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I have one for my Fender Aerodyne and I also recommend it. I did buy the lower price TGI for my Sire but but it was not worth the saving.

Not many cabs are actually DB friendly. I know some manufacturers do take account of DB but most do not. Is it worth asking for options on the DB forum? You don't say where you live so the recommendation might change with geography.

That explains a lot. My PC is almost always on BC and I have had trouble with iphone and ipad. I will use my VPN on the PC in future.

I have a pair of Panasonic Over Ear Headphones, 5 metre lead with in-line volume control. Not the greatest but OK for silent practice. I will see what else I can bring.

We have an outdoor gig this afternoon, I will be using my practice gloves for this one.

On the plus side, I did like to play bass on Ironic when I was in a band with a female singer.

Snap! If he drives a car like he drives a mixer he would be banned! On to Friday's Gig. Annual Bowls Club Supper Dance. The less said about the supper the better. The audience were not the youngest we have played to as you can imagine but they were up and dancing from the start. The main lights in the hall were on all night so it was a bit more like a rehersal than a gig but we mostly had fun. Usual set up for me Fender Aerodyne Bass, Bugera Veyron amp, Zoom B2 Four plus Cand Heat Cables made by my very own hand🤩

I helped do the sound (A2) at a two day Ska festival some years ago. Now my musical taste is broad although Contry and Weston and most current "urban" music are nails on a chalkboard. Anyway back to the Ska Fest. Eight bands over two days all but one did Monkey Man, some very badly and to this day the song drives me crazy. The only band that did not and really stick to the narrow gamut of Ska Classics was a band that did Ska versions of Pink Floyd songs and they were brilliant.

Has anyone had any experience with these? I have just got some and they seem very dark sounding with little of no top. Is that usual?

I have always looked at the 1% THD +N figure as the gold standard for amplifiers. Many hifi amps have noise figures many times better but if you can hear 1% on a bass at a gig then you are a better human than I an Gunga Din. I think Mesa via @agedhorse have IP on how the squeeze the extra power from ICEPower but I will let @agedhorse explain what he can and if he wants. I have been told by someone whose knowledge is greater than mine that the power ratings of the Mesa's are genuine.

As you may know, there is a speaker design software called WINisd. IT has the option to add filters before the speaker. If you put an HPF in line even putting the-3dB point at 40Hz it makes almost no difference to the speaker response but does make your speaker headroom much great headroom and cleans up your soggy bottom.

Here You Come Again- Dolly Parton

Add to the list of customers, Ashdown, Thomann/Harley Benton and more.

I suspect your comment is a little tongue in cheek and that they already do.

I just bought another bass on a whim. The Ari Pro 2 FB. I am told it was made around 1990 but there is nothing on the bass to inicate where or when it was made. The fretboard seems to be varnished or epoxied, was this as made or done by an earlier owner? Sny other info or directions to Aria fan sites? Pictures will follow.

Sounds to me like they have used the standard Sire MM preamp. It is a nice preamp but the knobs and pots on ALL Sire basses are sh1te. The passive tone control also has very little range on mine.

Probably, Peavey have a wealth of experience designing solid state amps. ICEPower have some nice smaller modules now but they were not around when the Elf was designed.

I had thet problem with Thomann on an HB guitar. Sent is back and the replacement had an obvious blemish. In the end I accepted a refund to B stock price.

It really is a positive that BD is interacting on here.

It not a scientific exercise Bill. It is really just a bit of fun although I suspect the beat will still sound better than the rest.

If you are using the PA for vocals alone, 8" drivers should be fine, with the usual caveat that you use a respected make. I would take a pair or really good 8s over some cheapo 15/12s any day. It is interesting that many manufacturer's ranges now go 15/12/8 with 10s being a rarity. Of course you can add a sub or two later if needed.

I will take my Zoom recorder. It does video and high quality audio. 😀

Ampeg went the "design your own" route and had to do around 10 revisions to the PF500 before it was more reliable. With class A/B amps, the power amp design was often a variant of a standard design published by semiconductor manufacturers. The same was true of early valve/tube amps. The beauty of ICEPower or Powersoft is that the power section is tried and tested also already meets the major international safety, RFI and EMI (interference) standards. The problem you have, and several manufacturers have produced Bass amp model numbers implying higher power outputs than specified by the module manufacturer. Of course it is possible. by careful design to extract a bit more from these modules. @agedhorse has developed the techniques to squeeze 800 watts from the ICEPower 700AS1 module. Many other manufacturers use that module and include "800" in the model number when the maximum power at 4 ohms, with reasonable distortion, is 700 watts. I am sure @agedhorse can explain this better than I can but hopefully that answers your question.

I do agree, in my opinion Van Damme Studio, the Blue one is the worst. It is stiffer than most power cables. To be fair to Van Damme, it is designed for Studio installations. As the name implies. However many sellers on eBay sell it for use between heads and cabs.

The GK200 watt Amos/combos use the 50ASX2 BTL amp from ICEPower. The amp is rated at 100 watts into 8 ohms and 170 watts into 4 ohms and they have little heat sinking on board. GK had real problems with the module early on as they did not cool it properly . If driven hard, as it is in a bass amp, it must have fan cooling. Ot should be said that this is a problem of GK’s making as the 50ASX2 was originally designed as a small stereo amp for consumer HiFi.