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[quote name='Hamster' post='1040353' date='Nov 28 2010, 07:49 PM']So, every penny raised - [u][b]£535[/b][/u] - goes to charity! - I'm very pleased!, and well done to all who chipped in and contributed to an enjoyable day in numerous ways! Colin[/quote] Superb achievement. Well done everybody.

A good afternoon indeed. Nice to put some faces to names. Thanks Nick, Hamster and all those who helped organise and run sessions. I went with no intention of buying anything and came away with an Aria EUB. Ah such is life. Thanks Clarky.

[quote name='Hamster' post='1038455' date='Nov 27 2010, 12:33 AM']Bit late - any chance of a 1m speakon - speakon, mine got nicked at a gig[/quote] No problem Colin. I will have a few spare speaker cables with me. Should be there just after lunch.

I don't see an Orange AD200B on the list. Should I bring mine?

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1037576' date='Nov 26 2010, 11:33 AM']Haha, I wish I could have fixed that! Was his 4x12 not confirmed to be this tho?[/quote] I thought the giveaway was in the very original post. How could he have known this without having the bcak off? [quote]I've got 1 Marshall JCM 800 Bass Series 4x12 fitted with 4 Celestion G12-65 15 ohm inpedance speakers[/quote]

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='1037231' date='Nov 26 2010, 12:50 AM']Hey! We're talking about a trace head! I'm sure there won't be any lack of power to the cabs coming from it! Trace gear puts out 4 ohm and not 2x8ohm. It's true that with 2 cabs with different ohmage the output isn't going to be the same for both, the 8 ohm cab will be a tad louder - can't do the math to tell how much louder, maybe someone can help on this?[/quote] Amplifiers don't put out ohms. They put out Watts into a load which is specified in Ohms. An amplifier has a minimum load into which it will deliver its maximum specified power. Trace amps, and the majority of other makes of amp, have a minimum load of 4-ohms which can be made up of any number of cabs as long as the total impedance does not go lower than 4-ohms. A Trace amp can have 2 x 8-ohm loads which happens to be 4-ohms. In many cases where there are two speaker output sockets they are labelled 8-ohms each so that dumbos don't stick 2x 4-ohm cabs onto it and see magic smoke.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1037328' date='Nov 26 2010, 07:30 AM']You could rewire the 4x12 to run at 8 ohms to get the same going to both, but the volume difference wouldn't be worth the hassle.[/quote] I'd be really interested to see how you would do that with 4 x15-ohm speakers. You could have solved an age-old problem.

[quote name='icastle' post='1036011' date='Nov 25 2010, 10:31 AM']Can't find any data on the Marshall JCM 800 Bass Series 4x12 but you can be 99% sure that it will be 8Ω as well. HTH[/quote] Don't see how you can say that when it has 4 x 15-ohm speakers. The 4x12 cab is probably 15-ohm.

[quote name='Paul S' post='1034835' date='Nov 24 2010, 10:37 AM']Does anyone have an Auralex Gramma pad they can bring with them for a quick before and after demo?[/quote] Yes. Will do.

If anyone needs any cables, I can bring them to the Bash and you can save on Paypal fees and postage.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1031376' date='Nov 21 2010, 01:37 PM']I'm guessing you mean Speakon (Neutrik) sockets, rather than XLR.[/quote] The majority of the earlier Trace equipment used Jacks and XLRs for the speaker connections.

[quote name='stonecoldbass' post='1031121' date='Nov 21 2010, 05:30 AM']I'm guessing by 'Baccaruda' you mean Barracuda... [/quote] I'm sorry but I can't pronounce Baccaruda.

For no apparent reason the expression "Plymouth Baccaruda" popped into my head this week. I remember it was an ad and a song from years ago. Had to find it and share it with you

The black tip of the coil selector switch is a push fit. Just pull it off, then when you are ready push it on. If you wreck it or lose it I have a few spares.

[quote name='icastle' post='1024222' date='Nov 15 2010, 03:00 AM']Klotz is the typical good quality OFC cable. Van Damme is also OFC but is silver plated and therefore has less resistance.[/quote] According to their published specifications, both cables have the same sized inner conductors and the same resistance per Km. The main difference is the capacitance between core and shield where Vandamme quote < 98 pf/m and Klotz quote 70 pF/m. BTW Vandamme core has 3 silver plated conductors and 4 bare copper. The screens for both are bare copper.

