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Hi, forget the science lesson, your amp can run. . . . 1 x 8 ohm cab (8 ohms) 2 x 8 ohm cabs (4 ohms) 3 x 8 ohm cabs (2.67 ohms) 1 x 4 ohm cab (4 ohms) 2 x 4 ohm cabs (2 ohms) 1 x 8 ohm cab and 1 x 4 ohm cab (2.67ohms) That's it. You're good with these configurations.

I never understand why people want to eradicate all traces of their sales. IMO it's better to keep the For Sale ads for future reference.

I replaced the pickup in my passive Precision with a Bartolini. That was a 1000% improvement. I then added the preamp and the improvement was marginal. I had a cheap Jazz bass which sounded pretty wooden. I put it through a preamp pedal and the sound improved a bit, but was nowhere near what I needed. My advice is to start by replacing the pickups. That might be all you need, and if you also go down the preamp route at a later date you'll get a much better sound.

Hi. You guys are having some rough times over there right now. Hope you are safe.

Great shot. That's the right colour for a bass. . . .

What string gauges and make do you use for that tuning?

Give me a break! I can't remember that far back!! Probably something like Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's

Very sad news. I didn't know Nick, but he certainly generated a lot of love, respect and positive thoughts. RIP Nick.

I'd love this gig. . . .

Lucky you. These are fantastic basses. I'd love to own a few but I've never seen a lightweight one and what I have seen and played have always been too heavy for my iffy back.

Shame they don't do flatwounds.

If you look at the great music created in the last 60 years, a lot of it was created under the influence of one thing or another. Back in the day, I've seen and experienced music being played at various stages of influence and most of it was very good. Drugs are not always a problem. How some people can't deal with them is always a problem.

Trombone or trombone player?

I believe the best 212 cab would be a Barefaced Super Twin or Super Twin T.

There are no stupid questions. . . . but the answer is, it depends. Depends on the amount of air the driver can move, the number of drivers, the size of the cab and probably a dozen other parameters which will affect the sound and volume. I have 2 x 112 cabs that sound louder than my previous 3 x 112 cabs. A previous 212 sounded louder than my 410. The Eden is probably designed to put out less bass and more mids.

Passive cabs for me. If anything breaks or I want to upgrade, I'd prefer everything in separate boxes.

I don't understand the "overkill" thinking when deciding whether to use 1 or 2 Barefaced 112 cabs. We're not talking a 2 x 412 stack or 810 fridge. For 99% of my gigs I'll use both SC and SM cabs. I see no downsides in using both. IMO 2 sound better than 1, 2 can be heard better on stage and if you got 'em use 'em!

These are custom drivers, made to Alex's specifications, so my guess is that recone kits won't be available. Always worth an email to confirm.

If your back is knackered I'd switch to 2 BF 112 cabs. My back is shot so I usually gig a Super Compact with a Super Midget. On very loud gigs I use a BB2 and SM. I believe there are a few BF cabs in the classifieds. I also use a folding trolley when I can't park close to the gig. How bout getting a trolley for the ST? It might move around easier than on its own little wheels.

Do they? If that was the case we would probably have heard about many more failures than we have.

I've been using ACS plugs for 20 years, and use ER17's and PRO26's.

They see more data than we do, so maybe they were able to determine the likely cause of the problem. Depending on the number of driver failures they see and the various circumstances, maybe their guess was the driver wasn't at fault.

Wrong thread!!!!

I bought a used Wal mk2 which sounded thin and gutless. I chopped it in for a mk3, at a local store, which sounded fat, full and punchy. Both Wals but chalk and cheese.