LukeFRC

ive a 4ohm acme cab, you could have it if you want, but it will be quieter than your current cab with that amp, and as bill says not solve your problem! why not use the barefaced cab in your sig?

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1413908837' post='2583484'] Hypex are very good but very expensive. The miniDSP plate amps at [url="http://www.minidsp.com/products/plate-amplifiers"]http://www.minidsp.com/products/plate-amplifiers [/url] are worth a look and are good value for the ICEpower modules versions. I still question whether a plate amp is a good idea in a bass oriented cab though. My worry is that Powered PA cabs rarely go very low (forget the sales specs, there will be little below 100Hz) so the main problem is heat. Putting an amp in a bass cab is like running it permanently on a vibration test. [/quote] Powered PA subs manage it though.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1413829189' post='2582511'] The best BB's are from the 80's I'd say. Just because everyone knows that vintage basses are better than new ones(!) [/quote] how about my 70s one? They any good? ;-)

[quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1413816820' post='2582247'] I didn't realise how much cheaper the TKS cabs were. I had to go back and make sure I'd done the conversion right. I'm still buying Bergantino but that's not what this thread is about. [/quote] [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1413821572' post='2582363'] Yep - tonal preference aside, a BF cab will undoubtedly go louder than the equivalent TKS (and I'm guessing Berg). [/quote] that does look good price wise.... anyone know who makes the drivers TKS use?

What cabs would you recomend pairing them with?

you know how there's always a few basses that pop up in the for sale section every so often. I've always been tempted by this Hamer that pops up every so often - this is Warwickhunt's photo - who knows who has it now

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1413739834' post='2581424'] I am genuinely looking to buy a Jazz V fairly soon, I've just been looking on guitar guitar's site and Thomann, I have no idea what I'm looking at regarding where they are built and what to expect? [/quote] I think if I were looking for a great 4 string Jazz I would be looking to find either a Japanese vintage reissue or the older american vintage reissue series, the '75ri or the '62ri. The Roadworns were good and I had a soft spot for the Highway ones too. If I were looking for a great 5 string Jazz I probably wouldn't even look at anything that said Fender on it. Overwater/Valenti/Sadowsky/Lakland/whatever ....

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1413628172' post='2580263'] Or simply put, I don't think the general Fender buying market needs 80% of what the company is spending it's time and money on. [/quote] +1 The brands are all messed up. The internet has changed how we relate to brands. Think of some smaller good makers - and we can find people who are passionate about their stuff and put it out there. Whatever the contention about Fodera pricing you have I've never heard anyone doubt that they believe in what they are doing. Looking cheaper I think ACG's starting price is not far off half the ticket price of a USA fender.... a custom built UK bass is cheaper than a mass produced US Fender - regardless of which you prefer Alan believes in what he's doing and takes pride in it. So what about Fender are they passionate about? What product over the last 3-4 years have they shown they are excited about? Apart from those wee mustang guitar amps that were quite good 1st amps I can't think of any. In the bass world Squier have had some good stuff, created a buzz and so on... but Fender? When was the last time Fender had a "have to own/try" bass or amp? And shutting Genz Benz down was the most daft move ever - get a brand at the height of it's popularity with players, a range of great products and... shut them down...

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1413581572' post='2579947'] The roads? [/quote] goes without saying...

[quote name='monsterthompson' timestamp='1413563332' post='2579679'] It sure seems that way based on what others have indicated. The risks of buying used gear. Regardless, I'm on to a Genz Shuttle 9.0 and a Buster 200w head. I was running the Buster through a G3 Midget and Compact stack last night and the tone was wonderful. In fact it was so good, I could hardly tell that the handles were an issue [/quote] sshhh you lets not let great tone get in the way of our community picking holes in something: I mean apart from the tone, the volume, the portability, the low end response, and so on... what have barefaced ever done for us?

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1413544881' post='2579322'] From what I can see from my own experience, he has. The Gen 3 stuff is fantastic. I wasn't a fan of the earlier gear mainly down to build and as a result didn't buy one but with the Gen 3 I'm converted and I'm stupidly fussy about the function, quality and value of stuff. [/quote] out of interest... does the walkabout have enough power for it?

Didn't they put their 3D power management thing in the X.2 series? supposedly less bottom end limiting

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1413297902' post='2576838'] thanks Luke. Unfortunately I'm wanting to see how the m9 sounds with my speaker set up. Guitar guitar edinburgh let me spend an hour or so in the shop testing cabinets with my old mesa titan but I had to put down a sizeable deposit in the first place before they got westside to send the cabs over. (was deciding between 115 & 210 or 212 & 210 so they were guaranteed to sell the 210 ). Might talk to them again to see if they'll maybe take my Mpulse in trade. [/quote] I think you must be the 2nd or 3rd person I know who's gone from the M-Pulse to a m9 - on paper I would have thought it would have gone the other way but hey ho

I have one a 85NT - the reach and balance take a bit of fiddling to get to a place where it balances... mine is just under 9lb I think so not heavy but not light. but the sound is amazing. I don't know how to describe the sound, it's punchy and funky but is heavy and can rock - it's got the grind growly mids and a sweet top end. Like Wariwckhunt says you won't confuse it for a P bass. Think if a stingray is one step from a Fender bass..... well the thumb is the step after it.... I tried the same model of Ibenez SR in a shop, it's the one with the wenge neck isn't it? It's a similar kind of ballpark, but with a bigger fatter sound from warwick's pickup placement.

was that the question ebenezer?

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1413367497' post='2577508'] Once upon a time, when a gig consisted of two bands, you had the headliners (who everyone had come to see) and the support band (who went on first). There was a nice little symbiosis there - the support band added a little bit of extra value to the night, and the headliners were doing them a favour by giving them exposure. The audience stayed until the end, because the headliners were generally who they'd come to see. But with these band nights, the crowd generally consists of friends of the bands. So the people who came to see the first band will stay until the end of the first band, some of them will hang around, but some will leave early. Over the course of the evening, people come and go. It usually peaks around mid-evening. By the time it comes to the last band, the crowd will be people who've come to see the last band specifically, and leftovers from the previous band's friends. S.P. [/quote] we used to make sure we were right at the front and normally dancing for anyone we supported and would get most of our friends to do the same. didn't go down as well with serious band at uber serious industry showcase mind... .

[quote name='bassintheface' timestamp='1413366783' post='2577487'] I think our method works much better! [/quote] sounds great!

I thought in originals bands being last was what you wanted? at least that's what we always wanted.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1413237777' post='2576312'] There is no one bass to rule them all. It is just fun having a change now and again. You have no idea how a custom will sound until it is built. I know this from expensive experience. [/quote] did a furry leopard print double bass not sound like you thought? [quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1413315503' post='2577122'] I've owned a few "high end" basses and have, for the first time since I first picked up the instrument, ended up with just one. A MIM Precision, although with a few mods. I'm constantly surprised by what it can deliver, and I definitely don't miss having a B string. If anything its opened up the fretboard. I do hanker for a 70's Jazz bass but I wouldn't need it, it would just be fulfilling a long standing desire. [/quote] good point there - one bass and you have to really really learn to play it. Many basses and it's easy to fanny around swapping them or knob fiddling or the like.

that does look nice

I love my BB1200 - didn't cost me much but as good as basses 4-5 times the price