Dood

Reaper by Cockos is outstanding.

I can't help but be highly sceptical. These are solid pieces of metal with flared tips to hold them in place. I understand they rely more on bone conduction rather than sound passing down the ear canal? Yes I totally understand that it will be a safe way to help attenuate harmful SPL getting to the ear drum.. but it's still going to be muffled. So am I right in thinking it's just a fancy ear protector?

I am pretty certain that all of the current crop of EMG pickups are hum-cancelling. I can't comment on older pickups though. I think part of the design was to be very low noise though.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1272907586' post='826689'] I'm never quite sure how [i]badly designed crossovers and[/i] tweeters[i] that aren't fit for purpose[/i] got into bass cabs anyway? [/quote] Added a bit I think the biggest problem with tweeters in bass cabinets is that the design used to include them is the very thing that makes us want to exclude them, if that makes sense. Poor designs where the woofer's high frequency falls off before it reaches the low frequency content of the tweeter leaves a massive hole in the sound. A notch in the frequency spectrum if you will. With these frequencies missing, you often get the effect that the sound is coming from two different sources rather than one cohesive output. The crossover on the tweeter has to be sufficiently high so that low frequencies are limited as they can damage the cheaper units often used in bass combo amps. That often widens the gulf between what the woofer is offering and what the tweeter is now capable of reproducing. Now, add in to the mix a nice set of flats that have been gigged to death or a passive bass with the tone control dialled back and lets face it, the tweeter is only getting what's left over in it's frequency range: A bit of clack and a fair amount of hiss from the power amplifier. A premium cabinet with no expense spared on crossover design and components offers a marked difference in clarity, quality of tone and cohesiveness between the tweeter and woofer outputs. So, to sum up, yes in many cases, I can't see the point in just throwing off the shelf components in to a bass cabinet. A big thumbs up to the companies who are doing it right.

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1491767749' post='3275265'] Dood - the reason I bought the big butch steel thing I have is that I gave up on the one that you have. broke two of them under differing circumstances & after replacing the last one with another sliding aluminium one of better quality and having that collapse and die, I decided to go for big and butch. FWIW I have now moved four fridges three washing machines a heavy duty petrol generator and a ton of other stuff in addition to my bass kit & my PA with no obvious wear and tear. Sincerely hope you are less clumsy and more lucky than me. [/quote] Or to put it another way, I hope mine doesn't fall to pieces too!! Lol Thank you, I'll be sure to go easy on this one just in case!!

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1491690721' post='3274867'] I tried your Shuker F# in a bass bash many years ago. I mentally logged "one day". String spacing is 18mm. [/quote] Ahhh he he he!!! the 7er strikes again! The reason I'd asked about the string spacing was that there had been an Overwater for sale on here with a 36" scale but with a more 16mm spacing (which my Shuker has). I really like the feel especially on a wider neck. It suits really fast playing or when I switch to a pick. Great looking bass there Owen!

You'll be fine as most (modern) guitar amps filter out the very low frequencies, especially on the drive channel - too much low end in front of the 'distortion section' can make things sound mushy and a bit incoherent. You may find that you want to lower the bass control anyway just to control the sound a bit. Often, amplifier designs will then boost the low end after the drive section giving it the necessary 'balls' especially for rock and metal.

Wow! That's lovely!!! I'm down to F# on my Shuker - it's great fun! What's the string spacing? Dood

I'm not condoning or condemning, even though I have some sort of naive romantic notion that we still do this for the MUSIC business. That changed a long time ago and we firmly live in the reality that is the music BUSINESS. I was once asked by a very successful business guy why I wanted to teach and do music full time. I told him in all honesty that I wanted to give back for all the years of help and guidance I'd received and to maybe put experience that you just can't instantly buy on the internet to good use. You know what he said? No Dan, you're not. You're doing it to earn money. Money. He knew that i'd still do it anyway. It's me, it's what I do, but until I'm not single handedly feeding 4 mouths, paying a mortgage, keeping a car on the road and all the usual bills, money is the reason. Successful online educators are business people and clicks mean traffic and traffic will hopefully turn in to earning. Bills paid, happy family.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491591488' post='3274213'] I have had one of these hand trucks in the trunk of my car for 5 years. I have never used it. Blue [/quote] Heh heh!!! I'm quite pleased I'd bought it now as yesterday I moved a massive drawer chest down the drive and in to the garage on my own. (I have a bad back) Absolutely brilliant, no wobbles, zero effort! So even if I don't use it again for months, it has earned it's money back already.

I've just bought one of these on recommendation of a much older Basschat thread I found whilst searching Google! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Folding-Hand-Cart-Foldable-Trolley-Barrow-Sack-Truck-Aluminium-Heavy-Duty/401261451658?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D2220072%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3D99a16a5d1a0447caa336a270dc6a7816%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D331645919400 Seems to be pretty good for the required job ...so far anyway!!

P.s. If you can record what you are hearing that can help us diagnose.

If you need more hiss then turn up the volume, click on the bright switch and wind up the treble control on the amp. Again, you won't need to play anything, just have a lead plugged in and you should have enough hiss to help you hear if the tweeter is being switched in and out.

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491514374' post='3273708'] Please don't say its broken? [/quote] Well it's hard to tell as there are a number of factors that could influence whether or not you hear a difference in your bass sound or not. I don't think it's broken at the moment though as you've already said you get loads of hiss from the tweeters? If you can reach round the cabinet whilst everything is powered up (you don't need to be playing) - put your ear close to the tweeter and flick the switch through the positions and listen to the hiss. It should go away when the switch is in the off position.

