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Long time reader, first time poster! Equipment wise when using the Rickenbacker, Geddy used dual Ampeg SVTs, one for bright/drive, and one for deep tones. He switched in the mid to late 90s to rack gear with no amp, including the RPM. He came to SansAmp to distill things down to the single rack unit. He used one of the prototypes at the Yes induction into the RRHOF. The GED-2112 rack mount unit is all he uses now. Only six years late, but now you know!

The barrel jack you're holding will be fine, but as has already been explained to you, you need to figure out which of the three terminals is ring, sleeve and tip. If you get a new one, I'm willing to bet that it won't come with a guide - you'll be expected to know how to find out how to wire it correctly anyway.

They are - and that daft collar comes loose all the time! The new design's something of an improvement, looks like it's got a hex screw for torque adjustment at the bottom. Speaking of which - if the screw pattern's the same it's a drop-in replacement, non-matching key notwithstanding... https://btnmusic.co.uk/products/yamaha-bass-machine-head-assy?variant=47499549311300

Hmm... Bad weed, no..?

Cheers lad!

'Torrefaction' is heat treating timber above 180⁰ causing the maillard reaction - there are many processes wikipedia lists hot nitrogen, steam, oil and even molten metal has been used. The extreme version prepares wood pellets for furnaces. A less extreme one produces cladding for use in saunas. It increases stability and resistance to humidity (to the extent guitar necks may not need lacquer) but reduces strength. Presumably the ideal is enough treatment to improve stability without causing brittleness. In the long run, therefore, it may not follow that more extreme or expensive processes are better - although I imagine a well controlled process is more predictable. No one seems to have actually tested or decided if they SOUND better or are more or less durable yet. But they look nice and the thin finishes that can be used feel nice. My guess is that Harley Benton's caramelisation and roasting differ in detail - if only by being done in different places.

They are wonderfully overengineered, aren't they?

Enjoy!!

That's excellent. Great bassline and a perfect transcription.

The original 3-screw Yammy tuners do turn up from time to time so it's worth keeping an eye open. Apropos of (probably) nothing, the same units but with cloverleaf keys were used on Tokai & various other MIJ basses in the early 80s, again, individual units & occasional full sets turn up on Ebay & Reverb sometimes.

No, the dots are there you can't see them. It's just dusty down there.

Enjoy!!!!

Whodunnit? - Genesis

My tip of the day is... Keep the truss covers removed. I'm always adjusting truss rods, 1/8th of a turn here, tiny tweak there.

I had that model amp 20 years ago, and the Electroluminescent panels were notoriously unreliable. I had mine fixed once, then completely replaced with an NOS panel the repair guy (a former Trace employee) had available. If the panel itself has gone then you may just have to put up with it never working, but it might possibly be the control circuit. Good luck

Enjoying this progress.

It's Guitars to Go in Guildhall St A proper old fashioned guitar shop.

Yes I have a small pile of manuals in 'interesting' English. It's slightly simplified as it seems most cheap PAR cans use the same protocol (internal controller chip?) One small mercy... despite online reviews saying it's not so, and not being in the manuals, pressing enter after setting the dmx address saves it to memory even on cheap PARs.

Omg … when the transfer folded over??? Disaster. Every bloody time

To second Beedster's excellent points... As someone who has bought a neck without tuners (funnily enough exactly the same neck as you are selling - lovely neck if you like em chunky, ) I would not do it again as it is indeed a pain and quite an expense to get it sorted and even after measuring the holes I had to add some plumbers tape to get them to fit snugly. Even if you stick some bog standard ones on, it makes it something someone can use straight away and wait until they find better tuners if they want.