SimonK

Someone asked me on the thread below about seeing some of the Trace Elliot cabs I've been collecting and fixing. I'd be happy to see how much I can squeeze in the car, although if there are thoughts of a cab comparisons I could probably bring a 1x15, 1x18, 2x10 and 4x10, and maybe also the classic 2x10 + 2x5 cab favoured by Mark King, albeit space may prevent this!

RE port liners, yes thet do break frequently so I don't have any not in use, but there is a guy on ebay who 3D prints them: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167033823085

Yes I have a few 18" things lying around including the 1818x cab on the first page of this thread that I got for £20. These coming up every now and again, although TE cabs with 15" speakers are far more common. Annoyingly I've just seen the following listing and was in Littlehampton earlier today (although I think it is 2x15"). I'm planning to bring five or six cabs along to the SE Bass bash on the 9th November if you want a look (and would probably happily part with any of them for £50 or so as I have quite a few at the moment!).

I'd forgotten the above went for £120 as just grabbed the following today for the same price, which I think is still OK. This GP12 SMX is probably my favourite trace head especially with the dual compressor. It used to be a combo but for presumably weight reasons was separated into a head (with home-made case) and the cab. Very very crackly pots but other than that seems to work. Will give it a good clean and then probably re-mount the head into my 4x10 combo (in my thumbnail) that currently has a GP7 head in it. Then strip everything out of the cab to go into a carpeted but empty TE combo case that I stripped the parts out for fixing something else. Will post pictures of the two amps once they are (re)done.

Yes - sorry I don't have anything prior to Mk V but I thought there could be some similarities.

Trace-Elliot GP11 schematics+parts list.pdf

If you are wanting to split a signal may be worth getting something with a phase switch on it. Doesn't matter so much if half the signal is going into a computer, but if you are using two amps (or more precisely mic'ing speakers) it is essential.

It's a nice sentiment that social media makes people sound more extreme, but I made the mistake of listening to a LBC radio phone in yesterday while driving... breathtaking both the views of the presenter and the people who called in. If anyone needs an argument against democracy a radio phone in provides it.

Enjoyed that - the musical he's on is very gospel sounding but without the crap you have to put up with in a church!

The thing that ruined facebook for me was when they switched to more "intelligent" algorithms rather than just putting in sequence whatever your friends happened to be posting. Straight away this destroyed what originally made facebook a good idea, which for me was getting in touch with people I hadn't seen or heard from for ages. Now it's just bland rubbish (albeit quite bass focussed for me). Sadly most people I found interesting to be in touch with left facebook many years ago.

...and never talk to the guitarist?

There's a difference between getting on with people, agreeing with people and working with people. I work with plenty of people I both disagree with and don't get on with, but because it is at work we make it work. Conversly there are loads of people I probably agree with on many things, but at the same time don't particularly get on with so wouldn't choose to socialise. There are also a few friends that I get on very well with, but there are certain topics we just don't talk about as we know we disagree. The mistake is thinking we have to agree with someone to get along with them.

A quick google seems to show this is two channel and also not available anymore? Looking on Andertons etc. there are some single channel studio compressors, but all quite expensive and I'm not sure whether they would cope in a travelling rack (as opposed to being mounted and left alone in a studio). I think the sort of thing I am after is a Keeley Compressor pro, or maybe Empress bass compressor, but in a rack rather than a pedal.

Has anyone found a good one or two unit single channel compressor for bass? I think dbx used to do one, and back in the day everyone had a Drawmer, but now they all seem to be stereo compressors targeted more towards PA applications.

Good way to find out that everybody in the band was a closet polka fan... and then what? ...yes this has a horrible way of backfiring - yesterday I told my son's new girlfriend that we would be having mussels for dinner as a throw-away joke thinking no kid likes mussels, only to find out she is a seafood fan and was hugely disappointed that it ended up being spaghetti - got an all round bollocking from my wife and son! If you tell the band you want to play "downtuned stoner doom music" you might find yourself coming back to this thread asking how to get out of a slightly different band!

I wouldn't worry - AI is pretty much replacing session musicians now!

Mine's more a corner with a Cajon to sit on and a laptop perched on a cab!

Is that "no sound" or "it is fine on its own but gets lost in the mix once everyone else starts to play"?

It will be an interesting case if it happens - I think for now it's probably quite safe to purchase the IP as if a case like this happens the companies selling the AI music creation will have far more to lose than any individual so are far more likely to defend their business plan.

Would it be sensible to do a private message welfare check on those who are "Still In" 🙂 ?

...and yet as someone who has an entirely analogue board the appeal of a pedal with a familiar shape and a few extra tricks up its sleeve for occasional use is appealing... never even been remotely tempted by the Line6 stuff as too much scrolling...

When you say deathcore breakdown are you meaning what happens to the drummer after they have been forcibly mated with their chinese crash 🙂 ?

You would have a very strong argument though - if someone is trying to claim copy write, but you can point to a document where they explictly said they are selling it to you, then you have a pretty decent defence - certainly strong enough for me to run with.

Possibly not an irrational prejudice: china crash cymbals should be banned.