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We use a hybrid setup of powered mixer, passive tops and powered bins. Sounds weird but it works! The bins are 15" Peavey units and I haven't had to run them on anything more than half yet (well actually once, but that was in a tent). The tops are 15" Peavey units, the crossover, main EQ, and gates are all behringer. The desk is a Phonic unit with built-in effects and gives 500w per side. Everything was bought secondhand and the total rig tops out at a rated 1900 watts. We are a five piece rock band and everything (drums, bass, 2 x guitars, main VOX, 2 x bvox) goes through the PA and is mixed by me from the side of the stage. What we have learned is its best to keep stage volumes low (the guitarists now use 2x12 cabs rather than their old 4x12's) and that there is a lot of bull$h1t written about how powerful your PA needs to be. Just under 2k flat out covers all the pubs and small clubs we play. Anything larger we hire-in.
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[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1419007608' post='2635698'] The only way to be sure is to compare the SPL charts for what you have against those of what you're considering. Catch 22: No one publishes charts for their cabs. [/quote] I know one cabinet designer who does
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[quote name='V2factoryman' timestamp='1419094009' post='2636524'] I've had one of these for about nine months now, bought on here. It also has the "farting" characteristic on power down but it has no effect on it's performance. Hope that helps reassure potential purchasers. No connection with the seller btw. Bump for a great little amp, GLWTS. [/quote] Thank you for taking the time to post. It does seem this is a common problem. Interestingly, mine only does it if you switch it off using the switch on the front panel. If you switch the mains off at the wall first, it doesn't 'fart'
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Black eyed Friday bumpage
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Lots of people viewing but no action as yet. Just a thought, but would more people be interested if I had the 'fart' noise remedied? Mind the price would need to be adjusted to cover the cost of the repair.
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Slight nudge in an upwards direction. Offers extremely close to the asking price may be tolerated :-)
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Weekend bump for a fantastic little combo
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Time to rationalise my collection of gear. I've owned this little combo since September 2011, having bought it secondhand from eBay. These are really cracking little amps with a multitude of uses. I originally bought it to use with a Stagg EUB in an acoustic trio project that never made it out of the rehearsal room. 100w into 2 5" speakers doesn't sound a lot, but its actually really loud and more importantly, tuneful. Five band eq, variable compressor/limiter, and the ability to run on battery power (battery not included). These amps are so good you can still buy exactly the same amp new from Phil Jones Bass. When I bought this, the previous owner didn't mention the one small issue. When you switch the amp off, after a couple of seconds you hear a 'farting' noise. I have contacted both Phil Jones and Synergy Distribution (the UK distributer) who both say this is nothing to worry about and is quite common. As it hasn't gotten any worse during the three years I've owned it, I haven't bothered having it fixed. But unlike the previous seller, I like to be upfront about any issues with gear I'm selling. These make great practice amps, or for small acoustic type gigs. They sound great with electric or double bass, and they can handle the low B of a five string. She sits under my desk and is my go to practice tool. However, I also own a PJB bass buddy which serves the same purpose, so Its time to let this girl go. I will clean the dust off before shipping (dust available at a small extra charge) and will package well for postage but she's a heavy girl for one so small so be prepared for a healthy shipping bill. Collection is an option, and I live just North of Newcastle upon Tyne, and local delivery is also a possibility. Price is £375 firm + shipping, no trades as I need the money, although that said if she doesn't sell, I won't be too disappointed! Also advertised locally, available on first come first served basis. [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_1276_zps36d2d4bf.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_1277_zps2b70057b.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_1278_zpsed66ee40.jpg.html"][/url]
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[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1418141530' post='2627291'] I'm filing these under 'Variax' for the time being. Time will tell... [/quote] Wise words!
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[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1418080793' post='2626780'] JPJ? John Paul Jones? Jazz Precision Jazz? I'm confuzzled! [/quote] Well back in the mists of time, when he who shall not be mentioned created a proboards forum called 'Bassworld' I needed to come up with a 'nickname' and I decided to use the initials of my all time favourite bass player, Mr John Paul Jones. The JPJ moniker has survived the death of Bassworld, its upstart follower 'Bass Talk' and on to this current marvellous incarnation of BassChat.
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[quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1418078088' post='2626751'] Fascinating project. Any more news JPJ? [/quote] Not much news. My 'workshop' time has mainly gone on completing these two for a mate of mine. One is in aged surf green nitro (lovely when finished, horrible to work with) and the other in classic black nitro. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_1271_zps13ddde8e.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/IMG_1271_zps13ddde8e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] All I've managed to do on my bass project is apply numerous coats of black stain. The next step, if and when I have time, will be to sand back the stain progressively from the centre to create a black-burst type effect before I spray the green nitro over the top. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_1272_zpsbed5630a.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/IMG_1272_zpsbed5630a.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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Just to add my two'penneth, there is no question to my mind that the choice of timber for body, neck and fingerboard all contribute something to the overall 'tone' of the instrument. However, equally, neck construction (bolt-on, set neck, neck thru) have, to my mind a larger impact, as does pickup type (single coil, humbucker, stock, overwound, series/parallel etc.) and on-board electronics (active or passive). Oh and another thing, the age of the wood has an impact too, one of the many reasons why older 'vintage' instruments can sound 'better' than a new bass built to much stricter quality control tolerances. The choice of wood is only one component in a long chain of factors that impact on 'your' tone. Don't forget, your 'technique' also impacts the tone (pick vs fingers vs thumb vs that ridiculous 80's slap'n'tap thing, plucking position etc.) Its up to the individual to decide what 'sounds' right for them.
