alexclaber

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='31612' date='Jul 13 2007, 11:08 PM']Well to be honest its a business practice everyone uses from cars to basses...[/quote] Show me a car that is completely reverse engineered and I'll listen. Every time this topic comes up someone chimes in about there being tons of Fender copies out there - and every time I find myself thinking that they just don't get it. Maybe it's a lot easier to understand if you have a design/engineering background? If we don't say anything then every manufacturer that spends money on R&D for new gear for us loses, whilst Behringer wins. My saying this won't put Behringer out of business but it might help another musician choose some used gear from a reputable maker over some new Behringer gear, even if it does make current Behringer owners feel a little uncomfortable. Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31545' date='Jul 13 2007, 08:28 PM']But good sounds for a good price. [/quote] Indeed, like these: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2707"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2707[/url] Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31525' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:53 PM']Or are you another one of those people who like to bash Bezza for no good reason and join in with everyone else?[/quote] No good reason? Only their complete lack of morals in stealing numerous companies' intellectual property and getting away with it because the cost of litigation is too high for most. I don't doubt that a lot of their gear sounds good and works well because it's been designed by some very reputable companies - assuming you get something that hasn't been made with compromised components or build quality then you're onto a winner as you don't have to foot the R&D bill as whoever buys Sansamp or Boss or QSC or Mackie etc does. Utterly parasitic business practice. Alex

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='31510' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:23 PM']The cost of a packet of crisps. [/quote] Have you considered Behringer? I gather they'll do trade-ins on slightly used Kettle Chips, one careful owner. Might even get some cash back too. Alex

[quote name='The Funk' post='31506' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:16 PM']Some might say a little too clean.[/quote] Too clean? What is this strange concept you speak of? Alex

[quote name='Subthumper' post='29299' date='Jul 9 2007, 08:11 PM']I really want to try some of PJB's bigger cabs esp the horn loaded one with 16 drivers-anyone tried it?[/quote] Sadly I've never read of anyone owning a 16H - surely there much be one somewhere out there in active use? It makes the Ampeg 8x10" look quite anorexic: 47 inches high (with casters 51 inches), 24 1/2 inches wide and 27 1/2 inches deep. It weighs about 275 pounds! Alex

[quote name='Charla' post='31128' date='Jul 13 2007, 10:27 AM']I was reading about the EBS td650 which recommends changing the pre amp valve every 12 months![/quote] Sounds like EBS are getting kickbacks from the valve manufacturers. Change your valve when it breaks or you want to experiment with different sounds. Power amp valves last far longer than manufacturers claim - ever heard of anyone changing their power transistors? Durability is not that dissimilar. Preamp valves just go on and on. Alex

[quote name='JPJ' post='30802' date='Jul 12 2007, 04:50 PM']...its about the dead'est room I have ever played in, absolutely no natural reverb at all![/quote] How weird, I'd assumed the opposite! Never thought a venue could be too dead (though the audience can certainly be)... Alex

Wizard indeed! Sting and tantric sex? Paul McCartney and singing/songwriting Beatle? Alex

Are there many Extended Range Guitarists out there? Alex

[quote name='tempo' post='30694' date='Jul 12 2007, 01:17 PM']I don't know many fretless "lines" (Hey you, Teen town is about it)[/quote] Actually Teen Town was recorded on fretted bass. Alex

Why is this thread here and not in basses? Alex

My custom bass design/build process started in August 2005. I have thus acquired Jedi-like patience skills. Writing new songs helps. Alex

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='30569' date='Jul 12 2007, 09:12 AM']of course not all speakers behave the way a computer program wants them to now do they?[/quote] Actually yes, they do. You don't have to use a computer to calculate the response but it's a damn sight easier than doing it with pen, paper and slide rule! The theory behind speaker response at low frequencies was clearly establised between the late '50s and early '70s by Thiele and Small and has been repeatedly proven in practice. Furthermore the response plot of the Beyma speaker used by AccuGroove can be found on Beyma's website - which shows it in a much larger cab and thus with more bottom than the undersized AccuGroove cab will allow. Do what you want - it's not my money you're spending. Alex

[quote name='doctorbass' post='30421' date='Jul 11 2007, 08:17 PM']Are the 210s 175w or 350w[/quote] It doesn't really matter - cab power handling ratings are pretty irrelevant. Bass is so dynamic you'll rarely reach the thermal limit of a speaker without hearing the distortion of exceeding the mechanical limits of the speaker - and the only limit that is quoted is the thermal limit (when voice coil melts) and there is no link between that and the mechanical limit (when speaker moves too far). Alex

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='29995' date='Jul 10 2007, 09:31 PM']It appears to be my duty yet again to point out that not all Warwick necks are the same![/quote] Indeed! I'm fine with most basses until I start doing chordal stuff and then the lack of frets and/or access to them completely throws me. Alex

