theitalianrob

Hey guys. I havea hartke 8x10 bass cab and the carpet covering keeps peeling so i was thinking about re-covering it with tolex. I'm just wondering if anyone can give me some advice on how to go about doing this, especially corners, thanks in advance.

i also have a quick question, is there a difference between short plate and long plate preamp tubes?

thanks alot guys, you've been a big help. I'm looking into the JJ Electronics tubes right now. My friend recomended eurotubes.com so im looking there and the tubes seem to be priced well. Do you guys know any other places to get decent prices on tubes?

I just got an Ampeg V-50H from the guitarist in my band but im not sure where i can find what kind of tubes it takes. Also i was wondering what types of tubes are the best. And i was shoping around for preamp tubes and i keep seeing options such as Matched Triodes and Balanced Triodes, what does that mean?

anyone?

Chrome switch

I'm feeling that it's about time for me to upgrade to a more reliable amp head. (im currently using an old acoustic b320 from the 80s). I need something with good power and a big beefy tone. I play in a 3 piece punk/hardcore band so i need something thatis really full on the low end to make up for the lack of a second guitar. I've had a few amps in mind . some i have played, others i've read about, and some i cant find anywhere. I was wondering what the major tone/volume differences are between tube, solid state, and hybrid bass amps? These are some i've had in my mind: Peavey VB-2 (cant find in any store or find any reviews) Marshall MB450H (cant find in any store or find any reviews) Trace Elliot AH500-7 (a tad on the expensive side) Traynor YBA200 (how loud is 200w tube power?) Markbass R500 Markbass TA501 (a tad on the expensive side) Ampeg SVT450H

yeah, the guitarist in my band uses gfs pickups and they sound awesome

maybe i'll just buy a 5 string bass, haha. know any good five strings for less then 200?

I was wondering if instead of putting regular heavy gauge strings on my bass if i could use 5 string bass strings on a 4 string? so that way its BEAD instead of EADG. i was wondering if this would work fine or would i have to modify the nut to accept the low b.

ok, cause right now i have an emg select bass humbucker witch is really weak sounding so i was lookign for a more beefy sounding upgrade but i didn't want to do too much routing. I have an old japanese j-bass body for the 60's that i frankensteined with a new neck and electronics. There is an old bass humbucker at the neck witch it super nice soundign but i cant seem to find anything like it. I saw an old univox one on ebay a wile back that was similar but never again, hard to find this shape in bass pickups i suppose.

I was looking for bass humbuckers and came across the Rio Grande Pitbull, http://www.riograndepickups.com/scart/Prod...ctName=For+Bass , and i was wondering if anyone has every tried these or even tried any of their other humbuckers. and also, is there anywhere i can get the dimensions?

I've been shopping around for a new bass amp and i keep reading stuff about a bi-amp feature, and the amp i have now also has this. I am just unsure as to what bi-amping is.

well as everyone said, you should have used a template and a router, but i guess you can just cut as close as possible on the bandsaw then sand it.

additional question, This amp has two speaker outputs, left and right, so if the left speaker is 8ohms and the right speaker is 8ohms does that equal a 4ohm load or is it still 8ohms?