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What is with the constant asking for serial numbers?
Downunderwonder replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
The letters and first two numbers dates and locates the modern Fenders. If they want more than that they better have a good reason, which they won't, so they can get stuffed. -
Hendrix would have been the Democratic candidate that beat Trump in 2020.
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Age and p'ing off all who would help shift the Leslie.
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Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
If you understand that everything you do to one side of = you must do to the other, you've learned algebra. The rest is spotting which operations to apply to get down to B =.'Russian '. Less cunnng required than Quordle if you ask me. ( P-N )÷p = ( B-P )÷b Smash both sides with algebra until left with B and what is left on the other side is the calculation for B. multiply by b: ( P-N )÷p×b = ( B-P )÷b×b. ( P-N )÷p×b = B-P [anything divided by itself is 1, anything divided by 1 is itself] Add P ( P-N )÷p×b +P = B-P+P [- something + something = nothing] Rewiting B= P + ( P-N)÷p×b If they had called it 'Bob' instead of 'Algebra' maybe more people wouldn't have missed the bus. -
Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
See the sketch above. Basic school leaver algebra steps. Plug measurements into calculator, job done. No strings nor Russian required. Bp is shorthand for B×p. ( I should really have done it B.p ) You can test your own basic algebra by working from other similar triangles to arrive at the same result for P=... Eg side pairs P-N, p and B-N,(p+b) Similar triangles are only different in the lengths of the sides. They are similar in that all the angles are the same. This makes the ratio of the side lengths the same also. Very handy. You may notice I drew it with a horizontal base. Extending the apex of the actual shape out to a triangle and working with half you will see none of the maths changes. Triangles, the most powerful maths in an unforgettable box, alongside circles. Put them together and add some calculus and you can just about get to the moon. -
Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
Solving for P P×b - N×b = B×p - P×p P×(p+b) = B×p + N×b Pideal=(Bp + Nb)÷(p+b) -
What's needed on a live set up for DB?
Downunderwonder replied to julietgreen's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Won't make a noise without a proper mic preamp in between. -
Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
You should also try solving for the ideal pickup separation at the chosen placement with the existing bridge at the correct distance. If the difference between that and the current pickup is a couple of mm I wouldn't worry about changing bridges. -
Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
The maths is simple if you apply the principles of ''similar triangles''. Nut separation Pickup " Bridge " p is nut to pickup distance b is pickup to bridge saddle distance. SIDE 1 is difference P-N yadadayada similar triangles: ( P-N )÷p = ( B-P )÷b Solve for B... B = P + ( P-N)÷p×b -
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case
Downunderwonder replied to MacDaddy's topic in General Discussion
I did not know these details. Parties should have to register all experts about to be consulted or they will shotgun the field until they get the opinion they want. Something tells me there must be plenty of 'experts' who routinely find 'similarities' and collect their fee. The judge seems to have been much better informed on this one. <similarities don't cut it, case closed>. -
The Trace begins showing its age?
Downunderwonder replied to four/five's topic in Repairs and Technical
The SMX fx loop is not a loop in the usual way, it is a send parallel blend. -
I doubt many amateur orchestras require anything other than the DB. Play it how you like, no worries.
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Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
Maybe, but remember that the spacing decreases over the distance to the pickup in the same ratio as the distance to the nut. Ie not an inconsiderable amount. -
Hard/Flight Case For Little Mark III?
Downunderwonder replied to NickMartinBass's topic in Amps and Cabs
The prices were converted to GBP from NZ distributor's retail prices including GST 15%. Maybe there's one of those for the UK? -
Most effects are much happier with guitar level signal. The amp fx loop is meant for line level units running off mains power. I have never had a problem running a pedal board right into the front of the amp where the bass would normally go straight in. The input gain usually winds up a bit lower.
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You'll have to spell out what you mean by that as it could easily mean something other than what you think it does. Can I go ahead and assume you want a gnarlier sound without a whole lot of extra volume when you stomp on it? You should put it in front of the amp.
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Ramp it up to 50 people in the room. @1/11 gives less than 1% chance of nobody having it. I'd say UK has what's called endemic Covid now.
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The probability of someone having it is 1- the probability of nobody having it. 1-(10/11)^⁴ = 32%
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It used to be fairly common that DI on amps was a perfunctory excuse for a DI that would indeed pop its clogs with phantom 18v applied. You should see your manual for the words 'phantom power' and 'protected' in the same sentence as 'DI'. In any case there's no reason his DI couldn't have been fed from your DI or your fx loop. I have always found no milage in pub size gigs having FOH for bass. The whole band has to be onboard with low volume everything or you wind up with a hot mess.
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I helped load in one of those cabs up the stairs, once. It would have gone through the wall at the bottom if it had gotten away from us. Imagine no speakers in a box but half full of concrete instead.
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Hard/Flight Case For Little Mark III?
Downunderwonder replied to NickMartinBass's topic in Amps and Cabs
The hardware builders suppliers have a mess of cheap waterproof tool cases but they look a bit nasty to go with. -
Hard/Flight Case For Little Mark III?
Downunderwonder replied to NickMartinBass's topic in Amps and Cabs
Max cases from Italy cheap as chips here MAX Cases - MAX235H105 - Internal Dimensions: 235 X 180 X 106 Mm. About 40GBP. Next size up about 55. -
Eh?
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Changing Impedence like Audere does in their onboard preamp
Downunderwonder replied to Owen's topic in Repairs and Technical
It wasn't something as simple as changing the pickups from series to parallel? -
Alex is covering his end by insisting that the eventual tone is clean(ish). That way the speaker can't be easily overdriven as it would then not be clean. There is still a risk that someone could high pass the pish out of the signal and send that at max volume melting the drivers.