orangepeelneil

[s]Hi Everyone, 4 free tuition books as shown in picture, I can post them all for £5 if someone wants them. The Hal Leonard book comes with a play along flexidisc !!!- ha ha[/s] Now ggggone, thanks for the interest. Cheers Neil

Hello, You are correct about cheap inverters having rough (pseudo sine) AC output. I've always used Antares equipment ([url="http://www.antares.co.uk/"]http://www.antares.co.uk/[/url]) to provide true sine AC output on the battery powered vehicles I have worked on- though it's not cheap, but essential for expensive computing equipment and pretty efficient too. 1. I would get yourself something like a diesel car/ marine battery >60Ah, the bigger the better, you can get a battery pretty cheap- or even look out for a discarded one which may be fine with a bit of proper conditioning. Battery science can be quite complex and dividing the Ah of the battery by the your load is only ball park figure,there is inefficiency so using a large battery with lots of Ah will be a good start. I've used simple lead acid batteries for traction batteries in deep discharge mode successfully- which would be like your application, but having more Ah is better as batteries can unpredictably "fall over/die" without warning on a heavy discharge cycle towards their lower limit. 2. Car power amps don't seem to have controls on them-just input/ output and power supply remote. So the output is proportional to the input they receive from a source, like a car stereo- I guess this will be in the range of 0-2V(max) You will need a simple 12V DC pre-amp module to take the bass output to the power amp input. Bass -> 12V DC preamp (with tone and master volume ctrl) -> 12V DC power amp (car amp) -> Speaker Something like this might be fine,with master volume, treble and bass-although the input impedance sensitivity may not be great for a bass, they do a "guitar preamp" kit too, they are so cheap too and simple to modify/ play with. [url="http://www.quasarelectronics.com/cpm005-mono-pre-amplifier-module-with-tone-controls.htm"]http://www.quasarele...ne-controls.htm[/url] [url="http://www.quasarelectronics.com/smart-kit/1091-guitar-preamp-with-tone-controls-tl082.htm"]http://www.quasarele...trols-tl082.htm[/url] Otherwise they are loads of simple designs on the net with a proper gain and master volume control for bass. 3. There are loads of Class D power amp module/kits on bay from China, some of which may be fine if you don't already have a car power amp. If your a putting it all in the same enclosure, consider a proper grounding strategy and heat sinking/cooling if you are using a simple Class D power amp module. Hope that helps

Just bought a bass off Chris (Thornybank). Great bass- good honest description,great communication and superfast delivery. What more can you ask for? Cheers Neil

Hello everyone, Anyone have a copy of the December 2011 US Bass Player magazine that I can buy? my local WH Smiths has run out :-( It's the one with Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam on the cover. Cheers Neil

Though this was interesting, I have this exact cab and it is a pain at 40kg plus the handles are not central- so lifting it is a pig. What do we all think? looks like the porting isn't compromised. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trace-Elliot-4108-4-x-10-Bass-cabinet-split-/140629054379?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item20be2513ab#ht_1317wt_1346"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1317wt_1346[/url] Neil

Hi Everyone Just a heads up on some strings I bought cheap on eBAY, which I thought were great value-so I'd share the link. I needed a set for a cheap bass, and though I would take a punt on a set, they seem to be around £15 normally and the seller has a good stock.I'm not linked to this seller- honest. They are only £4.74 +£1.00 P+P . Nickel round wounds on a hex core .045/065/0.80/.100 gauge, they come in a good anti corrosion box. Mine arrived promptly and they sound and feel fine, well worth only few quid as spares etc The Brand is SG (Sound Generation) Apparently they are Brazils number one string manufacturer, some variants are endorsed by Celso Pixinga ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-4-Electric-Bass-strings-0-45-100-high-quality-/220873924643?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item336d1ca023 Cheers Neil