MoonBassAlpha

I think the world is ready for a 3-d printed bass in metal, chromed, as a 21st century take on the "stick" bass.

Thing is, I don't think they sound any worse than full sized basses. A lot harder to put out of tune too.

Another shout for Wembley Loudspeakers. They will get it done.

There's a shop in Abingdon called Remade Guitars that takes old duffers like this and makes them playable, often by removing the useless bridges and trems and replacing them with parts that actually work, intonate etc. Great for low-fi garage sounds and usually lightweight and small.

I've had 2 instances recently of capacitors blowing in switched mode power supplies though they were cheap types, but both now work with replacement caps.

Wouldn't help if the neck is still too concave. If the truss rod is feeling stiff you could try helping the neck by bending it back as you tighten it. The lighter gauge strings is a good option too.

Is there a problem with the current neck or do you just fancy a change?

In your process, how fine do you go with the grit at the levelling stage? It may be there is too large a discrepancy between the levelling and polishing stages. I finish levelling at 1000 before crowning an polishing.

Just bought a strap from Marc, couldn't have been easier. Trade with confidence!

[quote name='IanA' timestamp='1457635486' post='3000525'] Do they still used that special snow effect foam in BF cabs? [/quote] Eh?

I think if you have your action set low any small changes will be immediately apparent, whereas if it's medium to high you may never notice a change in the neck.

To be fair, the black one looks pretty conservative from a distance. I think you could "get away" with that on most gigs.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1457106595' post='2995444'] Too much like something from the old Sci Fi series UFO. Then again, im old [/quote] Nothing wrong with those old sci-fi series..... ahem!

Class D amp, Barefaced One 10 and a reel of Gaffa Tape. Combo done!

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1456047704' post='2984709'] A variation that dates back to steam radio days. You can coax extra life out of an old pot by using the tip of a pencil to clean the track. The graphite is hard enough to dislodge any crusty stuff and slippery enough so as not to gouge the surface of the track. It also leaves a fine coating of graphite as dry lubrication. If you're patient and careful, it beats spraying. [/quote] I wouldn't really recommend this as the pencil graphite is conductive too. This could lead to an unpredictable resistance profile on the pot rotation.

[quote name='Passinwind' timestamp='1456860581' post='2993013'] Take a look at how Fender taps a line level signal off the speaker out signal in many of their old tube amps. All you need then is any old decent isolation (1:1 ratio) trafo. [/quote] Thanks, any links? I've bought the passive box now, but always interested to see how others have done it. Are the Fender ones balanced though?

Just spotted this one on sale today with a tenner off, and it's a dual, which might be handy at some point. It says it takes speaker level signals, and has 3 levels of attenuation rather than 2 that the Palmer box has: https://www.studiospares.com/Sale/2016/Flash-Sale/Studiospares-Dual-Passive-DI-Box_449300.htm#rtabs3 Offer finished 2nd March, 3pm. I think I might just have to @ <£20

Thanks Bill, always interesting and informative.

Was the TOA part of a 2-way setup? Presumably the tweeter or horn would take care of the highs and the band pass response might even enable the use of a less complex crossover

Strange that no one else used the vertical slot if it is a sound idea acoustically (pun intended) It was only used on the 1x10 combos, which would have suffered least from the issue anyhow. Odd.

Hmm, I've got 4 80mm 24V fans on my desk going spare. They are very quiet at 12V... These ones: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/axial-fans/5415261/?searchTerm=541-5261&relevancy-data=636F3D3126696E3D4931384E525353746F636B4E756D6265724D504E266C753D656E266D6D3D6D61746368616C6C26706D3D5E5C647B337D5B5C732D2F255C2E2C5D5C647B332C347D2426706F3D313426736E3D592673743D52535F53544F434B5F4E554D4245522677633D4E4F4E45267573743D3534312D3532363126

Clarence L. Fender! I learned something today

That's a coincidence, I suggested to my mate a few weeks ago that we try Start All Over, and we met up and played it this weekend. There must be a Kula vibe going around!