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[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1479145874' post='3174320'] But when you look at the cost of the new Mesa, which doesn't have something with the same prestige as the Microtubes engine in it, can you blame them? [/quote] It has the prestige of the Mesa badge on it though.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1481038917' post='3189212'] I've thought about making a beveled/angled something to place on top of my subs so it's impossible to place cups on top of them, never got to do it but it comes to my mind every other gig. [/quote] You may be interested in the following - https://www.subsafeaudio.com

"How many times do I need to tell you? You don't tuck the sacred gigging strides into your socks"

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1480970356' post='3188615'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Let me correct you... it wasn't my rider, it was a international jazz act who insisted on that spec. The venue, which had a very decent Meyer in-house system, didn't have the 9 wedges of the standard required. [/font][/color] [/quote] The Tickled Trout has Meyer? Well blow me down. I find it funny that a jazz act has a rider. Most jazz acts I know would settle for an audience.

[quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1480980016' post='3188784'] We have the same bass. That's the look I'm after. Well - on the bass anyway.... [/quote] Haha that's not me. I was the one who was behind the lens as opposed to being in front! That's my mate playing though.

I've currently got the strides. I'm JTUK.

This one was traced from the original.

Curse you. I want a Kemper again now.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1480719268' post='3186782'] No need to get snarky - I'm not the BC Police but the owner of BC and your post was just... [/quote]

If this is a SZ signature pedal... can anybody think of an instance where SZ has actually sounded like this?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1480605896' post='3185791'] The problem with using IEMs at a pub gig is not the £500. It's the endless succession of regulars asking you why you were listening to your mp3 player while you were supposed to be gigging ... [/quote] Leave them in and you won't even hear the punters asking you anything.

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1480602735' post='3185766'] The pub test you are going to do is probably the most useful. A real common bass nightmare situation that the IEM fans already have a solution for. £500.00 for the decent IEMs that do the job or just under £200.00 for the Earbox..... [/quote] Carefully shopped for UE900s (quad drive, dual lows, mid and treble balanced armatures - compared to a single dynamic driver Shure 215 that a lot of people plump for) and a headphone amp would come in circa £200.

Not convinced.

[quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1480510560' post='3184941'] There's always someone blaming the Poles!! I'll get me coat!!! [/quote]

There's stuff on poles and stuff on poles. I guess it depends how good the stuff on poles you were running was.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1480454688' post='3184610'] I hated gigging with stuff on poles - the sound was simply wrong........ I had some trouble in convincing Alex that I REALLY wanted two Dubsters (it's a different ethos) to get that 'grunt' out of a 'disco' system. (hate that word, it sends out all the wrong messages) [/quote] Sound simply wrong?

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1480452050' post='3184572'] Totally thinking about getting one. Only thing putting me off is that the powered version only goes to 8ohms. [/quote] Depends how many cabs you want to run... but it will power a single 212, 410 etc no problem. I have to say, they are better for guitar than bass though.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1480441151' post='3184445'] I think the Cardioid feature in portable products never really gets used, or at least not by those that understand it properly. If BF are looking to go into mainstream I think they need to look at the cosmetics of the products compared to other brands. Though if they perform.... The light weight feature is ideal for the weekend warriors (EV ETX18SP weighs the same as a small tank) [/quote] I've known of a couple of guys that use it on smaller gigs - admittedly they are more into the DJing side of stuff rather than the band stuff but it's a feature nonetheless. Cosmetics... well, theres a whole forums worth of arguments on that one. The lightweight feature for the weekend warrior and DJ is defo a good market... if it can compete/surpass the competition. These BFs aren't cheap subs - so they'll need to perform and stand up to some abuse. Those EV subs are indeed heavy - circa 50kg - but without looking, I'd say most comparable performing subs are of that sort of magnitude? Anyway, isn't that what the blue wheels were invented for?

DSP to tune and HPF for speaker protection for sure... - but a box set to be operating with a crossover as a default? A crossover slope vs a HPF are two very different things. Agreed, you'd be looking for a minimum of 3 for such a setup but I don't know if you'd expect that feature or not - I would wager that one of the competitors to this BF would be the ETX18SP, which has a cardioid DSP at this price point. As you say, I don't know if BF are gunning for the larger PA market or not, I wouldn't like to say.

Agreed DSP on board [quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1480439381' post='3184422'] Looks like there is DSP on board so no need for X-over [/quote] Agreed - but it looks like the audio out is a true through (e.g. it's in parallel with the audio in) - meaning that it's going to send full range to the tops - unless my understanding of the analogue out from the documentation on the power amp is wrong. That can't be ideal? It would depend on your top having it's own crossover too... which most don't... but a certain FR800 could if it's using the same power amp module... but what happens if people don't want to use BF tops? The DSP could be really quite interesting - do BF subs have a built in cardioid setting for example? That would be a big plus for large scale use. I'm genuinely interested in seeing what these subs have.

[quote name='Corvine' timestamp='1480435683' post='3184388'] Nothing a bit of gaffer tape round the trouser leg wont sort out. [/quote] Sales in rubber pants on the rise.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1480437425' post='3184399'] Is this for use as a bass cabinet? [/quote] I'd hope not... I suspect it's aiming squarely for the 18 PA Subwoofer... where high performance is usually the domain of very heavy, very pricey units. I'd like to see more on the specs associated with this unit because if it can reliably compete with it's competitors at circa half the weight, then they may be onto something. It would make a great partner to the FR800 I'm sure... however I've not seen any word on a crossover, so it may be the case that some speaker management needs to be factored in. Guess the details will come out in time... but there's some brave guys buying without the specs being clear!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1480430776' post='3184320'] A bit more than a party trick for a working freelance player. If you don't dep, fine. If you do, be prepared to run into the likes of 'Car Wash' [/quote] Ah yes... the annoying fill that 99% of bass players do an awful job of playing.