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[quote name='Alien' post='216287' date='Jun 10 2008, 04:11 PM']It seems that most of the noise was coming in on the connections to the volume pot. Bypassing it with a jumper quieted things down a hell of a lot. Since it's actually audio going through the pot (rather than a control voltage), I'm going to rewire it with some screened cable, which should help things along nicely!

Andy[/quote]


Ah! i see!! I'm glad it wasnt serious!

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' post='215178' date='Jun 9 2008, 12:05 AM']Got a Hartke 4.5xl cab which I use with a 3500 head. Very happy with sound of cab but it's recently developed a metalic rattle when played at gig volume. Any ideas?[/quote]

Best thing to do at the moment would be to isolate the two to find out where the issue is. Try the Amp into another cab and try another amp with your cab. you'll be able to tell if it's the amp or the cab then!

If it is the cab, firstly go round and make sure nothing is loose.. that means popping the front grill off and tightening the speaker screws.. but GO CAREFUL.. you don't wanna slip and put a screwdriver through the cone.. I have seen someone do that! EEK!.

Next, would be to find out if a particular speaker is making the noise. With the grill off, have someone play your bass and get your head down in front of each cone to see if you can figure out where the noise is coming from. Early hartke Alu speakers had a problem with the the cone coming away from the coil part of the speaker, but this was rectified later on. I never had a problem with my Hartke 4.5XLs.

Don't rule out the tweeter in the middle as well. You may want to pop the little fella out and disconnect it to see if the noise goes away.


I hope that helps.. there's more things you can try afterward...

[quote name='neepheid' post='216203' date='Jun 10 2008, 02:39 PM']I believe so, although I've seen it referred to as a DiMarzio Woofer. This is probably because of its application in the Sheehan basses where it has a seperate output for going to a different amp.

I only had a quick play with it last night, but the sound seems a lot tighter and more defined than before. Now I've got a spare EB style pickup to flog. Anyone want to build a "wife"? [/quote]


Quite correct, 'the Wife' did feature a Gibson EB pup and the DiMarzio is a remodelled version. I often wondered if it was a direct replacement, or adjusted to fit in to the neck position of a Fender string spacing better.

On a similar subject, I would love to know what would happen if you put a MM mpup in the neck position as per 'the wife'. I wouldn't mind hearing what that would offer up sonically.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='216127' date='Jun 10 2008, 01:12 PM']File me under interested too...[/quote]


likewise ;o)

^^^^^ Actually, looking at some online information I am not 100% sure now.. as some amps switch up in the 450Khz region!!!!!!

[quote name='Alien' post='216169' date='Jun 10 2008, 01:56 PM']It's not loud, but it is audible and would be very annoying, so I'll have a poke about in there with a 'scope later and try to find the source (my bet is that it's the power supply). Other than the whistle, it seems very quiet in operation, no buzzing or humming came through.

Andy[/quote]

lookin' good so far mate...

right, that high pitch noise you are hearing is the switching part of the amplifier, I am almost sure. The output of the poweramp should be filtered at a particular frequency to attenuate the high pitch noise getting out to the speakers. Interestingly though, the frequency should be much higher than 15K.. to get up passed the audio range. In the same way thatthe sample rate of CD encoding is 44.1Khz (in that case, double the highest frequency anyone can normally hear).

anyway, I digress.. the filtering can be as simple as an RC network on the output.. mebbe this either isnt working, or as I have seen in some modules, needs adding!!

I'll see if I can find some more information that will better describe what I am trying to say lol!!!

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='216077' date='Jun 10 2008, 12:32 PM']How do you do that?[/quote]


Set up Googleapps as per the online instructions, then set up 'sites' and 'documents'. I'd also recommend 'calendar' and to set up the CNAMES to point toward friendly URLs like mail.[i]yourdomain.com[/i] instead of the massively long google URLs!


Anyway, in 'sites' you can set up a webpage, that can be shared 'internally' to any users set up.. in this case, it would be the band members. (for example dan@[i]yourdomain.com[/i] pin@[i]yourdomain.com[/i] )There are a number of templates if you don't want to code HTML yourself, one being 'file cabinet'. Using a supplied URL you can upload documents in the same was as say Skydrive provided by M$. You can see the files, names, size and date in a nice orderly list.. which is very handy. It also keeps all of your notation together in one place.. instead of having 4 different versions on your band memebrs PCs.

