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Bass. Can you have too much of a good thing?
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs
You fellas are absolutely right. It's great having high-end gear - but better knowing how to use it. Right, I'm off to look for a Bergantino cab. -
Bass. Can you have too much of a good thing?
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs
Yes, that all makes sense. Maybe he was just too loud. I sort of equate some high-end cabs to DW drumkits. Beautiful sound but too overpowering sometimes. -
I have GAS. There, I've said it. But I've been thinking. Perhaps the constant quest for the perfect bass tone is a wild goose chase. Maybe having decent enough gear that does the job is all most of us need. Let's face it, few of us go on stage unaccompanied to play bass solos. We play in bands. And we need to sound like part of a unit. I recently heard a band where the bassist was using a cab much lauded in these pages (ported with tweeter). And my god, could you hear him. Gorgeous tone, but it swamped everything. It was too loud, too clear and, to me, just far too much of a good thing. I think it's wiser to consider how we complement our fellow band members. Not how we can get a bass tone that wins compliments from bass-loving punters. Which I think most bassists could do by sitting in a complementary frequency at the right level. EQ and volume. I wonder whether splurging a grand on a high-end cab is to please the audience? Or just ourselves? What do you think? Maybe I'm in denial.
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How good are the hartke hydrive cabs!
mildmanofrock replied to 0175westwood29's topic in Amps and Cabs
Agreed. I think the hydrive 410 is one of the best cabs around, at any price. It's clear, punchy and deep. Best of all, its controlled - no horrible swathes of chaotic low-frequency rumble. -
bass player wanted for gigging bluesfunkrock band
mildmanofrock replied to Mark Percy's topic in Bassists Wanted
I'd wager this band has/had Scientology connections. The word 'upstat' and anti-drug proclamations are a bit of a giveaway. Not necessarily a bad thing, but Google throws up some, er, interesting information. -
Lovely stuff!
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[quote name='luke Ray-Von' timestamp='1346809807' post='1793586'] Stage clicks £400 new. the pack is what u need as a bass player not the jack model [/quote] Why not the jack model? I have one and it works great.
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I've just picked up a Stageclix on here. Brilliant. Great quality and recharges itself when playing.
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SOLD - Barefaced Big One - immaculate condition
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD - Barefaced Big One - immaculate condition
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1335160808' post='1626385'] The Barefaced site doesn't seem to mention a "Big One". What are the specs ? especially speaker/tweeter config and weight ? Oh, and course ohmage ? cheers. [/quote] [quote name='andybassdoyle' timestamp='1335165809' post='1626422'] My question exactly!! Shockwave - I might be interested in your compact depending on how all this goes... [/quote] Hi, I've added the write up from the original Barefaced site to my first post. Cheers, Steve -
*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD - Barefaced Big One - immaculate condition
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD - Barefaced Big One - immaculate condition
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I'm selling this with great sadness. It's the best cab I've ever owned. It's in immaculate condition, works perfectly and has recently been recovered. £500. I'm in Swindon, if you want to collect it. Or I can deliver for an extra £20 or thereabouts. Write up from original Barefaced site: [b]Massive bottom end, mid range punch, treble clarity and, for their weight, the loudest deepest bass cabs you can buy...[/b] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Is that another fifteen? Why yes it is, a very very special [b]one[/b]. And what's that other speaker in there? It's six and a half inches of punch, clarity, growl and sweetness.[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [b]But it's just a [b]big[/b] speaker and a little speaker, all in[b]one[/b] box. I've seen cabs like that from other makers.[/b] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]The magic is inside the box - a full 2-way crossover, akin to that found in the very best studio monitors, which splits the sound between the two speakers, so each speaker can concentrate on doing what it does best. No other crossover found in a bass guitar cab has this complex topology, with very steep slopes so it is all but impossible to overpower the midrange driver, so that you get no interference between drivers either side of the crossover point, and so that you get the most accurate and realistic sound whether you're the bassist, a bandmate or a fan.[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [b][b]Big[/b] [b]One[/b] - our flagship model[/b] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]The massive port may give away that there is something different about this classic looking cab. So what is going on behind that silver cloth grill? Well it's a very very special fifteen plus a tiny giant of a six and a half inch midrange driver.[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [b]Prepare for a tone, bottom and output revelation[/b] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Featuring a extremely high excursion neo woofers in an oversized ported enclosures gives the [b]Big[/b] [b]One[/b] the ability to move more air and give you a fatter high SPL bass sound than most cabs twice their size (and how many more times its weight?!)[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Because this woofers is so good at going low it is not good at going high - the rest of your sound comes from an extremely high output 6.5" midrange speaker which gives you more tone and volume than you can believe possible from such a small speaker - it can cut through even the densest rock mix. Not only that but because this speaker is small it disperses your midrange much better than if it were coming from a larger woofer.[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Stand anywhere in the room and you will hear almost exactly the same tone - no other bass cab can achieve this![/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Why isn't everyone else making cabs like this?[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]However, it can play louder than many need so for those that don't need such output we offer the [b]Big[/b] Baby. And for those that don't need the incredible clarity and off-axis response of a true 2-way cab with an amazing midrange driver, or the huge deep bass of our unique '[b]Big[/b]Series' woofers we offer the Compact, the Vintage and the Midgets.[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [b]DIMENSIONS[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] 29.5" high x 21" wide x 16" deep WEIGHT 41 lbs SENSITIVITY Similar to a quality 2x12" FREQUENCY RESPONSE Unusually flat response from the deep thick lows to the clear highs RECOMMENDED AMP POWER 200-1000W RMS MAXIMUM OUTPUT Similar to a high quality 6x10" or 2x15" NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 ohms[/font][/color]
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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*SOLD* Hartke Hydrive 115 - final price drop - £250
mildmanofrock replied to mildmanofrock's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale