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[quote name='JTUK' post='947981' date='Sep 7 2010, 09:26 AM']I assume it was set up for UK voltage and not U.S..just a guess here, as well.[/quote] My immediate thought.

[quote name='270degrees' post='948205' date='Sep 7 2010, 12:47 PM']My query isn't about cabs but it is something to do with being on the wiki: in the strings section, it lists Roto Jazz 77 flats as having a very high tension and doesn't mention the tension (!!) of the La Bella JJ (Original 54) flats. My recent experience (I went straight from the 77's to the JJ's) show the reverse to be true. The Rotos were fine, the JJ's are stupidly high tension. Am I missing something?[/quote] Maybe it's time for people to get more involved with the wiki and have some updates! -I'm not familiar with any kind of flatwounds so unfortunately can't comment.

Hey Steve - I know it's really boring - but the manual is your saviour! - You can run the X3 in so many different configurations, including running in to a power amplifier, a mixing desk, a recording console, a combo amp - or even splitting so half of it is used as a microphone channel for a singer and the other half for a bass / guitar player. Depending on which you chose could require some tweaking in the config menus to get things on the way to sounding right. I think that's usually the point that people get bored and give up with the X3 lols! But please stick with it - they eally aren't as bad as some make out. I really like mine! I've run mine straight in to a power amp and cab and can confirm it's fine!

If you have a RBI and an RPM - why not just take a line out from the Parallel/uneffected output? I've been using this method for - well as long as I have owned my M80 (and did the same with the various Sansamps I have owned) so Bass --> Sansamp RBI (high end grind) --> Channel A of Peavey DPC1400 Amp --> 1st Genz Benz Neox 2x12 Parallel output --> Sansamp RPM (clean low end) --> Channel B of Peavey DPC1400 Amp --> 2nd Genz Benz Neox 2x12 Also - Page 7 of the RPM manual tells you how to chain both together in parallel or Bi-Amp mode, which will achieve exactly what you need without a splitter box

[quote name='mikeh' post='946725' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:53 PM']Alright Mate, still playing the Shuker I see ;-)[/quote] Hell yeah! Much love there! Good to see you back here mate - we missed ya!

[quote name='mikeh' post='946721' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:47 PM']Ive not been around for quite a while so thought it a good idea to say hello again. I sold up a couple of years ago and regretted it ever since. I sold my Aguilar/Epi rig and my DJ4, BIG mistake. Im now going to be starting up again so thought it a good idea to get myself back on here. I will be posting a wanted thread and browsing the for sale forums. Basically Im looking for a 4 string for around £400 and a giggable combo for around £500.[/quote] HEY!!!!! Welcome back dude!

[quote name='Stag' post='946691' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:10 PM']Does this mean we have to take my SVT in the car Dan? Did i mention that I have an SVT An SVT! yes, an SVT. SVT. Yes. SVT.[/quote] I have a car, not a bus lol! Dood's stack will need to fit in too! - Actually - I reckon both will - if we're careful! hang on - you did say SVT - nahhhh... we're deluded as bass players - no SVTs in the Bass Bash lol lol lol

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='946667' date='Sep 5 2010, 08:49 PM']I'm almost certain Billy isn't smug (don't shatter my dreams haah!) haha Nice Dood xD I read it a while ago though i may be remembering wrong, but that ampeg worked with Him to tweak the Pro 4 much like the EBMM Bongo and John Myung, well the 6 string at least! And stop saying Hartke, i feel some GAS bubbling, especcially as i just settled on a GK rig and i'm hoping to buy another bass! And thats why Basschat is so good great mods![/quote] Ha ha ha - no. no, Billy is quite the opposite. I've met him a couple of times and he's good friends with my drummer over in L.A. Very humble chap, many will say. Cool, well It's always possible there was more to the SVT4! I'd love to read more about Billy's involvement in gear design - I'm a geek at heart! (key) lol - see what I did there... tee hee! Ok, I won't say it anymore ! lol

