GreeneKing
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Bump again....
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Bump up once more.....
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Many thanks for that. I have no idea why this superb bass hasn't sold many times over. Buy a dodgy 70's Fender and you could pay many times the price...
The very familiar urge to buy more basses hasn't quite gone away. Here speaks the man who tried to stop counting at 100. I went down to 3 during my sojourn from playing and I now have 5! They are all far better basses than my playing does justice to. Buying new basses doesn't make me a better player (otherwise I'd be simply awesome) so as much as I covet thee sweet black Yamaha I'm going to give you a well deserved bump and move on.
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That is awesome. What is the scale length? (Please say 35" and I'll be safe). BB1500A? I seem to remember buying one from you moons ago?
Ahh, basses I have loved and lost.
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Bump! Long time bump.....
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LED E10 bulbs/lamps
These are rated 36v and work fine:
This is rated 48v
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/led-indicator-lamps/0206700/
I've got one but not tried it as the first ones are great.
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I'm sorted now thanks. The above rig is simply awesome. I can't believe how much better the EBS and Accugroove are than the BG250. I saved myself a couple of hundred pounds too.
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A solution!
I tried my spare head and my 2nd Accugroove with a Palmer pre that has an aux in. It all works perfectly.
tcElectronic watts are a lot smaller that EBS watts though......
I'll offer the BG250 free on collection locally as spares or repairs. The tip is next.
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I'll offer the BG250 free on collection locally as spares or repairs. The tip is next.
I tried my spare head and my 2nd Accugroove with a Palmer pre that has an aux in. It all works perfectly.
tcElectronic watts are a lot smaller that EBS watts though......
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Much appreciated Gary.
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Thank you Stu. For what is and most likely will ever be, a home practice amp it makes more sense to replace it in my opinion. With the totally inert nature of the beast I suspect that a firmware update won't work but I will try.
I've got a Palmer pre-amp with an auxiliary input and I'll try that into my spare head and one Accugroove cab as that might be a way of getting an Aux in that I use with my Tascam a lot.
Peter
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Hello
Ive had my BG250 for quite a few years, from new. It’s only been used for for home practice and it’s been ultra reliable.
This morning I turned it on and no sound. Plenty of lights illuminated and no buttons on the panel are working. No smoke, smell or snap crackle and pop. The gain light is permanently on as is the Tubedrive light, a couple of tuner lights, the low tune light and the power light.
When I power the amp down it takes a full 9 seconds for the lights to go out. Much longer than normal.
Does anyone have similar experience or ideas?
I’m looking at an Orange Crush 50 on Saturday. If anyone has any suggestions I’ll have a look at the BG250 tomorrow.
Peter
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My 'shed' is sound proofed and headphones are I find a pain. I'll ask at Promonade for any amp techs they recommend and I'll put a post on here too. The nature of the problem points to a board issue but I'll ask around. I'll have a look myself too. I checked all the obvious stuff.
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Promenade Music have a 2nd hand Orange Crush 50 that I'll have a look at on Saturday.
I can see what else they have. I've got a rig but I'd like for a practice combo to have some versatility and tone.
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I’m in my tiny bass practice ‘shed’ in my extension. My TC Electronic BG 250 that is pure overkill has just died. I don’t use it’s features like the tuner, Toneprint or Tubedrive. It’s quite an old 15” driver model that I bought new some years ago. The lights all come on but there’s no output. The button switches don’t work and when I turn it off the lights take an age to fade. I suspect a component failure and it’s given good service. I don’t even think I’ll get it repaired. It’s been ultra reliable up to today.
I don’t want to use my EBS HD350 and one Accugroove Tri-112L as that's even more overkill and I don’t have an mp3 input that is vital for my practice.
So I’m looking for a well made practice amp that has a aux in for my Tascam. I don’t really need bells and whistles.
Any suggestions? I can probably rustle up £200 or so.
