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I had an Ashdown speaker fail once. It hadn't blown. The braided conductor from the voice coil had come away from its connection to the solder tag. I guess the vibration had eventually stressed the solder joint. I re-made the solder joint and it was fine. Worth popping out the driver for a look!

I don't need this cable so I'll just move things along for everyone else.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1355388739' post='1897579'] let us know how you get on [/quote]...and where you got the push-fit terminals! EDIT: Here is the underside of my pedalboard on the first build. The Generator is hidden away under the Pedaltrain, along with all the 9V and audio wiring. [attachment=124974:IMAG0223.jpeg]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1355340916' post='1897235'] That's what BJorn said to Benny. Of course Benny thought he was talking Swedish sh*te, and the rest is history. [/quote]

Check the [url="http://www.thegigrig.com/acatalog/CA_Generator.html"]GigRig right-angle power cable pack[/url]. These connectors also come supplied with the Distributor, which you can use with GigRig's own Generator or hook up to your chosen 9v PSU. On my guitar FX board, I use a Generator, two Distributors, loads of these right-angle 9-volt leads, Lava cables - oh, and two Loopy-2 bypass boxes as well. I have to admit this cost a shed-load of money, but it has been completely worth it in terms of sound, usefulness, reliability, and (with a Pedaltrain 2) a very tidy look. I feel obliged to declare that I do sort of know Dan from GigRig, at least to chat to, but I paid retail (or used) for my kit - even his famous customers pay AFAIK! EDIT: Just remembered, also check out [url="http://www.johnnyshredfreak.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10&zenid=da5a04ede2c3b63a54965c06749f4f8f"]Johnny Shredfreak[/url]'s DC leads.

Big question: Is the socket solely panel-mounted (i.e. only connected to the PCB with flexible wires) or PCB-mounted (soldered into the PCB and poking through the front panel, may also be locked to the panel with a nut). In the latter case (which on modern kit is much more likely unless it's an expensive all-valve job), you will need to find a new jack socket with exactly the same arrangement of 'legs' on it - theses are pins or flat tabs that locate into the PCB. Otherwise the job will be impossible, or if you're lucky, just freakin' difficult. I have carried out this procedure on my Hartke A35 when the input socket died, so I speak from experience! I was lucky enough to find a direct replacement

At the risk of repeating what has been said a gazillion times before, a thing is 'worth' what someone is willing to pay for it. Having said that, I find it hard to imagine that particular bass ever going for the asking price. EDIT: Some questions to ponder:[list] [*]How much is an equivalent reissue? [*]How good were those early '80s reissues compared to what is available now? [*]What could you get for the same money? [/list]

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1355307967' post='1896581'] One of the bands i play for has 2 female singers, as well as Blondie we've thrown in Eurythmics, Pretenders, Adele. Currently looking at KT Tunstall's Suddenly I See and also Tainted Love, the original Grace Jones version. Nice quick win there with Tainted Love. [/quote] My band has [b]no[/b] female singers, but we do [i]Rehab[/i] and [i]Stand By Your Man[/i]!

Hmm, call me a pessimist, but I have a bad feeling about the '2 female singers' thing. Two possibilities spring to mind:[list=1] [*]They learn to harmonise together, become best buddies, get fed up with splitting the money so many ways, and leave the band to go and work as a duo with backing tracks. [*]They become ultra-competitive, argue over who sings what, start to hate one another, and get involved in an on-stage cat-fight at a wedding gig, which ends with them knocking over the 7-tier wedding cake and rolling around on the floor of the marquee. [/list] Might never happen of course....

To me, Oasis's key strength was memorable tunes, and you'll find at least one good one on every album. That's why I pick them up at charity shops and car boots rather than pay full price! I worked out the bass-line for Cigarettes & Alcohol note-for-note for a previous band, and there [i]are[/i] some runs connecting the straight-8s root note sections. I agree though, there is not a lot of 'great bass' on there. By contrast, listen to any Bowie album and you'll hear brilliant, inventive bass-lines by brilliant, inventive players!

