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I'd maybe ask Mr Veillette about refinishing it for you. Alternatively, I could offer to swap my Ibby with you.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1357652621' post='1926013'] I'd have hoped that the OP is sorted by now. It's been nearly four years! :-D [/quote] I never noticed that! See these folk who dig up old threads like this one!

GAK are doing a GenzBenz 6x10 for £369. It weighs about the same as a guitarist with guitar in hand though. If it was I, it'd be 2 2x10s stacked. Ediiit: Correcting price.

See this information on the QTX driver: [list] [*]RMS Power: 200W [*]Peak Power: 400W [*]Chassis Diameter: 25cm (10") [*]Frequency Response: 30Hz - 5Khz [*]Magnet Weight: 1400g (50oz) [*]SPL @1W/1m: 90dB [/list] Ignore it. It doesn't tell you what it does with the frequencies at 30hz & it doesn't tell you what the box volume should be. I'd email Blue Aran & ask what they'd suggest for a replacement for the Peavey driver.

Does your amp run to 2 ohm? If not, I'd make 2 8 ohm cabs. I couldn't advise whether those speakers are any good or not. I'd imagine they'd be worth £26, but I'd rather build a good 2x10 or 1x15 rather than 2 poor 2x10s. Find out what the internal cab volume should be for the drivers that you're llooking at. Peavey used to use Eminence Black Widow drivers, but I couldn't say if that's what was in the empty cabs.

[quote name='aende' timestamp='1357644017' post='1925738'] Thanks dude - I contacted yer man. He has put me on the straight an narrow - what I am asking for defies the laws of physics.....I should not have just asked for perpetual motion...! Perfect description from OBBM and what my options are [/quote]

[quote name='aende' timestamp='1357641140' post='1925674'] Oooh! Who's OBBM? So - get this right - 2 x 4 ohm parallel wired cabs - weird cable - 4 ohm at amp? not 2 ohm right? [/quote] OBBM is a cable maker on here (user ID is OBBM). Here's his website... [url="http://bassic-bits.co.uk/"]http://bassic-bits.co.uk/[/url] Getting full power to a single cab isn't going to make it noticably louder though.

There's a lot of good small combos out there for your budget. I'd strongly suggest trying a Markbass combo & you'll get 2nd hand in your budget. I tried a lot of rigs & combos & then settled on a Markbass 2x10 as it did all I needed & it's no different from having a MB LMII & a 2x10 (you can easily take the head out & get a lid made for it if you feel you need a seperate amp).

[quote name='aende' timestamp='1357634894' post='1925540'] Thanks - I would like to try for 4 ohm at the amp as I would then get full power.....so, I could use 1 cab at 4 ohm for practice and then daisy chain another cab for live, but maintain 4ohms.......actually, it does not matter that much!! [/quote] Don't get caught up in trying to get the full power of your amp. You wont gain anything from it (especially volume). To use 2 4Ω cabs & maintain 4Ω, you would need a special cable made (which OBBM could do for you).

[quote name='aende' timestamp='1357598179' post='1925285'] Alright - next question. I am going to build 2 210 cabs - wired in parallel at 4 ohm total load for each cab. How do I patch these together for a total 4 ohm load at the amp? The only way I cam think to do it is by cabling the cabinets in series or using a patch box.....I.e cabling the cabs to the patch box then to the amp. [/quote] Make each cab 8Ω. 2 cabs daisychained would then make a 4Ω load. No idea about the speakers with that info. Have a look at Eminence & Celestion for speakers. Ideally, you want to find out the specs of the drivers that were originally in the cabs & then get drivers to match. If the cab's ain't tuned to the drivers then you run the risk of either having a crap sound from good drivers or even damaging the drivers.

Roland Rock makes a good point. Do you know what the wood is like underneath? Which bass is it? My original plan was a new paint job. I used to be a signwriter, so had no trouble with paint (though I was considering silver leaf). But when I saw the grain I decided on oil & wax. I did a bit of online research & asked a few folk I know that have experience with finishing wood. If you're happy with the grain, it's easy. Thinking about it, if you're not happy with the grain, you could always use coloured oil. If you do decide on oiling it yourself, let me know if you need any tips.

What about drummers in general? Despite there being an excellent drum shop here & several drum tutors, there's a lack of drummers!

How about a Moog Taurus & a Little Phatty & you'll be making thundering basslines in your band again? Or... You could play like Mr Navarro does (left hand hammer ons & a hothand on the right). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEdGA-FmENY

& try telling your average guitarist that!

Novelty basses are the ugliest. Outside that, Fender's Jazz & P basses are let down by that hideous cyst of a top horn! I mean, look!.... OK, some folk might like it. But there's no accounting for taste!

As much as Bill is one of my fave bass players, I never liked his tone. Too much mid & no bass, so if this pedal sounds like that, I'll skip it (I'll skip it regardless at $200).

I'd say get yourself to the nearest good bass shop & try some stuff out. What you're looking for could be any of those above, it could be a Sansamp or a DAH VT, it could be your rig, it could be your bass or even your playing style or how your EQ is set on your amp. If you're sure it's a pedal, I'd maybe suggest buying things off here 2nd hand. That way if it's not the pedal you're after, you can sell it at little to no loss & move on to the next pedal.

I've been slowly putting together a band that's a mix of Acid Jazz, Breakbeat, Drum n Bass & Rock. So far there's me on bass, a singer, a guitarist & (possibly) a drummer. I'm looking for a keys player (or electro gizmo player, e.g. Control Surface), percussionist & any other musicians that could fit in (maybe brass/woodwind). If you're interested & in or around Perth (not the Oz one), let me know. Looking to get everyone together soon & then gigging later this year.

If you have a little "know how" & time, it's fairly easy. I stripped my Ibanez & then oiled & waxed it (oiling it is the slow part as you have to wait for each coat to dry & it needs several). It's very rewarding if you decide to do it yourself. Here's how I refinished my bass... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass Hope it's of some help

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1357391507' post='1921964'] We are talking about just a one cab soloution, so wouldnt getting the most out of the amp be preferable in this case? [/quote] Not necessarily. The difference in volume between identical 4 & 8 ohm cabs is barely noticeable. The only times that I would look at a 4 ohm cab would be when it's something like a BF Super 12.

If you're liking your sound, why not the MarkBass 2x10 Standard? Bigger cab = more bass. Has all the bass of the Standard 15 (they're both about the same size).

A different type of dirt might be a good combination. The Mastotron is a fuzz, so maybe an overdrive would work well with it?

Have a look at this... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/380-diy-cabs/

[quote name='BluRay' timestamp='1357308991' post='1920720'] I thought it was a LOT to do with watts and Ohms!! [/quote] An easy mistake to make. it's all about Xmax & Sensitivity.

He did use a BEF (not the Pro) along with the SYB5 & something else (I'll see if I can find out later). I had missed that from my first post. The Hothand can be used with a Midi controller that SA make & the new Hothand 3 can be used with any pedal with an "EXP in" as it has a box to plug into with a 1/4" out as well as the 1/8" out (tempted to get one for the moogers).