Bigwan

I'm no expert but plugging numbers into WINISD doesn't make for great viewing for that driver with regards to maximum power handling and cone excursion. Perhaps seek a 2nd opinion from some of the boffins on here to confirm... The aforementioned Celestion looks like an altogether better driver.

So it's based on the HX family? Interesting. Be interested in more details on this.

Useful thread here with specs for original driver and possible replacements: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.talkbass.com/threads/ibanez-promethean-p5110-speaker-upgrade.874880/%3famp=1335303606 Also check out input from our own @StraightSix , the OP of the Talkbass thread: The promethean uses a slot port, so I imagine altering it would be virtually impossible, especially in a cabinet this small. So if you decide to replace the driver you're stuck with whatever works with what you've already got, but from briefly reading the 2 threads I've linked it looks like improving on previous performance will be no problem if you're willing to spend a little bit. This thread is making the aged Celestion in my Ashdown 1x10 combo feel extremely nervous...

Neural and Darkglass are sister companies so it's not like they're starting from scratch with regards to manufacture and distribution.

At $750 I should hope so, on both counts. It's a lot of money for features that could be implemented cheaper and more robustly and not look like a left over part from a 1970's hifi. It's form over function for me, but if you must have moving faders on your pedal who am I to stop you! First time somebody stomps on one in the wrong place or at a slightly jaunty angle the motorised faders are gonna take a dump though. Don't let anyone near it with liquids. These sorts of parts are NOT designed to be abused in the way a pedal gets abused in the real world.

That's a lot of tin for a gimmicky box...

I'd love to give a Super P a try having owned an ABZ 4 and Afterburner 5 and being a big precision fan... Maybe some day!

A bit cheeky calling it 200watts. You'd think Ashdown would have learned from the CTM15 "all tube" debacle. Be straight up, FFS!

Agreed on all counts! I think used Ibanez or Dingwall basses are the best bet below a grand. I'm interested to try one of the new headless Ibanez basses, but if I could get a used Dingwall cheaper I know where my money would go having owned 2 Dingwalls before.

That Facebook page is pure porn! Love it!

Ormsby guitars have done runs of fanned fret basses. Don't know if they have plans to do more. Maruszczyk offer multiscale as an option. Ltd do the B1005MS. Keep an eye on GOC Guitars. In August/September they shared pics of some headed and headless multi-scale basses that they're considering developing: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3BL_YYHK7t/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/p/B1nhkQ6nH_L/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dnUVigSao/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

It's just 4 screws... Just make sure neck doesn't fall off and hit anything.

There's one glaring omission there... When are they available? I'd want to know that before parting with anything... Edit: September 2020 shipping. Hmm... I think I'll pass in the meantime, but it looks like a helix killer to me!

Multi-touch screen too!

Looks and sounds expensive... But VERY interesting all the same!

Focusrite Clarett2Pre Thunderbolt. No latency any more here!

They're so good they prompted me to upgrade my audio interface so I could enjoy them with lower latency than my old USB2 one could manage...

Alas I'm not enough of a guitar player to truly take do it justice!

I did... And Nolly... And Abassi...

Can't disagree with any of that, but I think that's the fault of the users as much as the plugins! I'm no darkglass fanboi (like some I could mention here! Eh @Kev), but Parallax is an outstanding plugin. I wouldn't buy the Darkglass suite as I don't like the hardware versions... except for the v1 900 amp that had the tone control which made a MASSIVE difference for me, but which hasn't been implemented on the DG suite as far as I can tell.

Damn it... As I pointed out in the other thread, I should have hmmed and hahed over an HX Stomp a little longer. Not that it's a bad unit, far from it! But... GAS...

...perhaps I should have held off a little longer... If this is what I think it is it could be HUGE...

I very much like the look of that one...

Strange that they've decided to go larger in the current climate...