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[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1334356569' post='1615271'] Significantly less - Southwold lighhouse uses 3 x 90w lamps - honestly! I've seen them - lower power plus good optics is all they need! [/quote] Yep. Some lighthouses used to use 8000W bulbs!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1334353929' post='1615221'] I think I would have gone with beige! [/quote] You taking the p*ss out of my cardigan collection..?

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1334355316' post='1615249'] If we can come up with these ideas in an evening, why can't Warwick? Especially as their stuff ain't cheap. [/quote] Probably because we get to use it whilst Warwick just make it for us to break.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1334355773' post='1615255'] having mine to hand with no knobs at all in it at the mo I would guess around 4.5mm of wood there [/quote] Crikey that is thin! I wonder how many breakages happen there... That's gonna need props, two RSJ's and hi-viz vests I reckon...

Pots either work or they don't - usually due to mechanical failure, resulting in scraping noises as you rotate the control. I'd say that the pot is either the wrong type or value (fault has been the same ever since you've owned the bass) or that the capacitor has failed (fault has appeared recently).

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1334303703' post='1613967'] That'll never power it, taken from a review:- [color=#0000ff]"[/color] [left]Let me start by saying that the Alpine MRP M350 is a good amplifier. However, the reported power rating of 700 watts is misleading. While it was possible to generate the 700 watts they claimed, this was at a distortion level in excess of 45%. Also, the power was achieved by drawing nearly 60 amps of current and which was only possible after replacing the included fuses with fuses rated at 50% more current capacity. Basically, this is a nice marketing number is an unrealistic and a unusable specification."[/left] [color=#000000]I don't think you'll get a useful sound from a bass guitar with that setup but worth a try I suppose, can you rig up a car battery for testing?[/color] In fact the more of the review I read the more bullshit is evident & yes as said above you'll need a pre-amp before the power amp. [url="http://www.audiogearreviews.com/reviews/amplifiers/review-alpine_mrp-350.asp"]http://www.audiogear...ine_mrp-350.asp[/url] [/quote] 60A? There are lighthouses that use less than that! A misleading amplifier rating... that kinda rings a bell for some reason...

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1334351141' post='1615172'] The speakers are white [/quote] And if I'd said they were bright pink they'd have been lime green you awkward sod...

Get yourself a couple of cheapo pots, find a few scraps of wire and a couple of cheap capacitors (value unimportant). Lay the whole lot out on a scrap of plywood and have a couple of practice runs before starting on the important (and more expensive) stuff. There's a pretty comprehensive thread about soldering [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/110170-dull-solder-joint-why"]here[/url] - it rambles on a bit but there's some good tips amongst it for getting good joints onto the back of pots (the bit that always causes problems until you know the way to do it). It's a bit of a distance from Athlone, but I'm going to be in Portstewart for a couple of days next month if the soldering part of the project is causing you problems.

If it's just the cone then copydex and a few layers of tissue paper on both sides of the crack or tear will sort it out nicely. Aesthetically, a black magic marker pen might be a good investment if you can only find bright pink tissue paper...

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1334334575' post='1614831'] You'd think they reinforce it if it's so thin and prone to this, wouldn't you? I'd be tempted to line the face side of the cavity with a thin (probably .5mm) sheet of aluminum and then line the whole cavity with copper shielding. [/quote] It looks incredibly thin doesn't it? I think I'd be inclined to have a pair of threaded steel reinforcing bars resting against the back of the pots and buried deep inside the body so they can't push backwards and fracture the wood.

I suspect the luthier will want as many of those shards of wood as can be saved. I'd be more inclined to seal the body in a dustbin liner and find something else to gig with this weekend.

[quote name='tm486' timestamp='1334268910' post='1613731'] If you do use the amplifier, i would be interested to see how you power it. [/quote] [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/12v-5a-car-socket-power-supply-42702"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/12v-5a-car-socket-power-supply-42702[/url]

[quote name='ceilidhswinger' timestamp='1334268810' post='1613730'] Forgot to say, I also disconnected a pcb which speaker and horn were connected to,pcb had resistor and capasitor on board, I will connect dry and see if it all works, [/quote] You're going to need that PCB...

[quote name='paulypbass' timestamp='1334275519' post='1613838'] well my repair man got back to me earyler and said iv blown 8 output transitors. but the good thing is KORG stock them and there only 1.58 each. hes gunna make sure nothing else in the amp is broken though. hes also gunna put a new pre amp tube in it for me. so not that bad after all. [/quote] That is good news - especially the £1.58 each.

