Downunderwonder

Bass in case or gigbag? It makes a huge difference! You mentioned a need for a hybrid/ e car. Is that a hard requirement or not? You implied a requirement for something as small as possible, to contain bass and cab out of sight. I thought that was pretty clear. I don't know why every gig wagon on existence is getting a mention. A Rav4 is pretty big for a small car! What's the budget?

There was a guy asking about getting his stuff back from Greece. Another guy had an amp needing repair in EU and sent back. Both cases involved deep diving the customs website....

You aren't asking the right questions.

Users report the fan is on idle speed when not playing and spins faster when playing, louder > faster still. Too loud for some fusspots. Some say theirs spins fast all the time, suspect broken!

That's a very unusual situation to be in. Your best bet would be to consult your H.M.Customs web maze for the rules on you dual residency types. I expect it will be simplified to a require time duration on the most recent occasion abroad and expiry since getting back to Blighty.

It's not that the output is low, it's that it's output impedance is requiring a very high input impedance. Something in excess of 1Mohn.

If it isn't pretty damn loud all by itself it's either worn out ( is that even possible???) or you have blown a driver open circuit.

One of the best cover bands I ever heard played anything and everything as a funk band. You would think that impossible yet it was done perfectly.

32 bar bass solo time. Guest sax player takes his 32 bars and then has my 32 for dessert. flipper.

That would make for a very quiet bass!

If a BF 110 is too big you're going to have to say how small it really has to be. You could probably get someone to spec you a weird 'flat' cab that would slide under the bed with a 12'' guitar driver to go with your 10w amp.

Or blown driver.

I must remember to try this some day. It would get a good laugh!

It has happened a lot with me. I noticed it happening when I was replying from mid stream. So I went to the end of the thread and it autocompleted my previous response window. Then I had to submit and worked.

That's not normal. You might have a problem with the cab side of things if you are frying amps.

If the fan isn't coming on when it gets hot.... Fan needs to breathe.

Then he's not much of an example of a big band situation.

But do they have a set weekly rehearsal night? And if he's not available do they rehearse without him?

^ precisely.

Further, having found a sweet spot for the HPF you can experiment with the bass knob, which may change the optimal HPF spot a little. You might well find it gets more bootilicious with a little more bass and a tweak up on the HPF. The problem with that is you wind up competing with the kick drum and 80hz turns into mush.

Understatement.

A Nissan Leaf or Toyota Camry hybrid will take the cab, not sure about bass in case dropping in.

The kind of HPF that sits unannounced on board amps is better described as a Rumble Filter. The Thumpinator likewise. Take a variable HPF and turn it up until something sounds missing. Then turn it back down until it isn't. In my case it winds up somewhere between 60 to 70hz with 5 strings. The low B sounds full without being flabby.

Be available to join the band. Be unavailable to join the band. That's all there is to it.

Same rehearsal night isn't going to work. Swing bands need their bass player.