StevieD_FenderP2009

Okay then thanks, I've PM'd you with my email and I'm going to have a go at re-soldering it later on. When I say it's wobbly, it seems like its become in-soldered from the board and you can rock it side to side. If it doesn't fix it by doing that, what would you suggest?

PS, only 2 blue wires are coming from the transformer to the white clip. I'm guessing this is right as it's how it's always been by the looks of things. No unattached cables or what not in there.

I'm not going to lie, the IC2 is slightly wobbly (forgive my lack of technical terms, I haven't slept all night, am sitting here in a cold sweat and feel sick). Are IC2's easy to get hold of or to replace if this one has gone haywire? I haven't got a multimeter at home to test it with and my uncle didn't show up last night with his one so I couldn't borrow his one to try it out with. If you mean the actual power plugs when you say "have you checked they're okay" then yeah, I tried the one from my dads kettle, my Trace Elliot head, my Behringer compressor, the one I was running the Korg from originally, 2 spares I have in my rack case, the one in my dads Playstation 3 and one plugged in to something in my room (for the life of me I don't know what) and all did the same. I wouldn't of thought all, if any of those are faulty or supplying the wrong voltage when they're all powering the things they're meant to properly.

Hi guys, as you asked nicely, here's a pictures of the guts of the tuner. The guy I spoke to at the guitar shop didn't say it was definitely the transformer but he said that could be one possibility. He wasn't sure without looking at it obviously. They're trusted there to fix the equipment for a lot of venues and pubs/clubs that I know of so I know they're not dodgy. Also, Pb, could you send me the schematics for it if possible please? Here's the pictures left side [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/Stevie_Dewar/1e296d2c.jpg[/IMG] right side [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/Stevie_Dewar/2291ca3b.jpg[/IMG]

Hi PB, Nah they don't have a battery back up in them. That's one of the first things I checked for as I know back up batteries are prone to dying and messing up units. I'm taking the tuner in to have it looked at down a guitar shop close to me where they'll be charging me £20 to take a look at it. If it comes back that the repair is going to be too much for me to afford, I'll sell it on to you for £20 to cover what I paid for them to check it over. Obviously, I'll let you know what they say is wrong with it. If it's going to be a cheap fix, i'll probably end up getting it repaired and sell it on as working. When I spoke to them earlier, they said that if the transformer in it has gone slightly faulty, it could of caused it to do what it's doing but alas, they'll check it all out. As I said, i'll let you know what happens. Regardless of whether it's fixed or not, i've got a DTR-1000 arriving friday/saturday anyway. Had to take the money out of the cash I got for a bass I just sold that was going to pay for the refinish of my '87 P bass. It's alright, i'll just have to take the money from next months wages and make up the difference. Bloody equipment. Never seems to go smoothly

Hi Mark I've opened the unit up and uncoupled (i'm tired, best word I can think of) the wires that clip on to the boards then pressed clipped them back on to the right place as tightly as possible but still nothing the same as in the last pictures I took. Nothing looks like it's burnt out or melted in there (but then again, you never know what's gone on inside the chips) and all the connections seem to be alright. I've contacted Korg but they're offices are closed until January the 3rd so I won't get a reply for a looooong time and I don't like being with a tuner so i'm going to buy a DTR-1000 for now which I will then use in my 2nd rig when I build it. I'm not going to give up on it as such because i'll probably take it in to somewhere to have it fixed so it can go back in my main rig and yeah, the 1000 can go in the back up rig. I tell you what, did you want to take a look at it Mark?

Nope, nothing what so ever. Keeps doing the same thing every time. Comes up looking like this at the moment and has done since it did what I showed in the last picture. [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/Stevie_Dewar/1ec67e2e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/Stevie_Dewar/2bb25048.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/Stevie_Dewar/8dba1fec.jpg[/IMG] You would of thought that this means it's working but no, none of the buttons respond and it doesn't show anything on the displays. Looks like the chip that sends whatever to the displays has blown and the microprocessor has given up. Last piece of equipment in my rig I expected to die to be honest. I need a new tuner =/

Hi Mark, Thanks so much for your reply. I'll have a go at putting it in to test mode tonight. I'll be honest, I reckon it's the microprocessor gone on it as it is now only lighting up the buttons and none of the displays. Hopefully it isn't but i'm bracing myself for the worst. I've found a DTR 1000 for £60 (inc postage) but i'd rather have my DTR 2000 working as it's exactly what I wanted and needed. Cheers again for your help, i'll let you know how it goes Stevie

No no, what i'm saying is it's all lighting up like this: As you can see, it's all lit up but not like it's supposed to. As you can see on the note display, all 13 segments are lit up and all the segments on the tuner are lit up. It's not meant to do that. Plus, none of the buttons do anything when you press them and that's how it stays.

