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The SR5 pre-amp really needs a Nordstrand 5.3 pick-up to work correctly. The pre-amp uses a form of balanced input in single coil and series mode. I've spent a lot of time playing around with various pre-amps and pick-ups in mine. There might be a way to do it but without actually having the 5.2 it is very difficult to explain. If you're anywhere near SW Surrey the I'd be happy to try and fathom it out.

[quote name='Merton' post='251847' date='Jul 31 2008, 09:20 AM']Don't own such a bass I'm afraid OBBM does tho [/quote] I nearly didn't. I had to physically prise it out of Matt's hands before he left when he called in a couple of months ago. BTW mines and SR5.

[quote name='gilmour' post='245488' date='Jul 22 2008, 04:28 PM']You're a legend, thanks so much [/quote] No problem. I've spent many hours with SR5 pick-ups and pre-amps.

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QUOTE (benwhiteuk @ Jul 20 2008, 04:42 PM) maybe I'm a bit late with this...but I'd have one off you I'm always having issues with short Euro leads when I'm setting up at a gig. Still available. pm sent.

[quote name='peted' post='242501' date='Jul 18 2008, 10:59 AM']... I wanted to make sure I didn't make a pratt of myself by doing something silly [/quote] Did you have something in mind? In my experience if someone is going to make a pratt of themselves they will do it regardless of any rules or etiquette.

[quote name='peted' post='242474' date='Jul 18 2008, 10:31 AM']I've created a [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:bass_bash_etiquette"]Wiki page[/url] so people can jott down their ideas for Bass Bash etiquette. I think it would be best to keep the concepts quite 'open' and not direct i.e. I don't think we can ban Slap completely [/quote] It this yet another facet of the British Nanny State. We have been running bashes for several years without any rules or etiquette and without problems. Why do we have to start now? Most BCers are responsible and considerate people.

[quote name='mrhectic' post='242054' date='Jul 17 2008, 07:23 PM']I doubt i'l ever get mine serviced. Probably wont get it looked at till it i come across a fault or problem. But its good to have an idea of what they would do! see what you get for the money.[/quote] I do recommend that you check that the fans are both functioning correctly. Fan failure can lead to epensive repairs.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORANGE-AD200-MK3-BASS-AMP-OBC115-GUITAR-CAB_W0QQitemZ180265602498"]ORANGE AD200 MK3 BASS AMP & OBC115 GUITAR CAB[/url] His narrative is very misleading quoting list prices rather than street prices. AD200 Mk3 - list is £1350, street price is £1149 OBC115 Cab - list is £520, street price is £399 Street Total for new £1548 with full warranty A BIN of £1450 is not much of a reduction for used equipment without warranty.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='241221' date='Jul 16 2008, 08:22 PM']Wow, thats cool. Was it easy to do? That would suit me. I like the pots as well. Nice one.[/quote] Step 1. Buy the bits. - Matching Lindy Fralin jazz pick-up (or my case the whole set). - Pair of stacked 250K/500K CTS pots plus a pair of individual 250K CTS pots. - 2 sets of stack knobs. Step 2. Take off strings, scratch plate and neck and store carefully. Pack and send body and pick-up to the Gallery with instructions to route for jazz pick-up, supply and fit side jack and battery box (just in case of future mods). Step 3. While waiting for body to return: - Dismantle 250K/500K and 250K pots. - Re-assemble stack knob pots with 250K track from single pot instead of 500K to give 250K/250K. - Assemble pots onto scratch-plate and wire using 0.03uF capacitor in bridge tone and .05uF capacitor in neck tone control. Step 4. When body returns, fit pickups and neck. Wire pick-ups to pots, fit scratch plate. Restring, tune and test. Step 5. Enjoy

Modification complete but still trying different pots, etc.

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[quote name='alexclaber' post='236715' date='Jul 10 2008, 05:32 PM']How much does your cab matter when you have a full-size PA? Alex[/quote] Alas full-size PAs are a luxury on my local pub ciruit. Firstly there is rarely room. Sometimes you're are lucky if you have any vocal foldback and as for putting a bass through the PA? Hah! The only time I've ever used a decent PA has been at outdoor festivals and a few major venues that have their own house systems and engineers. In most cases your amp is your backline and monitor and if you want to sound right and hear yourself then it's your personal responsibility to get the level and the EQ right because no-one else is going to help you. That's when decent gear helps. Nicely put Happy Jack, I'm with you 100%.

[quote name='Toadonroll' post='239415' date='Jul 14 2008, 06:56 PM']Thanks for that, I've had a bit of a hoover... Anyone know much else about this?[/quote] Run it up out of the sleeve, get it hot and make sure both fans are working. Make sure the valve is well seated in its socket and that the pins are not corroded. Check that all the pots are functioning. Mine fell over once and the impact cracked the track on the sub-octaver pot. Only discovered after I'd sold it. :blush: Clean all the pots and jack sockets. Why not email Ashdown and ask for a service schedule, in the same way as garages publish service cshedules for cars.

