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    Guitars (already have six axes and a collection of classic, rack based preamps.) But I was a drummer before taking up bass and I often wonder if that is where my heart truly belongs. I took up bass after wrist injuries playing volleyball at high school and it was a hell of a lot more accessible cost wise and pragmatically. Still there's nothing quite like creating the pocket that everyone else sits in and then locking in with a decent bass player.
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    I've modded the site rules. Let's give it 6 months and see how it goes.
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    One of mine recently gave up the ghost - a resistor fried due to a crack in the PCB...and this amp has only had home use. The PCB can't be repaired. So now down to one and a hand wired 5F2 Princeton Tweed clone I picked up here a couple of years ago for almost the same money.
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    I've given up using a lot of effects for bass for the same reasons. A Line 6 M5, Future Impact and FEA Labs comp is all I need...at least until Source Audio come out with a synth pedal that does better arpeggiation. Guitar on the other hand is a nightmare. There's so much to stay on top of with cable maintenance and power supplies - not helped by a few manufacturers using non standard power supplies (looking at you Effectrode). When I eventually get back to the UK and shift the kit in storage over to where I live, I'm going to move to a rack based practice set up with multi effects.
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    Thanks Luke, we're getting there. Less wincing this morning. I believe the course of action is governed by legal process in the UK. They'd have to notify us of any infringements first and defiance or a lack of action on our part before threatening legal action. Beyond that point it could get a little tactical. I'm not clear on whether they'd take a tactic of issuing a general notice covering all current and future infringements, which would pass the burden and responsibility of policing onto us if we accepted it. And, whether we could legitimately turn that assertion down on the basis that we don't have in-depth knowledge of Rickenbacker products (which we don't). I'd like to think there's a halfway house where we do our reasonable best based on the general knowledge we have to hand but don't claim any expertise. I was also thinking about whether it might be an idea to set up a dedicated Rickenbacker only subforum to save having to scroll through loads of listings for other items.
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    Fair enough. I'm really not in the right frame of mind to deep dive on this at the moment. I have surgery 9am tomorrow morning and I keep being interrupted by nurses and doctors with with things to do, blood samples to give and forms to sign. My position is I'm open minded about lifting the ban. But it's conditional. But I think it's going to mean the mods do more work to police the classifieds which kind of undoes the recent coding we implemented to reduce that burden. And while it could be claimed fake fenders may have been sold through BC, Fender haven't had the same attitude towards enforcing their IP rights. What nobody knows right now is whether Rickenbackers attitude has changed given Hall's perceived retirement. @Hamster you probably have the clearest view of things. Any thoughts? I'll jump back in, probably sometime Saturday if my head has cleared by then.
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    And the other thing to be clear about assuming thst a change in sentiment means a change in risk even though the legal rights and need to enforce them hasn't changed.
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    Yes (and so was Mr Hall but we've hidden his post). Nothing has essentially changed in terms of corporate legal position or intellectual property rights of Rickenbacker as far as I'm aware. Even if Mr Hall has stepped away from the company. And if Rickenbacker doesn't enforce those rights then they lose them (as Mr Hall's lawyer explained in a follow up). But that's assuming they have no rights in the UK/ EU. Maybe they do? And if we assume wrong then what...? The legal advice I got from a friend at Page White and Farrar was respect the rights of other IP holders. Because that's what a judge will expect.
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    I have no problem with the Rick ban being lifted if John Hall has no further influence in the management of the company. I'd read somewhere online he'd handed over day to day running to his son(s) but still maintained an overview of the organisation. I don't know how to interpret that in regards to us.
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    I just stumbled across this in my Reverb feed. Bogart were up to the same thing.
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    I've played a Vigier Delta metal fretless (also stainless) and very good it was too. Not as bright as I expected but great sustain and mo dead spots.
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    The block was made out of mahogany and it's unfinished beyond the visible parts so it's shrunk a bit in the last 5 years, but it could have been made out of anything solid. There's so much I would do differently if I had a second stab at things. Aluminium might have saved a few hundred grams without loss of performance and it's soft enough to be shaped with wood tools. Maple or other woods were possible as well. I would have widened the recess as well because it's a bit tight around the sides.
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    Sounds fabulous - really tight yet still warm.
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    Just for you... Credit where credit is due, the idea was nicked from Ritter but modified by me so the tuners were recessed. Jon Shuker helped with the actual implementation. It was complicated because routing at an angle wasn't practical. So at Jon's suggestion, I carved out an angled block to fit a cavity and bolted it in place. The string anchors/tuners were (expensive) ABM units cut and ground to the correct angle. I probably wouldn't do it this way again, it added loads of time to the build. The bridge cover and saddle are from ebony and the sides of the cover are scrap rosewood.