Today I went to play my bass as I normally do and as I did yesterday and the day before that but today, my Korg DTR 2000 tuner that I've had for 2 and a bit years decided to die on me. When I turn it on, every segment on the tuner lights up, all the segments of the note display are lit up, all the buttons are lit up but none of them respond and the light underneath won't turn on. I thought it may have just gone wrong the once so I turned it off then on again and the same thing happened. The "DADGAD" lights flashed a bit then stayed on constant and all the rest of it was doing as it did the first time I turned it on. So, I left it for a while whilst I played bass then tried it again but to no avail, still coming up with all the lights and displays completely lit up. After a while of trying it, I turned it on again but this time only the button lights come on and nothing else but still it doesn't respond when I press any buttons and none of the displays come on. It now keeps doing that every time I turn it on. I don't know why or how this has happened, the tuner has always been in my rack case and always treated well. Has anyone ever had this happen to them? I've contacted Korg but their offices are shut until January 3rd. Is it time I binned my tuner and bought a new one or does anyone think it's fixable? Can anyone on here fix it? If so, i'll pay them for it. Please help me! I do not need this happening now of all times! Stevie Ps: Just so you know, the tuner is always run off the tuner out of my bass amp and run off the same IEC cable. I have tried different IEC cables but same problem each time. Cheers

Ps, I don't think he was worried about de-valuing it as it's battered anyway

Haha thanks, I'll let him know. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the MM bridge (looks wise) but I know it's good for sustain and much better than the old Fender BBOTs. I better get my coat, I think I've just offended a lot of people with this thread xD thanks for letting me know though, i'll pass on the info to him. Tell him he's a silly boy and that he needs to stop being silly.

Pete bought my Epiphone Thunderbird. Arrived dead on time and took it away. Thanks very much mate, hope you enjoy the bass and have a good christmas.

Hi guys I'm wondering if any of you have ever fitted a Leo Quan Badass I or II to a Musicman bass. Me and a friend (who owns a Musicman) were discussing it the other day as he's not a fan of the bridge on his bass so we were talking about possible replacements but I didn't know if any would fit straight on. It then got me wanting a Musicman with a badass II and chrome pickguard in sparkly metallic blue to match my Fender Steve Harris signature (I'd also through in a Seymour Duncan SMB-4D as I fit Duncans to all my guitars/basses evenutally) So yeah, has anyone done this? Don't ask me why I'd want to do it, it's just a case of GAS I've got. Just like the GAS I have for a Spector Euro 5LX in cherry red, Rickenbacker 4001 in white with all black hardware, Jackson David Ellefson Custom Shop 4 string and Jackson JS3V (for when I realise I can't afford the David Ellefson Custom Shop model). Cheers Stevie

As you all probably know (as I go on about them all the time), I use a pair of Marshall JCM 800 bass series cabinets for my live rig but ever since trying out my mates Ampeg SVT410HLF cabinet and an Orange OBC410 which was supplied as back line for a gig, I've been lusting after a tweeter to go in my cabinet as they've always lacked a little bit of top end response. A lot of people said "get rid of the cabinets and save the hassle of fitting a tweeter" but I'm so glad I didn't listen to them. Admittedly, I did contemplate getting an Orange OBC410 and OBC115 to stack together instead of the Marshalls but I just couldn't part with them. I currently have a 4x12 with a 2x15 as my stack and I got them both at absolute bargain prices. The 4x12 was £250 (alright, it's got one replacement speaker in it) and the 2x15 was... £90! (£115 if you include train fare to go collect it) but yeah, they're easily worth £300/£400 each but I couldn't ever part with them. I nearly bought another matching pair a while back when they came up cheaply on Gumtree (a 4x12 came up for £20 because it had 2 blown speakers. No big deal, I can get speakers easily) but the guy never messaged me back so I assumed it sold. Anyway, on to why I'm posting this. I ordered an Eminence APT80 super tweeter, Eminence PXB5k0 crossover and Monocor L-Pad (for controlling the level of the tweeter) a couple of weeks ago but because 2 of the items were special order from Germany, they had to wait to get them in before sending them off. I got an email yesterday saying the order had been dispatched and sure enough it arrived this evening so I went out to my garage and fit it all. All that's left to do is to cut the hole for the tweeter to come through now but luckily, there's a perfect gap for it just above the middle cross member wood and just underneath the center of the 2 top speakers. I have tested it all and it sounds so good. I ran my stock Squier VM Jazz (with very dead strings) through my Trace Elliot into the cabinet (none of my usual effects in the loop this time) and it really did add a lot of sparkle to the tone. Made the strings on the Jazz sound new too! Compared it with the tweeter off, then half way and finally fully on. I wouldn't run it on full all the time though because I've heard that can burn out the tweeter or the crossover. After doing this once, I'd quite happily do it again. I was thinking about adding one to the 2x15 but it sounds good as it is supplying more of the bottom end than the 4x12. Still has quite tight sounding highs for a set of 15"s as well. If I do ever decide to go OTT and buy a matching stack, I would definitely do the same modification to it. I know I've probably destroyed the value of the cabinet but I don't care. I'm not planning on ever selling them because I love using them too much. To me, I've improved the cabinet Now I can't wait to get my band gigging again and get these out there. Especially once I've got my rig completed. Only need 3 or 4 units to finish it now! Over and out Stevie.D

It's the Eminence PXB5k0 crossover and it's got a plus for in, plus for "T" and a minus for both the In and "T" together. Am I right in thinking "In" means "in from the jack" and "t" means "out to the tweeter"?