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Magic Matt

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  1. I'm being nudged towards [color=#000000][font=Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3][b]La Bella 760QM [/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3](45/62/85/107) ... apparently the Quarter Wound thing will get the deep tones on the lower strings I've been missing, but also give me a bit of punch too.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]Ugh... why do bass strings have to be so expensive! You can go to a guitar shop and compare instruments, but not strings. Bah![/size][/font][/color]
  2. The thing there is I don't know what else there is, lol. I've been playing about 14 years and never had to change the strings... hence what I'm used to is quite a dead woody sort of tone, which if anything is almost double-bass like, especially through my Peavey TKO 115S. I don't use FX or compression etc. - just direct into the amp. The only thing lately, which I suppose should have perhaps given me a clue, is I started using the "bright" switch on the amp - other than that everything's flat/off. I've only ever really been into the music... mostly soul & blues. I've not really ever experimented with tone. It sounds like flat wound might be worth trying if these don't bed in. Of course, it could also be to do with how I am playing them, having been used to the other strings for so long, maybe I'm just too hard on them.
  3. Ok, I've adjusted truss rod just a little - it feels different, but then given the age of the strings before that was expected. It's very "twangy" and more metallic sounding than before... there wasn't much twang at all on the old strings but the sound seemed more wooden. Is this just a case of "New strings are going to sound like that - hard luck" ? The strings on there now are Rotosound Swing Bass 66 ... is it worth trying a few different types of string, or are they all going to have that twangyness?
  4. Well I have a gig tonight so I'll see how it sounds through the larger amp before I start messing with the truss rod. No idea if the brand is the same - probably not given the age of the strings. I assumed the same gauge would mean the same tension - I guess not then!
  5. I have had the same strings on my bass for probably 14 years. I really liked the almost double-bass like tone from those old strings. Sadly one broke - new strings on. I've checked they're the same guage using my micrometer, but although they sound different (to be expected - new vs old) I'm also getting fret buzz when played hard. I didn't think I'd have to adjust the truss rod or anything if they are the same guage... ...should I be altering anything, or is this just what happens when you have new strings, and they'll wear in fairly quick?
  6. Well I gave it a go - seems pretty successful! I simply painted the inside and outside of a plywood box with it, and tied it to Earth, then put a 4-way inside the box for the power supplies to plug into. I'd say the buzz is still there a little, but it's reduced by probably around 80%, so only really noticable if I bend down right near them, and to be honest I get the same hum then as I do if I stand right near my amp. Thanks!
  7. Do I need to ground the paint, or is it enough just to be a "cage" ?
  8. Generally it's not a problem, it's only when we're in a small venue and I have to be in close proximity to a couple of power supplies. I hadn't considered conductive paint - if I made a very simple plywood box, and painted it with that, then put the power supplies inside it, do you think that would make much difference? Obviously that's a lot cheaper than buying decent noise cancelling pickups etc. and I could possibly paint inside the bass as well.
  9. I have a standard P-Bass, and a Fretless Jazz Bass. I don't really want to modify the guitars if screening the power supplies would work.
  10. Sometimes when we go to venues, my guitar picks up noise from the power supplies we use for things like the cordless mic, and the lighting. My solution most of the time is simply to try and stand further away from it, but in smaller venues this isn't always possible. I wondered if I could screen the power supplies to eliminate, or at least reduce, the problem? Can anyone recommend anything? I have some electronics knowledge so the idea of opening up[ power supplies and putting them in different cases etc. doesn't bother me.
  11. I own a now very old Peavey combo and I love it. My only complaint really is it's heavy as hell. In terms of being solid, it was second hand when I bought it almost 14 years ago, and gigged usually about once a month since then, and has been gigged really heavily over the last year (2 or 3 times a week) and even dropped down two flights of concrete steps. It's still going strong. The only reason I'm replacing it is I fancy making something and wanted to have something unique, and hopefully a bit louder (mine's an old 115S - 75 watt). Even then I probably wont get rid of it.
  12. [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1413338781' post='2577326'] +1. And while the Delta 12 has a 350w rating, that's thermal, which only says what it will take before the voice coil burns out. What matters in terms of output capability is xmax. At only 2.4mm it will only take 50 watts in the critical 60Hz-150Hz range before serious distortion occurs. Don't buy the cab. [/quote] ...except they're Delta 10 and have an Xmax of 3.5mm ... though I don't know how you work out the max watts at that bit of the range.
  13. Yes, the original speakers I think are 16 ohm, so the two combined gives you 8ohm. By using two 8ohm speakers, the two combined will give you 4ohm. As for whether or not this is a good idea will greatly depend on whether the drivers he has chosen match the cabinet well, and also how much you like the sound, which will be different to an unmodified amp. I'm being careful not to use terms like "better" here, because that also depends on what kind of tone you like. Personally, I'd never buy a modified amp without hearing it first. In terms of whether it's ok to do what has been done - yes, the amp is more than capable of handling that modification, but you need to be aware that because the combo is now a 4 ohm cabinet, not an 8 ohm cabinet, the additional speaker options you have will be different to those described in the manual.
  14. The new monitors we use have a DSP processor that kills off low frequencies, plus they have overload protection, so I can put my bass through them no problem at all - it's worth looking up details about your monitors as it seems quite a few of the newer ones do that.
  15. You're right... I'm over-thinking it again. I can always run a bead of sealant along the inside edges to ensure it's an airtight seal anyway. I should stop worrying so much about having the right tools and adhesives, and just get on with making it.
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