NancyJohnson

Picking one up from Bagshot next Tuesday. Weeee!

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1448283370' post='2914099'] this was mine, does it still have the custom pickguard I made or have you gone back to the original one? I really liked this bass, I only sold it because NancyJohnson asked so politely. Matt [/quote] I went with the original pickguard...it's so good. Man that bass has been to hell and back. Long, long story. I love it.

I have a large box of bulbs that came to me when we cleared out my dad's garage when he died (22 years ago last week...jeepers). I might have look through that tonight to see whether there's any bulb alternatives; the 12v is fine, more than enough, but 9v would be better. Wondering whether I could use 12v with a higher wattage to run at 9v for lower output.

I have it running 12v at the moment, so an extra power cable to the board. I did hook it up to 9v, but it's not bright enough. Long-term I'll probably upgrade the PSU to one that has a 12v out as well. I'd be happy making these up for anyone who wanted one - I'm sure I could source the individual components cheaper than going to Maplins. P

I am sorted! Yay!

Heh, I swear my entire experience with compressors isn't limited to a YT video...I actually owned a EHX Black Finger for a little while, but really couldn't see the point so I sold it on.

I've just watched (and listened) to a short demonstration video uploaded by Bass Direct to You Tube; it covers a handful of compressors (models by EBS/MXR/TCE/DarkGlass). It's the usual stuff; a mystery hand switching each unit on and off, rotating a few knobs; all the while accompanied by some mentalist who unmusically slaps and pops their way through the entire video. I'm sorry, I know I'm not a big fan of effects pedals as such, but compressors? Aren't these just The Emperor's New Clothes? I understood these are supposed to be a way of boosting and squeezing your signal, but could hear very little effect from any of the pedals. All I could really make out was the slightest in tone change, which in truth I could probably achieve by tweaking my tone controls. What is the fuss with these units? If you open up one of these are you just going to find a box devoid of anything except a little LED light? Hmmm.

I bought an old Badtz Maru Musicmaster (look it up) and put a hotrails strat sized pickup in it. It's great...high output, drives nicely.

I still haven't got this to work. Grrr. I'm picking up a multimeter to make sure the components are all OK. P

I still fancy to try one of these, but the black ones are £120.00. I certainly prefer the Supertone over the original Gibson bridge, but the Babicz just looks nicer and more in keeping with the three pointer. The Bass Centre unit in Bagshot is only a couple of miles from me...I've shot them an email to check stock. I have a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks. P

I tend to have the pedal always on, so always into the effects return here. Neither of my amps have a bypass switch, so if I go in from the front panel I'm layering drive, tone and EQ over the amp's equivalents and things just start getting mushy.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1447621125' post='2909059'] The - side of the power supply doesn't need to be switched. [/quote] Is this because the negative is effectively transmitted by the case? Cheers

I just found some crocodile clips in the garage. When it's light I shall test. Would sooner the house didn't burn down at night. Thanks! p

In my quest to add a light to my pedalboard, I'm at the stage below (electrics not my strong point and I have yet to break out the soldering iron); Effectively, left to right, I have a BNC socket (that will connect to a gooseneck lamp on the other side of the box below), a 2.1mm power input socket (12v - boo) and a DPDT latching foot switch with six terminals. The latching switch will just allow me to switch the lamp on or off when I need to - it seemed a bit more robust that a plastic rocker switch. Now then. Anyone got any idea how to wire this up? Thanks P

I think I might take a trip to Maplin tomorrow. I can probably build a prototype of this quite cheaply; the light connection is BNC, so I can pick up a gooseneck lamp and a D-sized panel for £14.50 the pair. I have everything else I think - latching footswitch and the casing (albeit plastic). The only downside is that it's 12v. I'm kind of hoping that I'll get something out of it at reduced power.

Rock Stock pedals make something. $90 is a bit steep, but this:

I'm just not a fan of the battery route, although I suspect it's going to be the way I'll end up going. My board is powered by small (Harley Benton/Thomann) brick; I have one spare 9v power outlet available and and would just like to utilise that for an overhead light. I have zero space under the board for three pin plugs or adaptors. P

I know its a pain in the bum, but a 12v DC psu will cost you £7 from Amazon. Had a similar issue with a Line6 G30. In the end you realise the hassle dealing with online stores sometimes isn't worth the angst and you end up just sucking it up.

Anyone got a decent heads up on how to add a light to their board? Really don't want to go the battery route...I have spare 9v power outlets available on my PSU and would prefer to utilise one of these. Only other requirements would be that it's clip on (or can be attached semi-permanently) and has a flexible neck. Mighty Bright stuff is nice, but there's battery/voltage issues. Need overhead illumination, not a string of lights/LEDs. P

A few years back, Gibson did a limited Pelham blue run for the Japanese market. A mate of mine owns one. Beautiful.