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    I want a mij/cij Precision

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    OutToPlayJazz and acidbass are right, it's second-hand only from Ishibashi - look in the u_box . Fareastguitars sometimes has them in but don't have a lot of stock at the moment. Not sure whether Guitar Emporium can still get them.

    The best quality instruments are the Not-for-export models with US pickups and ash or alder bodies.

    Audition

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='KevB' post='466255' date='Apr 18 2009, 05:21 PM']Well as it turned out I probably knew the 8 songs at least as well as the 2 guitarists anyway after 2 nights learning them (could hardly hear them anyway). Band had 2 singers but only 1 was available and didn't normally sing most of the songs I was asked to learn. Most of the alternate keys were just 1 step down so mostly easy to transpose. I thought they were generally a bit disorganised so I've turned them down before being given a verdict either way. They were auditioning another bass player anyway so they can let him have it, seemed more trouble than it was worth for me.[/quote]
    You've done the right thing. Hang in there, the right band will come along.

    I was once asked to an audition with another bass player, at the same time. First song, the keyboard player and main man didn't know the difference between B minor and G major 7th and wasn't impressed to have it pointed out in front of the rest of the band. I walked away from that one with no regrets.

    Practice noise complaints...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    One of my friends does this:

    mixer
    electronic kit, plugged into mixer
    keyboards, ditto
    bass amp, DI'd into mixer
    guitars, also straight into mixer
    vocal mike, into mixer (no PA)
    Behringer 6 channel headphone amp and 6 sets of cans

    Not quite a silent practise, but just the acoustic volume of the vocals as far as the outside world is concerned. Seems to work - they've had no complaints and it would be a stony-hearted council indeed that would put a noise prohibition notice on one bloke singing! Unless it was Bono, of course.

    Neutrik Silent Plugs

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've had two, and they both broke - the straight one jammed, then went open circuit. The angled one just fell to bits - the sleeve collapsed into 3 parts and they all fell out on the floor one day.

    Count me as one dis-satisfied customer who won't be buying any more.

    where to get cheap valves?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='461608' date='Apr 13 2009, 09:49 PM']I've got it running on one EL34 at the moment (25w or so) and its still too bloody loud.[/quote]

    LOL. Hotpad, anyone? I'm sure you can imagine what a Pro 2000 is capable of then - the hugest loudest cleanest sound in the world. Gave a Mesa half stack a very very good run for it's money at a recent gig. But also the heaviest :-{

    where to get cheap valves?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='461374' date='Apr 13 2009, 06:09 PM']6 tubes - four for one of the bass heads, two for the Pro501 I now own. :)[/quote]

    Smart - a scale model of a guitar amp ;-)

    That explains the new avatar - it didn't look like a Pro 4000 to me.

    where to get cheap valves?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='461285' date='Apr 13 2009, 03:39 PM']Hotrox now charges for shipping making them less competitive than before. I'm planning on sourcing the 6 KT77's I'm looking to buy off Ebay.[/quote]

    6?

    Eurotubes has JJ Teslas at $18 plus shipping, BnB Tubes on ebay seem to be able to beat that. Pretty good.

    What are these Genelex Golden Lions - are they a remake of the original KT77 Golden Lions as fitted to later Burmans?

    Blown driver in EA VL110

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='454164' date='Apr 4 2009, 03:24 PM']I doubt that's the case. Look more closely.[/quote]

    Coo, so it is. Under all that foam, a 1" wide slot under the front baffle.

    Got some more information on the specs from EA - I guess if you want the right answer you have to ask the right question. Alex, you were very close!

    Fs = 50Hz

    Vas = 40.3 liters

    Qe = 0.43

    Qm = 11.73

    Can't find anything that's an exact match - what's the consequence of having a lower Vas ?

    Thinking of forming a covers band - Advice needed

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='OldGit' post='454236' date='Apr 4 2009, 05:48 PM']If I was starting from now I'd get a 16 channel mixer and 2 powered front of house speakers on stands[/quote]

    We've got some of these. I wouldn't buy them again. It's all very well when they're on the stands, but lifting the buggers on and off is a real PITA.

    +1 for everything else. Sage advice.

    Pete

    PA monitors

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='KASH' post='453391' date='Apr 3 2009, 02:30 PM']Hum...interesting. Is there any 2x15 good bass cab with powerful wattage in the market? I just loooved the low end. Or two 1x15 for that matter that make a good rig? Any 15" freaks around here? :)

    PS - has anyone ever played a 18"? curious about the sound[/quote]
    I had an 18" Peavey cabinet once. Great for Dub.

    Blown driver in EA VL110

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I beg EA's pardon. It is a transmission line cab - I thought that that started with the CL series. Have to say this looks like a cabinet that was made by a proper furniture-making cabinet maker, built with care, precision and love. Some crappy camera pics:

    Here's the front of the cabinet. You can just see a slim port at the top of the cabinet which goes all the way to the back. There's a baffle with a hole in it where the cables go through.





    At the back with the control panel taken off, you can see another baffle about 1" from the back of the cab. This is blocked off on one side and there's a gap at the bottom, which presumably goes through to the space between the baffles.





    To get any further than this, it'll be necessary to knock the cab to bits. I'm not prepared to destroy such a work of art, even if I can't get a working driver and I have to use it as a plant pot stand :-)


    The driver doesn't look as though there's anything wrong with it. There again, they never do!

    Blown driver in EA VL110

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Thanks guys - I'm clearly in over my head since I didn't realise a recone kit would include a voice coil. I'll see if I can find someone round these parts who can recone a speaker for me. There must be plenty of ex-Celestion employees round these parts, now that the old factory is a housing estate.

    Vintage And Rare Guitars

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='sonny-d' post='452019' date='Apr 1 2009, 10:42 PM']I really think that some you should go back and read part 6 of the introduction which outlines the conduct and behaviour of members on this forum. I find a lot of the things said on these pages offensive, accusatory, and even liabelous. Some of you seem to think that your status outside of this gives you the right to slag off anyone and everyone without any real understanding of the situation at hand. Some of you don't even have a clue what you are talking about. If you spent just half the time you do writing these scathing reports on shops and websites etc as you do on actually playing bass then maybe you wouldnt be so frustrated. I find it childish, futile and pathetic that some of you feel the need to be so anally retentive. To me this sums up everything depressing and tragic about these so-called forums. If this the way you carry on behind peoples' backs then it's no wonder that YOU are the ones who get a reputation for being difficult. Its pathetic and god help anyone who has to deal with you.[/quote]

    There can't be too many places in Denmark St who would employ someone who is clearly intelligent, articulate and focussed on providing excellent customer service. Although telling your customers that they are full of sh*t may be seen as overstepping the mark more than somewhat.

    Wrong we may be, but WE are the ones who spend the hard-earned money which keeps the music shops in Denmark St and elsewhere afloat in these current times of hardship, so be prepared to live up to expectations however unreasonable if you want to stay in business.

    Vintage And Rare Guitars

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='442828' date='Mar 23 2009, 07:30 PM']There's also some vintage German electricity stored on the sea-bed at Scapa Flow.

    Not a lot of people know that.[/quote]

    Any more on this Jack? I've made an extensive survey of the inside of most of those wrecks and not found anything with Glockenclang written on it yet!

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