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Good call. I remember first seeing this technology on TOTP where instruments seemed to have no cable. We used to think there were mining, but it was probably HF radio transmission. I'd be very interested, but I know it's going to involve a battery that always needs charging. Grr.
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Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
agoulding replied to Mudpup's topic in General Discussion
Straight out of the box I was having fun straight away. I'm not even sure I will do too much with this pedal other than use the presets already installed. I haven't had a chance to give it a proper bash but I'm seriously impressed so far. Tracks beautifully with my Stingray with flats. Nails that Parliament Flashlight sound, and Herbie Hancock chameleon vibe. I'm not sure if I need more than this 🤣🤣. Very happy with it. -
Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)
Sparky Mark replied to SimonK's topic in Amps and Cabs
That's good news re the front panel illumination; I guess it's possible a previous owner preferred the panel unlit? Is 100Hz hum a known symptom of failing PSU capacitors? Before doing any desoldering or replacement of parts, I'd recommend you get a knowledgeable amp tech to take a look. Of course, it may be impossible to get that head to be completely silent or hum free simply because of noise on your mains supply of other radio frequency interference. On a gig, additional noise is very often present for various reasons, but isn't a real problem because of other background noise. -
Thank you. I'm ok with cable management in general, the cable is more of an indicator to the deeper problem of moving in circles.
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Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
backwater replied to Mudpup's topic in General Discussion
Wife got me a new DAB bedside clock radio - tuned it straight to Planet Rock! Andy -
80Hz started following 94 MIJ Ibanez SR 890 with Wilde PJ pickups
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1994 MIJ Ibanez SR 890 with Wilde (Bill Lawrence) PJ set £350 with pickups or £250 without pickups Moving on my Ibanez SR 890 to raise funds for a Jazz V. This bass has a lovely thin and fast neck, but I find it's a little too slim to be comfortable for my hands, which are more used to Fender dimensions. When I bought it the stock active pickups had some issues and the preamp was noisy (and on closer inspection, corroded) So I replaced the pickups and preamp with a Wilde PJ set, currently wired passive as 2 x volume + 1 x tone. The Wildes have a very clear and bright sound which I found to be a big improvement on the stock pickups. The sale will include the original active pickups, preamp, and knobs. The installation was a bit challenging for my limited skills, as the pickups are a tight fit to the routes, and my soldering is not the best.. it all works but might not be pretty! As you will see this wiring has left a spare hole for a pot. My plan was to hook up a G&L style low cut, but as it's a work in progress I'm selling it as a kind of "project" bass, which I hope the asking price reflects. If you had different pickups in mind I'm happy to keep the Wildes for something else and sell for £250. The knobs were custom ordered from Xentric Guitars - I have a second small pot which will be included in the sale. The neck is shimmed to get the action lower - it's good where it is, but the bass side of the bridge is down as low as it will go. General condition is very good - there is some light finish scratching and a few small dings / marks as you would expect on a 30+ year old instrument. Some fret wear but plenty of life left in the frets. Includes an Ibanez gig bag.
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Arnoldas started following TC Electronic Polytune 3 mini noir and Aguilar Tone hammer Di
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German double bass for sale - price drop
bassbloke replied to nick_gontarski's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
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police squad started following The Tribute band circuit
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Hi there actually I have no idea. There is facebook sites dedicated to tribut acts, they probably advertise on there Probably start following a few bands online and maybe message them that you would be interested if the opportunity came up I joined U2 Tribe after a support slot with The Policed in Southend. I saw their bassist had announced his departure and so I contacted their singer Job was mine immediately as they had already seen me and loved my bass sound
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Got a set of Elixer nanoweb nickels for Christmas and decided to swap them with the HB flats that were on my ‘87 Dynabass. Super impressed! I’ve had the same strings on my MVP for at least 5 years…love Elixers!
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Ben Jamin started following G+L 2500 Tribute Versus Sire MM V7 5 String
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G+L 2500 Tribute Versus Sire MM V7 5 String
Ben Jamin replied to Cornwall Steve's topic in General Discussion
Agreed, G&L all the way. The pre-amp and pick-ups sound ace and are really flexible and genuinely useful live. The bridge is indeed fabulous. Sires are great but it's just an active Jazz init. G&Ls will never be made again. -
December Cover Challenge Voting Time X's in the boxes
lurksalot replied to lurksalot's topic in General Discussion
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Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
ezbass replied to Mudpup's topic in General Discussion
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Looks beautiful, love the finish on the front. Congratulations on your new bass 👌🏼
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lurksalot started following January Composition Challenge
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Does anyone need something to do over the holiday period? Well here is your chance , as the December challenge is now at the voting stage we have the opportunity to commence for January. After a tie between @Al Nico @Leonard Smalls and @Chiliwailer I did a quick first past the post photo challenge this morning and the winner was.... Mr smalls , who has contributed the following to get your lips around ... "Tis a Raasay cask strength..." RULES ... ✅ Entries must be <5 minutes and recorded between now and the deadline. ❌ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ❌ Bagpipes, really! it maybe a wee dram on show , but be careful out there. ❌ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you.. Deadline-wise, we will keep the theme going and aim for breakfast time on Burns Night 25th January A line or two of blurb as usual for the vote thread will be grand. enjoy.
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Absolutely superb, that looks mint! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼
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Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)
Rosie C replied to SimonK's topic in Amps and Cabs
Thanks for all the responses. To answer the various questions: I don't know if it's the right foot switch for the amp - it came with the amp, but it was an estate sale so there's room for error The problem seems limited to the foot switches, it works fine when I just use the front panel switches None of the switches seem to be latching, they are just momentary Our best guess is that as @Sparky Mark says, the foot switches need some switch cleaner and a bit of use In other news, I had a friend stay over Christmas and she's an electronics engineer, so we took the amp apart to look at the front panel illumination. Inside the amp: Confirmation of the age: It turns out it didn't need great electronics skill. The front panel is connected to this board, and there is a 2-pin connector on the board (yellow ellipses) which comes directly from the mains transformer (yellow arrow). So the panel AND its drive circuit have been disconnected all this time! I had worried that maybe the panel was disconnected but the driver had still been live and was possibly damaged. I re-plugged the connector, and voila! Mmmm! While we had the case open, I took a photo of the power supply capacitors. There's a bit of 100Hz hum on the speakers and we're suspecting dried out capacitors. There's a bit of work to do to remove them though. -
Even though I've now sold my gig rig and spare amp, I feel a bit reluctant to sell this bag, as it took me a lot of searching to track down at the time. A great, nicely padded bag. I used it for a few years but it's still in very good condition. All of the zips function as they should, there are no rips and as can be seen in the photos, very little wear. Size is approx. 30 cm x 30 cm. 34 cm high. £35 collected. If you want it posted, then I estimate that it will be an additional £7-£8.
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Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
snorkie635 replied to Mudpup's topic in General Discussion
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IanA started following TC Electronic Polytune 3 mini noir
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Russians - Sting
