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[quote name='lewisS' post='502494' date='May 31 2009, 07:24 PM']hey im in need of a band in dorchester(dorset) area for metal/scremo genre[/quote] What about these guys? [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/ad.php?t=41507"]http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/ad.php?t=41507[/url]. Check out their myspace. They sound pretty good.

Interesting. Thanks, Foxen.

[quote name='rmorris' post='502220' date='May 31 2009, 12:38 PM']But as long as you use cable with a decent amount of copper the power loss on the cable will be insignificant.[/quote] The resistance of 30m of your recommended 6-amp cable is nearly 1 ohm.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='502194' date='May 31 2009, 12:18 PM']I did mine to learn how all the different parts sounded.[/quote] How would you sum up what you learned from doing this?

[quote name='joshua' post='501510' date='May 30 2009, 11:34 AM']thanks for the replies, the longest of the cables is 10m, this one: [url="http://www.disco-world.co.uk/cables/10m-speakon-to-speakon-speaker-cable/prod_63.html"]http://www.disco-world.co.uk/cables/10m-sp...le/prod_63.html[/url] unfortunately it doesnt have much other info such as the gauge[/quote] In which case, you should definitely shorten it. 10m is much too long.

[quote name='joshua' post='501166' date='May 29 2009, 06:42 PM']Im just wondering if the cable length has any effect on power? Basically, I have a head, then a VERY long speakon cable connecting a cab, then a much shorter speakon cable connecting another cab to the previous cab. Am I losing a lot of wattage by having a long speakon cable? And am I doing any damage by having two very different lengths?[/quote] Yes, you are. How much depends on how long the cable is and how thick it is. You are not doing any harm, but why not cut the cable to the length you need and reconnect the Speakon? You just need some wire strippers and the appropriate Allen key. No soldering needed.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='500868' date='May 29 2009, 01:11 PM']This looks like it'll go cheap anyone near Poole fancy it?[/quote] It went for £125. Yesterday a really nice Ashdown ABM 15" cab went for £50. I think you need to be really careful putting stuff on eBay at the moment, especially when you insist on collection only.

[quote name='jonthebass' post='500676' date='May 29 2009, 11:00 AM']I would highly recommend the SD Classic/Hot Stacks for Jazz to go in your bass with your P pickup. They are really good sounding units and are humbucking p'ups.[/quote] Never tried the Jazz versions of those (I'd like to) but I do know that the Quarter Pounder in the bridge position is quite a good match for a standard output P-bass pickup as far as output is concerned.

Have you considered a Musicman pickup at the bridge? I'm not convinced of the value of a Jazz pickup at the bridge, but if you do go down that route, consider using a hottish Jazz pickup that will give you a similar output to the P-Bass. I don't see any problem with going active (by which I understand having active tone controls on the bass). There will probably be large differences in tone between the three pickups - so you might actually need it. As far as pickup brands are concerned, I think you need to take the advice of your luthier. You're going to get the usual suspects on here pointing you in the direction of their boutique solutions, but you could end up forking out hundreds for a lot of hype.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='499206' date='May 27 2009, 07:27 PM']But seriously... does it make any audible difference?[/quote] There was a thread about this a month or so ago, where opinions were mixed. As a result, I bought a Gotoh from Spree on the list to see for myself. I found that it gave my bass more 'thump', more attack. I didn't notice any change in frequency balance, but my strings were pretty dead at the time. However, as our memory about such matters is highly unreliable, the only way of knowing for sure would be to record a 'before' and 'after' on the same bass and then to compare the two recordings one after another. That shouldn't be too difficult for someone to set up. I remember reading some research that showed our perception of 'sound quality' becomes unreliable when sound clips are auditioned more than 15 seconds apart.

Moving your cab backwards or forwards a bit is unlikely to do much for a standing wave that is as low as you describe (although you never know with these things). Try turning the cab so that it is not at right angles to the back or front wall. As the others have already mentioned, I'd certainly try dropping the 60-80Hz slider on my graphic, or parametric if I had one.

[quote name='greyparrot' post='494364' date='May 21 2009, 03:36 PM']Fair play but in that case he only paid like $25 dollers for it! i dont think anyone would expect a mark bass etc for that, but it is a funny review all the same.[/quote] Indeed. Some nice one-liners in there. Made me laugh.

We need more reviews like that. Unfortunately, people believe that if they have bought something, it must be good.

What Chris said. You've been shafted. Don't stand for it.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='492114' date='May 19 2009, 09:05 AM']That seems a bit... steep.[/quote] "One of the other factors that will have an influence on sound quality is the quality of copper the cable is constructed from. Standard copper, found in household wiring and many budget audio cables, is known as tough pitch copper. This contains 500 to 750 parts per million of oxygen and this will cause the copper to oxidise." Oh dear. At least they didn't mention skin effect.

Why does (b bracket) come up as a smiley?

[quote name='farmer61' post='491901' date='May 18 2009, 09:51 PM']Anyone on here sell good quality (unused) cables, I suspect my gig cables are in need of replacement. Cheers.[/quote] OBBM seems to be the man - plenty of happy customers on here. Do a search. I make my own, but I respect the fact that a) he doesn't constantly spam the list to flog his products and doesn't slag off the competition at the drop of a hat. Because I make my own, I can tell you that he uses the best quality parts.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='488980' date='May 15 2009, 03:27 PM']If you are handy with a router... route out that skunk stripe,[/quote] I was told once that if you tried to do that and the router bit touched the trussrod, it could shatter and have your eye out in a twinkling. Just saying.....

[quote name='Beedster' post='488674' date='May 15 2009, 11:19 AM']I wrote a thread a while back about the placebo effect and bass guitars and I think it's highly relevant to this thread also[/quote] I haven't read your comments, but I'm sure they apply to most of the discussions about gear on here. I owned a 1961 Strat. It was OK. Nothing special. A bit too 'edgy' if anything.

[quote name='redstriper' post='488425' date='May 15 2009, 12:47 AM']Take the Roland to uni for practising. Leave the GK with a band member and get him to take it to the gigs for you.[/quote] I love a bit of lateral thinking. Sounds like a great idea to me.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='486587' date='May 13 2009, 07:52 AM']I'm going to charge a measly £2.50 per board if its a stompbox-size one plus a flat rate £1 for p&p. Send me the pcb image and I'll have a look for you.[/quote] That's an amazing deal!

[quote name='danlea' post='486627' date='May 13 2009, 09:11 AM']I have to say I have similar experience with the *hot* stack at the bridge of my Japanese Precision (see signature). The volume is not as high as the non-stack version I have in my backup bass, but this could also be due to distance from the bridge and the guitar specifics.[/quote] I have a similar issue with Duncan P-Bass and Jazz pickups on the same bass. They are both vintage model pickups but the bridge Jazz pickup is quieter than the P-bass. The pickups themselves are fine (I've measured them). I have a Quarter Pounder Jazz waiting to go in now in an attempt to balance them up. The lesson here, as you say, is that there is always less output from a pickup near the bridge.