Bilbo

I'm going to get me one of these.

Thanks for the reply, JPJ. I will put this on the shopping list along with a suitable replacement for the dying amp.

I have a problem and it looks like this piece of kit may present a solution. I have long been using an Acoustic Image Clarus using both a pick up AND a microphone for my double bass. My amp is looking like it may be on its way out and, as we all know, AI are no longer operating. I have various options for replacing the amp but none of them have two channels I can use to continue with the pick up/mic approach. This looks like it may do the job ( I have used a Fishman pre-amp to date but that is getting old now as well). Can anyone confirm that it has phantom power on the mic line and whether you can use both inputs simultaneously? It looks promising but I am an idiot when it comes to tech so need the help of a grown up. Many thanks.

I have just noticed that it happens even if there is no instrument plugged into the amp and if the mute button is on or off.

I got a reply from the son of the manufacturer with some snagging documents I have shared with my repair bloke. I will let you know if we get an outcome.

I will check and let you know. I am watching Asia as we speak!

I had an Electric Blue amp head. Loved it but the extension can got nicked out of my car at Aust services nr. Bristol (along with a GK MB150 combo) in the early 90s. Someone was in the car as well. I always covetted a Redhead but it never appeared. Ended up with an Eden Metro instead.

That's just how the repair bloke left them. Ironically, even with the EQ set like that, it still sounds brilliant with my brother's Ibanez SDGR bass plugged in. Until the howl kicks in. Another thing is that the howl volume is not louder or quieter depending on where the volume is on the amp.

Can anyone explain this? The amp has developed a fault that two people have been unable to identify. The amp has developed a n intermittent fault where it 'howls' for a few seconds at a time. When it is howling, there is no instrument signal getting through. When it is not howling, it sounds perfect, not the slightest hum. Here is a video of the howl. It happens on both channels with an instrument plugged in or not. It's not the instrument, the leads or the speaker. The fault is definitely in the amp. Acoustic Image are no longer operating so I can't go back to the source although there is an email address on the website I have contacted and am waiting for a response. Any ideas? PXL_20260130_111344793.TS~2.mp4

I will be busy for the next week or two so won't be posting. You'll have to make do with the 800+ that are already there 😎 Back early Feb.

A bit of unbridled joy this evening. The bass player is Pete Morgan with the Dudley Moore Trio playing the evergreen 'The More I See You' and comes from a 1971 video on YouTube. Swings beautifully. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-more-i-see-you-dudley-moore-trio/

From the 2016 Richard Bona Mandekan Cubnao/Heritage album, the tune is 'Santa Clara Con Montuno'. Unreadable because of the ghost notes - it's too much. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/santa-clara-con-montuno-richard-bona/

A fantastic arrangement of a tune that most of us Jazzers will have played 1,000 times. The complete bass part for the Dave Grusin arrangement of 'Take The A Train' from the 1993 album, 'Homage To Duke'. Through composed, it's all there in the dots this time. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/take-the-a-train-dave-grusin/

This latest transcription is flawed but I cannot see where the problem is. The piece is a solo bass performance of the Miles Davis tune 'The Theme' by Australian bass player Linda may Han Oh. An incredibly strong player, the improvisation is brilliantly put together and there is an awful lot to chew on here but the transcription goes out of synch with the form and I cannot find out where the problem is. It is too good to leave on the shelf so here it is in all it's flawed glory! It's great to read this along with Oh's performance, even if you can't play it. It is not impossible but it is not easy either. It is an improvisation not a composition to I guess it is not supposed to be 'played' but it is a joy to hear, nevertheless. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-theme-solo-bass-performance-linda-may-han-oh/

Some more Steve Rodby. The track is 'Sometimes I See' from the 1993 Pat Metheny Group album, 'Quartet'. A simple ballad and one of the easier charts to read if you are still trying to get your basic note recognition nailed. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sometimes-i-see-pat-metheny-group/