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[quote name='Paulo Silva' timestamp='1335204398' post='1627266'] I've just bought some seymour duncan pickups and pots to Pete and he was really great to deal with! He sent detailed pics of everything and the package that he sent arrived just today to my country. Thanks Pete [/quote] Paulo, thanks for the 'feedback' (and everyone) so the post was pretty quick, cool stuff, hope the pickups work out okay.
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[quote name='Skezza' timestamp='1334428542' post='1616180'] Last night I did a gig using my Markbass CMD102P with a Trace Elliot 1518c compact. We were in a Marquee using another bands PA which has been set up in situe for the last 4 days. I arrived early to set up. I had a great on stage sound slightly compressed burpy jazz to pretty thunderous 5 string precision sounds and I was well happy. So off I went to the bar. When we did the sound check about 90 minutes before going on stage the sound guy had 2 issues: 1 he told me the output from the Markbass was too hot and I would have to back off my onstage volume. I thought line out was a fixed line level and was not affected by the volume on the amps front end. 2 He said I was very toppy with no bottom end. I had wind the blend knob round so I just had a the P pickup on -normally I use both P and J (with more j than P ) I spend hours getting a great sound. Usually the Markbass gives me an awesome sound AND my onstage sound last night was great. I am now concerned that this could be a problem in future as I have only used the Marbass with my Peavey desk (where it has been fine) up until last night. Could it be anything to do with the pre post eq settings ? skez [/quote] Doesn't the CM102P have a level output? If yours hasn't, I think your first stage GAIN (not 'Master' out) fixes the level that the line out from the amp to front of house desk works at. Try backing this 'GAIN' level off to help front of house desk and use the amp's 'master' output to boost your stage levels. Beware, some engineers are not savvy with all (bass) amplifiers presented to them from the myriad bands that they have to work with. If one of them says he has a problem with your amp, get him to stick a mike on the cabinet (many will have both an amp Di and mike working anyway). Or....Di straight off the bass and leave amp/cab alone.......not my preference though because (especially with fretless) I find there is more chance the engineer will not understand what you like your bass to sound like.
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[quote name='molan' timestamp='1334254098' post='1613368'] Haven't listened to much of this yet but it's been getting good reviews and has the, ever tasteful, Hutch Hutchinson on bass on most tracks I think. Available to listen, officially, either in entirety or track by track here: [url="http://www.npr.org/2012/04/01/148930343/first-listen-bonnie-raitt-slipstream?ft=1&f=1039"]http://www.npr.org/2...eam?ft=1&f=1039[/url] [/quote] I'll buy it so she gets the money!
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[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1334223548' post='1612663'] I'm probably not the first to post this kind of thing and I'm guessing I won't be the last but I'd like to praise the amazing customer focus and attention to detail of Mark at Bass Direct. Firstly, a couple of weeks ago, he spent ages engaged with me whilst I was in the shop looking at amps and cabs. I'd originally gone in there with the intention of looking at one amp but from spending loads of time listening to what I wanted and asking exactly the right questions, suggested something totally different. Gotta admit, my initial thought was "yeah, but it's more expensive so I'll be spending more cash" but he was right on the money, the Genz heads and Berg cabinets I tried were EXACTLY what I was hearing in my head. Anyway, more importantly, I'd brought some accessories whilst I was there which included a set of DR Sunbeams for my Yamaha Nathan East. Wanted to try something different and again, Mark gave me some great advice on what suited the kind of tone, tension and feel I was after. Went to string up last night and the B string started to unravel as it wound around the string post. No problem, these things happen. A quick email to Mark last night and I get a call first thing to tell me he's dispatching a replacement via first class post. A prime example of brilliant service. Thanks Mark. Tony [/quote] He is a top man and obviously cares about 'bass' and all that goes with it, including the players.
