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[quote name='poptart' post='861481' date='Jun 8 2010, 09:08 PM']Ah - the secret is out, this is a cab I have asking to be made for a while now and Jim Bergantino seems to have got it right. I have yet to hear the cab, however I am sure it will be the biz as all of these cabs are all road tested through some shops and users before they get the okay. Stocks should be arriving at the end of the Summer and will be in 4Ω only. We toyed with using a "kick up" stand but this seemed a little unstable, however those who use these cabs are aware of how "transparent" the sound is even off axis so intelligibility is always first class. Regards Mark [b]PS - There is another very cool Bergantino cab coming out soon......[/b][/quote] Oh man, give over!!!! Now I am going to have to pester you for clues

Why do you need more than 10 minutes for a changeover of gear?? I've been in bands on the original circuit and we could change the entire two bands' gear out (inc drums) and line check within ten minutes. You have to know what you are about, you have to be prepared to do it, you need a decent sound guy. It can certainly be done, 10 minutes is a long time, you do also need somewhere to ferry the other gear to off stage, sinice this is stage one though, you can leave band a to pack down that kit whilst band b is doing their line check. I've never been to a gig where the audiemce went home because the next band took 15 minutes to start....

[quote name='goingdownslow' post='860792' date='Jun 8 2010, 10:50 AM']Will do, when he comes out of his bedroom.[/quote] I'd quite like to have his bedroom then mate, it looks a fair bit bigger than either mine or yours does I reckon:-

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='860048' date='Jun 7 2010, 04:27 PM']Agree 100%. There are numerous reasons why a band may not have all the gear they might want, or may not be able to bring it, and its incredibly elitist IMO to suggest that they should all stay in their bedrooms until they can get both a gig-worthy amp and a car to put it in. If you don't want to lend your kit, that's fine, and that's your prerogative, but sweeping assumptions like that are frankly insulting.[/quote] Go on then list me "numerous reasons" why a band might not have a ~150w Peavey 115 TNT combo off ebay?? They go for about £100!! They are enough (if you learn how to eq) to get heard on a stage, they will be DI'ed. I know, I've used them many times as an onstage monitor. It isnt a nice sound, it doesnt look pretty,m there are no flashing lights, and it will not ever sound 'great' but it will do the job (just). If thats all you can afford then tough. Its not "incredibly elitist" to expect people to bring the tools they need to do the job they intend to do. Its common sense. It is however incredibly thoughtless (to the point of either mindless ignorance or supreme arrogance) to presuppose that you will be allowed to use someone else rig (be it a similar combo or several grands worth of kit) because you haven't even sorted out the bare minimum essentials required to actually be gigging. Worse yet to tell someone that they will have to lend their gear to someone else that they dont know from adam and accept all the associated risks. I insure my gear, in case its stolen or breaks whilst I am using it. If that were to happen I would still be out of pocket by a significant amount as a result of the way insurance works, not to mention the time taken to get replacement kit. So it doesnt mean I am willing to, or would advocate ayone else, lending their kit. You do so at your own risk, and all those who are lending away like happy bunnies will be happy until the day comes that a couple of grands worth of their kit gets busted by one of a group of people borrowing it on the night, none of whom has the honesty to own up to what they've done. At which point you will change your mind. Or you are a fool. I couldnt really care which, cos I'll still be able to play through my rig beacause I didnt lend it to some git who should have brought his own kit.

Find out the cost of replacing every single item of gear you will take. Plus P&P etc. Factor in the cost of your time to replace your kit, and say 15% more for the frustration, damage to your practice routine etc etc. Add it all up. Tell them that that is the cost of hiring your kit for the night, in cash, up front. Or no dice. Find out where the nearest hirer of kit to the venue is, and send them the address, and a link to a cheap rubbish practice amp on ebay and explain that those are other options they have if they want to play music in a band at a gig. I could not give a damn what the sob story is, if they dont own kit they cant play so they can f*** right off. NEver lend gear ever ever ever ever. As you already know.

[quote name='goingdownslow' post='859641' date='Jun 7 2010, 10:53 AM']+1 Only suitable for use in the bedroom, pretending to be playing live. When playing live, why would you want to sound like you are in the bedroom?[/quote] HAHAHA!!! Tell that to Tony Levin mate

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='859249' date='Jun 6 2010, 08:10 PM']Looks like a LOVELY cab, but my days of using cabs that go no higher than waist-height are over... until I get a pair of ears grafted onto my backside. AE210s are still VERY tempting...[/quote] You could go the easy route and just lop your legs off, a single 212 or 210 would be fine then....

