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I would put it before the input but it won't hurt to try both to see what gives tyhe best result.

I am not sure what thread I got the original image from but here is a plot of what the Thumpinator does. It does seem to infer that the cut-off frequency is at or just below 30Hz. As the plot was unclear I have added an hatched triangle showing the effect of the Thumpinator.

I agree with Phil. I had a Mag 300 combo as my second amp and only let it go when I stopped gigging for a while.

Check the polarity of the two pedals.There are some pedals out there that have Centre positive , the way theY should all be. Sadly Boss choose Centre negative and it became the de facto standard.

I know it’s not about the looks but Acoustic really look the business. The Ampeg aesthetics in contrast look like they were knocked up by a college kid. IMHO

Ironically I epoxied the T nuts on the MK2 and they are as solid as a rock. I think you are right, there is no prefect solution.

One of the inserts I used instead of T nuts came out yesterday as I re-fitted the Faital Pro. I decided to use one of those self-threading inserts. Big mistake! The insert stated to pull the plywood laminators aprt rather than screw in. Copious amount of wood glue and a lot of pressure patience and the original insert has now been installed.

This could be very interesting.

Oh dear Yes can feel another cab build coming on!

Is this more like it?

Oh my word that looks great. I have literally just picked up some black Tuff Cab and think I may have made a mistake.

That is exactly what I think although Stevie will probably chip in on that. The cabinet is a little taller than the MK2 and of course the horn is rotate 90 degrees giving better vertical dispersion above the crossover point. Although most of what I am hearing is harmonics, that makes the definition of the note clearer.

Although my cab is not yet complete (will be getting the Tuffcab on Weds), I took it to both Open Mic night on Thursday and a Gig on Saturday. So what was the sound like? Well on Thursday at Open Mic I was asked to turn the volume UP. When I got there, That has never happened before. I set up my amp as I usually did, adjusting the master volume to what was, by ear, my normal playing level. To my surprise the soundman asked me asked to turn UP. Although the sound on stage was as I liked it, apparently it was too quiet FOH. Through the night (we played for about 90 mins as only one other performer braved the inclement weather) I could hear myself more clearly than before. The performance area is cramped and I am just about on top of the cabinet but I could hear the notes clearly, more mids were getting to my ears. Now I am no short arm, I am well over 6ft so they have a long way to go. I went home happier than I have for a while. On Saturday we had a paid gig at the same venue. As on Thursday the clarity close up was noticeable and unlike on Thursday, I used my wireless system and could go deep into the audience. The sound was great, overall the bottom end seemed well controlled and I could hear myself. It seemed like the low mids were clearer to me up close to that cab and they were nice and clear further back I should add here that we all have a really poor memory when it comes to sound. Unless you can A/B two items one after the other any comments are subjective at least. However although I was largely happy with the Mk 2 cabinet, It was worth the effort and expense to build the Mk 3. I should add that I did not buy new drivers and both the 12" driver and compression driver have been in use for some (probably 100) in the Mk 2 cabinet,

I do agree but the thing is that all Speakons are rated at 20 amps whereas some jacks are rated at 500mA. Also it is almost impossible to short circuit a Speakon whereas a Jack is easy. If electric guitars were invented now, no one would consider using jacks for either speakers or instruments.

Thanks Ped.

Anyone else had “girls” offers by this clown?

I will give those a try.

I think it depends on the particular digital and analogue pedals you use.

I have one of those but it does not have isolated outputs though it says it does. When I connect my analogue pedals or either my digital wireless receiver or my Zoom B1On, I get noise coming through.

My first one was not perfect but the seller is sending a replacement. I know what you mean about the holes though. It may need some fixing battens fixed inside the current grille support frame.

Mine did eventually fall apart but that was because the frame was too flimsy. My fault.

I did that on my MK2 and I should have warned everyone to steer clear. I have the Aluminium grille and it is so much easier.

It’s hard to get any vinyl in that colour. Here are two samples I have received photographed I two different lights. Neither look to close to the Ashdown colour although different light/monitors/screens make it difficult to make a direct comparison.

I have a Fender Aerodyne and a Peavey Precision clone. On both basses the taper “bump” on the E string always seems to hit the machine head at the “in tune” point. This means that there is more effect on the pitch per revolution of the head tuning up than tuning down. It happens on every make of string I have tried. These include Rotosound, Picato, Ernie Ball, Fender ( pre and post D’Addario), D’Addario and in the case of the Peavey various cheap brands. If you look closely at the picture you should be able to see what I mean. Are there any brands where there is either no taper or where the taper is closer to the nut?

OBBM is correct. As you cannot guarantee the current carrying rating of a jack plug/socket combination, best stick to speakons above 100watts.