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[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1330507750' post='1558384'] You shouldn't have to rewire your tens at all. The mistake some people make is just disconnecting the tweeter. You need to disconnect the tweeter *and* any crossover components, because if there is a parallel component in the crossover (across the tweeter), disconnecting the tweeter itself will result in a virtual short circuit. You need to make sure the tweeter volume control is out of circuit, for example, because that contains a parallel component. Follow the wiring to the tweeter back as close to the input as possible and disconnect there. You will be able to reconnect at any time. [/quote] Seems safest then to wire direct from the output jack/neutrik socket straight to the 2x10 speakers leaving the tweeter/crossover out of it, just like the old cabs used to be.
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[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1330471420' post='1558175'] It can be done. The trick is to make quite sure the tweeter is completely out of circuit and that there is nothing left connected *across* the output to the tweeter after you have disconnected it - like a resistor or an inductor., for example. [/quote] yes I guess to wire the 16 ohm speakers completely independent of the tweeter in series (or parallel, I've forgotton but I can check on that) to get a 'straight' 8 ohm no tweeter cab. thanks
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Has anyone ever disconnected the horn/tweeter in their 2x10 cabinets? Can it be done? I think the Jeff Berlin MarkBass combo doesn't have one because he doesn't like them. They were never so prolific as now. I rarely have mine switched 'up'. Just wondered what a 2x10 Markbass cab would be like without one.
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330442231' post='1557529'] NEW PRICE BUMP [/quote] Bump -
[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330111394' post='1553022'] [size=5]Seymour Duncan active jazz set with built in EQ switches, very handy indeed if you want active pickups [/size] [size=5]without having an internal box to fit, especially good for tight control cavities. Runs off a 9 volt battery, according to SD's site will last 1000 hours.[/size] [size=5]Used so obviously some marks. Pretty certain it will 100k pots you will need. I can scout around for wiring diagram if wanted.[/size] [size=5]The wiring is a bit short due to the pups being in and out of several of my basses. (These are the second 'upgraded' to more even output series with the embossed lettering, not white printed 'Seymour Duncan).[/size] £62... includes post for UK.... [/quote] NEW PRICE BUMP
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330111394' post='1553022'] £70... including post for UK.... A pair of SDs,with the onboard EQ switches that can add that little bit of top or cut a little too much bass in the room sound. They run off a 9 volt battery (can be 2 for better headroom but I've never wired it that way). Obviously used so some marks. Great pickups as they are silent, active and have the eq built into each pickup...no separate box. No pots included. (These are the second series with the embossed lettering, not white printed 'Seymour Duncan). [/quote] BUMP
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[size=5]Going to EBAY soon........[/size] [size=5]Seymour Duncan active jazz set with built in EQ switches, very handy indeed if you want active pickups [/size] [size=5]without having an internal box to fit, especially good for tight control cavities. Runs off a 9 volt battery, according to SD's site will last 1000 hours.[/size] [size=5]Used so obviously some marks. Pretty certain it will 100k pots you will need. I can scout around for wiring diagram if wanted.[/size] [size=5]The wiring is a bit short due to the pups being in and out of several of my basses. (These are the second 'upgraded' to more even output series with the embossed lettering, not white printed 'Seymour Duncan).[/size] £62... includes post for UK....
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Wood now sold
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[quote name='loudandclear' timestamp='1330084246' post='1552407'] By a quirk of fate (two different projects that never came off) I have two Nordstrand Jazz bass NJ4SV pick ups. These were bought seperately and the neck pick up is the straight NJ4SV, the bridge pick up is the NJ4SV R which is exactly the same pick up just with slightly raised A and D poles to cater for radiused fingerboards.I have checked and they are fine to use as a pair on either radiused or non radiused basses. They are split coil pick ups and retail at £200 for a pair as below [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Nordstrand_Pickups.html"]http://www.bassdirec...nd_Pickups.html[/url] I woud prefer to sell them as a pair at £130 but will consider splitting at £70 each, but only if I can definetly sell both so if any interest in one , I will register interest and hold it till the other sells but will accept offers on both above this. Both of these are brand new condition not been installed on any bass. Price includes delivery. Cheers [/quote] PM'd
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[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1329820978' post='1547747'] +1 on the e835, great mic, think of it as a differnet stand in for the ubiquitous sm57, where as the e845 has more eq built in and os closer to an sm58 in where its aiming. Both great value for money mics IME. [/quote] Thanks for the Sennheiser update.....The 835/845 look pretty good on spec and decent (Amazon/other shop) prices.....one with a switch could be useful. A friend of mine uses an Elecrovoice N/D 767a which sounds a little better than the SM58.....about £80 these days but a few years back when he bought they were well over £100.
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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329762178' post='1546942'] SE do some cracking mics, and very affordable too. Recommended. [url="http://www.seelectronics.com/"]http://www.seelectronics.com/[/url] [/quote] Thanks....
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[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1329744979' post='1546593'] Sorry to hear that. Just for reference, I dug out my old late 1970s dual-impedance SM58 (not BETA) and it weighs 295g, Also it's worth noting that that the Shure website lists the current SM58 as weighing 298g but the SM58 BETA weighs 278g. [/quote] Your figures are as correct as Shure state, sir. (Their given weights on their website are : SM58 298g ..... Beta58A 278g). However, the current crop of bona fide SM58s are weighing in at around 320g, by their own admittance! I've returned the Beta for refund and actually may start looking at other mics instead of Shure....EV/Rode/Sennheiser maybe.
