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[quote name='umph' post='600615' date='Sep 16 2009, 07:13 PM']do you mind me asking why the middle position? you'd be much better off replacing the input or the phase splitter valve![/quote] I've been meaning to try it in different positions. I don't know a whole lot about the tech side of valve amps. The reason it's in the middle is because when it was serviced the pre-amp valve in the middle position was showing up as a bit weak.
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[b]SOLD![/b] 12/11/09 [b]Back up for sale! £750. I used it for some studio work a couple of weeks ago and it sounded FAT! I also had it serviced the other day as I ran it pretty hard in the studio - it's all in tip top condition I've decided to make it free fully insured shipping on this one, but I'm keeping this sale UK only. [/b] [s][b]17/09/09 - I'm putting the sale of this amp on hold. I've just found out I've got some session work in a few weeks that this amp will be great for. Depending on my money situation, it might be back up for sale after then.[/b][/s] This is such a stunning amp and I find it painful to have to do this but I need the dollar, so something's gotta go. My Gallien Krueger with Rusty Box pre-amp suits what I'm doing at the moment. So here goes... Orange AD200B mk3, roughly 18 months old, well looked after, decent quality fitted padded cover included. Re-valved the output in January this year and put an old Philips 12AT7 in the middle position of the pre-amp. This has just made the gain a little smoother, the amp sounds a bit more old-school for it but you can still get those very aggressive "Converge" tones from it when the gain is cranked. I had the amp serviced and biased by a professional (I can supply the invoice/notes from the service). It's currently at my practice place but I can get pics of it tomorrow when I bring it home. It's in immaculate condition. I think I still even have the original box! You're welcome to collect. I'd prefer bank transfer or cheque, I don't mind paypal but please add 3% to the price if you want to use that. PM me any questions. Ed
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[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='588461' date='Sep 3 2009, 11:43 AM']A special prize does have to go to my Yamaha TRB4. They can be picked up for next to nothing and are just brilliant in every respect - apart from being in any way 'cool'. Much underrated.[/quote] +1. They're cracking basses, I got a 6 string TRB1006 recently. It's so.. playable! My favourite is my Streamer Stage 1. Light weight, bites through the mix, P & J pickups, down-tunes well and is a pleasure to play. That ticks all the boxes for me!
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I've seen them a few times but the most memorable was at the Brixton Academy when they'd just released their self titled album, I remember feeling blown away by the intensity of that gig. They can be such a full-on live act when they're in the right venue!
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[quote name='arabassist' post='583309' date='Aug 28 2009, 10:34 AM']No prob. hasn't Chino Moreno lost a bit of weight too? ^_^ [url="http://content.velvethammer.net/deftones/defkorea/image.jpg"]http://content.velvethammer.net/deftones/defkorea/image.jpg[/url][/quote] haha! Yeah looks like he has. I saw them at wembley arena a few years ago and he looked like he'd been busy with pies.
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I'm not sure, they blog a fair bit on their myspace so it might be worth having a glance there. Chi's been in a coma for 10 months now
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Haven't done this in a while, here's my current setup. Even though there's quite a few pedals there the signal chain is pretty clean because the TU2 is in the 'tuner out' of the EB volume, then it's compressor > rusty box > bass drive > barge loop (and the top row of the board are all in the barge loop in order from right to left). I'm really chuffed with this setup, I'm getting a lot of sounds out of it. The Rusty Box and the Bass Octave Deluxe are my latest purchases and they feel almost essential to my sound already.
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I heard Primus and thought "You can do that with a bass? I want a go!"... never looked back.
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Traynor do a slightly cheaper alternative to the AD200. I think it's called the YBA200 but if I remember rightly they're a bugger to get hold of. Might be worth looking into though. Although it has to be said, you get what you pay for with meaty valve amps.
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Markbass Little Mark II Racked - Price drop
thumbo replied to GreeneKing's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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[quote name='jmesa' post='561948' date='Aug 6 2009, 01:28 PM']That Sausage album is probably my fave out of everything he's done. Brutal bass sound!!! Siiick!!![/quote] Sausage were awesome! "Riddles are abound tonight" is a must have album for any Primus fans. They made this funky video for the title track from that album: [url="http://www.esnips.com/doc/a2c8aa60-2c3e-4618-8092-c931c0fba1b1"]http://www.esnips.com/doc/a2c8aa60-2c3e-46...92-c931c0fba1b1[/url] Side One by Adrian Belew is quite cool, it features Claypool on bass and Danny Carey from Tool on drums. It's certainly nothing on the weirdness of Primus but it's cool to hear Claypool and Carey playing together, plus Adrian Belew is a wicked player.
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I know that there's a few people on the forum that have this amp, these people will also probably know that a proper user manual for this amp doesn't exist! It's not that an amp as simple as this requires a user manual as such, but I think this chaps' attempt at putting together a manual for it answers a lot of questions. I hope this is of some use to you AD200B users out there, I've certainly bookmarked it. [url="http://www.dustblow.com/ad200b/"]http://www.dustblow.com/ad200b/[/url] (I have no affiliation to this, I just found it whilst researching the 'slave out'!)
