danny-79

46 minutes ago, gareth said:

B301

Yeah I though so. Any advances on that ? Lol 😂 

So obviously it’s a Guild B-301

im guesses it was made either 1978 or 1973 (1970 something not sure how the s/n works with Guild) but apart from that I don’t know much if anything about it. It belongs to a friend of mine who sad he brought it in about 1980. 

Its solid mahogany body, definitely not a through neck although it is a set neck but apart from that don’t know so having an ask here regarding its history and possible value. 

Sorry not the best of photos and thanks in advance 

cheers

Dan 

Wasn’t totally happy with it so tidied it up a bit. (See how long this lasts 😜) 

On 20/08/2021 at 15:48, lee650 said:

I love It Danny! Such a lot of sounds in a small bombproof box. It has a few internal controls (which id happily have a bigger enclosure, so i could access them).

1 - toggles between sine wave and triangle wave (the LFO on sine is very smooth and great on its own, the triangle is edgy and jagged which is great for gnarly synth)

2 - switch to apply to the full range or only to the higher frequencies, leaving the bottom full (how I have it)

3 -either 4 or 6 stage on slow setting

4 - 8 or 10 stage on the long setting

 

The wide setting is fixed at 15 stages, sounds very spacey and flange like.

You also have a preset resonance switch (I'd prefer a knob,but it works well)

I have the slow setting at 4 stage and switching between no resonance and low approximates a phase 90 block/script. The others can get very  synthy and psychadelic. There isn't a volume drop that I can detect,it is digital so doesn't sound as warm/grungy as a phase 90/ small stone but still sounds nice and deep.

 

I use this a lot after fuzz and sounds huge!

Thanks for the summing up. My Phase90 is currently with a teck. I want basically a level/output modding into it but it’s all gone quite. Think I’ll just get it back and use it for something else. 

Any phaser I put in my chain (I’ve tried a few) always cut the volume a very noticeable amount

@lee650 how are you getting on with the EBS phaser ? 

Didn’t know that pedal existed. 

Whats it like with volume spikes or drops as is the case with my Phase90 (mine drops the volume) 

14 hours ago, jimbobothy said:

… why aren’t the gaps between the labels uniform, you’re slipping your standards 😝.

 

Lovely job 😁

Cheers 😜

My favourite sounding compressor ever I think. 
I’ve had a couple over the years, still got the old style shaped one, don’t need two but good luck with sale 

20 hours ago, lee650 said:

Lovely board! That wiring brings me tears of joy 😂

Mine will never be that perfect.

Few little tweaks to the bottom today tidying it up, black cable ties in the power leads and removed factory sticker off the 4x4 , re made the labels and stuck them on straight this time (it’s a pedalboards forum/thread so can talk openly lol 😂 lol 😂) 

Another rebuild. Running order still the same apart from the TU3 added so can use wireless or lead a lot easier. 

IN/OUT/OUT locking jacks mounted to the back. 
Matching purple boots on the jack plugs ........ 

New (don’t know what to call them, plastic bits underneath for the cable ties). They were previously bits of random mismatched wood covered in black tape, worked fine the last ?? many years but now custom cut matching plastic bits of thingy 

6 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I didn't know they did strings until about a year ago. There was a promotion here, I bought a set to see if they were any good (yes).

I’ll keep an eye out for them, well I’ll have a look now lol 😆 

6 hours ago, thodrik said:

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/daddario-xt-coated-nickel-plated-steel-50-105-bass-guitar-strings-long-scale-p14343

The XT coated range are limited to the nickel plated strings I think. 

Ernie Ball do coated strings too (it is a new line) but I think that the Slinky sets are all nickel rather than steel, though I haven't used EB strings for a while. 

I only know of Elixir that do coated steels. I came across them by accident and would be begrudged to use anything else 

ive had a set of the XTs before didn’t like them 

Not heard of the Markbass and didn’t know DAddario made coated bass strings, do they do coated steels ? 

Thanks all. A set popped up on amazon so have ordered them, little bit pricey but hopefully they will be here by Saturday latest (not much point after that) the set that are on are ok just want new to record with. 

Hopefully Elixir will have it sorted soon. I’ve been using them that long that don’t know what I’d use as an alternative 

21 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Nice one, glad I could help 

Just been sent a refund from bass direct. Guess they don’t have any after all (confirmation email either way would of been nice and a bit earlier in the day so could look elsewhere) but cheers anyways 

7 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Bassdirect are currently showing that gauge in stock Danny, or at least they’re not marked up Out of Stock like most of the other gauges.

From what I’ve read they’re now going to be back sending them out which is great as my preferred gauge is 45-100 and not been able to get them all this year.

Wow. You are right and just ordered them. Thank you ! 

7 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Bassdirect are currently showing that gauge in stock Danny, or at least they’re not marked up Out of Stock like most of the other gauges.

From what I’ve read they’re now going to be back sending them out which is great as my preferred gauge is 45-100 and not been able to get them all this year.

Thanks I’ll follow this up. Never had a problem getting them in the past, I’m guessing it’s knock on effects of the past couple of years. 

Hi all. 

I’ve been using this set of strings now for 7-8yrs. 

They are 105-50 stainless steel. Never had a problem getting hold of a new set , next working day from strings-direct. The problem I have now is EVERYWHERE within a google search is out of stock. 

