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[quote name='dc2009' post='1371131' date='Sep 12 2011, 09:37 PM']I dare say I could pick out a Gaga song in the first few bars, and wouldn't be able to tell Dusty Springfield or Aretha Franklin apart if I heard the two alongside each other.[/quote] Have a feel around in your ears... I think you'll find there's some cloth in there.

[quote name='davey_one_visits' post='1370744' date='Sep 12 2011, 04:55 PM']I've not been on here long but I have noticed a huge interest in gear and little interest in self improvement.[/quote] That's not to say self-improvement isn't happening. It's just that, to most people, talking about gear is more fun.

Dammit. Last time you were here, I had a gig. This time I have TWO gigs. Are you doing this on purpose? Enjoy it...!

[quote name='markstuk' post='1370478' date='Sep 12 2011, 02:33 PM']PS I've just noticed you endorse "gear", so perhaps you're part of the problem? Do spectraflex cables and elite strings help you communicate better? [/quote] Ha ha..

The quest to get a P sound from a standard J route is akin to the search for the holy grail, I'm afraid. I get close with a split-coil Fralin in mine, but it still misses that bit of magic that makes a P a P.

I can only think he's tightened the neck bolts too tight, and it's cut off the air supply.... It'll probably drop off by the time the auction ends.

I run a couple of FB band sites. I go for quality over quantity. People are fans because they [i]want[/i] to be. And I only post stuff which is of genuine interest. Post too much crap and you'll just give people update fatigue. If that happens, there's a real chance they'll switch off and miss when you have something [i]really[/i] important to say. That's why I never got it when people on here (and other forums) post things like 'I've got a mate who has opened a shop - can everyone like him please?' Uh... why?

Ah.. bless you, Si. You've hit that age. Give the coffee-table basses and chatting up twenty-somethings in nightclubs a miss, and restrict yourself to buying a few Hawaiian shirts and a 2-seater sports car. You'll be fine.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1366395' date='Sep 8 2011, 01:53 PM']TC would be pretty silly to market their 230 watt amps as 230 watt amps, as the engineering techniques they can now use have clearly put these amps way beyond the 230 watt category. Sadly, as too many people on Talkbass and here have proved, numbers on paper seem to matter more than the sound coming out of their cabs! TC has been faced with a problem, market these amps in the traditional way and loose sales, because 230 watt amps are not as popular, or pitch the amps against the 450 watt competition. Clearly their decision was correct because their amps were beating their competitors in the real world. All this "bashing" and "outrage" has really only been about semantics. Most published cab specs are calmly dismissed as fiction so in my view the anti TC lot just look like an irrational lynch mob. Apparently Genz Benz has also been “creative” with some of their watts so as technology has moved on it’s clear we should all be basing our amp purchasing on perceived volume not spec sheet watts. PS I'm still looking for a used RH750.[/quote] I'm still of the opinion that it didn't perform like I'd expect a 450 watt head to.

[quote name='KingBollock' post='1364879' date='Sep 7 2011, 06:11 AM']I'm surprised at how sticky they feel. I was expecting to be sliding all over the place, but it ain't happening. Is this something that will wear off? They're D'Addario Chromes. They're a lot brighter than I was expecting too.[/quote] That's wear off, and they'll be as smooth as glass. If you want to speed it up a bit, give them a good rub down all the way round with an old t-shirt.

Yip - Howard's da man. He's already got a feedback thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49693"]here[/url]. You might want to re-post on there...

The green ones fetch £17 more.

Cheers, all! Peter - [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk/"]it's this chap[/url].

Hi all! Here's a few clips from a gig I did last night. It's slightly muddy as it recorded from the back of the hall under a low ceiling. P with flats > STL900 > 2 x Berg HS210s with a little post-EQ DI to the FOH. I've pushed 220Hz and rolled the bass back a bit. It gives an idea of everything I love about this head - round, authoritative, no mud, and it punches like no other Class-D I've heard. [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/penguinz/born.mp3"]Song 1[/url] [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/penguinz/blueberry.mp3"]Song 2[/url] (My tuba impression!) [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/penguinz/shiftin.mp3"]Song 3[/url] (A bit of North-East England vernacular for you ) [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/penguinz/primrose.mp3"]Song 4[/url]

...also, for a long time now I've been using two Berg cabs to give me some sort of tactile feedback during the gig. Since I got the Streamliner, one cab gives me enough whump for most scenarios.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1360538' date='Sep 2 2011, 11:09 PM']That is the first real volume issue I've ever heard of, and the rest came from non-owners who haven't even tried it so I don't count them. Did you compare it to the Walkabout? I know of a few owners that said the RH450 had a lot more headroom. I think the best qualified comparison I can give is the RH750 vs STL900, and I can honestly say they both have a lot going for them. The bass is too much sometimes on the STL900 and the 750 has more mids/cuts better, but on overall volume, extremely similar.[/quote] The thing with the Walkabout (and the Streamliner, for that matter) is that it's almost as if you don't have to turn it up particularly loud for it to feel like it is doing its job. What it puts out is supportive and authoritative. Whereas - IME - the TC just didn't have that quality. Yeah, you could turn it up, and it would get loud, but it didn't have the '3D'-ness of the notes. It was just... there. I realise it's a quality some people might enjoy, and I appreciate that. FWIW, my old Acoustic Image Focus head had a similar trait, I used that for years, thinking 'yeah.. this is great. It's nice and even, and I can hear all the notes.' But I was never happy - there was no body to it. All IMO, of course.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1360453' date='Sep 2 2011, 09:38 PM']Wot mentioned the tone, but not one person said it didn't whump. Strange effect, isn't it? Bring an article out that may not even be 100% accurate, and suddenly people worry about wattage![/quote] It didn't whump. It totally didn't whump.

Uffe's lack of response the RH750 question is a little odd, as well. If it had been a typo I would have thought he would nipped that in the bud right away.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1355987' date='Aug 30 2011, 09:37 AM']Otherwise, there would be no additional power, which doesnt make sense at all....we shall see! I do however understand Uffe's explanation given, and why they did it. It might seem odd, but as a few on talkbass mentioned, you can turn everything up full and nothing will clip...at all...just keep pushing.[/quote] Y'see, that's the bit I struggle with. It doesn't feel like it pushes to me. It's like listening to a song on the radio - you can turn it up loud, and it'll get loud, but it doesn't punch. But that's TC's take on valve amps, I suppose.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1355979' date='Aug 30 2011, 09:33 AM']The general consensus is the 750 spec is a typo. We shall find out soon.[/quote] I really, really hope it is!

All this reinforces everything I felt about the RH450. I thought I was losing my mind....