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Sweet! I knew it would be a good'en! Bjorns pedals are the best of the best.

Just get yourself a Providence - Anadime Chorus and be done with it!

Sweet! I'm sure you'll let us know what ya think DannyBouy.. I've been very tempted myself then a curve ball came in the form of a set of 2 brand new BJFE ones becoming available as a special custom thingy on the BJFE forum. But at the end of the day the PB is already full, and the vandal bass distortion is killing it! Finger crossed for customs, although you'll be lucky these days !

Some mighty fine stomp boxes ya got there tonyxtiger!

Hey red, Thanks very much for your help! The '4' wasn't a typo.. But it was from memory, of over a week ago. So it's not impossible that I'm mistaken! Tomorrow I'm going to take a photo of the inside just like the one you've uploaded, just incase anything 'stands out' to someone with a bit more technical knowledge than myself!

Hi Howie, I have been inside yes. Nothing seemed to have come adrift. I was hoping to get into the 'organ' patch button to see if it was stuck or jammed as I feel this would explain the problem I am suffering. But to gain proper access to this area it seemed I would have to undo 4 solders to drop out the board from the 'hood' of the synth. So I just sprayed in a little contact cleaner where I could and examined all visible areas.. Everything looked tip top! =(

Hi guys, Well, I bought the synth from eBay a month ago for £180. It looked a little bit rough round the edges but was 'working - sold as seen' When it arrived it worked sweet for 2, 10 minute sessions then after I attempted to switch patches it became 'stuck/broke' I feel it may have been damaged by courier, but also it may not have been! I would be prepared to wrap it up well and risk a courier again for a repair. I suppose what I'm pondering over is 'how much should I invest in this synth?' If someone localish could take a quick look and make an easy fix then of course that would be ideal. And I can't help but feel like there is a possibility that this is an easy fix. Alternatively I feel like £100-£150 would be the limits of what I'd invest in the way of a repair. I have never had anything professionally repaired before, so I don't know what sort of prices to expect.. (Ash, Tony at Oakley mailed me back today saying I can book it in for a repair in September if I wish.. I don't know what to do!) Thanks again

Cheers ash, I've just sent tony an email. Still a fair drive for me, but if he was prepared to take a look at it I'd have maybe try and encorperate taking the synth over with a day out at the Lake District. Still would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows any techs slightly closer? Thanks again, Stephen

Anyone know anyone in the North who can have a look at this for me??

Anyone??

I think id recommend the mic mechanic

Hey guys, Is there a possibility of an amp tech repairing my vintage analog synth (Arp - Quartet) or am I barking up the wrong tree?? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240656-vintage-analog-synth-arp-no-sound-sort-of/ Someone in the North-East would be amazing! Thanks in advance! Stephen

Ha ha yeah I know what ya mean, there's always something to obsess over! My current board is a few posts back ^^^ I recently aquired a Providence CustomShop - Anadime Chorus from eBay.com just purely because how immense the distortion pedal I have from this rare series is.. Very glad I did, chorus is definitely a cool sound on bass! To fit it on the board I had to take off a couple pedals, but to be honest, I'm not bothered about putting them back on now. I'm digging the simplicity of this current set up. Fuzz > Overdrive > Chorus > Delay > Reverb Job done! = )

Nice to hear that Gaz! I'm starting to feel like I'm in a similar place.. Got other pedals in the cupboard but I've started to question 'do I really need anything else?' I think in my case the answer is, no.

Cheers ash! If I can't find someone local this weekend I'll get in touch and see if a courier is a possibility. Anything to get it up and running really! Thanks again guys, Stephen

Cheers redx, I'll check that forum too mate. I really think that it can be repaired without the need for replacement parts, or at least I sincerely hope so! I mean it worked fine and still powers up and produces sound. It could just be a simple fix for someone in the knowledge! Fingers crossed coz it sounded great!

I'm gonna post on their forum too.. See if anyone can help out a little. = )

Hey howie, I looked there.. I can't see any user info or servicing info, only general information.. Maybe that's because I'm on mobile? I'll check on a laptop later but I'm thinking a service is required! Thanks again = )

Hey guys, So I bought an Arp - Quartet recently and it sounded great for 10 minutes. Then when switching patches it seemed to be stuck on 'organ' sound. When I press a different patch it switches into that patch (the led for that patch lights up) but the organ led remains lit too. The only sound I can get from the synth is when I press the organ patch and only have the 'celeste' slider up (on) if I slide up the organ slider (1 octave lower) it cuts out all sound. I have no technical knowledge of analog gear, but I've had a look inside and sprayed contact cleaner on a few bits I thought could be relevant but nothing has changed. On a separate note I have also noticed that the tuning was flat, and when I turned the tuning pot the sound cuts in and out and you have to kind of gently let go of it in the right position to leave it producing sound. I believe this should be totally unrelated to the main problem. If anyone can input any advice or suggest someone who could perform a service for me that would be fantastic. Preferably somewhere reasonably local to Teesside would be ideal. Many thanks in advance guys, Stephen

Does sound great that like..