nuno1959

Thanks for your input but that answer is fully worked out and while my amp is repairable, i suspect repairing this person's capacity to understand plain english might be a tad more difficult. That or, much more likely.. i must improve on my skills writing in english what i thought was a very simple, black on white text All along this thread i've answered in a neutral manner to everyone who chipped in ( actually, in every single thread i took part over the years here & many other forums i subscribe to.. ) then this gentleman questions my integrity asking "..even if the information is not yours to share ?..." which i had already addressed. Nice... apparently totally respectful and worthy of entertaining at length This is one of the reasons i try to steer clear from forums for a number of years now because there's just too much useless/pointless yapping back and forth over non issue issues - and thankfully i'm not talking about threads/answers of mine, this is my 2nd or 3rd time it happens to me in 20 or so years - it's all over, over anything and everything - SO bloody boring after a while. I am DEEPLY sorry i value my time living on this planet to the point of having no patience after a short while for asked/answered stuff but indeed, i could die tomorrow stepping out of the shower and nothing guarantees me that not "getting it", he wouldn't keep at it 20 more times, regardless what i answered as demonstrated. That offends people these days ? Well.. if that's the case, too bad. And unfollowed.

Totally agree but... does that mean i have to answer the same thing over and over ?

Well my dear sir, before going on & on about it, you could always read what i answered before which addressed all of your concerns about sharing schematics as in this small bit of crucial info you seemed to have missed entirely such as : 1 - You ask "...Even if the information is not yours to share?..." Obviously you seem to have missed completely when i wrote - "...2nd I would OBVIOUSLY ask them 1st if that's ok with them BEFORE doing it..." Was there a word i misspelled there to the point you didn't get it ? Sorry, life IS too short to waste yet... here you are. AGAIN. So.... excuse me if i sound dismissive but really !? Where i come from respect is NOT owed, it's earned & wasting somebody else's time by asking what was already answered.... well, let's say it's not the best way to do it ? As far as i'm concerned, i won't be coming back to answer you over this ridiculous "worry" of yours Have a great life

Right.........

Thanks for the input even though it brings little to the original purpose of this thread and don't be so shocked : 1st IF Epifani will give me the schematic, it's obviously because they are open for members of their client base to have it, i have been, for some 20 odd years & 3 rigs 2nd I would OBVIOUSLY ask them 1st if that's ok with them BEFORE doing it Around my circle of friends and family that's how people function, the rest of the world.... 3rd I doubt they would be so upset about it anyway because as i'm sure you now, a good electrotech can reverse engineer any circuit and make a similar one buying the right components + i'm sure all Epifani's proprietary tech will be patented, etc.... so how hurt will they be if a handful of nerds make their own "Epifani amp"... 4th - And just out of curiosity, have you asked that to Bheringer for example ? Because they are notorious for doing that only in a LARGE INDUSTRIAL SCALE.. So chill a little my man, i'm sure we'll all survive 😉

Will do and if i do get the schematics i'll be more than happy to share them here

Sorry, my bad... The thing is i posted this on several forums and perhaps due to english not being my native language, i suspect i didn't manage to convey what i meant as most everyone keeps answering to everything but what i asked - schematics ( i HAVE contacted Epifani..) does anyone have them/knows where i can get them besides Epifani, and saving time to my tech who is in the middle of full tourist season here and overloaded w/ work. Obviously he can get to it without the schematics but, as you well know, it's way simpler/faster if you have them specially if your work load is double or triple what it is in autumn/winter - musicians here are in full gigging mode for the next couple of months Nevermind, i'll just wait for Epifani to answer but thanks for the input anyway

No sweat, i do it all the time... 😜 I have and... still hoping ! Cheers

OK guys, i can see this is not really going anywhere so.. I'll keep looking elsewhere. Many thanks to you all for your tips. Over and out !

(Un)fortunately it's a class A/B amp, 20 odd years old with quite sophisticated electronics for it's time and spec - 4.5kg, 850 W @ 4ohms. No D class..

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Yup, that's obvious but then again, there's reverse engineering....? As some manufacturers do, Behringer anyone ? 😉 I just want to save my tech & myself some time as during summer time he is overloaded w/ work - tourist season/live music all over & all that jazz.. Not being able to use my amp sucks and i'm hoping Epifani will not "punish me" for being a client of theirs for over 20 years and 3 rigs in a country that hasn't got an importer

I did contact Epifani a couple of days ago, obviously it's the week end, etc.. but i'm on fire to get it done so, i'm just trying to hasten things. Unfortunately in my country there is no Epifani importer but my tech is super duper good but he would like to have a look at the schematics before tackling the job The use of it wasn't unauthorised, the guy was/is just plain dumb - upon seeing a speaker cable connected to my amp he still went ahead and connected the other amp to the cab because.. errr.... that's what you do ! I didn't bother asking him to pay, can't be bothered wasting time, getting nervous or listen to some stupid excuses, however from now on NO ONE will be allowed to use it and can start carrying back and forth their own 30 kg cabs. Needless to say, every bass player that rehearses there now loves him.....

Hi guys I have an Epifani UL 501 bass head i use with an Epifani UL2 410 at 4Ohms in our rehearsing studio down here in the south of Portugal. Some bands come in every now and then and i let them use my cab w/ a Warwick head to spare them lugging cabs back and forth. The other day i forgot to unplug my amp from the cab & although it was clearly visible there was another cable connected to it, the next guy just plugged in the Warwick effectively connecting both amps via the cab and my guess is my amp was fed the Warwick's 300 or so watts for the duration of their rehearsal - 1 hour, 1.30..? When i returned to play, upon switching my amp on i just heard a semi loud "thump" sound and no led my amp, nothing... Checked all cables, fuse, everything was fine. I contacted my tech and he told me that it would be super useful if i could get him the schematics of my amp as he always has LOADS of work in hand and couldn't really search for it, etc... I've already contacted Epifani a few days ago but so far i haven't heard back from them so... in an attempt to speed things up i was wondering if by any chance someone here would have the schematics they could either share with me or even sell them to me so i can get my amp repaired asap ? Or maybe even some links to a site that has it or, or, or....? I have looked all over for these online but with no success. Thanks in advance for any help Nuno

As I mentioned, I had this bike accident about a year ago where I dislocated my left ankle/foot backwards by about 160 degrees, tendons and soft tissues all buggered up. Doctors were able to put it back in place without surgery which was fantastic as surgery in these cases always leaves sequels, fact is snapping it back in place without surgery is not side effect free as well.. and recovery was a LONG nightmare !! So one year later of doing all the ENDLESS physio, ice, etc, etc... although in everyday life I hardly get remembered by my ankle I treated it so badly, fact is if I play on the board standing (worse..) or sitting (still pretty bad) I'm left with this numb kind of pain for a couple of days + it swells and aches for a few days more in what I interpret as a clear ''stop doing that to me'' kind of warning ? Which leads me to believe it might entail long term consequences if I keep doing it.. Adding the fact that the whole experience Bassboard/headphones is NOT enjoyable to me as it just doesn't hit the spot translates into my lack of interest in pursuing that route - used it a couple dozen times and am putting it up for sale to be honest.