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GENZ BENZ 9.2 SHUTTLEMAX IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WORKING ORDER. Price includes postage to mainland UK.

FEATURES:
• Ultra Light 3.75 lb Design
• Power: 500W/8 ohms; 900W/4 ohms
• Analogue 12AX7 Tube Preamp
• Digital SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply)
•High Current Class D Amplifier
•3DPM (Digital power management)
•Patented pending PHAT topology
• Active eq w/Parametric Mids
•3-Band Signal Shape Circuit (Footswitchable)
•Phat technology
• Signal Mute Switch (Footswitchable)
• Tuner Out
• Extended Range Input Gain for Active/Passive Sensitivity
• Limiter Circuit
• LED Status Indicators
• Speakon® Speaker Outputs
• Internal Fan Cooling
• Full XLR Direct Out Interface
• Aux. Input
• Headphone Jack
• Effects Loop
•Optional Footswitch available
•Dimensions: 2 1/2"H x 10"W x 10 1/2"D (6.35cm H x 25.4cm W x 26.7cm D)

Mains Power supply included

For radical weight loss, this must take the biscuit.  A rather monstrously heavy old vintage ( non fender ) Jazz body.  Now it's much lighter , thanks very much

And for reference, this is what it used to look like

I have 3 - a Shure  ( in photo )  a  Sennheiser and an EV, but it's the Shure i use

*cough*

I keep these in my safe.

Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro

Very subtle. As usual.

🙁

4 hours ago, sandy_r said:

Joking aside, @fleabag, if you really want to try this, the best way might be just to have:

 

- one PP3 to 2.1mm inline socket adaptor cable connected securely to the guitar (maybe exiting from under a controls or battery backplate?), with only an inch or so of external cable (to minimise 'snagging' when disconnected); you'll need to easily connect/disconnect when picking up/putting down the guitar

 

- one USB 5 to 9V converter & cable to 2.1mm plug (centre positive);

 

- have someone safely swap the polarity of the PP3 cable - this might be you, if handy with soldering; or a friend with electronics skills - I would also be happy to do the resoldering for you; the parts are around £1 i think, and cheap to post, so I could buy it (I probably even have the parts already), mod it, and send it on.  Up to you (no bother to me, I'm retired, plenty of free time - but don't tell Mrs R that!)

 

 

[An active guitar can also be 'Phantom-powered' down the instrument cable, like a mic. from a mixer;  this would require an electronics mod in the bass and an additional psu/signal splitter box between guitar and pedals/amp - but i get that you want to try the 'pocket-power' setup, so why not?]

Thanks Sandy, great offer.  If i decide to go ahead, i'll PM you 

It's only a  little thing that fits in yer pocket

https://www.amazon.co.uk/10000mAh-Portable-Charger-External-Battery/dp/B0775P3TF6/ref=asc_df_B0775P3TF6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=231990330909&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17343694284055041676&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007245&hvtargid=pla-425399751052&psc=1

3 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

...found this on the SparkFun site re the polarity: "All SparkFun products use a negative 5.5mm sleeve and a positive 2.1mm pin" ie. centre positive

That'll ease things up 

4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

The myvolt adapters are pretty good, I have one. The cheap ebay ones may possibly generate a lot of noise. Bear in mind that any built in pre-amp wouldn't have power conditioning or filtering on the input source like an effects pedal would (why would it, it just comes from a battery), so any noise you generate you will really hear.

I'll bear that in mind if go ahead.

6 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

Bear in mind that your PP3 connector has to 'look like' a battery as far as the onboard circuit is concerned, so you want your smaller 'complete' circle stud to be +ve and the larger split stud to be -ve - in other words, you will be inverting the polarity advertised for that PP3 adaptor cable ! (just to complicate matters!)

 

If you go for the 5 to 9V USB to DC 2.1 barrel jack converter with a centre positive, you would need a PP3 to 2.1 inline socket with centre negative, if such exists (otherwise insert a polarity changer between the 2 cables as tauzero mentions above)

Arggghhhh!!  

29 minutes ago, tauzero said:

I expected that adaptor to be centre positive as it's for a variety of purposes and it's Boss who are out of step with the rest of the world with the strange idea of centre negative. It was the other adaptor that I was talking about, that goes from the DC connector to the PP3 clip.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393975851286 will invert the polarity if needed. So you either go

 

USB 5V to 9V -> DC connector to PP3 clip

or

USB 5V to 9V -> polarity changer -> DC connector to PP3 clip

Yes i did realise but the 9v battery clip converter to 2.1mm female doesnt say it takes pos. tip or neg tip, but that reverse cable in your link

would do the trick !

Ped's link also has the converters but again, they dont list neg or pos

https://myvolts.co.uk/product/22543/9V_Battery_Snap

Thanks Sandy - never looked at those, just the ad blurb.  So the 9v battery converter cable to 9v female 2.1mm  ,   that needs to be compatible with 2.1mm 9v pos tip plug

It's a shame the advert doesnt say  one way or the other

Even cheaper if it's correct

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272430194907

Oooer.. is this the same as the Birdcord ?   It's less than half the price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/iGreely-Power-Supply-Cable-Jack/dp/B07JVJ5S2V?th=1

Yeah i figured something would be amiss  with my config ... cheers Tauzero

Ap, that looks like the kiddie - cheers !

I was pondering on using a power pack slipped into a pocket for powering an active bass, instead of using batteries.

So the idea is to convert the battery connector to a Boss style 9v female, then a Boss type 9v male to USB, and then to the power pack.

Would this work or is there some compatibility issues with mA's or voltage or such stuff ?

1:  The 9v battery / 2.1mm female converter

2: Boss type 2.1mm  5v 2000mA   /  USB 2.0

Mi.  16,000ma Power pack / USB

Those damn apostrohphes

31 minutes ago, lowdown said:

I can do without this everytime I open up Basschat...

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

 

1 hour ago, fleabag said:

Those white ticks in blue boxes need unticking.  That's a generic Cookie Policy  page that i've seen many times on other websites.  More than annoying as it needs you to manually decline every blue tick.  They must figure you cant bothered or something.  I've sometimes opened a website which uses this generic cookie page, and simply moved on to another website selling the same stuff i was looking for.  But being this is Basschat, i  went ahead and declined every blue tick that was possible to decline

Dear Lord, Rob, that is exquisite.  What a labour of love.  10/10

🤣

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There is an option to opt out.  I've already posted it.  I opted out, saved this action, and then logged out of BC, cleared BC cookies in CC cleaner, then logged back in to BC and the cookie popup has disappeared.

2 minutes ago, mrbacco said:

 Can I reverse a right handed nut to be used in the left handed neck?

No, because they have a back and a front.  And  correctly shaped nut slots should be slightly tapered, so the string sits on a knife edge, rather than flat on the nut.

So yes, you need to either buy a blank nut and shape it yourself, or buy a ready slotted right handed nut, of the correct width.  Measure yours and see how wide it is.