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[quote name='Paulo Silva' timestamp='1333355249' post='1600293'] this pickups are still availabel? can you ship to Portugal? thanks [/quote] Paulo, I have sent you a PM..... -
[b]I used this on a tour just once years ago and then forgot I had it until clearing out loads of stuff.[/b] [b]Great little unit plugs straight into the bass guitar's output and using headphones, listen[/b] [b]away without disturbing anyone else! An external mp3 player can be plugged in to play along to.[/b] [b]A few minor scuff marks. Works on a single 9v battery. [/b] [b]It is pretty much a no frills unit compared to some later ones but does have 'volume-filter-normal-bright-distortion!' On/Off switch. Phones and Aux inputs.[/b] [b]Handy little unit.[/b] [b]£15 included UK post [/b]
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Peavey "PV 900" stereo power amp...300watt @ 4ohms per side. It was only ever used in my bass rig, maybe100 gigs or so and has been stored in f/case for a few years unused. Very clean condition. All seems to be working okay. I did power it up but with no bass preamp anymore, I used a Shure mic into a small mic mixer and both channels produced sound and volume knob worked fine. Asking £185...its heavy so collection or possible meet up sometime is best. (Please note ... I also have a much more expensive Peavey GPS 1500 to power up and check out. I've no doubt this one is working well too. It is 750 watts @ 2ohm per side. Same as condition and used only for bass rig. Price to be determined as yet, please note though that the GPS series are quite a bit more expensive than the "PV 900" series. Anyone wanting both amps may get a good deal on an all metal flight case, slightly 'crusty' but with fully working latches. I will post pics of BOTH amps, the lower one being the PV 900 initially for sale here.
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330111394' post='1553022'] [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.... [/quote] friday BUMP
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[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1331822282' post='1579462'] Some time ago I had a massive clearout of my studio gear and P.A. system. Most of the stuff duly went to good homes at the time, but a few things went unsold and I kind of forgot about it all in the house move. Well now it's clearout time Mk.2 I have photos of everything in the list - everything was in good working order and excellent condition last time I used it and has been kept safe, clean and dust-free in the meantime. Items will (where appropriate) be powered up over the next couple of days just to make sure. If you want to check my feedback, there's a link in my sig. Here's the list with ballpark prices I'm thinking of, but as always they are negotiable - if in doubt, make me an offer and we'll talk about it: [b]MOTU Midi timepiece AV[/b]. It's the Parallel version and hence does [b]not [/b]have a USB connection. Around 12 years old as I recall (possibly a little more). Still has all the original packaging and user manual. [color=#ff0000]£50 ono[/color] [b]SPL Vitalizer (model 9319[/b]). Approx. 16 - 17 years old but still in very good order. Jack sockets for I/O [color=#ff0000]£25 ono[/color] [b]SPL Vitalizer Jack (model 9736). [/b]Approx 12 years old. Successor to the above. Also in spanking good nick. [color=#ff0000]£30 ono[/color] Here's a link to the SPL product archive to tell you what these units do. [url="http://spl.info/produktarchiv.html"]http://spl.info/produktarchiv.html[/url] [b]Gemini PL-01[/b]. 7-way mains power distributor. Does what it says on the tin. Very useful for powering outboard P.A. racks. Will be supplied with a number of multiway kettle leads. [color=#ff0000]£15 ono[/color] Link to the above items for sale: [url="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h440/muso392/DSCN0413_333.jpg"]http://i1109.photobu...SCN0413_333.jpg[/url] [s][b]Warwick Rockcase[/b]. 4U rack flightcase. DWISOTT. [color=#ff0000]£20 ono [/color][/s][color=#ff0000]SOLD PENDING[/color] [s][b]Torque TSM 100 passive wedge monitor[/b]. You know what it does! Rated at 100w RMS 8ohm. Switchable horn. [color=#ff0000]£25 ono [/color][/s][color=#ff0000]SOLD PENDING[/color] [s][b]Mackie Tapco 6306[/b]. 6 way mixer. 2xmic + 2x stereo i/p. Deceptively versatile little unit with lots of I/O. I used it for acoustic duets. Comes in a generic padded ali flightcase box, with a hefty external psu. Includes manual. Later rebadged as the MIX 60, which is where you can find it on the Mackie website under discontinued products. [color=#ff0000]£30 ono [/color][/s][color=#ff0000]SOLD PENDING[/color] [u][b]NEW ITEMS[/b][/u]:- [b]Studiospares enhanced 24-way patchbay[/b]. I have 2 of these. Standard 1/4" jacks throughout. Sold as a pair. [color=#ff0000]£15 ono[/color] [b]Quantegy DAT master tapes[/b]. R-48. 2 boxes, 19 tapes in all. New and unopened. [color=#ff0000]£20 ono[/color] I've tried to price everything to sell. If you want several items get in touch and we'll see what we can do. Queries, you know where to find me. Some items can be posted easily, others not! Happy to deliver pretty much anywhere in the Midlands for a bit of petrol money. [/quote] PM'd SPL 9736
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[quote name='S9_S12_Bass' timestamp='1332234197' post='1585056'] Hello everyone, I am currently working on my USA pbass and have decided on keeping it as a natural finish. I have sanded the body down to the wood so now I would like to get the wood a little brighter, like if you were to get a damp cloth and wipe the wood. Do I need to use beeswax or wood stain? Or what's the best option here? Once that is done will it be ok to then spray lacquer over the top? I have done some searching on this but still didnt feel I had an answer. Thanks! [/quote] http://sport.birchwoodcasey.com/Finishing.aspx
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[quote name='S9_S12_Bass' timestamp='1332234197' post='1585056'] Hello everyone, I am currently working on my USA pbass and have decided on keeping it as a natural finish. I have sanded the body down to the wood so now I would like to get the wood a little brighter, like if you were to get a damp cloth and wipe the wood. Do I need to use beeswax or wood stain? Or what's the best option here? Once that is done will it be ok to then spray lacquer over the top? I have done some searching on this but still didnt feel I had an answer. Thanks! [/quote] A decent option that works is 'Tru Oil' aka gunstock oil and you can buy it thru Ebay.....the most common manufacturer is Birchwood Casey, about £8 for 240ml bottle. I don't think your wood will need a 'filler.base coat'. I think Birchwood Casey website has details of applying the stuff.
