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22 minutes ago, SH73 said:
Today, I had my Marshall DSL40CR delivered. I ordered it from gear4music and it arrived from the warehouse in Germany to my address in the UK in just over 24 hours. The temperatures were rather cold recently , minus 4 degrees C and as the amp travelled in a van, airplane then van again, it was exposed to cold temperatures. My instinct and chat GPT suggest leaving it at the room temperature for 24 hours before switching on to allow for the cold components and valves to acclimatize and allow for the condensation build up to dry. Is this something I should adhere to? So difficult to resist the temptation, plug it in and crack it up!
Resist, resist. Just another day to wait. Better that than be asking for details of a competent repair person for a blown-up valve amp, no..? Wise advice for any electronic equipment, really, but for an amp which will, by its functioning, heat up cold glass rapidly, it's a 'no-brainer'. Patience, young grasshopper; patience.
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31 minutes ago, BigAlonBass said:
Would it be possible to get rid of the "Confused" Emoji, and insert a "Rolling Eyes" Emoji instead?
Recently, some of the Comments on a few Threads have become sillier, or even more radical, and they deserve nothing less.
(Don't recommend an "angry" Emoji. I don't want these posters to think they're annoying me. I simply want a way to express my opinion on their 'views').
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24 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:
Sorry if this is not an option but one thing I do when getting fingertip pain is to switch to playing with a pick. Luckily I have free reign over my tone, fills, etc. so if the attack and note choice is different, as long as the fundamentals of the bassline are there it's ok. It made me improve my pick playing to a point where I will play almost anything with a pick if I need to.
This tends to be a rather clumsy option for the fretting hand, though.
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4 hours ago, Woodinblack said:
Yes, but in a passive system, changing the volume does actually change the EQ, not just the perception of it.
I'm not sure that I understand the difference, unless one is playing into an oscilloscope for measuring. All that counts is what is perceived, I'd say. The end result of any active or passive system is that any change of one element affects the whole, as for as human hearing is concerned. Peace.
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11 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:
... Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass- Mel bay ...
A winner, I think.
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18 minutes ago, itu said:
OK, I studied acoustics ...
No need to get excited, though. I was just pointing out that adjusting any one setting does change the perception of the overall sound, so touching at 'treble' (or whatever...) would naturally lead to touching elsewhere, such as volume, to compensate. The overall sound changes if one changes any single element of that sound. That's all. Peace.
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24 minutes ago, itu said:
Let's put it this way:
1) I want to change volume and volume only. Not tone.
2) I want to change treble and keep it that way, no matter at which volume, or blend setting.
List goes on. If any adjustment affects other adjustments, it does not work right. Tonal flexibility means that I can rely on what is happening when I dial my sound from the bass.
Would you buy a mixer where changes in level and balance make changes to the equalizer?
[If "passive" means £5 parts (excluding pickups), and "active" means £10 tone stack and a £2 battery holder to the bass, me want more. A. Jackson removed all sound degrading components between the pickup and the studio board for reason.]
Perceived tone will change with a volume change, that's just in the physiological functioning of human ears. I realise, of course, that some musicians do not seem to have human ears (or, at least, human hearing...). There is no 'magic bullet' that compensates 'automatically' to keep it all 'as one wants it'; some adjustment around the original change is most often required, or acceptance that it's changed, and it's fine.
(Disclaimer : I'm a drummer, so what would I know ..?)
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51 minutes ago, ezbass said:
Works here.
I tried other browsers, no dice. Maybe a regional thing; the French are to be kept in the dark over this product.
Hmm...
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32 minutes ago, Alba said:
Maybe this one may work! If not it was a Dickies no scratch mechanics belt.
Nope, no cigar.
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43 minutes ago, Owen said:
Thanks. I am looking for active boxes...
Ah, OK. Well then ...
... or ...
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3 minutes ago, Alba said:
A buckle-less belt that holds up my trousers since I lost a bit of weight that doesn't scratch my basses. Don't want for much and simple things please these days! https://amzn.eu/d/98Wez6U
Duff link, I think..?
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I tidy cales away using the 'figure of eight' method; I finish by lifting it up from each side (left and right...), and put a Velcro band around it to keep it as a loop. No tangles, no twists. Works with all types of cables, and garden hoses. Hope this helps.
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A test piece to check that your Stanley knife can still cut cardboard..?
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2 minutes ago, ajkula66 said:
It's not "change for the sake of change". It's about staying afloat.
As for "good"...Hofners were always lagging behind Framus and Hoyer when it came to quality, even 50 years ago. IMO, that is.
Cool conversation pieces nevertheless.
Hofner have been making concert-quality violins, cellos etc for decades; I don't know what change is expected there.
Gibson gave up on the 335 (poor sales...) but made a mint when the fashion changed, and now they are a key product 'with the Epiphone versions selling well, too...). We don't know what financial issues Hofner may or may not have, nor how to fix these; maybe it's time for a change, but maybe they'd be better off sticking to what they do best..? Speculation, all off it.
Disclaimer : I have many Hofner guitars and basses, (mostly vintage...), and find them to be excellent for my style and tastes. None of them come anywhere near the description 'boat anchor'. I do not (nor can I ...) play 'slap' bass, nor punk rock. Chord-melody is more 'my thing', and noodling. Peace.
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15 hours ago, ajkula66 said:
...Time for a change.
Why..? I don't understand this perpetual need for 'change'. If it's Good, it's Good. New stuff, old stuff... Nothing needs to be 'changed' just for 'changes' sake, does it..?
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24 minutes ago, daveybass said:
Mad news but who would buy it?
Hofner make excellent instruments, and not just basses.
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Was this sold as 'book-matched' in the description, or just 'figured'..?
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Cut a suitable pick-guard (scratch plate...) to shape; black, maybe. It'll hide any mis-match. Problem solved.
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Hmm...
New Vs Vintage Turntable?
in General Discussion
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Just a 'throw-away' comment; I had a look at pictures of these various decks and, as a philistine, don't see any major difference in overall 'decor' aspect. I appreciate that we all have different perspectives, and it seems to be important for some, but it escapes me. They all look much of a muchness, to me, from a visual point of view. I have no comment on their technical merits; it's just the appreciation of their aesthetics that I fail to understand. Just sayin'; peace.