Bigwan

Played this one (or its twin) in the gallery a few years back. Entirely unimpressed. The Emperor 5 was a different matter... I was about to sell Granny for that one...

A stonking night last night in our 'nemesis' venue (2 separate stages - drummer on 1, everyone else on the other!). Floor full from first not until last. Usually the place is empty, but this was our first Saturday night there and it was standing room only. And the ladies... oh the ladies... there were a few 'bum' notes, if you know what i mean :brow: Roads were awful and I wasn't crawling into my pit until nearly 4 (finished at 1), but well worth it and we've been booked for 2 nights a month in the place next year after last night.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='340324' date='Nov 29 2008, 10:15 AM']I played a new Lakland JO 4-stringer the other week. Lovely bass with through body stringing, etc., but it had very narrow string spacing. Definitely not 19mm. Is this normal on Lakland jazz models?[/quote] Very strange. Mine is somewhere between 19-20mm...

[quote name='jerseytrev' post='337836' date='Nov 26 2008, 10:49 PM']hi do you rate the jo against the dj as i am going to try both[/quote] Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately I've never played a DJ. The DJ is a slightly different vibe (70's jazz rather than 60's). I've never played a Laklnad I didn't like (some more than others though - the hollow just wasn't my thing, but i'd like to have one in the house 'cos they look so cool!). I'm thinking about moving on my Bongo5 and replacing it with a Lakland 5 string.

[quote name='flychris' post='338832' date='Nov 27 2008, 07:16 PM']here is mine : tecamp Puma 500 (6lbs)+ XS112 for small gigs (22lbs) / + S212 (41lbs) for bigger ones [/quote] The new look of the tec amp stuff is starting to grow on me. I have the older Tech Soundsystems 4x12 and it's an awesome cab!

[quote name='lefrash' post='338854' date='Nov 27 2008, 07:36 PM']The bass is my ideal bass, and I doubt i'l be changing/upgrading any time soon.[/quote] Yeah, you say that now... just you wait... everybody here's heard that one before! Welcome, btw!

www.ax84.com www.18watt.com The theory's the same for guitar and bass so both these sites will suit you - ax84 has a bass project I believe.

No matter what bass I receive into the collection, my Skyline JO4 is the benchmark it's measured against. Fantastic bass.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='332347' date='Nov 19 2008, 02:45 PM']A bit of a size and weight difference compared to the MB LMII The overused word in relation to these amps was the 1st one that jumped into my mind when using the amp for the 1st time. Warm. Initial impressions are that there's plenty of volume available, the 'Brite' button certainly works as does the passive tone controls (very different to cut and boost active tone controls) Perceived quality is good (controls and finish). It does get a bit 'hissy' at 5 on the treble tone and volume at or above 7. For £189 so long as it keeps going it's incredible. I've got a better quality valve that'll fit and wonder if it's worth a try?[/quote] Looking forward to hearing how this amp gets on with your Aggie cab. Was thinking about getting one for my GS112 too!

Sorry if that sounded a bit sharp - didn't read it over before hitting 'Add Reply'!

Neither are too powerful for the db112. They are rated at 500 watts into 4 ohms, so they'll probably deliver somewhere between 250 and 325 watts into your 8 ohm cab.... which you won't if you're playing in your living room! And there's a volume control as has already been pointed out.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='331202' date='Nov 18 2008, 01:45 AM']Forgot to mention that Jon said he plans to let the bass grace the home page of the shuker website for a bit too.[/quote] Me too!

Why not go for the DB112 in black (with the nice silver grill cloth) and add an Ashdown ABM head in chrome - very pretty rig.