Epifani UL212, 4-ohms.

[quote name='longtimefred' post='1022525' date='Nov 13 2010, 03:22 PM']Hey hey! I am in desperate need of a wiring diagram for the 3 way switch for my 1989 stingray 5. If anyone has one hey could post on here or if anyone has a decent photo of one that will do as the one I got from ernie ball is rubbish!! Desperate to get my bass fixed so I can sell it!! Thanks Will[/quote] Have you asked EBMM Customer Service? They are usually very helpful.

[quote name='DHA' post='1022378' date='Nov 13 2010, 01:37 PM']My DI's use an op-amp design so are active.[/quote] OK. What I should have said is that they don't have the level of voltage amplification you'd expect from a pre-amp.

I have a pdf file of the tab which I downloaded from bryanadams.org a couple of years ago and to my ears it is the same as the record. I've just had a search and i can no longer find it. If you would like a copy then pm me.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='1021178' date='Nov 12 2010, 11:29 AM']OK thanks - is the Folio mixer a 'notepad'?[/quote] Yes. I've just added some links to my previous post. There are 2 versions. The Notepad and the Powerpad which has 2 x 30-watt power amps included. I use the latter without any speaker connected but the mixer sections are the same.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='1021157' date='Nov 12 2010, 11:12 AM']Ahhh right - the Phil Jones Buddy and Cub look like a bit of overkill just for headphone practice...is there anything else I could look at? So am I right in thinking I'm going to have to get a bass preamp and then a mixer to mix the MP3 from the Tascam and the bass preamp? Edited to add I've got a DHA DI box knocking about...could I use that?[/quote] DI boxes are passive so not a lot of use in this situation. A small mixer like the Spirit Folio Notepad or a small Samson is all you actaully need. The mixer channel should be very clean and they all have headphone amps. All you need to do is plug-in your MP3 source and you're away. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spirit-Folio-6-Channel-audio-mixer-/120644256812?pt=UK_Mixers&hash=item1c16f5442c"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spirit-Folio-6-Chann...=item1c16f5442c[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Soundcraft-SPIRIT-FOLIO-Notepad-audio-mixer-/120644859270?pt=UK_Mixers&hash=item1c16fe7586"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Soundcraft-SPIRIT-FO...=item1c16fe7586[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPIRIT-FOLIO-NOTEPAD-MIXER-SOUNDCRAFT-/260690694310?pt=UK_Mixers&hash=item3cb26050a6"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPIRIT-FOLIO-NOTEPAD...=item3cb26050a6[/url]

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='1021125' date='Nov 12 2010, 10:46 AM']Thanks for the replies. The Phil Jones looks interesting, but is the output stage going to be a bit of a compromise? I want to play along to MP3s and would prefer to keep the Tascam bass trainer. Suppose the question is will the sound be good enough plugging the bass into the Tascam and then taking the output of everything into a headphone amp? With something like a Little Dot, am I going to plug it into the Tascam with decent headphones and instantly tell a difference? The main mtoivation for this being that all my basses sound very similar through the Tascam...[/quote] I suspect that the weak link is the bass pre-amp in the Tascam. You need to get it out of the direct lien from the bass to the headphones and just use it to play MP3s, etc.

I've tried a number of set-ups that all work well. it depeneds if you want to mix in an external source such as CD or PC. Currently I use a Soundcraft Spirit Folio mixer and Sony MDR-XB700 headphones. These headphones are the totally enclosed type, have huge magnets, and give excellent bass reproduction with no overload. Althought I haven't used mine for home practice yet, a PJB Cub would also be good as it has an external input, a very clean power amp and cuts the speaker when on headphones. Before these I used a PJB D200 amp. This has a more sophisticated EQ than the Cub, excellent headphone output but no external input so I used a separate small mixer to mix the PC with the FX send and put it back into the FX Return. Works perfectly well with no speaker attached.

Harry Joyce was an amp builder extraordinaire. He built all the early Hiwatts to military standards. [url="http://www.harry-joyce.com/hjmilspc.htm"]http://www.harry-joyce.com/hjmilspc.htm[/url]

Ian, I am hoping to have my new headless 5 in time for the Bash.