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[quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1349570028' post='1827919'] What was good in '92? Not much. [/quote] Ibanez SoundGear. My main bass is a '90 SR1000E.

A guitarist friend of mine has a 71 Jazz bass which is my birth year (all original bass too!). He bought it off the bassist with the London Philharmonic back in the early 80s for £50. He also has a matching P bass from 73 (he's a Fender collector & has 30 + guitars).

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1349557800' post='1827822'] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/bridge-placement-250675/"]http://www.talkbass....acement-250675/[/url] The 5th post down (from Rodent) might be helpful [/quote] I read that & used it as a reference when I was changing the bridge on my bass. The only thing I didn't get is why clamp the neck? Why not just put the bolts in to hold it?

I used to play a couple of songs in drop D, but now I use an octaver on -1 so no need for that anymore. Back in the 90s I used to always be tuned down to Eb, but that was just for the singer.

The other option is to put the pic on another website & then put the link in image quotes (you can click the wee image box that's below the "text colour" arrow).

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1349541523' post='1827580'] completely rubbish responses to her questions...i'd have been in her knickers within 10 minutes............honest.... [/quote] It depends. Had I been in my 20s, the answer to her 1st Q would have been "Yeah, You like bass? I've got an awesome fingering technique". But nowadays I would probably have given the same answers (well, not entirely true. I don't have a red bass or a Squier ).

That's a good track Nige. Nice work! I've got some ideas that I'm hopefully gonna get to work on next week.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1349524251' post='1827317'] Well, it's obviously difficult to be a drummer [i]and [/i]literate (even less [i]computer [/i]literate...), ain't it..? In the same way as it's difficult to find an open-minded bass player. Evident, really. No, seriously; I think the difference is finding a decent, interesting UK/European drum site (I'm in France...). There are, indeed, a couple of credible forums, but 99.99% Yankee. Nothing too personal, but I sometimes have to hold my tongue with some of the remarks that come up. I'm not totally convinced by all aspects of the American Dream, and often feel that I'm alone in some debates. Our BC forays are much more my 'cup of tea', and would be what I would appreciate most in a forum. I'm happier with this, although one doesn't necessarily have to be 'good' to an active member of a forum (or at least, I hope not, for my sake..!) No malice intended, anyway; just gentle 'ribbing' on my part. Put that knife down; you'll hurt someone. [/quote] I'm glad you got my humour. I was in the local music shop a couple of weeks ago & I said I needed to pop to the drum shop (RWJ in Perth) & the response was "you'll find all the drummers in there, they have a sandpit & crayons". Unfortunately, despite there being a dedicated drum shop, Perth doesn't seem to have many drummers. Just a load of guitarists (which stereotypically seem to be more like what we jest as a drummer to be ). I think if Basschat & Drumchat linked to one another, that would be a benefit to anyone trying to start a band & can't find a drummer/bassist (most adverts I see in music shops say "Bassist & Drummer required..". I've been tempted to get myself a drumkit & get back into playing drums.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1349471179' post='1826931'] Why 'maybe'..? [/quote] Are you implying that it's definitely that reason? Well I only know a few drummers & there's not many of them that go online. Saying that, the one's that do go online are pretty darn good. OK, I'll rephrase it. Maybe a lack of good drummers that can be bothered going on line.

I play several instruments & settle on bass as my main. But I'm happy to play guitar, keys, trumpet, banjo or drums even with other musicians. Oh, I did play bass & kick drum for a few songs a couple of years ago. Had a good novelty factor, but I wouldn't overdo it. Mike Oldfield plays everything on Tubular Bells (a cracking album that I haven't heard for years).

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1349466423' post='1826831'] whatever happened to this? [/quote] Lack of drummers that know how to use a computer maybe?

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1349427053' post='1826083'] Two guitarists works well of they're very different and give each other space. The Clash and the Members for instance. I don't like any of your list TB13 [/quote] You don't like Talking Heads? You're weird, you are!

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1349444999' post='1826443'] That drawing doesn't say anything about 4x10s. All it says is how good Bill Fitzmaurice is with a felt pen. [/quote] That's true. But it does show that it depends on the cab design as much as anything. Another busy day at work, so I'm gonna just read thing & probably won't have any posting time (it's took the best part of 1/2 an hour to write this!).

But then Bill's Titan 48 say's otherwise... That's a 1x15 vs a 2x18.

A bit like comparing a Phil Jones Bass 21B to an 8x10 I suppose? The 21B has 21 5" drivers. Or like how BFM's Titan subs can get great results from a single 12" driver that can beat a 2x15 sub?

