Hamster

There is a difference between the Skylines and the US series, but imho a well set up Skyline is 9.5 out of 10 on the scoresheet and I can't justify spending another wheelbarrow full of money on a US version for that tiny .5 bit more to get the full 10 out of 10 The US and Skyline Laklands are fantastic basses with excellent customer support, but as someone has pointed out a custom build Shuker is very very tempting.

Hercules & OBBM is the way to go

If you want an off the shelf cab then have you considered an ACME Low B-4 and an ACME Low B-4W? They're lighter than the Ampeg equivilent and handle more power, but being less sensitive require more power to drive them - but you seem to have 1100watts to spare [url="http://www.acmebass.com/products/b4.html"]http://www.acmebass.com/products/b4.html[/url] [url="http://www.acmebass.com/products/woofers.html"]http://www.acmebass.com/products/woofers.html[/url]

Give Steve a ring. Not only is he a first class valve amp tech, he's also a pretty good harp player - [url="http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/"]http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/[/url]

You might pick up a Musicman Sub4 for £300 - fantastic basses.

I might be free to pop into Camberley. I presume all basschatters will be on the guest list and get a free Jack 'n Coke on entry?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='422616' date='Mar 1 2009, 08:13 PM']Dave Wilson of Haltwistle, Northumberland, now has a website with contact details: [url="http://www.dwilsonguitars.com"]www.dwilsonguitars.com[/url][/quote] Cheers for that - I've updated his details on the list

Roqsolid did a custom cover for my BFM cab - it was millimeter perfect to my measurements - very good quality & service

They haven't kept their side of the verbal contract. Ask for a full refund of your deposit and take your business to a shop with better service.

Hi - and welcome to the forums! There are quite a members here from your nek of the woods - get connected!

Has anyone sent the seller the consensus of opinion of the Basschat Spot a Forgery a Mile Off Police Squad?

[quote name='ARGH' post='421878' date='Feb 28 2009, 07:02 PM']Who cares,f***ing sh*t rag fit only for the budgies cage.[/quote] You'll teach your budgie to have poor taste in music if you do that - it'll be tweeting crappy songs in no time

[quote name='Marcus' post='421491' date='Feb 28 2009, 06:57 AM']How's he get such a crap sound with such nice gear ?!?!?[/quote] Nice to find another bass player I have something in common with!

I reckon a Boss FS-5 footswitch would do the job - but you'll have to read the DD-20 manual to see if it requires a latching or unlatching footswitch.

The one I've just sold - a Vintage V4, excellent quality for the money.

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Whatever you do, don't let anyone in your band make a big issue about it - the day belongs to the happy couple, explain about the limiter and do your best to keep them happy.

Very nice - a sort of Mu-tated OCD for collecting pedals!

Ashdown make some nice amps, and the guys at Ashdown are really helpful. You can get a nice sound from an Ashdown but I personally don't like the mix of rotary and slider EQ. There are also well documented QC issues with several of their products. The LMII can also be really warm, I like the simple EQ, they're much lighter and their QC is very good. For me it's a no-brainer

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='420952' date='Feb 27 2009, 02:42 PM']Your observations are correct, but not the conclusions drawn. If you were to stack a pair of 4x10s and a pair of 1x15s, or a pair of anything for that matter, similar results would always ensue. Unplug the bottom cab and the bass response will fall. Two reasons. First. the raised impedance and reduced cone area reduces output by at least 5dB. When output drops you don't hear bass as well, see: Fletcher-Munson equal loudness curves. Second, when run alone the height of the top cab above the floor is sufficient to de-couple the system from the boundary reinforcement offered by the floor, and it does so in the midbass where bass impact is perceived to originate from. With both cabs plugged in the cones in the top and bottom cabs operate as one in the low frequencies and there's no coupling loss. Unplug the top cab and the midrange and high-frequencies will fall. Again, two reasons. The first is that same cone area and impedance situation as before. The second is that mids and highs are very directional. and if the source is on the floor they simply pass you by unheard. The notion that adding a 15 will fill in the bottom with a 4x10, or vis-versa, gains credence when one performs the same exercise as you did. But assuming you don't happen to have a pair of 1x15s and a pair of 4x10s lying about to perform the same experiment with different combinations of cabs you simply have no way of knowing that you'll get similar results no matter which combination you may use, including putting a 1x15 atop a 4x10.[/quote] I may be a mere bassist with the intellectual capacity of a squashed apricot, but that makes sense [i]and [/i]I understood it according to the laws of noisyness that I've observed with my MkII ears!