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1 hour ago, BoomTing said:

Here it is Played by Jack on a Jack.

Happy Birthday Today Jack

 

Coukd only have bneen bettered if Her Grace Slick were singing.

31 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

Technically, voting with our wallets and buying from Thomann could be seen as encouraging them to be more competitive.

Starting to buy from dearer UK stores because we haven't been given much choice could hardly be classed as support either. Trust Brexit to mana

ge to be both anti-competitve and anti-collaborative all at once! 😄

To be fair the reason to buy from Thomann was often the range of stock they carry, none of the UK shops could compete especially with Harley Benton. When uK shops had stock you could always get a price match. So what is the alternative to Harley Benton for quality low cost instruments?

5 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

I forgot to update on my last order! Thomann were great, UPS were charging the VAT which I'd already paid when buying the item pre-Brexit, so to keep it simple for me Thomann refunded the difference so I could just pay the UPS bill without losing out, bar the new handling fee. I hope they were able to reclaim that cost from UPS, but I can't argue with how they handled it for me.

I've got some more bits on the way from Thomann now, the timings were thrown off by the Easter weekend, but the fees came through, this time from Parcel Force. £65 VAT and handling on an order of £265, which seems right. I won't sniff at two basses and a gigbag handed to me on my doorstep for £330!

It does make you think however that we might be better off buying from say Andertons etc. I bought something from, them recently and changed my mind, no problem.

Just now, EBS_freak said:

They could - but it would also set a very dangerous precedence. Thomann arguably have the financial ability to absorb the overhead in running such an operation. What about the small one person independents? What happens if the rest of the world suddenly decides that this method of tax collection is a good idea?

Complete disaster.

I do agree, it is a complete disaster. Although of course Thomann et al were already doing this with VAT. VAT is companies collecting tax on behalf of the government. Several things have changed including the fact that before Brexit anything under £15 was VAT free, this was also true in the EU. the irony is that the EU have followed this and now there are no exceptions.

Those companies that do not register with HMRC will be forcing their customers to pay the VAT amd customs duty once the goods have arrived. In theory the cost should be the same but the handlers, Royal Mail, Fedex, TNT etc will charge for customs clearance. I will admit that I do not know whether the  EU also require overseas businesses to register too. I think I have found the benefit of Brexit. Royal Mail and the others will make more money.

The old adage "If it ain't broke don't fix it" springs to mind. Still as they are not spending £300+ million per week on the NHS, perhaps they could give us each a share to compensate.

Still at least the Fishemen are better off..... oh no.

Thomann could ease things. They only have to register for VAT with HMRC and they can put the vat back on and things wouls go smoothly. of course that means they collect tax for HM Gov but I bought so goods for the US that arrived to day, no fuss and easier than it was before. Hands up those whio still think Brexit was a good idea?

38 minutes ago, lownote12 said:

Akshirley, its not really.  Unless you look closely it's just a graphic, with meaning on looking closely only if you need it, and isn't distracting or annoying.  The main thing is I'm growing to like the little guy. I would like to have the short cut filters, but then I didn't worry about them too much when I had my Little Mark 2, and overall the sound works for me.  Albeit with severeal hours fiddling on both bass and amp EQ.  FTR, my preferred mix is on the head as you see it in pic, bass (Ibo SRF705) dialled back to bridge pup and piezo full only, tone middle on both or thereabouts. 

Krist are you kriticising my typkos? Seriously if it suits you then that is all that matters. My opinion does not matter. Did I really write that?

On 09/04/2021 at 17:59, lownote12 said:

know what you mean but not quite.  In real life the red is more like a copper colour with a dash of red and yellow, or the red brass they make some saxes from.  In other words it looks fairly cool, especially as its so small. 

In that picture it looks much better akthough the font is still an issue.

31 minutes ago, Jackass said:

Hey guys. I rly need a schematic for pascal s-pro2, need to repair. If someone has it, please share, maybe for money

You are unlikely to get a circuit diagram for Pascal/Icepower/|Hypex etc. They guard what they believe is their IP closely.

On 27/01/2020 at 14:05, Al Krow said:

Oh I dunno, I could name a few high end Italian cars that would leave just about every British made car in the shade for performance and style 😁

Having just looked at a Mark Bass Nano, Italian Style has taken on a whole new meaning. I have nicknamed it the NoNo.

8 hours ago, alaskaleftybass said:

The MB Nano was a smart choice. Great bang for the buck. I have a similar configuration in my favorite small amp head, Gallien Krueger MB200. I've always felt the two were almost like cousins in the tone department. Anyway, the GK MB200 has the same tone knobs and with my active EQ on my Ibanez I'm totally satisfied with tone control. 

These tone controls look almost identical with my GK MB200. Except you have more power and the luxury of a gain and master control.

I'll just get my sunnies to look at that. 😎 OK even with sunglasses it looks like the cosmetic design department at MB is still run by visibly impaired people.

13 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

I always wanted to try a Reeves and a Divided by 13 also. But I couldn't be doing with reliability/annoying nuances issues.

I used to run a lot of guitar valve amps - and whilst awesome, they all had something about them which was annoying. Random pops, tubes going microphonic, random rattles - usually all tube related in some ways. I remember changing or ditching tube protective cases... buying all sort or rubber dampeners and bits and bobs.

It's all good fun... but also slightly annoying. Others call it authentic, I guess.

I fondly remember microphonic valves.... NOT.

