Merton
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And a photo put of the clamps:
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Truss rod and 2 graphite rods now in - truss rod covered by a walnut strip and the graphite rods by maple strips: All planed and ready for the fingerboard
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Best bass combo i've ever played thru, let alone owned. Hmm, i wonder if Nic would notice..! Good luck dude. Oh, another thing, Mr Pablo is a fine gent to deal with -
[quote name='hookys6stringbass' post='885009' date='Jul 3 2010, 07:23 PM']Just got my spyder back from Ashdown so i've not had a chance to experiment with settings yet. Have you discovered any nifty settings since you got yours?[/quote] Back from Ashdown?? What happened?!
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[quote name='bassmeg' post='884293' date='Jul 2 2010, 08:12 PM']When dealing with people like Merton, it puts your trust back into human nature. I hope the amp still works?![/quote] Cheers Chris, ditto The amp is still perfect, hasn't put a foot wrong. Actually, it has. It was too powerful for our outdoor gig last week so it tripped the power everytime I hit a bottom E Hehe
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[quote name='Clarky' post='883422' date='Jul 1 2010, 09:15 PM']I just bought one of these tonight and can attest how amazingly light these cabs are as well as great sounding. Have a bump on me[/quote] Good work -
Retroactive for me. Wonderful bass And you missed out the glorious Groove, Rich!! One at the mo but still keeping an eye out for a 5er after stupidly selling the last one I had!
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SALE PENDING: Trace Elliot GP12 SMX Pre-amp,
Merton replied to Shockwave's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='877897' date='Jun 26 2010, 01:33 AM']Can this be used without a power amp or does it have to have a power amp with it?[/quote] Needs a power amp if you want to drive any speakers -
Cheers fella! No hurry, I'm flexible around what you guys need
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[quote name='mr pablo' post='876129' date='Jun 24 2010, 08:57 AM']here's my latest : trace elliot v-type 1x15 combo + trace elliot 2103h 2x10 cab (with eminince beta 10's in it think the combo has had a speaker upgrade as well at some point) = nice and for good measure theres one of my ole ibby n hofner and my pedalboard as well [attachment=52899:IMAG0022.jpg] [attachment=52900:IMAG0020.jpg] [attachment=52901:IMAG0021.jpg] [attachment=52902:IMAG0024.jpg][/quote] Epic win. The V-Type has an Eminence Beta 15, th e2x10 Eminence Beta 10s. All my old gear!! Bet it soundsmint together - I never used the 2x10 with the V-Type.
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[quote name='thinman' post='874789' date='Jun 22 2010, 08:12 PM']Have finally graduated onto playing "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" but the band's a bit stuck on the chorus. Over the "Hit me with your rhythm stick..." line on the bass it's F, G and then....... I think it may be an A but our guitarist thinks it's Ab. Does anyone know what the guitar chords are too? Can't find anything on the net and find it hard to ork out from the record.[/quote] Definitely A. The first two times. Then F, G, Ab, A, Bb, A, Ab, G, Bb, C
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Ye Olde Mert Rigge Nice! My stuff has been withdrawn I'm afraid, the amp deal I was chasing fell apart -
[quote name='Musicman20' post='872057' date='Jun 19 2010, 07:39 PM']Sounds great![/quote] How do you know? It's not been built yet. Hehe. I want to do something similar one day, just have zero time available...
