Mr. Foxen

[quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1327321982' post='1509202'] This post isn't directed at you personally Ed, but let me make myself clear. I wanted to know if basses were damaged by ciggarette smoke because, short of the silks on the ends of strings, there's[b] nothing pourous[/b] about any bass I've ever owned. [/quote] Only play those non-wooden basses? Think BigRedX is of the same mindset.

All standard sort of BS though. Star grounding in spite of all the earthed pots touching the screening, lack of active components within the shielding and such. Some of these people belieive that sort of stuff.

Stroud is good to gig in by all accounts, not much else for people to do that go to gigs and smoke weed. Strings are massively a personal choice, so you'll need to say a lot about your tone and playing style/technique, and budget. Elixir strings are expensive, but last ages if you are a fingers player what won't tear the coating off, so you save in the long run, but some people hate the feel. Then you have to figure guage. They are my favoured since I play fingerstyle,nee a bright tone without horrible finger squeak if I slide over them with loads of gain, may be a totally different situation to yours. As for cables, pick a length and message BCer OBBM, makes cables to order of good quality at a good price.

If there is a Japanese custom shop for the domestic market, you'll end up with a funny Engrish name as it says here. The [font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size="2"][b]"JCCS Certificate."[/b][/size][/font] should say its one if the place exists, and additonal work has been done, as necessitated by being a Fender. from the info given it seems to be fine, but the info given might be BS

This is how I learned valve amps: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/141102-sound-city-b120-mkiv-restoration/page__hl__restoration

Coil tap on a P bass? So you can turn off two of your strings? Sounds handy.

Just picturing the Orange Terror bass sat on top of this. Silly.

If it was Doom, it woul only like that because his real rig is so loud everyone would die, so its off behind the stage facing away. Hence two 100w ENGL heads there. It isn't like those would be quiet. Actually it is black metal, so trve tone comes from 10w SS Peavey with torn speakers, down a well. Hence needing a backdrop. Or you can use this pedal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WcsV7hQ1V4

I dunno why people keep saying big amps are for stadiums. Stadiums always have a PA. Big amps are for places where you need to be loud and carry your own without PA help. The directional bit of 4x12s kind of kills it but it keeps the guitarist from blasting me when I'm off to the side.

Start with a good clean. meths and cotton buds and spray contact cleaner. Hoover the dust out the inside.

See if you can replace the washer with alternatives made up of sliced up washing up liquid bottle.

[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1327168407' post='1507396'] Ah OK then - only when you know you have a true Standby switch [/quote] Really, there isn't a reason to do it anyway, so better rule is just don't. If you plug in the amp after its on, it means you are poking around the back of a live high voltage electrical thing, which is seriously silly.

But it is easier to get valve like compression and harmonic distortion from valves. Which is the important thing.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1327171065' post='1507437'] I played in a band with a guitarist who had an old Fender Twin 2x12. Always complained he couldn't hear himself on stage yet I saw people in the middle of the hall physically wincing when he hit a particularly agressive chord - that combo just had such a long 'throw' but little volume right up close. I had a similar thing with a Trace 4x10 once, not much up on stage but deafening at the back of the room. [/quote] It is down to the treble being directional. Point speakers at his ears instead of knees and it sorts out.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1327170460' post='1507427'] What is it about a 12inch speaker that is so appealing? Do they need the surface area to push air? That's a rhetorical question by the way And what is it about 4x12's? I see them routinely used in small pubs. Why do they need so many speakers? [/quote] There aren't really many good guitar speakers that aren't 12 inch. Especially if you judge them by who used them in the day.

Kind of a bad assumption because some amps have a switch market standby that is actually just a mute, since muting is the main useful function of a standby switch.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1327163851' post='1507302'] I don't understand why. All you need to do is stick the pics on Photobucket and link to them... or am I missing something? [/quote] Missing that some people can't operate complicated things like computers, information, and suchlike, but still assume they have the right to do so.

I google the item numbers on some of my more interesting items, to see if people on forums are giving away things I should put into the listing, found one where people were complaining about there only being one pic, whilst there was a whole album of pics in the middle of the listing. Uusually find its worth mesaging and asking for pics with an email, because uploading can be hard for some people.

So is that area any different between valve and solid state amps?

I count it as doing a favour for the people that paid to get in not the numpty who doesn't maintain his equipment.

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1327104655' post='1506633'] unless you can afford the very best Ampegs. [/quote] This bit kind of gives away that the rest isn't right. Ampegs are not very good amplifiers, but they are very valvey with all the distortion, compression and limitations that valves do. The brand mean nothing but excessive price. You can get much more hifi valve amps that are much harder to tell from solid state by listening, but usually the value of the valves is in the limitations and errors. Also it is all about voltage, because it is voltage that makes speakers accelerate.

Just spotted this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marshall-super-bass-lead-clone-100w-guitar-amp-kit-/220936892478?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3370dd703e Can't recomend it since carbon comp resistors 'tone mojo' is what gives you amps sounding like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGAOjFLCmJE

Buy a dead one and rebuild it.

Pulled because it sold off ebay most likely. Thing ebay are being cautious post violin smashing.

There isn't enough air in the box for this to get loads of low end. The other one, with the slightly wonky speakers? Should be able to get plenty of lows with the right speakers. Better using the 2x15 for lows and the 4x15 with a small driven amp for awesome driveyness.