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  2. Cosmo Valdemar
    The Floral Dance - WOGAN
  3. hiram.k.hackenbacker started following The Who sack Zak Starkey
  4. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    My drum knowledge is not exactly tip top, but it looks like his kit (at the RAH) was an electric one. Cymbals look like the black ones that you usually see with an electric kit.
  5. SumOne
    Sorry to say, but my patience with the FI v4 has just about ran out and I think it will be for sale tomorrow. I got a new Midi interface (Digiflex), and on the FI updater it recognises it, select it, go into update mode, click update..... 'FI not present of communication error'. Go onto the FI editor and go out of update mode on the FI, select Midi in/out (it recognises the device), go to editor and move some sliders and the FI display changes from number to two horizontal lines (so the Midi device must be working - it is connecting to the FI and making a change in display). But go to 'manager' tab and 'download from FI' and ......'the FI not present of communication error' message pops up. There are no other virtual or physical devices connected to the laptop, no other usb ports used, not using a usb hub, no other programmes running, the new Midi device seems to have no sortware - no option of thru functionality, and as far as anything I can access - no other virtual Midi is being used. It probably is something to do with my Laptop settings, but this is such a ballache to figure out that I'm gonna give up.
  6. lawriemacmillan
    Aw mate, I really appreciate that!
  7. Jimothey started following Hidden Pickup Bass
  8. Jimothey
    Hi everyone I made a 5 string acoustic bass that I use for gigging but the volume drop on the low B is terrible I've tried packing up the piezo and making sure the saddle is perfectly seated but it seems where the piezo is bent to come through the body I just can't seem to get it right so I'm thinking of doing a hidden pickup acoustic/electric bass instead, my idea is to either put a high output (13-16k) Soapbar or MM pickup under a 2mm cover that's flush with the acoustic body as I want to keep the aesthetic of the clean acoustic look and also use a electric bass bridge on so I can get the strings a lot lower, depending on whether I will need a boost I might wire it into a fishman isys preamp but am a bit concerned that with the high output pickups that it might be too much and possibly clip? From my initial measurements the strings will be 8-10mm off the top of the body is that going to be ok or would they need to be lower? If anyone has made a hidden pickup guitar and can give me any advice would be great?.....👍🏻
  9. agedhorse
    If he's a truly qualified service tech, he should know this already,and have the tools to figure it out.
  10. agedhorse
    Yes, I currently work for Mesa Boogie, I'm the principle engineer behind all of the Subway bass products but also handle various aspects of the guitar amp world as well. I work(ed) hand in hand with Randy and John, spent a lot of time with both of them, in addition to the other folks. While I'm the "new guy", I've been designing Mesa for about 12 years, and prior to that I designed for Genz Benz/Fender for about 30 years, plus all my pro audio designs, so I've been around the block more than a few times. I've spent quite a bit of time quantifying guitar amp distortion characteristics (not surprising given our experience in the hard rock and metal world) and in general the desired distortion tones (especially lead) run between say 25% and 40%, but there are a whole family of tones that go beyond this too. Of course the amp is ~1/2 the instrument, the texture and tone of overdrive and distortion are a big part of the creative elements of "guitar tone", specifically how it sits in a mix. Randy's a very cleaver, creative guy, he quickly recognized what players were desiring and through a lot of work (including trial and error since there weren't many if any to copy from) developed the driven tones through cascading gain stages, then voicing these gain stages to be more and more useful for particular voicings. If you were to study his products and their progression, you would see that he was constantly learning and evolving his designs as the music styles and player demand evolved. John has taken over the guitar amp design work now that Randy retired. At 80 years old, he had earned the opportunity for some new adventures that didn't involve day to day obligations. I have designed several solid state guitar amps as well, mostly with tube preamps, and I haven't run into any limitations of solid state power amps, especially when they were designed with guitar amplification in mind. Some of these turned into commercial products, some are just stepping stones to other implementations of technology. Hope this helps explain my perspective.
  11. PaulThePlug started following Don't Look
  12. PaulThePlug
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116305703993?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=UaIM_rWSRjq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=daj_hJ6fSo-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  13. Spoonman
    Hello, I'm selling this MXR Bass Compressor. It's in almost new condition, with the original box. I'm sure everyone knows what to expect with these now - a nice and natural sounding comp, that's easy to use, with great visual metering too. I'm asking £115, which includes next day delivery. Any questions, shoot me a message. Thanks.
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  14. Geek99
    He’s obviously possessed. He needs to see the path of the righteous (wo)man and how it is seeded with valid instruments rather than toy ones that are clearly the work of satanic imps
  15. Stub Mandrel
    My evil brother kerps asking me why I haven't got a bass vi yet as it's 'the obviouscgap in your collection'. Apparently a Harley Benton is best as it hasn't got a 'tremelo bridge'. He says.
