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Hi! I've been gigging a 2x6 cab that I built years ago based on a pair of Faital Pro 6FE100s, and its really come into its own for double bass gigs recently as it's not too subby and I don't need loads of volume. But spotting this thread has inspired me to see if I can slim the rig down even more, so I've bought myself a Fane Sovereign 6-100 and a load more plywood. However, I'm having trouble getting the same results as you in WinISD. I've put in the driver specs as per https://www.fane-international.com/view-product/SOVEREIGN-6-100#tab-1 And have done some maths to guess the internal volume of your design, approx 10.5 litres: - Internal height 250mm (same as baffle height) - Internal width 306mm (same as baffle width) - Internal depth is external depth of 190mm minus the 15mm battens at the front, and the baffle and back panel thicknesses: 190 - 15 - 12 - 12 = 141mm - Volume of internal battens I and J is 2 * 220mm * 15mm^2 = 0.099 litres - Volume of internal battens K and M is 2 * 306mm * 15mm^2 = 0.14 litres - Total volume 250mm * 306mm * 141mm - 2 * 220mm * 15mm^2 - 2 * 306mm * 15mm^2 = 10.55 litres I've set the vent diameter to 64mm, but whatever I set the tuning frequency at, I get quite a different looking graph to what you've got And the calculated port length comes out way too long - e.g. at 70Hz, WinISD is telling me to have a 14cm long port. Any idea what I might be doing wrong? What did you tune the port to on this one? Cheers!

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Bought some double bass strings from Ian last week - exactly as described and arrived the next day. Great stuff - thanks very much!

Yeah, the low profile of it does look cool. I just need to stop it wobbling about and rattling on top of the cab! The bigger feet I've got lying around are only about ~1cm so I don't think it'll look too silly.

Following up... Another thing I've just noticed is the _tiny_ rubber feet on these things. I didn't spot it before because I was putting it on top of other gear, but the feet on these are only 5mm tall, which isn't enough to clear the handle on my cabinet. Fortunately they screw on, so it should be straightforward to swap them for some bigger ones once some longer screws arrive. (I think they're M3 but we'll find out for sure in a couple of days).

Of course! I think I can probably cobble together a quick demo of some kind, give me a week or so... I'd be interested to see what you come up with as a lightweight small combo. My current cab is a 2x6 I built a few years ago. I didn't quite know how it would turn out but it's actually pretty versatile - I've done a lot more than acoustic stuff with it (like function sets at weddings with loud drummers) and never run out of power! I'm curious how the TC will compare to the MB200 once that stuff starts happening again.

Just bought a compressor pedal from Etienne, who very kindly posted it minutes after I paid and it arrived the next day. Exactly as described and sounding great. Thanks!

I've been wanting one of these super tiny bass heads for a while, but could never find much in the way of demos or reviews of any of them (TC, Trace or Warwick). However last week I saw an ex-demo BAM200 for sale so thought I'd go for it, and it arrived this morning I've been using a GK MB200 for the last 5 years or so, so that's what I'm comparing it to. There were a few things I couldn't find out before I bought it, so in no particular order: - There's a load of preamp compression available, depending on where you set the gain (also affected by diming the EQ, so I guess the compression is happening after EQ). This even happens with the master volume turned down, so this is a nice change from my MB200 where you only get the punchy limiter sound at deafening volumes. - It's waaaay less scooped EQ-wise than the MB200. There's definitely something subtle happening in the preamp making the tone more interesting than just using a PA speaker, but it's subtle, and in general it seems pretty clean. A P-bass and my active 6-string both sound awesome plugged straight in. However, my series-wired Jazz (series to add more mids to counteract the GK scooped EQ) is now pretty honky and nasty, at least with the EQ all at 12 o'clock. - Background hiss isn't silent, but it's pretty low. I tried a few small heads last year (the Markbass Nano 300 and the Warwick LWA500), and this is about the same as the Markbass. (The LWA500 was _silent_, I'd have kept it if the compressor worked). Unfortunately there is a fan, which has just come on after 10 minutes of bedroom-volume noodling. It's no louder than a laptop fan really so I'm not too worried, but worth knowing about if you care about fan noise. - I'm quite enjoying the sound, it feels very "balanced" - I usually roll off quite a bit of the highs, either on the bass or on the amp, but even then all the notes are clear, e.g. I can play 5ths low down and it's not a pile of mud. It works a lot better in the acoustically-dubious corner of a small room than the GK, which is very bassy by default and can be quite difficult to tame. Hopefully that's interesting/useful to someone. If there's anything anyone would like me to try out or find out then do let me know. Cheers!

Top notch service from Greg (now MuddBass) - I bought an EBS octave pedal from him yesterday, and it arrived this morning, less than 24 hours later! All working great, I shall enjoy using it tastefully and responsibly on my next gig... Thanks again!

Another +1 (is that +3 now?) for the ATH-m50x. I never had fun tracking bass on headphones until I borrowed a friend's pair, it was a complete gamechanger - even compared to the m20x I had before! I now have my own pair and wasn't disappointed, they sound great for jamming through an interface or monitoring while recording etc. The only problem is that I paid around £120 used, only to see them being sold off by Amazon for something like £80 each a few months later