Mr. Foxen

Not anymore.

Does the upside down headstock cover them?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1367076496' post='2061041'] [b][size=4][url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/26/paraguayan-landfill-orchestra-music"]Paraguayan landfill orchestra makes sweet music from rubbish[/url][/size][/b] [/quote] Fairly skilled woodwork there. [quote]We discovered which materials were most comfortable, [b]which projected the right sound [/b]and which withstood the tension of the strings.[/quote] Chosen for tone.

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[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1367061137' post='2060760']do you think Fenders, MM and G&Ls would sound different? [/quote] They don't all sound the same. Plus Fender was an electrical engineer not a luthier. Hence the instruments that need a cloured amp to sound right. Electronics can be replicated much more consistently in mass production, doesn't require ongoing skills.

Old PCB is much more annoying to work on that Sound City turrets. Replaced every resistor in the preamp of last one, took me about an hour. Pulling a pcb and sorting it is much more annoying task.

If you have one spare preamp valve start swapping them about to find which one is at issue. Also, if an amp is being quieter than it should, cranking the volume more is a terrible idea.

Guessing you mean artificial harmonics where you touch the strings on nodes? Anyway, the acoustic brightness of the bass is a fairly big factor in how well they work, so stuff that preserves the harmonics of the string (as in not artificial harmonics) like a good solid bridge and other stuff that avoids high frequency energy loss on stuff other than the string vibrating should all help.

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1366658012' post='2055668'] Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) has gone so low he's actually gone full circle. He started on E standard 6 strings, then Db Standard 6 strings, then Drop C 6 strings, then Ab standard 7 strings, then drop Gb 7 strings, then Gb standard 8 strings, now with the new album he's on F standard and drop E 8 strings. He is actually now just playing bass, but it works for them. Although I should declare I'm a die hard drop tuning fan. I usually stick to D standard/ Drop C and never really go below Drop B, but the timbre of a guitar is completely different to a bass in any tuning, and if the bass drops with the guitar (as it should) you still get a well rounded sound. [/quote] Didn't their bass player just die after being in a coma for ages? In terms of good reasons to cover bass territory with your guitar, that is pretty much up there.

Plenty of metal bands now have three bass players. Generally a couple of them haven't graduated into getting a real bass yet and make do with detuning their guitar, and eqing out the middly sound of guitar.

I got a name check on Northern Ballet website: http://northernballet.com/index.php?q=media-releases/ultimate-form-hepworth-wakefield-and-northern-ballet

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1366625842' post='2054914'] Surprised by this as we don't hear much about this amp, or any Carvin stuff for that matter outside of the US. [/quote] Unusually for a US company, Carvin spend the money on product rather than marketing, which is why they seem shockingly cheap.

Orange and Electric are different companies. Electric are US based. Orange are UK. Only real relationship is they both make Matamp knock offs. Neither of them make point to point amps.

Brightness of the preamp valve won't tell you much, its jsut the heater in it, and in some valves its more exposed than in others.

I never figured what NWA had against them. Was it some dispute over sample clearance or something?

Plus you can blame the motion of the sea for the result of not being able the rock and roll as well as you used to.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Jarock-Bass-guitar-Red-Sparkle-Made-in-Japan-Ibanez-/310649937583?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item48542ddeaf

NO point even if it would work. No way can the cab do anything with that power.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1366366599' post='2051464'] . . . it wouldn't be Sabbath though would it? [/quote] Was still Sabbath with the various other much more capable singers they've had over the years.

Some people's thumbs do that. Mine do.

Thin superglue on the edges so it wicks in and polish back some might hide it better.

Sometimes preamp valves die, its pretty much an at random, rather than a wearing out sort of deal. Start with symptoms if you want help figuring. If it is pre valves, just getting some spares and swapping about will tell you, cheaper than a tech bench fee, as long as your time is free. How old is the SVT, some have trouble with caps dying, even 90s ones.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1366360440' post='2051365'] James, if you're looking for sexy valve sound, you should PM Mr. Foxen (Oli) and see what he's got lying around for sale! Oli's a great tech too and all of his amps are practically guaranteed to be in the best condition possible. Alex [/quote] I'm kind of a bodger still learning my way around. More of a case of 'much more work done than is strictly necessary', than best condition, everything I have tends to start out looking well scruffy, and never been fussed about cosmetics on the outside. [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1366360617' post='2051368'] Correct me if I'm wrong, but are there not some places where you definitely should not use carbon comp resistors, e.g. in the power supply where they could burst into flames? *immediately regrets venturing into technical area beyond own expertise* [/quote] Some places include 'in audio amplifiers'. Probably 'in electrical equipment running at any significant power or voltage you want to operate correctly for a long time'. The do burn up real nice, they are effectively cylindrical charcoal briquettes.