skidder652003

Following on from this topic whereby a rather expensive speaker died on me after 11 months of apparent over -excursion and is therefore not under warranty.. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217597-speaker-dies-on-me-under-12-months-any-rights/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217597-speaker-dies-on-me-under-12-months-any-rights/page__fromsearch__1[/url] I have been politely informed that this particular lightweight speaker is not in fact designed to be used with a bass amp, so please be warned!! [color=#000000][font=Calibri][size=4] [font="Times New Roman"]Further to your communication with Michael, I would like to offer the following diagnosis of your loudspeaker driver's failure. I have attached photographs illustrating the particular symptoms of your driver's failure - unfortunately, the characteristics here are rather clear-cut. The impact damage to the rear end of the voice coil is quite evident, along with the heat discolouration to the voice coil windings. Creasing to the outer edge of the cone is also visible around the entire of its circumference serves to reinforce overexcursion as the only credible source of driver failure in this instance. It is worth noting that in their application guidelines for the Kappalite 3015, Eminence state that this driver is “Recommended for vented professional audio enclosures for full-range or as mids.”. The driver is not recommended for low frequency use, or for bass guitar applications, and using it as such is using the driver for a purpose other than intended. Whilst the Kappalite 3015 is capable of reproducing frequencies as low as 40Hz, Bottom E on a bass guitar in standard tuning is a touch over 41Hz (41.323), already dangerously close to the stated lower limit for the driver, and even at moderate power levels capable of pushing the driver to significant levels of excursion. A semitone down from this – very easily achieved when playing live – is more than adequate to take the speaker outside of this. Drop D tuning will take things down to under 37Hz, open C on a 5-string is a little under 31Hz. Put simply, this is intended as – and described and sold as – a mid-range/full-range driver, and is unsuitable for use in the application you have chosen. As you have fitted this driver to an existing enclosure, it should be borne in mind that this enclosure will have been designed around a different driver, with a different suspension, and different excursion characteristics. Port tuning of a bass reflex enclosure (as many 15” bass guitar cabinets tend to be) has a massive impact on the driver itself, and as a result driver selection is something which has to be given careful consideration and calculation beforehand (there are many online resources to help in this matter), precisely to avoid driver failures of this nature. Your assertion that the SWR700 has never been driven past 65% of its capacity is somewhat of a moot point. Whilst I would quite happily concur that you may well not have had the gain/master controls on the amp turned up fully – or even past 65% - this actually has only a limited bearing on the actual output voltage from the amplifier (which will determine the Wattage delivered to the driver). Two-thirds of the rotation of a gain pot will not equate to two-thirds of maximum gain – i.e., setting your level controls to this will not by any means affirm that, for example, a 450W amplifier is delivering (even approximately) 300W into its load. Additionally, the actual output witnessed by the driver is entirely dependent on the level of the input signal, and the use of offboard equipment such as effects pedals (or use of active pickups) will vary this input signal level enormously. Incidentally, sub-bass is broadly defined and accepted as frequencies below 60Hz (some definitions of sub-bass start significantly higher than this) – the bottom two strings of a four-string bass guitar in standard tuning fall into this category; avoiding running sub-bass through the enclosure would involve not using the bottom string below the sixth fret, or the third string in the open or 1st fret positions – which I would hazard is probably not a practical option.[/font][/size][/font][/color] [font="Times New Roman"][color=#000000][size=4]In light of the above information, unfortunately the failure of the driver is in this instance not a warranty issue - nor is it an issue regarding a manufacturing defect, but regrettably of the item being used for a purpose other than intended. Accordingly, we are unable to offer a refund or replacement for this item. Kind regards, Jon Harriman Blue Aran Limited[/size][/color][/font]

speak to John [url="http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/[/url]

didnt see it before!

Subjective I know, but any comments/thoughts,?? just want to do some noodling at home into PC. Couple of Inputs, decent Pre amps for the price? Possible? Thanks!

By the way, there was absoloutely no farting sound before it died, it just stopped working, full stop.

Thanks guys, Im going to question them about their assumptions regarding using it as sub etc and see what happens. Many thanks for your input. I'll let you know what happens.