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Having experimented with Badass, other high mass units such as the Schaller ones, and finally monorail bridges, I have come to the conclusion that the bridge contribution to overall tone is in fact so minimal that in a live setting, you will not notice the difference. I did suspect that the monorails were robbing me of something (couldn't quite decide what that something was) but it turned out to be the eq circuit.
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Ooh very nice! I'm not normally a fan of single-cuts but thats one of the nicest I've seen for a long while. Congrats on a stunning bass.
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Nice work!
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Perhaps my judgement is coloured by the experience of helping another Basschatter ship a S12T from Newcastle to Bristol in its original packaging. Suffice to say the cab did not survive the experience and suffered significant structural damage. I have thought of the cab in flightcase solution, but that seems like a bit of overkill when a robust cabinet design/construction would suffice. And Bill, after seeing Bigjas's excellent Jack 12 build thread on this very forum, I am tempted to build a Jack 2 x 12 and I'm spending an increasing amount of time lurking on your forum gleaning as much information as I can on the benefits of melded piezo arrays vs compression drivers before I make a final decision
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Really nice job, probably two of the best BFM builds I've seen for quite a while. Got me thinking about building two myself, or possibly a single 2x12 rather than a pair of 1x12's
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So here's the thing, I don't like the current crop of lightweight cabs from the likes of TKS and Barefaced. Why? I'm just not convinced that they are physically strong enough to stand the test of time in your average pub band situation. That said, I am interested in something that is smaller than my current 6x10, has a similar power handling capability and is properly designed and hence efficient. It should also be able to handle a low B without the 'volume' either dropping off a cliff or the thing chuffing like Thomas the Tank Engine. Given that loudspeaker driver technology has advanced significantly since my 6x10 was designed, I'm guessing this should be achievable in something like a vertically arranged 2x12 format. I know Fearful do something along these lines but is the power handling there? What are the options? And yes, I could self-build if you can recommend a good design.
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Also check that the desk doesn't have a pad on the input. Ours does and can deliver the same results if engaged with a normal signal, rather than the hot signal its designed to tame.
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NDBD The Strunal has landed **feelgood update**
JPJ replied to SubsonicSimpleton's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Lovely bit of guerrilla engineering Sir, I love to see this type of thing and that looks a lovely instrument too. -
Ah! That explains why a pickup ring wouldn't work :-)
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Tricky! Scratch plate plastic will bend with heat. What I would do is make the scratch plate to the shape I wanted, heat this in the oven until it is 'floppy' and then lay this on the subject bass in the correct alignment. Problems are the hot plastic can damage the finish on the bass or worse still stick to it, so I'd probably put a sheet of paper between the bass and scratch plate to minimise any direct heat transfer. Once the plastic cools, it should retain the shape of the bass at least close enough that the screws will close up any gaps. You might have to file and fettle the pickup openings and neck pocket openings in the scratch plate as once bent, these will be slightly smaller than when you first cut them. By way of an alternative, you could just make pickup rings to cover the gaps around your new pickups. Yamaha used to do this on the BB series basses that had chrome rings around the pickups. Looked pretty cool to me Good luck if you decide to do this, and let us know how you get on!
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Yet another question: Hand reamer or hand file?
JPJ replied to Jono Bolton's topic in Repairs and Technical
As KiOgon says, drilling can be problematic especially if your doing it with a hand drill rather than a drill press. If this is the only method available to you, then I'd recommend going in small increments i.e. if you need to open the hole out 2mm, do it in 1/2mm steps as this will minimise the chance of the drill biting and tearing the surface of the wood. Another alternative is to drill from the back side having first clamped a bit of sacrificial wood to the front of the body. This will again minimise chip out but I'd still go in small steps. The advantage of this approach is that with some careful marking out, you can use a wood drill bit with a centre point. As to allowing a general purpose taper bit drill bit to self-centre in the hole, this will only work with the drill running, and its pretty hard to keep everything still (body, drill, arms etc) as the drill makes its initial contact. I'd only use this method with a drill press. -
[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1415091290' post='2596469'] The Fearless stuff is also heavier I've noticed . & I can't help thinking there must be a reason why Barefaced have stopped using a 6" speaker in some formats . [/quote] Weight isn't necessarily everything though. My biggest concern with the lightweight cabs such as Barefaced is there structural integrity and road survival ability. Having been involved in shipping one (not mine I might add) in its original packaging, Parcelfarce managed to destroy the cab completely by dropping the carton on its corner. Seeing what my trusty Goliath Snr has to put up with on the road I'm concerned that a Barefaced cab would be toast by now.
