alexclaber

He seems to always have fantastic tone, even live at festivals. Alex

[quote name='mcgraham' post='527767' date='Jun 29 2009, 02:48 PM']I like the sound and feel of thicker strings but prefer a slightly looser feel [/quote] Isn't your bass 33" scale? Sorted. Alex

The two corners on Etienne's that split were damaged in shipping, I haven't heard of others breaking in normal use (though do let me know if they have!) Although the finish marks more easily than carpet it doesn't collect hairs/odours/etc. I do intend to offer a 'refresh' kit, so if your cab has been really heavily gigged and is looking battered you can simply run a fresh coat of finish over it. If the corners are broken then they too are easy to replace. So that's my logic behind it - lots of people don't like the way carpet bobbles or collects dirt, and I like how a cab with this finish can always be returned to looking as good as new if you have about half an hour to spare. Alex

Definitely one of those things where you have to find the right balance of compromises for yourself, to get the tone, feel and playability you want. I've always been annoyed by a lack of consistency between the string tensions, particularly the looseness on the lower strings. My final solution has been a 36" scale (which gives almost exactly the same tension as if you tube a 34" scale up a semitone) plus 38-58-78-104-134 nickel rounds. I had been looking to get 40-55-75-100-130 which would be even closer to balanced tension but have yet to find those gauges in nickel round non-tapered that's long enough. If you like the sound of thinner strings but don't like the slackness then a longer scale can work wonders, plus it adds more sonic size to those thinner gauges. Alex

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='525283' date='Jun 26 2009, 08:22 PM']What's the weight of these going to work out at, Alex?[/quote] Well two Compacts would weigh 64lbs but there's less ply in a Vintage. I think probably just a bit below 60lbs. Alex

[quote name='stevie' post='525206' date='Jun 26 2009, 07:33 PM']The question wasn't about the Epifani UL112 but that's another nice plug for your product. Alex, how would you like it if other speaker manufacturers came on here and trashed your stuff?[/quote] I'm sorry, did I trash someone? I just quoted exactly what I received in a pm from another basschatter, which should help provide a reference versus another popular 1x12". Feeling upset about losing MJ are we? Alex

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='525268' date='Jun 26 2009, 08:13 PM']Sweeeeet. Although, unless my eyes are deceiving me, you've forgotten to put the all-important speakers in... [/quote] I thought they felt lighter than I expected... Better put some side handles on if they're going to be heavier than this. Alex

Cool. Well based on that I would simply replace those two panels with single large panel that leaves exactly the same slot at the top. That should effectively make it a ported cab (with the long thin horizontal gap acting as a slot port) tuned to about 65Hz, which although high for a bass cab is going to give you damn sight more bass than the current open-backed cab. Cover the back panel with a thick layer of foam, polyester batting or fibreglass to prevent nasty midrange reflections messing up the response. Squeeze that front to back brace in to make it more rigid. And if it sounds too boomy try blocking up some of the port, the more you block, the lower the tuning will go. Look forward to hearing how it works! Alex

It seems a little crazy to get a two channel amp and then use something else outboard to give you the second channel! You've still got three band EQ on each channel, plus whatever you have on your bass, and then you have your hands - should be more than enough tweakability. However nice the Bassbone is it strikes me as compromising the very pure 'studio quality' preamp on the UL502. Alex

...or three! Alex

A Vintage... Alex

Sounds good to me! Alex

Are you mad? No contest. Cunning way to get people to your site though! Alex

I wonder if we could have forced a coup d'funk if I'd auditioned too? Alex

I had a horrible feeling that they'd make the wrong decision for fascist reasons. Alex

Yep, if you take those two back panels off, replace them with a single large panel that covers that whole area, and mount a piece of wood on the front of that panel so once screwed into place it pushes on the baffle and stops the front and back panels from resonating too much, then you should get loads more bottom. If it sounds too boomy, make the panel taller so it overlaps more of the exposed back of the amp (this should extend the port length and thus lower the tuning). If that's still too boomy then extend the panel to full height on the right hand side (making the port area smaller will also lower the tuning frequency). Alex

Could you measure the internal volume of the cab (best way is to measure the outside and subtract the wall thicknesses) and also the width and height of that slot along the top rear edge? Am thinking it might be possible to close the main back panel and then let that ventilation slot along the top act as a tuned port. Just need to work out what frequency it'll roughly be tuned to. Alex

The extra sensitivity and the doubling of power handling really does make a huge difference. Alex

I don't think anyone who's bought one has directly replaced a GS112 with a Compact. An Epifani UL112 owner who recently got a Barefaced Compact said this: "Having had the Compact a few days now and used it for two rehearsals yesterday I can confirm that it is superb smile.gif Just has so much more depth that my Epifani 1x12, much fuller across the whole range, punchier, lighter and a lot louder (I know it's not a fair comparison but even so). I've used the mid and treble eq on my Overwater in a way I never had before - the amp is set flat as usual but I can dial in mids and top end without it sounding all edgy and harsh. My new passive Fender Jazz sounds great through it too - so all in all extremely happy" Alex

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='523641' date='Jun 25 2009, 02:02 PM']I just ordered a Low B2, they recommended Fedex, the whole price including shipping, polyswitch option and a $20 intenational charge comes to $720 or about £450.[/quote] I think USD/GBP was about the same when I bought my Acmes - I envy those that got $2/£ - which at the time worked out cheaper than the other boutique choices of the Goliath Jr II or the 210XLT. Don't forget to add import duty, VAT and customs handling charges which should equate to about 20% on top of the total including shipping. Alex

I wonder if you could make a panel to seal the back with some tuned ports in it? The problem with open-backed cabs is the sound cancels out below a certain frequency so in addition to the speaker's 12dB/octave roll-off below resonance (probably about 60Hz) you get another 6dB/octave on top of that, in this case probably starting at about 200Hz. Seal the back and add some ports and you'll get a ton more bottom end. However, how is the amp cooled? Alex

I've always thought of those cabs that use pressure sensors, laser interferometry or microphones as part of a feedback system as servo controlled as opposed to servo drive. Rotary motion to linear motion is easy - just like the reverse of a car engine or bicycle cranks - the problem is getting dealing with higher frequencies as even an F1 engine can't exceed ~300Hz. Alex

I thought servo drive subs were beltdrive, using a rotary electric motor to push and pull the cone back and forth, hence no ability above ~100Hz. Googled: [url="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/features/704way/index3.html"]http://www.ultimateavmag.com/features/704way/index3.html[/url] Alex

Bear in mind that the weight of the knobs has a significant effect upon balance, so with the way many basses neckdive I'd lean towards heavy brass ones rather than wood or plastic. Alex

[quote name='escholl' post='524579' date='Jun 26 2009, 09:03 AM']it seems they've gone out of business -- yet another casualty of the recession, i would guess there's an article about their coil technology [url="http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/XBL2TechPaper.pdf"]here[/url].[/quote] Indeed, hence the was. Hopefully we'll see someone else invest in that concept. Alex