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  1. LukeFRC
    anyone else wondering what of this will end up in the for sale forum under wife pressure? [quote][color=#818181][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][center]Fender Jazz 62 Reissue[/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#818181][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][center]squier 82 JV P [/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#818181][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][center]SWR Working Pro 700[/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#818181][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][center]DHA - VT2[/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#818181][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][center]Markbass Compressore[/center][/size][/font][/color][/quote]
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    Bump - just replying to PMs, still available.
  3. LukeFRC
    bump - I have clips of me playing this (christian worship music!) too so you can hear it if anyone's interested
  4. LukeFRC
    woooot?? If only... how can I get hold of £1000?
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    [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1400871868' post='2457827'] apparently my mag 810 goes to 37hz! weird? andy [/quote]is that -3dB at 37hz, -6dB at 37hz, -10db at 37hz or what? it's almost meaningless as a number without that!
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    [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1400847470' post='2457478'] The f3 of a Fridge is 58Hz, and few complain about lack of lows. With drop tuning you might need as low as a 40Hz f3. Those who are aware of the fundamental frequency of their lowest note often think that they need a speaker capable of going that low, but that's not the case, as most of what's actually in the signal is harmonics. Most players who don't have any training in acoustics will be off by a full octave between what they're hearing and what they [i]think [/i]that they're hearing. Raggae has the deepest tone of mainstream genres, and to hear it one might conclude that most of its energy is in the 40-80Hz octave, but actually it's in the 80-160Hz octave. In concert the 40-80Hz octave might be more present than in a recording, but that's due to the contribution of PA subs and a heavy hand on the PA console EQ. [/quote] a fridge is a sealed cab so would have a shallower roll off than a ported cab I guess? when you design a cab for bass Bill do you focus on the low end roll off or making the 80-160Hz range sound good?
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    [quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1400829653' post='2457272'] I think that's a great question. Cab design has concentrated on all the stuff below 200Hz because that's the bit the mathematical models and design software address. The bit the box designers control. Then I go in to gigs and roll off the lower frequencies to get the best sound for the band. It's obviously better to have a perfect sound and then shape the lower end but the expensive and bulky bit of amplifying bass is the bottom octave which we can barely hear. If you've not done this before it is worth listening to 41 and 31 Hz [url="http://plasticity.szynalski.com/tone-generator.htm"]http://plasticity.sz...e-generator.htm[/url] if you start at 1000Hz and scan down the sound disappears, you can't really hear low B fundamental in any practical sense, so why do we make such a fuss? To make it a fair test use headphones, your computer speakers won't go that low in all probability. [/quote] I just bought some new headphones... not high end audiophile ones but some nice sony buds. When I bought the I looked at frequency response charts on a load of different models and these ones are nice as they are fairly flat across the mid range... any way I doubt theres that that many headphones that can go that low meaningfully... [quote name='Michael J' timestamp='1400837039' post='2457348'] If you want it to sound "natural" then your system needs to extend about an octave either side of the range of interest, with no massive humps or peaks in the response, no woeful dips, nice and flat (when fed with a flat signal), and low distortion. Anything else is not a speaker, it's an effects box - which is fine if you want that effect... Most music/pa amplifiers and cabs are effects boxes. [/quote] I was about to write a comment working out what the range of that ideal speaker would actually be but then thought that actually
  8. LukeFRC
    hardly cream of the crop....
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    Here's an interesting one.... esp for the cab builders.... How low do you need to go? I'm thinking we all like big lows, but by the time our rig is closer to a stage monitor than a FOH then a big low end is actually a negative in terms of the mix.... people play with small combos with relatively high tuning, my old cab I think was tuned about -3 at 95Hz..... and one of the best tone's i've ever had was a small powered PA wedge (DSP equipped) tuned down to -3dB 80Hz..... my current cab is -3db at 41Hz and -6dB at 31Hz....
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    what baseman7755 says - if you're going via the PA you could get a decent preamp, and then a powered PA speaker coming either from your bass or even a monitor return from the desk.... there are flatter bass combos out there too - look at what the double bass players use.... I can get the sort ballpark sound you're going for with a hellborg preamp into either a roland D-bass combo or into a power amp and ACME B2. Also had a great sound from a HK D.A.R.T. wedge at a venue we used.
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    [quote name='Johannes Oehl' timestamp='1400490353' post='2454232'] 1500 views bump [/quote] a lot!
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    [quote name='cana.dan' timestamp='1400768149' post='2456808'] The other thing I should mention is I'm waiting on a build from Nino Valenti as well, so I'm really overdoing it on basses at the moment. Currently have a Valenti Jazz, Fender Jazz and a Rickenbacker 4003 in the stable. [/quote] tell us about that one. I had Valenti No. 42 for a brief period - lovely lovely bass....
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    Are you going through the PA at all? At what volume level do you need this tone? A decent preamp into any half decent power amp into a full range speaker would do the job I would think. The main part that will effect it IMO will be the speaker- a lot of bass cabs aren't designed to give a flat full range response, and some PA stuff would work but tends to be designed to roll off earlier than idea and be crossed into subs.
