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Just bought an MXR M81 Pre-amp pedal from Brian. Easy communication, super fast shipping and excellent pedal. Thank you!

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1493668542' post='3289881'] Perhaps it was to hide damage? [/quote] That's one way of doing it

Who would do this to a Peavey T40 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEAVEY-T-40-BASS-GUITAR-BROKEN-HEADSTOCK-FOR-SPARES-GENUINE-U-S-A-/182554999536"]http://www.ebay.co.u...A-/182554999536[/url]

Sold some tuners to Gary. Great communication, fast payment, good person to do business with! Thanks Gary!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493457907' post='3288439'] [/quote] It's the Big Al before there was a Big Al

Another bass guitar auction coming up in Wiltshire, with a bunch of stuff from Mark Griffiths - including a very tasty looking Kubicki Factor. Start planning your bidding: [url="http://guitar-auctions.co.uk/catalogue-preview-thursday-15th-june-2017/"]http://guitar-auctio...15th-june-2017/[/url]

Recent convert to P-basses. This one started life as a 1998-1999 MIM fretless, replaced the fretless neck with an all maple one from a 2010-2011 MIM Fender. Pickup is an SD 1/4-pounder, scratchplate and bridge are no names off of eBay and I even changed all the screws to black to complete the look. Body is a little battered, but neck is perfect. Monster sound and I've not played any of my other basses since this one was done. [attachment=244051:p-bass-1.jpg] [attachment=244052:p-bass-2.jpg]

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1492515501' post='3280819'] If i just had basses, or didn't have guitars with humbuckers, definitely buy it again. But as i don't, and do, nope �� [/quote] Useful to know. Though I seem to have solved my original problem with my Line 6 G30 by using a slightly more powerful PSU... so not so much need to be looking elsewhere.

I used Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester (http://www.jacksinstrumentservices.com/) to get the body of a Stingray copy re-done in bright yellow (yeah...) a while back. Cost me £200 (I think that included return shipping, though I paid to get the body up there in the first place). I had already stripped the previous finish but Jack had to do some work on it to remove a bit of wood filler that I had left behind, because I didn't even realise it was there. The finish was nitrocellulose and was really nice when done - very good quality. He only does nitro, no acrylics or anything like that. Worth shooting him an e-mail anyway, I was well impressed with the overall service - responsiveness, communication, updates, etc. It did take a while but that was because I sent it over the winter and the finish needed extra curing time as it was cold in Manchester

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1492363100' post='3279698'] Leaving gaps above and below is actually bad news. You can get circular hot air flow coming from the back back into the front... [/quote] Thanks for that EBS Freak - didn't realise you could actually make things worse for yourself! Would that be the same if I put the amp in a large rack - say 12u tall with a racked mixing desk on top - something like this, which is an alternative option as we have a Yamaha MG166c to accommodate as well (pain the in the butt size for a mixing desk as it's 12u and there aren't many options for 12u desks... it's mostly 10u stuff...): http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/manufacturer/product.asp?item=spider-12u-x-12u-mixer-rack-on-castors-4870-6631 Would I end up having to blank off the rest of the rack?

Cool, thank you! Will go take a look at Swan's website.

Hope this is the right place for this question... I've got a Yamaha P2500S PA power amp that needs to go into a rack. It's a 2U high amp - should I put it in a 3U case with a ventilation panel, or can I get away with a 2U case? Amp gets used for about 2 hours a week and never gets driven hard, usually at about half power with only a guitar and/or piano and vocals going through it. Bonus question: recommendations for an appropriate case and mounting kit welcome. Would like to bring the whole lot in well under £100 if possible but want something reasonably solid (Gator?).

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1492089660' post='3277861'] Hmmmmm ... you might be better off trying a length of wire with a jack plug at each end. Radical, I know, but it just might work. [/quote] - yeah, but then people trip over the cable when I'm walking around checking the PA levels, and they get a bit upset about that, plus it doesn't do the jack sockets on the amp and bass much good. Having said that, I have been thinking about running a very thin wire between the receiver and transmitter as a back up though...

Played last night, took a slightly more hefty PSU (rated at 1A over the Line 6 PSU's 0.5A) and didn't get any dropouts despite running the same pedals as when I did get the dropouts... Will be back in the original location Sunday so will see if I have the same troubles this time...

A bit more research on the subject suggests that this could be a power supply thing. I've recently started using pedals (an MXR compressor, a tuner and a Boss EQ) and have just been using the Line 6's psu with a daisy chain cable. May be worth trying an isolated, or more powerful supply perhaps?

Just come across the Xvive wireless system. Anyone like to comment on how they hold up after a few months' use? Are people even still using them?