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    Hope I haven't over done it there!
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    or just plain and simple but right on the money: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMqRxDZpWIg&feature=related and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcCoaN5q2Pg&feature=related
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    or processed in this way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_nIfYOSBFg&feature=related
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    or a more natural tone like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDAIBvI48w&feature=related or better still but no movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Y64dpZGnE&feature=related
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    I once described watching Wilko as choosing to eat a big, craggy home-made pie with great chunks of meat in - top quality. Its the string argument. On the one hand you have a processed sound like Tony Levin's Sledghammer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rtUeI2d27U&feature=related All these are tones to which any bass player would aspire but entirely different but appropriate for the song. Perhaps there isn't a single finest tone, but a finest tone for a particular song.
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    [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1331928915' post='1581185'] There are 2 speaker sockets, 1 jack and 1 speakon. The speaker in the combo uses the jack socket. I haven't got a speakon equipped cable so I haven't been able to test this yet. Further complication is that my only 8 ohm cab has no speakon inputs, so I would need an even less useful speakon to jack cable. I presume it would be possible, after all one of the attractive possibilities is putting a 1x10 extension underneath the main box to form a modular 2x10. Anyone nearby able to help me out with a test? Either a shottie of a speakon > jack cable or a speakon equipped 8 ohm cab? [/quote] Most Speakon sockets on amps are comination Speakon/jack sockets. Have a closer look, might be able to put a jack into the middle. (On cabs they are not usually combinations as the intention is to seal the cab, jacks fail to do this).
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    Price dropping bump. I'd get more than this on the dreaded ebay but I'm loyal to BC. Come on, you know you need a cheap cab, the completion of my Matamp get's closer so I've done a round of 'ono' for you.
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    [quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1331836411' post='1579748'] Where are you based? [/quote] Nice and local for London. Not as good, but local.
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    Mid week bump. Nearest offers win. Never got round to rigging them all together to a string of amps!
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    You mean the bit around 3.0 mins?
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    [quote name='TonyBones' timestamp='1330864048' post='1563888'] Hope the files helped [/quote] That one is gold! This is the one I used to learn the bass line. Can never get the sound like that though!
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    Sunday bump. These prices are quite a lump less than I paid for the cabs, except for the Portabass and PRO1800 which is what I paid. Bargain for both I think!
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    I'm out most of this w/e so here's a bump (for probably another week!) Should I have advertised them separately?
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    As cool as this (but with different drivers of course)? http://www.samsontech.com/hartke/products/cabinets/xl-cabinets/2.5xl/ As they say, the plot thickens!
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    ump for offers for great cabs? All well looked after and sounding as they should. Sunday they go to the cattle market...
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    I love the sound of a Precision, there's two 'traditional' sounds to me, there's Jamerson type and similar users, of course, and the Entwhistle type sound (ie Precision played with flats for soul/funk and rounds for rock). Burnell and Foxton developed the clanky sort of sound, also typical Precision, but I wouldn't regard that as 'traditional'. Examples would be Bob Babbit, Tears of A Clown (UK version) for the flats sound, Live at Leeds for the Entwhistle strangled cow (ox?) type sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fay1uk7wpnQ (With pick in this example)
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    [quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1330361062' post='1556217'] er, the Jamerson sound.... not hard to replicate that! Someone said that perhaps the recording technology of way back then perhaps didn't do the P bass justice. We all know that JJ was a stubborn man when it came to changing strings. In the end his old strings lost him work. [/quote] Er, blimmin' IS hard to replicate. Not heard anyone do it. JJ is easily recognisable even though there's loads of similar sounding players, but none the same. Believe me, I am still trying.
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    [quote name='apa' timestamp='1330867078' post='1563957'] ....Give me a face mount every time. [/quote] Heh. Its the jack which, to me, renders very expensive leads as just that, expensive. For all their wonderful joints and low oxygen wire etc the jack has the tiniest point of contact with that little, bent metal tang that is surely a weak point which ruins the chain.
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    Hartke Pro1800, 1x18 monster. The most enormously deep and trouser flapping chest thumping sound. Great fun, handle at top and wheels makes it really easy to move around. [attachment=101702:HCP1800.jpg] [font=arial, helvetica][size=2]Features: [/size][/font][list] [*]18" [size=1]Hartke[/size] High Powered Driver with Long Excursion 3" coil. [*]120 oz. Magnet [*]Heavy duty casters with and additional top handle for tilt back wheeling. [*]4 Airflow curved vents for superior low end. [*]Highly dampened cabinet and substantial internal bracing [*]Inputs: 1/4" and Speakon connectors [*]Impedance: 4 ohms [*]Power Handling: 400 watts [*]SPL: 96 db / w / 2v [*]Frequency Response: 28-300hz [*]Dimensions: 30.75" (h) x 24" (w) x 18" (d) [*]Weight: 94 lbs [/list] Use to use it with an 8 Ohm cab with no probs for amp. Amp was never driven hard with this anyway as its so ear numbingly LOUD! [url="http://www.musiciansnews.com/ha/hartke/hartke_pro_1800_new_pro_series_bass_cabinet_speakers.shtml"]http://www.musicians..._speakers.shtml[/url] Located in Romford, Essex £55 ono (cost someone hundreds new!) Ask any questions, ask for pics etc
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    Shame you're not local, this is the opener to our Motown set, played note for note as our hero many, many times, I could show you all you need for this one.
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1330687590' post='1561517'] Approval granted - deposit left. Looking forward to less suffering and, hopefully, better sound [/quote] Very productive morning in your household!
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1330643502' post='1561056'] This seems to be getting slightly out of hand... I've read a lot about the Barefaced cabs and nobody has a bad word. I just wanted to get a second opinion from people who actually go out and gig the things. I'm not trying to offend Alex in case anybody thinks I am. He's been very helpful. But... it's a big slice of wedge to put out without a bit of due diligence. [/quote] Totally understood, just think people have found Alex to be very honest in his opinion. Compact and Midget T here, comments from my trusted sound man are normally centred on the bass being too loud or too low. Get the Super 12 on a month's trial, I'm pretty sure you won't send it back.
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    [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1330643257' post='1561053'] [/quote] Yep, click for certain tracks in a rock band I played in until recently to cope with synth pads. Just gave it to the drummer, meant a little more complication in sound set up and sound man cueing the click at the right time and a separate mix for his cans etc. Its a definite skill for the drummer (and he has to have a decent run at the count in - disastrous if he misses it!) Worked fine. Just to add that he had it insanely loud in his ears, not sure how healthy that was.
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    [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1330615549' post='1560441'] I've asked this question before on this thread, but made a hash of it, so I'll try again: I have query directed towards those who believe that the type of wood makes a difference to tone: They say that the denser the wood, the brighter the tone - makes sense to me. People tend to say that a maple board is brighter sounding than a rosewood one, even though I'm quite certain that maple is softer/less dense than rosewood. Why is this? [/quote] Because maple is lighter in colour and so looks brighter and is expected to sound so. The string bears on the frets so the sonic difference of metal on metal set in dense wood or metal on metal set in slightly more dense wood is not going to be something I can notice.
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    [quote name='charic' timestamp='1330529541' post='1558916'] Ofcourse not, it's just that people usually know not to take me seriously so I have to explicitly tell them when I mean what I type [/quote] You're kidding!
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