Merton

They pop up on ebay sometimes, if not try www.britishaudioservice.co.uk - the only bummer is they have a $15 min order. Good luck!

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='337413' date='Nov 26 2008, 04:37 PM']I was in and out of a band years ago that did loads of AC/DC. They're still at it and good mates of mine. Massive DC fans. They told me not to bother with the new DC album and check out this lot instead. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=67T56ke2ywA"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=67T56ke2ywA[/url][/quote] And what do you make of Airbourne? I think they're great! But I like the new DC album too...

[quote name='umph' post='336495' date='Nov 25 2008, 05:52 PM']decided i'm going to build my own head so i thought i'd start a build diary. decided upon a true two channel amp the clean side being a matamp style one and the dirty being based around a jmp with more gain and a james tone stack as apposed to the marshall one. The power amp section is going to be 4 kt88s in a push pull configaration which should give enough clean head room for my needs. now to order all the parts![/quote] This should be good. You've got me hooked already

[quote name='larrikin' post='337138' date='Nov 26 2008, 12:13 PM']Yep, right hand cramp exactly!! I use the dunlop tortex green picks and have d'addario mediums on my bass. Would one of those grip masters help or has anyone got some exercise techniques, i've tried gripping losely but it falls out my hand.[/quote] I don't think a Gripmaster will help at all. Just lots of practice at not gripping the plectrum so hard. That's what I have done and now it's all good

[quote name='alexclaber' post='336467' date='Nov 25 2008, 05:26 PM']I do have a meeting in your neck of the woods next week! Seriously, if you want me to drop it off with you at work/home I think that could be arranged. I'd like as many people to try this cab as possible - be good to get the feedback and also help me make my final handle/wheels decisions. Alex[/quote] Go on then! PM me and we'll sort it! [quote name='Hamster' post='336886' date='Nov 26 2008, 01:19 AM']Hi Alex After Merton has blown it to bits, can I try the shrapnel? I had to leave the SE Bass Bash before I had chance to abuse it. I've just bought a BFM Omni15 Tallboy from David Perry and am interested to do an A/B. After I'm done I can deliver it to the next abuser within spitting distance of me........ I can spit 10 miles or so from M.25 Junction 11. (Mug of tea on delivery please) Cheers[/quote] Colin, would be happy to drop it up to you after I've had a play, if Alex is cool with that

[quote name='Stag' post='336590' date='Nov 25 2008, 08:13 PM']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.[/quote] Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, don't do it. You'll be making the load 2.66ohms, wich is below the rated 4 ohms. This is a Very Bad Thing for solid state amps and will cause the output devices to fail.

Alex says he's working on the badges - looking forward to that! Hey Alex, bring it up to Redhill next weekend and I'll give it a run thru at my next wedding gig.... I may forget to give it back though

I've probably already said this, so apologies if I have - our band flightcases used to belong to T'Pau. Wow. We're so cool

Brillaint it was. Our last public gig of the year, our last gig with our pregnant singer before she goes on maternity leave, and it was an absolute stonker. A few little very minor cock ups here and there but generally really really good fun. The only niggles were my pedal board acting VERY strange during soundcheck. Turned out our male singer had shoved his pedal bag on top of the power supplies for my pedals, making them overheat and bending the wires causing odd power fluctuations - if he's caused permanent damage to the Trace 18V one I'll be angry But I moved his bag, gave the adaptors breathing space and everything was hunky dory for the rest of the night. In fact it was the most fun I've had at a gig for a long time and my bass sounded f**king brilliant, even if I do say so myself

SMX was 1992-1998ish, with a couple of facelifts along the way. Pre-Gibson

[quote name='nash' post='334798' date='Nov 23 2008, 12:01 PM']it's all about the components used.[/quote] Nail -> head

[quote name='bassmansky' post='334773' date='Nov 23 2008, 11:29 AM']we all now whatever make, prc made gear will never be as good or last as long as uk or us made gear.[/quote] With all due respect, bullsh!t. Eden Nemesis gear is made in China and is probably better built than the majority of UK and US amps.

[quote name='Waldo' post='333969' date='Nov 21 2008, 04:48 PM']Just to clarify why I don't like it: It's very sensitive, I can't even go past 2 on the dial (which isn't a lot ot all) as it squishes the sound way too much and it also hugely boosts the treble. I've never used compressors anyway, so I'm not bothered really [/quote] Sounds just like the older 7-band compressors - it's the same reason I don't like those ones!!

[quote name='Musky' post='333692' date='Nov 21 2008, 10:47 AM']Another alternative which is currently getting a lot of people excited is the Hartke LH500 - I think Coda are doing them for around £200 including shipping. Pair it up with something like [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31244"]this[/url] and you'd have a great set up.[/quote] Winners.

[quote name='clash33' post='333679' date='Nov 21 2008, 10:31 AM']That's what I thought, strange that it has 2 outputs marked as 4 Ohm[/quote] Not really. It's 4 ohm min - you can run an 8 ohm speaker from each output. It's standard practice to mark the minimum impedance of the amp so you don't go below that.

No. The LH500 is rated for a minimum impedance of 4 ohms. You're using that already - if you add another cab you risked blowing the power stage...

Don't sell the Status Electro or I'll be in even more trouble with potentially losing body parts! Lovely collection

Really enjoying this thread, makes me wonder what I could do... ...probably nothing anywhere near as intelligent and well thought out! Keep the updates coming

[quote name='johnnylager' post='332161' date='Nov 19 2008, 11:07 AM']EDIT: Still saving for an LH1000 & one of Claber's Big Ones though. I hope it comes close to that Mk IV / Sunn rig.[/quote] I'm wanting the LH1000 with two of Alex's Compact cabs. That would be monstrous

I like that. I even like it with the natural wood finish. Yum.

The seller is talking sh1t or hasn't got a clue and honestly believes it's valve. The GP11 is a solid state unit.

Ah well, probably for the best - I've just been told I don't have to drive so I can have a beer or five. It's the first time I've had a chance to do that at the 'Nest in ages! EDIT - hope your gig goes well

[quote name='lushuk' post='332052' date='Nov 19 2008, 02:51 AM']Waldo says "My only gripe is that I find the compressor quite useless " Yet Merton says "it's an indispensible tool" So I guess it has to be subjective! does anybody have any links to any articles of how to use compression to maximum effect and what I can expect it to achive? Thanks Eddy[/quote] Check the context though - Waldo was saying the compressor on the 7-band is useless, to which I agreed. I find the 12-band compressor indispensible, it's a different beasty altogether!