Hi Guys wonder if anybody might be able to offer me some advice? I bought an Eminence Kappalite 15" speaker from a well known and respected (on here) supplier. 2 weeks ago it stopped working. Luckily (or so i thought!) for me it still had a month to go on a 12 month warranty. I contacted the supplier [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]hello[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] i received an eminaence kappalite 3015 450W 15" Driver last year. The[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]order date was 27/09/2012. This speaker has stopped working. I have[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]tested it in several working cabs but it is still broken. Am I able to[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]have this item replaced under any 12 month warranty/ I t has been used[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]perhaps 12 times in the last year, always at 8 ohm loads.[/size][/font][/color] So they asked me to send it back which i did and this was the reply after emailing them yesterday as i hadn't heard anything [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hello Mr Marks,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]We have recieved the returned speaker and it has been assessed under warranty by our speaker department. Unfortunately the speaker failure appears to be due to over excursion of the cone. This has resulted in creases to the front of the cone anddamage to the rear of the voicecoil consistent with it hitting the stop at the back of the magnet gap. This is usually caused by Excess sub-bass being fed to the speaker. The usual method to prevent this is to have a hi-pass filter which prevents the harmful very low frequencies from reaching the driver.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Unfortunately this damage is not covered under the warranty. I can pass the driver to our reconing department to see if it is possible to repair the driver and put together a quote for the cost of this if you would like.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]Ok, so my problem is this. This speaker has only ever been used with an SWR 700 working Pro, [/font][/color] [url="http://www.swramps.com/en-GB/products/search.php/?partno=4450000010"]http://www.swramps.com/en-GB/products/search.php/?partno=4450000010[/url] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]and to the best of my knowledge this is not a sub bass, although to be fair it does have a bass boost![/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]I have never driven it beyond 65% either with the one speaker at 8 ohms or 2 8ohm speakers ie at 4 ohms. So do i have a leg to stand on here guys? Or do i have to bite the bullet and pay for a recone, if thats even possible or get a new one (£180 quid..ouch!). Are my statutory rights affected etc?...[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]Any advice really appreciated, pretty skint at the moment like most people.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif]Thanks.[/font][/color]

Yep, didnt hurt Bobby none! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U[/url]

great list! Check out 69 to 73!!

just pulled the trigger on these guys for 50 T shirts at £4 each inc postage dunno what they're like but it was a recommendation from a mate with his own printing company who has a son in a band so we'll see.. [url="http://www.pinsandknucklesclothing.com/"]http://www.pinsandknucklesclothing.com/[/url]

brilliant! Jaco next!

as above, fancy trying to flog some worthless tat to pissed up punters at gigs to supplement useless pub gig money. Ta....

Im sorry, but these keep drawing me in, I cant help thinking these will be worth a mint in a few years.. damn, wish i could try one out.. . [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Vintage-Peavey-T40-American-Made-legendary-bass-guitar-and-deluxe-gigbag-/161064825905?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item2580363431"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Vintage-Peavey-T40-American-Made-legendary-bass-guitar-and-deluxe-gigbag-/161064825905?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item2580363431[/url]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1377209938' post='2184959'] Nah, [url="http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/wpa1b6dffc_0f_zpsdb8bd222.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://www.davehallamps.co.uk/page37.html"]http://www.davehalla....uk/page37.html[/url] THAT'S a preamp pedal... [/quote] THIS!!!!

can't beat a big ol heavy head. I've got rid of my lightweight heads and gone with an old SWR 700 head, weighs a ton with the flightcase but sounds huge.

I find by the end of some particularly loud gigs, my hearing is shot and what started out as a lovely fat deep tone has degenerated into a horrible honky middy, trebbly racket with no bottom end. Its a bit disconcerting cos i think its the amp or cabs but it's not, its my ears have fatigue. I've tried wearing AC plugs (which i use for rehersals and are great BTW) but for gigs, the excitement and dynamics of loud music get lost and I can't stand using them. The soloution? Everybody turn down of course but the guitarist is an idiot and doesn't want to loose that "sweet" spot at a particular volume...."sigh"....

i thought this thread was going to be right up my street re: not getting any action

i think the bareknuckle range are supposed to be fab, but pricey, [url="https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=bass&sub=vintage&pickup=60_hf&series=j_bass"]https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=bass&sub=vintage&pickup=60_hf&series=j_bass[/url]

Wizard 64's and 84's get good reviews here and at £42 are cheaper than the SD's but i don't think they are as hot output as the quarter pounders, although i could be wrong. Wizards are 11.5 K Ohms, SD quarter pounders are 13.9 and 14.6 K ohms, so deffo hotter outputs [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/moreinfo.asp?id=43"]http://www.wizardpic...einfo.asp?id=43[/url] [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/comparetones"]http://www.seymourdu...om/comparetones[/url] I use the quarter pounders on my JV P/J and its certainly got more output than my jazz with fender pups, not necessarily a better tone, but hotter.

[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass/pickups-for-jaz/4string/sjb3_quarterpou/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass/pickups-for-jaz/4string/sjb3_quarterpou/[/url] all you will ever need!

get a cheap second hand jap one and gig it to death, make it work for it's money!

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