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That's an idea (I'm assuming that it is just region 1 then.) I did that with the CD Rom that Rabbath brought out about 10 years or so ago as it was a little slow sometimes direct from the disc. Thanks

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1328465924' post='1527531'] I haven't been able to find a european source. The only source I've found is Film Baby. [b]they say it's an all-region DVD[/b]. [/quote] I've been looking for this and Art Of The Bow too. I noticed the all region notice on Film Baby. I see you've watched Art Of The Bow fatback. Is it multiregion too? (that's not so clear on Film baby)....I'd like to be able to watch it on my mac in my practice room rather than having to take my bass downstairs past the assault course of stairgates when working from it.

Thanks for your post deepbass. I finally made a decision and took the plunge just before Christmas and drove down to Bass Direct in Warwick and bought myself a Bergantino HT112. I'm really happy with it and will try and get the money together for the Bergantino Ex112 to go with it....will then prob sell the EA 210. Thanks again to everyone who offered their advice.

I've got at Hartke kickback 12. My main gripe with it is that due to it's shape it's a pain to carry.....the handle isn't much use unless you don't mind it bashing against your leg, so I usually end up carrying it in 2 hands in front of my chest. Basically it's heavy for it's size. Did I spot a modified Gert Jonnys avatar Skank?

Thanks for the input everyone. It's interesting to hear from someone with the same set up, Bassbod. I tend to steer clear of the deep button unless I'm playing very quietly and haven't used it with the Clifton since the first driver went (I'm not sure whether I was using it then or not. It was a while ago........no I remember, I did use it when I first got it ). It's good to hear you've not had any trouble. I'm gradually feeling happier using it. I do try to have the input highish and then bring the master up. I had sort of leant towards the Bergantino 112 (poss the AE112 as it's lighter than the HT112) but hearing that the Barefaced sound good with DB as well has made me unsure again. (I must have spent 20+ hrs reading reviews and opinions on the various 12s out there) I wish the Midgets weren't so ugly (I know this is shallow and the least important characteristic but I was looking for any reason to narrow the field.)

[quote name='algmusic' post='1011552' date='Nov 4 2010, 01:28 AM']its sounds like you need the markbass 1x12 combo and an additional 12 for the bigger stuff. If you're using PA the 1x12 should be fine, if not add it after you have a few gigs.. 12's are made for DB's.. the 10's lack the warmth you get from the Db.. a 12 is on my list Also of my friends use them..[/quote] I think I'm going to persist with the iAmp. I've been playing around with it this evening and it's such a nice sounding amp. Two 1x12s is getting a lot of support. Unfortunately my wallet isn't in a happy place at the moment. I think trying one and seeing how I get on with running it with the 210 on louder gigs until i can afford a second may be the way to go. Thanks a lot for all the replies. I really appreciate it.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1011554' date='Nov 4 2010, 01:29 AM']Blowing speakers repetitively is unusual if they're good quality and you're not putting too much heat through them in terms of watts. What were the speakers you blew, and how did they blow - was it mechanical damage or voicecoil burnout? I suspect that if it's one bass specifically that does it, then you have problems with EQ - too much low bass will shred speaker drivers. Perhaps the EUB has a bit of a frequency spike in it's output, maybe in an area where the EA is also a bit 'hot'? I know this doesn't really answer the question you asked, but since you have the EA it seems annoying not to get to use it when it should do a perfectly OK job![/quote] The speakers were the EA 210. I think I did 2 of them but not at the same time. I had one replaced then the other went. I can't answer the question about what kind of damage as I'm a bit clueless when it comes to the technical side of gear. Each time it wasn't major damage just a slight buzzyness (I think.......I had to get a second opinion and play my amp through a friends EA210 to compare).....a bit like when you're driving your car without the stereo on full for a change and you have a 'is that a new noise?' moment. I think the freq spike on the Clifton was what we thought might be the problem. (just realized the common acronym is EUB and not UEB) I'm hoping the compression on the Fishman Plat Pro will sort that problem out.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1011543' date='Nov 4 2010, 12:48 AM']If your amp is rated at 500 watts at 4 ohm and you connect 2 8 ohm cabs (2 x 8 ohm = 4 ohm) then you'll be safe and, at full volume, each cab will get 250 watts. You’ll probably get a better sound running 2 112 cabs rather than using the EA and another. I doubt if you'll ever run a 500 watt amp any where near full. I play in some loud bands and I've never been close to half way on the volume.[/quote] This answers a lot of questions that I really should have known considering how long I've been playing. Many thanks.

