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Matt P

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  1. unfortunately Wilkinson's is a fair way from me (north east England) so i'd be buying mail order. I'm slightly envious of the KI sig, especially for £50! the cd63 is a great unit and the sound quality is still very good, but i know how much plastic there is in the mechanism and it's going to start getting brittle at some point so a more recent machine is tempting (current unit is mid 90's so will be 30 yrs old before i know it) when it comes to repair and servicing i'm fairly happy to do most work myself, re-capping etc is within my experience (done an amp and a power supply in the last couple of years) but some of the mechanism parts are getting scarcer than they once were. tI'm only getting the occasional skip and it doesn't seem to occur at the same point in each cd, so i'm going to clean the laser and re-lubricate the laser rails and the drawer, i think i last did it 2 years ago. I only paid £25 for the CD63 in cash converters about 16 years ago so i'm fairly happy that i've had more than my moneys worth from it. Matt
  2. i've bookmarked Wilkinsons too, on the lookout for a cd player to replace my old Marantz cd63 that's starting to skip again (i've cleaned it once which helped for a bit and i'll give it another clean before I give up and retire it) are there any other reliable used hifi places? (I know about 2nd hand hifi in stockport) https://2ndhandhifi.co.uk/ Matt
  3. another thing to check is whether it is the crossover or the tweeter, easily checked by swapping the tweeters from one unit to the other and see if the issue follows the tweeter. Matt
  4. i've not done this with Mourdant short but i have a pair of JPW minims that had blown tweeters and they seemed to be unobtainable, but it turned out that the front plate and the driver were 2 parts that clipped together so i was able to find the correct driver on the wrong faceplate and still fix them without any issues (and they sounded fab when working properly) post some pics of the tweeters and hopefully someone will recognise them. Matt
  5. I moved to the North East when I was 16 then Newcastle uni, I'm still here and no intention of moving away, I'm about a mile further out of the city centre than @dodge_bass it's a great place to live, plenty of great venues, pubs to suit all tastes, every type of cuisine you can think of. Definately worth checking out Tynemouth Market one weekend too (I'm off there in the morning for a bit of a browse) Matt
  6. i have to admit that i didn't actually know about buffers and had to google the manual, i just took it out of the box and plugged it straight into the board!
  7. the Polytune 2 mini doesn't have a buffer it's true bypass only.
  8. I use a SB-2 on my tiny church pedalboard, the chain is Polytune->spectracomp->Mini HP vong->ENO eq7->Bass soul food->corona chorus->Radial sb2 the pedalboard is a mildly modified Mooer M5 with all of the power distribution under the board. this works perfectly for me with all of my basses (all passive as that's my preference) I'd expect that it will work fine for you as well, the Radial Di's are great bits of kit. i don't have to use the Pad or the ground lift and run it straight into the desk with no eq or effects on the desk. It seems to work perfectly with all of the pedals off as well as with them active. Matt
  9. i'm one of the small group that own and play short scale 5 strings, i'll have to look at the numbers later (i have a HB shorty as well that i'm planning to re-body as a jazz when i get round to it) as an alternative option that you might not have considered, one of my short scale 4 strings is an Aria Integra, they have used an interesting build method with this, the neck blank is actually the same as a 34" scale 21 fret neck but with a 30" scale 24 fret board, combined with a small body this makes for an excellent bass. (as an aside this bass is small enough to fit in a standard electric guitar hard case) If you could find a cheap 21 fret 5 string then with a new or modified body and a fretboard it would be possible to build a great 5 string (this was my plan before i chickened out and commissioned my 5 string from Andy) If i get a chance i'll take some photo's and measurements tonight Matt
  10. good choice with the Pacifica, If the plan is to mainly be using headphones then skipping the amp and going for a multi-effects unit (like a zoom) might be a better option, they have loads of useful sounds, amp simulations and if you get the right one a looper as well, not to mention a good tuner all built into a ready to go unit. that should keep him happy for a bit and shouldn't sound bad run into the bass amp (set fairly flat i'd guess) i helped a friend source a cheap Zoom unit a while back and before dropping it over i gave it a reset and a test, i was mightily impressed with the quality of the sounds. then if he sticks with it you can scour the local classifieds for a decent amp. Matt
  11. You can just see the word piano on the handles of the bahco cutters, I've just given them a quick check and the cutting edges are still in good shape, Matt
  12. I bought a pair of Bahco cutters about 18 or so years ago, they specifically are designed for cutting hard steel wire, 2mm capacity on a single core. they're still going strong and have handled a .125 stainless steel low B with no issues at all. Bahco cutters they're not cheap but they are quite compact and work perfectly and give a nice smooth cut. I know that some of the technicians where i work have the same cutters and guard them jealously! I have one of the planet wave tools (part of a goodie bag when the NYXL strings were launched) and they work fine but the cut isn't as clean as the bahco cutters Matt
  13. i'm not sure about the G10 but all the others (as far as i'm aware ) it is selectable, the G30 has 6 channels and the others have more (possibly 12) one thing to note, If you are planning to mount on a pedalboard and use a different power supply then they need an isolated supply and quite a bit of current (the G30 ran happily on a 240mA connection (doubled current cable on a Harley benton power plant junior), the G50 needed more so i'm using a 500mA connection now (Fame DC Junior) Matt
