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I have two B series 4x10 Hlf´s (one is a BSE) Both are 4ohm. I love them, they are fantastic cabs. The BSE sounds a little clearer in the top end department. Both handle 5 string very well and loads of thump out of them in all ranges. I got the hlf´s because I wanted to bring down the imp. to 2ohms to get the most out of my B500DR head. I have to say that they are great value for money! Havent had a single problem with either. I also have a classic hlf and there honestly isn´t any difference between the BSE and it. Though my classic HLF is asian made and the BSE is US made so build quality may be a factor there, though not positive about that, as I´ve never played a US made Classic HLF. Either way, I can´t fault them. just wish there was a B 1x18 40hm cab

Hi all. looking to upgrade my DB and a mate sent me this link Aesthetically its pretty much what Im after but anyone know anything more about these? Thanks [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Double-Bass-red-with-white-flames-3-4-size-new_W0QQitemZ370303195565QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments?hash=item5637ca59ad"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Double-Bass-red-with...=item5637ca59ad[/url]

Apologies for that. My inner nerd thought it was hilarious! I shall stick to reading comics in my own time and watch The Big Bang Theory instead

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='681938' date='Dec 12 2009, 09:20 AM']I don't usually like that sort of thing, but it's so tastefully done that it's seriously cool. Well done! [/quote] +1 Also, coulda been made a hash of-good thing you didn´t use Jean Grey! Seriously though, that looks very cool! A mate once did something similar with his black ray. He put the white spider logo off the venom/spiderman black costume on a 3ply black pg. Looked great, but I have to say, your one is much better! Good job!

Hi, I bought a Gibson Thunderbird Studio V. When I got it, I didn´t like the whole low B thing, found it too deep and dark sounding for the stuff I play with the bands. So I decided I´d restring it and go with a High C instead. Asked the tech if I´d need a new nut/where do i get a Hich C string?- and he kinda laughed and said get a set of D´Addario 6 string bass and only use the first 5. He was bang on-no messing with the nut required. Didn´t need any real tweakng of the truss rod either- was pretty much ready to go straight away (though he did set it up anyway after that) Hope that helps

Thanks guys for all your help. Being the curious young soul I am, I drove to the other side of the country (CO. Wexford) with two Marshall guitar halfstacks (we had a gig on Sat in Cork) on Friday afternoon Took forever to find my way to the place where the VBA400 was. GPS was no help at all! Pulled into a lare, scary farmyard (was dark by 4.30) and was greeted by a this bloke´s younger brother (who was the one that the swap was to benefit) who ushered me toward a porta-cabin-esque building which had the lights on. Walked up the steps (fashioned from breezeblocks) and there she was, A VBA400 atop a VBC4x12, atop what looked like the bottom half of a cab case (on castors) Plugged in my 78 P, let the valves warm up (all present and correct), clicked standby and had a noddle-a life changing moment! Gorgeous tone!!! I was sold after about 5 mins! He powered up the TSL and was happy (he didnt seem to know much about these amps).We agreed the deal, I declined the offer of a cup of tea, went back out to the portacabin, put my bass in the case and took it to the car. I came back and he had put the cab AND head into flight cases, not covers! Proper cases, made for the head and cab! The TSL didnt even have covers.lol. getting them into the Megane was a pain, but well worth it and driving down the laneway on the way out, i got that feeling I sometimes get when i know I´ve done better out of a trade than the other bloke-get "outta there before they realise they´ve made a huge mistake!" Gigged it saturday and did not want to get off stage after, I´m in love. Everyone should have a VBA400 (and 2 roadies!!!) Now looking for a 2nd VBC4x12!!!

Here goes: Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I´ve been nice to my family, I´ve been kind to my girlfriend, I´ve eaten all my greens and even done the washing up. I´ve walked my dogs every day, I´ve not bought as many basses or amps as last year and I´ve only smacked my guitarist twice. I hope you think that i have been good. For christmas, i would like: a Kate Beckinsale (ala Underworld) (I know another boy asked for her already, so if you can´t get her, I would be happy for Jenna Jameson) a book on introducing the above to a relationship, for my girlfriend (but I am only good with Lego manuals at christmas) a Fender Coronado II (In CAR) Some nice Twin pups for my Double Bass another Marshall VBC4x12 (my VBA400 would be much cooler if it was running through 8x12 at 2ohms and the other boys would be jealous) a Marshall Powerbrake for my VBA400 A new Ampeg SVT CL VR and 8x10VR An Ampeg Baby Bass A Gibson SG Junior guitar in polaris white wth black pg A remote control that turns guitar amps down And for my stocking, some cds, some EHX pedals, a Retroman LOLA pedal and an original Korg G5 Thank you santa,cant wait for Christmas morning!!!

