Matt P

yes, exactly like that! i have looked at those so many times but never had the money! what i do have is a pile of plywood offcuts and some random hardware from an amp that failed, so the only thing i would have to buy is the tolex. I think that Mesa Boogie offered a mini cab for one of their amps as well, but again well out of my price range. Matt

I have considered this a few times, was thinking something akin to a mini marshall Plexi case with the amp along the bottom and an easily replaceable front panel, leaving the back open for ventilation. then if i change my amp in the future i can just make a new front panel to suit. my main thinking was to match my speaker cabs (Barefaced Midgets with vintage grilles) to give it a mini-rig vibe for looks mainly, and i would get a Roqsolid cover made to match the ones for the cabs. I haven't got round to this yet, maybe if i get access to a table saw i will get it made (my accuracy with a hand saw leaves something to be desired) My best friend has been hinting at a table saw purchase for a while. Matt

do you have a multimeter? might be worth checking the cable and the operation of the footswitch just in case one of them is dud. If you can find someone with an original footswitch and a multimeter then you can compare the operation and that might help narrow down where the issue is. With a 2 button switch and a stereo/TRS cable usually one of the poles (sleeve) is the common and then pressing the switches connects the common to another pole of the cable, as there are 3 poles on the cable then the common could be any of them and the amp could be wired differently to make you buy the manufacturers footswitch (or modify a standard one to make it work) Matt

I have to admit that I haven't had a chance to try this live yet, but I did use this board for a recording session where i was monitoring via headphones and it was totally silent, the engineer didn't mention any noise either. I might try and dig the board out later and see if I can hear anything. Matt

I ran the first few incarnations of my board from a Harley benton power plant junior and a Palmer PWT05, they might be a bit too tall for your board but they both worked flawlessly and have 5 isolated outputs of 120mA each (which you can link for either double voltage or double current) i have just swapped to a Fame DC junior as i needed a bit more current for my wireless (Line6 g50) and it's a nice slim unit and was really quite cheap, very happy with it so far. Fame DC Junior | DV247 | en-GB For the people looking at the Boss WL wireless units, keep an eye on the power consumption whilst charging, 320mA if the website is to be believed (only 60mA in use though which is impressive) Matt

@fleabagif the mosky had no effect at all then that would lead me to the conclusion that there is an issue somewhere else, either the wiring needs to be different in the switch or there is an issue in the amp itself. If it were mine i'd be getting my friendly amp tech to take a look. they should be able to modify the footswitch as well if required. Matt

i just buy the plugs from either ebay or RS and then use cheap speaker cable and solder them together, i have also chopped and modified some that came with the power supplies (usually just cutting them shorter and putting a new plug on the end) Matt

it's very much a quick and dirty check ("back of a fag packet check") about 5 minutes work at the end of my day, sneakily using my work computer and software. with repeated loading the fatigue of the material will be the killer, cracks will appear and then BANG! your precious instrument hits the floor! For the OP I always recommend the Hercules wall hangers, i have 2 and even with my ham fisted fitting they have no trouble holding up even the heaviest of my basses (10.5lb '77 p-bass) Matt

well it's not quite the car crash i was expecting but it's not great either, I had to guess some of the dimensions and the loading was assuming a 5kg instrument hanging straight down. i took 1mm as the internal bend radius as it wasn't that clear on the picture, and i used a couple of 8mm circular patches on the back to anchor it (the actual holes weren't modelled so these are a guesstimate using some assumptions that i use in my day job) the expected high stress point is right along the bend as predicted, there is a nasty stress where the screws go through as well, I certainly wouldn't trust these hangers with any of my instruments. and that's before you get to the sharp edges digging into the headstock. as an interesting aside the "guitar" shown in the pictures is computer generated not real, so we don't even know if these have been made and tested, they might have designed them and will make them as they are ordered (not a hugely time consuming thing to make with a laser cutter and a bending rig.) Matt

the dimensions seem to be a bit out too, if it's 90mm overall width and 72mm internal width that only leaves 9mm of material either side, and 72mm is quite wide for many guitars (a telecaster wouldn't work for instance) I'm tempted to run a stress analysis of the hanger to see how truly shocking it is! Matt

@el borracho There is a tanglewood Tw28 just been listed on Facebook for 100 quid https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/405654354036852/?ref=facebook_story_share Worth a look? Matt

i saw this last night, from what i could see it is clearly advertised as a raffle for a charity, I hope it is all above board as i bought 2 tickets! Matt

Lovely work, Watching these builds has taken on a whole new level of excitement!

