Owen

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1401978999' post='2468846'] Splendid. Well done Owen. [/quote] I am totally AWESOME and am the saviour of all things DB for the BCDBNorthern Massive. Actually Roger (bassace) has done all the work, I just stood at the top of the thread looking fabulous. Roger is due all the praise.

For better or worse the inaugural meeting of the BCDBNorth Massive has been booked in for Oct 5th off J25 M1. 11am - 5pm

I used to gig with a Mackie Sub and a Mackie 12"+ horn. This was jazz gigs with a 5 string DB. The downward LF extension was exhilarating!

Can we have a roll call for the J25 M1 proposal. It all makes no odds to me - I will have to overnight it wherever we meet. My guess is that 10 people will make it worthwhile. 1 Owen

Are there any dates or venues which will suit everyone? No. So here is a concrete proposal Risley Park Hotel, Derby Road, Risley DE72 3SS (J25 M1) is available Sun 5 Oct. £100 venue hire. What do we reckon?

Leicester/Northampton? Everywhere is far away from me Walnut Tree at Blisworth, close to J15 M1 has been mooted. Anywhere else?

1 Owen 2 TPJ 3 Clarky 4 PTB 5 Hector 6 lowlandtrees 7 keeponehandloose

We could book in a luthier who could spend time appraising set ups etc on our basses? I guess that would be on a fee basis. Just thinking aloud.

Obv, someone with with a decent set of Guts on a bass needs to turn up. I am looking at you.

There were mutterings about one of these some time ago. I would invite everyone up to my corner of the world, but it is pretty far away from everywhere. Given a central location, who would turn up? Obv I have no idea how this would work. List names below 1. Owen

LeBlond will make cases to size. They last forever.

Exciting times!

I used to have a GK MB Fusion (same power stage as the MB500) and an Aguilar TH500. I was driving a notoriously power hungry cab and the GK kept going after the TH hit the buffers.

[quote name='Angel' timestamp='1401180028' post='2460768'] Nah, sunburst. [/quote] Phew!

You are right about the angle. I bought one of these http://www.thomann.de/gb/km_18953.htm?sid=82911a7075df8f5407c7c4b3b03daf4c by accident a few years ago (don't ask) and it supports my 80lbs cab fine and dandy smack into the back of my head.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1401142123' post='2460601'] Do you still have your Avalon U5 Owen? I don't suppose you know the output voltage? [/quote] I'm afraid that the U5 went in the great preamp cull of 2013 It was a lovely piece of kit, but I have no idea what it put out. Sorry. Their website says [b]Maximum Output Level (Class A):[/b] +30dBu DC coupled, balanced 600 ohms (mic and line out) but I am blissfully unaware of what that means

http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=61 It folds flat for carrying.

One of the great pleasures in life is a proper power stage. Endless headroom and instant transient delivery is totally where it is at. I used to run 3Kw bridged into an Eden 410XLT. Every note was a joy.

>Reggie Hamilton Custom shop V I hope it is not sonic blue! Yikes! Super tasty!

I have a set of machine heads you can have for nowt.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1400619577' post='2455610'] Get a really long strap? [/quote] It's the sitting down aspect that is uncomfortable.

I am struggling to get an 8 pre to work with the version of OSX before Maverics. I don't know if there has been a very recent driver update, but it is unusable at the moment.

TBL! Those were the days!