[quote name='TheGreek' post='946387' date='Sep 5 2010, 05:22 PM'][size=2]Need some advice on replacement p/ups for a Steinberger xz-2 headless bass which I recently swapped for a 5 string Warwick Corvette. There are a number of benefits for the Steinberger but one of them is [b]NOT[/b] the EMG p/ups which are [b]decidedly [u]rubbish[/u][/b]. Any suggestions for easy replacements - preferably an active set up?[/size][/quote] IIRC the EMG pups in there are passive select models or similar. I'd certainly recommend upgrading to an active EMG system - certainly from the point of view that the pickup cases will be the same size and you won't have to cut any ugly holes in your bass! I've been using EMG pickups and preamps for ..well.. myst be more than ten years and I really rate them. Your other options may well be having to rout out the cut outs for the pups - which will then open you up to pretty much anything out there! Nordstrand, Aero, Delano (v.nice!!), Bartolini, Kent Armstrong, Seymour Duncan... as for preamps - you have more options there too - be it an Aguilar OPB-3 - or custom circuits from the likes of Jon Shuker and preamp guru John East who makes some seriously customisable onboard preamps.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='946469' date='Sep 5 2010, 06:15 PM']Thanks, I'm using the programmable DI so I assume the XLR out is designed for running into a PA while the 1/4 output can drive a regular amp front end. I'm not very in the know about power amps but I assume Matamp, Peavey and Mackie would be good choices.[/quote] You could actually use either output in to the power amp - but yes, if you are sending to a power amp - use the normal 1/4" out set to 'line'. Yes, any of those power amps are good - also Yamaha, QSC, Crown - there's quite a few. If you see one you like the look of, then ask here - or PM me if you need any help - We'll need to know what cabinets you are likely to run it in to as well - as that could help the decision due to configuration options.

[quote name='Stag' post='946579' date='Sep 5 2010, 07:43 PM']dan... I think we need to A/B the SVT and the LH1000. Just for shits and giggles. Plus it gives an opportunity for us to eat biscuits.[/quote] Yes, plus one million! - If you give me a few days I'll have something else to bring to the table as well ) Would be fun to hear the LH through your brutal SVT 6x10!!

[quote name='Stag' post='946584' date='Sep 5 2010, 07:45 PM']My case wont allow for this sadly, wot case you got Wayne?[/quote] Maybe you could fashion a hole with a jigsaw? no no... not that 1000 piece puzzle of the Queen Mother you keep under your bed, silly - the cutting machine kind!

[quote name='skej21' post='946539' date='Sep 5 2010, 07:09 PM']Someone has stolen your headstock!!! [/quote] Bugger! No wonder I sound out of tune!!!

[quote name='skej21' post='946524' date='Sep 5 2010, 06:58 PM']WOAAAAAH! I can see the perfect space in my teaching room for it Let me know when this comes out and I'm THERE![/quote] Here's the cheeky little chappy: [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=2042&brandID=3"]http://www.samsontech.com/products/product...2&brandID=3[/url]

Just reminded me! Audio Technika used to do a wireless system that had a button you could mount on your bass connected to the transmitter. You'd then be able to switch channels on say an amp by connecting to a socket on the receiver. I have no idea if they still have a similar system these days - but wireless switching, it's something to think about for sure.

[quote name='skej21' post='946521' date='Sep 5 2010, 06:52 PM']I had a Hartke 410tp (which I have since passed on to CHRISDABASS) and it was awesome. Had it for 4 years and never had a single problem, as well as it being in mint condition when it eventually sold it! All of my students used to love the sound too. As has been mentioned though, it was a little bit too big for me and I have since downsized to an Aggy GS112 which is incredible. If Hartke made more compact gear, I would definately buy more for my teaching/recording space, as they are great for letting students use and all round reliable products [/quote] They do! There's a GS112 sized HyDrive cabinet in the offing! - Though I'm not 100% on the release date. I'm looking forward to giving one a whirl.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='946345' date='Sep 5 2010, 04:43 PM']I've been considering this for a while. Now I've discovered how great my Sansamp DI sounds I'm tempted to get a reasonable 3-500w power amp and using it for gigs where there will be a cab. Purchasing my own cab is further down the line. Is this possible? Any recommendations as to power amp makes if so?[/quote] Yes, the MK2 Sansamps have a line/instrument switch designed for drving a power amp so you'll be fine. There's a multitude of suitable PA power amplifiers available. I think your first port of call will be to trawl the For Sale forum to see what you can find. I recently sold a Peavey 2600 for under 200 quid. Now that's a righteous power amplifier if I ever used one! 1800W RMS in bridge mode - obvioulsy you may not need that sort f power - but any are good, but the usual suggstions about buying the best you can applies, as with anything! Stick to the names you know!

