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I doubt ill have issues to be honest, that 300w will get heard pretty clearly out of an Ampeg 4x10 400w cab, probably better than out of my poor old custom built 2x10 and 80's Trace cab - just would have liked to have the whole caboodle all together to look proper raaawwwk! Hehe. At least the missus will be happy because ill only be carting one big cab around with me now...

...still a b*gger about 4ohms tho innit? Seems odd to make them like that if you could make them all at 8ohm and everyone would be as happy as Larry.

Does give an excuse to blow some serious dosh an an SVT 2ohm head at some point though - lol

hmmm... starting to think I shouldnt have invested in a 4ohm cab then, as it renders my other cab pretty useless... unless I get a 2 ohm head in the future. Oh well... shame I got confused with all the maths

me again...

So, basically, I can only ever use one 4ohm cab with my amp? Thats a bit sh*te! Why arent all cabs made at 8ohm?

Second thing... if I wired them in series (Is that basically daisy chaining?) would that be OK as per [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to_hook_up_heads_and_cabinets.html"]http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to...d_cabinets.html[/url] , because the load would be 12ohm rather than 2.67ohm (if I wired in parallel using both outs on the amp) ?

Im such a noooob! haha!

Ummm - in plain English then, should I just be using one cab, or two? The thread at the top of the forum refers to [url="http://www.duncanamps.com/technical/impedance.html"]http://www.duncanamps.com/technical/impedance.html[/url] - ive had a shufty at that, and that infers that id be doing 12ohms total impedance, so ummm..... oh I dont know!

And if I cant just use the head and the Ampeg alone- why not? They are both rated at 4ohm... so that would be ok?

Sorry to sound daft, but, i am when it comes to this! Basically - both together, or not?

Cheers peoples

EDIT - is it just daisy chaining that is the issue... could I run each cab from separate outs on the amp?

EDIT 2 - so, basically, according to [url="http://www.about-guitar-amps.com/speaker_ohms_calculator.html"]http://www.about-guitar-amps.com/speaker_o...calculator.html[/url], I cant really ever really use any combination of 4ohm cabs at all with my amp, because it's min load is 4ohm?

EDIT 3 - sorry, will stop editing soon. Sooo... [url="http://www.britishaudioservice.com/inst/SMC.PDF"]http://www.britishaudioservice.com/inst/SMC.PDF[/url] is my amp. Now that has REALLY confused me - the pic of the backplate states (as I said before) - "Min load 4ohms" but the Tech Specs page has completely befuddled me as there are about 6 difference impedance values. Hellllllpppppp!!!! (lol)

That Ben Folds one is quite interesting... thats kind of the sound im looking at, a driven fuzz sound but not so OTT that it rules the whole song. Their sound guy was on the money for that one.

My question again isnt really where it "should be"... some times I can "feel" where it would suit but then the other little voice in my head says "noooo... the band wouldnt like it". Or is that just me?

Quick query on this then :

I have a Trace 300w 4ohm min load head. If I drive my Ampeg 4x10 (400w, 4ohm) on its own, I get 300w straight through it... right?

If I daisy chain my Trace 15x10 (300w, 8ohm) into the equation via the Ampeg, I actually only get 100w through the Ampeg, and 200w through the Trace cab, due to the ohmage?

My simple question is : the two cabs will certainly be louder than one. Why? Is it not better to just dump all that power into one cab? Im a bit of a beginner at this electronics business.

im not at work today DJV... awaiting delivery of Ampeg B-410 HLF at home!

yes... Mr Lee has made some good things happen with it, and not necessarily all the way through a song either (Tom Sawyer being the obvious good example under the solo). Still thinking about where I can drop it in our set... and get the level right on it like mentioned above, dont want to just drop out of the mix :-(

...how do you actually use it, in a live gig situation?

Im in a rock covers band. I have a nice Rick 4001 and a Les Paul bass. Both of these are grrrrrreat (as Tony T Tiger would say) for using with distortion but, its just [i]where[/i] you use the distortion thats the thing that gets me. I know it would suit a blazing solo or something but we dont really have a lot of call for that... yet. haha

Anyone else's opinions would be welcome. Do you like it? Do you use it? Tell me your stories oh wise ones...

These are in use at my local rehearsal studios, and I have to say for the price these have got an awful lot of "WOOMPH!" to them. Great little amp when used with a matching 4x10 in my opinion, and that Ultrabass function is just pure joy (if not totally practical!), so have a free bump.

hmmm - ill have to get 3 whole new pots in this case then! B*gger.

