MoonBassAlpha

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1137340' date='Feb 22 2011, 05:19 PM']erm. the rockwool goes on the outside. air/space in between the outer and inner wall is the best for sounproofing. whats on the ceiling? also stuff quilts in the corners, although this is for bass trap probs, it's still pretty standard issue. you can listen to where the highs are being reflected and fix with soft stuff. soft stuff is the key to most room/ambience problems.[/quote]
The rockwool is between the ply and the outer brick wall. The ceiling is also ply with rockwool on top.

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='1137061' date='Feb 22 2011, 01:22 PM']Not sure what monitors you have but they usually recommend that they are positioned away from walls and especially corners. Headphones may be a better option ?[/quote]
Just looked up the monitors and they're recommended against the wall (they are bookshelf speakers really, AR18s), so that answered my own question.
I didn't think headphones were normal for mixing on, mixes tend to come out sounding bass-light on regular kit.
Any thoughts on what I should put on the walls, and ceiling?

Originally intended for somewhere to keep my drums out of the way, it's just big enough to rehearse with my 2 3-piece bands, cosy, all fine and good.

Now, at the Mrs. request(!), my Zoom multi-track, amp and speakers are all in there too, so it needs to be able to act as a mix room and recording room all in one.
Currently, it is 9mm ply over 2" (compressed) rockwool, thus ultra bright. Almost a cube at 2.4 x 2.6 (x2.4H)

Any suggestions welcome for making it better for listening to mixes and playing in. It's only really going to be for rough demo/learning tunes, not any kind of "finished" product.
How about positioning the speakers? No room for floor stands. Shelf or brackets?

I realise these are complex issues, and I may have done things differently if I had set out to do this, but it's done now, so I'd like to do something to help it acoustically.
Cheers
Jules

Exactly what he^ said. Pretty convincing and commited sounding.

I'm getting big hair and shoulder pads.






But enough about me!

[quote name='cocco' post='1129220' date='Feb 16 2011, 08:33 AM']Never mind the front! Have you seen the back?[/quote]
Thanks for that! TBH, I was never keen on zebrano until I got this, but close-up it is quite something. SEI often seem to have a lovely flame on their necks too.
Oh, and it has blue side l.e.d.s too, but I didn't want to show off...

Don't let your credit/debit card out of your sight! Seems to be the skimming capital of europe.

Hohner Jack Bass:
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Sei Flamboyant:
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[quote name='Jam' post='1122722' date='Feb 10 2011, 03:03 PM']I'd be there if I didn't already have pre-valentines day plans, hope it's a good one though [/quote]
Thanks dude, it went really well! Our new drummer was spot on, and really tore it up. We've transformed from an acoustic duo to a fairly noisy 3-piece quite seamlessly. Just need to work on the dynamics a bit more and we're done.
Audiences in Oxford are great too, really quiet and respectful of the solo acoustic dudes, and appreciative of the noisier stuff too. We had a lovely evening.

Hope your evening went just as well!

I'll endorse everything said about these - I got one as a "cheap" intro to 5 string and was knocked out as to how good these are for the money.
Best of luck with the sale, I'm sure the buyer won't be disappointed!!

Hi All
We're back out again in Oxford playing our own brand of psyche/acoustic pop.
We have a new drummer, and things are getting louder!
He's got a good feel though, you won't be deafened.

Also playing are Welcome to Peepworld, also playing original tuneful and subtle music.

It would be lovely to see some of you there.
Cheers
Jules

Got a Fishman Neo-d acoustic pickup from Chris - seamless transaction and a pleasure to deal with.
Cheers
Jules

I Think DangerBoy on here has got one too. A. Maze. Ing.

[quote name='Rodders' post='1111464' date='Feb 1 2011, 07:05 PM']Yeah I thought I'd Probably be in the minority with Percy.[/quote]
I've heard Percy Jones sound nicer. I think I heard his playing on Brand X before I heard Jaco.
He's very much got his own style, and I think his sound was assisted by home made pedals (please correct me if I'm wrong, I can't substantiate this)

I thought everyone knew "dub central" was Andover, Hants

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1089147' date='Jan 14 2011, 11:49 AM']Lord, yes. I'd sell my first-born for an ACG preamp with recallable presets. [/quote]
This should be well possible. Why not suggest it to Mr. East? I doubt it is even as hard as you might think. A few digital pots and a tiny micro or fpga would do it.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1092564' date='Jan 17 2011, 02:52 PM']If you bust out the holesaw and go nuts on one piece, will that give you a stiff honecomb effect?[/quote]
I did wonder about doing that on the previous iterations 12mm mdf+chipboard box but never got round to it.
It was fairly light (~14lb iirc) but this has the potential to be a fair bit lighter.

Doubling up might make putting a thin walled box together easier too. Hmm...

I'm blessed with an excess of 9mm ply from some recent building work.
I'm thinking of re-housing a 10" Celestion neo. in it.
Any thoughts?
Wouldn't mind a tweeter to go with it too. Any suggestions.
Cheers
Jules

Sounds fun! Good luck with that Ian.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1088152' date='Jan 13 2011, 03:25 PM']Do like the looks of those drop head combos though...[/quote]
do you think they're "drop-head gorgeous"?

He was on that long before BSSM. Maybe they're getting old?

Does it have a phenolic fingerboard?
I have an acquainance with a Cort Curbow fretless that is incredibly sensitive to humidity changes. He puts it down to the synthetic board (and he is a luthier!)

Yes, interested.
I found with Tru-Oil that it doesnt build thickness very well (for well, read quickly)
I was using it to fill in some splintered areas after a defret (rosewood)
You can eventually get a nice satin smooth board though

I'd look closely at how the nut is cut. If the string(s) are resting at the back of the nut not the fret side, you will be able to intonate at the octave correctly but the frets below will seem sharp, especially in the lower positions.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1085535' date='Jan 11 2011, 02:31 PM']No. I'd never heard of LC or Primus until I joined BC.[/quote]

Didn't you ever wonder who played the feem chooon to Southpark??