alexclaber

Does the Little Giant sound anything like the ABM/MAG amps? If you're happy with a heavier amp the LH500 really takes some beating! Alex

[quote name='BassBod' post='573920' date='Aug 19 2009, 11:09 AM']So who's gonna start the lightweight cable trend (Alex?)[/quote] I think there's an argument for shorter lighter speaker leads. Likewise if you're using a Class D microamp there is no way you need 13A cable. Maybe OBBM could do a 0.5m thinner gauge speaker cable? Alex

Actually I think the 4-way in my rack says "xxxxxx rehearsal studios" on it, so even cheaper! Has anyone else noticed that a sensibly sized extension lead weighs more than a micro-head?! Alex

Secondhand Peavey combo. Grunty sound goes well with a P-bass, loud and tough. Alex

I'm sorry but I can't believe anyone would have a rack and not have some sort of multi-way extension lead in there! 4-way surge protected extension lead from B&Q, about £10. Convenience, priceless! Alex

[quote name='Roob' post='573388' date='Aug 18 2009, 07:59 PM']If it's 375 a side for an 8ohm cab, then would I need a cab to handle above that to be safe? I.e. running a 300watt cab might result in damage if I push it too hard?[/quote] No. If it starts making bad noises turn down or reduce your lows, regardless of the power ratings. Alex

Although I believe that amp is 500+500, not 1000W, so you can either run one cab on each channel, or both on one channel. Not a huge difference in performance either way and the amp will be running happily within its limits. Though if you're about to give anyone any money for a Behringer cab I would have something to say... Alex

Probably easier to raise your action for a while and then enjoy how easy everything feels when you put it back down to normal. Alex

[quote name='henry norton' post='573212' date='Aug 18 2009, 05:20 PM']I might be wrong (I often am), but didn't the original Quad electrostatic speakers consist of one big e/s membrane with an area somewhat larger than even a 24" diameter driver? You can shoot me down now [/quote] All electrostatic speakers are huge - yet despite their size they usually need an additional subwoofer to add lows because the maximum membrane excursion is so tiny. Alex

By the power of google, if it's ex-Sad Café then I probably pre-date it by a few years. The Xmax comment still stands though! Alex

[quote name='lozbass' post='573171' date='Aug 18 2009, 04:53 PM']I'd guess this is really a weight and convenience issue - big speakers seems to imply (generally) large cabinets. In some ways I mourn the passing of the super-size bass cab. As a younger man I would think nothing of hoiking a folded horn (rear firing 18" Cerwin Vega, front firing 12" and tweeters) around to gigs that frequently involved stairs.[/quote] That's a legendary behemoth - can't imagine trying to move that singlehandedly! Here's one: [url="http://www.bassemporium.com/item.php?sku=CERWINVEGAB36"]http://www.bassemporium.com/item.php?sku=CERWINVEGAB36[/url] It's not entirely a weight and convenience issue though. As I wasn't born then I'm too up on the specs but I believe that you'd be lucky to get 3mm Xmax from an 18" of that era, which means that the 15" in my Big One (see avatar over there <----)can move more air than a pair of B-36s. Factor in higher thermal power handling and cheap high power amplification and a modern relatively compact cab of suitable design can get an equally huge sound as the '70s behemoth. But that kind of relatively compact cab is still a lot bigger than a 1x12"! Alex

More silliness: [url="http://www.eminent-tech.com/RWbrochure.htm"]http://www.eminent-tech.com/RWbrochure.htm[/url] Alex

I tried one for dropping E to low B on my Warwick Streamer. The problem with that was the small headstock and large tuning drop meant that the tuning keys collided. I repositioned the keys and it worked surprisingly well but not well enough for me to stick with. I'm sure if you were doing something more normal like dropping two semitones instead of five it'll do a stellar job. Alex

[quote name='crez5150' post='572751' date='Aug 18 2009, 11:48 AM']There is also this 24" from PD - [url="http://www.precision-devices.com/showdetails.asp?id=17"]24" driver[/url][/quote] Another mean driver! Note that it weighs 80lbs on its own... Alex