[quote name='bubinga5' post='830143' date='May 6 2010, 10:40 PM']Chris you got the same rig as mine and it kicks asss...lovely warmth and punch.....is Bergantino THAT good?[/quote] In a word, YES! Really, I've tried all sorts of bits and bobs up against Berg cabs, and Berg is just a little bit better IMO to my ears than all the rest. It is true that you need to pick the right Berg cab for you and your personal tone/situation, thats why there is more than one cab in the range, but it will sound better than the equivalent competition in almost all cases. I await the flood of responses to the contrary....

"Help, save us, they're killing us" ... <sllllashhhhhhhh-snickkk> "ugghhhhh...." <bleeeeeeed> Oh if only :ph34r:

Here's a chap who doesnt get enough recognition:- Keziah Jones - "Walkin' Naked Thru' A Bluebell Field"

[quote name='JTUK' post='856946' date='Jun 4 2010, 10:30 AM']I just nicked little tricks that I liked from whoever and now they are one big mash so never set out to copy or ape anyone. I just wanted to give myself a box of tools to do what I wanted. I hope I sound like me... and have empathy within my style with what I am trying to play. I really can't see the point of sounding like some other guy... no point at all.[/quote] +1 from me!

Saw him last night at the Brighton Corn Exchange - took Plux along. No denying he can play, I felt the band took a while to really warm up to it last night, the sound guy was fiddling a lot too, the bass sound was pretty muddy, he was going through an Edent WT800 and 410, so it wasnt the bass rig, dont think there was any bass in the PA to speak of though, and the trumpet was ear splitting most of the time. But once they got a full head of steam they were brilliant, Kyle was (nearly) as cool as his pa, fantastically lyrical solos and superb compositions (never heard his stuff before), some breathtakingly fast grooves, but the highlight for me was his bass/piano duet of the theme from the film Iwo Jima (which he co-wrote), really beautiful piece, played exceptionally well, just too short, I wanted it to go on for a lot longer! Great evening, thoroughly recommended, even for those of you who are not into jazz first and foremost!

Once oin a gig (old repeated;y boiled strings doesnt mix with popped chords!), once the first time I put a set of strings on a 5 string (oh, its a B then ) You live and learn!

All about [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/index.shtml"]compressors[/url] (follow the link) +1 to tube heads, and any other overdrive causing a form of compression If you want a decent comp you need a rack device, I rate the Focusrite Compounder, you can pick them up for under £200 on evilbay, and they sound the beans.

+1 for the meths tube, works a treat for me!

Another +1 on Markbass It is great gear, each bass I play through mine sounds like that bass, IME & IMO the amp does not particularly colour the tone at all, its just a great amp. Masses has been said about the quality of the MB amps here and on Talkbass, nothing more to add....

I'm after a similar service in or around Brighton, any ideas?

Nope, you just couldnt hear the bass then....

[quote name='tombboy' post='854017' date='Jun 1 2010, 07:41 PM']My advice at this stage would be to beg, steal or borrow (not steal, obviously.... you may get into trouble!!) a Zoom H2 recorder and set that up in front of your bands stage setup. It should provide you with a decent representation of what any potential audience would be hearing Failing that, you may need to spend a lttle cash. BTW, have you tried local colleges and/or universities and their sound engineering departments? Always full of eager students who would jump at the chance of the engineering/recording experience and the studio facilties are usually heavily subsidised too. [/quote] +1 This was recorded in a reheasal studio with a Zoom H4n (it's a friends band called Lines Horizontal). This is by far the quickest way to get a reasonable result. Note you really will have to get the band levels absolutely right (obviously) and you will not be able to hide imperfections with overdubs - the production will be as glossy as you actually sound, on the plus side its about as real a document of a bands sound as you could ever need....

Open them up. I would check the impedance of the speaker first, then if there is a circuit board on there, then remove the wires to the speaker and to the jack and wire directly from speaker to jack. If there is no circuit board but the tweater is a piezo + capacitor, just take it out of the circuit. Should be fine...

Exactly which sansamp doo-hickey is it that you have? They do a couple of programmable jobbies you see...

I've seen this (and heard it), but IMO LoRiders aret mid scooped at all....

I cant resist, now that I'm in the mood for some Mrs Davis Just ahead of the beat and steady as a rock right the way through (LG on bass again I think):-

Lo Riders all the way. I am the man who likes to punch through walls, and these are the strings that do it the very best IMO. They have a gargantuan tonne of tone. They sound absolutely superb slapped, tapped or fingerstyle, feel great and are not particularly high tension, for all that they are marginally higher tension than the exceedingly pliable HiBeams. Love them to bits! Of course you may not have the same taste as me