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I always had a soft spot for Talk Talk. They looked crap but certainly delivered on the songwriting and playing front. The last two albums (essentially Mark Hollis and their producer/keyboard player noodling in the studio with session players) were almost permanently in my CD player during the early 90s.

Check out the drummer in this video.

[quote name='sub-a-dub' post='586720' date='Sep 1 2009, 06:18 PM']Re Avatar: Are they black olives on peppers - [Very tasty looking - you might be on to something there...] or is it just a play on the old cucumber sandwich (with spagetti-type beard dressing)?

(Says he, somewhat shamefully but never-the-less opportunistically jumping on the "wrong-forum" band-wagon...)[/quote

I drew on a photo of a cucumber and tuna sandwich... Time to change methinks.

[quote name='dr1' post='586619' date='Sep 1 2009, 04:15 PM']my car has that strange sound, i went to mechanic but he said...OK OK; dont wanna be rude... wrong forum,yes....[/quote]

Ooops...this has clearly effected me more than I thought....

My Behringer BDI21 went all thin then fssst over the weekend and now doest work. No light, no sound, just sits there. I opened it up to see of there was anything obvious but all seemed OK. I think it's bricked. Very sad.

no problem

Anything that costs more that 200 quid....

I remember being rather disappointed when I found out that the Dandy Warhols managed without a bass player. Got me thinking...what other bands have done the same trick.

The Doors
White Stripes

Any more of note?

[quote name='mrcrow' post='580939' date='Aug 26 2009, 08:11 AM']found them i think!!!

in the post[/quote]

Arrived today but wrong size....

Been hunting around trying to find out what pots mine has and found some geezer on eB@y selling complete kits.[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/OLP-Bass-UPGRADE-WIRING-KIT-for-4-5-6-String_W0QQitemZ300334450238QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item45ed54063e"]Here[/url]

[quote name='BassBunny' post='581933' date='Aug 26 2009, 09:49 PM']You need to make sure the blend control has the same values as your existing Vol controls.
Eg, if the existing vols are 250K, you need a 250K blend.

If the values are not marked on the Vol pots, I would go with the push/pull solution, but again the value needs to be correct..[/quote]

Does anyone know what the pots in my OLP are? Difficult to tell from looking.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='580679' date='Aug 25 2009, 08:40 PM']yes its a bastard size i think..all the ones i have in my junk box wouldnt go on..
thought!!
give mike walsh at iceni music a call or email..say its the pot geof worrall from penzance bought from him in 1998
and gave it to you and lost the nuts...he will laugh his head off...

[url="http://www.zootbass.co.uk/3.html"]iceni music[/url]

would he send you a couple
its a bartolini pan pot with the number on the body somewhere

i also bought a bart MM and 2 band eq from him plus a couple of scratchplates for my manson of exeter bass
and give him my best
cheers
geof[/quote]

Ta!

Hi.

I have an old Ashdown Dual Compressor that works very well but clips rather too easily. Apparently it's a feature of the early models (which mine likely is) and Ashdown had a fix. I tried to contact Ashdown to find out what it was but got no reply. Does anyone remember this fix? Is there a fix? If so is it a diy job?

Ta

[quote name='mrcrow' post='573417' date='Aug 18 2009, 08:24 PM']i think the bart is solid...wait i have one in the next room..dooh its split shaft but as you can see the holding screws for a solid shaft knob do bite in
you can have it if you pm your address

[url="http://img514.imageshack.us/i/51707731.jpg/"][/url]

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cheers
geof

ps dont think i have any fixing nuts but can check[/quote]

Hi Geof. I have worked out how to wire this in but unfortunately it seems the nut required for this pot is larger than the one it is replacing. Really dumb question but...any idea where I could get one from? Are they standard sizes?

[quote name='Moos3h' post='578953' date='Aug 24 2009, 12:31 PM']I'm struggling to remember off the top of my head, but will post it up shortly.