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[quote name='mr pablo' post='870837' date='Jun 18 2010, 02:51 PM']Bump for a top bloke, bought a few bits from mert over the years and I'd have the pre as well if I didnt have a v-type combo already [/quote] Cheers man! How you finding the V-Type combo? I miss it... (Did you buy it from delberthot? If so it's my old one ) The V-Type preamp has been (provisionally, obviously) spoken for, if this all happens. now I just need to know if the Nemesis would shift, as without that having any takers the whole plan goes up in smoke Everyone will know the score by Wednesday
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Hello! [b][size=3]ALL GONE NOW, CHEERS TO GOAROUND AND CK[/size][/b] I have just agreed to buy wayne58's Eden WT550 (oooh yeah!) so all this has to go to fund it. V-Type pre, I'm afraid, has already been earmarked for Platypus from my previous feeler and will be off in the next day or two. [b]Eden Nemesis NA650 - SOLD[/b] 650W@ 2 ohm, 440W @ 4 ohms, 280W @ 8 ohms A cracking amp, really versatile and LOUD. Bought on here in Jan for £225 in a rack case, selling for £225 as well, still in its rackcase. Loads of amp for the money, a great way into the Eden world, I'm just lucky to have grabbed myself the amp I've always fancied in their range GONE [b]Peavey DPC750 power amp - SOLD PENDING PAYMENT[/b] Around 500W at 4 ohm per channel, or around 750W at 8 ohm bridged. I believe this was Peavey's first foray into SMPS power amps. It's great, really good in fact. Loud, punch-in-the-guts power with enough headroom and transient power to give you everything you need. I have only had it a few months and it's been a joy to use but sadly EVERYTHING has to go to fund the WT550 and I really don't need two rigs. I will sell with a 2U rackbag (brand new from the Flightcase Warehouse) for £160 or it's yours without the bag for £140 which is what I paid I think. More pics to follow but again apologies for pinching the previous FS pics from Guyl: [attachment=57711:DPC1.JPG] [attachment=57712:DPC2.JPG] [attachment=57713:DPC3.JPG] Mert
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PM'd, I be free and know most of that set inside out
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[quote name='mikhay77' post='868311' date='Jun 15 2010, 07:34 PM']I think its a mk5 or mk6 but I will be corrected[/quote] The clue is in the name "SM" - it's the series after the Series 6 range, what many feel is the last great Trace I wonder if Nic would notice it.... -
[quote name='dood' post='868373' date='Jun 15 2010, 08:27 PM']Excellent, can't wait to see some Fan Fret Porn!![/quote] +1 - looks like you did beat us in the end!! Can't wait to see this one, roll on Friday
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Short answer: It'll be fine Long answer: THe Harkte and Ashdown heads both work with a min load of 4 ohms. Both your cabs are 8 ohms, so wired in parallel (which they will be) will give you the 4 ohm minimum.
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No need to shout What price are you selling for, it's not clear in your ad? These are cracking combos, by far my ave bass combo of all time
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Headstock's top veneer to match the body top: [attachment=51669:HS.jpg]
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[quote name='umph' post='855283' date='Jun 2 2010, 07:51 PM']don't they have inbuilt high passes so you don't need to biamp them.[/quote] Yes
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More pics, neck this time: End of the neck stripped down with the ash and walnut accents glued in. This will look awesome when Mikey cuts into it You can see the fingerboard in the background of this one Neck with walnut edge lams not yet attached Gluing the walnut edge lams The headstock end. Grand work, every weekend Mikey gives a few more teasers like this
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[quote name='Mog' post='854403' date='Jun 2 2010, 02:45 AM']I have the head unit. This model always throws up confussion. From what I can tell, with two 8 ohm speakers connected, it still only kicks out 150 watts. Min load of 4ohms probably gives 150 watts. Single 8 ohm cab probably gives 80-100 watts. I've been told that its 150 watts per speaker output. What the yanks refer to as a bi-board system.I e-mailed TE about it but I may as well have been asking our drummer. I've attached a bad phone shot of the back panel of mine. The manual is impossible to find for this range. I'd suggest getting a good 8ohm 4x10 to run with the internal 1x15 and DI to the desk. [attachment=51164:DSC00028.JPG] The shape 2 button is suggested for rock tones. Personally I dont use it but our guitard loves the sound it kicks in.[/quote] The bi-board thing doesn't apply to this, that is for the stereo heads only like the smx600 head
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[quote name='cameltoe' post='854209' date='Jun 1 2010, 09:53 PM']This is where I'm getting confused. It says "150 watts RMS" "300 watts peak" Speaker output 4 Ohms. What does this all mean? Yes, it's loud enough, it will cover nearly all the gigs we do in local pubs, but it wouldn't be loud enough for some of the beer festivals we're doing this year, most of which are in huge marquees with no wall or corner to place my amp in. I can line out, of course, but our PA has no bass bins so it would probably sound better if I didn't. It's an SM combo, yes. The front says GP7 SM 150. At the moment I'm avoiding using the EQ too much, it has the Trace 'shape' button on the front, shape 1 and 2. Apparently shape 1 is the classic trace sound, but it's been a bit muddy so I've been using shape 2 with just a touch of low mid boost.[/quote] It's the RMS figure you should concern yourself with, peak power is nonsense. So you have a 150w combo, which gives about 80 to 100w into the internal driver and with additional 8 ohm cab you'll get the full 300w
