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[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1375278659' post='2159174'] Should we start a 'Here's my Midget in a silly situation' series? Here's a start, a little charity do at a school, but outdoors, just vocals through the pa. Not a metal-loud gig but pretty punchy. Midget handled it just ticking over, plenty of capacity left. I would not expect a 1x12 to be able to sound like this. Recorded by audience member on an iphone. There will be more, let's see some more examples of Midgets in places where you'd expect something bigger. (Try with headphones or linked to some proper speakers, laptop speakers won't reproduce the bass) [media]http://youtu.be/tLqkveQuVVU[/media] [/quote] Sounds great. Cool band, too. Nice one.

Is it[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/213387-ashdown-uk-made-head-evo500-and-cab-1x15-2x10-and-tweeter/page__p__2157724#entry2157724"] this one[/url]?

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1375260249' post='2158850'] I sympathize with the whole "can't get up thing". [/quote]

All I can think of now is this: http://youtu.be/ikHQT6mluhk?t=9s Good luck :-)

[quote name='Fubar' timestamp='1373984764' post='2143843'] For all you country music lovers out there.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrROjpd5S8[/media] [/quote] He rhymed 'Rio Grande' with 'Sure is handy'. That's beyond awesome. Love the steel on this.

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1375135352' post='2157233'] Followed this thread from the beginning, what an amazing thing to have done . But I have to ask, did you drop any bollox at all ? [/quote] Nope - somehow I got away with it! Even when I was reading from my cobbled-together cheat sheet (see earlier post) it was one of those gigs where the planets aligned. The four solid days of rehearsal paid off, I think. The incredible on-stage sound helped, too. [quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1375169319' post='2157380'] That Joe McElderry laddy can't half belt out a tune. Great voice. [/quote] Can't he? I've done a couple of things with him now, and he's been fantastic every time. He deserves to do well.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1375185167' post='2157719'] Abba - Dancing Queen.......................seriously.....listen to it. [/quote] Dancing Queen? Lame? It's a great song! Most of ABBA's lines are awesome. Rutger's a genius.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1375176223' post='2157497'] Excellent. Thanks for the plug [/quote] I see what you did there

Not buying new would give you the best head start. There are no guarantees, though...

Nice one!

The Long and Winding Road.

Hello again! Here's the audio of some full tunes if anyone fancies a listen... [url="https://soundcloud.com/wateroftyne/dont-stop-believing/s-dGaIF"]Don't Stop Believing[/url] [url="https://soundcloud.com/wateroftyne/all-the-time-in-the-world/s-xkoQT"]We Have All the Time In the World[/url] [url="https://soundcloud.com/wateroftyne/try-a-little-tenderness/s-WjpyS"]Try a Little Tenderness[/url] (with Mr. Knopfler)

A couple more gigs with a single cab over the weekend... lovely. I've just had a bit of time to myself for a change, so I filled it in by making the obligatory [i]very[/i] unscientific noodling video. Remember, no tweeter in the cab... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSoKZXr4iy8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSoKZXr4iy8[/url]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1375058905' post='2156311'] In this weather it's near impossible to keep an entire showroom's worth of stock in tune, with perfect action and with great intonation. Believe me, I've tried! [/quote] Of course it goes without saying that my earlier comment about it being par-for-the-course doesn't apply to 'proper' shops that actually care

Isn't this standard practice for guitar shops?

Noooo! :-(

...and here they are in their smarty-tarty covers from Roqsolid:

You should be able to get something mid-late 70s and Fender-y for around £1500 via a private sale. it would be uncouth to suggest that it would also hold its value better than a custom-build, so I won't.

Oh, here's a demo of the 1126 on YouTube. My Swedish is non-existent so I have idea what's being said... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esJUmAUtCiU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esJUmAUtCiU[/url] Forgot to mention - the whole range is about to be revised... both physically, and the prices.

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1374693192' post='2152042'] hello there, Sounds all good. Custom aesthetics are cool too. Straight to the point...how much (roughly) for a 112, how many watts can it handle, and how did it work out with import duties etc..? Cheers, g [/quote] List price of the 112 is about £260. If you want a tweeter, it's about £70. Shipping is about £40 per cab. No import tax etc. as Sweden is in the EU. Handling is 250w, I think. If you want something that goes lower and can handle more volume there's the D112, which is a bigger box and has a Neo driver. There are other combinations, too... The 1126 which seems to be configured a bit like the Baer, for example, and some 2x12s. A bit of detective work with Google translate will get opinions on them...

