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    Replacement pickups on vintage bass

    in Bass Guitars

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    3 hours ago, Bassassin said:

    Removing the pickup & surround should give you an idea of whether or not there's room to install something different without routing the body.

    Have to say if it was my bass I wouldn't want to mod it irreversibly, or at worst, visibly. These Ekos are pretty rare and I'd be looking at mounting a different pickup in a new surround, using the existing screwholes.

    Yeah I agree, I'm not keen on modifying the body so it would have to slot in. God knows how I'd find ones that will line up nicely. 

    Replacement pickups on vintage bass

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    Just now, Steve Browning said:

    Not sure of your location but could you get those pickups rewound to your spec?

    A good friend works at Eternal Guitars (they make the old Wizard pickups) and he is constantly talking about what can be done.

    Great idea! I'm based in London. I know next to nothing about wiring pickups but will get in contact.

    Replacement pickups on vintage bass

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by MonkeyTrick

    I found a late 70s / early 80's EKO bass and it is the most comfortable I've ever played. The only thing I'm not a fan of is the pickups. They are not great for big grindy tones. I usually use a lot of effects in one band and just through a Darkglass b3k in another but these pickups sound awful through either when compared to my Squier P or Ibanez Src6. It's not the flatwounds, I've tried the setup with both. I've been looking at replacements but I'm pretty overwhelmed with choice and unsure which size is going to fit as the stock ones seem super small can anyone give some advice? Pics below for sizing.

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    How often does your band rehearse?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MonkeyTrick

    Usually 3 times a week, 3/4 hours on 2 weeknights and then a longer session on most weekends. Lucky to have our own studio so make the most of it. We have a zoom h4n always ready for jams/interesting ideas which all get cut and uploaded to a cloud service. 

    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    Posted · Edited by MonkeyTrick

    On 04/10/2019 at 18:35, Alec said:

    Yes, you can do a temporary repair, but the right thing to do is replace the driver.

    It's such a simple job.  But made harder for anyone to help the OP as his cab is anonymous.

    Given that the cab is a secret, you take the front grille off, undo the screws/allen bolts holding the driver to the front of the cab, gently pull out the driver and disconnect the two cables running to it (making a note of which one went to which terminal on the driver, albeit that they'd hopefully be coloured red & black).  Look at the brand and model of the driver, which should be printed on the back, then Google is your friend to find a replacement.  Installing is simply the reverse of the operation.

    Just to add, I took the drivers out and although they were Eminence, someone had used a knife to cut away the model no's on every one and the area that usually bears the model name on the magnet sticker was blank. They are a type of 16 ohm driver that look a bit like the beta (250w) and delta (350w) but with a mix of traits from both. The magnet was delta sized but the shape and design of the cone beta sized. Maybe some weird OEM custom job? The actual cab itself was manufactured by Carvin but I know for a fact that the speakers are aftermarket.

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    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    On 02/10/2019 at 20:35, Pea Turgh said:

    Did you get it sorted @MonkeyTrick ?

    Thanks for all the help and insight guys. I also moved house the same week so everything has been a bit chaotic, hence the late update.

    Panic over. The lovely people at Lean  (https://www.lean-business.co.uk/) sorted me out just in time as at that point the thread seemed to be pretty much in favour of replace>repair. Cannot recommend them enough, a really lovely couple.

    Gig went really well and the cab sounded monstrous all night pushed to extremes by the weird and noisy bands on the bill. As an aside, the mad squat party was far better organised than the two mainstream clubs we played last week.

    I'm going to attempt a fix on the damaged speaker, so will give it a go and update a little later down the line along with photos. I'm reasonably handy but not so with intricate/technical stuff, luckily it doesn't really matter if my patient doesn't pull through!

     

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    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    4 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

    First off, your problem isn't the damaged speaker. It's that you haven't got a cab for your gig tomorrow (Wed) and getting it repaired will take time. So take the pressure off yourself.

    First: if you're gigging with another band, contact them and ask if you can share their bass rig. Secondly, call a hire company and see if they can rent you a cab for a couple of days e.g. https://www.johnhenrys.com/ or http://www.mattsnowball.com/backline-equipment-hire-london-uk-europe/

    Once you definitely know you've got a rig / cab to play through on Wednesday call a repairer at your leisure and explain the problem. Probably the quickest and easiest solution will be for the amp tech to load a new speaker unit. There's a list of BassChat member recommended amp techs here.

     

     

     

     

    Thanks so much. I'm in North London but the chap on that thread has had his info removed, I think there was an issue with the image he uploaded. Currently in the back of the van getting the grille off !

    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    Posted

    Thanks guys. There's one major issue though, we have an agreement to provide the cab for the show. I'm going to go and try to get the speaker out and see if I can find a replacement driver but I'm not the most technical (clearly). Again, I'm in London if anyone reads this and knows a decent tech. 

    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    1 hour ago, itu said:

    Try to find a replacement cone now. If you play with the cab, there are too many reasons you get bigger issues with the cab and certainly the farting of that broken one does not help.

    Beware to put big amount of power to the cab as long as the cone has that hole. Just try to find a replacement unit quickly.

    Tell your area and I'm sure someone knows repairperson or parts nearby.

    Thanks man. I'm based in London but don't know how I'm going to get it repaired in time, let alone do it myself! I'll try and find somewhere in the morning, hopefully someone here has a contact. 

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    Torn speaker cone just before gig

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    I'm in the middle of a string of gigs and part of a hi-hat stand managed to get through the grille and puncture (a rough 2 x 2 inch ish) hole in the bottom right cone of my 8x10 while it sat in the back of the van.

    Bit of a pickle with a big gig on Wednesday, never had this happen before. What should I do? It looks a bit too severe to patch up.

    Cheers all in advance.

    Poor mans Moog Taurus - possible?

    in Other Instruments

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

    https://www.thomann.de/gb/keith_mcmillen_12_step.htm

    Good enough for Billy Sheehan...

    This thing is apparently fantastic but usb only. Don't think that will work here. Unless I'm mistaken.

    33 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

    A proper "bass" pedal board should always be a more reliable option for what you want. However if the Behringer FCB1010 will work in the way you want, then it will be more versatile since you can attach any Midi Note Number to any foot switch and not be limited to a single octave.

    What do you mean when you say 'reliable' here dude? Isn't it essentially the same idea? I'd go for what I assume you mean by reliable (Taurus or a minotaur plus pedal) but I need the traditional key functionality as well.

    Cheers guys! This is starting to make a bit more sense. 

    Poor mans Moog Taurus - possible?

    in Other Instruments

    Posted · Edited by MonkeyTrick

    Hey guys,

    This might seem similar to another topic on here but I have some different requirements. I'm basically trying to achieve the functionality of a Moog taurus but on a budget so I totally accept it's going to be a big clunky mess. 

    I'm looking at buying a synth to create some huge, strange sounds to go under/alongside my playing as I'm the only guitarist in a 3-piece (playing a bass vi). What would you recommend? I'd like something fairly affordable that I can play like a keyboard but then trigger with some kind of foot controller. The mininova seems perfect but you can't seem to trigger patches with a midi foot switch.

    Any ideas?

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