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Low Down Sound Club V3

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Has anyone had any luck getting in touch with Don by email ? I've sent a few over the last two weeks, but no reply as of yet. I know he's busy and is'nt much of a computer guy, but he usually answers email a couple times a week. Looks like I'll have to call.
 
#564
Don sent me a brief email this week ... I completely understand the frustration and uncertainty here but my advice is to simply be patient--even more than you have already been. Don has been dealing with some very serious family matters. I believe he's returning to the USA this Sunday and will probably try his best to get back to clearing orders and answering emails/messages as soon as possible.

deb
 
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deb said:
Don sent me a brief email this week ... I completely understand the frustration and uncertainty here but my advice is to simply be patient--even more than you have already been. Don has been dealing with some very serious family matters. I believe he's returning to the USA this Sunday and will probably try his best to get back to clearing orders and answering emails/messages as soon as possible.

deb
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Sending best wishes to Don and family...

=wr=
 
#567
jnewmark said:
Has anyone had any luck getting in touch with Don by email ? I've sent a few over the last two weeks, but no reply as of yet. I know he's busy and is'nt much of a computer guy, but he usually answers email a couple times a week. Looks like I'll have to call.
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Don is not an email guy period, but since he has been on the road for the last week or so, he definitely has been off line. Call him if you need to talk with him.
 
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mntngrown said:
"I believe he's returning to the USA this Sunday"
Well that's news.
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Don has been out for about a week. He actually is up in Seattle dropping some stuff off in preparation for his move sometime next year. As Deb said, he flies back home Sunday and will be back at it Monday morning. As far as I know, he is roughly back to a reasonable time schedule on delivery of cabs, but I again am not really involved. I know he has been delivering multiple cabs a week and will be shipping more next week.
 
#570
sammyfallen said:
That is the cab of my dreams man! I spoke with Don a few month back about a 412 but I think this just took it's place. Hows it sound with the tube head? I'd be running it with a firebass 700 or Sunn 300T. have you ran it in mono yet?
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cool. the 18 is a Carvin 18, and I'm not sure of the 10" speakers, or the 6.5" driver. my name is Joseph Cote, feel free to ask Don about the details of the cab. I do have to say, this thing sounds amazing. amazing amazing. with the tube head, god.....no comparison. I'm actually able to nail John Entwistle's live tone pretty damn well, but it has a lot more bottom end due to the dual pickup thing. I haven't ran it in mono mode. I need a 2 ohm head to do so since each half is 4 ohms. I will eventually get a Sunn 1200S, though.



IntrepidCellist said:
Is that cab crossed over at all anywhere?
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I believe it has a crossover for the mid driver. I'm not sure of the specifics since I really wasn't sure of crossing over did what and all. it does have an attenuator knob on the back for turning the mid driver up and down, though. it can take the edge off the treble if you roll it back. I like that bite, though, so it stays 100% usually.
 
#571
Chef said:
I think a repair panel could work.
cut a good square hole, make a cardboard template of that, transfer it to a new piece of wood.
you could slot for biscuit joinery.
you could put s trip over the top of all joined surfaces from the inside, and 1x1's along interior joined surfaces, and screw/glue all that together.
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:eek: That's way more involved than I'm prepared to go at the moment. This would require redoing the tolex as well.. Ugh, there's got to be a different way. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

Here are two pics of the damage. One is with the cab upside down. You can clearly see how the caster got forcibly bent toward the center of the cabinet, and the 3/4" birch ply was just no match for the incredible power of stupidity. If you look closely, you can see my solution (pics of that in the next post).

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Carpenters, amateur carpenters, cabinet makers, and quality craftsmen, LOOK AWAY NOW!!!

I got a piece of 3/4" OAK ply wood, cut it so that it fits nice against the tolex. Then I used a liberal amount of liquid nails and clamped that sucker on there. Then I used 3 Ikea hex wood lag bolts (I love the HUGE threads on these) and a bunch of wood screws to make sure that it is firmly attached to the base of the cabinet. Then I installed the casters in that.