'Documents' is handy if you work on emails / blogs / mailing lists together. Again, using a specified link, you can log on to the live document and edit it in real time.

I think googleapps has the potential to transform a band.. if you want it to. For those who are familiar with company intranet sites / corporate networking and the facilities they offer, this makes perfect sense to me. Centralised storage of band email, documents and music files, blogs, website, social networking.. and also the administration of the whol site in the same control panel.. I LIKE!

I am yet to discover what else googleapps has to offer.. Only today I found that I can sync all of our google diaries with the calendar on my PDA!!!!!! This will make gig dates / appointments / clinics / lessons and where the other band members are going to be a much easier way of working!!!!

ok... I'm done geeking for the moment.. this is almost a seperate thread altogether!

It's a fantastic tool! My notation skills have improved no end! The guys in my band and I (as we live so far apart) can't really play an idea to each other - over the phone, for example - so we share a GP file and write each of the guitar, bass AND drum parts into it, so we can hear what it will sound like. For sharing, I have set up Google Apps on my domain with the file and document sharing facilities.

I really like this way of working, as we can export the MIDI from GP in to say, our pro tools set up and trigger superior 2 or other virtual instruments, without having to spend ages replaying the parts! (not that I fancy trying to paly one of our drummers parts myself!!!)

So yup, I think it's a great way to learn bass lines and at the same time improve your reading and timing skills too.

I have to see these!!!! ;o)

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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='215607' date='Jun 9 2008, 06:30 PM']Hahah, I did think of a double neck but I think I'd be too embarrassed to gig with it. I rarely use a fretless in the current band anyway. My cryptic suggestion about the wait applies more to what I'm planning for the other necks. [/quote]


OH NO!!!!!!! I knew you were spending a bit too much time in the shed with the spankotron. It's having a new fitment isn't it?


No necks going spare then?!!

[quote name='KevB' post='215499' date='Jun 9 2008, 03:37 PM']Always thought he was a bit underrated as a bass player because his voice is so strong and tends to grab the attention.[/quote]


You've just reminded me, on the same night as the picture above, Glenn Hughes played bass and sang 'Mistreated' with only the accompaniment of Chad Smith on drums. I have gotta tell you, it was a jaw dropping experience!!! Needed no other band members!!

He then went on to play 'Soul Mover' and I think they did a bit of 'Burn' IIRC, again with only drums.

[quote name='Jase' post='215558' date='Jun 9 2008, 05:13 PM']That would have been with Ray Phillips of Budgie, a 3pce set up doing a huge set of old and new Budgie tracks!

What band were you with then?[/quote]


Ahhh I don't recall the name.. My mate Andy was offered the Australian Budgie tour last year, but is busy with his own band at the mo'. I was playing lead guitar for a pretty successful local band called 'Sod's Law'. We supported a lot of 'big names' at the time, which was really cool.

If you don't wanna change your current set up, grab a pedal, like a sansamp BDDI, or the MXR M-80.. or one of DHA's nice valve driven pedals. Head over to his affiliate forum for more details.


I run an ultra clean amp set up and use the M80 and BDDI to get the dirt I want for rock and metal.

[quote name='Davemarks' post='215317' date='Jun 9 2008, 11:41 AM']Hey guys - I'll be playing at the LIMS - I'm in the house band for the Ernie Ball Guitar Idol competition, so if you'd like to see me getting roasted, come on over. 6 days to go, 12 mad instrumental tracks to learn in my spare time (of which I have about 20 mins... fun.)


Dave[/quote]


I have just got off the phone with my mate Andy, an Ernie Ball endorser who plays for the band Sacred Mother Tongue. He's going to be on the guitar idol judging panel.

I can't think of anyone better... he is a very talented guitar player!

[quote name='Jase' post='215460' date='Jun 9 2008, 02:30 PM']do you know a gig The Fighting Cocks, Great Yarmouth?? used to make a noise there too!![/quote]

Yes! We used to play there all the time too!! heh heh!! Those were the days! SMALL WORLD! - So who were you playin' for?