You'd be better off stacking the 2x10" vertically on top of the 1x15" combo, which would also solve the feet problem. Alex

[quote name='binky_bass' post='29778' date='Jul 10 2007, 02:37 PM']im looking to get an accugroove whappo grande cab, 21' speaker at 800w. that'll give me all the head room i need.[/quote] Bear in mind that although the Whappo Grande certainly has substantial output in the 40-100Hz region, it gets nowhere near achieving its claimed specs of -3dB @ 22Hz and -6dB @ 19Hz. Here's a graph of claimed response vs actual possible response: [url="http://lowdownlowdown.com/greenboy/MusicImage/AccugroovedWopper2.gif"]http://lowdownlowdown.com/greenboy/MusicIm...ovedWopper2.gif[/url] The 21" cone looks impressive though - and certainly ticks all the right marketing boxes... Alex

This is great! I'm currently investigating the whole DIY recording and distribution approach - it looks like avenues like CDbaby and iTunes could work quite well and without the traditional industry approach where numerous entities take a cut, prove relatively lucrative. Once this first EP is finished I will get it out there and see what happens! Alex

Or a single strip of PlatFoam for a tenner plus VAT: [url="http://www.studiospares.com/pd_461330_AURXPLATFOAM%20x1%20PIECE.htm"]http://www.studiospares.com/pd_461330_AURX...0x1%20PIECE.htm[/url] Fortunately for Auralex bassists don't seem to have caught on to the fact that the difference between a PlatFoam and GRAMMA floated cab is essentially bugger all and that PlatFoam is a fraction of the price and, more importantly to most bassists it would appear, the weight! Alex

Saw Ash in Koko's last week and had forgotten my earplugs. As soon as they started playing my ears overloaded and distorted - when things are too loud it sounds like listening through a fuzz pedal. Improvised some emergency plugs with tissue paper and thankfully they did the job. Scary... Alex

[quote name='rohan' post='29919' date='Jul 10 2007, 06:58 PM']Was just wondering if playing with no mid range on the eq, affects this balance?[/quote] Got it in one! I'm amazed you can hear yourself in the mix with that EQ. Bring back those mids, mellow out the treble and reduce the bass boost and your string to string balance will be restored. EQ is best used like seasoning - lightly, and with regular tasting to avoid overuse. Alex

Ye gods, don't pay anyone else to do it, clear waste of beer money! Furthermore I remain sceptical about the trade's understanding of non-Fender basses with unfinished open-grained woods. I prefer to cut a fret shape out of a business card, then lay the card over the fret so the fret sticks through the hole but the fingerboard is covered by the card, and then gently scrub the oxide layer off with a green scouring pad. Brasso works well too if you have that to hand. A lot quicker than masking the whole board! I occasionally lightly wax the board itself. But remember, the dirt keeps the funk! (An excellent excuse for my irregular care regime). My Warwick turns twenty this Autumn and is still going strong - do these frets ever wear out?! Alex

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='29723' date='Jul 10 2007, 01:10 PM']Thanks again. No, we wont have PA support in the Marquee gigs. We will have our vocal PA but its not worth me going through that. We have played quite a few in the past and we only need to fill the dance floor, not the whole place so i think ill be fine.[/quote] Yes, that sounds about right. [quote name='dave_bass5' post='29723' date='Jul 10 2007, 01:10 PM']How do you know the sensitivity of the UL212? is it published or are you working it out?[/quote] If you put the DeltaLite II-2512 T/S specs into WinISD Pro it calculates the sensitivity for you. You can also look at the plots on Eminence's site. Epifani use a proprietary speaker which is a tweaked II-2512 - when specifying OEM speakers you can't actually improve on the standard speaker, any gains on the one hand cause losses on the other. I realise that your UL212 has the old B&C drivers but they're similar enough to make little difference. [quote name='dave_bass5' post='29723' date='Jul 10 2007, 01:10 PM']If the lows are that quiet maybe i need to look for a different cab.[/quote] 97dB is not low sensitivity - it's just real. To put it in perspective the difference between manufacturers' cab specs and reality is like car manufacturers' claiming their cars do 500mph when they actually do 125mph. [quote name='dave_bass5' post='29723' date='Jul 10 2007, 01:10 PM']I do realise i don't hear the same on stage as the audience and my on stage sound is normally a lot more middy than i would like but if i go out front it is normally sitting well in the mix and the lows seem to bloom a bit more.[/quote] 'Bloom' is one of those myths that won't go away. What actually happens is people often stand in a null (due to boundary cancellation) near their cab and/or further away the midrange is blocked by the band members or audience. Alex

Come to think of it, do Avalon, QSC and Acme endorse anyone? Bootsy got there first to my preferred strings and I only change them annually at most. Are you gigging around Brighton much, Nate? Alex