[quote name='michael-faces' post='945883' date='Sep 5 2010, 08:32 AM']Ha! lol, thats the coolest thing ever. Another strange thing, I'm fighting not getting an ADA MP-1 at the moment! Only thing is, there are hardly any for sale for decent prices in the UK. One going for £450 on gumtree![/quote] Heh heh!!!! Ahhhh that's cool indeed! - I missed out on an MP-1 a few months ago when I saw it for sale on a northern forum for... wait for it... £110!!!!!!! Fully working! If you get a US eBay one - there's a guy who may still be able to get a UK transformer for them - but it'd be worth checking on the ADA forum (unofficial) before hitting the BUY key. They do sounds flippin great though - There's a guy on YouTube who has done a bunch of comparison videos with some really top amps - and I have to say that the ADA, when tamed, just sounds awesome on guitar. I think only the Mesa Triaxis comes close in tone as a MIDI preamp. All this talk, I want to get one again! - DEFINITELY can't do that for now - I'll have to make do with fettling with the line 6 X3!

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='945959' date='Sep 5 2010, 10:09 AM']Yep! [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675170"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675170[/url] Pretty much tells everything to do with it! Am i right in saying It was Billy who pretty much shaped/designed the SVT Pro 4? My favourite Ampeg is the SVP BSP just for the distortion Both of those are hyrbrids right? Mr Billy Sheehan is no longer an Ampeg man, now a hartke man. Its a really shame and loss for ampeg![/quote] I tried to read all of that thread - but WTF with all the religion??? Maaaaaan! I would have closed that thread! I don't think Billy had a hand in the SVT 4 - as it's basically just the SVP Pro preamp strapped to a Mosfet power amp with some bridging options. The SVP preamp appears in the SVT 2 Pro as well, which has been around for donkeys years. He obviously had an involvement with the BSP preamp as you have already said - though I can't remember ever seeing that he was invovled with adding that preamp PLUS the additional 'stuff' to make up the SVT5 Pro. Another thing that makes me think that he didn't get invovled with the SVT 5, is that his rig only ever had SVT4's in. Seems strange for an artist to go through such a long design process not to use the gear at all. - A bit like me waiting for my two Shukers - then never playing them I guess. Well, if indeed Billy is over to Hartke - makes me feel a little bit smiley to think I'd been banging on about mine for so many years!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='946088' date='Sep 5 2010, 12:37 PM']At least the staff don't have to put up with the smug anymore.[/quote] Billy? Smug? Have you met the guy?

Billy's joined my team? WOH!! I am gobsmacked - and so happy, I could shed a bit of wee!

[quote name='bobbass4k' post='945821' date='Sep 5 2010, 03:10 AM']I'd give max (silentfly on here) an email. His website's [url="http://sfxsound.co.uk"]here[/url], I'd imagine he'll have some ideas for a custom system he could build you, I remember he built an audio tuner for a blind bassist a while back (which may have been you thinking about it)[/quote] Good call! Max may have some additional thoughts - and certainly the ability to turn an idea in to a great piece of gear! - I keep trying to think of things I need, in order to get one from Max as his stuff looks great!

Hmmm, I'm not sure. Thinking about it, what lifts me out of a mood quickest is being allowed to just noodle on my bass and have a decent cuppa nearby too! - My mood tends to dictate where my noodling goes - be it aggressive or whatever - but yeah, it will cheer me up pretty much everytime.

Oh there's others on why a 4x10 cabinet is also a bad design, but I'll let you go look for that one!

ok: Here's what I found: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=15261&hl=mixing+speakers"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mixing+speakers[/url] Discussing using a cab with a 12" driver and a cab with a 15" driver in: [quote]What's more to the point is whether their responses will complement or detract from each other. The majority of the time the latter is the case. One of the first things you learn in How to Design Loudspeakers 101 is never to mix different drivers or cabs covering the same bandwidth. Yes, I know, that's how it's always been done with bass cabs, but that doesn't make it any less wrong. My advise: don't do that. This post has been edited by Bill Fitzmaurice: Mar 13 2008, 09:59 PM[/quote] A user asks why? [quote]Because the responses of the two cabs are different, and the result is akin to adding oil and water. If you want to use a fifteen to get maximum low end that's fine, and if you want to run a smaller driver to get better mids and high that's fine too. But the smaller driver shouldn't be a twelve or ten, it should be an eight or a six, and a crossover should be employed so that only the lows go to the 15, and only the mids and highs to the smaller driver. That's how it's been done in high-fidelity, theatrical and PA applications since circa 1927. Perhaps the electric bass cab industry will wake up and smell the coffee by 2027. Perhaps not.[/quote]