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Prefer to stand where I can see the kick drum pedal, usually next to the snare/high-hat.  This is probably why I have defective hearing and tinnitus.

It's been reported that Dr. Feelgood's Mercedes Sprinter van containing all instruments and equipment was stolen from Hockley, Essex, overnight.

Please share this message and report any sightings to the Police ASAP.

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

I suspect @obbmwill tell a different story!

Yes Slightly different John.  In my latter days at Sony Broadcast I was Technical Manager for Exhibitions, a kind of super Roadie.  For some months prior to the big trade shows I would meet with the Product Managers and we would decide what we show and how it would be demonstrated.  From these discussions a list of equipment and a set of schematics was produced.  For the very large show (IBC in Amsterdam) I used to take on two broadcast engineering students from Ravensbourne College in Bromley for the summer months to help.  It helped me enormously and gave them an insight into a large manufacturer, the industry, got them to the show and they got paid.  Our Logistics people did a great job in allocating all the products required  and packing it by area.  I should point out that the largest stand we built was 40m x 25m triple decker so the amount of equipment required filled a number of 40-ft artics.  It was like building a TV station from scratch in 10 days. I used a team of 4 or 5 installation wiremen and would work closely with the stand builders to get all the inter-area cabling installed.  Once we started putting product into the stand the Product Managers and Product Support Engineers would finish connecting up and start commissioning.  We liked to keep them away until it was convenient to us for them to be there so they used to attend the Sales Meeting. The afternoon before opening all the sales guys descended on us for hands-on training.  For the whole of the build we were in very casual dress but come opening time everyone was there in their suits, regardless of what time we finished the night before.  Once it was over we had 3 days to take it all apart put the right kit in the right boxes, store away all the cables and ship everything back.

Sorry I've rambled on for too long but happy days. 

Since the prostate was whipped out 15 years ago I’ve almost always sat down to gig. Initially it was a tall bar stool but now I use an Eich active drum throne with the kick drum fed into it. A sort of kick up the backside. I certainly feel more comfortable and never had a problem as the keyboard player also sits.

Joel has just taken delivery of my Markbass Nano.  Perfect transaction.  Deal with confidence.

If I had a DOB Fender Precision it would obviously be a fake as I was born 5 years before it was created.

12 minutes ago, Undertone said:

Interesting. Thanks

Just found a picture of the inside of it and the input socket is wired directly to a small transformer. I can also see a rectifier and smoothing capacitors so it definitely needs AC. If it came with a 4.8VA adaptor then that should be a minimum requirement. If you find something with a higher rating then that will be fine.

4 hours ago, Undertone said:

Great, thankyou. So next question is then something like:  Does tube gear more generally need AC power ?

That is, this power unit normally powers a Reussenzehn BassMax tube pre-amp (12-15V), which is kind of a pedal (has stomp switches etc.).  But pedals usually take DC.  So is it the tube nature of this product that causes it to require AC, or something else do you think?  I've contacted the guy in Germany who makes these but he's not responding and forum searches seem to suggest he's known for being cantankerous.  The label on the pre-amp has worn so as to be illegible.  This power supply came with it but it's and EU plug (I know I can use an adapter) but I was hoping to replace with with a UK plug version. Finally, it needs 12-15V; am I likely to get better performance from 15V vs 12V?  (I'm assuming there's no internal voltage doubling / step-up going on).

Thanks again

 

Certain Electro-Harmonix pedals that use valves, English Muff'n and Black Finger Compressor, use 12-volt AC Adaptors.  Inside they use a small step-up transformer to generate 300-volts for the valves' anodes so they can work as originally designed.  It could well be that your BassMax does something similar.  One would need to check the circuit schematic.  BTW It is possible to get 13A based 240v AC to 12v AC plug in adaptors. 

2 hours ago, patch006 said:

Hi there , do you happen to pass exeter ever at all? I am interested in the berg 

Currently not driving following knee operation but when I am, hopefully soon, I could meet half way or at County border.

