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  1. EBS_freak
    All these great bass tones that we talk about... there's a high probability that they have been wiped out in a studio recording, same with live. Any uber lows are likely going to be coming from harmonic synthesisers anyway... (along with super big subs - running 30 hz at serious volumes is a surefire way to kill a speaker for sure). Heard a great bass tone live? Probability the cab cant reproduce 30hz anyway... all it's been hpf along the chain. Alot of subs won't even go down to 30hz until you are into serious pro territory... and thats more about air movement and feel as opposed to what it can give you tonally. For example, big and low subs are usually the reserve of theatres as opposed to music. It will be interesting if Al does get a 30hz cab... so then he'll searching for a way to hpf to clean up the muddier than mud tone he has suddenly found himself with.
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    But Sky's version is in the studio. Was any live performance captured... and did the inclusion of 30hz make or break the performance... and was it the bass guitar that was getting down there?
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    Ah yes, that band classic. Of course, the only reason that we don’t hear it being played in pub bands is because that 30hz is unachievable with most bands equipment!
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    Are you sure? Name them.
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    How many pieces of popular music can you name where the piano player is lurking around the bottom 5 keys? And how about in a band situation...?
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    This thread is completely baffling. 30Hz on stage. No thanks. 30hz out front - mud city.
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    Think you missed my point - we do care... and we care a lot... and in reality, we probably care more than we should - because the punters wouldn't know the difference between a good bass sound or not! If all bass tones sounded great through all gear, than the prospect of just turning up and plugging into whatever is amazing... but as individuals, we've grown to care about the sounds that we are producing. re:RCF : How well does it handle low end? Depends upon your definition of low end. Doesn't do sub bass very well (as in 50 and below stuff). It doesn't do 30hz full stop. Not entirely sure you would want it to either. 50hz is probably around the limit of the useful range for a band - with your kick drum sitting around 65. Will it do it at a decent volume - yes. Will it do it at full tilt? Well, you'd probably want a bit of support. What I will say though, is put a 735 against your typical equivalently priced bass cab (especially if you can find one that can put out 30hz (also remembering that alot of bass heads HPF to keep the amp from being pressed for largely unusable frequencies also!) and report back.
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    Of course, the reality of the situation is that we shouldn't really care, we just plug in to whats available... a bonus if we didn't have to carry it to the gig and back.
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    Ah yeah - they've stopped shipment to the UK at the moment as they are having trouble fulfilling orders to the UK at the moment. If you are ordering a number, it may be worth dropping them a line to see if you can appeal to their kinder nature... otherwise, you are going to have to look at one of the US to UK shipping brokers... pain in the backside I know. Dont suppose you know anybody in the States?
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    Sometimes it's a wonder that we ever get to play at all with all this to worry about!
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    I would phone you and talk you through this... but I suspect you wouldn't be able to hear me over your tinnitus.
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    Whilst talking about tone... It’s not all about eq - some guys may want to look into saturation - this isn’t overdrive or destitution per se, in fact, if you perceive it as such, you have gone too far. The saturation effectively excites the harmonics and can give your bass a lot more “being there”, than just eq alone. Your ears are getting bamboozled and all of a sudden, your bass tone will just sound massive in comparison.
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    For those interested... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_fundamental
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    Most speakers cant produce the lows at significant volume at the fundamental (e.g. consider the fundamental for a low B) . You generally hear all the harmonics and overtones - and the fundamental of your bass is suggested by your brain (pyschoacoustics in action!)... hence whilst cutting the bass through you PA in the sub frequencies can actually clean up the sound of your bass and make it sound bigger and more controlled when the fundamental isn't actually there!
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    You band doesn't have a particularly warm sound I take it - what sort of music are you playing?
  16. EBS_freak
    @intime-nick?
  17. EBS_freak
    Just don’t mention the feet.
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    Are you sure it’s not you looking at it incorrectly?
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    Ha! If only!
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    It's lazy - the problem is that jam nights are not usually full of the randoms, it's the same people going week in, week out, playing the same old tunes, no variation. It's actually a very damaging environment to be in if you want to progress as a musician. It wouldnt be too much of an ask to get together a list of new tunes so people can properly jam through them the following week... it never happens. Why? Because it's effort... and mostly, nobody can be arsed to sit down for half an hour to look through some new chord sequences.... it's all about the stupid, pointless pentatonic noodling at volume... for what seems like an endless duration... especially when said soloists have blown all their fireworks in the first six bars.
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    Or further cost saving. Marcus' basses don't have zero frets, so why bother if that's who you are using as your marketing gimmick? Saves that awkward - "but none of the basses that Marcus is known for have zero frets...
  22. EBS_freak
    "Stevie, is that ANOTHER thrift shop guitar?"
  23. EBS_freak
    What do you mean? I am a big deal.
  24. EBS_freak
    Do you clean your inears properly now?! :-p
  25. EBS_freak
    What’s happening then? Good to see the Ashdown crews customer service in action! They’ll get you back on the road in no time!
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