dave_bass5

I had a couple fo BF cabs last year and in to this year. They are great cabs but i felt they didn't do it for me. I ended up with a Vanderkley 115MN6 and couldn't be happier. For my style of playing, and doing general covers, the 115MN6 seems to fill out the mix much better, without the extended lows i had struggled with when i had my BB2. Ive been back to the same venues i gigged the BB2 in and can confirm (to my ears) the 1x15 sounded more even and thicker. Of course sounding thicker might mean coloured, but if so that worked for me. I found the upper notes quite weak with my BF cabs, but not so with the 115MN6. They have more punch and presence. I loved the BF cabs at first, it was only after a few gigs that i noticed they werent working for me. They do produce a lovely tone though. Of course thats all subjective but thats my experience.

Cheers. The photos make the fronts look as bit more tatty than they do in real life, but yes a lick of paint is all they need to look more presentable. We've done 100's of gigs with these, and never had an issue with volume.

Cheers. It would be a real shame if i had to throw them but i expect i will as i cant store them at work any more, and have just brought some smaller ones that i can keep at home. If i could drive id happily drop them off to soemone in the London area, but i dont.

These are fully working, with no issues other than they look old. The drivers were replaced a few years ago, but the boxes are about 20 years old. I think we got them recovered a few years ago as well. Not sure if i can do this but here is a link to my for sale thread. Basically these need to be out the door by 12th Nov if possible. Free of course. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/294248-peavey-pa-speakers-for-sale-monitor/#entry3163343"]http://basschat.co.u...r/#entry3163343[/url]

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1478191781' post='3167451'] I always talk to them on the phone. Simple and effective. Always puts any doubts to rest. [/quote] That doesnt work for me, although im happy It works for you. Anyone can say anything on the phone. Scammers are very clever these days and can say all the right things. Even face to face isnt an indication for what someone plans to do. Having a decent post history gives more away than a phone call IME.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1478135316' post='3167104'] I do agree with you. It was just a thought. I just think it would be nice tho if the "sellers" of no or low post count joined in the forum a bit more. Especially as lots have nice gear or seem to have knowledge on something it would only enrich the forum having more people post. Also having a higher post count does put people more at ease about buying than a low or no post count. But as you said it of course isn't an honesty counter so to say. [/quote] Totally agree, and this is how i view items i want to buy. I personally prefer to know who im giving money to, and to do that i will look at their posts. Those adds that say very little about the seller or the item dont bother even putting a location down will not interest me, that makes it too much lies eBay. I dont think we need any rules, we can all make our own choices, but as this is supposed to be a community i would only deal with soemone who takes part in conversation, or can at least string more than one basic senescent together.

These days its the cab. Ive not been through loads in my lifetime, but recently i realised they have the biggest impact on the final tone. Changing cabs while keeping the bass and amp consistent has shown me this to be true in my case. I should add im not too fussy about what bass i use so although it needs to have a comfortable neck thats it.

My vote goes to the TC Electronics Corona Chorus as mentioned by the OP. Not only is this the best ive personally used, its fully programmable. To my ears its tweak-able enough to get most Chorus type tones, although im not suggestion it sounds exactly like any of the above in isolation. http://www.tcelectronic.com/corona-chorus/toneprints/

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1477904970' post='3165078'] I dunno - having heard some Thomann boxes, I would have to say that imho, they aren't in the same league as the DBs! Anyway, it's all pointless musing about it - glad that you have ended up what you needed! [/quote] I expect you are right, although i also think the db's are a bit more than we need. Still, these are keepers so job done. I cant really say about putting keys and guitar through them. Id say yes to putting a bit ogf guitar through them but not sure about a full keyboard rig. They seem like they would handle it but not sure how well the vocals would be heard. They do seem very solid though, and the low end seems tight and almost sub like with recorded music, and that was running them in the flat mode at a very low volume. They also have a music mode that i haven't tried yet.

Yup, definitely the right choice, although i do feel the Thomanns ones would also have been ok sound wise. Still, the weight saving is worth the extra cost. I had thought about the studio we use, as they also have a pair of the same speakers. Trouble is getting them there.

All good, very good in fact. The band all thought they sounded better than then the old ones, other than the singer. She said they sounded a bit thinner. She had a point but as i pointed out, we need to start using thre EQ differently, and she was used to the more coloured tone. It certainly sounded better to me when I went out front. Its hard to really judge with just vocals going through We didn't put the kick drum through it, we didn't have time, but i have a feeling its going to sound better than the old speakers. When we played music during the break we really noticed how punchy the low end is, and at a very low volume. Much more hifi than th sold ones. I did notice the desk needs adjusting more. The output levels were low on the main meter, as we are so used to having to keep everything low to avoid blowing the old speakers, so the channel levels need brining up more. I didn't notice this until we started playing so ill do that next time. There was still plenty of volume though. The biggest improvement was the load in. I took both in at once, and could put them on the stands without any help. We all said we should have done this years ago. I did point out that only me and the singer put our hands in our pockets to do this, and i had been trying to get the band as a whole to upgrade but no one want to back then (this was the old line up though). We also had much more space in the car, and getting home after the gig and only making one trip up to our flat was as good as it gets. I cant imagine doing that with the old ones. So yeah, very happy. I have posted an ad on here for the old speakers already. It seems a shame to just dump them as they are working 100% but i might have to.