On a serious note and getting back to the topic. |I don't need my Fender Aerodyne, my £50 Peavey P bass in more than adequate  and has been gigged many times. However there is a wonderful feeling when I pick up the Aerodyne. I think some people get the same feeling from some valve amps. You don't need a valve head. However you may want one and if the itch is persistant why not scratch it.

36 minutes ago, Maude said:

Oh my word! 

Pass me a cushion! 

I could not agree more, if only someone would make an offer for my Greg Bennet. It's almost the same honest.

Nice fellow, easy to deal with.

If we are looking at pedals of vcourse the other issue is buffers. Some have them and some do not. in the world of 6 and 7 strings, many favour the "true bypass" method where the input signal  is wired directly to the output when the pedal is ,or bypassed. Boss pedals usually have a buffer but many boutique pedals favour the true bypass route. Running a few pedals (many guitarists use more than a few) means the signal passes thrugh lots of pedals through lots of switches. If all the pedals are true bypass and the guitar/bass is passive it can relly add lots of capacitance and screw your signal. An active bass can usually handle this better.

On the other hand you don't want your signal to go through many extra electronic buffers that could add noise. I am doubtful that all pedals use the best components so the fewer pedals the better.

12 minutes ago, DiMarco said:

Thanks for the responses guys. It is hard to find this kind of info if you don't know where to look.

Do bass amp manufacturers state the instrument input impedances and is there a difference between passive and active signal inputs other then the level?

Thanks again.

 

Some manufactureres do state the imput impedance of their amplifiers, some do not.

Usually active signals are low impedance although that does depend on the design of the onboard preamp. If the volume control(s) are before the last opamp in the preamp, the output impedance will be between a few ohms and a few hundred ohms. If the volume control is after the last opamp, it will be determined by volume potentiometer.

In a passive bass the potentiometers, capacitor(s) and pickups determine the output impedance and it will vary depending on the position of the potentiometers. In  general the output impedance of a passive bass will be in the 10,000-100,000 Ohms region.

Hopefully you will hear today, give them a call.

11 hours ago, agedhorse said:

In general, where the OUTPUT impedance of the SOURCE is less than 1/10th the INPUT impedance of the LOAD, the effects of loading can be ignored. If this is not true, it's possible for issues to occur. 

This is independent of level, a different parameter entirely.

[edit for garbled response, clearly reversed]

Happens to us all.

On 16/02/2021 at 03:16, legalbass said:

🤞My Status Graphite B-2 is getting cremated  with me.

Give it to me and I will make sure your wish is carried out.🤞 I have always wanted a Status Bass to help a fellow bassist with his final request.

On 04/04/2021 at 11:53, Bassmurf said:

Morning!

I’m currently on the lookout for some lightweight bass cabs - by lightweight I mean no more than 15kg!

Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations/suggestions?

cheers

Dan

If you are OK with DIY. how about one of @stevie 's cabs. The BC112 MK3 is 15KG or the new 10" Lockdown Cab will be just over 10Kg.

22 hours ago, Rothko said:

I had a HiWatt Custom 100 through a Trace Elliot 4x10 back in the day. Nothing at the time ever came remotely close to the sound.

I think that is the situation in two sentances. My HiWatt 120 was  my pride and joy, then it was stolen back in the 70s.

I began working for EMI on the electronics side in 1968, the only devices that looked or worked anything like a valve/tube were the magnetrons used radar (this was well before microwave ovens). Working in electronics, I knew valves were obsolescent so never bought another valve amp. Nowadays there is no reseaech into  thermionic valves/vacuum tubes. All the big makers have gone, RCA/GE/Mullard/Telefunken have either gone completely or moved with the times. As far as I know now all the new valves (and the vast amount of NOS) are made on the original machines that are older than me (69 and counting) either in China or Russia*. I have no idea how close these  are to the original specs but I suspect many woukd have been out of spec when produced. Neeless to say I have not changed my mind.

* Having done more research, it seems that ,JJ Valves are made in the Slovak republic.

On 22/03/2021 at 17:40, EBS_freak said:

Or are told they don't need a tweeter... instead of listening to what their ears are telling them (or looking at the old gear that their heroes are using) and deciding for themselves!

A you probably know I  built the 12" Mk3  with tweeter and now when I play without one I feel I am missing something. I would not trust one that has a switch for the tweeter or an adjustment of any sort , EQ belongs on your amp not your cabinet.

Bump.

My Aerodyne. the one on the left. It has had new machineheads, Gotoh Res-o-Lites and new pickups, Di Marzio 126 set. No matter what else I play. I always end up with it. Also my Peavey Milestone (P clone). It cost £50 and should be rubbish but it is not. Plywood body but it has a superb neck and plays and sounds great. Sorry no picture of that at the moment.

The bass on the right is a Greg Bennet by Samick. I could live with just that but it does not speak to me like tye other two and os currentky for sale

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8 minutes ago, Phil C said:

Yep. I think you are right. I suppose if you wear out your Nickel frets with stainless strings you could consider stainless frets when re-fretting! Anyone know of downsides to stainless frets?

Yes because they are so hard they are a b*gg*r to work with when levelling, crowning.

1 hour ago, Bass Culture said:

I much prefer steels but now all my basses are medium scales (32") the choice is very limited in my preferred (stupid light) gauge.  I tried the Roto medium scale steel strings recently but found them very rough, so just stick to Newtone strings on all my basses as they're made to order.   I can't say enough about them, they're terrific.

I have been thinking about getting some Newtones and you have just convinced me.