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    PMT

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, nekomatic said:


    Aldi use what look like little e-paper displays, so the display doesn’t even need a battery - they must have some sort of programmer to plug it into then it just sits there showing what it was programmed to forever, or until reprogrammed. If you multiply the number of Aldi stores by a few hundred labels per store, they probably got a fairly good price per unit on them, and no longer have to pay for paper labels and printing. 

     

    Some systems run from solar power driven by the store's lighting. The updates are delivered by RF. The display method is incidental, but you're right in saying that obviating any kind of printing yields improvements in accuracy, material and labour costs.

    PMT

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, neepheid said:

     

    76 cents for 1.5 litres of Coke Zero?  How old is this picture?

     

    French,  too by the looks. They love an eSEL. Britain has been much slower to adopt them. 

    Darkglass Anagram

    in Effects

    Posted

    Probably mentioned already,  but the lack of a 3.5mm stereo audio in or Bluetooth connectivity for audio is a bit of an omission as far as I'm concerned.  Never understood why manufacturers add a headphone jack, but not the means to mix in external sources. 

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    NBD : Welease Wenge Wawick Woderwick

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

    Oh wow - I remember those!  I’ve never seen one in real life, but they look absolutely fantastic.  What is the sting spacing?  Weighty or floaty?

     

    Definitely Floaty.

    Reason; that enormous top horn makes the balance so good that you forget it's  even on, in spite of it being a middle-weight.

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    Your Dream Bass?

    in Bass Guitars

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    38 minutes ago, Misdee said:

    In terms of fantasy basses that don't actually exist, I think a Musician Bongo with a graphite neck would be a wonderful thing. Now that Status Graphite are gone, however, it's even more unlikely to ever happen.

     

    I'm sure there are companies (or maybe even luthiers) that could fabricate a one-off, bolt-on Bongo neck. Whether or not they've the expertise to lay it up to allow sufficient flexion in the right place/s for the truss rod (if there even is one!) to do it's job is another matter.

     

    Cost? Likely horrific.

     

    Result? Likely rather good. I've a Bongo, and it's quite something already!

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    High Pass Filters

    in Effects

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    I would tend to use HPFs and amp eqs to protect drivers/amps and clean up the on stage/ rehearsal sound. 

     

    If I have to use the onboard DI, it'll be pre-EQ if possible.

     

    I favour outboard preamps for instrument tone manipulation,  and it's their DI I'd rather send to the desk. 

    Speaker replacement in old TE cab

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    On 15/04/2024 at 16:54, stevie said:

    The internal volume of the Trace 1153 is approximately 90 litres and and it's tuned to 45Hz. I modelled both drivers before recommending the Faital Pro. It's a good, modern driver. If you can get it for a good price, you should.

     

    Modelling is only useful if you know what you're aiming for. Otherwise, it's a trip down a rabbit hole.

     

    Uh... That box isn't a 1153 carcass.

    I had a H122smx combo, and it was slimmer than a 2103h and slimmer than the 1153 upon which it often stood.

    Same drivers (originally) in the combos as the cabs, but the ports are shorter.

     

    Reasons for shallower box? Twofold.

     

    1) You'd never find the connections on the rear of the amp even in daylight; they'd be buried 5" into the sleeve in which the amp sits

     

    2) That TE Achilles' heel. Weight. The H122smx was  already brutally heavy. Any more MDF and no one would be able to move it at all.

    Flavour of (last) Month

    in Amps and Cabs

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    Definitely an approach I favour. 

    I love a bass as much as the next person. 

     

    Unfortunately,  I tend to view amps as a tool for a job,  and that makes it difficult to justify splashing the cash on the Emperor's New Clothes in the amplification world. 

     

    Result- an old 4u rack containing a Korg DTR1000, an ancient Ampeg SVP-PRO and a Markbass Club Series S450.

     

    Does a pristine clean, A warm clean and all the way to flat out dirty.

     

    Cab is a Schroeder 21012L. It'll take 1000w @ 4 Ohms. Weighs a smidge over 40lb.

     

    Last time anyone commented on it, they said "Looks old..."

    Maybe not ultra-modern, but it blew him across the room readily enough. 

     

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    Barefaced Three10 Teaser: Anybody Know More?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by Lfalex v1.1

    On 26/06/2024 at 19:21, bassist_lewis said:

    Alex has gone and announced they do an extra wide One10 to sit atop the Three10. Guy knows how to sell 😂

     

    (Not having read the rest of the thread..)

     

    Are the 3x10 going to be 2x10 (8 Ohm) in series themselves in parallel with a 16 Ohm 1x10 all in one box?

     

    That'd give a nominal 8 Ohm impedance, allowing a separate 1x10 (8 Ohm) to be used in parallel as permitted by most amps having a ~4 Ohm minimum load..

     

    Edit- Nope.

     

    3x 12 Ohm drivers for a 4 Ohm cab.

    Adding another cabinet isn't happening without another amp to drive it, or something that can stretch down to 2 Ohm loads.

    GLASTONBURY 24

    in General Discussion

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    We went to Glastonbury once.

    It was a deeply frustrating experience, we hated it and left.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The festival wasn't on at the time. 

    I can only imagine it to be like a special eighth circle of Hell when it is.

     

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