[quote name='William James Easton' post='673017' date='Dec 3 2009, 11:51 AM']ken casey hardly plays a note live with the dropsh*te murphys whilst singing! not saying i could do it but if you listen live it can be pretty ropey, that said he has some good lines on the old LP's there.[/quote] Well, I´ve not had a chance to see them live yet. Been listening to them for years and like most of the albums (earliest ones are pants though!) Having said that, our guitarist saw them in Dublin last year and said pretty much the same-bass was missing for half of it, so your probably spot on there

If you are going to use any store-bought guitar cleaning agents/polish, stay away from anything that isn´t Martin! Our guitar tech (who´s about the same age as the sun) swears by it and wont use anything else as, apparently it is the only one around that doesn´t have even a trace of detergent in it. This is harmful to lacquer, especially older or thinner finishes. Oh, and it shines up anything a treat!

one of the bands I play with is punk band. we were a four piece up untill about a month ago when the singer´s sister and her friend came in with their trumpet and sax. We learned a few Reel Big Fish and Madness numbers for a laugh. Now thinking of doing the ska thing properly. In terms of players in this whole area, I reckon Matt Freeman is a genius. My two favourite MF basslines are ´Sidekick´ and ´Radio´- pure class. He is also a wicked mandolin player and as a result of his mandolin part on Lars´ second album (track-My Life), I went out and bought an Epiphone Mandobird and have been learning it since! Another great ska/reggae player is Earl Falconer from UB40, very cool guy (met him earlier this year) and an amazing musician Tony Kanal is another wicked player. the very early No Doubt stuff is fantastic. Two other great punk players IMO are Mark Hoppus and Ken Casey (from Dropkick Murphys). But the bassist who combines the two the best... Paul Siminon from the Clash, simply, the greatest there ever was!!!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='671852' date='Dec 2 2009, 09:34 AM']A simple Google search will tell you everything you need to know. Start with the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Cable_Products"]controversy section in this Wikipedia entry[/url]. Then go on to [url="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/monster-cable-at-it-again-sues-mini-golf-company/"]read how they tried to stop Monster Mini Golf using the word Monster in their name[/url] which thankfully they lost although that hasn't stopped them from going after just about any company using the word Monster whether they are in the audio/video/cabling business or not. Practices that make Rickenbacker's Mr Hall and his trademark protection look decidedly saintly! Also check out their [url="http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/blue-jeans-strikes-back"]spurious patent infringement claims against Blue Jeans Cable[/url] where they most certainly picked on the wrong person to try their usual intimidation techniques against. This one hasn't gone any further, but only because the president of Blue Jeans Cable was sufficiently clued up about IP law to call their bluff. It might be slightly forgiven if Monster Cables products were demonstrably better than any other properly made inter-connect using the correct cables and connectors. [url="http://consumerist.com/2008/03/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables.html"]But they're not[/url]. Back to the OP's question. If you are suitably skilled with the use of a soldering iron and have the time to do a proper job using decent quality components then make your own cables. Otherwise get in contact with OBBM.[/quote] Wow, really had no idea about any of that. Well, I won´t be buying any new cables from them, though I will definately continue using the two i have for the time being. I haven´t had any experience with any of their home audio cables or HDMI or whatever, but I would happily take ´The Pepsi Challenge" using the two bass ones I´ve got and any of the other cables I have lying around, there is most definately a difference. Thanks for the heads up mate

[quote name='BigRedX' post='671503' date='Dec 1 2009, 08:20 PM']You may want to read up on Monster Cable's over zealous litigation department and other questionable business practices before buying any of their products.[/quote] Sorry man, not sure I follow? Are they mad-unethical like Gibson or something? Haven't heard anything bad about them, though i've not realy been that interested either. What's the story with them?

[quote name='gafbass02' post='671558' date='Dec 1 2009, 09:09 PM']It's the cij jb-62 wal but just the body off reliable fender going for a black n gold/brass thang. The neck will be a squier for now till I can afford a nice one. (or till I've paniced and flogged it to get cash back ) having looked at the pics it looks like it has an internal bridge earth route unlike most 62ri's[/quote] Interesting. looks lovely! Enjoy mate

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIEa9axGDw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIEa9axGDw[/url] One of the bands I play with at the moment. Filmed at some songwriting competition in Fermanagh(NI) a few weeks ago. Played through the provided knackered Marshall 2x10 combo Nothing mindblowing,by any means!!!

