Mr. Foxen

It appears to be rackmountable, the sleeve is made pretty well for carrying, proper handles. Preamp is fiddly, but you can shut off most of it. You can also shut off all of it, giving no sound, which is a bit worrying when you are trying to demo it. It isn't very heavy for a 400w valve head. Used one recording the Caricatures album, then traded for one later on. Moved on due to vintage head overload. Wouldn't be afraid of using one now.

Big magnets come in useful a lot. Or clingfilm it an fill it with cornstarch paste and run low notes through it.

It is a pretty big deal to match speakers and cabs, but the Kappalite is pretty happy in standard sized cabs, usually the port is a bit small for full power. If it is the big peavey 15, might do OK to extend the port a bit for a lower tuning if it comes across as boomy.

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1335539665' post='1632901'] I defy most peoples' speakers to reproduce that, even if the microphone could have recorded it properly to start with ! What an amazing instrument though. Not sure I've got room for one, either at home, or in the car on the way to a gig ... [/quote] Can hear it as a sound fine via youtube. Just shows how much the fundamental doesn't matter, it doesn't even come out of the instrument.

As per other thread, fill the slot in with white powder of choice, and recut: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/174693-odd-temporary-nut-repair-but-it-worked/

Is the neck new and the body s/h? Prob go for the body. Bear in mind you don't want to allow the neck to go wonky, use a block to sand, or a file so it stays flat. Fill the bridge holes and re-align the bridge when the neck is on.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1335475816' post='1632011'] Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been a "dream factory," producing guitars that are to playing what Ferraris are to driving. [/quote] Remember that Ferrari model that came on fire?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Collection-Californian-Pro-Bass-Based-classic-bass-See-yourself-/221010539801?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3375413519

Pretty original idea.

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1335476215' post='1632026'] I must admit I'm not a fan of Drop G, it renders the low string unusable, there's no cab that can reproduce it. You can just use D standard and have all the same notes availble just in different octaves, which helps cut through. [/quote] If a sealed 8x10 can do standard, then a decent cab can do G.

Oh yeah, probably should mention doing some stuff in the Octobass range. Unplugged. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1QqtGe8ts

The low string is the one that matters, you might be best just tuning all the others to the same intervals you are used to so your fingers don't get confused. The whole 'drop' thing is the ballpain, all the notes are in a different place relative to the bottom string, and all the string responses are messed up.

[quote name='Bigjas' timestamp='1335448309' post='1631346'] When i ran this head through the Marshall 4x10 the volume was just over three quarters and it was struggling. Through the goodmans speakers, the volume is on less than half, and the sound is unbelievable. So much tone and clarity. What a rig I now have. I am considering making a new cabinet to house the 2 speakers. [/quote] The box is a big part of it, new box and you might lose what you want from them. They are probably really middly like a guitar speaker which gives you the volume and clarity. Seeing if the cabs you have are stuff if sealed and line if ported might squeeze even more from them, but making a new box that sounds the same might require some analysis of what makes the boxes you have good.

Bone dust and CA is the best way.

Aim for a secondhand NJ and a decent setup. Some of them had trouble with tall bridges, but that is pretty fixable, using taperwound strings being the easiest way. The older Japanese NJ ones are proper top drawer stuff, as are the Mexican made TJ series, but going to have to get very lucky to find them.

Just spent far too long staring at the bridge pickup.

Get your degree first, then set to wasting it once you've got it. Use free time to make friends with attractive photography students rather than playing music.

Active preamp in your bass is pretty independent from the amps power supply, unless the amp dumped some inappropriate voltage into the input, which should have blown some fuses pretty soon. I'd guess there might be an internal fuse that will show up gone in the amp. The loose output jack might be a cause rather than a result.

Bear in mind there are plenty of other good solid bridges out there.

Done aside from setting up: [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/Incarante/inkhorrordone.jpg[/IMG]

Adding various other cabs will give louder, but will tend to sound messier. Rule is more cabs the same for same sound but louder, all new cabs for a different sound.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1335299561' post='1629044'] When you have too many pedals you're just tap dancing and focusing on what effect you'll use next, rather than truely playing well. [/quote] Once you have got the toe tapping to keep time thing going on, its a minor variation. Sadly I learn to play keeping time by thrusting my crotch, and consequently have to velcro my pedals to the side of my cab and have sexy amps.

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