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This is the official one for the current XO version - http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/electro-harmonix-96dc-200bi-714-p.asp If you bought it from a UK store though, they should swap the plug for free as it's supposed to come with a 3-pin from the UK distributor.

The new XO version works on 9v, but requires an isolated supply - so it's own adapter (200mah plus) or a gig rig virtual batter if you want to daisy chain it. The old school version needs 24v supply!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1318247799' post='1399599']Turn the cutoff to about 9 o'clock (or just above) & put it on 2 pole to start with. I have the res at @ 4, but if you want a bassier sound, take it down (between 0 & 2 has tonnes of bass! ). Amount should be at 0 & the Mix at 10. I notice Shep's on here too, let's see how our settings compare.[/quote] Great minds think alike!!!

Dub tone - you don't need any other effects, although octave Down can't help. On the LPF - Res - 0 Mix - 10 Env - doesn't really matter 2 or 4 pole Fast Boost the bass on your Pre/before the filter. Start with cutoff about half way, then start playing and slowly roll the cutoff back until it starts to go sub-tastic and remove all the top end. The more bass in the mix before it, the more pronounced it'll be. Octave down will fatten it more - seems the frequency response is best around the 12th fret on the A string when using an Octave down. If you engage a fuzz before it you won't hear it with the cutoff that low, but if you then swell the cutoff with an expression pedal you can add some lovely synthy fat swells (add a little resonance if you do this, about 4). Shep

[quote name='umph' timestamp='1318074060' post='1397826'] i'd stick an Re-20 about 2' away.maybe more pointing toward the upper 12. That should capture all the speakers fairly well and get an accurate representation of what you're hearing. Guess if you're only sharing the stage with a drummer bleed wouldn't be a huge issue either! i'd definatly take a di to aswell though. [/quote] Definitely. A DI & single mic will be more than enough for live. I'm happy to have something that will do the job without proper PA support, as is the situation a few bars in the local area. They are set up with small speakers around the roof that the DJ just plugs into, but not really suitable for a live mix.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1318148574' post='1398441'] ...but always fiddling with some pedals lol Si[/quote] I don't know what you mean!

Dude, it may not need it - by my god does it roar! I have to watch that EQ boost at 50hz as it moves furniture! Fact.

Not wrong!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1317124180' post='1386959']Mrs WPD enthralled in a discussion about graphite necks. [/quote] Love the fact that this seems to be the only pic of me from the whole day - like the man of mystery - never show my face!

[quote name='citymariner' timestamp='1318020927' post='1397468'] It built up a grand suspense to a grand looking cab! Just a (possibly naive) thought, how would you mic a cab like this? Would you need three mics and three different mics for the different types of driver? CM[/quote] That would certainly be where I'd start - though obviously phase becomes an issue. For recording I used to use 3 mics on my EBS212 - 2 different mics on a speaker and one on the tweeter. Takes some real care to get them exactly right but worth the effort. I'd suggest 4 mics on this cab if I can get the engineer to go that far (one on the low passed 12, one on the full range 12, one on the mid driver & one on the tweeter) then blend the 4 sounds. Given the overall phase of the cab I'd also be interested in trying just a room mic and a DI blend... As for live... I'll let the venue engineer figure that out. I assume most will Just DI and let the cab do it's thing. Pic from the rehearsal room tonight - [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/24ae5f40.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1317940978' post='1396622'] You need to get a gig down here so I can hear you live mate [/quote] One day - it's an expensive journey and I have zero contacts amongst drum & bass/Dubstep promoters down there. Tough finding a gig that far away without taking a huge hit to play the show. [quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1317945336' post='1396663'] nice one Shep. cab envy. i love my compact/midget-t set-up, but for dub etc., that sounds like the one ! a Genz-Benz amp should be your next move.. [/quote] A Genz Shuttle 9 was next on my list. The initial maths said that the cab Would give me a clear 3db boost in the subs with my HD350, but If I can feed it with 900-1000w then I'll get 10db more sub. Fact is though, 3db is a hell of a lot when it's clear at 40hz and being able to reproduce the boost at 50hz upto 12db without the amp seeming to struggle at all, I think I'm sticking with the HD350. The bright control on the amp is great for tweaking what comes out the tweeter on stage as well...

Awesome. Ironically I intended my post to be a 'look at my new toy' kind of post - unfortunately I rambled on so much it became a review. I'll do a full review after it's annihilated the Nottingham Playhouse on the the 16th!

