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[quote name='icastle' post='1042152' date='Nov 30 2010, 11:34 AM']Funniest one I ever came across was a huy who used to play drums where I went to school. He went to an audition with a "rock band", got offered the job but didn't rate them very much and said "no thanks". The band was Rainbow... [/quote] Mate of mine did the same thing, but with Little Angels. About a year later he hung up his spurs and hasn't played since - pity really. A

User manual can be downloaded here. [url="http://www.retrevo.com/support/Peavey-Unity-2002-12-RQ-manual/id/23119ag018/t/2/"]http://www.retrevo.com/support/Peavey-Unit...23119ag018/t/2/[/url] HTH A

A lot of the 'feel' of a pot comes from the weight (viscosity) of the grease between the shaft and the inside of the bush. You could try opening the pots up (bend the little tabs back carefully) pulling the shaft out and putting some lighter grease in. Alternatively, squirt a good skoosh of switch cleaner into the pot, hold it shaft down and turn the shaft back and forth. Should dilute the grease a bit and flush some out, allowing an easier action. I don't guarantee it'll work on all pots, but it seems to on a lot of them. (I found this out when I was de-crackling an old mixing desk) Downside - a bit hit and miss as to whether you get the feel you want. Upside - unlikely to do the pot any harm even if it doesn't work. A

[quote name='binky_bass' post='1020859' date='Nov 12 2010, 12:07 AM']Oh and its tuned in 5ths all the way down from low F#, B, E, A..... you get the idea![/quote] Sometimes known as 4ths too Hell of an instrument though A

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1033000' date='Nov 22 2010, 06:17 PM']These are great, but the tru path is running two rigs, clean and dirty, just cut the lows from the dirty to avoid comb filtering issues.[/quote] A similar option would be to use a switchable Y splitter, with the dirty output going through an EQ pedal to pull out everything below 100Hz or so, into a guitar amp. The amp wouldn't have to be anything special (maybe 30-50W with 1 or 2 12's in it) as long as it makes an acceptable noise. A

Todays reading is taken from the Gospel of the Jobbing Band And so in the dark of night the Lord awoke Noah, and spoke to him. "Noah, awake and heed my words!" And Noah, being sore afraid, did cry out, "Who goeth there?" And the Lord did smite him upside the head, saying, "It is the Lord of all things, dummy!" And Noah did tremble, saying, "Lord, why hath thou wakened me?" And the Lord did say, "Noah, build me a Jobbing Band. For the earth will be visited by a plague of Brides, followed by forty days of Trade Shows and forty nights of Awards Banquets. And Noah did say, "Command me, Lord." [b]And the Lord did say, "First, thou must find me a Leader". And Noah replied, "But Lord, will I not be thy Leader?" And the Lord did smite him again, saying, "Fool, thou will be my Contractor. Ask not why!" And Noah did bow his head, saying, "Yes, my Lord. And what will this Leader play?" And the Lord said, "It mattereth little, whether he play or not, or whether he be proficient or not. For his job shall primarily be to talk to the Brides and their Mothers, and to deal with Clients, and to count off Tempos wrong, and to enquire as to whether Overtime will happen, and to try to segue tunes that should not be segued. If he playeth any instrument, thou must always have another player of that instrument on the band, just to be safe." And Noah did say, "And what else shall this Leader do?" And the Lord replied, "It shall be his job to spread Bad Information and Confusion amongst the Sidemen, and to pit them one against the other, and to delay all payments. Further shall it be his job, until we can afford a Soundman, to create Feedback, and to invent new Equalisation Curves, therefore."[/b] And Noah did shake his head in wonder, saying, "Lord, thy ways are Strange and Mysterious. What more shall I do? And the Lord said, "Next, find me a Rhythm Section. First, find me Drummer. And Three Things above all must this Drummer possess." And Noah did ask, "What are these Three Things? Double Bass Drums? An Electronic Kit? Congas?" And the Lord did smite Noah again, saying, "Second-guess me not, my servant. First, this Drummer must have slightly imperfect time, so that whenever he playeth a Fill (and he shall play many), he always emergeth at a different place, sometimes early and sometimes late, but thou may not guess which. And second, he must be Supremely Discontent, always hoping for the Big Break which will lead to him playing with Chick Corea or Madonna, so that he despiseth Jobbing. And third, he must always be convinced of his Righteousness in all things: including Time, Volume, Tempo and Feel, so that he argueth always with the Bass Player." And Noah did say, "As you command, Lord. And what next?" And the Lord did say, "Thou art learning, Noah. Next shall be the Bass Player. And he shall be Bored. That is all." And Noah did say, "Of course. And next, my Lord?" "Next shall be the Piano Player. And he shall play as if he has twenty fingers, and he shall play Substitute upon Substitute, until no man may name the Chord, and he will not be helpful. Furthermore, he shall always be late. And he shall always be trying out New Gear, of which he has no knowledge." And Noah did wonder aloud, "Lord, Great is thy Wisdom!" "Next shall be the Guitar Player. And he shall be a Rock Guitar Player. And he shall be Loud, and he shall sing 'Old Time Rock n' Roll'. Also shall he know not The Page, and so shall rely upon his Ears, which have been damaged by exposure to High Sound Pressure Levels. For the Guitarists who Read shall already be playing Shows, and will be making the Big Shekels. And the Guitarist's tux shall be the Rattiest of all the Band." And Noah did say, "It shall be done." And the Lord did say, "Next thou shall need Horns. First shall be the Saxophones. And they shall be Beboppers. And they shall play their Bird Quotes in every song, yea, even the Celine Dion ballad. And they shall Get High on every break, and make the Long Faces all night long, but especially when 'In The Mood' is called. Next shall be the Trumpeters. And they shall every one attempt to take everything Up an Octave, and fail frequently. And of Changes they shall know nothing. And finally shall be the Trombone Player. And many jokes will be made about him, for he will have a Beeper, as well as a Day Job, and he will be the first to be Cut from the Band." And Noah, taking many notes, did say, "Mighty is the Lord!" "Next shall be the String Players. Find me Three Women, and attach Pickups to their Violins that are more ancient even than Myself, so that their instruments screecheth and causeth great pain. And their job shall be to wear Evening Gowns, and to Fake Parts on all Ballads, and to occasionally Stroll, and to complain about the Volume and the Intonation, and to impede the Swing." And Noah did say, "What else can be left, Lord?" And the Lord did say, "Finally, find me the Singers. And they shall be Three, one a Male, and two Females. And the Male shall be a Strutting Peacock, with the Rock 'n' Roll Hair, and he shall never have to wear The Tuxedo, and also shall he play The Harmonica. And of the Females, one shall be Black and one shall be White. And the Black one shall ALWAYS sing the Aretha songs, and the Disco. And the White one shall ALWAYS sing the Power Ballads, and the Country Songs. But both shall share the Motown Medley, and shall sing Backup for the Male, and forget the Words, and be Late, and know nothing of Keys or Form. And they shall leave every gig immediately, having never touched a piece of Equipment. And they shall be paid many more shekels than the Sidemen. Ask not why." And Noah did say, "As Thou sayest, my Lord." And the Lord did command him, "Search high and low for these, as not every musician can fulfil these requirements. And though we have No Work yet, a Commitment must be secured from All. And while you're at it, start looking for Deps." And Noah did say, "Lord, thy will be done." And it was. And there you have it A