Anybody know what is going on with this? Import issues maybe?  More importantly does anyone have a set I could buy ? I’ve got a recording session next Saturday and could really use them. 

Cheers 

@DiMarco nice bass! I’ve no first hand experience with the HS but would presume the S would add bass on its position alone. 

Eq wise (three band) as rule of thumb I generally run my bass at 3/4+. Mid on central dent and treble just off the dent in the + direction to keep the G string in line. Previously to this setting I’ve set the amp up with an all flat/center dent bass eq. 

16 hours ago, jbu09 said:

Hei man, after your disappointment with the Ripley fall, are you certain you don't have some other issue causing the drop in volume? I just mention it as my phase 90, if anything adds a little bump to my level.. or perceived at least

That was the conclusion I was coming to but after testing with various different basses, guitars, amps, cabs and locations for the same result. 

Ive got a second MXR Phase90 that I brought around 2014, it’s been on permanent loan to my dad, I brought that into A/B with and that one sounds great, cuts in and out seamlessly so really don’t know. 
the new one is currently with my electronic friend. It should be coming back with a trim pot fitted to the output so I’ll see how that goes when i get it back 

3 hours ago, JohnDaBass said:

Install a "Producer" control in the spare hole in the cavity. Basically an unconnected volume control which is used to fox the producer in the studio🤣🤣🤣. @KiOgon offers a wide range of "Producer" controls, from heavey metal to modern jazz 🙄🙄

40 minutes ago, ead said:

Dummy switch labelled "P Bass / J Bass" so you don't scare the locals in recording studios.

Alternatively a 'Talent' pot.  Mine goes to 11 but I fear it is still inadequate 

A dummy pot would craze me have thought about it though. 

Keeping an eye out for a grommet of some description 

Wilkinson machine heads x2 sets, gutted the pickups and pre amp. Replaced with EMG’s (thanks again @Eldon Tyrell ). Volume volume tone, jazz style set up, room in there for a second battery so now 18v. (Need to find something to hide the extra/previous hole from having four pots, any suggestions?) A bit of tweaking here and there and I’m now very impressed with it, I’ve put my mark on it anyways 

7 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Phase is always problematic for volume, a phaser mixes two versions of the original signal with each other, one with a variable frequency phase shift. When the two signals have the same amplitude a particular frequency is exactly in phase, the original's amplitude is doubled or if out of phase it is totally cancelled out. Essentially it's applying frequency-dependent boost and cut, this means that the before and after volume depends both on the frequency spectrum of the original signal and with time as the phase shift varies.

In other words it's inherently difficult to match, which makes it remarkable how my ancient 'Melos Mini Phaser' that just has a speed control does so well!

Thank you. I’ve just started a new thread regarding this. 

What I want to do is add a trim pot so I can mix it to taste. 

Simple sounding request but apparently not as easy as it sounds. 

My last MXR p90 was amazing. New one not so much 

Hi all, got a similar question going on in another thread that’s started the ball rolling (pedal is with someone who will carry work out just asked me for suggestions) 

In short I’m wanting to add a eternal trim pot so I can adjust the output as at the moment the volume drop when the phaser kicks in is too much, needs booting. 

Uping the value of the output resistor is one option but a trim pot would definitely be nice for obvious reasons. Diagrams, photos, etc what I’m asking you for please and thank you 😊 

Cheers ! Dan 

On 23/06/2021 at 15:10, pantherairsoft said:

The Phase 90 is pretty reputable for the volume drop - just a quirk of that older pedal design. IIRC it is something to do with the resistor on the output (I think it's 150k) and replacing it for a 180k is enough to level that out.

Also note that the very nature of a phaser makes it pretty hard for your ears to detect 'unity' gain, as such they tend to either sound a little quiet, or a little loud depending where in the phase sweep they are. 

Ok so I’ve been speaking to a friend of mine who basically said he can do it but needs to know exactly what parts are needed (I’m lost right about now) so I’ll copy paste this message might be a good idea but if you have any experience with this please share. Would it even be possible to add a external pot so it can adjusted on the fly ?

On 25/06/2021 at 00:55, dannybuoy said:

My Phase 90 has a slight volume boost! I think the newer ones are true bypass, maybe it’s just the older ones that have a volume drop.

 

ive got two. (The first is out on loan, not seen it for a while I should get it back!) the second is brand new, it’s quite a decent volume drop, I have tried different guitars basses and amps all with the same results 

2 hours ago, pantherairsoft said:

The Phase 90 is pretty reputable for the volume drop - just a quirk of that older pedal design. IIRC it is something to do with the resistor on the output (I think it's 150k) and replacing it for a 180k is enough to level that out.

Also note that the very nature of a phaser makes it pretty hard for your ears to detect 'unity' gain, as such they tend to either sound a little quiet, or a little loud depending where in the phase sweep they are. 

Ok thanks for that I’ll look into it. I’m a dab hand with a soldering iron but I know someone much better, I’ll send a message. 

Its quite a noticeable drop in volume no matter where it is in the sweep. The chorus next to it comes in and out undetected. 

Ill see what it’s like next full volume rehearsal but I’ve got something to think about now. 

Cheers 

Just had a quick fudge around to get the Phase90 on. I’m still getting a volume drop when the phaser kicks in ? Any thoughts on that ? 

(And got some toppers seeing as all the  cool kids have them 😜😂)