I'll give you that Si. I heard Si's set up with him doing stuff not too dissimilar to what I do and it was the reason I investigated the Barefaced option! Right move. [quote name='burno70' timestamp='1317856299' post='1395607']I'd love to hear that in the flesh - sounds awesome - and I bet your also stoked at the weight? Hurry up and do a tour up north so we can check it (and your band) out![/quote] The weight is pretty much the same as the EBS can, which is remarkable due to it being about 40-50% taller. Weight has become more of an issue being we're a 2-piece (let's not mention the weight in the pedalboard though!!!). Watch this space for tour dates etc. We're working on it.

It's a different kettl of fish to the Super 12 T. It goes much deeper. It is obviously not as articulate in other ways though. The cab is ideally suited to my needs though. It performs like a sub and a PA top in on box.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1317847892' post='1395483'] Hey Shep! Great review! Think I'm gonna need to hear one of these myself! [/quote] I have had a play without my effects setup - bass to amp, with a 'regular' EQ and I can confirm it does kick some serious ass with regards to regular bass sounds - Similar to an 8x10 but with more low end (to my ears). But the fact that it can reproduce such low frequencies so well is a winner with me (although something that most bassists wouldn't want! ) while still producing the high fizz needed for my sound.

This week was a good week. A Barefaced Big Twin T arrived. This is a beast of a cab and I've made the move from a very very lovely EBS Neo212 to this in order to expand the low end in my stage sound. Moving from the EBS cab has been hard - It's the nicest sounding cab I'd ever used and for all 'general' bass duties I honestly think it's the best that money can buy! Things have changed in my musical life now though and I find myself needing something very unconventional cab-wise. I play live Drum & Bass, Dubstep & Electronica. You could consider me more of a synth player than a bass player in many ways, although everything comes from my Roscoe (No keys & no computer). I find the sounds I need to exploit are well amplified low sub and less of an emphasis on the 'full range' cab sound. I do, however need tweeter highs for my top end swell stuff. Usually I DI into a club PA and its fine, but more and more bars are doinf this kind of music and these gigs are more regular than clubs - many of these venues do not have great PA's and so supporting my own sound has become important. I have been investigating moving to PA cabs - A sub & a bottom - but have been totally put off by the weight this entails. My mission was to find a speaker system that can amplify 40-50hz to the same volumes as the mid range without it becoming a muddy rumble. Something that pretty much no bass cabs do well. Then, a few weeks ago at the Surrey bass bash I saw mcgraham play though a Barefaced Big Twin in the jam room. he gently played a low B with his thumb and I felt sick in my stomach with the amount of bass shaking my insides! So - A Big Twin T was ordered, its a 2x12 cab, plus a midrange driver (with 2 volume presets) and a tweeter as well as a huge amount of porting for some serious air movement. The bottom of the two 12 inch speakers is low pass filtered, so that it constantly runs low and doesn't 'waste' power trying to reproduce a full range of sound - much like a scaled down PA sub. Yes folks, this is a bass cab designed to go as low as (and be usable musically) at 21hz!!! The results... My god it's huge! Running the same EQ settings I usually do and at out usual rehearsal/stage volumes the cab sounds (to my ears) at least 25-30% louder and the bottom end was literally making my feet vibrate whilst still being clear. I was running my EBS HD350 at around 4 on the volume to reach the kind of live volumes I use! More interestingly still, this cab has proven my EBS HD350 to be the ideal amp for what I do. The 'mid' EQ on the HD350 has a selectable frequency. This goes very high, and as low as 50hz. This is done as there is a notch filter option so you can use it to filter out untidy artefacts of 50hz which most cabs can't reproduce - the Big Twin however can! By selecting the 50hz frequency and boosting the 'Mid' instead of the the bass, there it is - huge, earth moving, pure, clean 40-50hz sub. I tried this same thing (boosting the 50hz) with the EBS Neo 212 cab but it couldn't articulate the frequency so I assumed it was included purely for the notch filter (there was more bass, but undefined). HD350 + Barefaced = Drum & Bass dreams!!! The cab has a lot less in the top end than the EBS did (what cabs don't!), with the tweeter on 75% and the mid driver on 'high' I have reproduced the same highs I used to get from the EBS cab with the tweeter on 30%, however I think it just sounds quieter in the top end due to the gale force sub-wind coming through those ports!! This is one killer cab. I'll get more pics next time I'm at the studio, just a quick picture taken on my iPhone upon arrival... I've done one rehearsal and both me and my partner in music agree - this is sounding like a massively positive move. I'll do a little more in depth review work when I have a few more rehearsals underway, and I have a gig to play with this on the 16th so watch this space. Shep

Did a deal with Tim. He went out of his way to catch a train over to Nottingham and do the deal. Nice chap. Had a good chat about music. Honest and trustworthy. Deal with confidence. Cheers dude! Shep