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[quote name='stevie' post='743428' date='Feb 12 2010, 02:44 PM']You actually seem to have ignored the best piece of advice you have been given (by Alan). Call Wembley and ignore those 12-year olds on TalkBass.[/quote] Some of the folks on TalkBass have [i]more[/i] than 12 years worth of experience.

[quote name='JTUK' post='743321' date='Feb 12 2010, 12:31 PM']Just my experience that if one speaker is damaged the other doesn't tend to get off scot-free. The more plausable reason is as AlanP said but as long as the cab hasn't been caned with only one speaker working then you might be ok. FWIW, [u]I always double up my cab rating to twice the amp max power[/u] but that is probably historical...[/quote] +1 There's nothing like a bass rig which can be safely abused like a guitar amp. Plus any additional cone-age and cab-age moves bigger air for bigger bass tone. -------- For anyone who is interested, Rick Jones at Acoustic Image wrote an interesting piece: [url="http://www.acousticimg.com/manuals/The%20purpose%20of%20Power%208.pdf"]The Purpose of Power[/url]

[quote name='Jateca' post='743222' date='Feb 12 2010, 11:00 AM']Thanks for that, seems my only option. For my own reference, people are mentioning that having one speaker in the cab will damage the remaining speaker. The speaker is 16 ohm and rated for 300 watts. I understand that running it by itself will damage it, but why is that? The amp will be putting out around 300 watts at 16 ohm (at a guess), so is it because the higher impedance will somehow damage the speaker? Problem is that it had been run by itself fairly intensly before I diagnosed the problem. Hopefully it has escaped harm, but I guess I'll just have to see[/quote] As I understand it, speaker cabs are ported & tuned to 'load' their diver's cone(s) (air pressure in the cab resists the cone's movement) when it is reproducing low frequencies, especially at high volumes. With only one speaker, your cab may not provide enough back-pressure to dampen excess cone excursion if it is played at loud volumes/at its mechanical limits. Just turn the amp down and cut the lows a tad until you get a proper replacement driver. JFTR. A jerry-rigged re-cone is unlikely to provide the best results.

Just in... [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8687860&postcount=28"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php...mp;postcount=28[/url]

The first country band leader I worked for told us how in a previous incarnation of his group if anyone played a BIG honker he'd stop the band, pull out a kid's cap pistol, shoot the offender, and then resume the tune. In the first rock band I played with, if the lead player blew a solo he'd turn and glower at the drummer.

Flub phobia?

[quote name='Jateca' post='742022' date='Feb 11 2010, 08:05 AM']Unfortunately, having spoken to the GK contact in the UK, my speaker is out of warranty (I've had it for about 3 years) so they won't replace it and they do not offer a re-cone kit as far as I'm aware. [u]Do you think there's any way I could remove the dust cap from the cone without causing irreperable damage? The only thing I can think of doing is getting at the wires that go to the voice coil and checking them.[/u][/quote] Perhaps posting this question in the TalkBass thread would help. Aside from there being plenty of G-K users on TB, rag (Robert A. Gallien) posts there quite often.

[quote name='Hot Tub' post='741810' date='Feb 11 2010, 05:49 AM']Mrs HT got me a new set of Rotosounds to put on my 5-string, but being a Scotsman (and, therefor, a tight git), I decided to keep the new ones for a while and have a go at boiling the old ones. So, large pan full of boiling water on the cooker; cut open one of those laundry liquid sachets (they look like small pillows) and empty the contents into the pan; loosely coil up the strings and in they go. Left them boiling away for about 15 minutes, then a good rinse in cold running water and pop 'em over a radiator to dry. Meanwhile, I gave the bass a good clean. Dunlop 65 guitar cleaner and lemon oil which comes in a little kit with a couple of good cloths. The body came up a treat with the cleaner, and the difference the lemon oil made to the fret board is - quite frankly - amazing! Then I decided to clean the frets which were looking decidedly grubby compared to the rest of the now gleaming instrument. I got a new kitchen Brillo pad and rinsed all the pink soapy stuff out of it. Now the clever bit; fold a piece of cardboard (shiny printed stuff seemed to work best) and make the crease pretty "sharp". Then I cut a tiny strip off the crease. When it's opened out again there's a long thin hole in the card. I laid this over the fret I was cleaning and it's perfect for protecting the fretboard from the steel wool. The frets are now immaculate! A bit more lemon oil and job done. Popped the dry strings back on, and WOW! It really is like a new set of strings! In fact, it's like having a brand new instrument! [/quote] Alternate approach: [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/how_to_clean_bass_strings.html"]How to clean bass strings.[/url] Re using steel wool: Doing so will shed tiny bits of steel wool thus it's a good idea to cover the pickups and input jack with masking tape first.

Cool! You've got (IIRC) the final version of this amp (subject to any revisions in its circuitry).

