffice to say I was mightily impressed.  Great punchy sound and (dare I say it 👀) dispersion from that low cab.

My MIJ P bass straight into the amp.

Really impressed, so hats off to Laney 👍

Open to trade offers.  Hit me with what you’ve got 🥊

29 minutes ago, lojo said:

That's my P bass above , great value for money , I've got 2 other CIJs and there all fantastic , never felt the need to get an MIA . 

Great basses.  I’m the same with my MIJ 70’s Reissue P, best P I’ve ever played.

I must get another SH though 😍

I was very much fancying a Euro 4 LX a few months back when the OP (aka The Greek) pointed me in the direction of a 1991 MIK NS-2A that was for sale on the forum.

I love it.  Fantastic build quality, wonderful neck and beautifully balanced - It’s a dream to play.  From the first day I got it, it felt instantly comfortable.  After years of playing Fender P’s and Stingrays I too was worried about the strap button over the 14 fret instead of the 12th, but I needn’t have worried.  Even switching between the Spector and a P at gigs now is fine.

If this is indicative of all Spectors, I’d highly recommend them.

2 hours ago, Macbass68 said:

Where in South Yorkshire are you,? Thanks, Mac

 

Between Doncaster and Rotherham 

Price Drop Bump.  

Each of these items are now crazy bargains.  If they don’t go at these prices, they ain’t going!

1 hour ago, TRBboy said:

As always, it all comes down to personal preference. For me, it would be a sandberg any day of the week. Not just because the build quality is excellent and they sound superb, but mainly because i know the neck profile and general 'feel ' of the bass will suit me perfectly. This is entirely personal. 

Fwiw, as great as they are, i think fender basses are grossly overpriced these days, especially the current range, when you look at what quality handbuilt instruments you can get for the same or often less money. 

Without wishing to hijack this thread, if you were wanting to try a Sandberg (a traditional P single pickup version) which model(s) would you go for?  The range seems pretty baffling to me but I would like to try one for myself.

Any excuse to post a pic of my beloved 250 SMX.  It doesn’t matter which class D heads I try (and some of them are pretty good), none of them come close to classic TE 😎

Sold a couple of Scrathplates to Martin.  Great communication throughout, including detailed comment on the current state of British banking services 😂

Trade with confidence 👍

Many thanks guys.

One more pic (for scale) from a gig last week showing the cabs in use with my trusty Trace head 😎