High score

Sold some gear to funkgod this week. Really good guy to deal with, payment as promised. Highly recommend him to any BCrs. Oh and funkgod? I never let first or last go............they all go down..........harr harr

[quote name='mrtcat' post='913918' date='Aug 3 2010, 02:43 PM']Hey High Score, Thanks so much for your help. As it happens I'm going to be in Leeds next week so will give them a call and see if it's worth letting them take a look. Much of what you say tally's perfectly especially the tripping out the electrics on start up. Thanks again Tom[/quote] Your Welcome 'Cat, Tripping on start up can be cured. There is actually a thread on this site about it already. Audiolabs do a permanent internal fix but not exactly cheap - especially when the parts cost around £1.50. Interested how you get on with this mate........... HS

Have one and they are monsters. Usual issues are: - noisy cooling fan - tripping out mains supply on start up - USA got a free 'softstart' upgrade due to design fault, UK have to pay for it..... - taking out their own power supply or output stage - very terminal. The noise you describe sounds like valves - have you changed them? Has the jack socket been damaged in some way? Takes a lot to snap off a jack plug IMO and wonder if the unit has been dropped? The UK repair shop for Ampeg is in Leeds and they are very good. Suggest you contact them - if you can't get details from your muso shop, I can dig contacts out for you - got them some where. Ok, found them: Audiolabs, Leeds, 01132440378 Hope it helps Cat HS

Just wondered, saw a new Grabber 2 for around £700 and wondered if it was any good or Gibbo simplying re-hashing some old chat. HS

Seen Gibson bass called a Grabber. Some sort of 70's or 80's re-issue. Anyone tried one? HS

[quote name='Marvin' post='829849' date='May 6 2010, 05:39 PM']I posted a thread about tone several months ago. In it several posts referred to the mids in getting their tone, specifically cetera. Since Christmas I've been playing through a zoom pedal and got a little sidetracked, however this afternoon I was twiddling with my practice amp and remembered what cetera said about inverting the usual U shaped eq that many of us go for. And.......oh yes, push up those mids, turn down the bass and treble (but not too much) and what a difference. Literally a tone I've been looking for. Two problems though. The zoom pedal is not needed (although I suppose I could try and get the same result through it) and the amp I was using is only a 35w practice job so not really suited to anywhere outside the living room . I just wanted to share that. Don't forget those mids. [/quote] Ha ha, a bass player who is a sound mans dream. Not only will you have more definition but you will most likely be far clearer and sit in the overall band mix better as well. Just my tuppence worth HS

[quote name='Me And My Bass' post='755862' date='Feb 24 2010, 10:04 AM']Thanks for your reply Phil, Yeah the XTi 2000 does clip (and sometimes cut itself off altogether when we are pushing it!). The problem being the vocalists level is hot as well, we have compressors in place though for him. I think possilby adding the bins is the best way to go then just for the bass rig and kick drum, that would free up the main rig for all Vocals, accustic guitar, sax, electric guitar & some kit. I do the sound live from the stage (we are only playing bars and small/medium clubs), l would love a soundman to do it though! Am l on the right track if l was going to go ahead with the extra bins, using an Aux channel for that mix to them? Any ideas for what l should be looking for? Im thinking two 500 bins and an 1k amp for them. Im currently using an Agulier DB410 & 500SC amp which can hold its own onstage. Anyone selling any bins? Cheers, Jab![/quote] You got your work cut out doing the desk from stage so all credit to you. You got a really good rig however a good rule of thumb is having bass power twice that of your tops so it may be a little underpowered if you ever need to stretch the PAs legs in a larger venue. You can add more bass to this rig fairly comfortably but may need another speaker, amp and cross over to do it. I would also suggest experimenting with the bass eq on the desk before investing in more expensive (and heavy) gear. This might allow you to place it better within the mix and certainly help reduce clipping. Remember that when you add more on the EQ the signal is hotter - less is usually more so try cutting and not adding on the EQ. I would also suggest you read up on gain structure as you may not be optimising the gear you have. The indication that you are tripping through overload means you have not set the gain structure up properly for your PA and will sadly burn it out eventually. I can post you some good guides if you can't find this info. Good luck. Iain

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='627688' date='Oct 16 2009, 10:22 AM']Hey Guys, I just spend almost all my money and plan to spend the rest of it on gear, so i want to have it insured just in case! my families house insurance only covers your stuff over £500 when its at home, once taken out the house the contrcat is seen as broken, i went through all this with my trombone, but when i joined an orchestra they had insurance that covers every member all the time that was that sorted, so i want to insure my Bass and amps and all that jazz where do i go? how much will it cost? etc anyone? Adam,[/quote] Use specialist cover such as Endsleigh. I tried to cover my instruments and amps on my home insurance and was quoted over £50 per item. Just a ridiculous figure at the end of the day. Iain

[quote name='budget bassist' post='711739' date='Jan 13 2010, 06:53 PM']in the sound engineering world, reverb on bass is generally a bit of a nono[/quote] +1 if mixing a band I would urge against it due to the potential to muddy the mix - especially in closely confined venues. Heard it use effectively on other instruments and vocals but feel it's use on bass should be used selectively in a live environment Just my thoughts.......

