Recent content by ddezz

I bought a new non Italian 121 which has the Markbass Yellow Line speaker in it, not the great B&C that was in Italian ones. From day one, the speaker badly farted out even at moderate volume. Markbass has no local service centers and you have to ship the amp to California for warranty service...

Looks awkward to carry and heavier than I want. Be interesting to try one but I have never seen a live band using this brand of amp and I have seen lots of bands.

I had over 20 nice basses and usually just played one. I sold a bunch and now keep just one in my home in Connecticut and another in my home in Florida. I invested the money in stocks and retirement accounts. Next I will be selling extra speaker cabs and effects. It was good to get rid of...

I have sold on Craigslist and FB Marketplace. I set a firm price to discourage lowballers who spend a half hour trying the item then offering half. I also bring the bass that I am selling into my living room with a small good amp and cab and show it there instead of in my music room with tons of...

How heavy is it? Ohms?

For $6,000 I can buy 2 nice USA MM's and still have way over $1000 left over. Frankly, I would be afraid to play out with such an expensive bass when I make $150 on a gig. I bought a $350 Sterling Sub 5 to use at gigs where I think my USA might get damaged. I did not care for the tone at all in...

I would say Will Lee when he did the Letterman Show for about 28 years and had a steady paycheck. The show also cut Will some slack to be a freelance bassist who played and recorded with many greats on the side. Will did not have to travel and waste time in planes and hotels-and that can cause...

The Eminence Kappalite 3015 is a fantastic bass speaker. Eminence actually calls it a Pro Audio speaker which is heavier duty than thier Neo bass guitar speakers. Handles 450 Watts RMS, Very lite weight and The cone can travel much further than regular bass guitar speakers. Given the same...

In 1964 I was 13 years old. My older brother was in a band and his bass player was going to Manny's in NYC to buy a new bass rig. My older brother let me borrow $375 to buy his 1962 Fender Jazz bass and back 2-12 Fender Bassman amp. I had to deliver newspapers for a year and a half to pay it back.

Point well taken, Jim. I have disconnected the tweeter for now and will try it soon. If the hottible crackling is gone, I may just remove the crossover and rewire the cab or look into 3 1/2 cone speakers to replace the tweeter with which may be less harsh. The newer Genzler cabs are using small...

I said my Greenboy fearful cab does not have a tweeter. My 2 Avatar 2-10's do have tweeters that are giving me noise. Meanwhile, called Dave at Avatar and discussed the problem. He said I could simply disconnect the white wire to the tweeter with no adverse effects. I just did that and will soon...

Thanks for your response. I have Greenboy Fearless cabs and they don't make the noise and with the Avatars they make the noise. Using a Genzler Magellen 800 and same cables. I'm going to disconnect the tweeter and see what happens.

I have 2 Avatar 2-10 cabs and both have tweeters that have a high pitched electrical noise. I replaced the drivers and it is still bad. I hate the sound of tweeters anyway and was wondering if anyone has replaced them with a 3" speaker like an Eminence Alpha 3? I have a Greenboy fearful cab with...

Thanks, Martin. I did try to glue a chip back on with high quality super thin CA glue purchased at Woodcraft for wood working. It instantly bled the color our of the poly finish so this is not a suitable fix. I found out that the heat pipes in our house up North run in the wall in the closet...