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[quote name='EBS_freak' post='679129' date='Dec 9 2009, 02:57 PM']Don't be retarded. You can the thread is not talking about weight.[/quote] ebs_freak, you crack me up sometimes! i'm not gonna bother pointing out several contradictions you've already made in this thread. i'm just gonna enjoy waiting to see how many more you make as for my 2c, i think having specs are important and usefull in shortlisting when shopping for new equipment. adding Vd to specsheets will only help in that respect. if people are idiotic enough to buy a cab based on writing not sound then let them revel in their madness, don't get a bug up your butt on their behalf (as funny as it is )

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='672155' date='Dec 2 2009, 03:14 PM']I also wonder what the bridge is like....[/quote] good point... ... i wonder too..

my van broke down last night hope you all had a goodun!

if your changing the electronics and neck, what about the option of buying a blank body and making a project out of it. good fun and you'll learn a bit!

find out how they define 'guitar sized'. and if the bass fits the criterea then you have a case to argue should they get fussy. if it doesn't fit then flitcase it!

i know what the best looking rig is. but i'm not telling..

only one way to find out go along to the rehearsal, if things feel good, great! if not, tell them it's not for you and be on your way

just a bit of an update. did a gig on friday with a math metal band(!), there was meant to be backline (cabs) provided by the headliners but they pulled out last minute so i had to use the 1x12 combo on it's own, no PA support, against a vast drum kit and a peavey half stack.. unbelievably i could be heard on stage AND in the audience (just)! unsuprisingly i was on full volume, but suprisingly there was absolutely no break up in the sound, even on the low Dflat. one day i'll add a barefaced midget and this rig will be litteraly immense

i'm playing one currently. my shuker has been up with jon for a hideously long time now (my fault, not his ) and i've got to say, although obviously the OLP is nowhere near the built quality and playability of the shuker, i haven't felt at all restricted using it. the weight has got to me a little bit, and the tight string spacing (on the 5) takes a little getting used to. but i'm always impressed by the tone you can get out of it, and so are other people.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='649585' date='Nov 9 2009, 12:19 PM']don't expect to find any Fenders, Musicmen or Warwicks, they're simply not my thing. There may be a couple of more conventionally shaped basses coming up but they'll be made out of weird materials![/quote] looking forward to it all!

good to see some weird & wonderfull posts from you again! it's been too long

[quote name='Lew-Bass' post='648765' date='Nov 8 2009, 01:52 PM']I've started to get it mate, I turn the amp on and off and it's abit of a lucky dip as to whether it returns or not[/quote] thats very strange.... mine is very consistent..

anybody got to the bottom of the hiss issues yet? could put up with it at the start, but finding it harder to live with now..

so is the only thing left to fit electronics or am i missing something? hopefully someone will take it on and finish it!

a finer first post i think you will never see... welcome to the forum Lawrence! i think you'll be made very welcome here incidently, i assume from the lack of mention that you haven't had the hiss problem?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='644747' date='Nov 3 2009, 09:36 PM']That happened to me on one of mine... I ran some sealant up the join and it sorted it.[/quote] i wedged in a bit of wood. a bit more bodge it, but still did the trick.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='536473' date='Jul 9 2009, 01:24 PM']I also had a 1212L from SHX go faulty within the first couple of weeks. The driver started making farting noises. It took me a whiel but i found the dome had come unglued from the rest of the cone. only about an inch and so you couldnt actually see it. To their credit both Jorg and Shaun returned my emails within an hour or two, and this was on a Sunday evening. By wed all was sorted. Jorg got in touch with Shaun and they sent me a new driver. I still have the old one and i intend to fix it and use it at some point. Great service from both.[/quote] i had EXACTLY the same problem with the cone. and like you it was sorted out without fuss. however there was still a buzz from my cab and on further inspection it turned out to be the baffle holding the inner 12" that was the source. and like other people here, it turned out to be 2 pieces of wood suspectly glued in place.. Jorg has told me to take it to a tech to sort it out and he'll compensate any cost. which is fine, however living in SW Wales this is far from an easy task and after 5 months i have still not found somone i can take it too let alone had the oppertunity. but i haven't been that bothered by this as i bought it as a B-stock cab and assumed the QC issues (there are more than the 2 mentioned) were a result of this. but it appears not?

i picked up one of the "fenomenal 1x12 combo"s. apart from the background noise this thing is tonal nirvana! and so loud and light! a very happy bunny here

good to see you on the forum! the 1x12 combo i recieved is fantastic! tone to die for and lots of volume. however, the hiss is slightly annoying.. not really a big deal for £400, but if i'd have paid the £1100odd retail i think i'd be pretty miffed about it but this looks to be a product issue rather than a one-off.

[quote name='~tl' post='640328' date='Oct 29 2009, 06:11 PM']Thoughts so far... [list=1] [*]This thing is stupidly light. Easily a one handed lift. [*]It's plenty loud enough. Even on minimum volume, it's pushing what I can get away with for flat practice volume! [*]I think I've found my tonal nirvana... TI Flats -> Fender Precision Deluxe -> ACG Preamp -> Tecamp. [*]It has a tilt-back system consisting of a small aluminium rod that is stowed on clips on the bottom of the amp. There's a holder for it in the port on the back of the amp, which allows the amp to be tilted to a ~45º angle. Which is perfect for the sort of small gigs that I play. [*]I am, however, slightly disconcerted about the amount of hiss that the amp emits. It's very noticeable with the master above ¼. Adding treble to the EQ really brings it out. I think I'm going to pop back to G.G. tomorrow and compare to the one that they had on demo. I certainly didn't notice a hiss on that one (and had it turned up quite loud), so I think I may have got a bit of a lemon. [/list][/quote] any update on the hiss? mines the same. i've never had an amp or rig that hasn't had some level of hiss. but playin in my room this hiss is noticable over my playing. which is a little bit worrying..

had a play on the 1x12 combo last night and blown away is not the word! for 250w this thing goes LOUD, easily enough to play along with a drummer, and even at full volume there is literally no breakup in the sound, thats with a 5 string bass and the low end boosted. in fact, it's when pushed that the tone of this thing really comes alive! and speaking of tone... :brow: i haven't got my shuker at the moment, and only have an OLP 5 string with, frankly, ancient old strings on it. despite this, even with the eq flat, i was able to get a clear, articulate and very punchy sound. and never found myself needing to move anything more than a quarter turn to dial in different sounds. still only had a quick play with it. but i can't wait to try it out in a live situation! and spent last night dreaming of how spectacular it would be with a barefaced midget underneath it

just sat down to dinner. knock at the door.....

yep still no sign of mine

i'm a bit of an infinite music lover. my ipod (160GB) is full of music. most of which i haven't heard yet. so when i'm in the van i have it on shuffle so it's almost like radio. but when something good comes on. i can delve into it deeper. despite this, i still find time to listen to one album several times in a week. music is different things to different people. so this new trend will be a good thing to some, a bad thing to others.

someones grabbed the (not quite) all tube head was it a baschatter?