One of the most hazardous manouevres executed by drunkards is the rear somersault over the wedge monitor. One is obliged to step smartly backwards. Bad luck if one has pedals on the floor, cares about one's wedge monitors, or has nowhere to step smartly back to!

Played lead guitar with a 3-piece in which I have been a 'permanent dep' since [i]May 2011[/i]. Gig was at a social club and went fine on the whole. I have told the guy who runs the band that I am doing no more in the New Year, as I need to leave the calendar clear for my own band. So, this guy had a prospective replacement lead guitarist (who I will call Bloke) coming along to try out [i]on the gig[/i]. Blokee gets up in the break, and spends a lot of time setting up his amp and pedals (all separate, not on a board), and trying to tune his guitar. And his cables don't seem to be long enough. Half-way through our second set, Bloke is invited up and I take a seat in the audience. 3 mins later (an eternity in stage time), Bloke still can't get a sound from his rig, so I let him plug into my amp. His guitar output is way louder than mine, but he doesn't have the sense to back off the volume on his guitar. Volume wars ensue with drummer and vocalist. Bloke plays in 'bedroom blues' stylee. Lady from audience asks me if I am going back on, and is happy when I say yes, happier still when I agree to sing the number she has requested. I get back onstage and have to stand in the tiny gap in front of bloke's loose clutter of fx pedals. Is there a moral to this story? Hell yeah! (1) A gig is a gig, an audition is an audition. If you make a nob of yourself at an audition, you probably won't get the job. Do it at a gig, and the band may not get asked back. (2) Time and money devoted to ensuring that your kit is quick to set up, and reliable in operation, are well spent. (3) Silent tuning good, audible tuning bad. Just glad it wasn't 'my' band!

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1355001866' post='1892936'] I find that pretty immature and you are the fool, not them. [/quote] No, that is what gentlemen of my advancing years refer to as a 'wizard wheeze'. Even funnier if you can also find a way to cop some of the download revenue from [i]Killing in the Name[/i]!

I have one left over from a piezo pickup kit. PM me your address and I will pop it in the post to you FOC.

↑↑↑ What the last 3 guys said. Neither the Polytune nor Polytune Mini manuals mention a poly mode for bass, but I suppose it might become available as a firmware upgrade via the USB connector on the larger model.

If only you (or I) were closer I'd be there like a flash! I've been a Bowie fan since 1974 and have transcribed the bass lines for the entire Ziggy album...

A guitar amp is mainly amplifying mid frequencies. A bass amp has to cover lower frequencies as well, and has to cope with much bigger transients, i.e. sudden increases in sound level. If you play bass through a guitar amp, it will sound farty, and you may well ruin the speaker. Most decent bass practice amps should have enough tonal range to cope with the styles you mention. You will probably want 30 watts or more, or you will soon encounter unwanted distortion, as well as horrible sounds from the speaker not being able to cope. A good place to start might be something like the Roland cube.

Covers or originals? Genre? Length of set?

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1354643641' post='1888651'] Real bassists do whatever fits the music best, regardless. [/quote] +1

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1354567808' post='1887569'] [/quote] I like the way the speaker cone matches the front panel of the head.

I tried bass through my (all-valve 15 watt) Tiny Terror and an Ashdown 1x15. Sounded rubbish, hissy, and way short on volume. May still repeat the exercise with the TT and BF Compact. Why? Just because!

I don't think [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/pyfmzxtmo7eqzwu/TC_BF.jpg"]this[/url] looks weird. Blurry yes, weird no. EDIT: Pesky uploader! Linked image not working either.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1354494591' post='1886750'] It's a Mexican Fender Special Edition Koa Telecaster. Google that & you'll find plenty of pictures that look exactly like the one you posted, even down to the double string tree. Nice guitar, if it had a maple fingerboard I'd probably bid on it myself. [/quote] So it is! Otherwise I would have identified it as a project build.

^^^ What he said!