I figure that the damage to the original plywood is irrelevant in this solution. The liquid nails and plenty of screws are holding these two 3/4" boards together pretty damn tight. In order to repeat the damage, they'll have to either destroy both 3/4" oak and 3/4" birch, and break the bonding strength of the liquid nails and many screws. This has got to be sufficient.

I painted it black (instead of red) because it'll be dark on stage anyway, and I don't have to match shades of red this way. I also took the time to repaint the grille, which had already become nicely "reliced". The cabinet is still really tall and somewhat unstable on these big 3" casters, but still very light.

I'm happy with the results. The gigantic thundering red rock machine is back in action! :bassist:

Oh, and not 100% finished yet - I will be painting over the exposed wood with black paint, so you won't be able to see any damage unless you really inspect it closely.

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Jason P Bass said:
Carpenters, amateur carpenters, cabinet makers, and quality craftsmen, LOOK AWAY NOW!!!

I got a piece of 3/4" OAK ply wood, cut it so that it fits nice against the tolex. Then I used a liberal amount of liquid nails and clamped that sucker on there. Then I used 3 Ikea hex wood lag bolts (I love the HUGE threads on these) and a bunch of wood screws to make sure that it is firmly attached to the base of the cabinet. Then I installed the casters in that.

I figure that the damage to the original plywood is irrelevant in this solution. The liquid nails and plenty of screws are holding these two 3/4" boards together pretty damn tight. In order to repeat the damage, they'll have to either destroy both 3/4" oak and 3/4" birch, and break the bonding strength of the liquid nails and many screws. This has got to be sufficient.

I painted it black (instead of red) because it'll be dark on stage anyway, and I don't have to match shades of red this way. I also took the time to repaint the grille, which had already become nicely "reliced". The cabinet is still really tall and somewhat unstable on these big 3" casters, but still very light.

I'm happy with the results. The gigantic thundering red rock machine is back in action! :bassist:

Oh, and not 100% finished yet - I will be painting over the exposed wood with black paint, so you won't be able to see any damage unless you really inspect it closely.

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That looks great, in fact, it's exactly what I used to do with my 215 cabs, instead of just screwing in casters to the bottom. Gets the cab a little bit closer to you ears , too. I'm really thinking about Don building one for me. How does it sound and how many watts are you pushing it with ?
 
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jnewmark said:
That looks great, in fact, it's exactly what I used to do with my 215 cabs, instead of just screwing in casters to the bottom. Gets the cab a little bit closer to you ears , too. I'm really thinking about Don building one for me. How does it sound and how many watts are you pushing it with ?
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It sounds huge, and 1350W. Carvin B2000 @ 4 Ohms.

I think the "studio monitor" analogy is pretty accurate. It will cover up nothing, it will emphasize nothing. It's the sound of playing bass in your headphones, except crazy loud (if necessary).

I play a lot of driving, locked-with-the-drums rock, and use a P-bass type of sound. Lots of mids with a clear attack. The only problem I have with this rig is that the EQ is so sensitive (at 1350 watts :rolleyes:) that it's hard to make a little adjustment AND control my volume. That is, it's hard to boost my low mids from 6 to 7 without starting to drown out the guitars... so turn the master from 2 to 1.8... To be perfectly honest, it's way too much power for most of our shows. I'm thinking about cutting way, way, way down on power.
 
#578
I just put in an order for a nEarful 15/6/1 from Don today. I've thought about it for a while, finally in a position to go ahead with it. I am STOKED!
 
#579
Well, I finally got a hold of Don. He said his move is " a long way off ", and so I decided that ordering a larger cab at this time would be a good idea, as I only live about an hour away and can pick it up in person. We decided on this : [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Exactly the same cab, but in black tolex. I'm hoping it's going to be the lightweight, loud solution for my 7 piece, loud ass wedding/corporate party band. I wanted something taller than a 12/6 or 15/6, to get it closer to my ears, which has been my whole problem with cabs under 24 ". Now, I'm going to completely forget I ordered it, 'cause I know the wait time is gonna be double whatever Don says it is, lol. I'm thinking Spring !
 
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