LukeFRC

[quote name='mark_ir' timestamp='1332343358' post='1586981'] work is just an excuse to acquire more bass toys than should be allowed, [/quote] so a while back (and on gumtree not basschat) I had an GK combo that I wanted to sell as it was a bit heavy and wide for my 3rd floor flat. Mark got in contact and I took the amp and a couple of basses for him to play with... he let me have a shot on a load of his gear too... Great times and while I went wanting to sell him an amp I ended up giving him money and trading for a walkabout scout. Anyway - Mark is a great guy so trade/sell/buy with confidence - he also has a stingray which is one of the nicest basses I've ever tried ever - if you do a deal with him see if he'll let you have a shot.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1437293213' post='2824817'] The reason behind the original post is that I own both a TC Electronic BG250-115 and a Peavey BAM210. The latter is twice the weight of the former. I've been gigging the BG250 for a few weeks now in small / medium pub gigs and personally, I think it sounds great. I've not got a wireless system so I'm never more than 10 feet from it. Recently a guy was selling his BG250 on eBay because he didn't think it was 'throwing it out to the back of the room'. I was surprised when I tried the BG250 out at PMT as to how loud it was and how warm sounding too. Nothing like the demos on YouTube. My fear is, I suppose, that it sounds great up close but lacks the uumph to project that sound 30 feet away. [/quote] it all depends on how big his room is doesn't it? If it sounds good to you- don't worry about it and just play it.

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1437258481' post='2824740'] I've had a PJB Flightcase and PB300 for a few months. I A/B it with my Peavey Max 160 into an Ampeg B115E. So that's SS discrete into Ferrite speaker compared with SMPS + class D into Neo's. They are very different in tone when set with a flat eq. I would say the SS bottom end is more dominant against the low mids for the Class D. To get a similar umph the bass is at 2 compared to 12 oclock and the low mids at 10. But I'm not sure this is a lack of umph in class D amps as more the clearer tone of a newer amp design. The umph is there to be dialed in as are more tonal options. The thing I've noticed most is the definition. Notes are more precise and also getting used to hearing the higher harmonics. I was comfortable with my old rig and I think it takes some listening time to adjust. [/quote] I think if you're comparing a Phil Jones Flightcase and PB300 with a Peavey Max 160 into a Ampeg B115e the fact that one rig is Class AB and the other Class D is so far down the list of variables as to be irrelevant.

Build yourself a fearful?

Following james' build thread I realised there was a small chance he might have a part I needed, so I asked... and he offered me loads of things, and lots of advice and good chat. Just bought some tuners and a pot out of his parts box - a great basschatter

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1437117598' post='2823644'] The question is clearly prompted by the idea that tall is better than wide for bass drivers, when used in multiples. [/quote] no. In the idea of the Baffle step.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1437087781' post='2823572'] If you turn it upside down, are they pronounced "spiw"? Dood, have you got any 1x12s to A/B this one with? [/quote] mine was a serious question ..

Quick q does the sound of the "pronounced mids" change slightly if you turn the cab onto it's side?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1437061838' post='2823306'] I actually can't wait to fire her up for a listen! [/quote] neither can we!

If I were you I would also put the hellborg pre/poweramp in the for sale section here on the list. The pre is essentially a copy/clone of a Neve channel strip into a amp with the output transformer.... I had the preamp and it was lovely but didn't have the amp to go with it.

odd question.... best pickups I ever played were Nordstand - any reason why you went fender rather than nordies?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1436105043' post='2814962'] Funnily enough, that's [i]exactly [/i]what Ned Steinberger did and Stuart Spector said, 'Love it!' A little while later, the head of sales at Warwick said, 'Bass guitar sales have nothing to do with body shape. We're going to copy the worst body shape on the market and I'll prove to you we can still sell millions of basses with it.' And that's how that happened. [/quote] I quite like the body shape. And even if you didn't are you really telling me that Warwick do not make worse body shapes?

None of my current basses came from here! Which was a bit of a shock! I think I've bought 3 or so.

same seller as kegs dodgy warwick post. I've just offered £1....

or ebay had an offer on if you started a sale post at a certain time...

surely the designers are old enough that they aren't using the metric system! The 12mm, 15mm or 18mm chat makes me helpful its going to be in nice simple metric!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1435878212' post='2813357'] Fingerboard and neck being glued up.... [attachment=195527:11667962_10155706033015405_1544610083_n.jpg] [/quote] think chris needs more clamps

(and I'm not the designer!)