paul_5

Gott in Himmel, das is über tat und keine mistake!

Brilliant thread and responses. Really hope this manages to get Steve's attention.

[quote name='clauster' timestamp='1369669034' post='2091389'] The RE20 is a digital pedal if I'm not mistaken. This MAY need it's own power source or an isolator if you want to avoid noise. [/quote] This. I use a 1spot for most of my pedals, but when I used to put a EHX Freeze pedal on the board it whined like a convicted politician. However, if I powered it (and nothing else) with the '9v out' feed from my Boss TU3 then it was lovely and quiet. Digital pedals can be very fussy about PSU chains.

I remember transcribing this when I was learning to play - THAT was an evening well spent.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1369379887' post='2088457'] I always defer to the wisdom of Greg Wallace on this matter... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=IfeyUGZt8nk"]http://www.youtube.c...1&v=IfeyUGZt8nk[/url] He knows what bass is [/quote] That sir, is brilliant. Take 10 points!

In the sound engineer's defence, churches (or any other big, cavernous space) are a nightmare to EQ, especially when it comes to bass. It's frustrating though when you can't hear what you're playing, not too bad if it's a reading gig (apart from fretless!), but if it's a 'follow the pianist/guitarist' affair then it's a recipe for disaster.

I'm still tempted to trade my Hydrive 410 for a Hydrive 112. The 410 is ACE, but it's just too big to bring home which means I don't play through it anywhere near as often as I'd like.

Love it. Reminds me of Mitch Benn's output on the [i]Now Show[/i].

Lovely sounding little boxes ain't they?

Well that was an easy fix - replaced the first 2 opamps on the board (they're even socketed) and it's business as usual!

Berry Gordy (IIRC) used to have a small transistor radio setup to test his mixes in the studio, as that's where they would end up. Makes sense to me and didn't really do his output any harm...

I use a pair of Grado SR60s or Sennheiser C300s mostly. I've got some lovely Hi-Fi speakers somewhere, but with 2 kids around (and a wife who complains about how they look) they're likely to hibernate for a little bit longer yet...

Ray was a better bassist with just his left hand than some of us who use 2; a sad loss indeed.

there's a clip of it here: http://youtu.be/q44v9baJa4E

So anyway, I ended up replacing two zener diodes (1N4737) on the power supply and the 'limiter' pot yesterday and now I have an oscillating machine but no bass amp. Anyone got a service manual (or similar) for this?

Can't afford it either. Bugger.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1369061986' post='2084400'] I've never heard that before. That really is dire and at the same time hilarious. Fabulously awful!!! [/quote] I'll be honest with you, I just googled "worst Beatles cover" and this was pretty much at the top of the pile. I didn't even listen to all of it, I just linked it on here and ran!

dry joint that just needs touching up with fresh solder? Sounds like a dicky joint somewhere.

Jams Blunt, Rocky Raccoon. /thread. http://youtu.be/SRWKNLDZiHI

I play 1 bass (fretless Jazz hybrid) almost exclusively. I've got two others, acoustic and fretted, that don't really get much use other than when I specifically need them - acoustic gigs and slapping stuff - but other than that I just use the one.

+1. Hybrid amps (valve pre, solid state power) such as the Hartke LH and HA stuff, SWR 220, Ampeg SVT3 and 7 Pro etc... are all fine without speakers. As a general rule of thumb - if it's REALLY HEAVY then it needs a speaker!

Billy Gould's effort at 2'24" http://youtu.be/G0tMHaebt98

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1368690859' post='2080133'] bass...cleaning.... bass...cleaning.... nope never heard of it - isn't that why you buy a new one? [/quote] Yup. You polish furniture, you [i]play[/i] a bass.