King Tut

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There's a 120 watt all valve head on here for £200 - It's on the IOW. I just booked hols there in October and I'm well tempted except I've already got a Laney 100 watt valve head.

Wire her up something like this - obviously you'll probably need new pots and the switch won't be used . . . [url="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.buzzardsbass.com/electronics/wiring/diagrams/jazz-bass-std.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.buzzardsbass.com/electronics/pickups/seymour-duncan/basslines/vintage-jazz-bass.html&h=602&w=758&sz=82&tbnid=5ObhtpcQO4CowM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dseymour%2Bduncan%2Bjazz%2Bwiring%2Bdiagram&zoom=1&q=seymour+duncan+jazz+wiring+diagram&hl=en&usg=__FPQlsZkd5CnNHUvMN2mYsBXY5Xs=&sa=X&ei=m1qcTOqELJCTjAeypLmIDQ&ved=0CBsQ9QEwAA"]http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http...ved=0CBsQ9QEwAA[/url]

I'd suggest - FIRST - remove the foam and maybe adjust the pups so they're a little closer to the strings. If it still sounds dull then try changing the strings for rounds. I use flats on my P and it sounds great, but there's flats and there's flats, and we all have a different 'ideal' sound in our head.

I had a B Bass 6. Didn't like the pre so converted it to passive - otherwise a very nice bass!

[quote name='Alien' post='965015' date='Sep 22 2010, 09:39 PM']Just checked it out in WinISD Col, and it seems the Kappa Pro is more suited to midbass operation. It will tune down to about 50Hz, but it'll need a mahoosive box to do it, and it won't handle much more than 100 Watts or so. No real suggestions as to what you can do with them though - maybe you could give ebay a go if they're surplus to requirements? A[/quote] Thanks Andy - I'm off work sick at the mo so will give you a ring - we can share some coffee or something stronger and discuss options - yippee!

Lovely!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='963919' date='Sep 21 2010, 10:56 PM']Why not get a pre-drilled enclosure and a decent footswitch and migrate the insides of the Behringer?[/quote] The Behringer is plastic with a metal base. In all honesty, unless there's an elephant running around on stage you're not gonna break it. I think peeps are more concerned about Behringer's reputation for unreliability.

[quote name='Beedster' post='963881' date='Sep 21 2010, 10:25 PM']Badass bridges, good on Jazzes, crap on Precisions. Simples [/quote] Hi Chris, I think I agree with you on that but I'm interested to hear why you think that's the case - please expand! Col ps - still loving the Ibby!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='963920' date='Sep 21 2010, 10:56 PM']Is that a type of real ale?[/quote] PMSL!!

[quote name='Tegs' post='963895' date='Sep 21 2010, 10:36 PM']Pretty sure it was a Gibson, anyone know what model? It looked and sounded great![/quote] +1 it did look and sound fab - on the very first shot of him he yanked the neck up though!!

The switch is active/passive and I think the dual concentric knob is bass cut and boost (big wheel) treble cut and boost (little wheel).

I had a BD121 and it packed up. I think it was worth the gamble though at the price. I've had three bits of Behringer kit that either broke down or were faulty on receipt, however I've got one of their power amps that's been faultless and quite pokey to boot. Had a desk for a while, that although a bit underpowered was totally reliable!

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='963328' date='Sep 21 2010, 02:12 PM']If you're getting repeated problems with blowing drivers you may be pushing them with too much bass. I re-read your original post and see that you say you put the Kappas in there yourself. If the reflex tuning is suited to a speaker with different specs then you may well have a complete mismatch which first means the bass response will be screwed (perhaps forcing you to turn up too much and burn out the voice coil) and second means that probably the speaker isn't being protected from overexcursion at the correct frequencies when you do drive it hard. You can't just mix and match speakers and cabs without tweaking the cabs to suit the drivers, by changing the size/length of the reflex ports. I think the kappa pros are probably quite good for bass cabs - get something like WinISD and have a play around, or have a look online for reflex cab designs built around them. Eminence may publish some designs themselves. Apologies if this is a grandma-sucking-eggs type post![/quote] Absolutely not Laurence, I realised that different cones suited different cabs well but not to the point that the cones could actually be damaged. I thought it just affected the sound! Thanks :-)

Oh that's interesting - I'll maybe have to see about securing mine a little more securely!