RichardH

On the subject of searching, if you are within a thread and want to search within that thread, then the results page it gives is just the single thread, and all you seem to be able to do is click on the thread and you're back into the start of the whole thread - no lsiting of the posts within the thread that matched your sarch terms.

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Zoom-H1~ID~13779.asp"]Zoom H1. [/url] I have an H2, and it's brilliant.

I would look in [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=26"]this forum[/url] - maybe repost in there too.

Yeah, it's tricky - save decent songs for an encore that you might not get, or dig out some old crap you've not practiced for ages and leave a bad impression - either way you're stuffed. I always liked David Gedge of the Wedding Present's way of handling it. At the end of the last song, he'd say "Thankyou very much, we're the Wedding Present, we don't do encores".

Forgive me if I'm being stupid, but isn't that a normal ported cab - i.e. direct radiator rather than a horn, but just with a tapered port? EDIT - doh - it's not a tapered port, just a trick of the photo.

I went to see them at St Albans. They played the whole of the Babbacombe Lee album, which I must admit was superbly played, but frankly isn't my favourite Fairport stuff. They also played a lot of new songs in the second half, but wrapped up with a few faves. Not the most enjoyable gig I've seen of theirs (having done various gigs as well as several Cropredys inc one of the older ones when Robert Plant did a surprise appearance). Best moment of the night - Simon Nichol stopping a song a few bars in 'cos he'd forgotten to put his glasses on... rock 'n' roll, eh? Must admit I never really used to like Ric Sanders, but he's grown on me. Still not a great fan of Maart though, so Chris Leslie is fine by me

There's always the stick on luminous dots as well....

Giblin played on the Joan Armatrading UK tour last year, as I saw him/her/them at St Albans.

I got a spruce topped Kala U-bass - loads of fun! Did have to suggest and order it myself though...

2 too for me!

Yep - even a cheapo Aldi special!

To be honest if you can screw wood together you can do one. Just get a timber merchant to do the cuts for you, so you'll end up with everything nice and square - then it's just a matter of assembly. You'll need something to cut the hole for the driver though.

I should say that I had my hands on this beast for a short while, and it's lovely. Sustain that goes on and on and on, and really "alive" feeling. With the vintage tone filter backed right off, it almost gives out the sound/vibe of when you pluck one of the low strings inside a piano - really resonant. With the VTF engaged, you can get some more trad sounds from it too. Didn't have time to play with the pickup options or other knobbage, though.

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1007514' date='Oct 31 2010, 04:20 PM']Just found this on Ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-IPR1600-open-box-class-D-power-amplifier-amp-/150513374796?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230b4bd64c#ht_2162wt_761"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-IPR1600-open-...c#ht_2162wt_761[/url][/quote] 120V AC though. From looking at an image of the rear panel it wouild appear that they don't switch, and so I imagine the UK ones have a different transformer to cope with our mains voltage. I looked into getting one of the (similar specced) Crown Drivecores from the States because they're so much cheaper, but they are the same, and I was advised that using a step down transformer is not recommended for power amps.

Wholeheartedly agree with the comments above. Over the years the for sale section has been littered with "I ordered this custom 5 string but I now find that 5 strings are not for me" ads. Is purple rawk enough? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=100880&hl=dean"]A known good 'un for £220[/url].

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='1004353' date='Oct 28 2010, 08:45 PM']Nah mate, that's a dog.[/quote] Well the woofer in the cab works a treat, anyway . The springer on the right is too prone to farting out to be useful for bass.

[quote name='Phil-osopher10' post='996601' date='Oct 22 2010, 02:31 AM']Also I think there should be a pinned thread that everyone can post a final picture of their creation plus a link to the build diary, just for ease of access? I don't know, maybe the mods can sort something out... if they think that is an okay idea.[/quote] What, you mean like [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=380"]this pinned thread about DIY cabs here?[/url] If you want a 1x12 for recording/studio space, I can heartily recomend building one of the [url="http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Builders%20Plans/TL806%20Builders%20Plans.pdf"]EV 806 1x12s[/url] as mentioned in that DIY cabs thread. I would warn that 18mm birch ply is heavy stuff, so you might want to try it in 12mm and add a little extra cross bracing instead. Here's a pic of my EV606 (the 1x15 version) - the 806 is a scaled down version of that. These are ideal "first build" cabs - a very simple build.

OK, just been to have the impressions taken, and my cunning discount scheme worked. I had mine doine through Boots Hearing. If you join their (free) priority club before getting the impressions done, you'll get a discount. So the HF17s I went for (RRP £139) cost me £115. [url="http://www.bootshearingcare.com/accessories/noise-protection"]More detail here[/url]. I should add that they were a bit puzzled as to why I was a member of the priority club, which is mainly aimed at regular purchasers of hearing aid batteries and the like, but it all went through OK.

I am doing this as well. I noticed that the HF15 (from the graph) mainly cover around 10dB rising to 15 at the upper frequencies. I then saw that they do an [url="http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=80"]HF17 "vocalists plug"[/url] as well, that is basically 15dB with a couple of bumps up to 17, and looks the flattest response of the lot. It is also a vented design, so apparently reduces occusion. The [url="http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=51"]ER15 in comparison[/url] is flat up to around 4Khz then rises to near enough 20dB. I emailed ACS asking about the difference between the HF and ER range. I said I did occasional bvox, and they said either the ER15 or the HF17 would do, but that the HF17 might help address the occlusion. The HF range is cheaper too - £139 RRP as opposed to £165. Incidentally, anyone booking earole appointments just hold fire until tomorrow - I may have found a way of getting a reasonable discount, but I'll let you know if it works after my appointment tomorrow.

[url="http://music.stevelawson.net/"]Steve Lawson?[/url] - Behind Every Word & Grace & Gratitude well worth a listen.

I've been looking at these. I see the HF15 are in fact mainly 10dB with a rise to 15 at the higher frequencies, whereas the HF17s took a lot flatter in response. WHat made you choose them over the ER15? I know the HF15s come in cheaper than the ER15s - is the same true of the HF17s?