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    1972 Orange OR 120B

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by alembic1989

    Good morning all.

    Ive been offered a reconditioned 1972 OR 120B tube amp in a part ex for my bass ( Gibson Eb5 2014)

    I know mothing about these amps..or what they're worth.

    Can anyone please let me know if they're good amps....and what would a good reconditioned one be worth?

    Thanks in advance. 

    Ramp Question

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    15 hours ago, fretmeister said:

    If you did put it on top of the pickups then it would only affect the sound if you had to change the pickup height to do it.

     

    Or if you used a ferrous material. Which would be both heavy and silly.

    Thanks.

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    FS Enfield Fusion fretless 4-string - *WITHDRAWN*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    On 21/11/2022 at 15:56, Beedster said:

     

    Thanks mate, I'm still wondering whether to try it with a fretted neck, I suspect the differences between the PUP options would be far more marked, and I'm quite excited about the idea of a fretted bass that does good impressions of Jazz, Precision and Stingray, especially with a nice set of flats on board.... 🤔

    Naa..don’t do that man…I’ve never seen a fretless one…I do understand what you’re saying about it’s versatility though.

    just my tuppence worth…

     

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    String Help

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    7 hours ago, BigRedX said:

    There are two things working against you. Firstly the scale length. Unfortunately long scale basses have difficulty getting a decent tone out of the lighter gauge strings. Most 6 string basses tuned E-E are 30" scale and the tonal benefit is noticeable. I had a go with tuning E-C on one of my 5-string 34" scale basses and couldn't get a decent sound out of the high C - it always sounded to me like bad jazz guitar, and was eventually abandoned in favour of a more conventional B-G tuning.

     

    The other factor is that you string gauges appear to be quite light. On my 30" scale basses tuned E-E to the high E is either 24 or 30 and again the benefits from the heavier gauge strings is very noticeable. Can you get a decent tone for the notes you would normally play on the highest two string from the D and G played further up the neck?

     

    You haven't said what you bass is or what sort of a neck joints has. This can also be a factor, and it might simply be that your particular bass simply doesn't lend itself to getting a decent tone out of the highest strings.

    Thanks.

    Theres a lot I hadn't considered. 

    String Help

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I currently use a 6 string bass with round wound strings, the thinnest being around  .020". The bass has a 34" scale. ..andctuned E-E. The problem I'm having is there is a very marked difference in tone on the 2 thinnest strings....they sound very scratchy , and noticeably different tonally to the other 4.

    I'm thinking of trying a low tension set of flats, but have no idea of what gauges to use. I'm thinking that the top E would be around .020...most 6 strung flatwound sets I've seen have a whopping low B..that I dont want.

    Any suggestions for make/ string gauges etc would be most welcome...I'm tryingbto eliminate the horrible tone of my fingers on very thin rounwounds...any helps or tops would be very welcome.

    Ampeg SVT 200T head problem

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    I've owned this amp from new and love the tone.

    However some years ago it developed  a fault...the volume slowly " fizzled out" after playing for 20 mins or so...and the faded in and out of it's own accord.

    I took it to Surrey Amps, and they did a very thorough job servicing/ repairing it.

    The fault came back..they very graciously had another look, and could find nothing wrong with it.

    I hadn't  used it for a while..plugged in again..and now...nothing.

    Curiously..in the past, the amo would sometimes leap into action, if I hit the strings hard with the palm of my hand.

    Does anyone know an Ampeg expert..?

    I'm out of touch with " new" mini amps..I tried a mini mark bass amp..and didn't like the tone.

    Is it time for a new amp?

    Are these old transistor amps inherently unreliable?

    Any suggestions welcome.

    If any of you are amp repair experts..fancy buying a wounded Ampeg?

    HELP!

    Ibanez Affirma new v old

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

    The new ones have a different bridge, and a swift perusal of the Ibanez site reveals no sign of 2 of the controls that the EDAs (referenced by @itu) and, presumably,  the mk1 AFRs had;

     

    A master piezo output for level matching with the magnetic pickup circuit.

     

    A bass tone control for the piezo pickup. The Treble half was on the front. 

     

    The new AFR seems only to sport a knob designated as being the "piezo tone control".

     

    The possibility exists that the Ibanez site is not entirely accurate.  I'd have to get hold of a new AFR to be sure that it hasn't got the aforementioned controls. 

     

    I have an EDA900 that I purchased on here. I'd echo the earlier comments about playability and light weight/ balance.

     

    Have you considered finding one of these and defretting it? Surely cheaper than doing it to a new AFR, and I reckon it'd at least get close, in spite of the lack of "woodiness". Some flats or tapewounds might help warm it up a bit.

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    That’s a good idea.

    thanks.

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