Yep, that was a very good call on these. Glad i asked first. It seems we can now get everything (PA and my gear) in the car plus our son who comes to most of them. Im still going to hate carrying them up to the flat after the gig but id hate to think how much effort the old speakers would have needed. Hopefully we will get to sound check to night so i can get to tweak the EQ a bit on the desk, but as its just vocals and maybe kick drum going through them im sure mostly flat will work as a starting point. Not sure if i should turn them right up and be careful with the desk, or maybe half way and see how it goes. Depends on the room i suppose. Its just a social club so we wont need silly levels. They definitely sound very different from my Ashdown, but i much prefer this new tone, seems a lot clearer at low volume. I dont think it will ever come to me needing to use one at a gig though. Heading off soon so ill post back tomorrow. Cheers again.

Cheers. Unfortunately ill be in the wrong place to enjoy them lol. Ill do a gig update on sunday. I use a radio system so will get to hear them at sound check. I think our singer has just brought a new monitor as well so it will be an interesting gig. One other great benefit of this type of speaker is i can use it as my home practice rig without taking up any extra room in the flat. I can now get rid of my old Ashdown combo that i keep around for very occasional home use.

Thanks Mike. I actually got the db's recommended earlier. Cheapest i could find them was £321 each, inc delivery from Digital Village. Cheaper than Thomanns. Like you say, at the moment they aren't as cheap as they have been in the past. Ive brought a lot of gear from Thomanns over the years, and cant fault them at all, but this time DV won on cost, plus i got next day delivery. First gig with them on Sat. Should be interesting. So far i love how light they are. Any of us can now carry both speakers at the same time, as opposed to our old ones needing quite a bit of effort to carry each one. With just a few mis of testing i can tell the new speakers dont have the heft and fullness our old Peavey's have, but thats not to say it's a bad thing. The EQ on our desk seems to be more responsive with the db's. I guess its a more open sound, and certainly the upper mid range is clearer. Now i just need to get rid of the old stuff and start enjoying the extra space in the living room again.

Not sure it was a Sire. Mine sounds nothing like that one :-(

So it wasn't just my imagination lol.

I believe ive just seen a V7 on Jools Holland. It looked (to my old eyes) like the bass player with the Temptations was using one. Could be wrong through as i dont really know my basses and haven't seen mine for a good few months.

Oh im not worried at all about digital, ive been using digital Power stages in my bass heads for a few years. i was just pre empting any replies about the difference. Ive got them in my basket, just need to press the button. I dont need them for a week or so but i cant see anything else coming up that ticks so many boxes.

Cheers Guys.I must admit i haven't really looked in to other brands so wasn't aware of the db'.s They do look perfect and we can just about stretch to that (dv has them a bit cheaper than Thomanns). At the moment we run a very heavy Peavey 2600 power amp in to some Hi Sys speakers. I think these are rated at 350watts (700 peak) in to 4 ohms (yes, we are very careful with the power input) so i know 700watts per side will be more than enough. Will probably order a pair today. The killer feature for us is the weight. The Thomanns are 30kg, the db's 17kg. Amazing reduction in weight. Not bothered than "maybe" being digital will have a thinner tone, my back will love them no matter what they sound like lol.

Our old Peavey PA speakers are getting on a bit. Much too heavy to carry around these days. Coupled with our Peavey power amp this set up feels like it needs to be downscaled, to save my back if nothing else. Looking around these Thomanns speakers might be what we need. Two boxes instead of 3, lighter and smaller and quicker to set up. We were looking at the RCF versions but really can't see the advanatage of spending more money. https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pa502a_aktives_fullrangesystem.htm I wouldnt expect to be gigging for more than another year or so so long term use isn't a problem. We also put all the gear in cars so they won't get thrown around much. We only put the vocals, and sometimes a bit of kick drum through out PA so it doesn't need to handle a full mix. Anyway, just wanted to get some opinions from owners of these, if there are any. Not looking for the pros and cons of not getting a full blown PA with subs etc.

Did a wedding in a place north of London a few years ago. We set up in the beer garden in a marquee. This backed on to other gardens so we were asked to keep it down. It got to a point where we could hear the sound of feet dancing on the wooden dance floor over us. The couple and guests (rightly so) kept asking us to turn up as they couldn't hear us. The landlord stormed in a couple of times during the first set to ask us to turn down. During the second set he came in and pulled all the faders down on our desk during a song. The couple were dancing right in front of us at the time. He then had a go at us in front of everyone, telling us he might lose his licence if there were complaints and that if we we rent go to comply he would shut the party down completely. The wedding guests looked stunned but didnt speak up. We ended up turning the amps off and all going through the vocal PA. It actually sounded quite good at that volume but we couldnt really get in to it after that. To us it looked like he didnt have an entertainment licence, yet was hiring out his pub as a wedding venue. We got asked to go back once (these were through agents, not direct) but declined.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1474556636' post='3138795'] Cheers for that.... looks much better. I had the problem that the Funp wouldnt fit on my status but this one sure does...... Did you buy direct from this site? [/quote] I did and it came from Australia so took a while. Send me your address and you can have mine. I really cant see me using it much so if you have a need......