chriswareham

I want to replace the original driver in my 1965 Vox Foundation bass cabinet with something that can handle a bit more power. The existing driver works fine, but I'm now using an attenuator to push my amp harder and I'm worried that if the attenuator fails the sudden increase in power will destroy the driver immediately as it's only rated for 50W. I've looked all over the web, but can't find any new 18" drivers that are specifically for bass guitar - they all seem to be for PA applications. The most likely looking candidate I;ve come across is this: http://www.electromarket.co.uk/speakers-audio-equipment/parts-components/bass-mid-drivers/cca0033 The accompanying blurb says it's suitable for bass and guitar, but I'm worried that's a standard description they slap on all their drivers. I've also looked at getting a Peavey Black Widow, since I used to have an 1820 cabinet that had an 18" driver in it, but can find no reference to them anywhere on Peavey's website.

One thing I will say in Coldplay's favour, they aren't quite as tedious as Travis.

[quote name='John Schoen' timestamp='1400611698' post='2455496'] A Chinese interpretation of the 4004LK, Lemmy's bass. Plays well, sounds good, looks good, I am a happy camper. [/quote] Oh. My God. Where did you get it from and how much did it cost?

I bought Ivan's Darkglass B3K pedal. It was very well packed and swiftly delivered by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Many thanks!

I'm not going to knock the seller's English - it's better than my Ukrainian, even if they've probably just used Google Translate. I will knock the bass though, as Soviet guitars are all absolutely terrible. If you were behind the iron curtain, then you aspired to having a Czech or other East European made instrument, and only suffered the USSR made stuff if it was all you could afford. Sovtek valve amps were pretty good though, possibly because they were made in military radio factories where the quotas weren't too bad.

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1399108287' post='2441047'] Just wondering about your pickups though, the ones on mines Damn they're loud. Are you finding the same ? I'm gonna lower them and see if it helps,mind you it's easier just to roll the volume back. [/quote] It sounds pretty loud, more like an active bass than a passive! Not an issue for me as I use a compressor when playing at rehearsal or gig volume, but I certainly noticed the difference at home where I plug straight into my amp. I'm going to use the Retrovibe as a backup to my Jolana, so it's going to be visiting the Bass Gallery for a set up to be able to tune to drop Bb.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1399193186' post='2441823'] No worse than human bites. [/quote] Cat bites are worse than a human bite, as they have enzymes in their saliva that can cause problems. They've evolved to have these enzymes that can shutdown the nervous systems of small animals - which is why prey often die even if they aren't badly bitten.

Funny that this topic comes up just as people are arguing over the merits of £3,000 kettle leads in another topic ... I've been using the same Boss TU tuner since I started playing in 1991. I've occasionally checked my tuning against other band members tuners, and I've never noticed any appreciable difference in tuning regardless of make or model.

My new faker - the first version of the Retrovibe Vantage 4: A previous owner put a fake Rickenbacker truss rod cover on, which I'm going to replace with a blank one. They also added a hand rest over the bridge pickup, similar to the one on that was originally on my Jolana D Bass. That had to come straight off, as it was right where I play with a pick. Sound wise, it's more like a Jazz bass to my tinnitus afflicted ears. The build quality is very good, better than the Rockinbetter I once had, and it plays very nicely too.

Not so much an illness, more of a self inflicted injury when I did a gig following an afternoon being extensively tattooed over my upper arm and shoulder. Turned up to the gig with my arm smeared in vaseline and wrapped up in cling film, having ignored the tattoo artist's advice to not do anything that would cause me to sweat. The tattoo was hidden by a rolled up shirt sleeve, but half way through the set (on a stage with extremely hot lights) a mixture of sweat and blood started pouring down my arm and eventually over the body of my bass. Not sure what the audience made of that!

Peter Steele of Type O Negative. Was also the lead vocalist and main songwriter. Stuart Morrow of New Model Army. The other two band members subsequently became technically proficient musicians, but Morrow was something else.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1398373779' post='2433567'] That is awful. [/quote] They do a great dirge like version of everything they cover. Including "Emma" by Hot Chocolate.

Can't beat the Sisters of Mercy version: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdUHxFKCQBs[/media]

"Ideal for hipsteric styles" apparently.

[quote name='Davetbass' timestamp='1398171053' post='2431118'] Is that the bass from flight of the conchords? [/quote] Apparently so - see one of the links in the sixth post above.

[i]Active preamp can be harsh if your heavy handed but once you suss it out they are very good.[/i] I tame the EQ on my Stingray with a compressor pedal. That means I can leave everything flat EQ wise on shared backline or rehearsal room amps, then use the three band pre-amp EQ to tweak my sound. The compressor takes care of volume changes from the EQ twiddling and from my somewhat heavy picking.

Judging by those roots she's an aeroplane blond. Only in this case it might be more of a grey box below rather than a black one.

Had a Squier Jazz as a back up for a while, and they are incredible quality at a very low price. Doesn't feel as substantial as a Fender branded one, but I guess that's just a difference in the materials they're made from.

My local Cash Converter type of shop had an unexpected bargain a while back. It was a Logan String Melody that the staff thought was a broken home organ since it didn't make a very organ like sound. I guess it was obscure enough that they hadn't been able to find one on eBay to check it's true value. I walked away with it for under a ton. Got outside the shop and did a spontaneous jig with delight, turned and saw a bunch of people at a bus stop giving me a funny look ...

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1397844781' post='2427951'] I'm now trying to think of totally unsuitable bassist with band combinations.... er Mark King with Count Basie supporting Frank Sinatra... [/quote] Pino Palladino with Nine Inch Nails

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1397727716' post='2426782'] Whats happening with the Bass Centre. I was there on Monday... and I seemed to be in an alternative world where they were attentive, wanted me to play everything and were genuinely being top guys. I was looking round for the ghost of Beadle. [/quote] Got taken over by Wunjos. I was in there a couple of weeks ago and found the new the staff are way, way better than the old crowd. Got asked politely if there was anything they could help with, and unlike the previous crew they didn't give me a sneering look when I said I was just browsing. Ended up chatting with the manager about the best way to sell my Stingray, and he strongly recommended Basschat!

Ooh, those white Vantages are nice.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1397574681' post='2425283'] @chriswareham - what did yours sound like? I thought the youtube video up above made it sound OK, but not at all like a bass. [/quote] I used mine as a bass for several rehearsals with my old band, but we split before I got a chance to use it live. With a bit of tweaking on the amp EQ, I got a suitably thumpy bass tone and with chorus engaged it made a great instrument for Peter Hook style lead lines. At the time I bought it, I also tried a Schecter Hellcat and to me at least they felt the same to play. I eventually chose the Gretsch based on aesthetics, and I now regret selling it even though it would only get home use at the moment since I currently play in a heavily detuned metal band. I'd say that the bridge conversion on the one in the eBay listing is actually a bonus, since I foud the Bigsby trem a bit pointless.