Merton

Hate tweeters. None of my current cabs have them, the two I've owned in the past I had them turned off.

Good luck to you Craig. I built a speaker cab many years ago based around my ideas for looks and a very very little understanding of the science. It was sh*t. Really sh*t. But it spurred me on to learn more, and with a lot of further reading (most notably starting with a lot of Alex and BFM's posts on here) I have learnt a hell of a lot and am currently designing and building a new 1x15 cab which should be pretty good - for me... Anyhoo, I wish you all the best and I hope your experience is better than my first foray into the murky world of bass amplification. Glad you've ditched the grille tho, didn't like that

good call, cheers

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='394763' date='Jan 29 2009, 05:53 PM']Alex - you sir are guilty! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33414&st=0&p=346284&#entry346284"]Guilty Alex[/url] [/quote] I have to claim at least 50% responsibility there. That was us deafening people with the Big One having about 150W max going through it. Imagine what it can do with 500W. Or 1000W. Sonic death. Awesome.

I'll buy it. Good on ya!

I have an LH500 and use it with either a new-style Trace 1518 or a Trace V-Type 4x8. It sounds awesome with both! Also building a compact 1x15 cab for it which will give me a lot of low-mid phatness.

What a lovely ironing board Gorgeous. About 4 too many strings for my brain but you cannot deny the beauty and elegance of that

My gig bag has my bass in it, and a cleaning cloth. My big silver case has: leads, lots of leads screwdrivers wire cutters soldering iron strings fuses strap earplugs deodorant towel plectrums batteries allen keys power supplies for my pedals my pedals think that's it

[quote name='William James Easton' post='394583' date='Jan 29 2009, 02:20 PM']oh i see! read it wrong. how much they going for alex? (you do them right?)[/quote] Looking back, it does make it look like I have one already... Sorry! Alex is doing the Compact for £375 + £25 postage. The drivers have gone up in price though, so later in the year these will no doubt be going up a little bit...

[quote name='William James Easton' post='394577' date='Jan 29 2009, 02:15 PM']go on then, what did you pay for it? they do look bloomin good....and light! I have a mini me due in may so the wife has cut down on my pocket money![/quote] I don't own one. Yet. But I will, hopefully before the year is out!

[quote name='basswesty' post='394537' date='Jan 29 2009, 01:40 PM']I've just ordered one of these, [url="http://barefacedbass.com/index.html"]http://barefacedbass.com/index.html[/url] I have read many good things about them, might suit you too. Craig[/quote] [quote name='William James Easton' post='394540' date='Jan 29 2009, 01:45 PM']i have looked at them before. are they not a bit pricey?[/quote] Barefaced cabs are "not a bit pricey" indeed (see what i did there?!) Sorry... They are a damn good bargain for the performance and weight advantages over more readily available cabs. As it says on the site, I still hold the Compact up as the best 1x15 cab I've ever heard. When I have some money for myself (instead of being put aside for MiniMert) I will be owning two.

I like the first of those

I use a Hartke head with a Trace Elliot cab and it sounds awesome:

Love that J - reminds me of mine (being all black, and all ) but love the individuality and thought you've put into it. Like the 6er too, even if I'd never be able to play it well

Woooo! Bet you *really* can't wait any longer to get that in your mitts (as if not seeing the pic would have made the slightest difference to you)! Lovely

[quote name='Toasted' post='392620' date='Jan 27 2009, 12:19 PM'][/quote] Simply stunning.

[quote name='urb' post='393260' date='Jan 27 2009, 10:54 PM']The SE bash was a model of organisation sir ... [/quote] We have ideas about how to make it better next time I'm up for a National Bash, depends when it is (MiniMert and all) but definitely time for another one, ooh yes.

[quote name='johnnylager' post='366243' date='Dec 30 2008, 02:23 PM']And possibly why Merton likens it to his V-Type...[/quote] Only just caught this thread somehow Yes, it is. The V-Type preamp and the LH preamp are essentially the same, but the V-Type has an extra valve for the providing overdrivey sonic lushness. Unsurprising then, that so far I'm not missing the V-Type, but it has only been 2 days...

Now that is gorgeous! Hope it sounds and plays as good as it looks

Without accurate measuring facilities I couldn't say, but it seems to be pretty loud vs my 4x8 V-Type cab, which I have always found a very pokey little beast. I'm tempted by another 1518 or a 1518c to sit atop this. Or maybe a 1028H. I really like the look of the 1015H too

[quote name='Delberthot' post='392724' date='Jan 27 2009, 01:43 PM']I'm actually tempted by the new Trace Elliot stuff as well. A bit more weight wise than what i was originally looking for but that's what casters are for![/quote] I've just got this: It's sooo much lighter than the old Trace gear, I was shocked when I first picked it up. Still a ceramic magnet but the cab is just effortlessly light in comparison to the old f**k-heavy Trace gear (still not bareface[b]dB[/b]ass light of course...) Plus the sound is better (IMO) too. Deeper, fuller, less "barky" but very in-you-face still. I like muchly!

Yup, Tom is a top fella. Had a couple of mini chats with him over at TB, he comes across as a good guy with a lot of bass gear!!

[quote name='Toasted' post='392606' date='Jan 27 2009, 12:09 PM'][/quote] Winners