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krispn

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    Big RedX Thanks for the insight. I waited as the seller was taking reasonable steps to find out what happened and I was willing to give benefit of the doubt. Next time I'll not be using F&F! and I'm guessing the seller wanted to keep his costs to a minimum. The item's were in France and the seller chose the courier - I had no say in who he booked it with. There is a reasonable risk involved in transactions and maybe we all should be more prescriptive when doing the final stage of deciding on couriers we trust etc. I still feel that a full refund is in order.
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    Cheers I'll look into that. When I open the transaction on PP there is not an option to 'report' it the same way as a transaction through a shop for instance. A wiggle transaction I opened has the option to report The seller has been in touch with French Post and they have a depot where stuff ends up but after three months still no sign hende my decision to seek a refund. I need my 4 string up and running again. I miss playing it.
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    I'm in Scotland it was Paypal F&F so I don'tthink I can recoup through there. I'm hoping it gets resolved without the need to go 'formal'.
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    Top job!
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    I bought some pick up from a BC'er. They got lost in the post. Three months later I'm all out of hope for them to show up and I request a refund from the seller. I'm offered a portion of the total cost €250 but paid €370. I can totally understand the predicament but I'm insisting on a full refund. The courier is only offering €23 per kilo compensation. I mentioned that it was a shame adequate insurance wasn't taken out and I get told it's interesting that I ask about insurance now but didn't at the time of purchase... he goes on to say "Considering what happened, I do not see why the refund would be 100% on me". I'd just presumed that the seller would make sure they were covered as the liability is on them (and the courier) until the item is received. I'm insisting on a full refund and while I can empathise with the seller (who had done some calling around to locate the item) I still need to finish my bass - which means buy the pick up new (Lull T Bird pick ups come up on the used market so rarely I was really stoked about this build). I now have to change what I was looking to do with the bass build a little but I was hoping to have this all done in late May/early June! So my point is am I being unreasonable? I've waited three months and given benefit of the doubt but I'm insisting on a full refund. The story goes the post office placed the parcel into the wrong delivery bag so it went with French Post not the courier, Chronopost, and has become lost in the French Postal service. I'm sure that can happen.
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    I was going to do this but the Lull pick ups have been lost in transit and I'm currently trying to get a full refund from the seller. If you can find audio of the Mike Lull PT 4 it'll give you an idea of the sounds you'll get.
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    Still tempted to give the 50w version a go. Valve amps are great but it's always good to have spares on hand - they can get damaged in transit etc or just die off. I totally get you disappointment but hopefully you'll be able to have a local BC'er loan you a tube if you feel like getting the cage off for a look. Try and see of any valves aren't lighting up as brightly as the others or any noticeable differences between them. The smaller valve are probably behind those wee metal 'screens'. The advice of make a video (if you have time) and contact them retailer/Ampeg is solid. A good twitter moan draws attention and often results in fast turnaround. I believe Polar Audio are responsible for Ampeg of old before Yamaha took em on. Not sure where the stock will come from (probably Yamaha).
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    I think I mentioned the time stamp about 16min?
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    I’m not referring the the hgbm specifically just the difference in running at 9v or 18v. Watch the vid it has some audio examples too although with yiuntube compression it may be hard to discern.
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    If you watch the video I sent you it’ll make sense. Basically 18v doubles the ‘ceiling’ so where a pedal operating at 9v would ‘clip’ you’ve essentially doubled that headroom offering more gain before clipping. Watch the vid 👍🏽
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    Used this into a Cali 76CB to recreate the Cali76TX sound. This is a 'custom build' which looks like the Hudson Sidecar but is Broadcast through and through! Features: -witch hat silver/black knobs -black chassis -two foot-swtiches for the High and Low levels and two level controls -internal trim pots to fine tune the gain on each channel -internal voltage boost from 9v to 24v for added head room (. With the low cut off gain and level set to noon on the Low channel the added dimension this pedal gives is fantastic. If you want to hear what all the fuss is about with transformers then this is the tone! Hitting the front end of your amp with this setting and it's instant boom! This is how I used the pedal but there are many more great tones lurking beneath its unassuming exterior. From the Hudson site... The Broadcast is a transformer-coupled, discrete Class-A germanium circuit, that takes its inspiration from classic recording consoles of the 1960s. The unique way in which the circuit saturates and colours your signal can be used to produce biting clean boosts, subtly coloured and thickened signals with a frayed-at-the-edge quality or - when pushed - an individual sounding overdrive with a fuzzy, fried texture. The Custom-24V-FS has an internal voltage boost circuit that increases the 9 volts coming in from the power supply up to 24 volts. The increased voltage gives extra headroom and a tighter low end - fantastic if you are looking for a little less saturation and grit, but without losing that unique sound of the Broadcast. On the Custom-24V-FS we have made the gain mode (LOW or HIGH) selectable via the right hand foot switch (the blue LED indicates when the pedal is in HIGH gain mode) as well as giving each mode its own LEVEL control. In addition, the Custom-24V-FS has two internal trimmers that allows you to fine tune the amount of gain each mode has. U.K Postage included
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    I use the AO too but would like to try the AOU for the additional switchable eq. Nice feature that!
