ahpook

on and off, yes.

there's the mxr 10-band eq i know about. any other ideas for a bass-friendly eq pedal with true bypass ?

one reason for using speakons over jacks i've heard is that if you're using a closed cab, it is possible for the pressure to blow a jack plug out of the socket, whereas a speakon locks in place. whether this is true or not....i dunno !

update: i think my steel leather has developed a fault. when daisy-chained with boss pedals it won't turn off, and i suspect it's taken out my double muff and damaged the dc power input on my micro q-tron. i've mailed the people i got it off to see if they'll exchange it.

well, i can't really complain...i've been using elites on my basses years. but i think i got a dud set...restrung about a week ago, played one gig and practised twice, and the e-string sounds like a washing line. ugh. the other three strings are fine...still zingy. thing is - i hate brand new strings and we're playing on wednesday... so..restring, or put up with it ?

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='171022' date='Apr 6 2008, 10:17 PM']Let me know when you Bristol boys have arranged yours so I can have my thread back! [/quote]

i keep looking at the rockbass fortress and thinking... hmmm.

i use my ridge farm gas cooker di as a bass preamp for recording. sounds great.

london...bass...effects. this sound good

you won't damage the preamp in the slightest. i think the light's there so that you know if you're not getting a clean tone. [i]why[/i] that's important is beyond me

blimey ! straight off the plane and you're back in there ! good on you, and welcome

thanks for the review and soundfile... oh..i'm tempted !!

[quote name='BassManKev' post='169137' date='Apr 3 2008, 02:17 PM']if DHA costs are a little too high for your needs, red onion solutions do great custom loopers/blenders[/quote] plus the one. i recently got one of their single loop switches and it's great. i've just aksed them to build me a footswitch for my ampeg too. great people and very reasonable too. if you mail them they may even be able to build you a loop/boost pedal.

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='170301' date='Apr 5 2008, 03:51 PM']I would check if the cab has any passive internal electronics, such as a crossover or other filtering. If these are being used to limit what frequencies are being sent to your driver, they may only be rated for 150W and fry before the new driver does. If the external socket is just a straight cable onto the driver terminals, then all should be fine.[/quote] good point, although there's no filtering or x-over in the cab.

i'd go for the gotoh. less work installing them and to my mind, although the badass might be beefier, they look awful.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='170251' date='Apr 5 2008, 01:50 PM']It shouldn't be a problem, unless the glue joints have weakened over time.[/quote] i guess if i decide to do it it might be an idea to beef up the joints. ta !

my cowpoke (which still qualifies as a precision ?) is 43mm (1.75")

i've got an old HH 15" bass cab that i've had sitting around for a while - i never really use it as it's only rated at 150W. i'm thinking of upgrading the speaker to something in the region of 400W. would there be any issues with bunging a much larger speaker in a box only rated for 150W (speaker parameters and box tuning aside)

nice jag !

not fab tbh. our first gig out of london - played a club upstairs from a pub in the queens hall in nuneaton played to about 15 people, although the two drunk women who were reeling around the room danced a bit. just 'one of those'...you gotta play the sh*te ones or there'd be no good ones...

are you plugging it into the same wall socket every time ? maybe it's something on the supply side ?

i don't have a party piece...in face if someone asks me 'to play something' on bass i generally mutter and don't.