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[quote name='ZMech' timestamp='1337590465' post='1662255'] I think the cure is to only own/use one bass. Having excess choice is counter-productive as it'll just lead you to wonder whether you've made the right one for a gig. I can make my spector work perfectly fine for most genres, and whilst I've played nicer basses, none of them would actually make a significant difference to how I sound to the audience. Once you accept this truth, it becomes much easier to move on to focus your attention on important things e.g. actually practising. [/quote] Turning this argument on its head - all basses project the same level of mediocrity when I play them, so I can have as many as I like and take whichever I like to the gig, no-one's going to notice, and no-one (apart from the small subset of society that is bass players) is going to care as long as they can hear/feel it. Making a choice of which bass to play steals maybe 30 seconds from my day. I don't sit there for hours pondering it

It's not the cable being pushed in enough, it's the entire power socket/fuse/switch assembly which wiggles a bit. [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1337211739' post='1657336'] As you can see, the power assembly is held in place by plastic tabs. There is some play in mine, but I'm not bothered about it, I'm confident that the assembly will stay in place. If it bugs me then I'll get the glue gun out. [/quote]

No chance.

Umm, I don't really care about amps as much as I do basses, so here's an incredibly short list compared to some folks on here: Laney HCM30B - 30W practice amp (first amp) (still got it) Ibanez GA1B - 4W tiny practice amp (sold) Hartke HA3500 head and Ashdown ABM 4x10 Hartke HA3500 head and Zoot 4x10 RedSub BT5110 combo with removable head The Hartke and the Ashdown are in the process of being sold. Nowadays I use the RedSub combo for small stuff and remove the head and use it with my Zoot cab for the big stuff.

Perhaps taking a day off work to stay in to get it collected by courier to sell to a wider audience might have to be the way to go, despite your reticence to do so... Things just aren't shifting, even at silly prices. I've been sitting on a spare rig for weeks now, got a local guy saying he will buy it at the end of the month, but that's dependent on someone buying something of his, yada yada etc.

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1337422727' post='1659636'] i've got an old car amp lying here if you decide to try that route, it says 100w on it, nothing special and i think designed to run 2x 4ohm speakers. It's got a 5A fuse so should be fairly low drain. I guess i'd take a tenner plus postage if you wanted it. Matt [/quote] Thanks for the offer but I have ordered a circuit and plans are already afoot based around that. Cheers though, if this falls through then I may come back to you.

As long as no drinks go on it and there's no monkey business I don't mind sharing my rig. The cab is stupidly overrated for the head so there's no danger of blowing stuff up. I haven't had a problem with people taking the mick, on the whole they've been most grateful and it's all handshakes and "thanks very much". Sometimes I've even got compliments about my rig, sometimes you get to geek out a bit with someone. I don't get precious about settings, I know what I like and it's easy enough to put it back. I'd prefer it was discussed beforehand. It's not difficult in this day and age. It's the easiest way to have a gig run smoothly. If you're on last then it just makes sense. One time, I even helped out the touring band we were supporting. Their rig gave up the ghost and their backup was pretty laughable, so I just let them use mine. Gig goes ahead a lot better than it otherwise would have. Drinks all round. No-one gets to play my basses though, I couldn't care less if it means the band can't play. I would be happy to sell someone a set of strings or a battery if that sorted it out.

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As you can see, the power assembly is held in place by plastic tabs. There is some play in mine, but I'm not bothered about it, I'm confident that the assembly will stay in place. If it bugs me then I'll get the glue gun out.

I thought they were so awful that I freecycled mine.

Heh, I actually had someone offer me one of those. Great minds and all that. Nah, I'm going to have a laugh and build something myself. The idea has moved onto using a butchered laptop for both power (3600 or 4000mAh per battery - I have 4 of them) and a housing for a 20W RMS 12V circuit that someone pointed me in the direction of.

If I may pipe up here - the power socket/fuse/switch is one entire unit which happens not to be screwed in but probably held in with (hopefully beefy) clips. I will check tonight. So there will be some movement of the entire unit in its mounting hole, but in normal operation it will be fine (and would not have passed relevant safety checks if it wasn't). Probably a cost saving move. Would it have been better to screw mount it? Maybe, but it's not "loose" in the sense that it's likely to break free from the amp, chase me round the stage and electrocute me and I'm not bothered about it. I'll crack the case open again tonight and take some closeup pics of the area. Then you can make up your own minds about it.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1337120674' post='1655971'] Crazy low price. How reliable is the HB combo? [/quote] Time will tell. I've done 4 gigs so far with the RedSub amp (3 with just the head (one gig it was also used by two other bands), 1 in the combo) and numerous 2-3 hour rehearsals with the combo. I've used it to amplify my laptop. I've got no fear with the extended warranty and even that doesn't work out then a replacement head is only £150. The cabinet is solid and you'd probably break a toe if you kicked it.

