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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='20041' date='Jun 19 2007, 09:46 AM']With 17 people on stage (including a percussionist) it was usually a case of sticking the amp where it fitted. However, having an angled 380w wedge combo made a huge difference to hearing myself compared to the 600w or so 2x 2x10 set up I had before.[/quote] Steve- do you use it like a monitor i.e. facing you, or behind you as in the conventional sense?

I'd certainly try it. I buy a lot of smaller parts from basspartsresource.com. They ship via USPS (rather than UPS) and I have never been asked to pay any import duty so far.

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='19473' date='Jun 18 2007, 09:16 AM']I'm a left-hander playing right. Why does it matter, though? Shurely you have to use both hands to play the bass, and they both need to be equally dextrous? I've never understood why you'd learn to play the rarer, more expensive instrument, when you need to train both hands from scratch anyway. Just to be contrarian, like.[/quote] It's the same principle that leads left handers to automatically hold golf clubs, cricket/baseball bats the opposite way round. One hand is the dominant controlling hand.

I take it that you're putting it through the 610? What setting have you got the horn on just out of curiosity? Sounds really great apart from the fan. Post some pics with the cab when you've time if you can!

Can I be honourary member? I live in Lincoln for 20 years and me folks still live there?

Seeing Dave’s (dave_bass5) discussion on sitting his cab on a wooden floor with or without rubber feet and also the rear vs front ported cabs question on the Ashdown ABM115 thread I’m going to raise the question about how and where you should place your cab in; a. In relation to the rest of your band b. In relation to the room you are playing in Thing I have been thinking about it whether the cab should be up against a wall, in a corner, in line with the kick drum, with or without casters etc, raised up on crates (!)…. Any good starting points to always bear in mind or any complete no-no's (like I was always told not to stick the bass amp behind the drummer...)

To be honest I think the fact that you have a SVT 806HE means that very few people are going to have tried this combination as the cab never sold very well and reasonably scarce. I run a MAG 300 through a SVT610HLF as a backup rig and it's ok, but quite woolly. OK as a backup to my main amplifier (which is what I bought the Ashdown for) but I'd not have it as a rig of choice.

You did buy it from a dealer and not privately off ebay didn't you? It's straight replacement time in that case.

I don tend to keep the number of winds to a minimum. I find that the clarity and the tendency to stay in tune is enhanced. It's also important to get the right angle over the bridge and nut. S

I've stripped and refinished a number of bass bodies and never seen one with knots in it like that, however, I have never come close to stripping something like a 60s bass body of any sort, so my experience is somewhat limited!

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='19577' date='Jun 18 2007, 12:55 PM']Thanks Steve. sounds like the lead is rubbish then. if i get the system ill get Dave to make me up a shorter one. The thing is with these gigs is that until the show starts i wont know what freq's are in use as its normally only us at sound check. I doubt there will be anyone in the function room with a system on while we are playing but im worried that i might come out of the PA in a room close by.[/quote] The lead is defintely rubbish and Dave's is so much better. As far as how things work, I would imagine it would end up with bot transmitting devices coming out of both receiving devices, or at least one interrupting the other. I don't think one would necessarily take priority over the other.

[quote name='bassjamm' post='17080' date='Jun 13 2007, 06:01 PM']Ahh right...i can't usually do Thursday, but they did mention they have the odd Thursday gig!!! That'll be it...July 21st then!!![/quote] erm, 26th July I think you mean. That's whe you're playing, I'll see you there!

