wateroftyne

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1383558892' post='2265724'] This is a big hint. Check GAK's website for the Genz NX2 212T. [/quote] Christ, that's cheap...! Also, check out the TKS S212. I'm actually thinking of getting one myself. Trying one first might be tricky / impossible, though.

Barrie - looking on TB there were a few reports of BX500s cutting out. Has this been sorted, do you know? They look like nice heads for a back-up...

Some of you might be aware of pickup guru Bill Lawrence - unfortunately he's passed away. [url="http://www.billlawrence.com/"]http://www.billlawrence.com[/url] He did a great job of the pickups in my Roscoe Beck. Rest in peace, Bill.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1383475225' post='2264739'] The genz stuff now incorperates a similar power compression like the RH heads, some kind of power management to be more efficiantbor something I guess. [/quote] Yip... I'm not sure (m)any of the lightweight heads tote the wattage they say they do. They're 'as loud as..' because of the stuff going on under the hood. Fair play to EBS for being honest about the Reidmar's specs.

Into a 2x12? Easily loud enough.

It's more to do with the preconceptions of the engineer. They probably deal with rounds 90% of the time, so when someone pops up totin' flats, they try their best to get it sounding like rounds. And it ends up sounding terrible. When you get an engineer who understands flats, it's a joy. All IME, of course.

It's a problem I come across a lot. Many engineers EQ 'em like rounds by default. [quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1383416180' post='2264299'] but when playing through my amp I can EQ it to get a lovely woody sound which has the flatwound vibe but a sweet crispy break up also - and that's gone missing right now. [/quote] Make a point of demonstrating this to the engineer. 'This is what my bass sounds like...'. Flats are all about mids.

I went from a pair of Berg 2x10's to a pair of light and compact TKS Engineering 12s. Theoretically, the Bergs would probably go louder, but the TKS go as loud as I would practically need... without complaining.

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1383393057' post='2263951'] I am going to go out on a limb and state that I think that the new Prodigy and Strategy amps are pretty ugly cosmetically. They no doubt sound awesome however. I would probably still wait about for a 400+ or get a second hand Big Block. [/quote] I agree. Too much bling, not enough class.

Crikey - the Aggie is £650

Very nice cab also!

http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/914735/tc_electronic_bass_amp_power_rating___active_power_management.pdf FWIW, the RH450 sounded loud to me, but lacked substance. YMMV.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1383291388' post='2262565'] I think the high pass filter might help get the most from the 240 watts. [/quote] *snort*

I had a plunk on one of these in Windows in Newcastle at the weekend. It was quite lovely, but - surprisingly - bloody heavy. I would never have guessed it was Chinese had I not spotted the sticker on the back of the headstock.

Ah - that'll be Wilko, then

I'm guessing you don't mean the Chicago-based alt-rockers?

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1383131131' post='2260491'] Not on an iPhone, not for me. Doesn't get me to the end result (viewing the first unread post) any quicker, considering zooming, swooshing the page sideways to relocate the thing you want to hit which disappeared with the zoom, etc, etc. [/quote] I use an iPhone and I switch between mobile and desktop all the time depending on what I want to do. I don't really think about it, tbh... I just do it.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1383128994' post='2260448'] Let me make it simple. I would like, please, to have something to hit to get me to the first unread post in a thread, that is bigger than the currently tiny target area ( which is giving me and others problems ) and preferably as big as a key on the iPhone keyboard. I really only use the mobile site on the phone for one thing, staying up to date with threads I'm already subscribed to, so the current state of the site frustrates me all the time. I don't honestly care how that gets done. Make the dot bigger, add another link, add tapatalk as an alternative, whatever rocks the boat the least. Please ? [/quote] 'Use full site' is your friend.

Tommy's just posted this custom order on Facebook. He says it's a love it or hate it thing. I LOVE IT.

I moved across to New Moon this year, too. Very reasonable premium... Never had to claim, mind.

I'm a floater, but I use my left hand to mute too.

[quote name='MonkeyTrick' timestamp='1383036284' post='2259247'] I can see where wateroftyne is coming from - Nad is a bit shaky at times, but he did a pretty good job overall, I think. The support act was a million times better in Manchester too (Alan Reed of Pallas' solo project) [/quote] Even if his vocals were spot-on, I'd still struggle to warm to him. He's like a camp pantomime villain. I actually had my head in my hands once or twice. On top of all that, the bloke in the seat directly in front of me thought it would be funny to put on a fox mask and stand at the foot of the stage in front of Hackett during the quiet bit before the climax of The Musical Box. Totally took the momentum out of it. Idiot...

They're pretty easy to open without breaking the lock if you have a poke around.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1382963345' post='2258435'] I don't think it's a bad bass, my point was the hypocrisy of the attitude because it's a member here and not a random person on eBay. [/quote] I can understand that. Sometimes you just have to take negative comments on the chin.