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1349423144' post='1826036'] I [u][i]personally [/i][/u]have never seen the point in a second guitarist. I don't really like the bands that you have mentioned. I would add another instrument instead - keys or horns perhaps - even a backing singer. I agree there is always an exception - Thin Lizzy for example - but generally not for me. [/quote] Some bands do use 2 guitarists to really good effect, but it's getting 2 guitarists that can compliment one another & knowing when not to play, which is hard! Most of the bands I've played in with 2 guitarists have been a bit noisy as one of them tends to noodle all the way through the vocal parts as opposed to doing something creative (not all have been like that though).

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1349323714' post='1824715'] Correctamundo. I hate it when people don't now there grammar. [/quote] Why? I never new my grammer; she dyed when I where a kid.

Now that is a good explanation IMO from Alex. I'm just too slow at typing.

You won't get slated for that. No one said mixing drivers doesn't work, it's just the results can be unpredictable whereas adding another of the same cab = more of the same. Some manufacturers do take the time to design cabs that match up well (Barefaced being among that few), but a lot don't & just make what they think will sell. Like you said though, if it works for you & you like it, then why not. It's good to know all the pros & cons though.

[quote name='Wiggybass' timestamp='1349294966' post='1824491'] That's a perfectly valid point, however, if you have two different configurations of cab from the same maker then one would [i]hope[/i] (note emphasis!) that said manufacturer has tested all possible combinations...! [/quote] I'd like to be able to assume that they would, but as a couple of folk on here have previously pointed out, when it comes to a lot of the larger companies, profit is the main goal & marketing takes priority over technical design. So the designers come up with something great, marketing then says "it needs to look better and what cheaper components can we use, so we can make more profit". A case of what looks good for rock n roll.

Working with PA, you'll probably have the luxury of having amps & EQs for each type of speaker (having different ones for subs, mids & so on). The majority of the bassists on here use one amp to run either one or 2 cabs. Taking away anything else, if you're using 2 different cabs, then you're compromising either one or both as you try to EQ the best sound you can. If both cabs are the same, then they're both going to act fairly similar to any EQing that you need to do. Sorry I didn't respond earlier, too busy at work after lunch today to post. I think Alex is better at explaining things than me anyway (well, I should hope he is ).

[quote name='Wiggybass' timestamp='1349267267' post='1823977'] Hmmm...sorry, simply not true. This is physics and its principles govern all things regardless of marketing. Let's look beyond crappy, frequency-limited backline and into proper audio systems, like a big modern PA designed to deliver full-range audio to large crowds. In all modern systems the full frequency range is divided electronically into bands, usually four - HF, high-mid, low-mid and LF. HF is always produced by 1" or 2" compression drivers, the mids are usually tens or twelves and the LF is almost always some arrangement of EIGHTEEN inch drivers in ENORMOUS cabinets. Now, if all speakers could reproduce low frequencies with the same enthusiasm, why go to all this trouble? The answer, of course, is that they don't - they physically can't. The longer the wavelength you're looking to reproduce, the larger the device has to be. At 100Hz (the open G on a concert-tuned bass is 98Hz), the physical wavelength at sea level and 20 degC is 3.4 [i]metres[/i]. Yes, tens will do that but not with the same efficiency of a fifteen of equivalent performance and sensitivity. This of course all based on a one-speaker to one-speaker comparison. The practical issue comes down to how much cardboard moves in and out when you play, and thus how much air is physically displaced and then picked up by our lugholes. A 4x10 against a single 15 with the same amp power will be louder because it's moving more air but in frequency response terms it will not reproduce low frequencies as efficiently. Which incidentally explains why you're quite right about a 4x10 drowning out a single 15 - for those to balance in terms of physical loudness the 4x10 would have to be turned down a bit. As for variances between venues, again it depends. Reflex cabs are much more reactive to their surroundings than close or front-ported cabs, that alone would make a lot more difference than the size of drivers they contain. But surely that's what the EQ is for? [/quote] Have a wee read at these & things might make a little more sense to you. http://barefacedbass.com/technical-information/speaker-size-frequency-response.htm http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewforum.php?f=10&sid=239e993b6a548da81514b45176b314cb Smaller drivers give a better dispersion than larger ones. 2 10" drivers vertically arranged in a cab the same size as a single 15" will give out a better dispersion. It's nothing to do with driver diameter on how low it can go, but how much it can move. The reason behind 15's & 18s is that cabs are cheaper to produce with a single driver.

Just saw the finished job. Very nice! Next build? Fretless???

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1349187049' post='1822969'] BTW It is seriously bugging me that the pedals run right to left! [/quote] Are you a lefty? You could run them the opposite way & get longer patch cables or to confuse people you could run them from top to bottom!

Yes & No. You can add another 8Ω cab. The amp puts out @300-350 watt at 8Ω & 500 watt at 4Ω. For an alternative, I'd get 2 2x10 cabs if you're going for Markbass gear. Vertical 2x10s have a much better dispersion across the stage/audience than a 4x10, but if you're playing through PA, then this may not bother you.