NancyJohnson

I've been chasing transparency for sometime, favouring a rack set up paired with a Matrix power stage. Fantastic setup. Right now I'm using a Tech 21 XB Driver until GSS Baby Sumo. It's plenty loud.

I bought a little keyboard stand. We were just too loud as a band and the angled cab thing didn't help. It was more about elevating the cabs so you were in full battle with the cymbals.

I suppose while it's nice to know the DNA of an instrument, but once it's all bolted together and playable, does it really matter? Irrespective of the years, everything here is machine made and the parts are interchangeable.

Morning I pulled a John East preamp out of a bass recently (just wanted to try something different). I just want to make certain it's all working before reinstalling elsewhere. Assuming the green wire below goes the ground, anyone know where does the red one goes? I have contacted John about this, no answer yet. Thanks

(Shh. Unplugged version. 😁)

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Out in the car yesterday, while on shuffle mode three tracks from our monster Spotify playlist came on back to back and each had fantastic acoustic guitar solos. Cockney Rebel - Come Up and See Me Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) Rod Stewart - Maggie May Perfect.

First thing I thought was who the hell plays on the 24th fret? A few factors to consider. Strings, old/new? Action at 24th fret? Is the buyer playing the harmonic or the fretted note? Do the other strings intonate correctly up the dusty end? Neck on the wonk? It's feasible that the 24th fret could be in the wrong place, unlikely, but possible. It's also possible that if the action was a bit high at this point, simply depressing the string might throw out the tuning. Given the scale on these is (I believe) 34", you're looking at a fretted note at the 24th fret to be c.8.5" this high up the neck. If the frets are wide/jumbo and haven't been crowned correctly, given the shortness of the scale at this point, this could throw out the tuning/intonation a little. A little. Millimetres, or part thereof, will make a difference at that point, no significant but a difference.

Why does it take longer? Logistics. Thomann are a pan-European supplier with a level of instrumentation-supply that (for instance) Andertons or GuitarGuitar can only dream of. I can't honestly imagine how much kit get shipped here weekly, I'd imagine it's mind-boggling. They likely ship enough product to the UK to warrant everything going into containers rather than simply going out on an individual basis, so as @BigRedX has said, Thomann are likely have enough power to assign UK shipments leaving their facility on certain days of the week and coordinating with FedEx/UPS/whoever well in advance of that day to book freight slots to get it to this country.

Years back I landed an Aria Pro II Primary bass on a late Friday hunt. It was in rotten shape..over 40 years old. After I got it up and running I decided that every time it left the house I'd put a ding in it, walks, floor, pavement, dragging it along the road a bit. It looks glorious.

I had one put in my Lull after the East preamp stopped working. I'll admit that when I (finally) got it up and running (see elsewhere), it didn't really do it for me. That said, I haven't run it through my XB Driver. Might be a revelation. I'll try later.

2007. I know how this place works!