What gear have you bought or acquired, simply because you thought you ought to..?

[peteb]

10 hours ago, chris_b said:

 

OK. . . .  a few years back, I did buy a Thumpinator, but either it was broken or I didn't have a problem in the first place, because I didn't see or hear any difference.

 

That's kinda the point of them isn't it? The idea is that they take out inaudible sub-bass frequencies, thereby making your amp more efficient and making it easier to get a decent sound in bass-trap rooms. 

 

[Terry M.]

12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I have three five strings. They have their uses,  but why use a Stanley knife for jobs you can do easier with a scalpel?

There was nothing in my post to suggest struggling with a 5 string over a 4 string if the 4 is easier to play.

[chris_b]

5 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

That's kinda the point of them isn't it? The idea is that they take out inaudible sub-bass frequencies, thereby making your amp more efficient and making it easier to get a decent sound in bass-trap rooms. 

 

True, but I didn't see any excessive cone movement before I used the Thumpinator. I assumed  the amp had an internal HPF (which many do) which was doing the job for me.

[peteb]

25 minutes ago, chris_b said:

True, but I didn't see any excessive cone movement before I used the Thumpinator. I assumed  the amp had an internal HPF (which many do) which was doing the job for me.

 

Maybe your amp has an internal HPF, but none of my amps do. I never saw the point of a HPF, until I did. 

 

There are some rooms we play that get a weird bass response, most notably a community centre come sports hall in Chelmsford. The only way round it was take all of the bottom end off the amp. I added a thumpinator to my board and next time we played there, no problem!