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This! Even the dearest cable, whether speaker or instrument, will be the cheapest non-consumable item in your equipment. The truth is that if we started making Electric guitars and basses in the year 2000 instead of the late 1940s, we would never have chosen 1/4"jacks. For speakers, they have largely been replaced by Speakons , thank goodness. The reason? You can never tell the current rating of a 1/4" plug, and many are rated at 0.5 amp. That equate to 2 watts into 8 ohms or 1 watt into 4 ohms. If you read the Neutrik specs, they say "Current - depends on mating connector." Or, in plain English, depends on what cheapo crap you plug it into. As for the £15 speakON cable? Using an OEM 1.5mm cable and Neutrik or Rean connectors, I can do one for that price, but there will be a £3 postage charge. For £19 inc postage I can do neutrik/Rean speakON plus Sommer 2.5mm cable. Includes a lifetime warranty. You cannot get a decent set of strings for that. Would you trust your amp with anything else?

The French Connection?

I was just looking at another thread showing a bass stack that included cabs I do not like (clue - coloured sound and look). I suddenly realised that since getting an LFSys, I have had three amps. Before that I was changing cabs more than Rab C Nesbitt changed his string vest.

I believe I have a decent understanding of the principles involved but the first time I used my LFSys cab in anger, I was asked to turn up for the first ever.

First official outing for the Rebbels as a four piece tonight. We have made big changes, the lead guitarist and I have decided to swap sides. Of course I mean that I will be on the drummer’s left rather than the right. Ironic that as we are playing Christchurch Conservative Club. I am really looking forward to it but will also probably be a bit more nervous than usual. Although we have not rehearsed for 2 months, I did have a get together with the Lead Guitarist on Wednesday to run through a few things. I will try to get some pics to put on the “Howxwss your gig last night” thread.

It might be worth playing about with the factory presets, although maybe not at a gig. I found the make vocal setting to really add something, making ME sound like I can sing. I also quite liked my bass with the bass guitar preset with a bit of chorus. Although I have used little chorus on bass in the past, the CQ chorus sounded good.

I had a Monaco and swapped it for a ......Monza. It's hard to compare many makes but compared to Barefaced, you have a number of BF ranges to compare to. Some are coloured, some not, some are full range but IMHO none sound as good as the LFSys cabs. While both Barefaced and @stevie have now a few years making and designing bass cabinets, the important thing is that @stevie has spent decades designing crossovers. He tunes that cabs both by measurement and by ear, then gets the designs road tested before release. AS for high end 112s, Vanderkley seem to have disappeared, and I have covered Barefaced above. You do not say where you are based but try one if you can. Your ears and bass will love you.

I hope this does not turn into a rant, but... here goes: In general, the main difference between mains cable and speaker cable is that the speaker cable is more flexible and generally has more strands. The good brands are also virtually oxygen free. You will not really notice the difference sound wise, just the lack of flexibility. So why use speaker cable? It's more flexible, less power is absorbed in the cable, and it is generally no more expensive than cut cable. Many sites sell Van Damme Studio (blue). This is a rigid (in comparison to tour grade cable), cable designed for Studio Installations where they do not move. They do a tour grade speaker cable, but it seems to be quite rare. I use Sommer Meridien, for my speaker cables it has even more cores than the others (120+ Vs 80+) on the market and coils beautifully. The best speakers cables won't make you play like a pro, but they are designed for the job. The same is true of many instrument cables, although there the benefits can be huge and the reliability of cheaper cables is suspect. As I make cables for people, I often get sent, or given, faulty cables. It may sound strange, but I learn a lot from them. The first thing is that the name brands often don't make good cables. It is often style over substance, with a posh tweed covered cable attached to a poor riveted plug moulded inside a rubberised or PVC boot. Similarly, speaker cables with Speakons can only be recommended if the speakon is from a reputable manufacturer. Neutrik, of course, but REAN (Neutrik subsidiary), Cliff and Amphenol all make good speakons to the relevant standards. A £15 cable eBay/Amazon will not usually have "legal" speakons. One look at the cost, even in bulk, of a decent speakon is close to £5. A decent 2.5mm cable would probably be £4/metre. So there is little left for profit and postage on a £15 cable. Anyone that has bought cables from me will know I am happy to chat about cables, I have made speaker cables instrument cables and wireless cables (to connect instruments to wireless backpacks) as well as unusual cables, so I now have years of experience. Despite SWMBO* moaning about the amount of stock, I am almost as happy to lose a sale rather than sell something that is either wrong, or where a viable version is available from elsewhere. *She who must be obeyed does not moan and has the patience of a saint really.

Nothing so grand as a festival for The Rebbels, our first outing as a four piece at Christchurch Con Club, Saturday. We have had no rehearsals for 8 weeks, and so I am a tad nervous, but that is what makes it fun! The lead guitarist and I are having a get-together tomorrow to work on beginnings and endings and other fun stuff, so I may feel better or worse by tea time.

The spring is free, but my fee is...also free.

I have asked them to send the spring.

I had a reply from Tech21: ” Do you know which specific unit your customer is referring to? It looks like it might be a Bass Driver Programmable or Deluxe. If you can provide the serial number that would be helpful. Something is up. The one spring appears too short and possibly the TACT switch separated from the PCB. It's easy enough to test the TACT switch by depressing it with your fingernail. If it functions, you can try to stretch the spring a bit so it comes in contact and or reattach the switch to the PCB. If you can't make the spring work let us know and I will have the office send you one.” I