ziggydolphinboy

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='342150' date='Dec 1 2008, 05:53 PM']I went this way... Then went back to my AH300SMX. Too much hassle with pre-amps blowing hot & cold. Then the power amp blew up. It all spent more time OUT of the rack case than IN it! I ended up wanting the "Plug and play" (and work / make noise) simplicity that they Trace continues to give me! AND... 6u racks have a habit of getting mighty heavy, and are difficult to squeeze through a car door. If you're using a 1u pre-amp and 1u Tuner with a 2u power amp, go for a 4u instead, as they're more manoeuverable. Whilst rack systems can give greater flexiblity, they can also introduce a degree of complexity that can be frustrating in the event of a fault arising. If your head goes down mid-gig, you know you can't do much about it, and just try to borrow another. If you have a rack, there's a temptation to fiddle with the rat's nest of cables at the back and to try and trace (no pun intended!) the fault to one unit or another and so on...[/quote] thanks for that mate sensible words man. ziggy

[quote name='BassBod' post='339514' date='Nov 28 2008, 12:30 PM']It would work fine, but think about casing the power amp seperatley - so you can use it as an add on without having to re-jig everything. The only potential problem is earth/ground loops, with a few mains powered items in contact through the rack rails, but I've never seen this with Trace stuff (it usually seems to be American stuff that suffers from this?).[/quote] cheers guvnor. ziggy.

hi people, im currently using a trace 400smx head that powers too. and run usually a 4x10 off this and sometimes if i got energy to lift both cabs a 1x15 too. i was thinking of getting a separate power amp and separate head, as i ve read that with a power amp/ amp set up i coulkd send more pwer to my 1x15 rather than my 4x10 to get a great balance. is this true and would you guys recomend going for this set up? I just got a rack tuner so am gonna need a rack to keep that safe so was thinking of upgrading my head system,and fit it into the new rack case. think id ned a six rack , two for pre amp two for amp, 1 for tuner and one spare. cheers ziggyboy.

[ yeah i got one on my 5 string dolphin its the muts nuts, is very active though as n noise but gies it a tasty precence!!!! but since i aquired a sei i havent plyed it much!!!

[quote name='The Burpster' post='308825' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:12 PM']Yep like he said^^^^^^^ Make sure you loosen the string off or better stil remove it, oh and PLEASE use the correct size spanner/screwdriver/ allen keys as you'll be well annoyed if you make a mess....! remember they are US made so they are AF sizes not metric.[/quote] cheers guys top remarks ziggyboy.

Hi People , recently bought a cort A4, its got hipshot light tuner pegs on it ,but the E and A string tuners rattle when i play the bass, it doesnt come through the amp but its bloody annoying ad iritating when im practising. does any one know how to tighten them up? kindest regards Ziggy.