  14. I started with a Line6 G30, never had any issues with it, leant it out to a friend for some Christmas shows and they pestered me to sell it, at the same time a G50 popped up in the classifieds at a great price so i sold the G30 and bought the G50 I haven't had any issues with the G50 either, i used it at church quite a lot and they are using the Line6 wireless Mics (5 of them) and there were no issues (just find a free channel and off you go). I briefly borrowed a smooth Hound system and just couldn't get on with it, I really don't like the bug style transmitters and the fix using a coupler and a cable didn't work for me either. Line 6 do sell the transmitter separately, but they seem to be out of stock. A cheaper option might be to buy another secondhand set and put the spare receiver in the cupboard as a spare (or sell it to someone that has 2 different pedalboards and wants another receiver.) Matt
  15. no 2 basses of mine have the same strings, My '77 p-bass has a set of very old ernie ball group flats that were on when i bought it 10 years or so ago (and were old strings then) the Letts 5 string has chromes as that was what was most easily available at the time (possibly 7 years ago? only bought one set, never felt that they needed replacing) My Aria Cardinal came with a set of status groundwounds and they are still on there (8 years?) my Swift shortscale 5 string has labella flats as there is a limited choice for shortscale 5 string flats, Dunlop or Labella. My Aria Integra shortscale has GHS precision flats as someone on here was raving about them so i thought i'd give them a try (love them) when i first started i had a Yamaha 5 string and used Dr Fatbeams, they seemed to work really well on that bass, just before I sold it i fitted some Picato flats to it which also semed to suit it well (still has them I believe as it went to a friend and they haven't changed them) for a while i had a few different basses with roundwounds and usually just fitted xl's as they are the easiest to get round here (D'addario distribution centre is just outside toon) Matt
  16. @Downunderwonder your maths looks right to me (although it is nearly 20 years since my thermodynamics lectures at uni) the TC Electronic combo that is shown above might have a side mounted vent/fan but it also has an air gap all round the head in that enclosure so there is some ventilation for the amp (and i'm not going to mention the actual rating of that particular amp being much lower than the quoted value) I think this little 250w head is going to get rather warm and possibly shut down (assuming it has a thermal cut-out) As there is an insulating layer of wood between the amp casing and the outside world it will be difficult to keep track of how hot the amp itself is getting. Matt
  17. my favoured method for this would actually be to fill the holes in with some 12mm dowel then re-drill with an 18mm forstner bit, (sounds counter-intuative but would guide the bit the best) A small diameter (3mm) pilot hole through would allow you to drill from both sides for the cleanest finish. Matt
  18. I think @Downunderwonderis right, that looks ,like the igniter for the UV tube, my amp has a different one (the white cylinder in the middle picture ) if you can find one of the bases like mine has then you should eaily be able to substitute in a 110/120V equivalent. something like this would do the trick. i would follow the wiring and see where it leads, you should be able to work out if the leads go to the mains input or a tap from a transformer etc. Is this a USA market amp or has someone imported it from the UK? Matt
  19. I hadn't actually noticed that either until @BassBod mentioned it! I don't have the right UV tube at the moment, it's actually one designed for a reptile tank, but it was very cheap and confirmed that it was the tube that was broken when i got it, i'll be ordering a proper blacklight UV tube at some point. Matt
  20. the front mounts to a pair of wooden sections with captive/tee nuts for the front panel to bolt to, with the uv tube housing held in by a pair of very long screws from the front, the rear section is fixed with 3 bolts through the top and 3 small screws through the small flange on the rear panel. that's about it, there isnt anything else in there at all.
  21. As promised here are some dimension (can you tell I'm an engineer and once worked as a draughtsman 😁) All dimensions are in mm and are inside with the exception of the length which is outside. Matt
  22. certainly, I will agt it measured and make some rough sketches for you. I should have some time one evening this week. do you need to see any of the internal structure of the case? Matt EDIT - due to Illness of our lead singer/guitarist there was no band practice lat night, the next one is 2 weeks away!
  23. welcome, i don't have much to add except that there is a dedicated sub forum for left handed bass sales on here, and if you're within collection distance there is a bargain Ibanez SR300 for sale in Winchester (no connection to the seller myself) Here My advice would be to get a decent secondhand bass (like the Ibanez) and a small practice combo for a total outlay of half your budget, then get some lessons and some practice, then the rest of the money is there if you find yourself in a band and need an amp suitable for gigging. Matt
  24. the enclosure on my head seems to be 18mm plywood so 1/2" should give a nice weight reduction from that, i have peeked inside and the size of all the components is considerable! this head was originally the "house" amp at my church, we went over to IEM's a couple of years ago (much to my dismay) and as i had paid for all the servicing etc for the amp over the last 15 or so years it was given to me. I'm fairly well acquainted with the sound, the only reason it doesn't get much use is because i have a bad back and the F1 is considerably easier to move around! Matt
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