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='19551' date='Jun 18 2007, 12:05 PM']Guys Im after getting a 172G2 system and i have a couple of questions for any owners. The reason im getting one is because we are starting to get in to the holiday camps and at the last one there were 7 radio mics in operation so i couldn't use my fixed feq one. How easy is it to find a clear freq using the 172? can i just leave it on auto and let it scan for a clear channel or do i have to do something with it? Basically im sure that the staff at these places wont know what they are using so will be no help to me. And the second question (obbm, are you reading this) how long is the connecting lead? and does it have a right angled jack on it? And if not Dave, can you knock me one up quickly if i need one? Cheers guys.[/quote] Dave - I can only answer for the older 172 system but I assume they are similar. It has two modes. You can pre programme a number of preset frequencies in the receiver and then store these for recall later (although you can't do this in the transmitter) or you can tune manually just as you would manual tune a radio with a digital readout. Scanning for clear frequencies would rely on all wireless equipment being operational at the moment of scan for itto be worthwhile. The lead question (if I may answer) - the original is very long - well over a metre and very poor quality. It has a straight moulded 1/4" jack on one end and a 3.5mm jack on the other with a locking collar that screws on to the transmitter pack. OBBM made me a Van Damme cable with a locking 3.5mm jack on one end and a Neutrik right angled muting jack on the other, which is superb. Steve

[quote name='obbm' post='18739' date='Jun 16 2007, 11:00 AM']Having made you a new lead I thought I'd better make myself a new one with a view to using my 172 at Loxwood Beer Festival today however trying out my 172 system I found that it is no a patch on a direct cable. I'm not sure how to describe it but with a cable the bass is crystal clear but with the 172 it's just .... If it were an optical system I would say it was out of focus. It's put me right off using it again. Maybe faulty I'll have to see who Senheisser recommend to service them.[/quote] Well Dave as you know, I use both your instrument cables and a 172, with your new lead for that too. I have no problems at all. If I was ultra critical I'd say that my system drops out a little lower frequencies AND adds to the higher frequencies, but the sound is still great. I have noticed, however, that I get different results albeit negligible, when using different rigs. Is the unit set correctly both at the transmitter and receiver end? I have the transmitter set with a -10db cut, and then adjust the receiver with the red attenuator knob on the back to equal the gain levels that I experience with a cable. Not really sorted out the squelch though. Steve

All of sudden a Precision Hot Rod in the For Sale section......

Interesting review there! I have the BA115HP which is effectively the 15" version of yours and the sound is great, although I find the horn a little hissy on full. I don't know if mine is made in China but I'm going to look when I get home. I use mine much the same as yours, when I can't be bothered to shift my SVT4PRO and 610HLF. It's still a heavy beast for what is effectively a small combo. I find that even for a solid state amp, a very good approximation of the classic Ampeg sound can still be dialled in although I struggle with the input gain as there's no real level indicator nor any noticeable change in sound bar volume levels - what do you think?

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Same as Krysbass - I learned guitar left handed but learned bass right handed for the same reasons as above and retaught myself to play guitar right handed as well.

Digital Village in Cambridge leant me a pair of monitor speakers for a weekend from their display as I needed some urgently but wanted to buy a set from them that they didn't have in stock. So, ultimately they helped me out because of my bad planning, no other reason, as they still got the sale. Good people

Filling in at the last minute minute for a band that can't make it. Pop in and say hello if you are bimbling through the area.

[quote name='rodl2005' post='17337' date='Jun 14 2007, 07:38 AM']Each 2 his own.... I LOVE the NV610 (as a 8x10-but EZ'er) is EZ to move[/quote] It doesn't work in proper English, Old Bean. EZ is pronouced Eee Zed....

Unless you're going to be making good money or have serious prospects with your band then I'd concentrate on your career - especially when good opportunites come up at your [relatively] young age. [quote]You can always fit a band round a career, if not this one, then another one, but you can't fit a career round a band quite so easily.[/quote] Excellent advice.

[quote name='bassjamm' post='17031' date='Jun 13 2007, 04:51 PM']Yeah, John's gone back to Holland...am i've got the job of trying to keep up with the funk path he followed...tis' fun!!! Haven't got a clue what a Unity night is, sounds interesting though!!![/quote] Thursday nights at the Spirit and Soul bar on Lincoln Road, run by Muddy Promotions. If you're in Groove Cartel you'll play there soon enough!

Oh and the VU meter is not designed to light up either.