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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]One-finger-per-fret kind of goes out the window below about 5th position. I seem to recall an article by Jeff Berlin where he recommended backing up your pinky with your 3rd finger in the lower positions - the pinky makes the note, but most of the hard work of holding the string down is done by the 3rd. [/font][/color]

Did anyone mention the spanner thing?

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1352053547' post='1858215'] 1st gig last night since being helped out by you guys, turned both VLE filters right off (not 12 oclock) and it sounded great, high notes were as loud or even LOUDER than the lows, it was a bit "honky" but i think that was because the mids were turned up but i never adjusted it cos it was so crisp clear and LOUD... Problem solved... I hail you Basschatters [/quote] Result!

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1351709851' post='1854510'] Does anyone run a speaker cable far from their head? I've seen it done but not often. [/quote] In one venue the drums used to go on the opposite side of the stage to me, with the guitarist in the middle. I ran a long speaker lead to an extension cab behind the drummer so that he could hear me better.

Plenty room in the world of bass for both brands. 'Versus' (Latin: [i]against[/i], often abbreviated 'v') need not mean a fight to the death, simply a comparison of sounds and features. If TC does not give you [i]your[/i] sound, you need a different head. I can only report that at a rehearsal last night, I plugged my Classic 450 into an ancient no-name box with a 12in driver (probably part of some antique PA setup), and my Jazz sounded great - I decided there and then that I wasn't going to sell that bass, and enjoyed a temporary relief from GAS!

And don't forget Leo Nocentelli on guitar. That band is/was as tight as an extremely tight thing.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1351795292' post='1855570'] Daisy-chaining two 8 ohm cabs from one speaker output will be a 4 ohm load. [/quote] ∧∧∧ Exactly! Default setup when you daisy-chain is [i]parallel[/i] connection. If you do want to run cabs in series for some reason, you need to make up a special lead and be [u]very[/u] careful how you connect it!

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1351785291' post='1855380'] My Hiwatt head & cab were kept in a leaky lock-up for almost 18 years constant. The amp chassis was rusty as hell when I bought it - and others who bought cabs at the same auction report bird & mouse nests found in them. [/quote] Mice can do a lot of damage inside a speaker cab!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1351709931' post='1854511'] If it turns out to be a scam, give them the run around as much as you can, if everyone does that, it will become not worth the time for them. [/quote] If you are going to do this, use a separate email address because you will attract a blizzard of spam!

You can see an up-to-date list of online frauds at [url="http://actionfraud.org.uk/node/298"]Action Fraud[/url]. EDIT - You can also report fraud on the site.

Job lot of cables, mainly Bassic Bits: Paid Mon night, sent to me Tues, received by me Weds. A true star!

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1351593424' post='1852929'] Recently acquired a markbass f500 amp that offers 2 Speakon outputs. I use the amp with 2 bass cabs. Is there an advantage to running 2 speakon cables from the amp to each individual cab?. At the moment i use 1 speakon cable to one cab and line in the second cab with a jack to jack speaker lead. [/quote] Yes, best to connect each cab to a separate speakon output on the head, that way each lead only has to carry the current to its respective speaker. If you daisy chain, the lead from the head to the first cab is carrying double the current.

[quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1351592998' post='1852920'] I used to have similar problems, as my favoured bass sound had the EQ set in the old V formation with heavily boosted bass and treble. The G and D strings disappeared above about the 5th fret. I decided to start again from scratch with level EQ, then adjust slowly to get an even sound across all the strings. I put the EQ flat, and the problem was solved immediately - so I didn't bother with any more fiddling. Maybe that would be a good start for you - turn the filters off, set the EQ flat and maybe that will give you what you want. [/quote] Ah the much overused and generally pointless 'smiling graphic EQ'

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1351507688' post='1851812'] I've covered over 100,000 miles in my Berlingo and it's holding up pretty well. [/quote] Mine popped its head gasket at 139,000 miles, though I realised later that the problem had started quite a bit earlier.

More encouragement - thanks guys! +100 to GuitarGuitar - I had the new unit within a week of the old one dying. TC have been very nice too.

If the black wire is ground then it seems to be on the right tag. You could try moving the white wire to the other small tag. This would be so much easier if I was there with a multimeter! You can get those long barrel sockets from WD but even then you need to work out which connection is what!

Sounds like you may have soldered to the wrong contacts. Can you post a picture of the contacts on the jack socket?

+1 for the Citroen Berlingo aka Peugeot Partner. I now get guitar or bass rig plus drum kit plus Bose L1 PA in back of E-class Merc estate, drummer in front passenger seat. Comfortable and practical, if not exactly cheap.