i've just realised that you are just the other side of the river to me, if you aren't already a member then i'd suggest joining the Guitar mart NE and Musicians mart NE on Facebook, that's where i found the last few bargain acoustics. Guitar mart NE musicians mart ne Matt

i think i would be looking more towards secondhand but most of the brands listed so far are pretty good, i've played loads of budget guitars over the years while helping friends buy their first guitar. Vintage - not played a bad one yet, Yamaha - i would try and get an FG rather than an f-series, they are a step up and you should still find something under 100 fairly easily, i've even seen the odd APX go for 100 quid locally in general thouhg Yamaha don't make anything bad. Tanglewood - again if you can get an older secondhand one then they're great, Freshman - again i've played a few and have been impressed. another brand to keep an eye out for is Aria, i have played quite a few of these and they all impressed me, i actually picked up an AW-20 a couple of months ago for a friend who wanted to learn and it was a fantastic guitar for the 70 quid i paid. all it needed was a set of stings and it played and sounded great. the guitar that's getting a lot of use at the moment in my house is actually a Chord csc35 that i got for nothing on a local recycling page, it needed a little work on the nut and a clean but it's a sweet little thing, (i will say that it gets so much use as it sits right next to my desk, it's obviously blown out of the park by my McIlroy but they are more than 20x your budget!) I also have a Gretsch Jim Dandy that i paid about 80 quid for that's a blast to play blues on ( i keep it detuned one tone with 13 gauge strings to help with the bluesy old feel) Matt

for me it has to be Aretha Franklin's recording of Let it Be, she definitely gave it the soul that i feel the Beatles version lacked. there are a couple of compilations by ace records that are full of great covers of Beatles tracks, many of them better than the originals ( IMO YMMV etc etc etc) Various Artists (Black America Sings) - Come Together: Black America Sings Lennon & McCartney - Ace Records Various Artists (Black America Sings) - Let It Be - Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney And Harrison - Ace Records Matt Edit for spelling, and i've just ordered the Let it be compilation as i don't have it yet.

i am really loving this build, i think it's time i commissioned one for myself! @Andyjr1515 I've sent you a PM. sorry it's a bit long-winded! Matt

i'm not sure I can be classed as a millennial, I turn 40 on Friday and i think I'm more the end of generation X rather than the beginning of generation Y/Millennial, I have older siblings and i think i followed their way of thinking. the dates are very vague for the crossover points, and i think your upbringing influences you a lot, my younger sister doesn't think of herself as a millennial, and my wife is of a similar age and outlook. I think it's more to do with when your parents grew up rather than when you were born. @Jack most people think i am younger than i really am, must be my healthy diet (of beer and pies) Matt

Ibanez make a couple of short scale 5ers, the TMB35 and the GRSM25, i was very close to buying a TMB35 during lockdown but have an alternative plan now (in my head at least, need to send an email or two to get it underway) But if you need left handed then ii gets more difficult (or expensive) Matt

i play a lot in church and quite a lot of music is written for keyboard instruments so Eb crops up a fair amount and i like to be able to play the bass line as it was written (or at least try to) i also find that it is easier for me to transpose on the fly with my 5 string as there are so many more options of where on the neck to play. My next bass purchase will be another 5 string.

they look similar but the screws are different and the gear looks different too. the big stand out for me is the quoted weight, most sources quote about 44g per tuner for the Hipshot ones and these quote 70g. I have USA hipshots on my Letts and the licensed ones on my U-Bass, i've not noticed a difference between them, in fact i had to check the Letts to see if they were USA or Licensed as they feel the same.

I've just watched this on YouTube and thought that it might help some people pass a few minutes, I've been a fan of this channel for a while, it's mostly guitar repair but his time he tackles a very worn and modified Jazz bass, i think it's a very sympathetic job, and according to the comments the owner is very pleased with the work. Enjoy

That looks excellent, any plans to paint the headstock to match? I think it would look great with a matching black truss rod cover. (or a black headstock with a body coloured truss rod cover) Matt

in extreme cases i have drilled the hole out to 4mm and glued in (with pva) a piece of hardwood dowel before drilling a pilot hole and re-fitting the button, in those cases i give the glue plenty of time before drilling. Matt

Yes, the speakers will be 4 or 16 ohms so if your plan is to pair with the 4 ohm 4x10 then you will need an amp that goes down to 2 ohms and even then you will only be able to use 2 cabs at a time. Orange quote that the speakers are Neo Eminence, but nothing to say which ones (and there are quite a few different versions available) Matt