Mottlefeeder

Interesting - thanks for sharing David

I'd be up for a NW bass bash in May. Also happy to help with any bits of organising that can be delegated. David

In the packing list at the bottom of the linked page, it says that the 32v psu is included. It looks better made than some evilbay alternatives, and there are amplifier chips that will deliver ~100-200W bridged with a supply voltage of that order, but I'd take the quoted power with a pinch of salt, and I'd be wary of running it at max power 'just to see what it is capable of'. I realise this is inconsistent - I don't believe it and I don't advise checking it out - but one of the limiting factors with single chip amplifiers is getting rid of the waste heat, and this one has a small heatsink and no fan. David

I've been using a Draper 30w variable temperature station, and it worked well. However both the initial purchase and its warranty replacement lasted less than 12 months each. I'm going back to Antex. David

I think the basic Behringer models will do that. About £22. David

My benchmark is - 'Will the bass be undamaged if the gigbag slides out of the car boot and hits the ground?' Beginner/student bags fail, so I'm looking at 20mm firm foam as a minimum. My drive is on a slope... David

I'll check those out - thanks David

I think I read a recommendation on here for an upgrade to the 'student quality' gig bag supplied with an Ibanez EHB1265MS, but I can't find it - my searches swing between no hits and hundreds of hits. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or make a recommendation of their own? Thanks David

Almost certainly they will produce some sound at that frequency, but not at a volume comparable to 200Hz and up. For normal bass guitar use, that is no bad thing - the lowest octave often adds little to the bass sound, but adds lots to the general mush and boom. David

I think that the concept of a double flat comes from the need to use each note name once and once only in a scale in that key. So if you have already used the E (as an Eb), the next note up has to be an F something. David

A set of high quality hearing aids will set you back £2500 - £3500, so these being in that ball park does not surprise me. I'm currently on my third or fourth monitoring setup intended to mimic the eq curve of my hearing aids, so there is a market there. David

Bought a Zoom pedal from Ben. The process was disrupted by a family issue Ben had to deal with, but the pedal was dispatched promptly when he returned home. David

I was looking for a multiscale 5-string headless, and ended up with a short list of two, in two separate shops. Drove to the first one, but didn't like the bass. The second one was in GG in Birmingham, who had shipped the bass in from another branch for me to try. Apart from missing the entrance to the car park, and having to go round the block again, it was a smooth and enjoyable visit - as others have said, friendly staff, basic questions about the type of rig I wanted to play through, then as long as I needed to try out the bass. No hard sell, and best of all, Mrs Mottlefeeder paid for it. David

When you talk about logic to mute the amp when the headphones are plugged in, are you sure it is logic controlled, and not just power amp to switched headphone socket with a couple of resistors to cut down on the signal. If the latter, it is a weak point and it might be worth squirting switch cleaner into the socket assembly (not water dispersant WD40) and inserting/removing the headphone plug several times to see if that clears the problem. David

Tom bought a speaker tilt-back stand from me. Pm'd within 15 minutes of my post! Money transferred quickly. Smooth transaction, just like all the ones above. David

I find that quite confusing. The 1/2 presumably refers to a semitone, but not an interval from the key centre or from the previous note. What is it for? David

If the ports are on top, you can't have an amp on top, but you will have a nice flat surface just waiting for someone to put their pint on... As far as the sound is concerned, I think that the ports only operate around the resonant frequency of the cab, so I'm not sure that you would hear much note definition from them. David

Most reputable car amp manufacturers specify Watts RMS into 4 ohms @ 1% distortion with a 14.4v in accordance with the 'Amplifier power standard CTA 2006' (I've also seen it written as CEA 2006). If in doubt, check the paperwork, not the silkscreen printing. David