Bass Culture

Sorry, Mario - just noticed you picked your RH450 second hand; I don't know if that means the guarantee is no longer vaild, even if it is within the guarantee period. My advice - contact TC directly then and see what they have to say. I can't believe it's difficult to swap the damaged buttons but I guess you might need to return it to a dealer? I've not had any dealings with TC myself but they give the impression of being reasonable people to deal with. Mark

[quote name='NoLogic69' post='906080' date='Jul 26 2010, 05:26 PM']Hi there, I have eventually managed to get my hands on a used RH450 for a great price! The thing that's bothering me is that the preset buttons, shift and mute buttons have all got cracks across them. The shift button has actually split in two parts. They still sit in the amp securely and work as they should, but the plastic is obviously defective. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Most importantly, can it be rectified. I would really appreciate any help that can be given. Cheers guys, Mario.[/quote] Yep, I had [i]exactly[/i] the same problem. Took it back to Mark at Bass Direct, where I'd bought it from, who got on the phone to TC when I was in the shop, as they were quite sceptical, to tell them that the problem was precisely as I'd described on the phone. If it's still under warranty take it back to the shop and get it changed - Mark changed mine without any problem. If it's not I'd write to/contact TC anyway (and you're welcome to refer to my amp being returned to Bass Direct) as this has happened with others before and they should have now identified it as a defective or substandard part in the manufacturing process. Even on my replacement amp there are hairline cracks across a couple of the buttons. They don't seem to be getting any worse but I'm keeping a close eye on them all the same. If there's any other RH450 users out there who haven't already done so I'd seriously suggest you have a VERY close look at your amp to see whether the buttons have the same problem. Best of luck, Mario. Mark

I did quite a bit of music theory as a youngster but have since stuck rigidly to the advice of - I think - Billy Sheehan (please someone correct me if I'm wrong) who, when asked what the best thing to learn was, said 'everything...then forget it'. Previous posters explanations of the difference between the two modes couldn't be bettered. But as both they and others have implied (and, indeed, stated), does the [i]knowing [/i]make the slightest bit of difference to which sounds better to you? If I [i]think[/i] about what I play at all these days I just look at everything as a variation on the major scale - either directly or indirectly. And seeing as I often use chromatic passing notes all over the place too mostly what I play is... a bunch of notes that sound good to me in a particular musical context. Pip pip!

[quote name='obbm' post='894016' date='Jul 13 2010, 06:22 PM']Red to 1+ Blue to 1-[/quote] Brilliant - thanks, sorted. Now, can the Mods pull the thread before anyone else sees! Cheers, Mark

Can I apologise in advance for what, I'm sure, is a really stupid question (I can already picture some of you reading this with your head in your hands!)? Right, deep breath, here goes: I'm changing a heavy duty (Bassic bits) speaker lead from Speakon-Jack to Speakon/Speakon. I've got a red and blue wire. If red was wired to the centre of the jack pin and red to the outer where do they go in the Speakon connector? I'm presuming they're wired centre to centre (would that be +/+?) but I'm not too proud to check! Thanks.

Any preference as to Nickels or Steel? I really liked La Bella Deep Talkin' strings when I used them a year or so ago. Since then I've reverted back to good old Roto's though...

Edit for the couple of snaps I've added. Mark

I never used to use compression at all but since acquiring my TC RH450 I run the Spectracomp at about 9/10 'o' clock all the time. Gives me a lot of punch to my sound, which I really love. I'd never use a Compressor though, I htink, and on any heads I've had that have had it built in (Hartke HA3500, Trace AH300SMX) I've often had set so low - and then proably only because it was there - that it most likely wasn't 'engaging' most of the time! The Spectracomp on the RH450 does add a certain [i]Je ne sais quoi[/i] though. Mark

There is a number of hats I could cheerfully shell out for there. But, that said, I am off (with Mrs Bass Culture) to the Latitude Festival next week; when we went last year I returned with my black leather trilby, which has been known to make an appearance with The Trigger Fingers from time to time. Definitely need to try before you buy though - I was quite heartbrokken when I saw how badly the tartan pork pie hat I had designs on suited me!

I freely admit I'm a 47 year old fart and this kind of stuff wouldn't normally be my kind of thing. But even I really enjoyed this! Well done that man!

Used the Super Twelve at a rehearsal with another band last night playing original, rockier material. It matches my RH450 so well - just had a huge smile on my face for three hours! Huge sound. The only tonal adjustment I've done between the gig, recording session and rehearsal I've used it at since I got the cab on Friday is to alter the pickup pan on my Roscoe. That's all I've needed to do to accommodate three completely different rooms.