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    Stunning Elrick there! good luck with your sales
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    [quote name='lowlandtrees' timestamp='1400654227' post='2455747'] The speaker is cracklin like f--- sorry billio......was Ok until I cranked it up. Had all knobs (including gain) at 12 oclock. I am looking at EA doubler with an EA speaker and don t want to risk it. Will def go for a limiter. I assume that you can have a pedal to switch on and off when I use the DB? Is the SFX Thumpinator the way to go or will it change the sound too much? [/quote] go for the highest spec cab you can with a high end driver that can deal with the sort of punishment you're going to put it through...
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    [quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1400693855' post='2456208'] These are superb [/quote] as used by Richard Bona when they first came out.
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    Know what I forgot?
  18. LukeFRC
    Picked this up from Artisan a while back - it's great but I ended up going a different direction with my rig... and now the wife wants the space back. Roland D-Bass 210 combo, about 24kg or so 300w good for electric and double bass... I paid £250 for it - which was a steal - and in the spirit of basschat it's up for £250. You can offer me trades if you want. .... oh I'm in Leeds near Kirkstall Abbey/Headingly Station/Headingly Stadium. Ideally would like some kinda deal where we can meet up, I don't mind driving somewhere (petrol money maybe?) Here's some blurb about it I wrote.... [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]SHORT BLURB: Roland D-bass combo, great condition with the castors and additional Fitted cover by Roqsolid. Trade for basses, bass amp gear, EUB, or bass stuff....[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]LONG BLURB: Nice high end bass combo by Roland before they started making their little cube amps. Equally at home with electric and double bass. originally retailed for about £1000 (proof here[url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=1123&type=Bass+Combination+Amp"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=1123&type=Bass%20Combination%20Amp[/url] ) COSM preamp with 3 different amp setting: Super clean Hifi, a Bassman/Ampeg valvey tone, and a SWR type tone. Compressor with either a clean or valvey and overdrivey. 3 band Eq with sweepable mids, separate tweeter volume. And wet/dry mixable effects loop. oh and a mute switch The power amp section is the clever bit and more high end than most bass gear- rated at 400w it's actually bi amped, with a 80w tweeter for the high end and each driver having it's own 140w amplifier, which is DSP equipped and uses Roland's FFP technology to get the most out of drivers. Sounds great. Comes with the castors and a fitted cover by Roqsolid. more info here[/font][/color] [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx/features/?p=688&c=58"]http://www.roland.co...res/?p=688&c=58[/url]
  19. LukeFRC
    [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1400625105' post='2455676'] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3]As it happens, my band just took delivery of a logo today, so we've put it on the Facebook page and various places. I put it in my sig here too, I suppose it all helps create that awareness. [/size][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Oh, and of course, stickers to go on pub toilet cisterns, as is mandatory. [/size][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Question - why do so many death metal bands feel that they have to conform to a certain logo type - namely totally illegible spiky writing? [/size][/font] [/quote] forgive me if this is wrong - but I think that the style of spikeyness helps show what kind of band they are. I worked with a guy a few years back and when shown a flyer of a local metal fest. with lots of random bands he hadn't heard of was able to tell me what type of metal each band would be based on the type of spikeyness.
  20. LukeFRC
    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1400594785' post='2455268'] Aaaarrrggghhhhh! These things are like bloody busses... nothing for ages then TWO arrive together! If Mrs C comes home tonight with some good financial news... I may be in touch [/quote] get them both?
  21. LukeFRC
    with the roland being as technically High end as it is I would think it would be hard to damage it in this way without the DSP and limiting kicking in.... does it sound like you've knackered it?
  22. LukeFRC
    as a designer, it is important yes- more how you display yourself and publicity through everything you do. One of my pet hates is bands who set up their gear and then get some back drop or sign and prop it ontop of some amps with their half arsed logo on it and web link.... just looks unprofessional IMO. Pricing wise it depends- you get what you pay for in most cases! BUT Sometimes I wonder what bands are trying to do with their branding - who or what are they trying to appeal too? If they can't explain why they want a brand to me as their designer I doubt the brand with do them much good. I'm helping someone with the design of a music project at the moment, the music is great and part of me thinks: I can work and package it- but him as a musician's time would be better spent giving the music as much attention as I'm about to give the design, rather than worrying too much about it.... sometimes I've seen meticulous and brilliant design and a band who really needed to spend longer on honing their craft. oh another pet hate.... which conflicts slightly with the OP... good but local bands having uber polished corporate logo's and design. Screw it, if Punk taught you anything it should have been the value (aesthetically and otherwise) of DIY!
  23. LukeFRC
    [quote name='Oldman' timestamp='1400412267' post='2453543'] Still here pending a trade ( I know I said I wouldn't but hey) [/quote] so it is here still? you're looking for a trade? you've got a trade pending and it's not here anymore? it's oh I'm confused. Anything in my sig you want in trade... oh wait....
  24. LukeFRC
    oh yummy.
  25. LukeFRC
    question... is it switchable voltage at all?
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