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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='553501' date='Jul 28 2009, 07:47 AM']With a service like that it's a shame the jack plugs just won't work in a couple of my basses! [/quote] They have updated the jack plugs now - they no longer have that spring system on them because they were ripping the innards out of very expensive Taylor acoustic guitars. I'm guessing that it was the spring that was causing the issue for you, right? Also, I noticed a couple of people mentioned they didn't have their receipts for their cables. You'll probably find that if you contact the UK distributor they will replace the cable for you even without a receipt. There is only one UK distributor for Planet Waves, they're called Summerfield MI.
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dead batteries, and corner shops in East London
thumbo replied to project_c's topic in General Discussion
Buy a box of them on ebay! I know thats no help to get out of a situation when you really need a battery for a pedal for a gig or practice that night, but you can save yourself a fair bit of money buying a box of 10 or so. I haven't looked properly but this seems like good value for money at a glance: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-x-Duracell-9-Volt-Professional-Alkaline-Batteries_W0QQitemZ320294688596QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConsumerElectronics_Batteries_SM?hash=item4a930d1754&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1690|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-x-Duracell-9-Volt...93%3A1|294%3A50[/url] -
Monkey FX Switcheroo effects loop. 3 effects loops. boost control - [b]edit (05/07/09): activated by the switch on the far right [/b] regular 9v DC power - doesn't come with power supply. This one has seen a few pedal boards, I bought it a while back from another BCer for around £30 + postage. It's got a load of scuffs on the top but it works absolutely fine. Ideal for anyone that wants to start experimenting with putting pedals into loops and keep them out of your main signal path, or for anyone with a hefty pedal board that needs to be controlled in sections. [b]£25 Delivered[/b] with Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded
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I sold myke some wizard pickups. Smooth transaction, thanks myke!
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FS: Apple MacBook unibody
thumbo replied to thumbo's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
Ah! Sorry I missed all these questions! I've just sold this on ebay. Just in case any of you are still in the market for one of these, this is one of the last generation of Mac Unibody laptops. These don't have the extended battery life but they are still pretty good going on it, I believe the newer ones hold approx. 7 hours battery life and the old ones (this one) hold about 5. That's right Pete, no firewire. Apple f'cked up there. They didn't put Firewire on this series of MacBook unibody laptops. (but they did on the Macbook Pros) Bassballs - Apple use what they call a 'Mini Display Port' on their laptops now. You can get all kinds of adapters to suit the screen you need. I used this laptop with a Mini Display Port to DVI adapter > DVI to HDMI cable (they don't currently make Display to HDMI adapters) with a 32" Samsung LCD TV at home, it looked awesome! -
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I've had nothing but failure with this on ebay! The first time I listed it the winning bidder didn't pay, the second time I listed it ebay have just cancelled it 2 hours before it finishes due to "keyword spamming" because I put 'as new' in the title. Here's my description from the ebay listing: ------------ Apple MacBook unibody 13.3” screen / 2.4GHz / 250GB HD / 2GB RAM in AS NEW CONDITION. I purchased this laptop at the end of March 2009, making it just over 2 months old which means it has 10 months of warranty remaining. I’m selling it because I have no need for a laptop anymore since buying an iMac recently. This has been a fantastic machine. I’ve used it mostly for graphic design work and it has performed flawlessly. I have looked after this laptop carefully and always kept it in a decent laptop bag so it is in as new condition. It comes with the original packaging and all the items that it originally came with: Power supply. Power supply extension cord. Cleaning cloth. Mac OS X Leopard install DVD. iLife 09 software. I will return the MacBook software to its’ original state before shipping, so that when you switch it on it will be like switching on a brand new Mac. Once payment is received I will ship this item via TNT couriers, fully insured, within 2 working days. FULL SPEC: Apple MacBook 13-inch LED-backlit widescreen notebook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM 250GB 5400-rpm hard drive 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display; 1280 by 800 pixels NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with mail memory Built-in iSight video camera Multi-touch trackpad 8x slot-loading SuperDrive Two USB 2.0 ports Mini DisplayPort Optical digitalaudio/analog audioinput and output ports; build-in stereo speakers Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T ethernet Built-in airport extreme wireless networking(802.11)*3 and bluetooth 2.1+EDR Backlit keyboard and ambient light sensor --------- Here's some pics. I listed it 'as new' on ebay because it really is in as new condition. Not a mark on it. £750 Delivered - with payment by bank transfer or cheque. £770 Delivered - with payment by Paypal (that's with 3% added to cover the fees)
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I put these pickups in my Warwick Thumb and quickly decided that they weren't the right pickups for that bass. They've only seen about 10 minutes play time, so the pickup casing is in immaculate condition. They were also very tidily installed and removed from the bass, hence they are in as-new condition. These pickups are a great replacement for Jazz pickups that lack character. I can imagine they would be a superb upgrade for a Mexican Fender Jazz. They are the standard 84' model, as seen on the Wizard website (www.wizardpickups.com), so they will fit any Jazz bass with standard pickup cavity sizes. They come with the hook-up wires and screws. Bought new for £70. [b]£50 Delivered[/b] with Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded.
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Sold a Subdecay Prometheus to Stewart. A pleasure to do business with. Thanks