alexclaber

Ah, mine is the biggest! Alex

[quote name='walbassuk' post='34242' date='Jul 19 2007, 05:50 PM']...it's just the old vocals getting lost/monitoring thing.[/quote] Ah, that perennial challenge. I've been looking into more feedback resistant mics and have decided to get an Audix OM-5. It's supercardioid so very directional and high gain before feedback. Will report back once I've gigged it. Alex

[quote name='Russ' post='33928' date='Jul 19 2007, 12:16 AM']In retrospect, I'd have gone with a very different wood selection.[/quote] Interesting. What was the wood selection? Alex

Couldn't you just turn your amp up? Overwinding a pickup gets more output but it also increases the inductance and thus lowers the resonant peak and reduces the treble response. Villex and Q-Tuner pickups are both passive but very high output without mud but I don't know how they do it! Alex

Go to [url="http://www.bassplayer.tv/"]http://www.bassplayer.tv/[/url] , go to lessons and click on Bobby Vega. He nails 'Hair' and then goes on to groove your socks off with a myriad of techniques. Badass. Alex

The easiest way to try this out is by using a capo and retuning. A capo at the 1st fret will get you a 32.2" scale length whilst a capo at the 2nd fret will get you 30.3" scale length. Remember to tune all the strings down by one or two semitones to get the right pitches and tension. Alex

Guitarist has finally put most of his parts on! Had a brief listen during rehearsal last night and it sounded good. Has gone straight to saxophonist for him to do his things. Alex

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='30137' date='Jul 11 2007, 08:51 AM']Alex. thanks for that link. so would i get one piece and cut it up in to strips and lay them under the cab with gaps between or do i need to have enough under the cab to form a platform and use a piece of wood to cover it with? Sorry, not really looked in to this before.[/quote] You get one strip and cut it into two pieces with length equal to the width of your cab. Then when setting up your rig you line one strip up underneath the back edge of your cab and one under the front edge. If you're standing really close to your cab just use one strip at the front, either way up, to give you a degree of tilt - just having an edge of the cab touching the ground still gives good mechanical isolation. So much lighter, cheaper and more versatile than a GRAMMA! Alex

Even if the line array part works well - which it should do despite being hideously overpriced - the bass modules are not good. They're a simple bandpass design with low power handling and sensitivity and the usual problems of bandpass subs - best kept for in-car SPL competitions IMO! As ever with Bose, the marketing is brilliant, the engineering less so... Alex

Make sure you can always hear yourself clearly - digging in to get heard tends to be the finger killer. Let the amp do more of the work. Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31883' date='Jul 14 2007, 07:18 PM']Well it was his own fault...[/quote] So you're not saying that whoever buys the resulting knocked off gear will be getting 'good sounds for a good price'? [quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31883' date='Jul 14 2007, 07:18 PM']Or do they have to save up more and buy something expensive to make you feel better?[/quote] Not me, you. If you want to buy battery hen eggs too then that's up to you as well. We live in an age where everyone seems to think they're owed something, like they shouldn't have to work for it. And also in an age where everyone wants new things. What happened to working hard, saving up and buying the used gear you can afford? I don't know why Behringer owners take it so personally. Shouldn't you complain to Behringer that their business practices are unethical and that it's unfair for them to take advantage of you by selling equipment whose R&D is knocked off? Caveat emptor. Alex

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='31612' date='Jul 13 2007, 11:08 PM']Well to be honest its a business practice everyone uses from cars to basses...[/quote] Show me a car that is completely reverse engineered and I'll listen. Every time this topic comes up someone chimes in about there being tons of Fender copies out there - and every time I find myself thinking that they just don't get it. Maybe it's a lot easier to understand if you have a design/engineering background? If we don't say anything then every manufacturer that spends money on R&D for new gear for us loses, whilst Behringer wins. My saying this won't put Behringer out of business but it might help another musician choose some used gear from a reputable maker over some new Behringer gear, even if it does make current Behringer owners feel a little uncomfortable. Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31545' date='Jul 13 2007, 08:28 PM']But good sounds for a good price. [/quote] Indeed, like these: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2707"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2707[/url] Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31525' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:53 PM']Or are you another one of those people who like to bash Bezza for no good reason and join in with everyone else?[/quote] No good reason? Only their complete lack of morals in stealing numerous companies' intellectual property and getting away with it because the cost of litigation is too high for most. I don't doubt that a lot of their gear sounds good and works well because it's been designed by some very reputable companies - assuming you get something that hasn't been made with compromised components or build quality then you're onto a winner as you don't have to foot the R&D bill as whoever buys Sansamp or Boss or QSC or Mackie etc does. Utterly parasitic business practice. Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31510' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:23 PM']The cost of a packet of crisps. [/quote] Have you considered Behringer? I gather they'll do trade-ins on slightly used Kettle Chips, one careful owner. Might even get some cash back too. Alex

[quote name='The Funk' post='31506' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:16 PM']Some might say a little too clean.[/quote] Too clean? What is this strange concept you speak of? Alex

[quote name='Subthumper' post='29299' date='Jul 9 2007, 08:11 PM']I really want to try some of PJB's bigger cabs esp the horn loaded one with 16 drivers-anyone tried it?[/quote] Sadly I've never read of anyone owning a 16H - surely there much be one somewhere out there in active use? It makes the Ampeg 8x10" look quite anorexic: 47 inches high (with casters 51 inches), 24 1/2 inches wide and 27 1/2 inches deep. It weighs about 275 pounds! Alex

[quote name='Charla' post='31128' date='Jul 13 2007, 10:27 AM']I was reading about the EBS td650 which recommends changing the pre amp valve every 12 months![/quote] Sounds like EBS are getting kickbacks from the valve manufacturers. Change your valve when it breaks or you want to experiment with different sounds. Power amp valves last far longer than manufacturers claim - ever heard of anyone changing their power transistors? Durability is not that dissimilar. Preamp valves just go on and on. Alex

[quote name='JPJ' post='30802' date='Jul 12 2007, 04:50 PM']...its about the dead'est room I have ever played in, absolutely no natural reverb at all![/quote] How weird, I'd assumed the opposite! Never thought a venue could be too dead (though the audience can certainly be)... Alex

Wizard indeed! Sting and tantric sex? Paul McCartney and singing/songwriting Beatle? Alex

Are there many Extended Range Guitarists out there? Alex

[quote name='tempo' post='30694' date='Jul 12 2007, 01:17 PM']I don't know many fretless "lines" (Hey you, Teen town is about it)[/quote] Actually Teen Town was recorded on fretted bass. Alex

Why is this thread here and not in basses? Alex

My custom bass design/build process started in August 2005. I have thus acquired Jedi-like patience skills. Writing new songs helps. Alex

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='30569' date='Jul 12 2007, 09:12 AM']of course not all speakers behave the way a computer program wants them to now do they?[/quote] Actually yes, they do. You don't have to use a computer to calculate the response but it's a damn sight easier than doing it with pen, paper and slide rule! The theory behind speaker response at low frequencies was clearly establised between the late '50s and early '70s by Thiele and Small and has been repeatedly proven in practice. Furthermore the response plot of the Beyma speaker used by AccuGroove can be found on Beyma's website - which shows it in a much larger cab and thus with more bottom than the undersized AccuGroove cab will allow. Do what you want - it's not my money you're spending. Alex