Date:         Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:20:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Speaker size
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4787BD64.2090800@gmail.com>
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Skinny little bass guitar!?   Nooo Mike, we're talking the real thing -
double bass. We travel with Maiken's 1950 Kay M-1, the story of which you
can read in the Gallery section of my website.

That's why we have a Westy Weekender - darn kitchen takes up too much
space.   :)

On Jan 11, 2008 11:03 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Bass players. I are one. If I could figure out how to make a bass guitar
> and amp as small as, say, a ukulele, why then I'd bring it along. But
> anyway, I have a 12'' sub mounted under the rear bench seat and a small
> subwoofer amp for it. Crosses over at 80Hz, which at low levels blends
> fine with the bitty rear overhead cabinet speakers when sitting in the
> rear. But it's not very satisfactory when driving because the road noise
> and rumble pretty much muddy up whatever the bass player is doing unless
> I turn things up real loud, and I rarely do that.
>
> When driving, using high quality stereo equipment a Vanagon is like
> wearing perfume in a glue factory.  When parked it's nice, though.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 1/11/2008 9:25 AM Matthew Snook wrote:
>
> > Yeah, you know bass players, they gotta hear that throbbing sound. :)
> > I have to admit though, when you're listening to something like Bela and
> > Edgar Meyer, it's nice to be able to hear what the bass is doing.  Six
> > inchers, eh?  Hmmm...
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jake de Villiers
> > Subject: Re: Speaker size
> >
> > I rear-mounted 5 1/4" speakers in the overhead cabinet  - hang on, you
> have
> > a tin roof, right?  That won't work for you....  I also put 6" speakers
> in
> > the front holes (with some expanding) by rear-mounting them.  Sounds WAY
> > better.  :)
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/