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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1362783590' post='2004919'] Yes everyone go and buy :-D lol. The Rat Tail is such a versatile overdrive/distortion! Si [/quote] Yes sir !!! Rat tail (modded) now ordered. THanks for flagging this up plunkrock. I wasn't aware of this seller.

[quote name='R Baer' timestamp='1362720100' post='2003798'] Hamfist, glad to hear you are enjoying the cabs. What amp are you using with the ML's? I ask because many of todays amps have a sizable treble boost built into the "knobs at noon" setting, so it's normal to find the ML112 a bit bright in this area with some heads. The key here, like Bill mentioned, is to not worry about where your knobs are set and just turn them to where you like the sound and call it good. You will also find that with the ML112's, if you stack the pair horizontally, the low end is going to feel much bigger which will balance out the mid response. Even if the gig doesn't need you to be cranked, the two cabs together present a different feel, which I prefer due to the bigger low end. Stacking the cabs vertical will sound leaner and be more mid present. The good thing is that you can tailor the configuration quite a bit to match the gig. one, or two, horizontal or vertical. Regarding the L-pad, one of the early prototypes had an L-pad, but pretty much everyone that tried the cab said they left it up full. If it's really not needed, then there is really no need to add extra components to the circuit path. The ML112 was developed because I was trying to recreate the sound of our amp that I was hearing though a good mixer into very high end headphones. With that setup, it was easy to hear all the smallest nuances of the tube circuit, with all the added tube overtones and harmonics. Plugging the amp into the standard cabs that were available never would yield the same results. It just sounded like a whole lot of information was missing somehow. Once we got into the mid drivers and increased upper mid output, I felt the cab was able to recreate the sound I was hearing from the tube circuit in a live setting much better. Those extra mids may sound a bit too forward in your living room, but they really add a lot of definition and articulation to your playing onstage and it is very easy to hear slight changes in your EQ and technique with them. [/quote] I'm using an Ashdown Spyder 550 head with the cabs. Still very much experimenting with the cabs. At home, with the cabs stacked vertically there's a much bigger bottom end, compared to one cab up on a chair at rehearsal (exactly as you would expect). Our rehearsal space is a bit awkward to get to though, so I will only be bringing one cab, which is fine, I just know that I will be pushing it a bit harder and boosting the bass a bit more. Your comment about " it is very easy to hear slight changes in your EQ and technique with them" is spot on. On no other cab I have used does one hear so accurately changes on the amp's EQ.

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Had a chance to try one of my two Baer ML112's out at band rehearsal last night, and I have to say it was almost a religious experience. The presence of the bass in the band mix was just beautiful. Right there, but not overwhelming to anyone else at all. The frequency output of this cab are simply phenominal for rock. With dirt the drive was present and crunchy, not harsh at all. THe sort of music is Foo Fighters, Muse, Fratellis, The Jam etc I will say that this cab has the potential to be very bright (in an upper mids sort of way) though. I had to take a lot of upper mids out from the amp, to compensate. It was never a problem though, just a characteristic of the cab. Just shows how little of these frequencies most cabs put out maybe ? If I were really nit-picking, it would be nice to have a dial control on the cab to control the mid-driver output. Also, it was noticeable that this cab was quieter than my GK 212 neo. OK, the neo has twice the cone area so that will have a lot to do with it. I have had a fair few nice cabs over the last few years, TC Electronic RS cabs, a Schroeder 410, SWR Goliath 410, a Genz 810 XB3 and, most recently, A GK neo 212 II. This Baer cab is in another league entirely. It is everything I was hoping it would be. What I always used to struggle with was the frequency gap where the woofer finished and the horn/tweeter began. Those were frequencies that I really wanted a lot of control over, as to me, a lot of the bass's tonal character comes in those areas. THis Baer cab can do soft and smooth if I want it to (which isn't often !) but gives me all the control I want in all the frequencies I want it. They are not cheap but that Baer chappie's a genius if you ask me. These are not going anywhere !

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[quote name='3below' timestamp='1362640241' post='2002445'] If it is the walls of the cab you may need to glue some bracing inside the cab. Fairly simple to do. [/quote] My thoughts too. Gluing in some 3.4" or 1" dowel, something like this [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/carvin-ls1503-bracing-731252/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/carvin-ls1503-bracing-731252/[/url] (post #8) should sort it out. If it's a cheap cab it may have no bracing at all currently.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1362581485' post='2001644'] I might have a go later - won't be anything posher than iPhone though! [/quote] Iphone is much better than nothing !

Jim, you've probably sorted thi sout now. If not, it's possible distortion may originate in the amp. Have you tried a different cab, or amp ?

Lovely. These are wonderfully built amps, and very easy to mod, and tweak. The Partridge transformers are also superb. Enjoy !

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1362520560' post='2000848'] They got to the shop today apparently. Long waits on new products is hardly unusual. [/quote] Yeah, I know. I'm just not very patient. I've got a pre-order in for the new Darkglass Vintage pedal at the moment. The wait is killing !

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1362519862' post='2000831'] Just heard from Bass Direct, mine is in the post to me. Should be here tomorrow. I love getting new pedals! [/quote] Blimey. It's about time they actually got some of them to customers. It'll be interesting to hear what you think of it. I ended up cancelling my pre-order in the end as I got too pee'ed off with the wait.

Not sure i see the point of all this "pseudo-worship" of how brilliant variety is, and isn't it all so great. I play fairly limited styles because thats what I like and I don't play stuff I don't like. As I get older, I get even more like this, and I've been gigging for almost 30 years.

[quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1362239891' post='1997435'] If you can't play well with inexpensive gear, then you can't play well with expensive gear either. [/quote] No, but it'll probably sound nicer !

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1362182559' post='1997025'] edited due to spotting grammer and spelling mistakes the second after hitting 'post'. [/quote] Glad I'm not the only one who does that sort of thing,

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1362226044' post='1997184'] Sadly, it is often the player themselves that is the 'weakest link' [/quote] Wise words !

I finally, finally realised.......... It's not the bass, or the amp, or the cab, or the effects thats the most important. They ALL are. Your rig will sound as bad as your weakest link. Tone is in the fingers ? Yes, to a certain degree. But if that is all there was to it, all you guys would be playing on cheap stuff, and you're not are you !!

[quote name='markoire' timestamp='1362182348' post='1997021'] Steady as she goes. the raconteurs is a great one, has some interesting timing as well! [/quote] Yes, a cracker. THanks for that. I'd forgotten about that one. I did that one on guitar in a band a few years ago. I'll have another listen !