Hi guys...

A friend gave me an old Korean Squier gu*tar to fix up, restring and generally clean to keep for myself before he moved to Scotland - it's actually one of the older ones with both Fender and Squier decals on it, and has a surprisingly nice neck. Its also red and looks a bit like Gilmour's strat, so I can pretend to be Dave at home and blast out some Animals-era stuff.

Thing is - ALL the pots were loose, the volume and both tones. All over the place, no idea of what vol/tone position you were at by looking at the knobs, Took the knobs off, et voila, no nuts holding the pots to the pickguard. So i order some standard 3/8" x 32 thread pot mounting nuts... they arrive.... and they are too big. They fit the pot thread on my other guitars just fine but of course not the Squier.

So my question is... where would one find the correct size nuts? I would say there's about 1mm, maybe 2mm difference between the width of the thread on these pots and a standard Fender pot (the ones on my Musicmaster) - is this a bit weird? And if anyone has come across this please fill me in on this oddness... and perhaps where I can the correct nuts (even Allparts dont do them).

Cheers!

I get those days where I like the tone of the bass and really enjoy that, but playing... not really. Except when drunk and attempting Hendrix on bass impressions.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ampeg-SVT-4-Pro-SVT4-Bass-Amplifier-AMP-Head_W0QQitemZ350125582847QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item350125582847&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ampeg-SVT-4-Pro-SVT4...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]

am i missing something here? They retail for nearly £1300 in the shops... and this has a BIN of just under £500?

Thats a lovely colour. If I had the money blah blah blah.... I would feel that I was cheating on my 4001 by getting a 4003 tho. ;-)

ive got the slightly more basic SMC version of this, which has served me well for nearly 10 years now. If you want a reliable amp this is the one for you guys / gals...

I would really fancy this but its just the wrong time of year and im bloody miles away!

I had an Ampeg combo many moons ago, best sound I ever got... this cab would work nicely with my Trace 300W head?

Now, I dont know much about this Tone_O-Matic person but i'd far rather buy this - one year younger - for less than half the price. This also would fit well in the "whats special about old basses" thread on the general forum. Lovely piece with proper wear and tear...

[url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Fender/Electric-Basses/item/3966"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...asses/item/3966[/url]

I like the fact that living in Bel Air makes him more knowledgeable about vintage guitars, apparently.

If I lived in Bel Air with a ridiculous car I would still know as much as I do now about vintage Fenders ie. not a lot. Dont see what difference the location makes, people giving him loads of money for guitars does not necessarily make them the real deal. However, he doesnt appear to have many auctions pulled, and he has got A LOT of positive feedback...

...the comments below that P-bass are just genius... lol - needed a laugh

+1 for V&R and Wunjo's from me. Nothing but polite service, including after-sales service in the case of V&R and my Les Paul.

Didnt think much of the other places I must say, although one down the road (Macaris?) were a fine bunch of chaps and let me try out what I fancied.

totally agree with poster above.

I would add "looks" to that as well. I know its (sort of?) vain but my Les Paul Bass has had nothing but admiring comments from any of the gigs its been seen at, from players and just punters alike. Does that sort of come under the heading of "mojo"?

Thanks for the advice and shameless plugs guys (lol) - like I said more looking for a x10 now... damn you GAS.

Perhaps it might be worthwhile just hauling my bass and amp to the shop and giving it a blast...

Hi chaps / chapettes

I havent bought an amp or a cabinet in a VERY long time (approx 8 years, I think) but my little 2x10 is dying, so of course GAS steps in and tells me I need a 4x10 to replace it.

I currently use a Trace 300w SMC (GP-7) going into the (dying....!) 2x10 and a big silly old Series 6 Trace cab with a 15 and a 10 in it. Trying to find Trace stuff to match it for aesthetic reasons with a limited budget is proving somewhat hard, but my eyes lit up when I saw the Ashdown section in the local shop. Under £250 for a 4x10 350w cab???

So my question is - what is wrong with these cabs to make them so damn cheap? And if they are good, and I get one, will it fit in with the rest of my gear in a happy cheery bassy way?

Looks like the mods were made to try and turn this into an EB3 - how very odd...

I think you are looking at £600ish for this.

[quote name='4000' post='248420' date='Jul 26 2008, 02:01 PM']Is yours a white gone cream (as they tend to)? The CS is the only Ric made in this colour (the photos are actually a bit washed out; it's yellower than it looks in the photos.).[/quote]

yes... id go with the "butter" colour that GK was referring to. A light butter, but a butter nonetheless.