AccuGroove use a Beyma 21" in their Whappo Grande. It looks impressive but the cab size is too small to make use of its lower register advantage and it's not much use above 400Hz. Precision Devices make a nice neo 21" but it needs a big enclosure and is only useful up to 200Hz - a very good direct radiator subwoofer driver if price is not a concern and LF extension is - way beyond overkill for bass guitar though. If you look at the size of the Big One and bear in mind that's a 15", consider how big a cab will have to be for a comparable 21" - twice as large! Then figure in that every 21" I've seen has an Fs about 10-15Hz lower than that of that 15", so the cabs going to be even larger still to take advantage of that. Not what you want to take onstage with you, especially as you're going to need a 12" or 10" enclosure as well to deal with the midrange. Alex

I would say you shouldn't [b]anchor[/b] your thumb but feel free to rest it on either pickup or the lower strings. Anchor implies too fixed a position and too much potential tension/stress in the plucking hand. Alex

Yes, scoop the mids, boost the lows and highs, tune down a tone or a tone and a half (first two albums a tone, third three semitones, I stopped taking notice after that). Mesa Boogie M2000 amp, four 4x10"s, miked tweeter (that'll still pick up all the lows from the 10"s, just minimal mids). The first and third album were brilliant and his playing completely unique and deeply badass. Problem is how many one-two bar percussive patterns can you come up with without repeating yourself? He slaps, pops and strums, often multiple strings at once. Lots of muting. The big change in tone between albums 1&2 and album 3 is that he took the 180Hz EQ slider down, so there's much less low midrange in his tone - personally I think that sucked too much punch out of his sound and left him relying on thump and click. Alex

Gentlemen (and ladies - this is a very one sided tour at the moment!) - if you want to join the tour, please copy my last post with the two lists and stick yourself in the most geographically logical spot. If I have a problem with it then I'll edit it but that's pretty unlikely! Alex

Try setting the semi-parametric mid to -6dB and sweeping around the 600-1000Hz area. Alternatively, try using the mid-cut preshape and then adding about 3-6dB of boost on the semi-parametric and sweeping around the 300-600Hz area. Also try the LF boost to get a kick in the lows. Or you could work on the bass itself: My '87 Streamer is very growly and aggressive and the best route to a balanced fat sound is to use nickel rounds and leave them on there for an age. Plucking softer and nearer the neck will make a big difference too. Alex

The Shuttle 6.0 scopes out almost completely flat so the issue is more likely to be the cab having a high mid peak in the same region as the StingRay's characteristic midrange (a high growl which is lower than a soloed Jazz bass bridge pickup but a lot higher than the grrr from a Precision or the mellower grunt from a soloed Jazz neck pickup). StingRays do have a ton of bottom but it's voiced lower than on a Jazz and lower still than a Precision, so it takes quite a sonically hefty rig to get those lows across. Alex

[quote name='DHA' post='571374' date='Aug 17 2009, 09:43 AM']I was buying a HiFi years ago and the guy in the shop told me the speaker leads had to be the same length within a few mm. I asked why and his reply was the delay could be heard by his trained ears...[/quote] I wonder what he'd have done if he'd realised how many extra dozens of feet of wire the signal to the woofers had to run through compared to the tweeter... Alex

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='571946' date='Aug 17 2009, 07:14 PM']Is this right? I thought that the Compact was louder than the Midget, AND goes lower?[/quote] No, my brain was broken. The Midget is as loud as the Compact but the Compact goes lower. Or to put it another way the Compact is louder in the lows, because once you throw some EQ into the mix they both go as low as each other but the Midget needs more power to do so and runs out of excursion sooner. Alex

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='571741' date='Aug 17 2009, 04:12 PM']Is there a thread anywhere explaining the meaning of the abbreviations quoted in speaker spec. sheets? This would make a useful pinned topic if there isn't one already...[/quote] Funnily enough Eminence have this on their site! [url="http://www.eminence.com/resources/data.asp"]http://www.eminence.com/resources/data.asp[/url] Alex

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='571757' date='Aug 17 2009, 04:25 PM']It was probably Noel Gallagher playing anyway.[/quote] I'm sure Noel Gallagher would have been more in the groove... Alex

[quote name='davidmpires' post='571664' date='Aug 17 2009, 02:37 PM']I'm not on that list? Am I not allowed? [/quote] That's what your guitarist told me. Alex