lemmywinks

12 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

Check the design notes supplied by Eminence for the Kappa. It's a bit of a sledgehammer for that little box. Might be better to run it sealed.

 

You could also check if your mate's one has had a substitution.

The Kappa is goosed, check those pictures above out! Pretty much all of the paper cone is torn and it's covered in miscellaneous goop.

I'm guessing the original owner blew the stock driver, found a knackered random 10" driver on eBay, covered it in glue for a genius fix and was surprised his masterplan didn't work.

8 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

Even without the driver that’s a good deal - couldn’t buy the wood and hardware for that!

Yeah that's what I was thinking, I don't really need it but I have a mate who has one (8ohm version) with a Gnome head and it would be nice to get it working so he can have a mini stack of doom. I actually contacted Ashdown about compatible 8ohm drivers a while ago when I first saw it at £40, they said the following:

"The Mi 10 had a twin cone speaker no longer available buut it can be replaced by a dood single cone 10” such as a pulse 10 etc "

The  driver is an Eminence Kappa  Pro 10-A, I take it this is a replacement?

Anybody got an idea of a compatible driver for this cab?

I think I may have found why it doesn't work

Just tested it.

It does not work. Sounds like a million wasps after curry night.

Just nipped out to get some gecko food and passed a Money Traders, had a look in as last time they had this cab advertised at £40 but I left it as it was 4ohms so not much use to me (or my mate who already has one 8ohm version). Anyway I spotted it in a corner with a £19.99 price tag so bought it, can't leave it there for that price!

Not even sure if it works yet

Fender Rumble 100 combo for £200 in Southend here:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1315232262824342/

On 02/01/2025 at 19:36, Pea Turgh said:

Crikey there are some deals about.

 

As an example;

 

or old cab…

… plus one of those discounted brand new TC heads people posted about the other day; 

 

Barely scratching the surface!

 

Either of these would be my pick, some great deals around and that Eden cab is crazy cheap.

Would have grabbed that just for the head and sold the rest on if it was near me.

Definitely go Warmoth if possible.

A few years ago I took Mrs Lemmywinks to see Maroon 5, the bass was some form of low rumble that couldn't be heard. The fella looked like he was playing decently enough but I have no idea if he was playing the parts.

Came away from it feeling like I should audition for some touring acts, seema like the ultimate blag gig.

56 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

I've had a few 5 strings and the clearest, nicest B string by far was the Ibanez SRMS805.

The fan frets might be a bit off putting but try one, most people don't notice it once they start playing. They do occasionally turn up close to budget

There was mint condition one of those in my local Money Traders for £550 a few months ago, beautiful bass.

If the Elf combo was loud enough you could just get the Elf 110 cab and use it with a different head.

Go and try a few to find out how particular you are about string spacing at the bridge and neck profile.

£500 buys you a lot of bass these days, especially on the used market.

Eddie has already seen his recent activity, check the comments here with some more bu115h1ttery from Jon.

Meanwhile the going rate for a Letts bass as of August this year, ouch:

You'll need a new nut, the saddle slot filling and a new saddle fitted in the correct position. This is all regular work for a luthier as a lot of vintage (and some not so old) acoustics will need new nuts and saddles at some point anyway

If the guitar is worth it then by all means get the modification done as long as the guitar doesn't need anything else doing to it, get a quote from a good luthier and see if it's viable it to you. A lot of the time the cost of work on acoustics makes initial bargains much less appealing.

What's the guitar, is it new?

I'm the bestest, most smartest poster on here and I never mention it.

If you've ever had an injury or physical issues then shaving weight off the headstock is the best thing you can do outside of buying a lightweight headless, certainly better than stopping gigging. Annoyingly I injured my back recently and am glad I have the choice of an 8lb bass with Ultralites or a 7lb headless to gig with tomorrow night.

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Fair point about cab choice being a factor.  Looks like I chose correctly with the Markbass then...

At rehearsals I used to put it through a pair of supplied 2x12 TC BH cabs, was plenty loud enough even if I didn't like the sound of the cabs all that much. I also tried it through a pair of Ashdown 4x10 cabs at a different rehearsal space and it was hellishly loud (despite the tiny amp on an 8x10 setup looking ridiculous) so I don't think anybody should have issues with it.

That PJB cab is just a bit thirsty I think, goes low and loud in a small package but needs more power to get the best out of it.

The BH250 shsould be plenty loud enough for most people I think unless they have a power hungry cab, I use mine with a single 8ohm Basslite equipped 1x10 and it's capable of playing along with a drummer if they aren't too crazy. The only time I found it lacking is with my PJB C8 Lite which likes a lot of watts thrown at it (and sounds better that way), the BH250 was still loud but seemed like it was running out of steam so I did the logical thing and bought a BH800 as well. I think with another matching 1x10 the smaller head would have been fine.

G4M now have these discounted as well:

Bam200 - £119:

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-BAM-200-Ultra-Compact-200W-Bass-Head/2UHU

BH250 - £179:

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-BH250-Bass-Amp-Head/L1W

They also have the BQ500 and BQ250 but at a higher price than Andertons.

3 hours ago, 2pods said:

......but I bought a SR Premium 1355B to fill the gap 

 

Is that the broader neck version?

If you need a bag for it the Gator 0909 fits perfectly btw:

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/gator-9″-x-9″-mini-amplifier-bag/

Great little heads really, still tiny without sacrificing features. I left the Spectracomp on mine after doing the obligatory tour of Toneprints, nice bit of icing on an already tasty cake. Not sure where the HPF is at but it definitely seems higher than on the more powerful versions.

It's worth watching the Uriah Duffy video (or just reading the manual) regarding the eq points btw as they cut and boost at different frequencies. Bass cuts/boosts at 80hz/100hz, mid at 500hz/800hz and treble at 1.5khz/5khz.

https://mediadl.musictribe.com/download/software/tcelectronic/tc_electronic_bh250_bg250-208_manual_english.pdf

You can still buy the Presys+, manual here:

https://www.fishman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Presys-Plus-User-Guide.pdf

There are a lot of clones around, think yours looks like a legit older model though but could be wrong.

The LED turns red to indicate clipping on these I think, the manual has always been a bit misleading and they never changed it.