Recent content by Benji Fatbass

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    High voltage "800v" capable, budget el34?

    I have the 80 watts chassis from dynacord running on 6550winged C from Harmonix and they give a strong bass , no problems with them , I used the opt for a custom leslie amp runnin at 840 volts with a set of EH KT90 idle at 20 mA ( taking some 16 watts in the tube) and the g2 at half from...
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    TONERING SPEAKERCAB who knows the real origin ?

    I, My idea and many old people in Germany it was a development from Germany Isophone the speaker factory that worked also for Echolette that was specialized in basscabs and bassamps .. the fact that the Echolette and the Fender cabs are completly IDENTICAL in size and in build .. is strange ...
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    High voltage "800v" capable, budget el34?

    I would like to come in contact with Beate if possible , I own about 10 tube Echolettes and same amount of Dynacords , I have a Gigant on the side for restoration , I love the 80 watts chassis from the EminentII and the Favorit and others built on the same chassis .. I am 75 and about 65...
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    How many basses do you own? (Currently) Part 2

    got some fancy stuff , the cello I did myself , still busy with that one ..
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    TONERING SPEAKERCAB who knows the real origin ?

    Hi I own the tonering cabs from Echolette with the original Isophon 15 inch speaker , sounding absolutely in my ears the best and warmest deepest bassound , there are also tonering cabs from Echolette with the JBL D130F and I don't like these for bass, they are destinated for guitar in my idea...
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    Double Bass Piezo Pickups - Good?, Bad?, Ugly?

    *********************************************************************************** Hi Alan , I am using for a temporarely test a piezo that is out of a 2 $ tweeter and surprisingly it works reasonably good fitted onder the bridge , practically no feedback from the amp/ speaker set up , but it...
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    Double Bass Piezo Pickups - Good?, Bad?, Ugly?

    [ I've got both a piezo setup and a mounted mic on my DB, For the piezo setup I'm using a Vic's model C bridge wing and fingerboard piezo pickup combo feeding into an onboard blending pre-amp. For the mounted mic I'm using a Sennheiser e604. I'm pretty happy with the options these two...
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    EBG pickup suggestions for NS Designs 5 string cello

    anybody still busy in this direction ?? greetz, ben fatbass
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    Custom Cello rebuild to bass pick ups

    Anybody here did the same ? customizing a cello to be bass tuned EADG? I have one made and trying to play it and bowing , I fitted steel strings size 31 inch short scale , but not satisfied so in short time will swop for vynil labella's , but other fact I had fitted at first a guitar pickup...
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    Fender 300PS bassamp question

    Tweeter problem ! and HLF is missing medium ! play on old speakers and no poblem
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    Fender 300PS bassamp question

    Hi I am running same combination Hofner basses and 410HLF with that tweeter .. it is the tweeter that will intensify all the noises from old tube amps ! if you play on old JBL speakers like the K140 or the E140 you will not have the noise problem and you still will hear that woody...
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    Not Short Scale but Easier

    nice sound , attacks a bit like my fretless modded Viola .. I love it too .. nice !
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    Not Short Scale but Easier

    I had an Ashbury but did it away since I found the sound to 'rubberry ' and I needed always Talkum on my fingers to slide ... not very comfortable when sweating in the heat of the fire . but anyway if you like the small Uke why not .. it's all a matter of pêrsonal taste