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[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1401451368' post='2463766'] Maybe pedantic, but some power amps need a high input [i][b]level [/b][/i]because they have low input [i][b]sensitivity. [/b][/i]Not trying to be snarky but this can lead to confusion. [/quote] not pedantic at all - I knew I wasn't writing it quite right as I was doing it. [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1401444233' post='2463622'] Looking forward to getting to grips with this rig. If this doesn't satisfy my 'ultra clean' quest, nothing will [/quote] If it doesn't I've a preamp for sale in the sale section that might up the cleanness stakes for you!

6x10 = 6*π*(25.4cm[sup]2[/sup]) = 12161cm[sup]2 [/sup]area 4x12 = 4*π*(30.48cm[sup]2[/sup]) = 11675cm[sup]2[/sup] area therefore mathematically.... keep them both?

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1401468428' post='2463977'] One has to ask oneself which audience Fender are addressing with this initiative. Is it the consumer? Because there is little associational mileage to be gained from Messrs Hewson and Evans' participation in 'behind-closed-doors' board meetings. An 'Edge Tele' and an 'Edge Strat' would be far more effective in aligning the brand with U2. Thereafter, things become a bit more problematic. The Bono sig Gretsch is already out there. Edge is more associated with Vox amps than with Fender, despite a few old Tweeds lurking at the periphery of his stage rig. A bells and whistles Edge delay seems unlikely given that Fender's recent re-entry into the effects market is very much a toe in the water at the low end. Perhaps the marriage is intended to appeal to 40-something hedge fund bigwigs who might lob some cash into a revived FMIC IPO. Otherwise - as WoT so aptly encapsulated in post #1 - WTF? [/quote] Am I alone in thinking it's not the weirdest thing. So FMIC is probably run by bean counters and investors - who probably don't hang out on basschat/talkbass and the guitar equivalents - they are also too big a company to seemingly innovate quickly and come up with new ideas, and I doubt have much way in place to innovate. In the rarified stratosphere of company directors I imagine meeting a couple of guys who actually know something about guitars etc would be useful - and up there the U2 boys are about the only ones knocking about (and Dre) So you try and get them on board. Say one of us had an absolutely astounding idea for something bass related - and say we didn't try and develop it ourselves but wanted to give it to another maker to use... now I'm quite sure with a lot of manufacturers we talk about on here we could contact the head of the company directly - even with bigger companies like warwick the head guy replies to emails sent to them. What about fender? The industry is changing - we've gone from very big bass amps to little lightweight ones, when was the last time Fender had a bass amp that had widespread popular appeal? Anyone know anyone who's bought one of Fender's own mini amps? When was the last time a fender effects pedal/multieffects was rated? Even those nice little Mustang guitar amps with the modelling don't seem to fly off the shelf in the larger sizes (may be utterly wrong here) ... there's a whole thread in the effects post about replacing preamp and effects with your iPad - where are Fender in that field? The Edge helping oversee a R&D in that field would make sense to me.

I always find combos harder to lug around than the two units of cab and head.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1401427327' post='2463463'] Agreed. I wonder how long it will be before Fender realise that they still haven't found what they're looking for. [/quote] like button

music company finds some successful musicians to join board and help them make stuff for musicians. Not the stupidest idea ever. Mind you I imagine if I were thinking of electric guitars, and more the rig and effects and modelling stuff then the Edge wouldn't be the worst guy to have around. Not sure what bono brings to the table though!

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1401303832' post='2462303'] ... and the battery compartment will have at least one broken tag or will be held in with gaffa tape. [/quote] unless... you buy an ex warwickhunt one in which case they tend to be in tip top condition!

1991-3 ish didn't the hard wear go from brass Warwick branded made by Schaller to an alloy not made by Schaller?

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1401132465' post='2460455'] I agree with this. Warwick stuff is especially bad for this (or good if you're wanting a warwick I suppose). New value of them is huge (to the point where it's a bit ridiculous IMO) but sell second hand for a fraction of that. I mean I got my corvette for less than £400! [/quote] warwicks are actually a fair bit up in price on where they were a few years back. [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1401225402' post='2461522'] Agree to a point, but then you see this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/221210827655?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108"]http://www.ebay.co.u...f13=80&ff14=108[/url] Prices of a lot of things have dropped quite a bit over the last 6 months or so. There was a guy selling a TC HOF on here a few weeks ago, it was only about £10 less than a new one, but he'd paid a whole lot more for it only 6 months previous, and didn't realise the price had dropped so much. [/quote] I felt really sorry for the fella with the nice looking TC electronics RH750 and cabs - at not a bad price for a while - just before the shops slashed the new prices to be cheaper than his secondhand price

this is really intriguing me.

I met a guy years ago who was into reggae, ran his own sound system. Good music but the fella wasn't to be trusted any further than you could throw him. .. your sig says you're into Reggae so I'm not sure I can trust anything you say..... that sort of thing what the thread is about.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1401094940' post='2459865'] You mean the Hellborg didn't have enough output for the power amp? [/quote] yeah. As I'm trying to sell the hellborg I'll point out it was for a [i]specific[/i] power amp that Will had. I have no problems with it! Not sure what it was, when I was looking for an amp myself I remember reading how some of the newer class D amp need a higher input sensitivity..... actually rather than repeat half understood things I've read on forums this thread is interesting.... http://www.talkbass.com/threads/crown-xls-drivecore-amps-input-sensitivity.711228/page-2

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1401018584' post='2459125'] Direct from the Status website, they are reasonably priced. I know some people have had issues with a dead string in a set, not something I've noticed but worth knowing before making a decision on whether to buy a set or not. [/quote] I bought a set of status strings years back and had a dead one... one call to Dawn and she put a replacement in the post the same day. Back to the topic... Do you ever wonder how many of the basses for sale as the owner wants something different/better, would not be for sale if they spent the $$ on new strings?

[quote name='Ed_S' timestamp='1401089216' post='2459817'] Guess what I'm saying is whatever you choose, run the numbers and make sure that the sensitivity of the power amp input is right to match up with the pre-amp output. [/quote] what he said - I picked my Hellborg preamp up partly because 2x18's nice power amp needed more output than it could give

where are you based? ACG? the boys at Alpher are good fellas too