Sean.Robinson

Hi, i dont know if anyone will be able to help with this but i though i would ask. Ive just been looking through bassdirect's website and one bass caught my attention, a Windmill Malin 5. Unfortunately this is the one bass where the picture will not enlarge so does anyone happen to have any more pictures of the bass. This is the page where i saw it: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Windmill_Bass_Guitars_Stock.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...tars_Stock.html[/url] and here's the small preview: Thank you in advance for any help.

Hi as said in the title, where can i find a cheap fender MIJ bass, either Jazz or Precision i dont mind. Ive posted an add in the WTB section so anyone has one in white please let me know, but aside from that does anyone know any cheap online retailers. Thanks for any help Sean

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='264175' date='Aug 17 2008, 09:01 PM']Mine will have a dark top but its still being made! I'm not sure half built basses count [/quote] If the top is in the first half they certainly do

Ah ok thanks for all your help then, as i say it doesnt seem any worse than what ive heard from other amps its just one of those things if there was a cheap fix i thought why not, yet again thank you

great idea, are there any Shukers with dark tops so i can get ideas for my own , crotch walnut if anyone wants to go the extra mile

ok, thanks again, how much would the work you previously stated cost then to have done and can you say in detail what has to be done, i think ill keep the topic here, after five hours the ive received the suggestion to use a electro harmonix hum debugger so that was a little let down from what i was expecting. Thank you for all the advice thus far

having looked through the forums on hiss and hum is there any chance the old tubes (16 years old) could be causing the hum/hiss, i was considering some mullards or telefunks anyhow so will be replacing them at some point but would like this clarified first please

anyone have the phone number or other contact details please?

[quote name='Stewart' post='263908' date='Aug 17 2008, 12:22 PM']I doubt it's worth attempting any major surgery such as replacing transformers (there's no audible change to using a toroidal, they just keep their electromagnetic fields to themselves better) but if some components were starting to break down (such as power supply capacitors) then that might be responsible for a lot of the noise. Whether or not it's worthwhile spending much money on (rather than saving for a replacement perhaps) is a tricky one - mainly dependant upon how much you like it and whether you know (or can find) a good amp technician to take it to...[/quote] Well it is in my opinion worth keeping, a real nice wam tone and you can really hear the tubes come through, like i say its only audible when nothing been played so it no huge problem, if it came through when playing through it it would obviously be a different matter. I went to Pete Hartley and he seampt a good tech, knew what he was talking about and was very quick so id be going back to him, like i say its a matter of price and how significant the reduction in noise would be. He also gave it a clean bill of health when he looked over it so i nothings broke and from what your saying its just from the old style transformer that im getting the nosie, so would you have a vague idea of cost? Thanks

Ok, well the hum is certainly not an issue when playing, but other than the reduce in hum what impact does a donut power transformer have on the sound of the amp? and how much would you guess it would be to have on fitted? Thanks Sean [quote name='Stewart' post='263891' date='Aug 17 2008, 11:54 AM']Well, a quick search led me to a forum on Eden's site - here's an extract: [i]The previous owner told me that the amp produces a noticable hum through the speaker cabinet even with the volume controls on zero.[/i] ...so perhaps that amp is known for the issue (there do seem to be a number of hits searching for "eden vt40" and "hum"). It looks quite old - has a traditional 'big square lump' power transformer rather than the 'doughnut' toroidal types you usually get nowadays (which reduce hum considerably). Might be worth getting it serviced if you want to keep it and can't put up with the noise, but I'm guessing it will never be near-silent...[/quote]