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[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1329733626' post='1546387'] Did you check the links I listed...? There are many better ways to check if your Shure is real... [/quote] Yes I did check them and many thanks. I'd had to look through several web sites to find what was in just one of your links. The final check is that the Beta weight is under 'whereabouts' what Shure states. The internal wire colours to the 3 pins is also incorrect and the increased handling noise ain't good.... the Beta is a fake.
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1329487448' post='1543240'] Lots of info about this subject... I bought a Shure sm58 from a well known south of England shop in 2009. I just bought a set of digital scales I thought I'd weigh the mic. It weighs, (with mesh cap), 323g. The Shure website says it should weigh 298g. Shure UK are not exactly enlightening about this. I've only ever heard of 'fakes' being much lighter. Anyone care to weigh their SM58? [size=5]This latest from Shure 20/02/12....[/size] [size=5]'we weighed a SM58 and it was 320g' [/size] [size=5]Shure's own tech spec for this mic states 298g weight.[/size] [/quote] monday bump
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[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1329669056' post='1545569'] ...slightly off topic, but when any of you were weighing those microphones, did you at any stage think 'My God, what am I doing with my life?'... [/quote] Rotton sod you hahahah! But we caught YOU reading it! I suppose I must admit it has been a quiet week....... I'm currently going through a check on another possibly 'fake' Shure mic and although a seemingly pointless exercise, I've discovered Shure are the most copied mic about. It is a little difficult to ascertain a real one from a fake one just by looking. Weighing 'was' said to be the best and possibly final test. However, a few of us here have now discovered our trusty SM58s are 'overweight' according to Shure yet they were bought from bonafide Shure dealerships?
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1329524924' post='1543983'] We have three SM58s weighing between 310 and 323g here. I'm agree with 'EdwardHimself' that full weight with cap on are the norm. Shure quote 298g. [/quote] Thanks for your interesting 'weights and measures' input Basschatters.
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[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1329511869' post='1543793'] I thought it would be with the cap on, I can't see you using one without one on all that often. [/quote] We have three SM58s weighing between 310 and 323g here. I'm agree with 'EdwardHimself' that full weight with cap on are the norm. Shure quote 298g.
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[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1329510532' post='1543761'] Obviously it must be the mean weight between the mesh cap on and off then [/quote] Well, it isn't that obvious as it happens. I've already emailed Shure USA to ask if their spec weight is with/without mesh cap. Shure UK couldn't give me that info.
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Acoustic bass strings recommendation for a washburn ab20
mybass replied to winterfire666's topic in Accessories and Misc
[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1329426871' post='1542456'] hello all, iv just snapped up a lovely Washburn AB20 acoustic bass on ebay for only £95!!! i have never had an acoustic bass before and so i dont know where to start for strings. do i go for phospher bronze, half wounds, flatwounds etc,and any advise on gauges would be great too. i usually like quite a bright tone but it must be comfortable to play (not too much tension) i play mainly fingerstyle rock/metal stuff. hope someone can help, thanks in advance. [/quote] I use Martin Phospher Bronze on my AB20....pretty good. -
[quote name='charic' timestamp='1329490772' post='1543293'] What does it weigh without the mesh cover? [/quote] 275g without mesh cap.
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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329488660' post='1543267'] Mine is 320g as far as I can make out, but the scales I have here aren't exactly 100%... It was bought new from a reputable dealer, it's bullet proof, sounds great and it's given trouble-free service for many years. I think if it were fake it would be much lighter, as you pointed out. I'd say the chances of yours being the genuine article is 99.999% and you shouldn't worry about it! I'm not! [/quote] Strange huh. Shure say don't buy one if it isn't the right weight, then quote sending it to them (for a fee) and they will check it. One would think that if the weight wasn't spot on that a fake mic is owned. I take your point that weighing more is better than a less weighty mic.
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Lots of info about this subject... I bought a Shure sm58 from a well known south of England shop in 2009. I just bought a set of digital scales I thought I'd weigh the mic. It weighs, (with mesh cap), 323g. The Shure website says it should weigh 298g. Shure UK are not exactly enlightening about this. I've only ever heard of 'fakes' being much lighter. Anyone care to weigh their SM58? [size=5]This latest from Shure 20/02/12....[/size] [size=5]'we weighed a SM58 and it was 320g' [/size] [size=5]Shure's own tech spec for this mic states 298g weight.[/size]
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[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1329479600' post='1543024'] Wrong Section!!!!! [/quote] Thanks for the heads up....I was sure I had put it in the 'related musical but not bass amp/speakers.
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AS POINTED OUT BY 2X18......THIS POST IS NOW IN 'OTHER MUSICALLY RELATED STUFF'. [size=5][b]I've got a pair of Peavey PR 15" cabs for sale...these are the molded 'plastic' type, very lightweight and easy to carry for their size.[/b][/size] [size=5][b]I bought them 2/3 years ago for £250 as PA backup and used them at most 3 times. Excellent big sound. [/b][/size] [size=5][b](I've now 'downsized' to smaller 12" Peavey PR cabs with a Peavey bass bin).[/b][/size] [size=5][b]The cabs were originally owned by a guy using them for Karaoke. They have scuff marks but no cracks or dents[/b][/size] [size=5][b]in the grill. [/b][/size] [size=5][b]They run at 400 watts 'program' (and can peak at 800 watts) [/b][/size] [size=5][b]8 OHM cabs.[/b][/size] [size=5][b]£200....any interest at all, let me know.....NE Hants for the A3 to M3 areas.[/b][/size]
