ahpook

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='215226' date='Jun 9 2008, 09:10 AM']I may have confused Montana with Desperado - which are available here - [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZwildwesthog"]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZwildwesthog[/url] I also got a couple of very nice leather straps from [url="http://www.bulldogproducts.co.uk/"]http://www.bulldogproducts.co.uk/[/url] in Penzance[/quote] thanks for the tips :0 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='215427' date='Jun 9 2008, 01:47 PM']There was a recent thread on comfy straps with lots of options - best see if you can find it.[/quote] indeed there was....[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18906&hl=strap+comfort"]here[/url] thanks

i just can't find them any more....

my favourite strap is a montana leatherworks all leather jobbie, and is really nicely padded and wide (about 3"/8cm). i'd like to get similar one...any suggestions ? doens't have to be leather, just wide and padded.

[quote name='markytbass' post='214625' date='Jun 7 2008, 09:08 PM']I don't have any lazy habits, I may have some unorthadox energy saving techniques, but not lazy .[/quote] i'm sure my technique sucks full stop.

"I feel compelled to add that "with a P Bass' is about as meaningful as saying this recipe works with a vegetable"

[quote name='Kaiu' post='212642' date='Jun 4 2008, 06:10 PM']Anyway, not sure of the science here, but in order to get the required 'boost' from the big muff when I engage it, the input gain has to be below a certain point.[/quote] sorry..the input gain of what ?

i'm with mbk on this...it's a fine exercise in 'how many strings can i get on one instrument' but a total waste of wood imho

[quote name='muzzer' post='212312' date='Jun 4 2008, 09:28 AM']Don't know if this is of any use but, as you say you tried a "fan from a PC" I assume the fan is a 12volt one? If that's correct then you could try using a Panaflo fan. These are really quiet and commonly used to sort out noisy fans in PCs. You can get them here: [url="http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/"]http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/[/url] I've bought a few and the service is great. Another trick is to put a resistor in series with the fan to drop the voltage down to around 7 volts. HTH Steve[/quote] yes - it's a 12V fan...i just stripped the power connector off and ran it into the screw terminals on the board in the amp/ i'll have a look at that site later... and i guess they are Bipolar transistors, but I'm going to see how they go. I can't see a major meltdown happening before i get a silent fan.

i normally use the Di on my ampeg svp-pro, which seems to be ok... the best i've used is my ridge farm gas cooker

that is an incredible job you've done there alien. very professional indeed. can't wait to hear what it sounds like.

well. that's 50 mins of noodling at bedroom volume and the heatsink feels no hotter than before. i'll remount the fan tho, but leave it disconnected... thanks for the thoughts folks, and the heads to bounce some ideas off

[quote name='rmorris' post='212154' date='Jun 3 2008, 10:30 PM']How did it get fried ?[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10927&hl=ahpook+sansamp"]thread here[/url]

well, i've just swapped the original fan for one i discovered in a box of pc bits, and it's turned out to be noisier !! so i'm going to run it without a fan for a bit and see what happens...hopefully not the china syndrome !!

[quote name='paul, the' post='212108' date='Jun 3 2008, 09:23 PM']Can't you buy a quieter fan? Folk often do for computers. (Disclaimer) I know nothing about this sort of thing.[/quote] hmmm...now that's prolly a more sensible suggestion

[quote name='pete.young' post='212097' date='Jun 3 2008, 09:15 PM']The cooling fan is presumably there for a reason. Maybe in conjunction with a thermostat, rather than just disconnecting it. But what temperature would you want the fan to cut back in? Tricky. My Burman puts out a shitload of heat, and that doesn't have a cooling fan at all. Boy does the speaker lead get hot.[/quote] there seems to be a thermostat on top of the heatsink...not sure if that's for thermal cutout or to ramp up the fan speed if needs be.

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='212084' date='Jun 3 2008, 08:59 PM']not something I'd risk... too easy to forget and crank it up without reconnecting it... I use my little Peavey for home practice and keep the Laney for gigs...[/quote] i don't use the trace elliot live, so i'm not too worried about forgetting to connect it again.

[quote name='funkypenguin' post='212062' date='Jun 3 2008, 08:34 PM']Just had a look on Ebay. its the red stain one yes? thats one of the older models with a few upgrades on it. my advice is go for it.[/quote] yup, that's the one oooh - i hate you i have one or two festival dates this summer and i don't want to take any of my 'posh' basses...so it's either the bass i'm building or something like the spector...

thanks folks...there's one on ebay and i was just curious if they were any good, not being familiar with spectors

as i've mentioned before, i'm tired of the whirring of cooling fans... and i'm wondering about disconnecting the cooling fan on my 150w trace elliot head...i only ever use it for home practise, so it's hardly what you could call loud. anyone tried this ? i realise it may be risky, which is why i'm asking before i try.

the vast majority of the basslines i noodle along to i don't play live... but then i don't play covers !!

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='211906' date='Jun 3 2008, 04:18 PM']Someone buy one and review it for all of us [/quote] i took one for the team on the ehx steel leather !

[quote name='Ham fisted Bass' post='211875' date='Jun 3 2008, 03:54 PM']I'm frightened.... [i]'We told bass players to abuse our prototypes'[/i].......... that's just wrong.[/quote] i feel icky just having read that.

does anyone have any experience/opinions of these basses ?

[quote name='Machines' post='211852' date='Jun 3 2008, 03:27 PM']Wow they look... expensive ![/quote] and ugly