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Blackstar Unity 60 compact lightweight (12Kg) bass combo for sale. Voice and sensitivity switching as well as built in compressor and chorus. 60W class D amp and 10" speaker. 3 band eq with sweepable mid. Great versatile combos ideal for practice, rehearsal or small gig. Can also be paired to Blackstar compatible cabinet link gear for more power. Line in / balanced DI and aux input.

Question, what are peoples views on mono vs. stereo in ear monitoring. I am planning to go down the wired  in ear route for the church worship band at the same time as putting the drums in an isolation booth to get control of the balance and overall sound level. I have 8 aux channels available for band monitors on the AH Qu16 which would not be enough for all the band members to have stereo (there is usually up to 5 or 6 band members). Does mono work well enough? I'm also thinking of using the Qu-you monitor mix app  so everyone can set their own mix on their phone, along with some behringer P2 headphone amps perhaps

36 minutes ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Oh, I always replied similarly when my wife said something. But I never actually heard what she said. It was just a defense mechanism against her repeating herself. 😉

I didn't notice where you were ordering it, so this advice is late, but this or something similar would do much better:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AmpStd--on-stage-stands-rs7000-tiltback-amp-stand

I use something similar to this with adjustable height and tilt for a GK 2x10 cab and mb500 head. It works well but have to watch for the head sliding off. I should really put some Velcro on there. I can hear much better with it competing with a 7 piece funk /soul band so stage volume is quite high with the horns and drums in particular.  The only downside apart from having another piece of gear to load in is that there is no convenient place to put my drink down!

17 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

I’m surprised this hasn’t been sold. Have a bump.

I've had a few enquiries from people who would like to buy it but don't have the money ATM! maybe sign of the times?

5 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

This era of Peavey amps are pretty much bombproof!! I remember those little guitar combos fondly.

They sound surprisingly good as well. I've got too much gear though so something has to go!

11 minutes ago, Phil Adams said:

Regards my hearing, I don’t think it’s too bad. Clearly a lifetime of working with machinery, listening to music and riding motorbike has chipped away some of it. I just fing the hearing aids simply make everything a bit louder. Yes, you can adjust them on the app, but I’m simply not convinced that they will ever really benefit me, and the same applies to the thought of spending money on more exotic hearing aids, though it might be worth trying. Mrs Phil is Dutch, and speaks perfect English, but with an accent, and the aids haven’t helped me understand a flipping word she says, even when she shouts (often) 😂

So there is an upside then! lol.

Does your amp have a DI output on XLR or even an line /preamp out TS socket? If so you could route these to your monitor(s) using standard balanced XLR mic cables. That way your tone should be more accurately heard from the monitors and you'd be less likely to introduce hum or noise as the DI out will be a balanced signal. If you don't need the backline speakers, for example at home or rehearsal,  just use the head as a preamp without the speakers? I am surprised that with a 1 x 15 and 2 x 10 cab (presumably 2 x 10 vertically stacked on top of the 1 x 15) that you can't hear it well enough without the  additional monitors.

FATAR studio 900 MIDI keyboard with 88 fully weighted keys making this a really solid and heavy bit of kit. Comes with power supply and user manual. I did test it with my DAW and it all the keys worked. I'm afraid that that's the limit of my MIDI knowledge! These were highly rated when introduced in the mid 1990s and about £600 new.

Midi keyboard by Miditech, probably from 1990s complete with 5v power supply.  It has the old style 5 pin DIN connectors for MIDI in / out and a TS socket for a sustain pedal (not included). 61 non weighted keys and therefore not very heavy. It all seems to work as far as I can tell with my limited experience of using MIDI keyboards -  I did try it out with a MIDI to USB convertor with my Reaper DAW and all the keys work, but that was the total extent of my knowledge and testing!

Peavey Bandit guitar combo for sale. Made in USA blue stripe model with 85W output and Sheffield 12" speaker. These are nice sounding and loud amps and one of the most desirable of the long running Bandit range. Full working order and in good cosmetic condition. The picture shows a knob missing from the presence control - a similar but not matching knob has now been fitted. The original was lost, along with the protruding pot shaft at some point in it's life!