Monster bass cables. Expensive, but amazingly worth it! Cant gush enough about them since I bought a pair of them on the advice of our soundman. Seriously amazing low-end clarity. Mega-huge difference between them and any other cable i´ve ever used!

maybe a tad old-fashioned, but what about a nice 3ply black one? I reckon the gold would look a wee bit weird. or if you wanna make it look dead-flash, what about a mirror one? Would love a walnut jazz actually. What year/edition is it?

The valve in the DBS is is a preamp valve. Even if t´wer blown/dead, you might still get a faint sound out of it, even a bit distorted. I reckon what you have here is a cooked output transformer. These amps have solid state power outputs. I remember talking to a guy about the head version of this amp awhile back and he had a similar problem (he had been using instrument cable to connect it to his cabs and unaware, ruined the output stage of the amp) Funnily enough, he said that was the second one he owned and was a replacement he got from the store when his first one -blew its output transformer! I´d be very surprised if it wasn´t that, or some dodgy wiring. I wouldn´t go messing with valve replacement unless you know 200% what your doing-it can cause serious problems!

[quote name='TheButler' post='668323' date='Nov 28 2009, 02:49 PM']I've had crap both, can't say there is any correlation between gender and sound engineer goodness.[/quote] I agree with the above. Just in my experience, the few I have dealt with have been outstanding. But there are likely to be as many females in the population of bad sound engineers that threaten our sonic liberties that lurk out there. Well, actually a bit less than that, seeing as its still something of a male dominated/masculine profession (sorry, have a degree in Sociology and I may only be able to use it here, )

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='668304' date='Nov 28 2009, 02:29 PM']I know this may be a little sexist but it's from experience but I realised last night that every female sound engineer I have have worked with has been brilliant, they always seem to care about your sound instead of just getting the job done. The lady last night was called in last minute, she hadn't been to the venue in a year and was in bed with a fever when she got the call but still did a fantastic job and I can't help but feel that if it was a man that wouldn't have happened.[/quote] snap! haven´t come across one who wasn´t amazing! Fantastic, simple as!

Ohkh! Suits you sir, ohkh!

[quote name='cocco' post='668196' date='Nov 28 2009, 12:47 PM']yeah it certainly did man. You know the previous owner?[/quote] Was actually gonna try and buy it off him What do you think of it?

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='630085' date='Oct 19 2009, 08:36 AM']+1. For me as well.[/quote] RHCP died in 92! The bass does look interesting. Tried the wee one and the manchild version in a shop in Dublin a fortnight ago. Foul!!! The neck felt like sliding down a sheet of sanpaper with broken glass and razor blades stuck to the edges. Pickup was less than impressive-weak as a small kitten with an iron deficiency. It was plugged into a Mark Bass 4x10 and I genuinely did not expect it to sound that bad! While I agree that the design is eye-catching and may not be everyone´s cup of tea, the build quality is seriously pi**-poor. And if it WAS indeed set-up at the Factory, the tech that did the set-up needs serious schooling! I have played basses based purely on aesthetics before. I tried and 5mins later bought, a Daisy Rock Candy bass in glitter pink (even recorded with it!) That was a low budget bass designed with a specific market in mind, and it didn´t suck ass! Some other player-designed basses have been great Hoppus, Harris, Geddy Lee, Dirnt, Jeff Berlin... Really gutted that such a great player and inspiration to a few generations of player would stick his name on something this cheap! Awful

[quote name='cocco' post='667315' date='Nov 27 2009, 01:18 PM']Fender P-bass (US/MEX Modded, Delano Pup, Switchcraft under mounted jack, Paint job, Hipshot hardware, for sale)[/quote] Think I recognise this. Did it come from County Cork, Ireland, by any chance?

[quote name='maxrossell' post='667973' date='Nov 28 2009, 06:17 AM']If I were you I'd demand a full refund, as the bass is clearly not in the condition advertised. He might decide to be a dick about it, and unfortunately if he does your only option is to take it up with eBay.[/quote] I have bought tons of gear from ebay over the years. Never had any hassle with basses or amps, but know a few mates who havent been very lucky on there though. I did have one kinda srange one alright: Last year, I bought two EHX pedals off a bloke in Brighton. He mentioned in the listing that they were worn but functioning 100% I figured fair enough, and went with it. They arrived and neither worked at all. Emailed him, no reply. I kept up trying to get him to take them back but to no avail. So got on to ebay. They must´ve got him to change his mind and he agreed to take them back. Then about a month later I got a package in the post. opened it up and there were the two pedals- in perfect working order! There was also a note inside saying he was sorry for being a D**k and he´d gone and got them repaired. So I got a refund AND the pedals. Strange place is ebay! Had a Geddy Lee and loved it dearly! The neck is the best part, so slim and fast. If there was any reason to send that beat up one back, it´d be the imperfections on the neck. The fact that the pickups arent putting out what they should would be pretty important to!