mcnach

Wow... Fenderlicious, THANK YOU for posting this!!! Mine is the same design and... it looks like it would have not lasted much longer. Thanks for making me check and avert a possible disaster. Pictures coming in a few minutes...

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1403300711' post='2481735'] Looks like poor design, to me. There should be a penny washer or similar to spread the load, I'd have thought. Just sayin' [/quote] That's indeed extremely poor design! Or a mistake I would have assumed the plastic bit was merely a cover and that the actual load was born by the screw attached to the handle (metallic core). There must be a piece missing on that one, I can't believe mine would have lasted until now if the weight were born by the plastic cover... hmmm

[quote name='Fenderlicious' timestamp='1403295948' post='2481680'] Well I read through the entire thread before taking the plunge and buying an Indonesian Mini CMD121P last week 09/06/14. Sounds great, nice and light just as expected. Then tonight I go to pick it up and the plastic end on the handle snaps where it attaches to the screw. Great, I haven't even gigged it yet. To make matters worse I also have a NY 121P on its way to me. Will this suffer the same fate? Beginning to wonder if I've made the right choice here, thank goodness I wasn't carrying it outside at the time but at home on carpet. [/quote] oh no! that's pretty bad! did it actually break, or did the screw just came off? On mine, Italian, I noticed soon after I got it, that the handle screws were feeling a little loose. I tightened them and I noticed every once in a while they feel a bit loose, so I just check them regularly. Just in case.

That's a bargain! Nice bass

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1403289449' post='2481596'] Might be more to do with it being higher up and closer to your ear. And sounding bigger overall because of more speakers. My Super compact is insane in the air, but on the floor I need to have the amp on a lot. [/quote] it's definitely a bit of both, when it comes to onstage volume. I have used two cabs onstage live many times now, not so much because I need the volume (I'm DI'd most times, and onstage two cabs is unnecessary), but because the stack is higher and I can hear it better using probably less volume overall. It seems a bit wasteful, but the cabs take up so little space and are so portable, so why not?

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1403249366' post='2481054'] How could anyone not have taken photos?!?!? [/quote] maybe nobody had a wide-angle lens

[quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1403218427' post='2480976'] I'm based in Edinburgh, and not aware of any midget users nearby. Tbh I never have trouble hearing myself at gigs but I am almost always running the amp near full. [/quote] I'm in Edinburgh and have a Compact, if you want to hear what it sounds like with your midget...

I just got a LM Tube 800. So far, I only had a chance to try it at home, not very loudly. I like it. But I really have to see how it performs at volume before I'm sure. It's different from the LMIII in tone, but it does not seem ENORMOUSLY different. It's perhaps a bit brighter, something is different in the midrange... but at low volumes it's hard to tell exactly. Once I get to play loud we will see. One thing is very different from the LMIII: the gain control. This amp, unlike the LMIII, can distort relatively easily by pushing the gain up. And it's not a pretty distortion. I don't think it's meant to be treated as an overdrive sound, as the clip light flickers when it's distorted. With the gain at about 1-2 o'clock, it distorts clearly with my J-Retro equipped Jazz *without any bass boost at all*. It seems louder than the LMIII at similar positions of the master volume... but that really means nothing as it's a different amp entirely. The tube/solid state thing... Like all the reviews I read: it seems pretty useless! I can hear a tiny difference. Maybe at volume it becomes more noticeable, but I doubt it's a big thing. Looks like the tube thing is pretty much a gimmick after all. The tube position seems a bit more open, while the solid state is a bit muffled by comparison, but the best sound is with the knob right in the middle. It's also louder there. It seems like a nice amp, and although different from the LMIII, I doubt it's a light year away, and you can get that same sort of tone: so it's nice. At least at apartment-friendly volumes. Once I play it loud maybe the character reveals itself to be entirely different. I mean, it's different, a bit more toppy, but it sounds good and I can get the same sort of sounds I was liking on the LMIII. The VLE filter is fantastic. I like those two little filters a lot. If it's close to the Shuttle 9.2 in terms of volume, I might actually prefer this: I find the controls a lot more intuitive and direct. I'll have to wait till the weekend...

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1402914534' post='2477739'] I would prefer to have a quality straight cable...which is not typically the stuff you buy in some shops. So, something like Klotz cable and Neutrik jacks....and then sort out your stage so you aren't tripping over all sort of leads on the floor. Tape them down........... [/quote] what this good man says...

+1 on the adding a Compact instead, and they are not that expensive (used) since the new gen came out. I use a Compact with a newer Big Baby 2, and it's a pretty cool combination. The Compact is loud and has a good bottom, and the BB2 (much like the midget I imagine) can provide all the midrange definition you may want. The Compact is only something like 12Kg too!

[quote name='cclowend' timestamp='1402820087' post='2476945'] You gotta love a keyboard warrior. Someone who has never met you giving it the big I am. Bet they would be a little less confident stood toe to toe. [/quote] I tried standing toe to toe but I fell over

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1402560417' post='2474723'] Am I the only person that doesn't get the darkglass thing? I've owned the b3k, b7k and vintage and didn't warm to any of them... Something going on in the upper midrange of them all that I just couldn't get on with. Having said that I've changed the rest of my gear round so might try a b3k again one of these days... [/quote] You're not alone. I only owned the B3K and Vintage. Not for me at all... In the end I've found the VT-Bass pedal to be more my thing. IN fact, I use two of them, for different settings on each.

I had enough of that. This will do! If you're not too close it looks fine

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1402529734' post='2474580'] If you can find the correct size in zinc plated steel rather than the stainless, those should use a grade of steel with decent magnetic properties. I'm not sure how easily you'll find those in imperial size though... [/quote] ... and just when I'm giving up and at peace with myself, you give me something else to look for. You cruel cruel man. Thank you! I'll see if I find something like that, but it's coming to the point that it's just not worth the time it takes me to find this thing.

Before the previous message I had ordered some M5 screws... (metric). After the message, I ordered the correct imperial measures in two different threads (they're cheap enough to try). All stainless steel A2. The M5 arrived today. I already knew they would not fit... close, not not the right ones. However, the disappointment came when I found that they were barely attracted by the magnets. The original polepieces are attracted very strongly. It doesn't look like I'll be able to get a solution after all... Ah well, I tried!!!

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1402348531' post='2472585'] YES! Seriously, everyone needs a stingray in their life. [/quote] wise man

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1402324278' post='2472141'] Pffftt, trolley's... I use a twelve year old boy but its OK because I own him. He's not strong enough for vintage gear but does OK with the Benz. [/quote]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1402265775' post='2471596'] DiMarzio pole pieces have imperial-sized hex sockets (3/32) and I would expect the thread is also imperial. Unfortunately I seriously doubt they're interchangeable with metric Schaller poles. Jon. [/quote] Dang, you're right!!! Pesky imperial vs. metric... ah well, I'll train myself to like the black

Sounds like they want to be sure they get the right guy/girl. I think that's good. And they think you might be it... so well done! What did YOU think? Did you like them? You get another chance to audition THEM, and again, that's good

Sexy! NOt a big fan of matching finish headstocks but... that looks great!