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[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1332002800' post='1582005'] One for the luthier types After levelling frets, many luthiers crown the newly ground frets with a fret file, creating a rounded contact surface. The newly rounded frets are then often polished with fine grade wire wool, typically 000 or 0000 to remove any tooling marks. However, that's not always the case. I've come across more than a few basses and heaps of guitars with flat areas at the point where the fret meets the string. Les Pauls come to mind straight away. Does anyone know how the freshly ground flat fret surface can be polished without taking all week while maintaining the newly ground tolerances ? I usually use a straight beam with sandpaper attached to grind the frets flat, but I recall someone mentioning that jewellers polishing compound can be used. If this is so, how is it used with a long flat beam ? Thanks all EBC [/quote] http://www.ss-sci.com/micromesh.htm Try getting this stuff....I use it a lot
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[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] BUMP
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[quote name='garry' timestamp='1331740726' post='1578095'] As above really - the barrel jack on my corvette was a bit flaky, a common fault on warwicks i'm told. i got a replacement and soldered it in seemingly without a hitch, tested and seemed to work fine - yippee! then at a gig recently, at the soundcheck - no sound..... check amp - not on mute, check tuner pedal - on bypass... everything plugged in. checked various connections then found that the sound came thru full blast if i pulled the cable jack around 4-5mm out of the socket on the bass. When i pushed it fully in it cut out again I bodged a solution on the night by sticking a pound coin and a 5p under the angled jack, to set the distance, then putting a hell of a lot of tape over that to hold the jack still. Is it likely ive cocked up the soldering (looked good to me ) ? or is there something else i could check, before taking it to a man who knows what he's doing? cheers G [/quote] Barrel /female sockets are a problem. I've just today replaced a stereo one with a mono one (didn't have a battery running active pups where the 2nd positive connection connects to the battery when the jack plug is inserted). The problem was apparent when I turned the jack cable lead and the signal cut out at a certain point in the turn. The mono barrel one seems to have cured this. Also, I have found that some jack plugs are ever so slightly 'thinner' than say neutrik jack plugs when measured with a digital vernier gauge. This can lead to the jack plug being loose within the barrel. In fact it was a gold plated jack plug that was thinner than a normal neutrik jack plug. Soundcraft barrel ones are pretty good.
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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330467301' post='1558083'] Bump [/quote]BUMP
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Lack of UK luthiers at the show? Perhaps its the floor space rent that many can't afford. I've known this to be the case in the past for several luthier friends. Selling maybe 2 or 3 basses/guitars doesn't clear any profit for them, considering the cost of building an instrument in the first place so they stopped attending, which isn't good all round.
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Patchbay, made up to 6 stereo inputs years ago. Just found it hidden away..... collect or we can sort postage cost once anyone claims it. Audio Selector from Radio Shack.......same as above.......
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FREE TICKET BASSSHOW ...who posted it...where did it go?
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I just saw a post offering a free saturday ticket (bought for the wrong day) by someone. When I looked back at the post a couple of mins later, that particular post was not there. Was it a moderator offering the ticket who is able to delete a post or is there now the facility for us to delete our own posts instead of having to 'request' for the post to be delete? It would be handy if we could delete our own post. -
[quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1330550324' post='1559389'] I had a Markbass combo with the tweeter which I thought was too spitty and did just this - bypass the cross over and connect direct to the speakers. Sounded a lot better - the cables on Markbass gear are not soldered so easy to switch the wires and easily reversable [/quote] thanks
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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
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[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
