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Not directly bass related but is from some stage lighting gear so it qualifies for music - Does anyone have any experience with using this product - [url="http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page20.htm"]http://www.repairpro...o.uk/page20.htm[/url] The item I am trying to repair is a plastic cover from a moving head and I have tried the usual superglues, one being Loctite All Plastics and none of these have been very successful. Even after bonding it and leaving it undisturbed overnight it hasn't held the cracked part together. The plastic in question is the hard but slightly flexible type, possibly polypropylene. Watching the video makes it look like the answer to everyone's prayer but all too often with these sorts of thing the demo makes it look all too easy and it never works when you get it home. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated. Col

Just bought a DI box from Andy. Everything perfect, it was sent immediately, well packaged and great communication from start to finish! He even installed a fresh battery in the unit for me. Top guy to deal with!

Just bought a speakon lead from Ian, an easy and trouble free purchase. The cable was very well packed and arrived promtly. Cant fault the whole deal, pro grade quality, great price, fast delivery and comms, Thanks Ian.

Bought some connectors from Jake the other day. All good, and the previous three pages of excellent feedback say it all. Many thanks, Colin

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Recently bought a flight-case from Mike - quickly delivered and well packaged - nice one! [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Trade with confidence folks.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Many thanks,[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Colin [/font][/color]

Hi, Before you rush out buying a new driver check out the 2nd and 3rd post in this thread - it may help. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/118394-odd-driver-distortion/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/118394-odd-driver-distortion/[/url]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just bought some gear off Tony in what was a smooth and easy transaction. Great communication throughout and would be happy to deal with him again any day. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks Tony [/font][/color]

Just bought some parts off Howard in what was a smooth and easy transaction. Great communication throughout and would be happy to deal with him again any day. Thanks Doc

I've just been through a similar exercise with a bitsa P bass I'm making and the way I approached it (rightly or wrongly) was to position the neck in situ, clamping it if you can do this successfully without marking the body or neck and then to pilot and fix one screw into place. Tighten the screw reasonably tight but not to its final torque and then carefully turn the bass over so as not to stress the joint and then start to fit the G and E strings. There's no need to fit them on the machine heads but simply thread them through the bridge and locate them in the nut and then tension them by hand. The reason for this is to ensure that the neck is located straight and that it doesn't run out at an angle. You should be able to see this by checking the distance between the strings and the left and right side of the neck. If all is well then pilot and fix the other screws however if you find that the neck does run out but a mm or two then you should find there is sufficient flex in the joint to coax it into the correct position. Obviously if the neck runs out by more than 3 - 4 mm then something is radically wrong and you need to remove the first fixing screw and start again. Hope this helps.

There's a number of lighting software packages out there and it generally comes down to your personal opinion on how you find the user interface. Have a look at the following:- Chamsys - http://www.chamsys.co.uk/download Trace Lighting - http://www.tracelighting.com/products/ - they have recently introduced a product called 'Verse' which is a lite version of their professional package Showmagic - www.showmagic.com All of these provide a facility where you can download demo versions of the software and get a feel for it before parting with any hard earned cash. With the Chamsys and Showmagic packages you will probably need to buy a USB to DMX converter. Again there are several available but take a look at Enttec - www.enttec.com as they have a couple of very useful dongles but look at the "open USB interface" which is the one I use. I personally prefer the Showmagic software as I find this more intuitive. I've tried the Chamsys and struggled with it and our sound / lighting engineer swears by the Trace software so like I say it's all down to personal preference.

I bought a Squire neck from Mel. Great comms and very patient. A recommendation from me in a very positive feedback thread. Thanks again.

Hi Dave, Most 3 pin XLR cables will be twin core with screen which should be connected to pin 1. Please also see the response to your post earlier in the other thread. Col

[b][color=#ff0000]"The one query i still have though is the cabling XLR's 3-pin. Are they the same for DMX as say a standard 3 pin XLR or balanced mic XLR. ??" [/color][/b] Technically, no............practically, yes. Technically DMX cables have a different impedance to those 3 pin XLR's used for audio and so their use in some applications could result in problems. Practically, DMX protocol is pretty robust these days and unless you are running hundreds of metres of cabling from the controller to the lights then you are unlikely to encounter problems. Strictly speaking you are also supposed to terminate the last light in the chain with a DMX terminator but again if you are only using a handfull of lights with several metres of cable then it won't be a problem. If errors do occur it usually results in data loss or corruption and so the lights will start doing things that they shouldn't. If you are using simple LED fixtures then you may not even notice this, it usually only becomes an issue when you are contolling moving heads which are quite complex beasts and can have as many as 14 or more DMX channels being used. For the band I work with we have used as many as 25 different fixtures at a time including moving heads and using audio XLR's to link them and not had a problem. We even use one channel of the multicore to run the DMX control back to the sound engineer so that he can control the lighting - that's how much you can 'abuse' the system.

Another deal done with no problems - quick payment and good communication, welcome back any time - thanks Dave Cheers, Colin

Another deal done with no problems - quick payment and good communication, welcome back any time - thanks Mike Cheers, Colin

Sold a power supply to Rob. Top bloke to deal with, good comms, fast payment and a smooth transaction. Welcome back any time. Thanks Rob.

[size=3][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]Andy just bought some gear from me. Top bloke and can genuinely recommend him. Had a really good chat about all things bass..........could have gone on talking for hours. Thanks Andy, Colin[/font][/size]

Sold two cabs to Jem. Great to deal with from start to finish. Pleasure to do business with a genuine guy. Do not hesitate to buy or sell to this man.