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    Well - the reason I ask is this: I took the speaker out of my Ashdown cab when it failed. I looked at it again yesterday and spotted that it had a model number and a url for the company that made it printed on the magnet. I found the spec sheet which I've posted up there, which gives the two figures for rated and music power. Now, the back of the cab is marked 300W RMS - but if (in the real world) it only has a 250W speaker in the box, then would I be right in thinking that it's not up to the job? I got pretty much blanked by Ashdown when I told them I'd only had it a couple of years and had run it for about 100 hours of the course of those two years with less than 200W being pushed through it. What I want to do is get my facts straight before telling them I think that they've fitted something into the cab that they shouldn't have done and it's stopped working. Hence trying to establish which of the figures would be the one to argue with (or conversely mean I should just leave it alone!)
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    Thanks Bill In relation to the below spec sheet (or the snapshot of it here), which of those figures relate RMS power - Music Power or Rated Power? That's what I'm having trouble finding a definition for.
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    I've been sent a spec sheet for a speaker I have - listed on the spec sheet is a figure for rated power and one for musical power. Sorry to sound like a div, but rated power = peak and musical power = constant? How would that be referred to in terms of RMS power? ie if a cab is marked 300w RMS, what would that relate to? I should listen more I know.
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    Useful guide. I've used a sharpening steel to make the holes in straps a bit wider - it stretches the hole for long enough to push the straplock through. Probably not ideal, but worked for me and they haven't come undone yet!
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    2009's gigs

    john_the_bass posted a topic in Gigs

    Just been working out how many gigs I've done this year. I make it 22 in the covers band and another 20 split across another 2 bands, plus a recording session. I know it's small time for a lot of you, but that's bloody loads for me, especially when I'm supposed to have a day job. Still, all good fun, I wouldn't want to do it every weekend though. What about you?
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    What I was going to suggest. Also try [url="http://www.ship2me.com"]www.ship2me.com[/url]
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    Thanks but no - the only trades I'd take would be for a PRS Starla or Mira - I imagine that would be highly unlikely though!!
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    That's a nice top and I love the bound headstock and ebony fingerboard too.
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    Dave PM replied to BassJase you have a PM from me too.
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    They be exactly what I am after
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    I don't know mate, I've not thought about it - not much I woudn't have imagined. Give me a shout if you find your Dunlops and we'll go from there.
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    To the top
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    [quote name='Phyrexian' post='678928' date='Dec 9 2009, 11:38 AM']Hi, how does that Matamp Minimat sound for bass guitar? Enough low end? thanks, Bart[/quote] Never tried it and it's gone to its new owner now. I do wish I'd bought a Power Block when they were £50
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    We did Martin - we bought a pair of RCF ART 722s last year and were totally blown away by them. They were a lot of money, but they do EXACTLY what we want. A single sub is on the cards next if we can raise enough dough for an RCF ART 905S
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    Still looking!
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    Thanks for the offer, but no - already got a CIJ 72 Tele Custom which satisfies my Tele needs.
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    Still here - slight edit to the list of wants, mean to say there is a footswitch included.
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    Having picked up Thedontcarebear's (Adam) SG this week, I have to let one go (a guitar for anybody who thought I was making a fart joke) so up for sale is my Gibson Les Paul Special. This is not to be confused with one of the faded models, this is from 1997 and is gloss nitro finished, has factory fitted Grover mini Rotomatics, a bound rosewood fingerboard, P100 pickups (P90 sized stacked humbuckers) and comes in an old fitted case - the case has Gibson stencilled on it, but I'm almost 100% certain this is not a Gibson case. If it is, it could be worth a few quid, but I doubt it is. For those of you who don't know what a Les Paul Special is, it was originally introduced by Gibson in 1955 as an intermediate model between the LP Junior and the LP Standard in a doublecut body shape and with a pair of P90s. This is a singlecut version (like what you'd expect a Les Paul to look like) and it's basically a full thickness mahogany body without the maple top on it. I have to admit I was quite surprised when I first got it as I was expecting something about the thickness of my Gordon-Smith GS1 - which is about half the thickness. I've not put it on the scales - it doesn't feel as heavy as my 9-1/2 lb LP Standard. The body appears to be a single piece of wood and the neck has quite a thin 60s profile - I guess this is some kind of 60s RI, but if you've played an SG with that 60s flat and quite wide profile, this isn't really like that. Anyway - it's had plenty of use and has a few battles scars, mainly a few dings around the top and bottom edges - nothing major, nothing that detracts from how it plays, sounds or what it does. P100s are very nice - sound a lot like punchy P90s but with none of the single coil hum. I am putting it up at £700 - I am open to reasonable offers but I'm not really looking for trades at the moment unless you've got something really interesting - I wouldn't turn my nose up at a PRS Starla or Mira in trans cherry or orange, but I haven't got any cash so unlikely to get my hands on one!! Here's the pic I've posted in the guitar porn section and I will endeavour to take some more and add them to the thread. I meant to add that there are 2 on ebay at the moment - a TV yellow one with a set of BKP P90s fitted and a proper Gibson case at £775 and a cherry doublecut one in a Gibson gig bag for £799 - save yourself a few bob and buy mine!
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    I only ever had a problem (well several) with Parcelforce. I've found UPS and DHL to be pretty good and I book through www.interparcel.com and www.p4d.co.uk
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    The best one is the one that the rest of the guys in your band use if you want to be 100% that you are all tuned exactly the same - hence I have a TU-2 and a Pitchblack - ok, so that may be overkill slightly, but the guys in one band all have Pitchblacks and the other band uses TU-2s. Simples!!
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    I've got a TU-2 and a Korg Pitchblack. The Pitchblack seems to have the edge as far as speed and accuracy go. Can't say I notice either of them having an adverse affect on the tone.
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    Went to meet Adam today to take his SG Special - top man, thanks very much!
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    Think this needs moving to the recordings section?
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    They're nice basses - I had an original '68 in a sort of Pelham Blue on loan to me for a while. Really loud and punchy, nice neck, 32" scale is nice too. I've seen reissues recently hit £500
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    Tentative PM sent
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