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[quote name='carlosfandango' post='200174' date='May 16 2008, 09:35 AM']I need to get out more! [/quote] No, I'm the one who should get out more.

I have a Sony F780. Sony provided the wireless mics for one of the Rolling Stones world tours and produced a capsule for Jagger which had the same characteristics as the SM58. I have the same. I think it's better and clearer. Keep an eye on ebay as they come up sometimes and are great value.

It's been there for several months. They even tried to auction it at BIN for £2000 a while ago.

I've got some 6-metre IEC (kettle) to UK 13-Amp leads if you are going to buy a new one.

Jack, firstly, and I'm not jokin, but if others were wincing and you couldn't hear it then I seriously recommend that you get your hearing tested. As those who know me know I have a serious hearing deficiency and overcome the problem by boosting the mids on the bass. I don't know what bass you play but I usually use a jazz bass with a J-Retro and use the mid sweep on the Retro to boost the low mid frequencies. I recently used a P and couldn't hear a damn thing. BTW it's good to hear that the speaker cables are working well.

I've got one. Always take it and use it whenever playing on a hollow stage. Cuts out the boom and helps keep a nice tight sound.

A very nice guy. Always a pleasure to deal with.

Your rack case and the Warwick are certainly standard. It's the MESA that at first sight appears not to be. What is the distance between hole centres on the MESA?

[quote name='spider' post='195017' date='May 8 2008, 09:35 PM']Which is pretty much what I was saying, to the best of my knowledge the easiest way to achieve this is to wire a log pot backwards... Or am I missing something ? Probably.[/quote] It'll operate in the opposite direction to taht which is normally acceptable. Blend pots usually comprise a log and an antilog track. As one pick-up goes up so the other comes down.

[quote name='spider' post='194957' date='May 8 2008, 08:07 PM']So you're saying my information and advice is no use then...?[/quote] I can't for one minute see how you can jump to that conclusion from the four words that I wrote. Reverse log pots are exactly that, a reverse log scale. Also known as Anti-log. I believe John uses them so he will know where to source one which was Joe's original question I believe.

Joe, Ask John East.

[quote name='umph' post='194921' date='May 8 2008, 07:23 PM']thinking of getting one of these was wondering if it'd be any good on bass? just looking for something that would be loud and have that valve warmth. also the seller says the speaker impedences are 3.75, 7.5 and 15ohms this seems a bit wierd would it be fine to use a 4ohm cab with it on the 3.75 ohm setting and i guess using 2 4 ohm cabs would be out of the question?[/quote] That's not weird at all for equipment of that age. It was made at a time when the standard speaker impedance was 15-ohms and 1, 2 or 4 of them gives you those numbers. Because of the way valve amps work the speaker impedance has a direct effect on the circuitry of the output stage and it is important that the speakers match the tranformer tap as near as possible. A 4-ohm cab will work fine on the 3.75-ohm tap, likewise an 8-ohm will work with the 7.5-ohm. 2.4-ohms is a no-no. Unlike solid-state amps however a valve amp will deliver its full output into whatever speakers you have connected as long as the output transformer tap is set correctly.

Reunion gig for band that played together 2000-2002. Not played together since 2002 apart from a single gig 20-months ago. Local pub. Great crowd. Pub manager said usually the space in front of the band is empty and the rest of the bar is full. For us it was the other way round. Much singing and dancing. No prior rehearsal. Played 3-hours without a break. 8;30pm til 11:30pm Only had an outline set list and we didn't keep to that. Mix of originals, covers and bar anthems. Just goes to show adrenaline works. No egos, no pretentions. None of us have lost it so it looks like we'll be doing some more very soon.

J, J all the way. Oh and a Lakland, not a Fender.

[quote name='macmrkt' post='151392' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:30 PM']On the bass side, I have several Sei basses...[/quote] You also once owned a Epifani UL502 which I purchased from you via the well known auction site.

Dr.Dave had one. It got stolen so he made himself a copy (The famous SkipCab). This could be his stolen one or the SkipCab. I suggest you ask him for his opinions on it.

I have a Peavey MAX pre-amp which I could be persuaded to part with. It's effectively the pre-amp section of the much-rated T-MAX bass amp. 1U rack mounting, 2 channels (valve and solid state with separate EQs, either channel or blend) cross-over, etc, etc. Nice bit of kit. Download the manual [url="http://www.peavey.com/support/searchmanuals/list/maxbass.cfm"]here[/url]

Thanks for the advice. A Hercules is flying in for me.

[quote name='steve-norris' post='185954' date='Apr 26 2008, 03:26 PM']Cheers, would it be possible to make me a cable with a 1/8" jack to do the job? I do have a little mixer but just want something simple for practice, my iAmp makes it very easy as it has a 1/8" input with level control.[/quote] I'll pm you this evening.