[quote name='dincz' post='1012407' date='Nov 4 2010, 06:46 PM']Applying the same logic to Aguilar's new SL112, something doesn't quite add up: Specs Power Handling: 250 watts RMS, 500 watts peak Sensitivity: 99.9 dB 1W 1M Max SPL: 120db It looks like 100W should give you the cab's max SPL. What have I missed?[/quote] The fact that the driver will run out of excursion before it runs out of power handling. They've probably factored some power compression into that as well, but most speakers reach a point where they just don't get any louder as you add more power. A

[quote name='Big Mick' post='1012978' date='Nov 5 2010, 09:16 AM']Thanks for the reply Bill, I understand your point now and a valid one it is too!!!! I was doing some research on Peavey products last night and couldn't find info on what actual driver was fitted to TNT 150 combos, the Blue Marvel was fitted in the TNT 115 and others (according to Peavey records) but no mention of the 150, it's a mystery. When I get it back, I'll have a look and see what is actually in it. But I'm pretty sure you'll tell me that a new Eminence driver will be far superior anyway. Cheers, Mick. [/quote] AFAIK, the TNT150 was fitted with either a Scorpion or a Black Widow as standard, depending on the year. I'd have said yours looks to be a BW. A

[quote name='bigash' post='1007147' date='Oct 31 2010, 11:30 AM']So we ended up using the damaged speaker as a bass bin in satalite mode off of functioning speaker, worked fine.[/quote] That tells me your speakers are both OK. What sort of setup do you have? Mixer amp/ powered mixer or separate mixer and power amp? If it's the latter, check the patch cables between desk and amp, swap them over and see if the problem moves to the other speaker. If it does, the problem's in your patch cables. If that makes no difference, swap the patch cables [b]at one end only [/b]and see if the problem moves. If it does, the problem's in your mixer, if not, it's your amp. HTH A

[quote name='umph' post='1009082' date='Nov 1 2010, 10:29 PM']not ideal but does work, may limit frequency response.[/quote] As long as the limiting stays above 8kHz that's as high as you'll ever need to go. A

[quote name='Finbar' post='1006835' date='Oct 30 2010, 10:51 PM']I've plugged my bass into it plenty of times and haven't noticed anything amiss.[/quote] What he said. Seems fine with both active and passive instruments. A

[quote name='thebrig' post='1006652' date='Oct 30 2010, 07:14 PM']Does anyone know where I can get a Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Short-Scale Bass?[/quote] They seem to be a bit thin on the ground this side of the pond. I ended up trawling ebay for a Stagg when I was after a cheap shortie. A

I read an interview with CS a few years back, and he reckoned a big part of his sound came from the way he holds his pick. Apparently he plays downstrokes only, with the barest minimum amount of pick protruding past his finger, and catches the string with the edge of his thumb on the way past. He said it gives the harder attack of a pick, but softens out because of the contact with his thumb. A

Stevie, PM me with details of what you're after and I'll see what I can come up with. A

What's your budget? At the lower end, the Digitech Vocalist 300 can do some pretty cool stuff. [url="http://vocalistpro.com/product.php?name=Vocal300#feat"]http://vocalistpro.com/product.php?name=Vocal300#feat[/url] Add a distortion to the mix and you could probably get some fairly synthy sounds. A