Owen

Correct me if i'm wrong but i thought the puropse of the buffer is to match the impedance of the mag pickups The purpose of the buffer is effectively to control the tone coming off the Piezo. If it is not running into a very large impedance load then the top end goes all monster and you get a NASTY scratchy sound. With proper buffering you get a tone which is very open and organic which sits VERY well with acoustic/classical instruments in a way that a bog standard Mag/active bass never seems to manage. I have a roll off on my piezo in my NS Bolin but I have no idea if it is passive or active. That pre-amp has an individual pot for each string. However, my Double Bass pick up is one big piezo for everything and the balance is fine and dandy once it has been buffered properly.

Ed and I had a real drag getting the couriers to actually do what they are paid for. He was good humored throughout and you should have no qualms WHATEVER in dealing with this man.

[quote name='fatback' post='724885' date='Jan 26 2010, 10:04 AM']Will an outboard preamp do the biz for a piezo? I wouldn't want to rout out my passive bass, but the mod sounds mighty attractive. Also, do you have to have an extra tone control for the piezo? fatback[/quote] Outboard could work OK - it does for my Double Bass.

It will need a buffering pre-amp in the bass. It will be nasal and horribe otherwise.

I used to teach this kid who walked in with an old case and pulled out a late 70s/early 80s (not really sure) canary yellow Jazz. It was original because I realised that I remembered his dad buying it. It had strat control knobs. I thought it was a vom moment. It eventually grew on me.

My Bongo fits into my Wood and Tronics gig bag. It is not flopping around but it is not wedged in tight.

I can no longer stop myself. I don't think you will get great tone plugging a DB into a KA. It is just too small, it will not be able produce the fundemental. You would need at least a Focus but really a Mondeo estate to get the full range. Sorry, I'll get my coat................

Bonkers! In a good way obv.

Resale?

Great, something else to GAS over. Thanks a bunch Mark [quote name='mcgraham' post='712418' date='Jan 14 2010, 11:57 AM'][url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk"]SFX Sound[/url] SFX also show their work on the forum. Here's a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71973&view=findpost&p=697071"]LINK [/url]to the particular post in the main thread that shows my custom device. Feel free to email Max at SFX Sound to discuss this as an option. He is very happy to discuss your needs, and is uber-prompt at replying to emails. Also, whilst I won't discuss price here, their prices even for custom jobs like mine are [i]extremely [/i]agreeable. Also feel free to PM me if you want any more info on my device, though speaking to them directly would be your best bet Mark[/quote]

Just fabulous.

[quote name='Plux_the_Duck' post='706096' date='Jan 8 2010, 10:19 PM']I wondered when you'd notice birdy, dad - you're getting slow with age...[/quote] Just so that you know your family history, your 15 came from Ari originally. It had a 2x10 brother which went to Garbev.

My wife sat next to Frank Carson on a train and had a lovely chat with him. My wife is pretty unaware of lots of things so had no idea who he was and what he did even after he explained that he was in entertainment and on his way to a gig. How we laughed in the next carriage.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='705891' date='Jan 8 2010, 07:12 PM']Eh? It's not the loudness of it, it's that it didn't give me that stage slam, umph, lowdown dirty groove that 6 speakers in a big cab gives, it sounds fecking amazing though. Jim should have made it a 4x10 @ 4 ohms but it is nice and small and for its size is a giant.[/quote] As the more than satisfied owner of the IP310 in question I would agree with Steve. I had an NV610 before this and that had "big space" filling whump. I would happily own both, but that would be silly. The IP has more than enough on stage grunt for most gigs I do, but for really big spaces/outdoor work it needs PA support to fill the space. When all is said and done, it is a 3x10 and physics is physics. It will easily fight and conquer any drummer.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='705126' date='Jan 8 2010, 08:58 AM']Not loud enough?!?!? Do you have particularly intense volume requirements? Or is it quieter than one might think when fully cranked?[/quote] It hurts my ears.