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Don't get yourself so concerned with watts. Watts on a cab is how much heat it dissipates. Find an amp & cab that you like & just use your ears. If the cab farts, add another cab or get a more efficient cab.
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[quote name='Byo' timestamp='1406904883' post='2515812'] Sorry if I seem stupid, but is your location Perth (Scotland) or Perth (Australia). GLWTS mate! [/quote] Not a stupid question, I'm in Perth Scotland. -
I never had any problems with onstage volume & I have the same combo. Played in a very loud rock band & in the small to medium venues there was only vocal PA & still had no troubles.
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Markbass CMD-102P 2x10 combo - On Hold, sale pending.
xgsjx posted a topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
No longer playing, so this is for sale. The Mrs was actually trying to talk me out of selling it! Bought new back in 2008 & other than some cat hair from them sleeping on it, is in good condition. Includes cover & power lead. £600 Would prefer collection & can deliver/meet Tayside or Central Scotland, but will post if buyer wishes. [url="https://flic.kr/p/oxtVUj"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/oxtVKw"][/url] -
After much humming & haaing, I've decided to sell up as I'm not gonna use this gear anymore. [s]Moog MF-105b Bass MuRF with Moog tap tempo - £220 + p&p (comes with an adaptor lead that I made to switch from tap tempo to step sequence)[/s] [s]Moog MF-101 Low Pass Filter with EP2 - £175 + p&p (comes with a cable that I made for sending the Env out to any of the CV ins (or to the Bass Murf) & a PSU) The toe hook on the EP2's string had broken, but has been fixed with a screw.[/s] PSK SDS-2 Super Distortion - £20 + p&p Plastic case & worn, but does a good driven sound with the Moogs. [s]Spider Engineering flightcase with board - £45 + p&p[/s] Sold Here's some of the board all together... [url="https://flic.kr/p/og1Lhi"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/og1Lhi"]Board[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/people//"]xgsjx[/url], on Flickr & here's a video... [url="http://youtu.be/Z73FWmWNQbA?list=UUSh4XL-DpCPePAeKZXyDGGw"]http://youtu.be/Z73F...pCPePAeKZXyDGGw[/url]
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[quote name='mattyb' timestamp='1406705006' post='2513823'] PM me a price! I've spotted some on ebay I'm watching too so it looks like this is happening! [/quote] As soon as I've paid to advertise, I'll PM you a price & post an ad with what I have (I'll try & get that done tonight if poss).
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My moogs are coming up for sale soon. Only because I don't play anymore.
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You can use something like Danish or Tung oil. There's been debates whether lemon oil is good or bad, I don't have an answer to that.
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I suppose "clear bass" & "Ashdown cabs" are 2 terms I've never associated with one another & adding flatwounds into the mix is going to be like putting a wooly jumper on a sheep. I do prefer flatwounds to rounds though.
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My last band are looking for a keys/synth player. They're pretty awesome & a very good bunch of folk. The bassist role has just been taken, not by me. Here's their Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/DownThere Contact them on FB, PM me or just post on here if you're interested. A video for your enjoyment... http://youtu.be/NATUUUn6Mlg
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I'd be inclined to say swap your 15 for another 2x10 (& stack vertically) or swap for 2 1x15s, turn back a slight on the lows & increase the low mids. Watts don't make decibels, so don't get caught up in needing X amount of watts (as BassTractor said, double the watts doesn't make double the volume, you need 10x the watts for that). Also don't get caught up in thinking big drivers for lows & small for tops, speaker mass moves air (so the more speaker area overall, the more air getting moved), then it's down to cab design to make the most of that moving air. Another option would be to keep your amp & buy better, more efficient cabs. BTW, I'll second Markbass for plenty volume & keeping clean.
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I could say Bjork's back catalogue, as I still listen to all her albums from Debut to Biophelia, but if I were to choose one, it would possibly be Homogenic (though that would be in tight contention with Post & Verspertine). Other's are... Daft Punk - Homework Kurt Elling - Nightmoves Pearl Jam - Ten Roni Size - New Forms Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Gungor - A Creation Liturgy There's probably others that I'll think of later.
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The guitarist in a previous band loved them & wanted to cover one of their songs, the rest of the band couldn't find a single song that was the slightest bit fun to play. They're probably the blandest band that I've heard, so bland that they make the colour beige seem flamboyant!
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Rock crowd pleasers with more challenging basslines
xgsjx replied to flunkie's topic in General Discussion
What about rocking up Runaway by Jamiroquai? Simple enough guitar line & a fun bassline to play. -
It is 10x the wattage, but loudness isn't measured in watts, otherwise I'd have a rather noisy kettle. Watts are not the deciding factor in volume, it's the cab & efficient drivers that make most of the difference. So look for high SPL levels & a good xmax.
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Having the very MarkBass combo you're looking at, try one. They're not shy on lows & quite possibly the loudest of the combos (those B&C drivers have a lot of travel). Some folk find them a bit too clean sounding, but a sansamp or similar can easily change that. I tried dozens of rigs before getting mine.
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Not rock by any measure, but there's Nerve (JoJo Mayer, John Davis & the Japanese guy). Ultraista are also a worthy listen.
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John Davis (of Nerve) uses a Moog MF-101 (along with a few other pedals. You'll want an OC 2 or similar to get the sound started & some dirt after that). I know Shep's tried just about every LPF there is & was hoping to reduce the size of the pedals he uses, but hasn't found a replacement for the Moog. The Moog is fussy regarding power. I have it on its own wart & in some places I'll get a very low background noise (some places nothing). You don't hear it when playing live though. Yes it's not a cheap pedal & you then have to buy an expression pedal (or 2) to go with it, and it takes up a good bit of space, but there's nothing else that sounds like a model D filter.
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[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1404657427' post='2494454'] True. Can't remember the last time I wasn't playing DI into the desk myself, so really should have thought of that before posting. But my original point stands nonetheless. Do people in this thread [i]really[/i] think that JPJ only uses TC equipment because they pay him to? FFS ... [/quote] That's a possibility. Given he'll have good monitoring, it won't make a jube to his sound if he uses TCE, Carlsbro or Kampera. A DI from before the back line & the sound engineer can make him sound how he wants to.
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There's been countless times where someone has said "that's a classic xxxx tone", only for it to be something completely different. The sound of a bass varies greatly from where the tone & volumes are set, which pick ups are used & where they're set, what strings are on it (& how long they've been there), what amp & cab are being used, what the settings are on the amp & what the sound engineer/producer has done. And all this before any effects have been taken into account. Sounds like a Jazz to me too. Probably with a good EQ to get that lovely boom.
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[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1404491828' post='2493213'] Trace specified two 410 and two 115 plus a bright box to get the most out of their 600w offering. Monster! Great sounding but you'd need a transit van plus a roadie to move it! Compare that to todays market.. [/quote] It makes me wonder if the person stating the required cabs to get the best from it was from sales or marketing.
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It's the other way round. It's a 1/4" jack & a Speakon-1/4" combi. You can either daisychain the cabs or use both outs on the head. It makes no odds. Output? I guess you mean how loud it will be? The amount of decibels depends on the sensitivity of the cabs. 2 cabs will move more air than one, therefor two shall be louder.
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Isn't all these watts subject to what the cab can do with them?
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We used to cover White Rabbit in one of my old bands. As usual, I'll start on a composition. One of these might get completed!
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It's a very mid boosted sound & it sounds like there may be slow chorus on it.
