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How certain are you about this? I thought the Sandberg push-pull pot is a 'bypass' switch rather than an 'off' switch, and that the battery still runs down even in bypass mode. However, I am not 100% certain.
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Could you get a better PA for these larger gigs? Even if you rig your Little Stubby into a power amp, how will the audience now hear the drums properly at these outdoor gigs?
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Is now good time to be buying 'quality' musical instruments
jrixn1 replied to TJ1's topic in General Discussion
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Doesn't this apply? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transfer-of-residence-to-great-britain
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Thanks + bookmarked!
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Some VERY good news at last - live music back by the Spring?
jrixn1 replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
Similar experience here. Our previous drummer would be playing softly swinging background music in a garden wedding marquee one weekend, then touring German festivals playing to however many 10,000s of people with his rap metal band the next. -
But you (the customer) do pay for that insurance - that's one reason that plumbers are expensive. If a courier had comparable insurance i.e. which covered even the most expensive items by default, the cost of sending a package would go up for all customers, the majority of whom are just after the cheapest option and so would go with a competitor. There does exist a completely different tier of couriers: same-day couriers, who take your item directly from A to B; but as they generally only take one item at a time, so this cost works out at more like a couple of quid per mile, which only makes sense if your item is worth many £1000s+. Unfortunately there is no in-between model, so I think people who send £500-£1500 items (e.g. bassists) are stuck somewhere in the middle.
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Budget IEM systems - looking for recommendations!
jrixn1 replied to NicoMcJ's topic in Accessories and Misc
Do you just need a mono/stereo adapter? https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg02770/6-35mm-jack-adaptor-st-skt-to/dp/AV17285 -
Headphone amp w/ passive pickup no sound!
jrixn1 replied to orm-irian's topic in EUB and Double Bass
The headphones amp does take a battery though, if you're checking batteries! If it's not that, it does sound like something is wrong. A mismatched impedance might sound a bit tinny but I wouldn't expect no output at all. -
Headphone amp w/ passive pickup no sound!
jrixn1 replied to orm-irian's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Hmm, the WAV is passive, I think. Which model is it? -
Sounds like a reasonable idea - give it a go. I have a four-string tuned to DGCF, and I can swap between that and EADG fine for tunes I know. Less so if I'm sight-reading, but it could be fixed with some practice. Down-tuning lowers the string tension though, so that's something to bear in mind.
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I have not exactly this one but something like it: https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/pro-craft-folding-hand-truck , plus some bungees. It's good for keeping in a car since it folds flat (the plate folds up and wheels fold in 90°), and you can also use it for things which aren't double basses; e.g. amp/cab.
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Buy it online from somewhere else i.e. have it sent to your house. You then have the statutory right to return it for a full refund. You will have to pay the cost to return it (courier £15?), but that is still a lot less than 20% of its value.
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This is an fdeck HPF-pre clone made by 4114 Effects. Only selling as I've bought a preamp which has a built-in adjustable HPF. 12 dB/octave HPF, cutoff adjustable from 35 to 140 Hz. Input impedance 10 MegOhms Phase (polarity reversal) switch Powered by 9V DC £65 posted within UK. Edit: now sold -
Hi @Alanbass Yes, you can connect an external device through the aux in, and use it as a headphone practice amp. That is the way I used it a lot of the time at gigs, except the external device to the aux in was the PA mixer instead of a phone/computer. I'm no audiophile, but I was happy with the headphone amp, which sounds clear, doesn't introduce buzzing or other noise, and has enough power to go louder than is comfortable for my ears. -
I would guess the ones on eBay for £25 to be as sturdy as a banana. If it's of interest as comparison @marvin spangles, I got some quotes last year: Thwaites had three grades of (fixed) bridge, £235-£375 fitted; adjusters were then an additional £200 fitted. Bridgewood & Neitzert had four grades of bridges, £200-£350 fitted; adjusters were £70 + £75 for fitting. Or they could fit the £70 adjusters to my existing bridge for £150 (I didn't completely understand why it's more work if I'm supplying the bridge: his words were "it's more fiddly").
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Update: now sold For sale: EBS MicroBass 3 This has been the cornerstone of my doubling setup (upright and bass guitar), or can also be used with a single instrument giving a switchable and blendable drive channel. I have used it both with on-stage amplification and in-ears, with excellent sound quality and completely dependable. Only selling as I have switched to the quite-similar EBS Stanley Clarke preamp. Physically connect one or two instruments Two-channel preamp with clean and drive channels. They can be run independently, blended in parallel, or in series. Semi-parametric mids on both channels Effects loop (mono or stereo) Clean channel has compressor, and character & bright switches Drive channel has switches for high/low gain and thin/default/deep type Two XLR DI outputs: either pre & post, or stereo if using stereo effects. Headphone amp Aux input Tuner EBS website: https://ebssweden.com/content2/effects/ebs-microbass-3-professional-outboard-preamp/ Video overview from BassTheWorld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14txFFZ1ei0 Boxed and with power supply. £250 including insured UK postage.
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Hmmm 🤔 so when the pedal is connected to the Ashdown, it works; but when it's connected to the RH750, it doesn't work? Perhaps the pedal has an intermittent fault, and by chance it just happened to work when you tried it with the Ashdown. It definitely can't "know" which amp you're plugging it into!
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The line driver out won't come into play here; it's for sending a signal to a mixing desk (for recording, or to go to a PA). You say you can't get the pedal to work - do you mean you can hear your normal bass sound ok but the chorus effect is not added? Or that you get silence? When you press the footswitch, does the light come on? How are you powering it: battery or AC/DC adapter?
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You'll need two guitar cables. The first cable goes from your bass to the input of the chorus pedal. The second cable goes from the output of the chorus pedal to the input on the front of the RH750.
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Ha - well, I'd like to give the Spectracomp some gig time first, but I think it might stay... I'll have to report back on the Stanley Clarke, as I've only really noodled a little bit so far; but it seems just as high sound quality and build quality as I was expecting. Really well-built piece of kit!
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Hmm, well I did pick up a Stanley Clarke in the end, so have both here in front of me now and just decide which one to keep! I'm thinking I'll prefer having the full EQ and HPF on both channels (Stanley Clarke) over the drive channel and tuner (MicroBass 3)...
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I've attended a gig, i.e. as an audience member, where the guitarist's amp died (btw I didn't know the guy) and he had no idea what to do; it ruined the experience for me to the point where I eventually went and retrieved a powered speaker from my van and lent it to him for the rest of his gig! He even complained that it made his guitar buzz!
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I'm in a wedding/function band. A PA is modular so you don't need literally double of everything; e.g. we normally use two subs anyway, so there's some redundancy there. But yes we have a back-up mixer in the van, and enough powered speakers that the gig still can go ahead if the main mixer or a couple of speakers die - even if that means someone has to sacrifice their monitor to be used as FOH. It's happened I think once in the eight years I've played with this band.
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Actually... if it's a piano score, then yes you can play that low F on a four-string bass, let alone a five. Bass guitar is a transposing instrument 😎
