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[quote name='neepheid' post='130418' date='Jan 30 2008, 01:43 AM']I'll keep that in mind [/quote] Hey you! I got dibs on that. When you coming back round with that OLP? I really fancy a plonk about on it now I'm not under any time pressures.

[quote name='Dave_MuadDib' post='129929' date='Jan 29 2008, 12:22 PM']... I use a pick, and sometimes I go a little bit crazy in a live situation... Will this pedal help balance that out a bit?[/quote] Yes. I got mine for this very reason. I'm a fingerer but when I get carried away I'll slap, pop and do like flamenco fingernail strums (don't know the name for this technique) - originally got it coz when I put my GT6 through the fx loop I've no longer got any limiting front end for when I take my fits, but now I've gone back to playing with the GT6 before the amp again so have comp/lim off that. A smidge of BLE100's "Enhance" is good in any situation (I use it at home to fatten up the sound with out adding extra volume) but it can add hiss tho.

Bloody hell ain't it the way! You wait for ever for one then 2 come along at once. The first one (above) didn't last a day on the bay before being snapped up but now there's [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-8-x-10-Speaker-Cabinet-ABM-810-1200-watt_W0QQitemZ200194589189QQihZ010QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this[/url] one. In more used condish but sitting at a 100 squids. He's selling a monster [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-Bass-RPM-1-Pre-amp-Power-Magnifier-1000-tuner_W0QQitemZ200194587950QQihZ010QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]head[/url] with preamp and tuner to go with it too. Ideal for those intimate little gigs.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-ABM-8x10-Bass-Speaker_W0QQitemZ220196840908QQihZ012QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]£350 BIN[/url] - not to be sniffed at. If I had a truck and a crane I'd 'ave it.

Man I'd be pretty scunnered if any of my axes ended up in that state after only 2 years looks good otherwise. Only one feedback tho.

Lol those pics are so detailed that you could probably just build your own one off of them.

LOL [url="http://www.spitlikethis.com/mp3.html"]This[/url] really is the closet thing to [b]Spinal Tap [/b](with a bit camp Jello Biafra thrown in) I have ever heard. [b]Trust Your Instincts :[/b] [i]....Selling used panties on eBay Sure is a way to make a living....[/i]

Went for [size=4]£940 [/size]in the end.

[quote name='OldGit' post='125721' date='Jan 22 2008, 08:55 PM']Ho ho ho Tonight Radcliffe and Maconie were wondering why RHCP had done so well.. Stuart suggested the socks were the main reason ..[/quote] Out of interest did they come up with any real reasons. I've wondered the same thing really as although I like them and would still go to see them live I've not really rated any of their stuff since One Hot Minute - which ironically is when they hit the big time (Californication).

[url="http://eps.mcgill.ca/monteregian/_files/movies2_files/spinal_tap1.jpg"]Derek Smalls[/url]

[quote name='Hamster' post='125151' date='Jan 21 2008, 11:58 PM']As for the 10k pots - the pickups must be putting out a seriously weak signal![/quote] Believe me they are utter wimps (which is why I'm worried about the Artec EQ's) but when the pre-amp is working properly the output is phenomenal.

The comments [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=191198"]here[/url] on TalkBass from [b]Stratman [/b]and [b]miktit [/b]are interesting too - although I think miktit is saying that the white should come from the tone pot.

Just having a flick through the net before getting the soldering iron out again and I found [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=405423&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1"]this[/url]. The sixth post from [b]A M Littley [/b] seems to concur exactly with my diagram. There's also a mention further down that hint to the success of an Artec MT2 pre-amp as a substitute.

Both times I saw Electric Eel Shock the drummer wore a sock.... just a sock!