The pick-up and pre-amp of the single H SR5 are very closely connected because of the coil switching. As far as I am aware the pick-up selection options of the HH are quite different. This would therefore imply that the pre-amp design is quite different. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to hook up a second pick-up to an H SR5 pre-amp. You would never be able to buy an HH pre-amp from EB. They just don't sell them. You might find one on eBay. It took me 4 years to find an SR5 H pre-amp. Keep your SR5 as it is, and if you have to tinker, then do it on the Sub.

It's not the stage covering that's the problem it's what's under the stage. If it's empty space, it will resonate in sympathy with the lower registers. In these conditions I , and many others here, stand the amp on an accoustic isolating platform like a "Gramma Pad". It very effectively decouples the amp from the stage. I always take mine with me now and at the first sight of a stage it's the first bit of kit out of the car.

I was a Trace user for years. I had two sets, a 2x10/small 1x15 and a 4x10/big 1x15. Then following a magazine review and in the search for compactness I went for Ashdown with two 4x8s. They were not light however and had their drawbacks. Then I had the opportunity to get an SWR Goliath Senior 6x10 which was heavy again but sounded the dogs..... At this point, mid 2004, I had been a member of Bassworld for about 2 years. Then in early 2005 trying to reduce size and having read such great reviews I went searching for an Accugroove cabinet. I went to a shop to try one, hated it and ended up trying and buying an Epifani UL310. That got me into Epi and a pair of 1x12s followed a year later. Nothing to do with the Forum, just a good demo in a shop that stocked them. The real problem is that these shops are few and far between, unless you live in London. Most local stores just stock the mass market products. It's only this year that I have bought a cab based on the comments by other Forum members

[quote name='bassjamm' post='233005' date='Jul 5 2008, 03:15 AM']Hi guys, Just another quick question if i may please. If an amp has a one of the switches to convert it as we were talking about, but it converts it to 230 volts, not the 240 that we work on, would that be ok/safe? Thanks Jamie[/quote] Settings for 220-volts, 230-volts or 240-volts are all OK.

[quote name='CPF' post='230692' date='Jul 1 2008, 05:10 PM']I've been playing with the idea of replacing the pickup in my stingray for a while. I get a really weak G string sound, and tbh sounds a lttle.. i dunno dead. it's doubtless the desire to fiddle added in as well. I've heard great things about the Nordstrand and thats what i'd go for. Also i remember john east doing a 2 band based on a very early pre-amp, but with a sweepable mid added in, so you'd have bass and treble on one stacked, and gain and sweep for the mid on another. Since you're building it all from scratch a series/parallel switch has gotta be on there. it'd be rude not to.. these 3 are all things i'm thinking of doing to my stock ray. By nothing, could you please elaborate? Cheers[/quote] That comment was based on information posted by others who have done this mod, mainly on the former Dudepit Forum. The Nordstrand is designed to be very close to the original MM Alnico pick-up and John East's pre-amp emulates the original pre-EB version without copying it and infringing copyright. You'd be best talking to John directly. I have an Alnico Nordstrand in an SR5 and am very pleased with it.

[quote name='bassjamm' post='230160' date='Jun 30 2008, 11:06 PM']Right...just had a look at what we're talking about!!! If i needed a transformer, what wattage allowance would i need? Would i be correct in thinking the following? - Using my SVT-II as an example, it's a 300 watt amp. So lets say it was from the US running at the 110 Volts they use, and i want to use it here in the UK...would i need a 300 watt transformer, or would be ok with just any transformer that converted the 240 volt power form the plug into a 110 volt source for the amp? Or...would i need something that can take a lot more than the 300 watts? Thanks J[/quote] Your SVT is 300-watts output of audio signal. It will also output some heat as amplifiers are not 100% efficient. The input power is therefore greater than the quoted output power The manual says the consumption is 460VA which is near enough an output of 500-watts. So input power required is 500-watts. This is the same whether running on 110-volts or 240-volts. Power = volts x amps. In the eample of the SVT you should be looking for a 240-volt to 110-volt step-down transformer with 500-watt capacity. I hope I haven't confused you.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='228962' date='Jun 29 2008, 12:26 PM']BUMP!!! As for price, thanks to Merton's amazing nefotiating skills I think we have the 2 rooms for £100! So how about some thoughts as to what would be a fair cost? If we have 30 people on the day at £50 then that will cover it nicely, but if we want to raise a bit more for charity (including Basschat), then maybe £7.50 each? Maybe OBBM can remember what we all paid last year - wasn't it £10 per head Dave? - and we could use that as our yardstick..[/quote] It was £10 per person. The venue was £100. 23 attendees. £130 to charity.

Deputised in a former band as their regular chap wasn't going to turn down the opportunity to play with the Jackie Lynton Band along with John Coghlan (Quo's original drummer). It gave me an opportunity to get out and play again with the Micky Kemp Band who now have the amazing Darrell Bath (ex-Ian Hunter, among many) on guitar. He's like a cross between Keith Richards and Wilco Johnson) and knows where he fits in the mix. Interestingly he plays with his amp facing backwards so he can turn it up without deafening the audience. It was a private party in a 100-year old village hall, so great accoustics, and an ideal opportunity to try out the Orangtino rig. All I can say is wonderful. As things warmed up the dance floor got heaving but unfortunately the conditions of the music license in the hall meant we had to stop far too early. Back to how gigging should be though. Fun.