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I have the same YOB as BigRedX. Precisions just work for me, and a 1960 example would indeed be a delight, but I am highly unlikely ever to own one.

Chorus has spoiled more music than we'll ever know.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1456303666' post='2987474'] Has anyone on here ever had a valve pre go bad? I suspect the role of the preamp valve in hybrid deaths is minimal... [/quote] No, and that includes gigging all-valve guitar amps for the last 20 years. EDIT 1: Far more likely for the Class D power stage to die! EDIT 2: Just checked out the Streamliner 900 schematic, and both the effect return and the aux input come in [i]after[/i] all the valves, but [i]before[/i] the master volume. Thus if one of your valves died on a gig, you could plug your bass into one of these sockets and at least get some kind of a signal. The input impedance is about 100k, so it would work best with an active bass, or via a buffered pedal (or better still a preamp pedal). I haven't tried this, so no idea how loud it would be.

My experience with G&Ls is that the batteries last for ages, as the current draw is so low. Sounds like the OP has a partial short somewhere.

Excellent stuff, thanks for sharing.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1456183786' post='2986468'] That's easy - a pre-CBS Fender P. [/quote] Yeah but in what finish?

I don't subscribe to the lighter-but-not-quite-as-good thing with micro/lightweight kit. My experience is that my lightweight amp and cab sound better than my heavier conventional solid state kit ever did. I have limited experience of valve bass amps mind, so can't comment there.

Basschat hug for stevie!

So, er... does it sound any good?

Dep guitar gig with a Bristol pub band. Took my LP Standard for a change - worked out really well, great sounds on tap, didn't really miss single coils.

I worry for her tendons.

Anyone signed up to this? Any experiences to share? A link came up on a fellow BC-er's LinkedIn page, just wondered how worthwhile it is.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1456081649' post='2985228'] Lets smash it in honour of Sixx! [/quote] Let's not!!

To my shame, Little Feat are a band I have thus far overlooked.

The symbol is actually called the taijitu (or tai chi tu). [/pedantry]

If the mixing desk has XLR inputs, you could just use a standard mic lead (XLR male to XLR female). Maybe all those channels are already in use, and they only have balanced TRS inputs left?

I have an old Ashdown brochure, and it says 'All MAG combos feature extension speaker outputs'.

This one works for other instruments too: Watch the singer, listen to the drummer.

Which end is which? If your amp's DI is on an XLR, then the lead will need a female plug at one end and a 1/4in stereo jack at the other, wired according to this convention - follow the numbers on the XLR, they will be moulded into the plastic next to the solder tags.

Hmmm. I looked at the first few pages on the 'Look Inside' facility on Amazon, but quickly lost interest.

I was going to direct the OP to Johnny Shredfreak, but his website seems to have gone ): Have you tried [url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/power-supply-adaptor-cables-41-c.asp"]Effect Power Supplies[/url]?

Like many people, I often use a one-finger-per fret approach for 'position playing'. I have large hands, but in the lower (headstock end) positions it is too much of a stretch to do this without moving my hand around, so that's what I do. Your student with smaller hands will have to start doing this further up the neck. I would also say thumb-behind-neck, not thumb-over-neck, to avoid 'flying fingers'. Scott Devine covers both these points somewhere in his massive range of video clips1

@ stevie, don't go pi$$ing on Roland's chips! I'd be chuffed if I'd just bought a new high-end piece of kit, so I've subscribed to this thread. @ Roland - what about that valve head with the rocket on the front - don't tell me that's gone!

Lino dots? Yep, when I look along my fretboard I see a [b]line o' dots [/b]

Not again!