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Not 100% sure but i think the circuitry is to stop switch noise ? If you know someone that repairs electronics i might be an easy fix and cheap to sort. Worth asking your local repair tech or guitar shop if they can help before forking out for a new one. Is it the battery version or just a plain switch Does it have 2 jack plugs or one ? There are lots of schematics on line if you know someone that can solder. Doesn't look like much to most of them

Sounds like its a bit of a disaster in there then.

i would have thought with an amp that age the switch literally is just a contact open or closed so any normal switch should work. Do you have a multimeter for checking continuity ? Check across the tip and main body of the jack plug and try switching it to see if the meter signal changes. I don't know this particular model tho and i'm no expert in amps so hopefully somebody with more technical knowledge will come along soon to help. Dave

I generally find its all a bit of a con and things aren't any cheaper than a few weeks ago. Never bother with it. Dave

Cracking pics and giving him a nice bottle of Jura the elixir of life to me. Well done sir and thanks for showing your pics. Dave

When CD recorders came out i copied all my taped albums onto CD and have since downloaded onto Itunes. That's a long way round but PC's weren't really that common when i did the CD recordings LOL I still have one or two rehearsal tapes tho that i keep meaning to do so i'm curious to see what best option is these days. Dave

I like Discreet's list. Virtually covers it all I'd just like a drummer that can hold a steady beat and doesn't completely rely on me holding the timing together. A drummer that is confident enough to hold his own and allow me some freedom to ad-lib without worrying too much about him losing the beat or his timing. I've come across the occasional drummer that meets Discreet's list and my own demands but few and far between. Its great when you do as it opens up so many avenues of playing as a rhythm section. Think the drummer in new band i've just joined might fit the bill on most counts altho he doesn't drive but singer has sorted the transport thing out so that's good. Dave

This is wose than we thought. Its spreading.

I'll play whatever the song requires. Don't see any difference.

Out of curiosity what gear are you currently using. ?

You can't plan for stupid

Think its nice to be content in life. Altho an Orange ad2000b might be the trigger point for some severe chemical imbalance on my part. Dave

Saw them couple of yrs ago with Don Airey standing in after John Lord passed away and i was very impressed with the band. Gillan still a fantastic frontman with Glover and Paice just solid as a rock and working really well together. Steve Morse is an exceptional guitarist. Dave

Worst was a Matamp power amp on my bass rig smoking badly. Roadie went to unplug it and got a belt from it. Luckily i was using a pre-amp and 2off Matamps into different cabs. The signal to PA was direct from the pre-amp. Got rid of the valve power amps after that. I've had cables fail and batteries fail very occasionally over 40yrs playing so nothing that wasn't really down to pre-gig checks not being done. Now i always check my gear before leaving the house and at the gig time allowing

Don't think its an illness you have. Good chance you have a chemical imbalance causing temporary insanity. If it doesn't pass relatively soon i would suggest giving up playing bass and send all your bass gear up here to someone who would look after them and give them the care, love and attention they so rightly deserve. Failing that we can offer the use of a white jacket that zips up the back if that helps. Dave

Oddly enough the songs i struggle with are by fast pick players like Kill the King - Bob Daisley and Ace of Spades by Lemmy. Not technically difficult when broken down but the fast pace and stamina required when using my finger style was something i had to work at. Tried playing Kill the King with a pick but i just don't have that ability to hand. Steve Harris covers require a fair bit of stamina to keep that going for a long set list of similar styles. That's why i have a huge respect for Steve Harris. Not technically brilliant but how the hell can he play that fast for so long. Hard work i guess. Dave

14/15 93% for me

Sad news RIP Malcolm.

Recent years i've found it more difficult to get guitarists that wanted to play some good old classic rock material rather than metal or blues. Dave

Being into heavy rock when the Sex Pistols appeared i remember them taking the music scene by storm. People couldn't get enough of them. Even tho they weren't 1st class musicians they had so much raw energy and i would have to agree they did have a massive impact on the music scene unlike many of the bands that then followed suit. Sex Pistols were first to become famous in the popular Punk movement. I quite enjoyed them and still have NMTB and few of their early singles. Would never admit that at the time to my long haired rock mates tho I always blamed Punk for killing one of my all time fav bands Lone Star with John Sloman. Brilliant band but the advent of punk killed the rock scene for a few years just as they were starting to get recognised. Shame. Great band of very talented musicians. Had the good fortune to meet John Sloman at the Uriah Heep gig in Glasgow. Great guy. Dave

I use the schaller type on my Fenders mainly because that's what was on my Thumb bass and wanted to keep them all the same. Only prob with them is the Fenders tend to loosen the strap button and i need to regularly nip it tight a bit every few weeks. I'd be horrified if i dropped my bass like that. Dave

Can't help with the PA i'm afraid but what a fantastic guy. His commitment to helping others is inspirational to say the least. Dave

Nice one. Good to see you move on with your life. I recently left a band because the main guitarist said he had enough and it wasn't for him. They asked me to stay but i didn't fancy starting from scratch with a new guitarist as it was a fair distance to travel to rehearsals so i said i was gonna let it go. The difference for me was i offered them the rights to the Facebook page i set up and the various VID clips my wife took of our gigs. They said they wanted to start from scratch so i closed the FB page and locked the youtube clips. 2 weks later the guitarist that left told me he went back with them but wasn't happy with the new bassist who is a bit of a jam bassist and doesn't learn the parts properly. That was one of the main reasons he left in the first place cause others weren't putting the effort in for rehearsals I was already in a new band and wasn't interested in going back now. Think its annoying when people leave a band and can't make up their minds like that. I start rehearsals on 30th Nov with new classic rock band so back to doing what i love in a band. Rainbow, Deep Purple and Sabbath can't be too bad. LOL Dave