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    Wireless also means that should an amp develop a fault - the indication of that fault is that it goes quiet - but the amp stays energised with its case possibly live. What the first thing you do? Go and have a fiddle with the knobs. Cue curly hair.
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    Spacey - Yes we conduct electricity very well. 240V with no earth point is not a problem in itself - look at your dvd player for instance - lots of those units with METAL cases have two wires in only - no earth. Those cases float. Earth desn't have to be dirt. There is NO connection to true earth / ground / dirt on a canal boat for instance - and people aren't being randomly electrocuted on those. You just need a reference point for your protection circuits to operate against. The typical domestic protection operates due to an imbalance in current flow between the 'live' conductors. The green / yellow conductor is just a voltage reference point. The Earth only forms a return path when one of the other live conductor develops a fault whereby it comes into contact with the earthed chassis of an appliance (for instance). If it rains and you're stood outside with essentially 'open' electrical equipment, then you want your bumps felt. Charic - wireless is fine until you touch your amp to check why its gone off.
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    Makes no odds what you stand on...you've metal strings in your hands. Running a generator can be done as safely as being in a fixed instalation. Using an inverter will still need your 'earthing' and protection to be properly considered as the fault current will still be enough to turn your hair curly. People live on canal boats with 240V supplies - and standard practice is to have an isolated connection to the shoreline 240V supply. In other words true 'earth' isn't connected to the boat 'earth'. Earth of the generator connected to flatbed chassis, connected to the earth of your equipment mains plug. Proper protection in place and its all good.
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    The 'earth' is the chassis of the flatbed - its a reference potential, rather than actual dirt. The fact it sits on rubber tyres doesnt matter. Connect the 'earth' of the generator to the chassis of the flatbed. Any leakage current to 'earth' will then trip your protection - which you must make sure you have. I think RCD's work on the fact that current in the live conductor must be equal and opposite to the current in the neutral conductor. If this is not the case, then the current flow is 'probably' going through what should be dead metal (eg appliance chassis) and this causes the RCD to operate.
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    Truly awful song, but they have written some really cool rock tracks so I just skip it when it comes on. Excellent album production for the genre.
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    It works for me. I've just had my Warwick LX restrung to BEAD. I use it for 2 specific songs at the moment, but I could use it for a few more if I chose too without too much difficulty - mainly to make the guitar change worthwhile live! Do I miss the G string? Nope, not in the slightest. I've gone to the BEAD tuning because I need the lower notes, not the increased range. The strings I used came straight off my Dingwall ABZ that came strung BEAD from the factory. Best advice I can give you...give it a try and you will like it or not.
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    Hideous. What the hell was he thinking?
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    Price drop edit...
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    For sale... Gibson Thunderbird Vintage sunburst finish Year of manufacture - 2010 There are a few marks that are shown in the photographs (from a bizarre tambourine incident!) but these are not visible from the front. No buckle rash. No crackling pots. Complete with original Gibson hardcase, which also has a few marks that are shown in the photographs. I've owned this instrument from new, and it has had pro set-ups since. Try before you buy is encouraged. It still has 'that' smell of the nitro finish. There aren't many of these coming up second hand at the moment. Based on similar instruments I've seen for sale, I'm looking for [s][b]£800[/b][/s]. [s]£650[/s].[size=6][color=#ff0000][b] £600 [/b][/color][/size][size=5][color=#FF0000]{£650 trade value} [/color][/size](for a limited time before it becomes a wall ornament) Will consider trades for a 5 string - nothing particular in mind so just whatever you have! Cash on collection only, or a meeting could be arranged if its reasonable. No paypal payments. [attachment=183194:1506633_10153071431408179_7747382991629021857_n.jpg] [attachment=183195:10301512_10153071431143179_2367794265235690077_n.jpg] [attachment=183196:10308118_10153071431553179_8411937997620080959_n.jpg] [attachment=183197:10423869_10153071430943179_8247000301998750897_n.jpg] [attachment=183198:10514586_10153071431558179_4499112887598063552_n.jpg] [attachment=183199:10885240_10153071431663179_90029989350274706_n.jpg] [attachment=183200:10896851_10153071431433179_4605861473561263619_n.jpg] [attachment=183201:10922803_10153071431363179_7740749877543411224_n.jpg] [attachment=183202:10931186_10153071431108179_7746883741339401743_n.jpg] [attachment=183203:1506587_10153071431123179_4138329403405875606_n.jpg] [attachment=183204:10931439_10153071430828179_7209760985120036991_n.jpg] [attachment=209149:Tbird 1.jpg] [attachment=209147:image.jpeg]
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    [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1420816384' post='2653832'] I love string changing with a 3 point bridge. Hunt the saddle time again.... [/quote] Wrap an elastic band around them and the problem is solved. A bit of a bodge, but it works. I used a posh black one rather than your standard brown one. What I can't get over is the prices! Ouch.
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    Yup - the big sheds are the worst for this. Loads of kick drum and zero bass guitar definition. Lets see what happens at the Slash gig in Manchester Arena on Friday. Having seen them in a 1500-ish venue I know what it should sound like...wonder if it will?
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    I wonder just how they will take to being stood on? ...and seeing how many guitar / bass players coil their leads they might not like that either!
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    I've been nominated, but I'm not doing it.
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    I traded a small pile of cash for a Bergantino HD210. Easy deal and the cab was exactly as described. Cheers Rich, I'll let you know how it sounds with the HD112.
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    [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1404143946' post='2489715'] That bear looks like it has been bludgeoned by a very heavy guitar riff to me. My money is still on Hetfield. [/quote] That image is obviously NOT Hetfield.
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    A 'rumbling'
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    No problem for me. Took all of a few minutes to get to grips with it. The problems I had were with low frets on the D and G strings. Lots of fret buzz and skiffed notes to start. Now I can swap from Dingwall to Warwick 34" to Gibson T-bird with no issues.
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    Lost for words. Anyone got any mind bleach I can borrow?
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    Black Stone Cherry tickets for their last 4 UK shows were the same. Sold out by 9am on release day, but instantly available on getmein (advertised on the ticketmaster website) for a huge mark up. That got as far as the band and they did make comment, but only to say that ticket sales were out of their control and that they would be back later in the year. I think they missed the point somewhat. Ticketmaster are the worst touts I know. Scum, but they get away with it every time.
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    Facebook likes = free promotion for the festival in my opinion, and nothing more. Free marketing for the event.
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    I don't bother carrying anything. I should carry fuses I suppose. Do you really want to be pulling your amp apart at a gig to swap valves? Nah. If mine fails, it fails. Speaking of which...its in for repair again now...
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