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[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1401608968' post='2465104'] If I can get to the Maze on the 12th, I'll see you there. [/quote] Nice one Stephen, maybe see you there

How about £5.93? http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=SKT180014&browsemode=category

No it doesn't, just cone area. Seemed pretty convincing to me though :-D

Not a bad position to be in! That's enough berg to sink the Titanic!

Another great transaction with Derrick. This time I bought an Avalon U5 from him. Communication, speed, packaging etc were all superb.

Looking forward to getting to grips with this rig. If this doesn't satisfy my 'ultra clean' quest, nothing will

Agreed. I wonder how long it will be before Fender realise that they still haven't found what they're looking for.

Bargain!

I'd be interested in this too

Get out now while you still have your dignity

Nice one thanks. I have the OC3 on my board and am loving that wet sound. Lots still to play with too with the LPF

[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1401386006' post='2463144'] OoOoh, and I've just put my 8x10 up for sale (shameless plug) [/quote] If only you were in the right part of the country......

I bought a Boss OC-3 from Luke. Communication was excellent and delivery was super speedy. Great chap to do business with.

It's hard to see (on my phone at least) whether there are holes for a thumb rest. If not, at best it's a replacement scratchplate, and at worst a fake

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1401279790' post='2461938'] Usually the issue is midbass boom, which you need to notch out. I'd make the filters all -6dB cut, each at a different frequency, say at 80Hz, 120Hz, 160Hz, 200Hz and 250Hz. Then you can scroll up through them to find the right one for the room you're in. If your cab tends to run on the boomy side anyway you might want to make it a -10dB cut. Most guys like a tone that's fat in the lows and the mids, and getting it as often as not doesn't mean boosting the lows and mids but rather taming the midbass that can mask them. [/quote] That's great, thanks for that. Might be a good idea for a head manufacturer to have a 'no room boom' dial with those five options to try :-) Thinking about it, I have a vague memory of Dave Marks demonstrating an EBS head, and his description of the 'notch' control sounded similar to this.

The above are all true in practical terms, but I would argue that the futile endless pursuit of the perfect bass/tone/rig is a hobby quite separate from the music. Hobbies are used as distraction/catharsis/relaxation/time away from spouse etc. and that in itself can* be a good thing. *not guaranteed. Please use responsibly. Side effects may include damage to bank balance and/or relationships.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1401264198' post='2461692'] i hope you complimented him on his expert appraisal and comprehensive knowledge of all things 'smack-related' ... but dont go so far as asking him to suggest an alternative ... you might end up with U2 or Coldsore or something [/quote] Haha, funny you should say that - Coldplay are his favourite band! I couldn't even be bothered to respond, like shooting fish on a barrel.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1401230782' post='2461588'] I EQ for every room, because every room sounds different. The main differences in rooms tend to be in the midbass, 100 to 250Hz, so that's where I usually have to adjust for the room, leaving all else alone. That means you need an EQ capable of working within that bandwidth alone, a graphic or parametric. 3 or 4 band EQs typically don't give you the adjustment accuracy that you need to account for room acoustics. [/quote] Hi Bill, I'm in the process of setting up a pre/power rig where the pre has a gorgeous core tone, but very little in terms of tone shaping capability. However, the power amp can be programmed (via Band Manager architect software) with up to 15 presets. If I were to create say five '100-250hz room' presets, what settings would you suggest?

I think it's Pharrell Williams. 'Good' means different things to different people. There are some songs that people rave about, and I can't fathom why. Conversely, I was playing an album which I see as quirky and funky, and a chap walks in from the next unit and says "This music is sh*te - it's the sort of depressing crap that smack heads sit round all day nodding their heads to" - an utterly bizarre viewpoint to me. Perhaps the others are more into the overall vibe and atmosphere, and are therefore more forgiving of a weak vocal performance?

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1401255574' post='2461628'] Dnt think the oc-3 has an octave up dude does it? Andy [/quote] My understanding is that it's octave down only, but has a polyphonic function, so it can do chords as well as single notes

'coccinelle' is French for Ladybird, I believe. Perhaps that's the source if the confusion

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1401213685' post='2461324'] I thought that "arctic" cable simply [u]retains [/u]its flexibility at low temperatures, which is a different thing to being more flexible at room temperature. I think whizzzy has it right about H07. It's specifically recommended for stage applications. http://www.h07rnfcable.co.uk/ [/quote] Cheers for that. In this instance, Canford say that this arctic cable "at normal temperatures ...are very limp and flexible"

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1401212276' post='2461279'] I got a vote, I got a vote [/quote] ;-) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1401212879' post='2461300'] ([i]Limps off, muttering... "...and to think I once came joint first, eh..? What am I doing wrong..? Should I, too, join Facebook..? Am I no longer 'hip'..? Maybe a hip replacement is in order. Where's me slippers..?[/i]) [/quote] It was really close Dad. You were in my 'elite five'

[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1401212279' post='2461280'] A graphic EQ is still an effective form of sonic correction / tone shaping whether fashionable or not IMO.. [/quote] I agree - it's a very visual/intuitive way to shape tone