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Oh, even with a simple Jazz Bass i still use a schematic

[quote name='beely' timestamp='1493579776' post='3289238'] I see these sort of posts from time-to-time and, as a postie myself, thought I would respond and, hopefully, put a few misconceptions to rest. Perhaps the biggest of these misconceptions is that sometimes the postie will not try too hard to deliver a parcel as it is “too much work/can’t be bothered/doesn’t have time/is a twat”. Let me run this past you. Actually delivering an item involves:- [indent=1]Knocking on door or ringing bell[/indent] [indent=1]Waiting for householder to answer[/indent] [indent=1]Scanning item and getting signature if required[/indent] [indent=1]Handing item over to householder[/indent] [indent=1]Not delivering an item involves:-[/indent] [indent=1]Knocking on door or ringing bell[/indent] [indent=1]Waiting for householder to answer[/indent] [indent=1]Scanning item[/indent] [indent=1]Knocking on door or ringing bell[/indent] [indent=1]Waiting for householder to answer[/indent] [indent=1]Filling out P739 card[/indent] [indent=1]Re-scan item as “Not delivered”[/indent] [indent=1]Carrying said item for the rest of that particular loop or taking it back to the van[/indent] [indent=1]Applying “P739 left” sticker to item[/indent] [indent=1]Unloading item on return to office[/indent] [indent=1]Returning item to callers office for filing/storage[/indent] I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions. This post had all the potential to turn into a mega-rant but hey, Guinness calls. [/quote] The one thing missing is sometimes they dont ring. I've been home waiting for deliveries , ( yes plural cos it's happened more than once ) and wondered where they got to, only to think the postie never turned up Next day, check letterbox ( i live in a block so make a once a day visit to the ground floor ) and find they simply stuck a card and in and hot footed it

I fully admit some electronics baffle the knickers off me. I can wire up a simple jazz bass, where its vol vol tone, but after that, its over to the techs The joy of slapping in an East U-Retro deluxe, like wot i did in a previous bass ( now removed and fitted in my ESP fretless) is that you merely have to connect pup wires to screw terminals, and attach bridge earth. Thats my level

I use mine with active and passive. Did the XVIVE people say they shouldnt be used with active basses ? Also, you probably wont get 5 hours continuous. Up to 4 is more realistic

The amp tech refurbed all that pigeon poo and re-did the mauled tracks, sorted the 4 switches and did a full service and PAT test. Amp's now a beaut

Very true, and yes you pay for that, but they're great in an emergancy I'm fortunate that i have 2 other rigs i can fall back so there's no urgency on my part, and decided on the cheap Ebay fuses

We should have got that. Yup Maplins tend to charge more than most. CPC / Farnell are pretty good

That does sound more realistic

Nah, that cannot be right, shirley ?

Ebay too £1.95 for 10

Could be GK, and have ordered some new slow blow glass jobs of the correct rating. We'll see !!

The Trace Elliot combo will take another 8 ohm cab, and the additional cab, also Trace Elliot, has been checked as 8 ohms, also the internal wiring was checked, and also run through a different amp, and so cab is not guilty

i-sheep

Disco never sucked is correct. But i do love the new Techno / Disco amalgamation, apparently called Tesco

Hi, thanks mate but they're both specifically about blowing the amp fuses. My amp fuse is fine, it's only the speaker fuse that blew when adding the second cab

Got a Trace Elliot GP11 Mkv combo 4x10 and got a second cab , TE 1152 1x15 wedge , and soon as i plugged it in, lost all sound. The second cab never uttered a sound. Unplugged the cab, and now no sound from the combo either. There are 2 fuses on the rear , amp and speaker. Amp light was still on but checked this fuse anyway, but it was fine. Checked the speaker fuse and it had blown. Checked the cable first, but no problems there. Checked the internal 1x15 cab wiring, and didnt seem to be any problems there either. What could possibly have blown the speaker protection fuse in the TE head ?

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1493315492' post='3287457'] fleabag Peavey UK got closed back in 2014 [/quote] Thanks K - didnt know that

Not everyone's a giggling eejit though. As Spec said, he seems shy. Thats not a crime

I might be a bit behind the times but i thought Peavey owned TE, and isn't there a Peavey manufacturing plant near Northampton or Corby ?

PS and that wasn't all. Apparently, many tracks on one of the circuit boards had been cut or bypassed and made a difficult job even more so Its surprising that it actually worked at all before taking it to the tech

Just got one of my amps back from my local tech wizz kid, and he was so shocked at what he found inside he took a photo and printed it off for me It had obviously been to the local butcher, who managed to make the insides look worse than a chimp doing brain surgery with a pipe wrench He fixed all problems, but 8 hours of work @ £20 p.h. and 4 expensive switches (£10 each ) the bill was a bit sickening. Still - its working like a demon now Heyho, thats life

Yup, with Meisner on bass. Cant think why they did a Needle Time with Tim, then show a different guy playing bass at the end Still, an interesting chap. Seems quite serious

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493117294' post='3285700'] I hope the git who complained has an infestation of fleas. [/quote] I'll see what i can do

Likewise - sold Alain a pedal No fuss no foul. A scholar and a gent

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1493057164' post='3285272'] Soo good to see someone mention dread zep. I had the good fortune to work for them on a uk tour in the early 90's. Lovely lovely people and boy, did tortelvis know how to work a crowd!! [/quote] Ah yes, Greg Tortell. Mad as a bucket of slippers Have some more, DWMB. Get yer teeth into this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAM1MKi7bNU