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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1390857683' post='2350612'] What, you mean the powerCON socket? [/quote] Going off on a bit of a tangent, does anybody know what those 2 connectors/plug thingys are, either side of the plate in the middle, in the rear view pic? I need one for my old Carlsbro TC60, and haven't a clue what to search for...

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1390833334' post='2350008'] ...he has neglected the issues bands face, and the what the venues can be doing to encourage audiences into them and keep them coming back, [/quote] Yup. I don't know the venues mentioned, but as I get older I find the thought of an evening out standing on a floor that threatens to consume me from the feet upwards, drinking flat lager from a plastic "glass", and schlepping through an inch of piss to relieve myself, less and less appealing.

Now skipped...

PM's replied to... ...and gone.

The clearout continues... Fishtank going begging, if somebody wants to collect it. Juwel - 31inches long/wide, 15 inches high, 12 inches deep. No leaks, so it'd be OK for fish, or reptiles etc. Complete with hood, lights, pump/filter, thermostats etc. Even got some gravel... I decided to run it down a couple of years ago, and when the last fish popped its clogs I switched it all off. It's been sat a while with water in it, so it'd need a good clean, descale etc before using it again. Although it was all working before, I can't guarantee that it'll all work if it's switched back on again now, but I could check things out if anybody's interested. Collect from SG8 postcode, or I could meet up/deliver if it's not too far...Cambridge, Stevenage... It's going to the tip if nobody wants it.

Bought some pickups from Paul. What can I say...great comms, arrived well packed and in double quick time. A splendid transaction. Thanks matey.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1390226176' post='2342778'] The PSU is supplying the standby power, as indicated by a motherboard LED being on, but the power switch is doing nothing. I've re-seated the various connectors but no luck. [/quote] I've a HP desktop that does something like that. It's fine as long as it's connected to a mains socket that's switched on. But if it loses its mains supply - a power cut, for example - it won't turn on with the switch. The LED on the PSU flashes, in time with something clicking inside. I can get around it by pulling the power connector from the motherboard, then reconnecting it while holding the on/off switch in which starts it, and it's all fine again until next time the mains goes off. Anyhoo - all these highly collectables are still here, but only 'till the weekend...

Whatever takes your fancy. Thick red Dunlop XL Jazz III's for me. (3mm?) I use Rotosound strings as well...!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1389870040' post='2338806'] Problem is one of employing people on minimum wage then putting them under extreme pressure. You can't expect a decent service under those conditions. Driving jobs are [i]extremely [/i]stressful. It's pot luck all round, really. Any delivery firm will have a certain percentage of damaged or undelivered parcels - usually in the minority, so you just have to hope to hell that yours isn't one of them. [/quote] This pretty much sums it up, IMO. I think I've had OK service from all of those mentioned above as being troublesome. The only problem I've had was with Yodel. Waited in for a delivery, checked online tracking at lunchtime which said the delivery had been attempted...card left. I was home all day, and no card was left. To cut a long story short, I ended up making a 40 mile drive to the 'local' depot to collect it myself a week later, where I was told that they'd had lots of problems with that particular driver, and he'd been sacked.

Hmm...just seen your other post. Are you thinking of changing cabs, amp or both ? What do you feel's missing from your current setup ?

Horses for courses, I reckon. I tried a Shuttle 6 something, amongst others, when I was last looking at amps, and ended up buying an LH500.

Not a 1210, but there's a 1212 for sale on here at the moment.

Over to you FF. I've nothing here as modern as P2/P3 that I'm getting rid of - I can still make use of cutting edge stuff like that...

Hadn't thought of that...cheers. Screens...got some of those as well

No problem - carry on. I've a feeling I'll be taking a carload or two to the dump anyway - a motherboard more/less is neither here nor there

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1389894214' post='2339265'] A quick look online reveals that the internal speaker is disconnected when the extension socket is used, so it's likely it's already fitted with a 4 ohm speaker. [/quote] FWIW laney.co.uk says, for the current RB2: Speaker connections - 1 jack (8 Ohms) But the picture in the manual doesn't show a speaker connection for an external speaker... I found a manual online for an older version of the RB2, which does show an external speaker connection and also states that the internal speaker is disconnected when an external speaker is connected, and that the min. impedance is 4 Ohms.

Clearing out the man-cave...this lot's got to go. I'd be surprised if anybody wants this stuff, but just thought I'd offer it up here before it goes to the [s]dump[/s] recycling centre... A big pile of old PC's - all were working fine when they were retired. 1 X IBM PS/2 model 30-286 2 x IBM PS/2 model 35 1 X IBM PS/2 model 56 (also have another of these, but the PSU is knackered) 1 X IBM PS/2 model 57 [edit - might also be a couple of mod 76/77's in there as well] In addition, I've a large box of PS/2 specific odds & sods...speaker assemblies, hard drive mountings, cables etc, and some floppy drives...including some 2.88MB ones. I've also a handful of generic 386/486/Pentium PCs - some were working, some have been canibalised to varying degrees. Plus loads of various old add-on cards: ISA bus modems, sound cards, NIC's etc, and a handful of small IDE and SCSI hard drives...40MB, 100MB etc. I'm SG8 postcode, roughly midway between Cambridge & Stevenage, so collection from there, or I could deliver/meet up if it's not to far.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1389874834' post='2338895'] To answer your question: [/quote] I've already replied to that, and it doesn't

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1389871297' post='2338836'] If I may ask another question here, if the OP were to fit a 40w speaker, it would be slightly less loud, but am I right that the amp is less likely to blow the speaker? [/quote] Assuming similar tone & efficiency, why would a 40w driver be less loud than a 30W one ? (I doubt that a 30W amp has a 30W speaker...)

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1389827792' post='2338511'] Nope its more about ohms and driver efficiency. Putting in a higher wattage speaker may in fact make it quieter as your amp could be (and probably is) too weedy to drive it fully. [/quote] Really? Surely that'd be entirely dependant on the efficiency, rather than the wattage rating per se?

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1389440180' post='2334126'] I don't like any shop that has no 'real world' contact name, location, address or even telephone number shown on their website. [/quote] I thought that providing (at least some of) those was a legal requirement... BICBW

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388950074' post='2328046'] I had a Vintage Jaco fretless - fabulous instrument with a delightful neck. I've also had a couple of their V4 P copies and both were on the button build-wise. The Wilkinson hardware is quality. [/quote] As the current owner of one of Geoff's old V4's, I'd agree with this.

FWIW I've a Peavey Royal 8. Stock, it sounded a bit boxey and harsh, but running it through a separate cab fitted with an old Celestion G10-60 completely transforms the sound. Cheap as chips too, and lots of modding info out there.

http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/britamps/watkins.html