I was very saddened to read just now on Facebook that Nick finally lost his fight with cancer last night.  He was well known to many here as his appetite for basses was insatiable.  We met purely by chance when, many years ago, I won a Lakland DJ4 on Ebay.  He dropped it round to my house and during the ensuing conversation it materialised that he also frequented this place. We remained friends from then on.  My sincere condolences to Alice and his canine companions. 

Back in the early 90s, just after I'd picked up the bass again after a long break, a local pub was renovated and re-opened as the Blues Tavern.  The new owner/landlord, whose name I forget, was well connected in the music business and had the late Denny Laine living in a motorhome in the carpark.  Denny used to run the regular Jam nights and so I got to play with him a few times.

2 hours ago, samkeen said:

I’m in Devon, any recommendations for experts in the South West much appreciated. Thanks! 

Not a strictly a Luthier but RussAudio, who is just outside Camborne, comes highly recommended by everyone down here. 

He seems to be able to fix almost anything.

https://russaudio.business.site/

It's interesting how people say they don't initially get on with the HX Stomp.  It happened to me 2 years ago and after a few days I returned it but never one to give up easily I've just got another and thoroughly enjoying using it.  A  quick question, has anyone successfully made a preset that emulates the slap of a double bass?

Markbass Nano 300-watt Amplifier in original box.

Now £200 posted to mainland UK.

I've been here since the early days of Bassworld, i.e. about 23 years. There was a time when I would post a lot but nowadays I just like to browse and rarely comment.  It was through here that I had the idea to start my cable business as there was a need that wasn't being fulfilled. Making and selling cables showed me that there was life after retirement, kept me busy and I made many friends in the process, so thank you one and all.  There is no doubt that no matter what the topic, if you ask, someone will have the answer.  Long may it continue.   

Some years ago I parted company with my Stingray 5, the one with a Status neck, because I was finding it too difficult to play with my small slightly arthritic hands and it didn't fit the band I was in at the time.  I went back to playing 4-string basses yet I keep getting the urge to get a 5-string USA Sterling.  Ridiculous really when I know that I won't be able to play it well. 

I’ve had a Metro Hybrid PJ for about 10 years and it is still my No.1 bass. Never had a problem with it. Also had a couple of Metro UV70s. Only sold them because I don’t get on with Jazz bodies.

On 21/12/2023 at 20:07, Chienmortbb said:

I would not use either. The bass that you are not using will be a parallel impedance to the bass you are using. This will affect your tone, and not in a good way.

Totally agree. It also depends what the two basses are as the result will be different. For example if both are passive then the tone controls on one will effect the other and vice- versa.  It would be best to have complete isolation via a switch of some sort.

On 05/12/2023 at 12:38, Linus27 said:

 

@obbm I'm actually thinking of getting a Markbass Nano 300 as I like the clean Markbass tone. How do you find the Nano 300? Is it clean like most Markbass heads and is it fairly loud and punchy? Are you happy with it?

The Nano seems pretty clean and very loud. I run it flat and use a Sansamp BDDI in front of it. I have no complaints.

I'll throw in a couple of amps that I use with my BF One10(s).

Markbass Nano 300

Genzler Magellan 350

Not quite as small or light as the Elf but worth a look.

I bought this from here very recently just to see what it was like. 

Amazingly loud little practice amp but sadly not enough oomph to drive my Eich active drum stool.

£50 posted to the UK.

Apologies to the original seller for using his excellent photos but they are so much better than anything that I could take.

In early 1963 we decided to create a band for a school dance in July.  Nobody could play or had a bass so I made one and modified the family radiogram to use as an amp.  This band did the one gig and then split however another was formed which lasted until the end of the year and then folded due to parental pressure and A-levels.  My first ever paid gig was NYE 1963.  Post A-levels two of us started another band, The Elite Clique, which played Surrey Delta R&B and early Rock 'n' Roll.  We gigged locally until the rhythm guitarist got a steady girlfriend who persuaded him to leave and the drummer left to concentrate on school work.  We then tried to start a soul band but it never quite worked out and in 1966 I retired, sold my gear and regretted it for years after.   

Sadly the bass guitar hadn't been invented in 1946.

The output of crossover in your subs is Line Level and your tops are passive so between the two you are going to need a power amplifier or change the tops to active ones. 

ZZZ.