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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='644608' date='Nov 3 2009, 07:24 PM']This might sound a bit simple but does the board actually produce a sound or is it vibration only?[/quote] Not tried it yet but I suspect that it's low frequency vibration which needs to be used in comjunction with IEMs..

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='644361' date='Nov 3 2009, 01:27 PM']Where did you get it from, Dave?[/quote] Guitarguitar along with everyone else. I've seen smaller versions of this in Germany when I was at MusicMesse in Frankfurt a few years ago. They had a type of ButtKicker that clamps on to a drummers stool but also a small version for a bass player to put his foot on. If it works then I will make myself a small one.

I have to confess that a Pleasure (Board) is all mine. It's just been delivered. I'm really looking forward to trying it and seeing if it makes it easier for me to play without deafening the band.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='643839' date='Nov 2 2009, 08:47 PM']It was whoever was around at the time. A couple of my friends worked at CBS at the time, and had the costumes thrust at them...[/quote] I used to know a guy called Rob Summers who worked at the recording studios and his claim to fame was that he was that Womble on TOTP because he was the only one big enough to fit the costume.

Firstly there is no way you can get 8-ohms from two 8-ohm cabs, it's against the Laws of Physics, however; Your two cabs in parallel (daisy chained) together give you 4-ohms so you could put another 4-ohm cab in series (you need a special cable for this). The down side is that the new 4-ohm cab will take 50% of the amps output. Simplest solution is change cabs to something more appropriate or get a cheap power amp and use the Eden as a pre-amp. Impedance is a measurement relative to frequency so you can't measure it with a multimeter, all you can check is dc resistance, although you will get a close indication. ie. a 4-ohm cab will measure closer to 4-ohms than an 8-ohm cab.

Really sorry to hear this Phil. If you want to keep playing then you will find a way.

Last evening Hamster very kindly dropped by to deliver my Hartke strings raffle prize and surprised me with a Get Well card signed by those who were at the Bash. It was a wonderful thought. Thank you so much. I've just spent a long time this morning trying to decipher all the messages and signatures. I was very disappointed that I couldn't be there. Hopefully I'll be fit again for the next Bash.

Some years ago in my former Corporate life I discovered EMS cases. We used a lot of them. They are light but built like a tank. I have several of my own and won't use anything else now. They are expensive new but occasionally they come up on Ebay like [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMS-400-MODULAR-RACK-EXPANDABLE-9U-ABS-FLIGHT-CASE_W0QQitemZ140355124079"]here[/url]. This is a very good deal.

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='636590' date='Oct 25 2009, 11:14 PM']Hey all. I'm just wondering if it's ok to use the effects return on my amp for a line in for a an ipod or mp3 player for home practise/jam alongs etc. Thanks in advance.[/quote] You'll need a cable that mixes the stereo left and right down to mono then assuming that you can get enough level to drive the power stage then it should be fine in theory. Unless your head has the option of a series or parallel effect loop, where it all falls down is that by plugging a jack into the effects return you will disconnect the bass so defeating the object of what you are trying to achieve. I do something similar with bass head, which has an excellent headphone output, and a small outboard mono mixer. Effect send into the mixer. PC stereo out via mix-down cable to the mixer. Mixer output to Effects return.

I quite fancy a Status S2 5-string with side LEDs or perhaps a Streamline 5. I'm keeping an eye out but there is nothing around at the moment. Also would like to try a Sandberg PM5. It might just be what I need.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='635095' date='Oct 24 2009, 09:16 AM']Well I can't find OBBM or Bassic Bits on EBay. I assume it's this link [url="http://www.bassic.co.uk/"]http://www.bassic.co.uk/[/url] ? I don't know a lot about cables other than an old band mate who used to work at a hifi store taught me not to skimp on cables. I tend to use high quality expensive cable and often unbranded ones designed for bass and figure I can't go too far wrong with that philosophy[/quote] I'm sorry that you can't find me. My Bassworld/Basstalk/Basschat User name is obbm. Yes I've been here for a long time. My Ebay Username is bassic-bits. Try following the links in my signature.

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='632772' date='Oct 21 2009, 08:29 PM']I've been curiously wondering about outboard pre-amps, which then led me to wondering if there were any light weight power amps that I could couple up with. Then I thought that maybe my Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 could act as a power amp by plugging the lead coming out of an outboard pre-amp in to the 'receive' of the effects loop on the amp, thus bypassing the Shuttle's EQ. Or am I talking twaddle?[/quote] Perfectly acceptable. The only thing you have to careful with is levels. Does the outboard pre-amp have enough oomph to drive the power stage of the Shuttle.

Has anyone tried the PJB 6B cab, as reviewed recently in BGM?

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='624501' date='Oct 12 2009, 10:27 PM']If you manage to find them in the UK please let me know. I was looking for the same type of cables a while ago.[/quote] Why do you need these specific cables?

Here's my slightly modified Lakland Duck Dunn

[quote name='martindupras' post='623288' date='Oct 11 2009, 06:19 PM']Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, that's not what I'm looking for. I'm not looking for already-made leads, I want to make my own. I want to buy cable, by the metre (or foot.) - martin[/quote] I can supply VanDamme Classic Instrument Cable and Klotz HiFi Audio (used to be LaGrange) by the metre.

Sterling 5s are extrememly rare in the UK. If you want a new one then its a 4-month wait. Stingray 5s have been around for about 20-years. There have been various revisions over the years and special editions. There are always plenty on the used market at mostly sensible prices.

[quote name='Duarte' post='622461' date='Oct 10 2009, 03:08 PM']Music Man have flat fingerboards. Well, at last the 3 I have owned all did. With the Sterling and Stingray, you can't say which is the 'better' bass, they are simply different. For example, the Stingray will offer a more warm, old school tone, whilst the Sterling offers more aggressive, more mid range punch. The Stingray is somewhat scooped in the mids. The Pickuips and Preamps are different, but you will get the classic music man vibe with either bass. I love them all! Also, the Sterling offers a smaller neck and smaller offset body and the Stingray is quite a lot fatter. This doesn't neccesarily mean the sterling is lighter than the ray, as wood varies obviously.[/quote] OP is asking about 5-string versions. Necks of Sterling 5 and Stingray 5 are the same dimensions.

I am so annoyed that I can't be there. Have a great day chaps.

Up to £999

[quote name='alexclaber' post='617481' date='Oct 5 2009, 02:42 PM']That's simply because those cabs don't have much ability to move air (cone area x excursion) and therefore really need the boundary reinforcement to cope. Common problem - amplifying bass outdoors is tough! Alex[/quote] Thanks. Point taken and understood.