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    Feedback for jellyfish

    in Feedback

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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bought a portable recorder off of Chris and it arrived on time as promised and was brand new, exactly as described and in immaculate condition.[/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Highly recommended. Thanks again Chris [/font][/color]

    Yamaha PA amp inside connector problem

    in Repairs and Technical

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    Maplin sell these sorts of pins for use in their range of pcboard connectors. Have a look at their part numbers YW25C or FY94C. You should be able to extract the old pin from the plug (part of the pin usually latches onto the inside of the housing so use something like a small watchmakers screwdriver to release the latch) and then solder / crimp a new connecting pin onto the wire and then insert it back into the plug assembly.

    I've managed to make repairs to similar kit in this way.

    Feedback for Wrinkleygit

    in Feedback

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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mike bought a bass from me. Had a good old bass related chinwag. Great guy to deal with, highly recommended and I can only echo the comments made in the previous post.[/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks Mike.[/font][/color]

    Hartke HA3500 Amp Head - Sold

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted · Edited by whizzzy

    Hartke HA3500 bass amp. 350 Watts, valve & transistor pre amps, 10 band graphic EQ, master bass & treble pots, compressor, effects loop and on board DI. This one is the older black fronted amp.

    Valve and solid state preamps, equalization, tone control and compression produce that clean, high-impact Hartke sound
    350 Watts at 4 Ohms, 240 Watts at 8 Ohms
    Selectable Valve and Solid-State Preamps
    Rotary Bass and Treble Contour Controls
    10-Band Graphic Eq
    Adjustable Compression
    Balanced XLR DI Out
    Total Harmonic Distortion: Less Than 1% At Rated Power
    Signal-To-Noise: Approx. 78 dBm
    Effects Send and Return
    Passive/Active Input Jack
    Rack-Mountable
    Dimensions: 2U Space, 13 inches Deep

    It has a few scratches and rack rash to the chassis but the front panel is in good condition. All led's, sliders and knobs are present and working. Not long after I bought the amp I changed the front end valve to what I think was a Mullard ECC83 which sounded much better than the original stock valve. I’ve used the amp for about 5 years and it has been 100% reliable. The only reason for selling is that I’ve now gone down the lightweight route. This has been a great little amp with more than adequate power and very versatile; I will be sorry to see it go.

    Comes with rack ears but at the moment it has all the trim and corners fitted. The original strap handle was missing when I purchased it.

    A copy of the manual can be found here:-

    [url="http://www.samsontech.com/site_media/legacy_docs/ACF18FA.pdf"]http://www.samsontec...ocs/ACF18FA.pdf[/url]

    Would prefer collection from near Stratford upon Avon but could post as it still has the original box / packing.

    Sold

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    Feedback for vindi

    in Feedback

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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Vindi bought a pair of monitor cabs from me. Drove down as promised and had a good old bass related chinwag. Great guy to deal with, highly recommended and I can only echo the comments made in previous posts.[/font][/color]

    Dave Brubeck

    in General Discussion

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    For anyone who missed this first time around it was re-screened on Friday night on BBC4. It's now on iPlayer

    [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wbp64/Arena_Dave_Brubeck_In_His_Own_Sweet_Way/"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wbp64/Arena_Dave_Brubeck_In_His_Own_Sweet_Way/[/url]

    Just sheer brilliance from Dave Brubeck even in his 90's but also from the other members of the quartet. It's quite a long watch at 1:30 but well worth it. Even if you don't have time / inclination to watch all of it at least check out the snipit on Eugene Wright at 33:55 - so fluid and effortless. Just amazing.

    Lighting up a band....ideas and advice please!

    in General Discussion

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    I've not used the i-color 3 wash lights personally (I've used NJD Spectres which are quite similar) but I think that you may still be better off perservering with those rather than spending money on low cost LED lighting.

    From a quick bit of research on Google it looks like the i-colour 3 uses 3 x 500W K1 lamps and if all lamps are full on this means that you will be drawing about 6.5 amps in power. Double that it you have a pair and you are up to 13 amps and so if you are connecting these to one power socket (plus any amps and other kit which may be plugged in) then no wonder the plug / socket is getting warm!! :o

    It looks like the i-color 4 however is fitted with 3 x 300W lamps and so this brings the power down to about 4 amps per unit (or 8 amps if you are running a pair) and so this gives you a little more reserve if everything is running full tilt plus other kit which may be connected.

    From looking around it seems that a K9 lamp is available in 300W form so it could be worth investigating if you can downrate the 500W lamps you have in the units down to 300W. There will be a slight noticable difference if you A - B them but nothing to worry about. There are plenty of suppliers on the web so Google is your friend.

    Another tip when using any sort of lamp as destinct from LED lights is to give them 10 - 15 mins or so to cool down before moving them, also don't put them on top of speaker cabs as excessive vibration will shorten the lamp life when they are hot. Also when bringing them into a warm / humid room leave them for 20 - 30 mins if possible to come up to room temperature before switching them on. In other words lighting is the last kit to set up and the last kit to pack away. Simple precautions like this can extend the lamp life considerably.

    When positioning lights on stage they need to be in front of the band, putting them behind the band puts most of you in the shade and so loose the impact of the lighting. Try and get them up on stands as well as the coverage and effect will be greater however this is not always possible if you've tucked away in the corner of the local pub! If the venue has a low ceiling and is white or a light colour then one effective solution is to bounce the light off the ceiling into the stage area.

    LED lighting has its place but unless you spending serious money on the fittings then you get what you pay for IMHO and low cost fittings become cheesy 'disco-dave' eye candy rather then serving the useful function of lighting up the band.

    "Why is it always left to the bass player to do the lights?!" - dunno - but I've often tried to work that one out as well :lol:

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