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  1. basstone
    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!!
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Yes it is.
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    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!
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    Thank you that's really interesting to know. It is a really well made bass.
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    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?
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    Just bought some used Tru-bass strings from Matt. Easy transaction from start to finish A pleasure to deal with. Thank you
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    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!
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    Looks nice. I love the feel of a jazz neck with edge bindings. Are the block inlays actual inlays or painted? Thanks
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    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!
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    A bit of investigation needed I think. There's often a learning curve with new kit until it's fully dialled in!
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    Agreed I would not expect that. Was the compression indicator coming on a lot as well?
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    I would expect the volume to appear to increase slightly with the compressor off, as you're getting more dynamics. As to the other issue maybe some saturation / clipping somewhere in the gain staging? maybe try turning the input gain down and see if that has any effect.
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    This would look great on my jazz basses and it would be interesting to see if it sounded significantly brighter than a rosewood board. Sadly I can't justify the expense ATM. Maybe when my Casady bass sells 🤔
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    I've used OnSong for a few years now with multiple libraries for different bands. E.g small jazz, soul/funk, worship. I have a mixture of lyric charts with chords and PDF manuscript. All libraries are backed up and shared via dropbox. For worship there are great online resources for such as worship ready and song select to download compatible charts from. There is a good editor that allows accurate positioning of chords and an instant change key and capo feature, which is handy for working with different singers. Export of PDF with or without chords is also handy for sharing with those who still prefer to use paper! There are loads of other features such as backing tracks and MIDI that I have not ever had a need to use For jazz I also use iRealPro with the extensive online library imported. Playlists can easily be shared by email or message and also key change is quick and easy. Also a great resource for playing along to and essential for jazz jams or scratch band gigs.
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    OK. I'll PM you
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    Hi there Just wondered if the tru bass strings are still available and just how used they are 🙂 Thanks
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    Thank you. It was a pleasure to meet you and chat.
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    I upgraded a Japanese Paisley Telecaster with one of these. Great punchy tone that cut through the mix really well
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    the Beta 58 and the 945 are both very usable low cast vocal mics. The 945 sounds smoother than the beta 58 IMHO. Both are super cardioid, so fairly easy to position to minimize the chance of feedback. The 945 also has low handling noise which can be handy if the singer likes to keep removing the mic from the stand
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    I know what you mean about black screws, but get yourself a medium tip black permanent marker and silver screws become black (at least the bits you can see anyway). It sometimes takes a bit of working into the posi head but overall gives a good effect. It's also handy for touching up black screws that are slightly damaged by the screwdriver, I touch up black screws after repairing / modifying all types of gear and it greatly enhances the overall appearance!
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    I might be tempting fate, but at one band rehearsal a power surge caused my GK MB500 amp to go completely dead but fortunately I could use a spare channel on the keyboard amp for the rest of the evening. Next day I opened up my amp, fearing the worst, found and replaced the blown main power fuse and all was well again and has been fine ever since on many gigs and rehearsals. Nothing is 100% reliable and best practice is to have a fallback solution of either a spare amp or DI into the PA or whatever works for you in a particular situation. Although a failure, particularly early on in ownership, can knock confidence in a bit of kit, I have repaired dozens of amps that have gone on to subsequently provide reliable service for many years. Unless a design is known to be weak or flawed, I'd personally always give give it another go.
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    Most of that spray will go over the outside of the LEDs. You really need to take the volume control board out. Ensure that the mains power is off and completely disconnected, remove the top cover, remove the volume control knob ( just pull outwards) and undo the nut holding the pot and its board in place. There is no need to disconnect the cable just don't pull on it. Spray the rectangular pot body nd rotate the volume shaft over its whole range. In my experience this does the trick. If in any doubt take it to a tech to do.
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