VTypeV4

Thats part of the reason Neil sold the SWR boxes to me, he preferred the weight of the eminence but somehow lost the sound. He's since moved to Markbass. Luckily, with mine came a number of PAS drivers so I currently have three spares for those 'just in case' moments. As for recones, I can highly recommend Roy Johnson (RMJ Loudspeakers) for unusual and / or tricky jobs. He'd probably tackle the PAS. I couldn't find anyone who would touch my old Goodmans Audioms but Roy did me a top job on both drivers installing freshly wound coils on new formers and making use of 14" (thats not a typo, the 15" Goodmans range were like a Peavey Scorpion which too is 14" cone) Tannoy cones as originals haven't existed since way back. Both drivers work great - he was concerned the tannoy cones were a bit stiff but I've had no problems.. He'll do the K140 and the 2226 when I get round to it too..

I've had my Wariwck for nearly 15 years and wouldn't change it for anything.. And I've had a Jazz in various guises since '98.. The current is probably the best passive bass I've ever owned so thats a keeper too! Very happy with all my gear at the min!

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1432378660' post='2780971'] I eventually replaced my peavey stack with an eden 2x10 mostly for the massive reduction in size/weight. Next step was an epifani what was even lighter, then a compact which was lighter still. [/quote] My SWR boxes are the lightest cabs I've owned although I 'heavied' them up a little by re-installing the O/E ceramic magnet PAS drivers in place of the Eminence Deltalites they came with. They're still lighter than the Peavey 210 owned by a mate. Winner! To be fair, I borrowed said 210TVX and it was great with my old 400SMX.. [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1432469625' post='2781722'] I used a Peavey 115 last night as the provided cab at a gig - very nice. It was the one with the Black Widow speaker in it. It was surprisingly clear, though I did have to up my volume settings - probably an 8ohm cab and not too efficient. But no matter to that, every band who used it got a great sound from it, and we all used our own amps with it. [/quote] To my knowledge, the BW they used for that was the 1502DT variant which was unique to the bass guitar cabs / amps. A lovely driver, I think it was designed to be a little EVM-L / JBL style..

From memory, the voicing of the Peavey wasn't a million miles wide of the SWR cabs I run now.. And i really love those little Goliath Jr's! And I think that was the winning formula for Peavey at the time, the voicing of the cab. If we wind the clock back and look at what was 'top dog' 15 or so years ago then SWR, EBS, Eden and the such like were popular (and expensive!) so one can only assume Peavey looked and listened and produced the cab we all loved. On the downside - as already mentioned - the cabs were massive and heavy but another issue I recall (and a couple of friends with the 2x10 and 8x10 variants) was that the drivers weren't that tough. The pressed frame Peavey speaker (no doubt a basic Eminence to Peavey spec) was electrically fragile (burned coil) and I replaced a couple in my own cab as well as friends cabs too. Would I have another? Possibly but the SWR are lighter, tougher and are in a more convenient package..

Oh dear.. This is going downhill fast and haven't we strayed somewhat from the original topic? I personally have taken inspiritation and advice from a number of pro players over the years. Two in particular of which I have massive respect for often suffer the same stage blights we all encounter especially in difficult / reflective acoustic environments.

Loved my 410TXV.. Big and heavy but sounded great so good infact that I sold my Trace 1048H as the Peavey was so much better in every respect.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1431974923' post='2776874'] I ran K140 and D140's in a 4560 bin with some tops with bass and the sound was huge... Not the bass sound that you'd be able to use, mind, but good fun at the time. [/quote] Hey John, the K140 is still needing a re-cone but the D140 is running just fine.. Hope you're cool. Sorry for the thread jack!

Awaiting a response from Dr Decibel at Celestion. He's been very helpful in the past.

I've used an old AKG D190e for guitar cabs.. They look like something from a TOTP session from the early '80s but sound lovely on instruments. They do sound a little different than a '57 but I'd be happy to take one anywhere. Can be had cheaply from that auction site too..

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1431899376' post='2776102'] i always thought its best to concentrate on playing from the B string. don't treat it like a 4 string with an extra string. really get to know all those notes on the B string. [/quote] This ^ +1..

