Mr. Foxen

There are isobaric bass cabs out there, usually clamsheel type with speakers facing eachother. Bass cabs got a bit boring after that golden age of drivers facing in all directions and folded horns and such.

Resale value is not determined by new price, its determined by the market. Generally, I won't consider something at more than 2/3 of new price, as I value warranty and such. If it is something I specifically want and would consider buying new, then I might go 3/4, but this is rare, most of my purchases are GAS fueled. Remember shops are in the business of making money rather than increasing the value of their stock. If they got little money for the trade, they'd not be againing anything other than a slighty less desirable bass (one person specifically doesn't want it, whereas the bass they have one person specifically does want).

PA columns can be pretty doom: Dispersion doesn't matter when everywhere is in front of your speakers. Could the 2x12 guitar cab sound better as the speakers were bereaking up some, whereas all 4 were running clean, guitards like funny things?

More amps. More cabs. Less guitarists.

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[quote name='alexclaber' post='414358' date='Feb 19 2009, 03:26 PM']it is just so damn loud and punchy and clear wherever you stand on stage.[/quote] Thing about being loud all over the stage, is it will be loud where the guitarist is, and he'll turn up to match, when I want to be in a place where I can mostly hear me and the drums, and a bit of him. Plus I generally want to be able to step out of the loud sometime so I get note decay, and step back in front for the sustain sometimes. Am I better off sticking with my oldschool cabs?

Is the Vintage still coming though?

Thing is with the Hartke one, how does that show the capabilities of amp and speaker? No notes have time to breath, they should get some doom drone bands in there.

[quote name='yorick' post='414127' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:30 PM']Had one of them..... Broke first time i attempted to cut an E string. Get down to a hardware shop and buy a decent set of sidecutters/snips.[/quote] Way to check they are good is hold it up to the light and se if you can see light coming through between the jaws, you shouldn't be able to when they are closed.

Sounds like she doesn't want a rickenfaker, just get it back and sell it again, otherwise she'll be more hassle than its worth. Then report her. Watch all the items she puts for sale and report them too. Then go round her house and piss on her door handles, you have her address.

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I was watching that bass and would toally have had it if I had a job. Grr.

Heh heh heh, 'head'.

[quote name='Pookus' post='411718' date='Feb 17 2009, 09:22 AM']I am now saving for the Aguilar GS 412! I like the adjustable cross over / horn arrangement. Thanks for all your help. [/quote] There is one in the for sale section, in case you didn't notice. They are slightly shorter that the ABM8x10, but if you stack 2 on their sides, they are exactly the same height. Something to bear in mind.

I have an ABM 8x10. Not sure it kicks out the lows of the GS412s that I borrowed, but I haven't been running it with the same setup. Cpurse, you could run, say, to GS412s, and an ABM 8x10. Not sure what that would make you.

I think the older Traben 4 strings were 35" scale, they do exist.

I went from standard tuning when lerning, to playing with a blues guitarist who detuned a semitone to be more like SRV, to playing with a guitarist in drop D (so I tuned DGCF) to now using ADGC. As a result of this, I have no clue about where notes are on the fingerboard any more, and think in intervals. None of the rest of the band do notes either, so its fine.

It soaks into the wood and lifts off other finishes, its bad news in car spray shops also. silicone contamination can screw them right up.

Boguht a Nano Bassballs, quick and easy. Cheers very much.

Almost certianly won't help the buzz, turning down tone just bleeds off the treble where the buzz is, so taking it out will mean you don't even have that option and will be stuck with the buzz. Have you checked the earth is connected properly? Might be that the only earth connection is through the tone capacitor.

The keys player needs a keyboard mounted on a Segway though.

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I'm loath to use mine as the sockets are wicked dodge, shame, cause I sold my rackmount one, and still wanted the ludicrous low end presence it gives.

[quote name='Lorne' post='408485' date='Feb 13 2009, 12:47 PM']Nope,I don't like metal,I only play the blues on my BC Riches *I was being sarcastic,in case you missed it* [/quote] Of course, BC Richs aren't just for metal, they have a wide variety of sounds suitable for any genre.

[quote name='Buzz' post='407394' date='Feb 12 2009, 10:41 AM']Isopropyl alcohol or meths is fine. You could search the forums for the method, there was a string cleaning topic not long ago, but I'm dashing off to lectures and haven't got time myself. Basically, it involves some cheap as chips PVC piping + end caps, some silicone to seal one end properly, and a hook.[/quote] Rolling them up and cramming them in a big sandwich box is much easier, no special making. Seems happier than boiling, less thermal stress or something. I dangle my bass by the strings when I'm playing so any potential string weakening is a no-no.