[quote name='Hamster' post='125042' date='Jan 21 2008, 09:26 PM']At the moment your tone pot is doing nothing. Try connecting the blue wire to earth, and connect the green wire to the centre tab of the tone pot, then connect the centre tab of the tone pot to the tip of the output jack. Cut the earth connection between the top tab of the tone pot and the back of the tone pot, and replace it with the 0.47 cap. If that don't work, try swapping the blue and green wires [/quote] Thanks Hamster I'll give that a bash. Although I must say the tone pot was doing something when wired as active - when wired as passive (with the cap as you suggest) it made negligible difference but again that might be down to the odd values of the cap & pot. [quote name='Hamster' post='125042' date='Jan 21 2008, 09:26 PM']Adding higher value resistors while passive should make it quieter.[/quote] That's what I thought.

The 10k's I know are right for the active as I have the original branded ones. As for the green it's anybody's guess - I have never been able to find a proper wiring diagram for it. [b]edit[/b] : If I put in higher value risistors while passive will it be louder?

I should add that though I've wired it exactly as the passive diagram I'm still using all the 10k pots and the 0.47 cap coz that's all I have. I this why it is so quiet?

[quote name='mybass' post='124803' date='Jan 21 2008, 05:17 PM']Thats good, and set me right too as I didn't quite get the gist of what you wrote. Your wiring looks correct but, I'm looking at the green output from the pre amp going to a tag on the tone pot that is then earthed out? Just checking with/for you that it is correct.[/quote] Aye that's how I've been wiring it up. Do you think that greeny's dodgy?

[quote name='Musky' post='121112' date='Jan 15 2008, 08:48 PM'][url="http://jeanoroid.com/danogirls.jpg"]http://jeanoroid.com/danogirls.jpg[/url] [/quote] You could almost hang your bass off what her on the far left has to offer.

Ok here my attempt at a circuit diagram for the Reds. I'd be awfully glad if those in the know could see if this makes sense. but as it stands it is now wired exactly like [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=std_jazz_bass"]this[/url].

[quote name='neepheid' post='124638' date='Jan 21 2008, 02:21 PM']Well, if you're willing to wait a wee while (like pay day) I'm going to order an SE-2A for my OLP MM3, so we can give it a shot with your Reds first if you like...[/quote] Bonzer idea mate! (btw Mel spoke to Scoot and he will be in touch. His own bee in a biscuit tin was giving him jip this w/end so he was a bitty preoccupied )

[quote name='mybass' post='124613' date='Jan 21 2008, 02:03 PM']Are these actives? I'm sure I tried some many many years ago. They used 10k pots. If they are active and I may be stating the obvious, they will need a battery, NOT just plugging into the "active" input on your amp. The passive/active input on an amplifier generally acts as a level input control for low/high volumes FROM the particular passive or active bass guitar. I wouldn't think that using a pre amp designed for passive p/ups would help IF you have active p/ups in your bass. Do check the wiring again, making sure the battery connections (if any) are wired correctly. My experience of any type of signal loss, (basses, guitars, mikes, cabinets) has very often been faulty or broken wiring. Brrrr, could be new p/ups! Good luck.[/quote] Yup active for deffo. Maybe I didn't word it correctly but I had it wired as an active circuit (battery in circuit) and as a passive (different/simpler configuration, minus the battery) and I was just checking the diff in the inputs on my amp. I wasn't expecting magic just experimenting - and I think that the different resultant outputs are interesting/relevant. Believe me Matt and I spent hours on this and I can now solder and de-solder this thing with my eyes shut - but I'd prolly burn myself. Maybe if I get a minute I'll up the active diagram and someone can check it for me.

Cheers for the links Matt. The more I look at these the less I feel for them ([url="http://www.artecsound.com/se3.html"]this[/url] would be nice though) I'm just not sure they're gonna amplify the Reds enough.

No-one? Perhaps this would do better over on General Discussion?

[quote name='OldGit' post='124260' date='Jan 20 2008, 11:29 PM']... depends on what they say whether I adjust the DFA knob or a real one [/quote] Ha ha. Like it. I just made a mental note of where my DFA knob is for future reference.