stevie

Nice work. I'd just mention though that three-inch ports will normally make an awful lot of wind noise in that size of cab. You might consider increasing them to 4".

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='414864' date='Feb 19 2009, 11:32 PM']They work best for PA on a stand that allows them to be lifted high enough so that the lowermost part of the cab is at ear level for the close-in audience, the upper drivers carrying over the heads of the audience to reach the back of the room, with ten degrees or so of down tilt. Unfortunately stands to allow them to be easily set up that way didn't exist.[/quote] In the sixties, columns were simply positioned either side of the stage. They didn't need stands. And the whole point of the Marshall 2 x12" and 4 x 12", which were ubiquitous over here, was that they *restricted" horizontal dispersion.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='414703' date='Feb 19 2009, 08:26 PM']Next time in London drop into St. Pauls and check out the PA. Originally installed circa 1950 it was a shining example of how well vertical sources can cope with even the most difficult venues. It was upgraded a few years ago with modern electronics and drivers but the original column speaker design remains pretty much original.[/quote] WTF? And how does this system handle low B?

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='414500' date='Feb 19 2009, 04:55 PM']One of the regulars on my forum reported how he internally divided the 4x12 guitar cabs used by his sons band into two vertical sections, then added a switch to run either just two vertical drivers or all four. He did not tell them what the switch did. They vastly prefer the sound of the two drivers only.[/quote] Guitar cabs? What do guitar cabs have to do with the price of beans?

[quote name='Josh' post='414630' date='Feb 19 2009, 07:17 PM']Why can none of you married players seemingly ever put your foot down?[/quote] Hey, it has its compensations!

Can't help you there. I had two at one time, which my wife thought was ridiculous. She had a point. So, I sold one and am quite happy with the one I have left. I know I'm an exception on this forum, but everyone else is a bit odd here. How many basses can you play at once anyway?

I've got a midi file of the song. It's not brilliant, but it's better than nothing. Any help?

Nice job! It's always good to see how easily you can put a cabinet together that will outperform most of the shop-bought product. Just a couple of comments. I seem to recall that EV provides two alternative tunings. You should use the lower of the two, at about 45Hz, as this will increase power handling. I've sprayed steel punched grilles with Plastikote or Hammerite black spray paint. It goes on without an undercoat, looks very professional, and is quite tough. It should work on your aluminium grille.

Bought a Duncan Vintage P-Bass pickup from Geof. He packed it up straight away and it arrived next day - exactly as described. Good bloke.

But the songs have such great titles: Don't Cry On My Shoulders Cause You're Rustin' My Spurs Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure How Can A Whiskey That's 6 Years Old Whup A Man That's 33? How Can You Believe Me When I Say I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life I Can't Get Over You Till You Get Out From Underneath Him I Changed Her Oil And She Changed My Life I Don't Know Whether to Kill Myself or Go Bowling I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except Mine I Knew I'd Hit Rock Bottom When I Woke Up On Top Of You I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well I Still MIss You Baby, But My Aim Is Gettin' Better I Wanna Whip Your Cow I Wish I Were In Dixie Tonight, But She's Out Of Town I Would Have Wrote You A Letter, But I Couldn't Spell Yuck I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me than a Frontal Lobotomy If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To I'd Be Out Of Jail By Now If She Puts Lipstick On My Dipstick I'd Probably Fall In Love I'll Marry You Tomorrow But Let's Honeymoon Tonight I'm Just A Bug On The Windshield of Life Mama Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head) She Got The Gold Mine And I Got The Shaft You Can't Have Your Kate And Edith Too You're the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly

As a matter of interest, does anyone know who makes Elites?