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Just for information, here's a graph of the bottom-end performance of one of these drivers in a similar cab. It doesn't go very low, but that is clearly what some people want. [IMG]http://i63.tinypic.com/8yt2yh.jpg[/IMG]

Dan has been spending his money again.... this time on a parametric equaliser. Dan is a gent and a pleasure to deal with. What more can I say?

Just bought an equaliser from Sean. It arrived very quickly and in very nice condition. I couldn't ask for more. Thanks!

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1453369455' post='2958751'] Spelling's a different matter....using a phrase in such a way that it means the exact opposite of what you want to say is just idiocy....unless of course you're trying to use sarcasm...but you weren't. I don't think i've met an American who can. [/quote] I think you mean irony, don't you?

Yet other amp with the switch on the back. Maybe their target market is DJs. Sorry, but it looks like a cheapo TC Rebelhead. And only one Speakon is a bit cheapskate.

I've probably sent about 50 packages with Interparcel/UPS over the past few years and only had one (very heavy) item damaged. It's when a package gets damaged that you can really tell what kind of service you're getting. The company I had used previously point blank refused to pay up even though I provided evidence that they had smashed an amplifier to smithereens. It took Interparcel a month but they paid out in full. Their insurance isn't cheap, but at least you can rely on it. UPS are pretty good on the whole, but it's definitely worth going through Interparcel because they have much more clout with the carriers than you do if something goes wrong. Plus, their systems are much more consumer friendly.

Looking great so far!

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1452461674' post='2950196'] A Stingray is an expensive, premium, professional, great sounding, instrument. Your amp is entry level and priced for beginners. You could buy 6 TC combos for the price of a new Stingray. If you invest in an amp, that will let you hear you bass accurately at high volume, your problem will be solved. [/quote] 1+ Messing about with tone settings is not going to change the fact that your amp is unable to cope with the volume you want to play at. You need an amp that will maintain the good sound you get at low volumes when you turn it up. I don't know whether the amp is faulty or just rubbish, but that's certainly where the problem is.

You mean they're not dead?

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1453132554' post='2956669'] Barefaced cabs are quality kit based on a sound design, but they have a unique tone which may or may not suit you [/quote] Oh that's good!

I found them a complete waste of time when I had an LMIII. They just duplicate the other tone controls.

If it makes the site owners a few bob and keeps the spammy marketing posts out of the normal chat threads - great idea. [edit] Upon second thoughts, it these commercial threads are going to be listed under a normal chat header, that would be a step too far IMO, although if they appeared under their own, separate header, that would be fine.

But the problem is not volume, it's audibility.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1452811815' post='2953827'] As I understand it (and I'm not particularly technical by nature) the efficiency gain is because all of the speakers are moving together, [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]doing the same thing at the same time and are therefore all the speakers are perfectly in phase with each other. [/font][/color] [/quote] Even identical drivers are only in phase with each other up to a specific frequency, at which point they start to interfere with each other - and they normally do so well within the passband of the bass guitar. So using multiple identical (or non-identical) drivers across the entire bass guitar frequency range is not an ideal solution in theory, even though it appears to work reasonably well in practice.

As far as I can tell, 5-string players are happy enough with bass cabs designed for use with standard 4-string basses. However, the beauty of doing it yourself is that you can tune the cab to your own specific needs. I don't think you will actually hear any difference between a 40Hz and a 50Hz tuning, as the rolloff is an octave above the tuning frequency (unlike 6v6's Beyma cab) and the small change in frequency response is therefore unlikely to be audible. There will be a difference in power handling though. The only problem, which you obviously are aware of, is that you will have to sacrifice some power handling at around 80Hz to get extra power handling at 30Hz. Personally, I'd stick with 50Hz, especially as you don't use the lowest notes of your 5-string much, but it could be worth comparing the power handling of the cab with a 40Hz tuning. Also worth bearing in mind is that a higher tuning frequency gets you a bigger port area, which is quite important with a cab this size.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1452808919' post='2953790'] The BB2 will go much louder than any other 112 cab, including the Vanderkley. [/quote] Would you care to substantiate that claim?

Now that's interesting WoT. I just wasn't prepared to wade through 500 pages of guff to find the good stuff (there is good stuff on Talkbass, but the signal-to-noise ratio is ridiculous). It looks like the frequency response is mildly tailored, with a broadband 1/2dB rise centred at 200Hz. It depends how you look at it. It's +/- 1dB from 40 to 9kHz (ignoring the Gain knob). That's not really what I'm hearing, but you can't really argue with the measurements.

I did look for a Bass Gear Magazine review and couldn't find anything - it's the first place I looked. Yes, adding a slight low end boost would stress the speakers more but it would also make the amp sound "fatter", especially when partnered with a lot of today's smaller speaker cabs. I can understand why Aguilar might choose to "voice" their amp a bit differently to make it stand out from the competition. I don't have a problem with that at all, if that is in fact what they've done.

I've had a Tonehammer 500 amp for a little while and really like it. However, I have the impression that the amp has a baked-in low end boost at, say, around 50Hz. I 'm just going from memory here, as I sold my LMIII at the same time as I acquired the Aguilar and haven't been able to do any direct comparisons. I've never heard anyone mentioning this before, and I haven't seen any frequency response measurements of this amp anywhere. But I'm curious. Thoughts?

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1452210507' post='2947777'] Still no seperate hi and low mid controls, amps without that always put me off. [/quote] Yes, I agree. It looks like the same single adjustable mid frequency control that the Aguilar TH500 uses, which is a bit limiting in that you can't cut and boost different midrange frequencies, but otherwise works well. Personally (and this applies to the Aguilar too), I would have ditched the Drive/distortion malarkie and provided more midrange control. It wouldn't put me off buying one though if I were in the market.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1452206617' post='2947738'] They started out making PA subs, "Genzler's Bins", which shortened to "Genz's Bins" and then to "Genz Benz" as a spin on the Merc thing. [/quote] Aha, I see. Thanks Alex.