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Isn't it nice when you think 'an xxxxx would be handy', and you find it not only exists, but is even better. I felt the need for a Speakon adaptor, for custom lengths and not to be caught out by a wide stage or awkwardly placed monitor again. Yes, they exist! I found cheap copies sold in fours or pairs, but given the application, forked out for proper Neutrik. It's lovely, and turns out to have a locking sleeve so you can safely leave it attached to one end of a cable.

When I tried out my GRBASS cab, I used a GR One set dead flat and the sound of a jazz bass through it persuaded me to buy a cab for nearly twice my budget.

Another one for the pot..

Gene Simmons has just put up the rent by 600%.

A friend of mine posted a picture of his 54 Telecaster today, as he's had it for two years. In that time he's had four fret dresses and a pickup rewind, but he does play about 350 gigs a year. That's how vintage guitars should be treated.

There are two sources of noise, mechanical and airflow. Obviously, Noctua put a lot of effort into addressing both and are a relatively affordable upgrade (if you avoid the very top of the range). But I've rarely encountered fans with a lot of mechanical noise compared to airflow noise, at least in the last 10-15 years, in the 90/00s it wasn't uncommon to encounter all sorts of rattly or rumbly fans). The main shortfall with cheap fans is poor lubrication of the sleeve bearings. Pealing back the sticker and applying a tiny amount of light mineral oil will silence many noisy sleeve bearing fans for years. As for airflow, you can use better aerodynamic designs, but in small amps where size is a limiting factor, fans have to be small. My TE Elf is a good example, its tiny fan is intrusive if you run it in a 'bedroom' context as it runs flat out and isn't helped by the small vent holes. For slightly larger amps you can fit a bigger fan and use PWM or similar to reduce fan speed and achieve much less airflow noise. The airflow through the amp itself is another issue, and you need a certain volume of air to achieve cooling. Something like the Orange Terror has a 75mm fan and a 'showbox' design with a lot of ventilation slots, which is probably why it is relatively quiet. My computer has two 125mm fans, they run at modest speed 99% of the time and the airflow and heatsinking are well designed, so they are barely audible, even with the side panel off.

'Test in inconspicuous area of the garment'

The more I understand your situation, the more I think a good di for the teaching. Even a Behringer BDI21 with the drie turned down will give you a vlear, noiseless sound with the option for basic tone shaping. And dirt cheap so you don't affect your budget for a main amp which then won't need to be utterly silent. As you want a transparent sound maybe even going straight into a Focusrite Scarlett?

This shows how much personal experience is a factor. I find flats play havoc with my fingertips.

Rehearsal... really a catch-up as we (Bendricks Rock) haven't gigged for about 6 weeks. most of us met at the pub for a chat beforehand to agree new songs. Drummer was late so went straight there... no booking. Turns out my "That's great, 8-11." email wasn't interpreted as a 'yes'... but they had a room free and it was the best one (nearly twice the size with a high ceiling, no extra cost). Session went ok, we just focused on about ten songs where we felt things can get scrappy. Did some bvs for the first time since covid hit three weeks ago. Still got a bit of a cough but coped ok. My new earplugs are great with the 12dB inserts. I've used them three times now. Quieter but still loud enough to feel engaged, full range with clarity but cymbal crashes and snare hits have the edge taken right off.

Exactly. The best way to make a fan quiet is to make it bigger and slower.

Pass the kleenex.

It's your logo... do it how you want! Mine evolve!

As electrical noise, not fan noise, is the issue the choice is very broad. For your needs you could be best off with an advanced di/preamp pedal for recording and then a fairly basic power amp for stage use.

Next ... the Bunsen Honeydew bass. With 'meep' onnthe headstock...

Welcome to an island of sanity in a crazy world!

That's the dodgiest jack-shït web page I've ever seen. More red flags than the battleship potemkin. Lots of characters from non-latin fonts to greak search engines. Don't go there and if you do, don't click anything. It's a honeypot targeting the gullible. Mods... please remove the link.

I remember buying my Flea Jazz. I was tryinh it out along with some modern jazz basses. I couldn't get a tone I liked, the guy at the shop said you prefer a more traditional sound? He plugged me into a rumble 100 and lo! There was the sound I wanted.

Everyone is going to be rooting for you. Just getting up and being there is an achievement everyone will appreciate. The moment you start playing you will be too absorbed in the moment to worry. Nerves and excitement are not negative emotions they prepare you. Afterwards you'll wonder why you worried and be grateful for having such a special opportunity.

Curve ball alert. If low fan noise and transparency are important what about an Orange Terror? Before you mock me, remember it has a clean switch that gets rid of all that lovely Orange overdrive.

Lol... I've seriously considered taking a battered Squire, relicing it, spraying it Sherwood Green and relicing it again! Unfortunately the bass I fancy is an Adsm Clayton signature...

The originals were Squiers, only the reissues are Fender Japan. My Brother had a Katana six-string.

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There are two types of gold plating, hard and soft. The hard type uses alloying metals and underplating to achieve high wear resistance. Neutrik use hard plating on at least some of their jack connectors.