Try Audio Labs in Leeds. Audio Laboratories T - 0113 244 0378 [email protected] 3 Kildare Terrace Industrial Estate Leeds LS12 1DB Do just about all the servicing and warranty work for the main importers including Ampeg. Iain

Main issues with sound limiting systems is that they are based around one small section of the ring main so it is a complete power trip and not a controlled shut down so any programmable equipment tends to get wiped out. It also not unknown for it to reboot itself which is not clever either. These sytems are usually forced on the venue due to noise complaints so that when the venue applies for it's next entertainments license, the local council/ police will consider the objections and push for an installation. The main trouble is the level the system is set at. What has been stated in previous threads shows is set it may be the same as ambient noise which is bizarre. I have tested a venues system and found the traffic noise outside to be higher than the sound level control system inside the room. I hate to admit it but I have bypassed as well but be warned, local authorities can and will do random monitoring and if you have tampered with the small pickup (usually in the ceiling) or bypassed the system by using power outwith the controlled ring main then the penalties are pretty stiff for both the performers and venue. Unfortunately, it can only be bad for live music.............

Just sold Dave the very last of my mics - smashing guy to deal with, good communications with no nonsense payment and comes highly recommended Iain

[quote name='beardybass' post='559378' date='Aug 3 2009, 04:31 PM']Don't think that qualifies as a winge mate, that's a genuine case of U.K. customers getting the unsanitary end of the stick once again. Did you end up buying one? If so, did you go daft expensive U.K. one, or less expensive but more complicated U.S. one?[/quote] I ended up buying one but through Thomann in Germany and saved over £50. Took them several months to get it for me from the US but worth the wait and they were exceptional to deal with - did not even want a deposit for it up front and called some months later to say it was on it's way. In between, I ''borrowed'' one from a shop that subsequently went bust. Always nice when there is a happy ending.............phnarr phnarr On another winge trail, was looking through some of my older guitar mags recently and the price rises from the Importers have been horriffic with a Gibbo Les Paul going up over £600 in a little over three years. Something wrong with this picture...........Perhaps it is about time the Uk stopped being ''treasure island''...........

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='559335' date='Aug 3 2009, 04:05 PM']I don't think there's really much you can't get here, it's just that stuff in the US seems a lot cheaper than here.[/quote] too true. needed an orginal foot pedal for an out of production mesa guitar amp (Nomad 55). Price in the US was $75, cost in the UK was £185 and this was when we were nearly 2 $ to the £. Land of the rip off.......what made it worse was that MESA will not deal directly with any punter outside the US meaning you have to use the distributor. winge over now

[quote name='woolleydick' post='307577' date='Oct 16 2008, 08:28 AM']Thought I had better share this. I know there have been previous threads but when it comes to this sort of thing there is no problem repeating the advice. In mid song last night (first track of the rehearsal) I went to move the mic' on it's stand in front of my amp as I was not happy with the tone. I experienced a serious electric shock which caused me to spin round holding the mic' stand and fall over onto it. At this point I stop remembering anything until I came round surrounded by freaked out band members calling for an ambulance. They tell me they first thought I was having some sort of fit until they touched me and also received a shock. They then "pulled the plug" on the stage power. I was probably live for around 10 seconds max (to them it seemed longer). Any longer than this and I suspect I would not be telling you about this. I reportedly stopped breathing for a few seconds after the power was disconnected. I suffered multiple burns to my hands and chest (from falling on the mic' stand/mic' and still being in the circuit). We locked the rehearsal facility (which was designed and built by the lead singer), and the full investigation starts today as to where the fault comes from. I will let you know the results. NOTE - I did not have my own RCD in the circuit nor did the PA. I suspect the rehearsal facility does not have a functioning RCD. Always check you are properly protected before you start. I was seconds away from death last night - please do not repeat my experience Thanks. PS the Status Streamline survived unscathed although I did change the strings and clean off the scorch marks from the neck once I got home.[/quote] Sorry to hear about this but you had a very very lucky escape but at least you live to fight another day....... I have done live sound for many years and would always insist the band used my connecting cables to connect their kit to regardless of what the venue had because I ensured the wring could handle heavy current without overheating and always used rcd on every single extension. This might sound a bit anal but I lost count the number of times I saw players with pints on their amps as well as the inevitable piss head wandering around front of stage with beer in hand !! If your mate wired this up as an installation, he clearly does not know what he is doing nor has he had it checked out by a qualified sparky. Something seriously wrong if the stand and mic have gone live................ Lastly, you should still get checked out cos severe shock can create irregular heart beat as well..........