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    My self built headless has the same thing going on, but the tuners are recessed. It also has adjustable string saddles in a handmade ebony base plate.
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    Do you mean this one?
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    I have a 250Gb SSD on my machine. Windows apps on my PC seem to be suffering from a significant amount of bloat as they are updated and I had to reduce the number of apps it was originally installed with. One of those was Cakewalk - the amount of space it took up was horrific but it's not the only one. AutoCAD is also space hungry but this is an essential app for me. I think it's worth asking how much space your must have applications are going to take up and sibob's suggestion of a 1Tb SSD for system stuff is what I was going to suggest also. Also, you can use an external drive for additional file storage and it's an extra failsafe in case anything happens. The motherboard suddenly died on my PC late last year and, if I hadn't had a lot of business related items stored externally and accessed via laptop, it would have been difficult to function.
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    Mine was less than the quoted power as well. I believe the preamp adds gain but I'm not totally sure. Anecdotally, there's no difference in volume compared to the other one I have.
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    Very uncomfortable at so many members feeling uncomfortable about...oh nevermind. 

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    The authentic modules are made in China too, that's why they're so cheap. Mine worked fine first time and it was visually identical to the one it replaced. Your theory doesn't match my experience.
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    I have fixed my own Shuttle 6 after having a short on the power board. The power boards can be sourced independently, they're made by B&O under ICEpower brand. Really great boards and an industry standard, literally plug and play installation. No soldering required, I sourced mine from a supplier in HK via Ebay for about a hundred quid excl shipping. That was four years ago and there haven't been any issues since. Take a picture of the connections to use as a reference, before you take out the old board. https://icepower.dk/products/amplifier-power-modules/ Don't get sucked into the Fender supplier chain unless you really want to end up spaffing more cash for essentially the same result as you can probably do yourself. Alternatively you could get the fault traced and a component replaced...probably a power cap if volume is just the issue. But check fuses first. But you might end up spending the same if not more as simply replacing the whole module and keeping the other for spares.
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    The following can be found under the Site Rule tab here. Use of the Marketplace is offered on the understanding that both buyers and sellers agree to act in good faith towards one another. Good faith requires both parties to act honestly and to keep promises, without taking unfair advantage of others or holding others to an impossible standard. On Basschat it also includes communicating with the other party in a timely manner. Evidence of bad faith dealings or a pattern of bad faith behaviour will put a member's access to the forum at risk Conditions of use for SELLERS 1. Ownership: These forums are for selling USED items only. You must be the owner of the item you're selling. 2. Legal status: Listings must be for items that are not subject to legal restriction e.g. age restricted, sanctioned or illegal items. Items that don't meet this condition will be removed. 3. Value transparency: You must state a price for your item, even if your item is just for trade. Please don't put £0 as the price then ask for 'offers'. In both instances your listing will be removed. 4. Pound stretching: Please don't add items to a listing after posting otherwise your listing may be removed. If you have multiple items in one listing, put the total price of all the items as the value or list them separately. 5. Promotion: Links to listings in your signature are OK if the listings are currently active on the forum and meet forum guidelines. However posting links in your listing or signature to music retailers selling your gear on commission, or to your own eBay auction, Reverb, Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree ad etc. may result in your listing being removed. 6. Commercial sellers: If you are operating a business that sells music industry related items, please don't list those items for sale in the forum. Instead talk to us about other available options first. 7. Subscription status and bans: Subscriptions to the market place won't be refunded if your conduct towards other members either on or off the forum results in you receiving a suspension or ban. 8) Listing of Rickenbacker products: Listings for copies of Rickenbacker products are not permitted. Listings selling or otherwise trading, soliciting or exposing for sale any GENUINE Rickenbacker products are permitted but currently under trial. The ban that was in place until January 2022 may be reimposed in the event of further threats from Rickenbacker.
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    The following can be found under the Site Rule tab here. Use of the Marketplace is offered on the understanding that both buyers and sellers agree to act in good faith towards one another. Good faith requires both parties to act honestly and to keep promises, without taking unfair advantage of others or holding others to an impossible standard. On Basschat it also includes communicating with the other party in a timely manner. Evidence of bad faith dealings or a pattern of bad faith behaviour will put a members access to the forum at risk Conditions of use for SELLERS 1. Ownership: These forums are for selling USED items only. You must be the owner of the item you're selling. 2. Legal status: Listings must be for items that are not subject to legal restriction e.g. age restricted, sanctioned or illegal items. Items that don't meet this condition will be removed. 3. Value transparency: You must state a price for your item, even if your item is just for trade. Please don't put £0 as the price then ask for 'offers'. In both instances your listing will be removed. 4. Pound stretching: Please don't add items to a listing after posting otherwise your listing may be removed. If you have multiple items in one listing, put the total price of all the items as the value or list them separately. 5. Promotion: Links to listings in your signature are OK if the listings are currently active on the forum and meet forum guidelines. However posting links in your listing or signature to music retailers selling your gear on commission, or to your own eBay auction, Reverb, Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree ad etc. may result in your listing being removed. 6. Commercial sellers: If you are operating a business that sells music industry related items, please don't list those items for sale in the forum. Instead talk to us about other available options first. 7. Subscription status and bans: Subscriptions to the market place won't be refunded if your conduct towards other members either on or off the forum results in you receiving a suspension or ban. 8) Listing of Rickenbacker products: Any listings selling or otherwise trading, soliciting or exposing for sale ANY Rickenbacker products or copies will be removed. John Hall, the chairman and CEO of Rickenbacker International Corporation has threatened this website with legal action for infringement of copyright. An outright ban on Rickenbacker products is the safest and simplest way for us to be sure that Rickenbacker intellectual property rights are not infringed.