[quote name='farmer61' post='740947' date='Feb 10 2010, 08:16 AM']My MM Stingray is suffering from rusty screws on the pick guard and also there is a hint of it (I think) on the bridge, I guess the screws can be replaced, but any great tips on how to clean it up? [u]I think it may have come from the string cleaning spray I use[/u]???[/quote] [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/how_to_clean_bass_strings.html"]How to clean bass strings.[/url]

Here's South Korea's Hyunmo Kim in an alternate style:

Here's South Korea's Hyunmo Kim in an alternate style:

[quote name='Marky L' post='739104' date='Feb 8 2010, 11:49 AM']So, I need to replace my Ashdown mini 15 and I have the urge to get a 2x10. It of course needs to be lightweight as I too am one of the many in the knackered back brigade. What I am wondering is how it would stack up with my Ashdown mini 4x8? I guess if I go down this route (finances suggest just one cab at the mo) then I would aim for the Ashdown Neo. I think my long term option is to get two of these. Giving me the flexability of one unit for rehersals and both for gigs. I have been reasonably happy with the 1x15 & 4x8 combination, typical rock style pub gigs, except I have always felt I don't quite get the projection of sound out front. So as an interim option, what do you think, 2x10 and 4x8 together?[/quote] A somewhat lengthy read, but quite informative: To Mix Or Not To Mix-That Is The Question: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=595143"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=595143[/url]

[quote name='BT!' post='739121' date='Feb 8 2010, 11:59 AM']ive been offered one of these with a 1x15 cab for about 300 quid. im interested but i cant seem to find any reviews of them as a bass amp. everyone seems to use them as guitar amps. so anyone played one? how do they sound? are they loud enough? cheers[/quote] Hi BT! Yorkville/Traynor Club?!: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=412858&page=44"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...858&page=44[/url] -------- Traynor history and schematics etc. VelvetBlack: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~dace/vb/"]http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~dace/vb/[/url]

[quote name='Jateca' post='740397' date='Feb 9 2010, 04:44 PM']And finally I hit the root of the problem (for real this time!) Whilst checking the spade connectors I realised that the upper woofer isn't actually doing anything at all. This was confirmed when I tried running the speakers individually. It seems the air pressure from the working woofer in the cab was making the broken cone move in sympathy, tricking me into thinking it was still working. There are no signs of the speaker being damaged when examined, the cone moves back and forth easily with traces of why it wouldn't be working, all I know is that it isn't. Used a multimeter to test it too, showed up nothing on the broken speaker and what was expected on the working one. Seems that the fix is simple, get a new cone. No idea how I could fix this myself without damaging the cone. Bit of a bummer but at least I know at last where my problem is.[/quote] Right then! You've got it cornered! 1) Perhaps e-mailing G-K re sending you a re-cone kit to be installed by a local repair shop? 2) Have Gallien-Krueger send you a new speaker?

In dealing with loose-fitting slip-on speaker connectors in the past, I found that crimping them slightly with a pair of pliers will result in them fitting more snugly on the speaker's spade terminals. Applying a small squirt of electrical contact cleaner on the mating surfaces before reconnection is a good idea too. Caig [url="http://www.stoneaudio.co.uk/"]DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner[/url] is often mentioned on TalkBass as being the best contact cleaner to get.

[quote name='lanark' post='739029' date='Feb 8 2010, 10:51 AM']I've seen a guy do perfectly excellent stab at Jamerson's What's Going On bassline and half the comments are morons telling him that "it's nothing like Jamerson" or "you need to get better rhythm" and "what the hell you thinking not recreating every fill EXACTLY how the great man did it (even if Jamerson did it differently every time he played)". [u]What do people get out of this act of belittlement[/u]? [/quote] The reciprocating self-gratification of feeling superior?

[quote name='Jateca;8650992']Thanks man, I didn't notice any harm on the slip-on connectors but I'll check again this afternoon when I try the FX loop[/quote] Just to clarify, I believe that B-string was referring to the slip-on connectors not firmly gripping/making contact with each speaker's spade-lug terminals. This could result in a poor electrical contact leading to arcing/little lightning bolts shooting about in the cab, not to mention an amp which seems to lose volume.

[quote name='JTUK' post='736068' date='Feb 5 2010, 07:37 AM']Hi I am in Kent, England. This guy designed the original Wem/Watkins Copycat. He knows his onions IMO.. I can do contact details by PM if required[/quote] Hi JTUK. Thank you for your response. Jateca may have need of your contact. Gary

Hi Jateca. Please check your TB amp problem thread.

"Brazil has some serious surf. There are many drownings that occur there every year. As a lifeguard, I see this too often. One person tries to rescue the other and then both end up getting in trouble. Many of our own trained lifeguards have almost lost their lives because they got too close to a panicked rescue. This is sad indeed. In case anyone else gets caught in a rip and there are no lifeguards on duty. Swim parallel to shore until you are out of the rip current, and then head to shore. Sounds simple now, all calm behind our computer screens, but if you can remember this, it could save your life sometime." [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8647558&postcount=22"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php...mp;postcount=22[/url] This is an example of the kind of good advice that I hope record labels begin coaching their bands with.

Yet another reason for record labels to coach less experienced members of their touring acts as to the prudence of exercising due caution when in unfamiliar surroundings: "Aracaju's beaches is well known for being quite dangerous. I heard from the national press that Leon did not read the warning sign on the beach as he didn't understand portuguese." [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8647411&postcount=20"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php...mp;postcount=20[/url]

[quote name='JTUK' post='735220' date='Feb 4 2010, 11:33 AM']I had the same problem trying to find a decent tech.... I asked at studios and my muso mates... and [u]eventually found a gem.[/u] I go direct to them and not via a shop, Ask anybody on the biz..like gtr makers or somesuch. The cream tends to rise to the top..sort of..!! As regards the amp...I'd only guess, but am glad you got away with apparently no damage to the cab.. I'd be very wary that you don't compound a problem there though..and using effects can mask a noise that turns into a bigger problem.. I'd be listening VERY closely to the cab in use for the next few weeks... only sayin'..[/quote] Hi JTUK. Who? Where? When? Link please. Don't Bogart that tech bro'!

Mr. Obvious here: You might want to avoid powering up your 700RB-II in the interim.