Did this a good while back Enthusiasm for music - 67% Musical perception - 99% Emotional connection - 6% Social creativity - 56% Musical curiosity - 78% Or for those who like pictures:

I wouldn't intentionally cause damage to any material possession of mine, and I'd feel even more stupid paying someone to do it for me. Also, I hate clothes that already look worn out when you buy them.

I doubt it. I know a lass locally is about to receive a brand new surf green body for her lefty Strat with holes already dug out of the edges of it.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1337071741' post='1654775'] Matt I think you and your RedSub need to get a room, I'm pretty sure Jayne will be getting jealous of your latest bit of fluff. [/quote] Not at all - for my sins I accompanied my good lady to a Zumba class last night, and participated. So I think being a sweaty, uncoordinated mess for an hour paid for the cover Yes, I was the only bloke there and no, it wasn't like the "Call on Me" video, although I did go home afterwards with the best lass in the place, so maybe it was a little like it.

Pics, or it never happened.

I've just received my Roqsolid cover for my RedSub - as you would expect it fits great and of course I took the red seams [url="http://amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107_312&products_id=2700"]http://amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107_312&products_id=2700[/url] It will obviously fit the Harley Benton too, as they're identical.

Chewing the fat with Ou7shined today, I got talking about the project. I tried his Smokey amp (you know, the ones in a cigarette box) in my 1x10, and it was surprisingly loud but farty as hell (as it's designed to distort for guitar). So I was wondering about how to get a convenient rechargeable supply and an idea hit me - power tool batteries. I'm going to play about with a 12V cordless drill I got for free ages ago - batteries might not be any good, but it's a start. If I butcher the handle of the drill then I'll be able to use the battery latch to plug in/out as needed. As for a circuit, I was thinking of kicking things off with the 5W version of this: [url="http://www.quasarelectronics.com/ce0015-mono-audio-power-amplifier-with-preamp-module-range-1.8-5w-rms.htm"]http://www.quasarelectronics.com/ce0015-mono-audio-power-amplifier-with-preamp-module-range-1.8-5w-rms.htm[/url] CE0016 - I know there's no tone shaping on this unit, but I want to keep it simple for now, and there's always the tone controls on the bass... Anyone able to tell me if it will work before I waste twenty quid? Here's all the skinny on the unit - [url="http://fadisel.com/docs/E-16(English-Esp).pdf"]http://fadisel.com/docs/E-16(English-Esp).pdf[/url] I just cracked one of the batteries open and it is a 1300mAh unit. The circuit allegedly takes a maximum of 270mA, so that's a theoretical life of 4.8 hours per battery (and I have 2 batteries).

I screw the saddles down until I get fret buzz/rattle then I raise them until it stops. I've never measured it.

As long as I can hear myself, I'm happy. Don't need anything bigger than a 4x10 for that for the size of venues/stages/gigs I'm doing and am likely to ever be doing.

[quote name='Batfastard' timestamp='1336832197' post='1651694'] You'll need to sort out a regulator/rectifier circuit to stop peaks and troughs in power delivery. Also You may want to put a acouple of vents and fans in the case to deal with cooling. Most importantly though go for a bigger battery spec than you think you need because what ever you build will not be 100% efficient. [/quote] Forgive my high school electronics knowledge, but isn't a rectifier for converting AC to DC? This system will be purely DC. Using an old computer case means that there will be places to mount fans should airflow be an issue. Totally with you on the battery point - will try and get the biggest one I can that fits into the case.

[quote name='mushers' timestamp='1336829415' post='1651653'] your idea does seem sound however with batteries the issue always is once they lose their top end charge which could happen within an hour, will it be pushing enough amps out to keep running the amp after say the first hour ? i have a feeling it should but you wont know till you try it are the whole band going to be using the same amp ? [/quote] Well, I'm hoping that using an automotive power amp will mean that it is happy to work within a fairly wide band of tolerances as it is designed to be powered from a lead acid battery. I only intend this to be a bass amp for me at this time, but I suppose it could be used for keyboard or vocals.