Rayman

I literally thought about this thread mid set last night. I went light, with just the Thunderbird, the pedal board and a D class head.

I thought, what if tonight is the night I break a string…..

4 minutes ago, Obrienp said:

This is turning into a bit of a nightmare. The singer has decided he can do the gig on strong pain killers (could be interesting). However, the drummer has tested positive for Covid! Apparently he feels fine and only tested because his son’s girlfriend has tested positive and they were all together over Christmas. The organiser has said do the gig anyway: there will be people in the audience with it knowingly, or unknowingly. I guess it’s too late for him to get a replacement act. Personally, I feel that is a bit irresponsible but the band have said they are going to play with, or without a bassist.

 

I am due to have a heart “procedure” on Tuesday, which I don’t want to compromise but I spent 4 hours in a rehearsal room with the drummer on Friday, so if I am going to get Covid from him, I will have probably caught it then. All the same, I’m going to stand the opposite side of the stage from him tonight!

 

All this for a deep gig!

Blimey mate, best of luck with all that!

Make sure the singer drinks plenty of water. Pain killers can dry your mouth out.

As far as Covid….. it’s a difficult situation as it’s a big gig night, but personally I’m of the opinion that one shouldn’t take chances passing it on to others. Like you say, the venue need you to do the gig, but the virus is a potentially dangerous infection for many people.

All I can suggest is that the drummer stays well away from everyone.

Yep, all original members. Although I was just the singer when I joined as a teenager. Our bass player left maybe 20yrs ago….. so I took on bass/vocals around that time. 
 

We’ve had long periods of doing nothing over that time, while we all did different things, but always came back to it.

14 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

1 hour ago, Rayman said:

Good gig….. first one using the TC BQ500 head via a house Hartke 4x10 cab. Happy with amp, although I didn’t really need the cab at all, because the DI sounded great without it. Great crowd, a lot of fun.

 

Tell us where and with whom please!

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The Spinning Top in Stockport, never played there before, but it’s a great little venue, great house PA and monitors and the guy who runs the place knows what he’s doing with it all.

The band’s called Crisis, original 80s heavy rock….. 2023 was our 40th anniversary. 

9 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

We've stopped sing my smoke machines as most venues won't allow them nowadays.

Dave

Not only did we have ours going, but the owner of the venue got his out too….. “most bands who play here don’t want smoke, but I bet you do””……. we did.

Good gig….. first one using the TC BQ500 head via a house Hartke 4x10 cab. Happy with amp, although I didn’t really need the cab at all, because the DI sounded great without it. Great crowd, a lot of fun.

Tonight’s gig is via a house cab, so l don’t need this cab tonight. I won’t get chance to test it until tomorrow. 

All back together as it was with the old horn, with the new horn fitted. 

Interesting…….. and confusing (to me at least).

Thanks very much for that.

Yeah it sounds fantastic. I’ve always liked the growl of a 2x10 with a horn. My Ashdown EVO II 500 combo is exactly that, but too heavy these days. 
 

Problem is, I want power, volume, grunt….. but light ish and affordable too.

2 hours ago, Merton said:

What is it about the can that makes it not right? Can prob point you at other options with that info

I’ve made the move, after decades playing combos, to a 500W D class head. I was hoping that this 350W Eden cab would be ok with the wattage, as long as it wasn’t cranked up full. Unfortunately the horn blew at rehearsal. I literally just fitted a brand new one, so the cab is as good as new. However as it’s 4ohms, I can’t add another cab to spread the load.

So, my assumption is that selling this cab and getting 2 8ohm cabs will give me the headroom I want without overloading anything.

In the picture….. the old horn (still connected on the right) that black wire on the right is connected to the red spade on the horn, also on the right. Should be the other way around no?

Here’s a question…..

The new horn is ready to go in…. dead easy, spade connections….

There’s a red wire and a black wire, and on the horn there’s a plain connection and a red connection…..

 assume that the red wire goes on the red connection and the black wire on the plain connection?

Reason I ask, is because on the old horn, black wire was connected to the red connection and the red wire to the black? That can’t be right can it?

New horn is arriving today, so the cab will be good as new later.

I think, that this isn’t the cab I need for this band. I definitely think that 2 x 8ohm cabs will be the way forward, but I have to find something affordable and light ish weight.

The amp is great, happy with that, so it’s just cabs I need. I think this Eden would be better in someone else’s setup.

Well, by way of an update….

Rehearsed the rig last night, and as I feared, the horn blew. Not a massive issue, new one ordered, no problem.

The amp was set flat (EQ all at 12 o’clock) with the gain and master volume around 1 o’clock, so not driving it that hard in my opinion, the horn was also set at 12 o’clock. Two songs in, the horn goes. 
 

New horn on the way.
 

So my questions now are……if I turn the horn level down, is it still going to overload? ….. and should I just be looking for 2x 8ohm cabs that can handle 500W at 4ohms…… or should this 4ohm cab rated at 350W be able to handle it?

8 hours ago, DGBass said:

Gear4Music ( no affiliation) have replacement parts some Eden cabs if you felt it might be worth trying a diy repair? At the moment they have replacement horns for under £20 but they are I tihnk for D series 2x10 cabs eg 210XLT & 210XST. Depends what model cab you have as if its not a D series you may need another type of replacement horn. Actually, they also have e-series replacement horns. Might be worth a look.

It’s an 210XLT, so I’ll take a look, cheers

Eden 2x10 cab needs new horn…. North West….. anyone know anyone?

Thanks in advance 

Like most people, I always have a spare, that never leaves its case. I haven’t broken a string in decades. To be honest, now I’m making the move to tiny class D amps, I’m more likely to carry a spare one of those than anything else. I’ve had more trouble with amps than basses over the years.

Nice….. I have my eye on one too.

The burrs on the scratch plate is common with these, don’t know why, but it’s an easy fix. Great little basses once they’re tarted up a little.

Apart from the backdrop falling down halfway through the gig…… 😆

Yeah, Schecter Model Ts are awesome. I had 3…. That black and white one was really nice.

Our guitarist has the lead version. It was one of Hugh Mansons early guitars. Mike had it custom made by Hugh in a black/white diagonal paint job and it’s been his main guitar ever since….. that was around 40yrs ago I think….
 

This picture was 10yrs ago….. I miss those Schecter Model Ts I was using then.

Yeah having looked closely at the pictures, all three of those anomalies look like blemishes/faults in the grain of the wood. Naturally occurring, but should not be present on a new instrument without serious discounts.

You’ve done the right thing 

Awesome,  really awesome basses those early BBs, I've had a few over the years. I had a beautiful BB3000S that I've regret selling many times over.

You have absolutely every right to send it back yep...

Would I have sent it back..... probably not from what I see in the pictures. If it was a sizeable scratch in the finish I would, or a sizeable ding, but from what I see there, I'd have probably ignored it. You're right though,  it should be perfect from new.

Great basses the M series, very versatile