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[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1490611307' post='3266337'] I'm still thinking my point is not being grasped. Do other people, on finding out from one's other half that you are a practicing muso, seem to think, for whatever reason, that she should attend every gig? Is that not completely weird? [/quote] Just asked Mrs Zero if anyone has ever asked her, or made that assumption, and no, they haven't. It does seem odd to me that someone would make that assumption. As far as actually having my own WAGS along to gigs, Mrs Zero #1 generally came along but didn't come to enough to get bored with it before we split up, Mrs Zero #2, after the first few, became utterly disinterested, and Mrs Zero #3 comes along when she can (mind you, she's been singing or barn dance calling at most of them).

[quote name='eddiehoffmann' timestamp='1491394377' post='3272658'] So....Opened up my Mini CMD 121P combo and following the instructions on the original post managed to completely bypass the dreadful twitter. Water to wine! It's a way better sounding combo now and it really puzzles me why they just don't offer it like this as standard. [/quote] Wasn't there a Jeff Berlin model of the same combo which didn't have a tweeter?

Noticed this on the Bass Direct website: [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Bee_Bass_Headless_Fretless.html"]http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Bee_Bass_Headless_Fretless.html[/url] Definitely something you don't see every day. Not enough strings for me though.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1491245644' post='3271559'] Tomorrow is promised to no one. [/quote] I was given to understand that it belonged to me.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1491051336' post='3270172'] Care homes are always looking for people to play Vera Lynn songs & that sort of stuff for the inmates, that's always an option. You can check out the accommodation for future reference while you are there, maybe put your name on the waiting list... [/quote] Mrs Zero and I played at an old people's home last Christmas as an acoustic duo. The inmates are getting closer to our age. John Denver, Elvis, and Metallica all went down well.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1490910801' post='3269078'] I don't need a motorbike. My other hobby is driving trains for a heritage railway. 266 Litre diesel engine this weekend [/quote] Not the easiest of things to get your knee down on. I'd like to gig a couple of times a month, and do a few open mics every month too. I love gigging but I'm not fond of lugging gear around.

I had a Squier Standard P Bass Special V which was a Precision 5 with jazz pickups, much like this: The four-string variants all seem to be PJ though.

You could try stripping the depleted uranium lining out of the cab.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1491030765' post='3269913']What we don't know, of course, is if those lucky guys are active bassist or if they play simple lines in a band once a week, and never touch it from one week to the next. [/quote] I think some people can be happy with passive basses, they don't have to have active ones. Still, it takes all sorts...

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1490908332' post='3269041'] Here's the HF section. Can anyone recommend anything better than Microsoft Paint for this kind of stuff? [/quote] A is connected to B, which will bypass the entire HF crossover.

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1490895827' post='3268931'] We're a bit under time pressure here, what with the SW bass bash looming. I've wound the coils for John's cab and he will be picking them up tomorrow. All very skin-of-your-teeth. So here is the LF section of the crossover with the board layout. Please shout if you see any silly mistakes. There will be a PDF pinned to message # 1 in due course. [/quote] You've got A connected to C, which bypasses the entire LF crossover.

They're basses. They all sound like basses.

"Small blemish on machine head see pic". I think that's the least of its worries.

I don't know how bad Ryanair might be with musical gear but I've flown six times with Easyjet carrying a bass (in a Hiscox case) and had no problems at all. As for the headless kit, I've just got a similar one for a cricket bat guitar and I also have a through-neck six-string bass kit which I have yet to finally finish off. Quality is OK, not disappointing considering the price.

Basses - just into double figures. Amps: Tecamp Puma 900 - main amp Markbass LM250 Blackline - backup Cabs: Bergantino AE112 x 2 I'm also threatening to use a Behringer B210D active PA speaker for the little acoustic (drum-free) group I'm in as a side project. Or I might just knock up a small cab for the Eminence Beta 10A I've got knocking about and use it with one of the amps.

And one of each will still cost you less than just one of the Kala California basses. In fact, one of each of all four colours will cost you less than just one of the Kala California basses. Just think of the money you'd be saving. Wonder if Bass Centre would give me a commission?

Just had an answer to my query - won't be doing a low B 5-string as there are tension issues on the bottom string (Kala do one though, don't know if it's different strings). And all models are available as fretted or lined fretless. And Merton, as they're different scale lengths, they're completely different basses, so you can buy one of each.

Has anybody here tried or bought one of these: [url="http://www.basscentre.com/all-about-that-bass/bass-centre-ashbory-bass-trans-blue.html"]http://www.basscentre.com/all-about-that-bass/bass-centre-ashbory-bass-trans-blue.html[/url] Up to date version of the rubber string short scale bass that started out the whole rubber string short scale bass thing. Looks prettier than the Kala SUB to me. No 5-string version though and no response to my email to the Bass Centre asking them if there would be one. I am very tempted.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1489580481' post='3258078'] I've heard alot of that too and trust the players that have told me. The irony is that I just picked up a cheap Gibson USA 2014 Les Paul Melody Maker model and the QC on that one is great. Go figure... [/quote] But you surely can't know that the QC is great, only that the build quality of that particular specimen is great. For every one great one, they might be shipping out 20 crap ones.

Peavey Grind. Very playable neck, and it's not a bloody Fender.

[quote name='6v6' timestamp='1489321278' post='3255970'] I've been having a play spice modelling these in an effort to understand the frequency/phase response better (I'm a novice when it comes to crossover design but once studied the basic principles, many years ago!) Currently not quite sure the best way to model the electrical characteristics of the drivers (I assume an inductor/resistor but I'm unfamiliar with exactly how to approach specifying this). Modelling the LCR networks is simple enough though so I've started with that. Happy to share the results for discussion here if such reverse-engineering & analysis is OK by stevie [/quote] I don't think it's as simple as an inductor/resistor as there's an impedance peak at the resonant frequency of the speaker. Just had a look and there's an article on Wikipedia - looks like it's a complex LCR mix. [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_characteristics_of_dynamic_loudspeakers"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_characteristics_of_dynamic_loudspeakers[/url]

Those revised drawings are a lot clearer, and I can't see any mistakes in the physical layout.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1489184339' post='3255130'] Yah boo sucks. Just unfriended him on FB. That'll teach him. [/quote] You really know how to hurt a man.

Peavey.

The LF circuit looks as if A, B, and C are connected together. Surely there should be no connection between A and B as it shorts out L1? HF circuit looks OK.