Peter
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Ahh, sad is me. I was quietly hoping that the money fairy would pay a visit...... Her oppo the bills vamp came instead
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An interesting thread. I have a HD350 and my Fafner. Experience with the HD350 had me looking for a 2nd Accugroove Tri-112L to work it harder. I find that the Fafner and one cab is now loud enough with the drive and volume controls set to only about 9 or 10 o'clock. I'm using my EBS Micro 3 with EQ bypassed to boost a passive bass signal. I keep everything flat most of the time except treble that I cut just a little. I also use an adjustable HPF into the Micro 3. For tone adjustment I'm using the bass passive tone and pickup blend.
I'm loving EBS amps......
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The amp was faultless tonight. I love it. Just using one of my Accugroove Tri112L 8 ohm cabs and it copes with ease. Okay it's a heavy old lump but weight or size isn't an issue for me. I've mainly used 500 watt class D amps before but the Fafner seems to have more headroom.
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An update;
I took the top off and the amp is very clean. The guy I bought it from told me that it had recently been serviced but shipping always carried potential for damage. I checked all connections that I could get to and used Servisol on the pots (from the front with knobs and nuts removed) and the valve base.
I've had it on for over 4 hours now with the blue LED lamp fitted and all is good. The blown incandescent lamp that I removed was a red 'painted' 48v. I've sourced a UK made red 48v LED at RS Components and it arrived today. £7.25 with free delivery. However with the blue one working so well I may just leave it in.
Practice tonight but fingers crossed.
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I've bought some blue LED bulbs on eBay, less than £4 for 5 all the way from China. They are 36v so may prove unsuitable.
I'll update..
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I would like to thank Mike publicly for going beyond what would normally be expected to resolve an issue that was none of his making. Mike made me a tortoiseshell scratch plate for my Lakland Skyline P/J. The plate was superb but while gently easing a couple of radii with a file I noticed that the tort was delaminating slightly. Mike checked the offcuts and he wasn't happy with the material. He went into battle with the supplier and has since discovered that the material has been a problem for several other luthiers and users of tort. Mike sourced an alternative and got it made and out to me before Xmas free of charge. It also happens to look completely stunning, even better than the first in a retro 50's way. Thank you Mike.
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My Fafner I is proving to be an awesome amp into just one of my two 8ohm Accugroove Tri112’s. On Tuesday the amp started to cut out and the gain control was inconsistent. After about 15 minutes it sorted itself out. I have been storing it in an unheated conservatory and I wondered if the problem may lie in that?
I had a spare valve so fitted that in any case. A bit of a fiddle from the front panel due to large fingers and switch wires an inch too short....
It’s now behaving but the orange glow has gone. Does anyone have a link to a replacement lamp/bulb to save me taking it apart again, twice?
Peter
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Just to add that I've edited my original post to correct my error above.
Peter
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18 hours ago, RossHetherington said:
I'm thinking about one of these in the new year what does the upgrade bring to the bass?
it's a slightly subjective change in tone, better quality components and the obvious new ability to blend rather than simply switch pickups, giving a greater tonal palette. The pickups are the major influence on tone and they remain. Also the switchcraft jack feels far more secure. I hope that helps.
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La Bella flats - E string issue?
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A few months back I had a play of a mates Lakland Skyline 44-94 that has flats strung on it. TI if I remember right. Now I haven’t used flats for years and I loved it over my Sunbeams on an identical bass.
TI’s are pricey and looking around I thought that La Bella Deep Talkin’ would be a good option with slightly greater tension.
I bought and fitted the La Bella’s and all was good, sort of.... The E string sounded a little dull. It holds tune and the intonation is good but the E has a different timbre to the other strings.
I thought this was a characteristic and I’ve been using the Lakland with the ‘band’. My lovely Jazz succumbed too and I fitted a set of Dunlop’s to it, 45 to 105. They are brighter, feel lovely and the E string isn’t noticeably ‘thuddy’.
I now prefer the Dunlops but the Lakland in P mode works better for some of the stuff we play. We were doing a new song last week and, having addressed the sound levels the E string sounded almost out of tune. It wasn’t.
Is this a characteristic of the La Bellas? I know that Piramid strings can have this issue.
Im probably going to fit Dunlop’s to the Lakland and might sell the La Bellas but not if they’re defective.
Cheers
Peter