Torque 65 watt 1 x 12" guitar combo. Fitted as standard with a Celestion G12 speaker. In full working order and good cosmetic condition. Usual guitar amp features of switchable clean and distortion channels with gain boost switch and effects loop, Master volume control and reverb. Loud enough for most rehearsal and small / medium gigs.

I also found a suitable size laptop bag in a charity shop for £5.00 which gives a good level of protection for those who don’t need hard cases for everything.  The side pockets are also perfect for cables etc. I did look at the behringer bag for the amp but only briefly when I saw the price!!

Vintage solid state guitar combo, branded Sound City.  The amp is identical to my other listing for a Kay Fashion combo. I would guess that the amp is about 15W gain, treble, bass and volume controls. All working fine with a few crackles when first switched on then settles down to nice quiet operation. The speaker is a dual cone 12" driver in a sealed enclosure. In great cosmetic  condition for its age (probably 1970s) and quite sweet sounding. Would be ideal for home or small practice venue use whilst adding a vintage vibe to the room.

Vintage solid state guitar combo, branded Kay Sound Fashion. I would guess that the amp is about 15W gain, treble, bass and volume controls. All working fine with a few crackles when first switched on then settles down to nice quiet operation. The speaker is a dual cone 12" driver in a sealed enclosure. In great cosmetic  condition for its age (probably 1970s) and quite sweet sounding. Would be ideal for home or small practice venue use whilst adding a vintage vibe to the room.

Just received my KZ ZS10 pros, ordered from the KZ Global store on AliExpress on 7 Jan, so quite an  impressive shipping time from China. The cost was £29.34 including shipping and tax.

I'm really impressed with the sound and they're a clearly audible step up to all previous earbuds that I've used - good clear sound across the frequency range and way more clean bass than I've had before! They are quite a bit more bulky and heavy so only time will tell how I feel after wearing them for a whole session though. Thanks to everyone that recommended them and gave me the confidence to go with my first AliExpress order.

Yes it is.

11 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

 

It is. The Fender Rascal was a great bass spoilt by a stupidly-shaped body. Fortunately they were kind enough to publish a Fender Rascal Bass Service Sheet that included a wiring diagram - with one mistake that Andy spotted.

Is the correct wiring diagram out there anywhere or could it be put on this forum? I just like to get into the techy stuff!

35 minutes ago, Badscrew said:

 

This listing is saying "Lion Foreign was one of the Export brands of the Egmond Guitar Co. from Sweden"

https://reverb.com/ca/item/32620520-egmond-lion-foreign-teardrop-1960-redburst

Thank you that's really interesting to know. It is a really well made bass.

I've had this Lion branded hollow body short scale bass for many years. It has a lovely woody full tone  which works well for the jazz gigs I do and a really fast narrow neck.  It's also very light indeed. I've never been able to find out much about it so wondered if anyone  else has one or knows anything about them?

Just bought some used Tru-bass strings from Matt.  Easy transaction from start to finish A pleasure to deal with. Thank you

Amazing condition for it's age. I have a '69 tele with the original style single coil pickup - love it but it really shows it's age!

Looks nice.  I love the feel of a jazz neck with edge bindings. Are the block inlays actual inlays or painted? Thanks

30 minutes ago, taunton-hobbit said:

Steve the amp man

 

Steve's Amps | Restoration and sales of vintage guitar amps

https://www.stevesamps.co.uk

 

South Petherton, Somerset

 

Steve has done a few jobs for me - he's very, very good , but only works on older kit

 

😎

I'm an engineer based in Wells, trading as Hurstbatch Services . I will work on anything that is not surface mount (I don't have the gear or the eyesight for that!). I've repaired many valve amps, solid state as well as bass wiring and speakers and keyboards - in other words I'll have a go at most things!

2 hours ago, stewblack said:

TBH the problem was while we were playing so I wasn't looking at the amp

A bit of investigation needed I think. There's often a learning curve with new kit until it's fully dialled in!

1 hour ago, stewblack said:

It's odd as I had hardly any compression dialled in, so such a massive volume increase was unusual.

 

Agreed I would not expect that. Was the compression indicator coming on a lot as well?