Sharkfinger
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All good suggestions!
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Yep, that's me!
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Not sure if this has been asked before but have any of you bought a bass for a child? Would like to teach one aged between 6 and 9 and need something small and light but with standard tuning. Just want to get them started and pass on some of my meager skills. Teaching them everything I know should take about 2 hours. 3 if I drag out tuning a bass.
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Thanks, didn't think to search for 'tape'.
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I've searched through this topic but haven't found any reference to where to get the foam grille support. Can anybody pitch in here?
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Bought some barely used strings from me. Nice guy to deal with. 👍 from me
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*SOLD* Dr J./ Joyo Sparrow DI Bass Driver inc. UK postage
Sharkfinger replied to Marky Screen's topic in Effects For Sale
Had one of these a while ago but didn't think it was a clone, as it had it's own great tone going on. Built like an absolute tank but surprisingly small. You could pay a lot more and get a lot less. Good price for this. -
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This is Fuzzdog's clone of the Xotic BB Preamp. https://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/Big_Beefy_Preamp_-_Boost_and_Overdrive/p847124_10530483.aspx It's the guitar version but has the 'more bass' caps mod and also has a clean blend: https://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/Blender_-_signal_mixer/p847124_8681943.aspx Put together by my electrician friend. No knobs but I can probably throw in some 'Marshall' style ones, if you don't have any. Slightly bigger (taller) enclosure than strictly necessary but that's how my mate got the clean blend in. £30 delivered or meet up somewhere in Herts/Essex -
Here we have the darling of the mid-priced compressors. Was on my board for several years until I had my 'posh' compressor built for me. Was going to keep it for the 'scaled down' pedalboard but I'll never get round to getting that together, so might as well let someone else have it. Treated very well but there are a few blemishes on it. Free velcro on bottom. Rubber feet included that I never took out of the box, which is also included. Manual too. £45 including UK delivery. Add a couple of quid for a recorded. Collection from East Herts or meetup anywhere from West Herts to Essex, depending on day of week. Knock off £5 if collecting. Open to trades, particularly for Sansamp VT. In case you need more information, here is a very well known review on it. http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/chakra.shtml- 1 reply
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Nearly new set of DR Nickel Lo-Riders. Cut for a fender style '4 in a row' with 2.5 windings on the post. Used for a 1.5 hour gig, wiped down and taken off again. Not even broken in. £15 delivered (firm - recorded delivery £1 more) or swap for GHS bass boomers or some kind of 'balanced tension' or 'half-rounds'. . -
Apart from the handle (which I should be getting screws for soon), I'm calling this finished. Here it is at a festival gig last night. Outdoor marquee gig (festival) with PA support so no extension cab needed. Was more than loud enough for monitoring on a largeish stage.
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Decide not to go with the aluminium angle, as it would take me a couple of evenings to do. I don't have the time and more importantly, I can't be bothered. I've started working on the blanking plates instead, which gets this project near completion. Drilling the wood brackets first has prevented splitting, so all is good. Have given an initial black spray and when I do the next coat, I'll make sure I spray the screws as well.
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Well, I did plan to drill guide holes first and anyway use fairly short screws. The plan is to add a little more structural strength to the bracket (or fillet as you call it). The problem with the velcro is that I have to attach it to the 'plates' with something stronger than glue, i.e. staples. I intend to make it from 3mm ply and my 'light duty' staples are at least 4mm so would go through it. Would have to use a paper stapler with shorter staples and that might not do the job. Worth an experiment though. However, I had an experiment with some aluminium angle last night and the results were promising. Would rather investigate that, as it will be inherently stronger and more durable.
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Yep, they're the "'blanking' panels on the front to hide the holes" I was on about.
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Can't have the amp flopping around in the enclosure, so I'm experimenting with brackets. Bought metal ones first of all and cut them down to size. Was going to use the bit I trimmed off as a kind of washer to hold the bolt in place. I was about to do this but realized I could make this out of wood and have something to attach 'blanking' panels on the front to hide the holes. I've done this (short of the blanking panels) and it works OK but not happy with the job. I've got another idea on how to do this. I've also put wheels on the bottom and a handle on the top. Realized the bolts are nowhere near long enough to reach the t-nut underneath. Had some lightly longer ones but they're just a bit too short too. Damn, going to have to find slightly longer ones.
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Tried it on both Friday and Saturday night and my goodness it's good. Better acoustics in the pub on Saturday so could really hear the tone of it. Did first set with just the combo and was more than loud enough and souded sweeeet. Nice 'crisp' mids and gentle but very musical highs. Second set attached the extension cab just to see. Was far louder but too muddy for my liking. Ended up disconnecting it half-way through and doing the rest of the set with just the combo. Might try next gig with just the combo on my amp stand.
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Too soon to gig it? Naaaah
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I would add, if you're using spray mount glue, use rubber gloves. Unless you like furry hands.
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As usual, a detailed, informative and very helpful answer, thanks. In my case, I did cut to size first but I got over-ambitions. I tried to use a continuous piece for as much as I could, rather than for each panel. I think that's where I came unstuck, no pun intended. I certainly can't argue with the results, as my conversion sounds fantastic thanks to Stevie.
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Here's what it looks like with the grille back on and the amp in place (but not secured).
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That's the stuff allright. I used it for my Ashdown upgrade, as advised by Stevie. However, with hindsight, I would personally go for the stuff with the backing as the stuff without is not great to work with, at least for someone of my limited experience. I found that in a smaller enclosure, using larger continuous pieces, it falls apart and tears fairly easily and is very dusty. YMMV. Were I to do it again, I might even be tempted to go for 'proper' speaker wadding. I've seen it used in other builds, though have never used it myself. https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?search=wadding&x=0&y=0&br=Any+Brand&cs=Any+Category&stk=Any+Stock+Availability&perp=10
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Hmmm, I've got a TL606 cab I'm tempted to try this in. I'm almost afraid to, in case it's better and I end up using that instead.
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'like I stole it' it is then.... BTW, did you read my post about how good it sounds? That's thanks to you Stevie. As an aside; without the amp, the weight come in at a 'chunky' 20.5 Kg, so not exactly featherweight. With the amp, it will be about 29Kg still manageable but I'll also attach castors and a handle on top to help wheel it about. Eventually, I think I might have to give up my iAmp and go to a lightweight (and no doubt inferior) amp.