Thanks for the replies. The Aguilars look good as do the Barefaced Midgets. I'm not sure if the Aguilar will be right as they're 300W. If I use them with the 210 then the EA will be running at 4 Ohm and hence 500W. I am a bit of an amp dullard so I may be getting this wrong As for the drivers blowing under normal conditions....perhaps they weren't normal. The band I was working with were very loud on stage. I was having to compete with a guitarist, a Fender Rhodes player and a Hammond Organ player (with lesley speaker), drums, percussion, trumpet and 2 singers. I was lucky if I got to share a monitor. It was a bit of a nightmare being able to hear my intonation. I probably just over worked the amp. I recently sent the power amp to EA in the states as it had overheated when I did a gig and didn't notice they'd switched underfloor heaters on right below the amp They repaired it and checked it over so I guess i should try it again. I didn't think to mention the driver problem I'd had as I hadn't been using it for anything apart from double bass for a while. edit: took so long writing reply that I missed Delberthot's post. I'd not heard of the Schroeders before but have now read some good reviews.

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice on amplification. I mainly play double bass, primarily on jazz gigs. I also play in salsa bands with a Clifton UEB. I have a Acoustic Image Clarus I, a Euphonic Audio iAmp500 and a GK MB112 combo (with the speaker removed as I couldn't get rid of a very loud cabinet rattle). I also have a Harke kickback 12 which I was using with the UEB due to problems with the EA (more on that later). The Hartke tends to stay at home for practice use with my Fender Jazz and Kala bass Uke. For speakers I have an EA 210 and a MBX GK extention cab for the combo. I bought the EA while working on bigger gigs with UEB. I ran into problems with blowing drivers. I spent some time with Lawrence at Overwater with all the gear and we came to the conclusion that due to me hitting the bass pretty hard I was sending some spikes to the speakers that they were having trouble dealing with. This just made me nervous using the EA with the UEB, though it sounds fantastic with the double. This left me with using the Hartke which I don't much like but I figured I could live with if the speaker blew (well more than the EA anyway). I recently started playing with another salsa band and due to limitations in the PA wasn't getting enough bottom end with the Hartke. I'm now putting the Clifton through a Fishman Platinum Pro with the compressor turned up (which hopefully will save my EA210) going into the Clarus running the GK MBX & the EA210. I'm getting a much better sound now but would like to find a combination of gear that suits all my needs and that doesn't clog up the hallway making it hard to get a double buggy past. I've been going back and forth between getting a 15 to add to the 210 or getting another 210 to beef the sound up when I'm doing bigger gigs. I'm starting to lean towards getting a getting a markbass 12 (either new york 112 or traveller 112h). The MBX is only 100W so I'm really pushing it more than I feel comfortable doing. I feel that a 12 would be good to use on the majority of jazz gigs and I can add the 210 for bigger venues. I'm still a bit unsure about the iAmp and have been thinking about getting a Little Mark 3. The Clarus has spent some time in amp hospital and I'd rather just have it as back-up amp - with the MB112 as a secondary back-up...OK, I'm a hoarder So this long preamble (thanks if you're still with me) is leading up to a few questions. 1) which of the 2 markbass 12s sounds better or is more suited to my needs? 2) Has anyone else had similar problems with the iAmp500? (I think the compression might have sorted this out but I'm still a bit nervous) 3) How is the LittleMark for double bass? Thanks.