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Double Bass New Acoustic Image 'DOUBLESHOT'

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Fredrik E. Nilsen said:
A bit shaky, or is it stable?
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It's solid, but it does sway a bit at higher elevations. I just gave it a shove to show that it's not precariously balanced.

It's a TUBA playing position stand. The cup at the top actually cradles the DS pretty well in its horizontal orientation, and doesn't get in the way of the legs. And there's a safety pin mechanism to prevent the stand from "dropping" so it won't suddenly start lowering out of the blue.

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Mark Gollihur said:
It's solid, but it does sway a bit at higher elevations. I just gave it a shove to show that it's not precariously balanced.

It's a TUBA playing position stand. The cup at the top actually cradles the DS pretty well in its horizontal orientation, and doesn't get in the way of the legs. And there's a safety pin mechanism to prevent the stand from "dropping" so it won't suddenly start lowering out of the blue.

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K&M makes the best stuff, I have a colapsable conductors stand. It's an amazing piece of design and folds very small. The perfect thing for Big Band Charts.
 
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#168
FWIW:
Let’s see now. I’ve got what is arguably the smallest, lightest 2/10 cab designed for UB, and by all accounts it sounds great when used as intended. I know, let’s add a mic stand, a platen, a ball and socket joint, and make it into something completely different.

Calling Rube Goldberg, or Macyver, or...what am I missing? You guys are always entertaining!
 
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Ric Vice said:
K&M makes the best stuff, I have a colapsable conductors stand. It's an amazing piece of design and folds very small. The perfect thing for Big Band Charts.
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My collapsible Yorkville stand may be as portable, using flip-out wings. I use it for big band as well and can easily manage 4-page charts.

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#172
Timmy-Watts said:
So, besides Rick, have any of these reached the wild yet? I am looking to hear other demos before I slap down a stack this month for one(my local dealer does not expect his to be in stock before the combo deal expires).
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We've sent out 10-12. Not a single one of them has asked to take us up on our 14-day trial, and one even called to tell us that "it changed his life." :-)
 
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Timmy-Watts said:
So, besides Rick, have any of these reached the wild yet? I am looking to hear other demos before I slap down a stack this month for one(my local dealer does not expect his to be in stock before the combo deal expires).
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There are a few local dealers who carry Acoustic Image here in the midwest. It's a brand new cabinet they just preimered at the International Society of Bassist convention this year. They did there first big roll out there. I heard them there and was very impressed.

In the past Acoustic Image has always provided TEN-2's for all the rooms at the convention, and for my money having heard them both in similar situations the Double Shot, is a far superior bass cabinet. I heard both Martin Wind and Pete Coco play directly through one with no FOH in a pretty large convention room, they both sounded better. Just my take.

I know it's hard to pull the trigger when you haven't really played through one. Sometimes it sounds like we are all blowin' smoke but it's really that good.
 
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You guys almost have me convinced to tryout the Doubleshot and give it a chance to replace my MAS-26. I'm super duper happy with the 26, everything about it, but the Doubleshot does have a pretty big size advantage--15 pounds vs 27ish. The 26 is comparable to a 2x10 in terms of technical specs, so they ought to be in the same ball park, but I'm just skeptical that a tiny, 15 pound, sealed cabinet can really keep up with the MAS-26. I've been using it with a full big band lately, 13 horns + rhythm section, and it's been an absolute champ. It can carry the load without PA support, and even did so at a recent outdoor gig. (I cranked the amp thinking the cab wouldn't be able to keep up outside, and the drummer actually said a was a little loud.) But the engineer in me (I'm an aerospace engineer by day, or used to be, anyway) can't help but window shop. I just like the tech and all the innovation I'm seeing!
 
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bassically_eli said:
I'm super duper happy with the 26, everything about it, but the Doubleshot does have a pretty big size advantage--15 pounds vs 27ish. The 26 is comparable to a 2x10 in terms of technical specs, so they ought to be in the same ball park, but I'm just skeptical that a tiny, 15 pound, sealed cabinet can really keep up with the MAS-26. I've been using it with a full big band lately, 13 horns + rhythm section, and it's been an absolute champ. It can carry the load without PA support, and even did so at a recent outdoor gig. (I cranked the amp thinking the cab wouldn't be able to keep up outside, and the drummer actually said a was a little loud.) But the engineer in me (I'm an aerospace engineer by day, or used to be, anyway) can't help but window shop. I just like the tech and all the innovation I'm seeing!
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Elias 86,
Well, I can definitely see why you'd want to keep your MAS 2x6. My current rig is a powered MAS 1/8 and it will also easily keep up with a Quintet and not even break a sweat. It weighs @23 lbs. which is heavier than the Double Shot,
but I don't need to carry around an amplifier. I also have one of the few, powered MAS 4x5.5's. Which I use for a 12 piece Big Band. I never heard the Double Shot with a large ensemble, so maybe others can chime in here. That's something
quite different from what was presented at the ISB convention.
 
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james condino said:
Michael: How do you like that Sawstop in post #153? I have the larger pcs model, but those smaller ones look pretty interesting.....can it use smaller blades or are you still limited to a standard 10" or an 8" dado. I've got an old art deco 1940s unisaw just for the smaller blades like the .023" kerf fret saw.
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James,

I love the saw! I really love the fence and the fact that I won’t cut off my digits. Probably the nicest power tool I own. Haha.

I don’t think it accepts smaller blades. I could be wrong. It would be great to be able to size up or down.
 
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rickwolff said:
THE 'ACID TEST' LARGE OUTDOOR GIG

Last night I played outdoors at a venue where I have always used my 30 pound GK Neo 112. Last night I decided to go 'all-in' and just bring the Doubleshot.

Everyone was in the PA (vocal, piano, trumpet) except bass and drums. Our 'sound guy' walked all around, even to the very back and reported he could hear the bass clearly everywhere and it sounded great and sat well in the mix.

As far as the band hearing it, I actually moved it away from the pianist a little bit as he said it was louder than he wanted. When I put it where it it seen in the picture below everyone was happy. I oriented it with the 10's front and back so the 5" was aiming right up at me. I could hear my bass very clearly with plenty of mid and high info which is so critical for intonation (at least for me).

The pianist told me that a guitarist he works with has order two of them. I expect our pianist is next.

Gotta tell ya, my old back sure prefers carrying a little 15 pound 'hat-box' to lugging a larger, heavier bass cab.

I have also attached a link to a little video clip I did at home comparing the Doubleshot to my MAS 16. It's no secret that I love my little 16 for my more intimate, drummerless gigs, but no way it could have kept up with the outdoor venue last night with a fairly loud, amplified band.

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Two Doubleshot gigs this week. One outdoors.
 

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