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if its free i'd go for it

preamp valves last forever unless something goes wrong. power amp valves can also last forever but generally newer ones will tend to last 2 or 3 years of heavy abuse

volume on your bass ;o

go to hotrox dude

[quote name='Pow_22' post='1290773' date='Jul 3 2011, 09:13 AM']Hope so mate. With 6 EL34's a full set isnt cheap. To be honest i did open it up briefly when i got it and by the looks of it that was the first time it was ever opened. A good 40 years (ish) worth of dust n grime. So at the very least a service is needed. Just emailed dave Lund, has very good recommendations on here and he is very local. Fingers crossed its something simple.[/quote] +1 on giving it a good clean. does it sound like frying eggs?

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='1289091' date='Jul 1 2011, 02:41 PM']Ah well I'm sure I'll acquire one, one way or another[/quote] haha good luck with that quest! think olis 300 might be a one off.

[quote name='Finbar' post='1288005' date='Jun 30 2011, 05:12 PM']I know it won't be one, but how awesome would a GT200 pre with a light class D power section be?[/quote] would be fully gay. kt88's add so much awesomeness to the sound

The HH amps i've used have always sounded pretty nice. The PA i have has one of the nicest reverbs i've heard, almost as good as my space echo ;D

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1287179' date='Jun 30 2011, 12:01 AM']What sort of figures should I be seeing on the transformers?[/quote] under 1k, basically though if you turn it on and theres voltages it'll more than likely be okay

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1287143' date='Jun 29 2011, 11:21 PM']Clening is done. The stuff involving a meter I haven't done, don't really know what I'm up to with it. how would I check the transformer for shorts? All the electrolytics have been replaced. Sop fire it up without valves in and stick the meter in the valve bases, what voltages am I looking for in there, on what pin numbers (actually caught myself there, then realised that is valid use of the phrase 'pin number').[/quote] [url="http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/show.php?des=EL34"]http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/show.php?des=EL34[/url] should have the HT on pin 3 - about 530 - 540V without valves in and a little less on pin 4 3.3v AC on pins 2 and 7 bias will be negative voltage on top end of that upside down cap, follow it along to bias pots etc. to check transformers just measure resistance across the windings etc.

fair, you done all your check ups before you fire it up? clean all the sockets (inside and on top to prevent arking) checked all caps to make sure they're not obviously leaking check to make sure theres no shorts on the ht check transformers for shorts give all the pots a spray etc. Then fire it up WITHOUT any valves, check that ht is on all the proper pins and that there isn't any anywhere it shouldn't be ie. tone stacks / grids etc. Check to make sure bias voltage is there. if all thats okay give it a blast with valves in and start the proper troubleshooting ;>

[quote name='chilievans' post='1286598' date='Jun 29 2011, 04:25 PM']On my shuker I cuttently have a gotoh bridge fitted. I've been concidering buying a badass upgrade. Would it be worth it?[/quote] wouldn't say the badass was worth the extra cash over the gotoh, unless you were thinking of buying mine then ofc it'd be worth every penny ;p

wierd guy wants you to pick up but only wants paying via paypal

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='1284426' date='Jun 27 2011, 06:05 PM']I wanna say around 900 but might be 750 I can't recall since they are essentially custom order also depends which version you go for. Tbh it's the only Matamp cab that hasn't slated me, don't get me wrong I nearly bought 2 until I tried the first 8x10 and ported 4x10. I'd ring Jeff for a quote since I'm half guessing[/quote] mine was 450 ;<

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1284365' date='Jun 27 2011, 05:23 PM']See that's more like it! Thanks! Why are they so cheap if they contain neos?! Do they still make a 1x12?[/quote] neos aren't doom

[quote name='cycrowave' post='1283599' date='Jun 27 2011, 01:37 AM']my vote goes to michael shuman's gibson ripper, also great to see mani from primal scream rocking it on an epi. the guy from the eels had the best looking p-bass imo[/quote] +1 they're just to cool