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491478931' post='3273347'] Thank for your responses guys! yea its both cabs... is there any reason theat i can notice any difference in sound whether the [b]high frequency is on or off[/b]? i mostly play with a passive however it does get occasional use with a active 5 string fretless and also a four string active thanks, Jonny [/quote] You're referring to the three position switch on the back of the cabinets?

It's all ok, nothing is broken. It's actually part of the design of the LH1000 head. You can think of the LH as an amp whose master volume is up at 10 all the time and you control the overall volume with the gain control instead - which is essentially what the dial marked 'volume' on the LH is. With that, it does mean that the amp generates a wee bit of hiss. Much less than many other amplifiers cranked all the way up I might add - and you can improve the situation by using a high grade valve as well as keeping the bright switch disengaged (which is a treble bleed). Tweeters don't hiss by the way. They on,y reproduce the hiss being sent to them from a source. The LH is a great amp and is designed to go loud. I'd also say, whatever bass you are using, active or otherwise, go straight in to the passive socket for some extra level. I used to run Active EMGs in to the front of mine, no problems.

[quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1491423534' post='3272989'] Cool, nice outcome then... [/quote] LOVE BC!!! Yes!

For anyone interested, I've posted a picture on Instagram of my first 'Deacon Bass' here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BScKRWvDTK1/?taken-by=danveallbassist

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1489173489' post='3255025'] Pelican are ace and popular in touring world but aren't cheap. The 1510 is the hand luggage sized model. I've got a Peli knock off from Trifibre.co.uk, cost me £45 inc courier delivery - their equivalent to the 1510 from the Challenger range. I think the model is TR5015. Had it for two years as my main toolbox for audio and backline teching and it's been rock solid. You don't get the lifetime guarantee that Pelican provide, but it's also a quarter of the price! EDIT: Here's the link [url="https://store.trifibre.co.uk/waterproof-wheeled-rolling-travel-equipment-tool-hard-case-pick-and-pluck-foam.html"]https://store.trifib...pluck-foam.html[/url] Fifty quid with the pick and pluck foam insert, or a couple of quid less without. Also, the official Peli 1510 lid organiser fits this too, as do the divider sets etc. [/quote] So!! I thought I would update my post to let you and everyone know that I did indeed go with this brand. The cases come in three different sizes and I decided that I'd go for the larger of the three. Thinking about it, I could have got away with the mid size, but there you go... anyway, it arrived this morning and I have to say for the money it is superb! There's about £20 worth of foam inside the case alone! The fixtures and fittings are very roadworthy. I like that the handle locks in place; the wheels look like they'll last well on smooth surfaces. (I'm not likely to drag it across a gravel car park!) Very pleased and I have the option of making some nice neat slots for my amp and IEM kit as well as any pedals to slide in to and known that I'm going to be able to throw this around with no worries for the contents. Great! Dan

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1490872104' post='3268638'] Ok so this is VERY interesting. I asked Japhet to see how low the Sub n Up would comfortably track and he has kindly checked this out: it manages the low open E string (in fact it will manage down to a low C on a B string) which I don't think any analog pedals will come close to? It has the additional benefit of octave up and polyphonic settings (and a Toneprint function that I will probably never use live, but maybe fun at home). Ok so it may not have the tone of an analog pedal, but that is not the main thing I would be buying it for (I can focus on tone with a preamp / overdrive pedal which, for me, is the whole point of such a pedal). It costs £109. I think for all of the above reasons Dood and Japhet's votes for the Sub n Up make it a definite shortlist digital pedal and I look forward to A/Bing with a leading choice analog pedal such as the MXR M288. Cheers guys! [/quote] Yup, I recorded a clip or two on another thread of the Sub'n'Up tracking down low. It does go insanely low - easily lower than any other Octave pedal I've tried to date. The Zoom B3 model (I forget the name) easily handled a drop D - but there was another 'analogue' model on the B3 that didn't, so apologies I can't remember! The TC trumps all of those, but then I would expect that being a stand alone pitch shifting pedal rather than a multi. Who knows what goodness is under the bonnet of the B3n so I look forward to putting that through it's paces when it arrives. for now though, I am thoroughly confident the TC will go lower and not have any of the note warbles of it's analogue counterparts UNLESS you are running one of the (also insanely good) analogue models. I think people often stop at the default tones of the TC Toneprints without digging more deeply. In the case of Sub'n'Up I know that each Octaver model patch available, rather than just offer 'different settings' on the control knobs, the algorithms themselves are reconfigured. You're actually essentially getting a different pedal with each program rather than 'just another version of the same sound'. When I get round to it, I'll pop mine off the board and do another 'tracking exercise' of the default three models.. well, maybe not the second one as it includes some crazy chorusing madness.. or something..

"Goodness me!" is the 'safe for Basschat' response that just fell out of my mouth!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1491238491' post='3271483'] It's worth it. Even though I knew it would happen, it was still a pleasant surprise seeing a fullscreen window, on my 15" MBP, turn into a 1/4 screen window on my 4K tv. Suddenly there's MASSIVE amounts of desktop real estate... [/quote] Ahhhhh who needs amplifiers and cabinets anyway! I need a big screen!!!