[quote name='Jase' post='215440' date='Jun 9 2008, 01:57 PM']Hi dood, I'm sure it was The Oval....the venue with the Maiden thing going on....you got me thinking now, The Waterfront rings a bell too, long time ago...anyone know of a gig list / history of Glenn???[/quote]


[quote name='Jase' post='215450' date='Jun 9 2008, 02:07 PM']We're talking early 90's....I'm so old, I get into these threads and it just ends up reminding me that I ain't getting any younger [/quote]


Ahhh yes.. sorry.. I thought you meant when Sheehan played the Oval!! lol.. no, you are quite right, Glenn did play the Oval mid nineties.. I was there ;o) on stage!! We were Glenn's support! Somewhere aroun 94-98.. I'd have to check.

Glenn's second gig in Norwich was a cuppla years ago.. that was at the Waterfront.. and .. errr I was there too! ;o)

[quote name='Jase' post='215182' date='Jun 9 2008, 12:13 AM']Glenn is a legend, he's absolutley amazing. I was blown away when he signed a picture saying "From one bass player to another" He had the same effect on me as Billy did when I spoke to him....yep! I was a babbling idiot The Oval in Norwich...many moons ago![/quote]

The Oval? Was it not The Waterfront? I wasn't aware that they came up a second time?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='215184' date='Jun 9 2008, 12:18 AM']But Dood, you is hugging Jeff Ament not Glenn Hughes... you must have been wasted [/quote]

Or is it *actually* Will Ferrell??

Well posting the same thread in different places is taking the mic a bit! But since you have a reply I'm just gonna lock this one.

Price drop with immediate effect due to researching online prices [b]£700 + delivery mainland UK[/b] I won't be dropping the price further at all.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='215093' date='Jun 8 2008, 08:41 PM']5x 5-string necks and 5x 4-string necks. I'm going to be keeping two of the 5 string necks and I have plans for the rest, to be revealed at some point in the hopefully not-too-distant future. [/quote]


oh!!!!!! I see.. now I am very interested! Not that I need a 5 string headless... but.... ;o)

Glenn Hughes is AWESOME! I supported him over ten years ago now and would just like to put out a big shout to my very good mate Matt Goom who is playing drums for Glenn now.

#Check out ma man on drums with Glenn here! [url="http://www.myspace.com/mattgoom"]http://www.myspace.com/mattgoom[/url]

I played with Matt for a long while with Andy James who has gone on to join 'Sacred Mother Tongue' who are also doing well for themselves.

Back to Glenn though.. WHAT A VOICE! I love the track 'Soul Mover' - indeed when Matt first became friends with Glenn and his 'soul brother' Chad Smith, we used to play the song in our own band!

And this is what happens when Matt invites you out for an after show party.. it was about 3am.. keeping a hotel lobby open I don't look so good there!!!

How many steiny necks have ya got young man?

[quote name='ped' post='214529' date='Jun 7 2008, 06:26 PM']Funny,
I was just coming in to say how lovely that looks. I am not entirely sure how to move this to the end of a current thread... anyone else? Maybe just copy it over and I will delete this one?

Cheers
ped[/quote]


You can merge topics Ped.. but I think this one does deserve to stand out alone... I would love to hear this set up!

I saw these advertised quite a while ago and really liked the idea. Many years ago as a young bass player I messed around with the idea of setting an ampliers inside a cabinet with some sort of preamp to help tune a 'response' into it. Laziness got the better of me and I never 'made it happen'.

With the improvement of D class technology, it's possinle to create such a beast, yet not go too mad on the weight overhead. I see the Bergantino have cottoned on to the idea as well.. it's great to see that my daft idea way back when, wasn't so daft after all!

BKElectronics still make the orginal model I planned to use all those years back [url="http://www.bkelec.com/Modules/mf450.htm"]http://www.bkelec.com/Modules/mf450.htm[/url]

However, they also do this amazing little D Class amp. I used to own one but sold it to VelvetKevorkian, who I haven't seen on the forum for a while. I'm tempted to slip one in the back of my AGuilar GS-112.. which would make a monster little combo!!!

[url="http://www.bkelec.com/HiFi/ClassD/ClassD.htm"]http://www.bkelec.com/HiFi/ClassD/ClassD.htm[/url]