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[quote name='DHA' post='447631' date='Mar 27 2009, 08:23 PM']If the speaker wire was shorted out then it will not be good news I am sorry to say. Try taking the output valves out and then see if it blows the fuse when powered up. If it does not then it might just be the valves that are dead, if it does then I expect the output transformer is toast. Good luck Dave[/quote] Thanks for the advice. I'll try that first thing tomorrow morning. I only assumed that the speaker wires had toched the chassis as the little mounting board had become detached. I tried another fuse today and that blew immediately the standby was turned off. All the valves did appear to light up and glow although one power tube was noticably brighter at the bottom end. I'll give your test a go in the morning. I assume if the output transformer has gone it's ahefty bill coming my way. Thanks for all your help. Keith

Hi, I have a Fender 60 watt 2x12 Blues Deville in my studio that I let our guitarist use for rehersals. Last week, he forgot to turn it off and I discovered this 3 days later. (Standby was also off, ie, amp would have produced sound) Now, it fires up on the power switch but when the standby is turned off, ie, ready to play, it blows the 2.5 fuse. There was no smell of burning but I did notice that the speaker connection plate on one driver was floating and had become detatched. If the speaker wires (copper ones to the coil) had inadvertedly touch the chassis of the speaker, could this be tripping it out? or, is it a repair shop job? Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

Top guy, very helpfull and patient. Great deal. Would deal again if ever I find myself 600 miles west of here.

Having had 4 proper Jazz basses now (the current one is a luthier built custom shop) I have always had the same problem but usually only between the 3rd and 7th frets on the G string. This is now recognised as a failing of the Jazz bass. My current one has Sadowsky Pick-ups and it's still the same. I use a Markbass 103H 3x10 combo and no amount of EQing will sort the problem without a major compromise of the rest of the tone. I think it's something you have to live with as it appears to be the bass construction and not your pre-amp or amp. I know of friends who have changed necks with no difference although, I had read a review on the Mark King Jazz (which didn't last too long) that on that model, the problem did not exist. The only time I've owned a jazz type bass that did not have the problem was when I had a Fender Roscoe Beck V as they have a pair of Graphite rods running through so, maybe, try out a RB 4 string. Best of luck.

Just sold my Roscoe Beck V a few months ago and if I could have afforded to keep it, I would have. Mine was a 97 in Red and played like a dream however, it sadly had to go to fund another bass. As mentioned before, the tonal variety is huge. Despite being passive, it could handle any genre of music. Marcus slap to Bernard Edwards and everything in between. Funnily enough, the only sound I hated on that bass was when I heard Roscoe Beck live, twice. But, that is personal preference. I suppose, any bass that is capable of getting every great sound is also capable of getting loads of crap ones as well. Just goes to show that it does it all. Superbly balanced and a really easy neck for a five so the four must be sh*t hot quicker. Apart from the pickup switching, you also get the mid cut option with a pull out knob. It's possible to get the action down to Rizla dimensions and once in tune, it never needed correcting if kept in the hard case. Really stable and great build quality. Didn't even seem to get affected by temperature change either. I would guess, if you are a Jazz bass type of guy, you could quite easliy find yourself never picking up another bass. You do need to wind the preamp gain up a tad but it remains noisless and was great for recording DI'd

My two current gigging basses are a Korean Aria passive 6 string (£140 Ebay) and an F Bass BN5 (Lots more from a long way away) Labels are not the issue. It's what you enjoy playing and if I can get it for £140, I will. I have a luthier built Jazz also. Lots of dosh but can't be arsed with it.

Owned 2 Status basses, a 4 and a 6er, both headed. Usual Hyperactive electronics. I was in a function band at the time and managed to cover everything from Chic to Deep Purple with them. Great basses, great build quality and not just a slapper's delight (although they do excell at that if you want. If you love the weight of your Jack, try to find an old headed energy (not the energy artiste) Cheap as chips for what they are and weigh nothing.

I would go for a head that takes 2 cabs and delivers full power into 4 ohms simply down to the reason that 8 ohm cabs are plentyfull and, with more choice, you get cheaper prices. I used to use my Eden 500 head bridged with one 4x10 8ohm cab to achieve full power but most amps don't have that option. My only other alternative would have been to buy two 4 ohm cabs and that would have cost a fortune.

There was no mute on the front of my Eden WT500. I just used to connect the Tuner out to the "In on the tuner and that was it. Only problem is, most tuners, if they are battery powered, will be switched on when the jack is inserted even if the tuner is in the off position so you could drain batteries if you leave it connected for a whole gig. The tuner out on the Edens works great for putting another signal to a second rig for a bi-amp set-up. I used to take the signal to a second Eden (CXC300 2x12) to get the desired bottom end sound and then use the main rig (4x10s) for the middle and top end.

I bought a secondhand Zoom 507B (or something like that) for about £15 off Ebay. That has loads of synth patches on it. I managed to find one that captured the Ghostbusters sound pretty well.

Just bought a secondhand MAG 400 off another BCer and to be honest, it sounds great and it feels solid and well made.

I think it's an ampere charging meter from a 1954 Austin Healey

I understand the plan at Markbass was to actually make an amp that gives you the sound of your bass when all controls are neutral. I don't touch mine, just the VPF. Any other tweeks are on the bass. (And I can lift it, heaven)

A mate of mine has the 100 watt 1 x 15 version of that and it weighs a f***ing ton. Pick it up in the shop before you pay for it. Sounds great though. May be worth checking out the lightweight Genz Benz stuff. Bass Direct had some really good deals on those and then just pick up a 2x10 or a 1x15.

I gig with a Markbass 103H and had no backup but I've just bought an Ashdown 2x10 redface off of Nancy Johnson on BC (nice bloke) to use at a little regular music club gig and will now take that as a spare to larger gigs although I don't expect any breakdowns with the Markbass.

[quote name='Jase' post='441455' date='Mar 22 2009, 01:36 AM']That it does.[/quote] You must be as sad as me posting at that time of the morning.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='441932' date='Mar 22 2009, 08:15 PM']If you have lost interest in playing music why not start a Prog Rock band ? [/quote] Ooooh bitchy, put the claws away.

Here's mine. I think it looks pretty cool.

My main bass is a 5 string as it suits me but in your situation, I make you right. If I use my 4 string jazz, I only ever use the G string for pops when slapping. If I play "notes" on the G, it usually gets drowned in the mix anyway around the 3rd to 7th frets but then, that is the nature of a Jazz bass.