[quote name='markbunney' timestamp='1374684401' post='2151863'] We accepted the gig a while back, but have only just been informed of these conditions [/quote] If you're a covers band accepting money to entertain people, I'm afraid playing the 'artistic integrity' card isn't really an option...

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1374683475' post='2151833'] Take this guy, Neil Jason. Plays a great groove, serves the song etc. Why no kudos? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAbmv70uvJ8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAbmv70uvJ8[/url] [/quote] I'm guessing that it could be to do with the UK session scene being a smaller pond, so the splashes don't have to be so big. Also, maybe he never 'owned' one of the most defining bass sounds of an era? Or maybe it's because he never joined The Who? So many variables.

I think, Bilbo, that Pino has mastered the art of serving the song.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1374664097' post='2151424'] Seriously, tho', I have no problem with Pino (he's a Cardiff boy and I did most of my early playing around there) but I think he is possibly the most overrated player in the canon. He is good at what he does but most of it is journeyman playing. [/quote] I'm sure he doesn't lose sleep over your opinion of his ability...

OH MY GOODNESS. These cabs are SO good! And bearing in mind how much they cost, my mind is blown. Saturday's gig was at a city centre bar, in a long room with a narrow stage: The house PA was terrible so there was no chance for me to take a DI - the backline had to do all the work. It was so much fun. The notes were so big, fat, punchy and rich, and the cabs responded perfectly to changes in attack, hand position, etc. It sounded effortless. The sound I get with the TKS's pretty much the sound I've heard in my head for years - a round, focussed bottom, rich, smooth mids with an inherent 'woody growl', which can be easily mellowed if needed by rolling the tone back on my Precision. The highs are clear and responsive, without being 'spitty'. It's a classic fat sound you can find on those great 70s recordings from Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Van Morrision... Bob Glaub, Duck Dunn, Willie Weeks... 'proper' bass. Here's a recording from about halfway to the back of the room on a Zoom recorder. The tweeters were blown on the PA so the vocals aren't very clear, but it'll give you an idea... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-muByhxoXsM[/media] These are the PERFECT cabs for flatwound strings. They just seem to bring the best out of flats - the woody mids, where it all happens - that other cabs (including the Bergantinos) don't manage to do. The Bergs are astonishing cabs, but in my opinion the tweeter is an integral part of the sound. I also think that tweeters and flatwounds don't really mix, which was part of the reason for the change. Lots more gigs coming up to try them, with a variety of bands in a variety of venues. This is going to be fun. :-) [size=5]About the order...[/size] As this is turning into a review thread, and they're a relatively unknown manufacturer in the UK, I think it's worth giving a bit of info about how Tommy at TKS handled the order. In a nutshell, It was one of the best transactions I've had in my bass-playing career. As the website is in Swedish, I dropped him an email on the off-chance he spoke English - which he does, fluently. There then followed an involved email trail where he asked what sound was looking for, patiently answering my questions at length, and making suggestions as to what would be the best cab(s) to meet my needs. In my case it was the 112s, the cheapest in the range. He then gave me an opportunity to customise the cab with different vinyl and speaker cloth. Once I'd decided, I have him the go-ahead and he sent me an invoice. Payment was simple - I did it online via my bank. Tommy started work on the cabs in the meantime, and sent me some photos as they got closer to completion. He sent me a tracking number, and within two weeks of giving the go-ahead, they arrived safe and sound, protected by in excellent packaging. To top it all off, there was a ONE DAY delay in the shipping, because he didn't have the correct colour screws in stock to match the cloth - he usually uses black. To make amends, knowing my amp doesn't have speakon connectors, he included a high-quality jack > speakon cable to make up for the inconvenience. Incredible. This is an absolute hidden gem of a cab builder, and based on my experience so far, the range of cabs they have available (ceramic and neo) and their prices, TKS deserve to make a big impact in the UK. Here's the website - have a look: [url="http://tks.se/"]http://tks.se/[/url]