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    The following can be found under the Site Rule tab here. Use of the Marketplace is offered on the understanding that both buyers and sellers agree to act in good faith towards one another. Good faith requires both parties to act honestly and to keep promises, without taking unfair advantage of others or holding others to an impossible standard. On Basschat it also includes communicating with the other party in a timely manner. Evidence of bad faith dealings or a pattern of bad faith behaviour will put a member's access to the forum at risk Conditions of use for SELLERS 1. Ownership: These forums are for selling USED items only. You must be the owner of the item you're selling. 2. Legal status: Listings must be for items that are not subject to legal restriction e.g. age restricted, sanctioned or illegal items. Items that don't meet this condition will be removed. 3. Value transparency: You must state a price for your item, even if your item is just for trade. Please don't put £0 as the price then ask for 'offers'. In both instances your listing will be removed. 4. Pound stretching: Please don't add items to a listing after posting otherwise your listing may be removed. If you have multiple items in one listing, put the total price of all the items as the value or list them separately. 5. Promotion: Links to listings in your signature are OK if the listings are currently active on the forum and meet forum guidelines. However posting links in your listing or signature to music retailers selling your gear on commission, or to your own eBay auction, Reverb, Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree ad etc. may result in your listing being removed. 6. Commercial sellers: If you are operating a business that sells music industry related items, please don't list those items for sale in the forum. Instead talk to us about other available options first. 7. Subscription status and bans: Subscriptions to the market place won't be refunded if your conduct towards other members either on or off the forum results in you receiving a suspension or ban. 8) Listing of Rickenbacker products: Any listings selling or otherwise trading, soliciting or exposing for sale ANY Rickenbacker products or copies will be removed. John Hall, the chairman and CEO of Rickenbacker International Corporation has threatened this website with legal action for infringement of copyright. An outright ban on Rickenbacker products is the safest and simplest way for us to be sure that Rickenbacker intellectual property rights are not infringed.
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    The following can be found under the Site Rule tab here. Use of the Marketplace is offered on the understanding that both buyers and sellers agree to act in good faith towards one another. Good faith requires both parties to act honestly and to keep promises, without taking unfair advantage of others or holding others to an impossible standard. On Basschat it also includes communicating with the other party in a timely manner. Evidence of bad faith dealings or a pattern of bad faith behaviour will put a member's access to the forum at risk Conditions of use for SELLERS 1. Ownership: These forums are for selling USED items only. You must be the owner of the item you're selling. 2. Legal status: Listings must be for items that are not subject to legal restriction e.g. age restricted, sanctioned or illegal items. Items that don't meet this condition will be removed. 3. Value transparency: You must state a price for your item, even if your item is just for trade. Please don't put £0 as the price then ask for 'offers'. In both instances your listing will be removed. 4. Pound stretching: Please don't add items to a listing after posting otherwise your listing may be removed. If you have multiple items in one listing, put the total price of all the items as the value or list them separately. 5. Promotion: Links to listings in your signature are OK if the listings are currently active on the forum and meet forum guidelines. However posting links in your listing or signature to music retailers selling your gear on commission, or to your own eBay auction, Reverb, Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree ad etc. may result in your listing being removed. 6. Commercial sellers: If you are operating a business that sells music industry related items, please don't list those items for sale in the forum. Instead talk to us about other available options first. 7. Subscription status and bans: Subscriptions to the market place won't be refunded if your conduct towards other members either on or off the forum results in you receiving a suspension or ban. 8) Listing of Rickenbacker products: Any listings selling or otherwise trading, soliciting or exposing for sale ANY Rickenbacker products or copies will be removed. John Hall, the chairman and CEO of Rickenbacker International Corporation has threatened this website with legal action for infringement of copyright. An outright ban on Rickenbacker products is the safest and simplest way for us to be sure that Rickenbacker intellectual property rights are not infringed.
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