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    So it's likely to be another take on the massive dirt sound if it's being tested by Cannibal Corpse!! I was wondering if they might do a new range covering low gain to high gain say three different pedals in a new range. Be interesting to see what the feature set is and no doubt some cra cra pricing!
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    Any other info on these ‘X’ pedals? And does this mean the DG comp could become a collectible? I’d best get on eBay!
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    I can verify that the amp sounded great once it realised it was meant to perform. The initial issues with the crackle sorted themselves out. It sounded like some simple input jack issue which I can imagine would be a simple solder fix...but I’m not a tech! The amp did sound great and the eq worked really well in fine tuning the overall character. Actually a very powerful addition and worthy of the accolades. Oh and it’s smaller and lighter than I thought it would be and it fitted perfectly on the M212
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    https://reverb.com/shop/fxpedalrental
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    Great strings - my go to 5er set... plus I very kindly had a dodgy A string replaced super quickly by those lovely D'addario folks in Newcastle.
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    I think if this was closer to a few BC'er's it might not still be here!
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    You'd have to ask their tech
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    P*ss*d
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    Uh oh Dad woke up and he's fosters*d!
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    Shhhh dad’s sleeping!
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    On my choir gig we play Don’t Go Breaking My Heart which has been changed to the key of D. Being able to recreate that bass line and keep it sounding authentic, having the low d available for the verse and the riff etc. is a real advantage. We play more tunes in non original keys than original if that makes sense. We recently did a mash up of No More Tears/Raining Men which again was played in the non-original key. Being able to play the bass line on that one with the chorus off the low C# added the bottom end and supported the two guitars and fiddle (which is a five string too). Having the low B ring out for certain parts on that tune or doing ascending runs from the lower position all adds a wonderful depth over which the other the instruments add to - we’ll it does to my ear as the performer and it’s why I use the 5’er. Sometimes, for me, the less dramatic stuff like your punk or rock covers down the local doesn’t ‘warrant’ a 5’er. I make use of the range or a 5’er a lot on those choir gigs and it is You’ll see heaps of the Nashville guys are on 5 strings and have been for years and you can hear how they use the range of the bass to drive modulations in songs, add weight and power to ballads. As said previously it’s not just a 4 string with some extra notes (but you can choose to play it that way). I’m not claiming to be the best bassist or exponent of the lower depths of the instrument but a 5’er can add much to a song and it’s great if you’re playing at volume through a good cab! Pant shaking!
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    That swamp ash looks delightful!
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    i don’t feel I need the additional range of the 5er on the pub gig. Most of the originals we cover were recorded and played on a 4. It’s a bit lighter than the 5 for the three sets, the neck is thinner/smaller and it’s a really fun bass to play. It’s dirty hamburger to the fine steak comparison. In the choir the songs are often not in the original key so it’s often easier to transpose songs and keep the bass holding the low end rather than recreating riff and runs higher up the neck and in my view losing some of the low end.. We’ve chatted about this before and it’s not new information . I’m not sure if you own a Phillips and a flat head but they are two different tools with specific purposes. You can shoehorn a flat head to do the job of a Phillips but ultimately your gonna want the correct tool for the job. Most people own both ‘type’ of screw driver and multiples of each for the very reasons that they are specific to a task with perhaps a little bit of crossover and wiggle room but ultimately you want the right tool for the task.. Have you ever tried to remove a slotted 6x100mm with a Phillips 2x100mm?
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