binky_bass

Merely £350 a pedal... 

40 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Are you absolutely 100% sure that this isn't a problem elsewhere in your signal chain?

 

IME power conditioners are all but useless in the UK. They are aimed at countries with far less robust electricity supplies like the US. Any problem here that was serious enough to affect electrical equipment would nearly always require a full UPS to solve. Also is this occurring in your very newly built studio? If so and it really is the mains then you should be getting the electrician who installed it back to fix FoC rather than spending money and unnecessary additions.

Definitely not a problem in the signal chain. I do run a Line6 Helix, but for the purposes of troubleshooting, I ran direct into both amp with multiple different basses using both heads with both cabs and the problem remained. 

The studio is nearing 18 months old, not had issues before, but I'm certainly not ruling it out. 

I think my first port of call will be to run the amps through a different power outlet, see if that has an impact - if it does, then that's the issue. If not, then maybe re-valve one of them and if that works then I'll do the other. 

I suspect now it may a power supply problem...

24 minutes ago, ahpook said:

Dodgy mains sockets ? Are the sockets they're plugged getting full juice ?

 

(I appreciate any electricians in the audience are muttering "You stick to your books, mate.... )

Could be... I didn't have the minerals left in me to move everything around yesterday (recovering from a few weeks of illness). That's definitely my next port of call before potentially re-valving. Might also look at getting a Furman power conditioner...

4 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

Lightning strike.

 

Nuclear explosion.

 

Flat batteries in your basses.

As a precaution, all batteries in the basses I used yesterday had their batteries checked and changed. The issue remains.

Curiously, on the other side of my little studio is a Marshall JVM410H and a Blackstar Series One 100, both with plenty of valves between them and both functioning without issue. 

Technical question for you technical lot...

Why would two amp, both not played in 3 weeks, both not moved or touched since last played and both worked perfectly 3 weeks ago, suddenly now both seem to be producing much less power and making their respective cabs sound a little farty?

I've tried different cables, basses, etc. the problem seems to lie with the amps.

One amp is a Mesa Big Block 750 and the other a Purple Chili Phatt Bass 750. Both have matching cabs. Both are vavle pre-amps with solid state power sections. 

Without having much of an idea about anything, could it be possible that we had a power surge and it affected the pre-amp valves in both heads simultaneously?

That's the only thing I can think of that might have affected both of them at the same time...

Any insight would be much appreciated!

Thanks, Russ.

12 hours ago, Bolo said:

No. 

 

 

 

🫣

I will fight you for that... 9 rounds of overarm 'grandad' style boxing! 

3 hours ago, acidbass said:

I think it might be worth welcoming the OP to the forum

I think the contents of this thread gave them a reasonable cross section of the goings on of Basschat! Anyway, back to the fighting!!!

11 hours ago, alyctes said:

Where does one buy strings for these?

I'm sure Newtone strings will make a set suitable. 

I have a 6 string Alien, I used the Warwick Red Labels. Sure there are 'better' strings out there, but for the money, the Red Labels are really quite good indeed...

This is the only rig on BC at the moment that I keep coming back to... major lust for this one! 

2 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

I think you’re all dreadful and all the advice is worthless.😄

Oh yeah, well I think you're dreadless and the advice is worthful. 

I've never taken a lesson (for my sins) but some years ago I did give a few lessons. I had both a second amp and a spare bass (as well as a few other spare bits and pieces) to make sure if someone turned up with equipment that was, shall we say, below par, then they'd at least have a half decent set up to use during the lesson.

I'd also take a guess that the chap you're speaking to probably isn't great at standard notation hence trying to push you into tab.

Honestly, I'd say find someone that can give you the kind of lesson you want, it sounds potentially like this chap won't fulfil your learning needs.

9 hours ago, wavemaker said:

To the contrary, I‘ve found Marcus to be very helpful, quick with a reply (and an apology, if needed), actually. 

I suppose it depends on what side of the bed he's gotten up on. My experience is just that, my experience. Glad to hear that at least some have had a far better experience! 

The main problem (in my opinion based on several interactions) with BD is Marcus (not Mark). Unbelievably rude and arrogant - acts in such a condescending and patronising way, absolutely no excuse for that - it's been something that's been said on here many many times. Honestly, I don't understand why Mark keeps him around. Lose him, hire someone that can at least act like they give a single toss, and BD would hugely benefit.

18 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

I guess if you like the shape and want a 7 then why not go all in? I always hated the Vampyre but it did really suit the fella from Nightwish

 

 

 

 

One of those basses that has the right look for the right player and gig, probably look a bit silly running through tatty old covers down the local like.

I had an identical Vampyre to this a while back, it was serial number 001 confirmed to be the very first ever made by Hans P Wilfer. Regret selling it!

38 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Decreased?

I very much wish... they have increased by £1300pm (outgoings, not incomings). Day care, mortgage, utilities etc etc. It all adds up very quickly. Crippling times.

Compared to this time last year my outgoings have increased by somewhere in the order of £1300 per month. That's a Stingray per month I can now not afford, and I couldn't afford that last year either! Thank god I'm merely a figment of my own imagination otherwise I'd start getting all depressed and what not. 

Scodera if you will.

36 minutes ago, Paul S said:

 

I did but took it off.  I like a laugh every now and then   And, in truth, I find many of your insights and experiences to be interesting and valuable. 

 

I have no problems with individuality at all but you seem to feel a need to ram this down everyone's throats at every given opportunity - as soon as there is talk of anything mainstream you'll wade in with yet another disaparaging post.  I'm sure all the regulars on this site get it by now, you think outside the box, so there is no need to keep on about it, really - for me it dilutes the quality of your contributions on here.  But then again I am a grumpy old curmudgeon so who gives a toss what I think.

 

 

I believe 12 rounds of bare knuckle boxing are in order to solve this dispute. Over-arm style of course. My monies on the grumpy old curmudgeon. 😆

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186119435991?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VLVxzDI0Swq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mojaVkKDRiC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Looks like a Zon... could be wrong!

Horrifyingly tempting...

51 minutes ago, 6feet7 said:

No one wanted it at the reduced price so I put it back to the original price. 
There’s one on evil bay at the moment and the guy is wanting £400, so this is still a good deal compared to that. 
I’ll accept sensible offers though.

No problem with doing that. My comment was just in response to someone else's comment about my prior comment mentioning it being 'sub £200'. 👍 

It was... looks like the seller has put it back up to the original price. I have gone completely mental, yet...

9 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Not sure I understand the logic of carrying an empty case out, for one it will probably cost you more in bagage and for a second, who is going to make a note that you went out with a case?

It'll have a luggage tag on it thus you can 'prove' you flew out there with it.