Did they ever do T/S specs for these? I did a search but didn't find anything.. I was wondering how one would react in a reasonably small vented box tuned to around 50 Hz but without data, I can't model it.. As above, I removed it from an old horn so I'm kinda guessing it will have a high motor strength as well suitable compliance for use in a small enclosure. That is assuming it was appropriately specified in the first place. Lots of assumptions and educated guesses here but if anyone has experience and / or data, please share as it would be appreciated.

Practice, practice,practice.. Eventually it will feel comfortable and natural. I'm not sure what style of music you play but you might find that playing your usual lines in a diifferent place on the fret board and making them more 'vertical' by using all 5 strings will help. I still find switching between Warwick (5) and the Jazz Bass (4) a little odd if i play them back-to-back although I suspect thats more to do with the string spacing rather than 4 vs 5. Maybe thats something to consider? Keep going with it, I'm sure you'll work it out in time.

Sony used to make the SRP-E300 - I use these for monitors.. 30 band graphic EQ 4 band fully parametric Delay on outs Digi (AES) and Analogue in Recallable patches All in a convenient 1U rack device. Each one has two channels so if you ran one into the other you'd get 8 bands of parametric and 60 of graphic..

I have a K140 however it's waiting for a recone.. I do have a D140 which is very similar and is lovely for oldskool sounds. As above, it doesnt have that super bright edge you might expect but it is a very clean sounding speaker.. If you get a pair, follow Bills advice and you'll not go far wrong.

Had a cracking weekend working FOH at The Box in Crewe. It has been Kirk Brandon's 'Westworld Weekend' featuring Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny.. Top guys in both groups!

Mod it? What do you intend to change / modify?

I always found the old 400w Trace to be the best S/S model they ever built.. Hope your Ampeg gets sorted..

I've seen little magnetic strips available on ebay.. it might be a slightly expensive solution but prevents any mark or damage to your console plus it's easily re-configurable. If it's a digital desk you can probably name the channels (as per my 328XD) and/or put symbols (a la LS-9) of whats where..

[quote name='bootsy666' timestamp='1431127270' post='2768158'] Well.... The speakers are in and wired up, and I have to say it's possibley the [i][b]best and lousiest cab [/b][/i]I've ever heard! I can't hear any phase issues what's so ever. Is a little on the heavy side now tho haha. I played it through it for 2 hours straight with drums and guitar and it just sounded like a good cab. [url="https://instagram.com/p/2cDcezMFUv/"]https://instagram.com/p/2cDcezMFUv/[/url] [/quote] Best and lousiest or is it a typo and you meant loudest? Phase issues may not be noticeable right next to the cab however 30ft down the room on or off axis it may be a different story. They usually manifest themselves as errors in dispersion and frequency response. Dependant on your sound, they may be hardly noticeable. To be fair as stated many times, all the rules have been broken so any speculation is moot anyways. If you're happy with it and it works how you want then it's a winner! Hope the Celestions work well for you, my cab with the 1525 is pretty sweet sounding inspite of it's average spec.

I use photobucket, set an account up, upload your images then copy the 'IMG' code into here.. There's probably a 'how to' somewhere. I think you can upload images straight to the forum but I don't know how to do that, sorry. As for your BFC, sounds like it's already setup how you need it altough I'd check it's overall impedance to make sure you're not gonna overheat your amplifier(s). If it's 4 ohms or greater then you'll probably be fine but if it's any less than three, make sure the amp can cope.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1430167185' post='2758635'] Yes, just about as rare to find as their magical V Type 4x8 cabinet though! [/quote] Killer cab! My little 4808 combo was lovely.. Urban Lions: Keep looking, one will pop up eventually and probably won't be horribly expensive when it does as Trace stuff doesn't seem to be particularly fashionable at the min. Especially the SS / Hybrid graphic series, I sold my 600SMX for 250 notes a couple of years back.

[quote name='bootsy666' timestamp='1430073627' post='2757752'] They are late! I'll phone them Monday morning and find out when. [/quote] Did you stick with the 250w TF series Celestions?

No, the you're after a Gibson era amp made from around 2000 to 2002. It will have an electro-illuminescent (glowing) front panel and will be finished in a green furry/fuzzy carpet or black leatherette. Post '05 amps are Peavey.

Nice.. Simple but effective and always warm which is a winner in my book!

Thanks for pix.. It's like something out of a science fiction film..