To abbreviate, it's slightly narrower than some basses (but probably not as narrow as others). Helpful eh?[/quote]

I have one. Suit me as I have small hands. However, I believe you can fix it by putting on a wider bridge. There is plenty of space on the 'board.

Apparently it had stickers on it..

[quote name='Raving_camel' post='572575' date='Aug 18 2009, 04:49 AM']Some attempt at subliminal messaging? I've spent 5 mins with Photoshop and it looks like jibberish to me "Tenno Sanive". [/quote]

I asked him (couldn't resist it). Let's see if he replies...

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='573641' date='Aug 18 2009, 11:11 PM']ALTERNATIVELY..............................


Get a tuning pedal & use it as a mute................................

G.[/quote]

Ha. That's a good suggestion. I tried my pedals hoping that batteryless one of them would work as a mute but no luck. I think I prefer the the blend solution as it doesnt require me to change my habit of turning down the front volume. ta

Warwick Take 12. 80 watts of 12 inch goodness. I have one, it's lovely. Small enough to carry around. Big enough to fill a small room. Nice tone.

[url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Bass+Amp/product/Warwick/Take+12+112+Combo/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...+112+Combo/10/1[/url]

PM'd

[quote name='mrcrow' post='573385' date='Aug 18 2009, 07:57 PM']some blend pots dont come with the cross wiring
barts do

i got mine from iceni music...mike walsh

its wired for the crossover and easier to connect up...

ps..i usually put the hot lead into a vol and or tone pot on pin 2...it always works and you get finer volume control

do you have a solid shaft or split shaft vol pot[/quote]

Both vols are solid.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='573385' date='Aug 18 2009, 07:57 PM']some blend pots dont come with the cross wiring
barts do

i got mine from iceni music...mike walsh

its wired for the crossover and easier to connect up...

ps..i usually put the hot lead into a vol and or tone pot on pin 2...it always works and you get finer volume control

do you have a solid shaft or split shaft vol pot[/quote]

Both vols are solid.

[quote name='robert43' post='572672' date='Aug 18 2009, 10:20 AM']The olny new pot you need is the blend pot.
The 2 OLP white leads go to the centre leg of the blend pot & blacks to earth, as it is showned in the SD web site.[/quote]

Ta. Any recommendations on where to source it. Or will any one do?

[quote name='BOD2' post='571140' date='Aug 16 2009, 10:26 PM']You'll lose the separate control of the two coils in the pickup but this diagram will give you a master volume and master tone...

[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=musicman_passive"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...usicman_passive[/url]

It's possible the pickup wire colours might be different to the diagram so compare it with the following diagram (whihc should be what you have already) to identify which wires go where -

[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=musicman_passive_2v_1t"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...n_passive_2v_1t[/url][/quote]

Thanks. I was having a poke around this site last night. Couldn't find a blend option... Is there something in the jazz diagrams I could use?

[quote name='mrcrow' post='570996' date='Aug 16 2009, 08:12 PM']vbt is always best
you can then take the hot lead from the output of the blend pot to the tone pot
then you dont get that nasty loss of volume when one pup is on part full volume
do you use tone at all
disconnect it if not and use VB nothing[/quote]

Ta. How do I wire VBT? Do I need new pots?

Hi. Using my newly acquired OLP MM3 in public for the first time this morning and found that it was difficult to mute the bass while I am not playing without messing with the volume at the amp. Problem is that I am used to using the volume control on my bass as a mute between songs. I run my bass flat out and control tone at the amp. The MM3 has separate volume controls for each coil and unless I turn them down together at the same rate one of them picks up the induction loop and produces feedback. The simple fix is to mute using the amp volume, but this is problematic as it is easy to get wrong when I need the level back up. Is there a simple fix to turn the MM3 controls into a volume and blend control? I know I can probably do this by going active but I would prefer to stay passive. Thanks for listening.