  16. sprocketflup started following Who are you seeing live next?
  17. sprocketflup
    Hawkwind on Friday, despite being a lifelong fan (the first album I ever purchased was Chronicles of the Black Sword when I was 12) this will be my first time I've managed to catch them live due to a catalogue of various inadequacies
  18. Stub Mandrel
    Hawkwind on Sunday. They are so good these days, totally unexpected second flush of creativity with assured and confident performances.
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  20. PaulThePlug started following NTLAGD - Harley Benton Strat Acoustic
  21. PaulThePlug
    NTLAGD - New Thin Line Acoustic Guitar Day... Harley Benton Strat Acoustic Little Something for my Son at Easter Cash Converter Special with a spot of light cracking around the bottom strap button. £ Daft Monies...
  22. JGSpector started following Does anybody have an EBS HD350 service manual?
  23. JGSpector
    What it says in the title really. Does anybody have a PDF of a service manual for an EBS HD350 that you could share with me? I know it's an extremely long shot but despite multiple emails and Messages by social media over the last month I haven't received a single response from EBS
  24. bakerster135
    Is it bahama blue? It's got desert island vibes! Maybe call it Wilson? 😉
  25. snorkie635 started following Another lapsed bassist returning
  26. snorkie635
    Hello to you
  27. NancyJohnson
    Genius. I don't know whether Wago make a piece that will handle three individual signals; this would even obviate the necessity of breaking out the screwdriver. Simply hot glue the connector on the bottom of the pot. Something like this:
  28. prowla started following The Who sack Zak Starkey
  29. prowla
    I saw them in '75 and thought they were past it.
  30. tom.android
    As an avid/pathological watcher of the used bass market I’ve been wondering: Why am I seeing BB615s for sale all the time but almost never BB415s? Did not many sell when they were new or is everyone who has one just holding into it? Thoughts on a postcard
  31. NancyJohnson started following Wire connectors for pickups - is there a standard?
  32. NancyJohnson
    When I was putting a John East unit into one of mine I used these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06WGM9W7S/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The physical connection from pickup to the circuit was horrific to tighten up and it was frankly simpler to wire these into the circuit before the pots were secured to the body of the instrument. From the pickup end, I just ensured the wires were the right way round, soldered on the other side of the connector and put some heat shrink round the joint. Job done.
  33. mikebass456
    Tiptoe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim
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  35. Cosmo Valdemar
    Walk - Pantera
  36. ead
    Hi folks, for sale is my OLP bass in black with a BWB pickguard, a nice looking Rosewood board and black hardware (honourable exceptions being the jack socket nut and washer and the jack plate on the bottom of the bass; see below). I think these were mostly made around 2006 in China under licence by Ernie Ball and were the forerunners of the SBMM bases. My research would suggest that this is one of the 3rd series basses characterised by: Small bridge plate as on modern Stingrays, with studs flanking the saddles, as on Stingrays. The body edges have a smaller radius. Many black, silver and metallic blue finishes. Lots of rosewood fingerboards. Basswood body. No natural finishes to speak of, but quilt and flame top veneers appeared. The usual passive VVT controls. Necks stayed wide but relatively shallow profile (the nut width is 42mm) The bass is in good condition as I hope you can see from the photos. Black basses are a bit of a ‘mare for me to capture properly (so any tips welcome) and I’d be happy to produce more pics as required. As is often the case, this bass has been modded or upgraded (depending upon your POV) as follows: The almost standard upgrade to fit a Retrovibe Stinger ’77 preamp. This is one of the newer ones with smaller pots to allow more space for board and battery. Warman MM4 AlNiCo; there is plenty of info on the Warman website. It’s a really nice sounding pickup imho and currently wired in parllel. I have hollowed out the control cavity a bit more to allow the battery and preamp PCB to fit more comfortably flat on the bottom of the cavity. The knobs are now Spector knobs. Sorry I don’t have the originals, but I think these look way nicer. Again YMMV The previous owner has created a hole for a jack socket on the bottom of the bass (please see the pics). The bottom jack socket is not currently in use, but I was thinking about adding in the Artec QDD onboard overdrive unit (also for sale on here) and moving the jack there again. Please check out the Low-End Lobster mod video for creating a budget version of the SBMM Dark Ray. The bass comes fitted with D’Addario EXL170BT strings that are maybe 4 months old now and will come with a decent gig bag. As with many of these basses, it weighs just over 4.3kgs according to my scales. It’s a lovely instrument and only for sale as arthritis is starting to badly impact my playing so slowly (and painfully) getting rid of my gear that I have accumulated over the years. Collection or meet up would be preferred, but I have suitable packaging so I can post this at cost; probably around £15 to £20. Here are some pics:
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