Yep. That's all I've ever used on maple fingerboards. Meths is safe on polyurethane (it doesn't soften or strip it).

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1334180640' post='1612333'] Fortunately, speakon connectors seem to be increasingly used for speaker cables and one can only hope this trend continues to the point where the use of 1/4 inch jacks for speakers completely dies out - though I suspect I'll die out before that day comes! [/quote] Just be thankful nobody thought to use IEC mains connectors...

If you have a maple fingerboard then stay away from any oil based cleaning products - it's like cleaning your car windows with cooking oil otherwise. On the odd occasion that I've had maple necks I've just used a bit of meths on a rag and never had a problem - all you're doing is cleaning 'gunk' off of a sealed surface.

Looking at a layout pic of the Moogerfooger there appears to be no cable earthing the metal switch parts to the chassis. I'm guessing that when you touch an earthed surface you are providing an earth link to the metal switch parts. Try using a scrap of wire tied around the switch shaft and another 'earth' point to see if the problem disappears permanantly. In fairness to Moog, if the problem is only noticeable when some lunatic turns a 900w amp up to max, they probably don't even know there's a hum there...

They're not wired differently. The problem with instrument cables is that the wires are too thin to work reliably with an amplified signal. You have a thin inner core and a shielded 'braid' around it. A speaker cable is unshielded and has two nice hefty cores inside it. It's a little bit like trying to use a couple of lengths of speaker wire to jump start a car - it'll do it but those cables are gonna get mighty warm.

[quote name='ceilidhswinger' timestamp='1334166500' post='1611954'] Am I right in saying that compression type are like little sealed units or land mines? little stubby things! [/quote] Well I generally work on the principle that if it's light and made of plastic it's a piezo but the landmine description of the compression type works for me...

[quote name='ceilidhswinger' timestamp='1334155552' post='1611737'] I will have to check Ohms and stuff I suppose, dont want to blow new amp. [/quote] That depends on the type of horn you decide to use. If you are looking at piezo types then they are treated as not having an impedance. If you are looking at the more expensive compression driver types then those do have an impedance and will also need a proper crossover

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1334152931' post='1611681'] i just read that as dungerness [/quote] Slightly baggy, ill fitting and with dubious stains... ...I can see how you could have confused them...

[quote name='Dave Tipping' timestamp='1334099409' post='1611049'] That's a very good point .. it's quite possible that actually I've been building other muscles that mean loading the band PA and amps etc. doesn't tire me out and my playing is less affected? To compare the effects on your fingers twiddling with a grip gadget with a bulky weight lifter not having "stamina" is retarded. My fingers aren't pumped up and bulging with muscles! .. I would say that my fingers, hands and forearms are stronger as a result of my grip thingy and I can say it really hasn't had a negative effect on my playing. [/quote] Yep, that's my take on it. I don't think that the grip thingy has had a detrimental effect on your playing but it may not have developed the muscles you were aiming to work on.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1334096155' post='1611003'] Well why do people buy original owners manuals to go with their classic cars? So they have all the glarb that goes with it if they have bought it second hand and some is missing. I know guys who have spent silly amounts to have that original Ford 1/2" spanner to go in that sell a kidney priced leather pouch to put it in. [/quote] I can sort of understand it with classic cars but on a Fender bass a couple of years old? They're not exactly hard to come by and if a buyer was that anal about having all the bits and bobs then they'd probably buy a new one anyway. [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1334096155' post='1611003'] Some people just like having all the little things that go with it, either keeping or the original stuff or hunting it down if they don't have it. some people even believe you need fender Special tool Part No. FST 710 rather than a Draper Allen key to adjust things. [/quote] Now that'd make me laugh - someone handing over a bass with a fake pack and suddenly realising that Fenders use of whatever grubscrews are the cheapest means that the allen key in the pack doesn't fit...

I think we're missing something really daft here. I'm quite small (shut yer face discreet... ) - about 5'7" and about 9 stone (Ha! - I've a 28" waist and a body women would die from) but I can haul people twice my weight one handed because those particular muscles are well developed - just because I have access to that strength it doesn't mean I have to use it for everything. Yes, there are certain muscles that are used for playing bass, but they aren't the same muscles that we use to lug our gear about with and I'd say that you're very likely to damage your 'playing muscles' whilst performing manual tasks like that if you haven't protected them by looking after the others.