SpondonBassed

Welcome Pete. It wouldn't be the first time that set-up for that particular brand has been discussed here. I'll say no more other than it can get a bit marmite. You'll see when you do a search. There are also many gigging Ricky owners here so you should get a good response overall. Enjoy the ride.

That'd be one of your PG Tips then...?

I have to say that I didn't watch the Muon clip because I can't stand Jason Bradbury's face. That's killed this conversation for me. I hope you're happy with yourself! Heeheehee

Say what you like about TOTP being contrived and controlled by the old boy network. Those of us who were there watching the telly at seven O'clock every Thursday evening are still talking about it and remembering artists as if they had attended the performances themselves. Thirty years from now, I don't think we'll remember so many of the equally good, sometimes better, artists of today even with instantaneous global communication and clever marketing. In its day TOTP was the sole source of video* promotion for bands. Apart from posters, album artwork and pop magazines you could only guess what a band might look like as you listened to a low-fi MW transistor radio. God forbid that you should tune that lovely warm sounding valve radio set to a pop station. Your parents would have a fit. Today there are so many promoters and outlets for video that that marketing power has been diluted for them all. In this century, mistakes are easy to edit out and that perfect image of how the promoter wants you to be seen is preserved in binary forever. As a consequence of quality editing it is rare to see the day to day foul-ups that occur. These days the bits that are edited out are kept for collectors of bloopers who are looking to market a collection of out-takes. More revenue for someone I suppose. Personally, I like to see how bands used to cope with stuff like that when they were dropped in it, so to speak. Today everyone has the option of 'phoning a friend' if they're the slightest bit uncomfortable. *In this instance, just for convenience, lets ignore the fact that the term video became popular later.

No. They were tall and curvy but they'd dominate an average room. In the blindfold test it was still possible to tell which was the live singer and which was the recording though. I'm happy enough with my set-up now but it's always interesting to see what's up and coming.

Oo. That's interesting. Best have a cold shower I think. What were those massive ones they demoed on The Gadget Show a few months back?

Hi Geoff. I hope you don't plan on leaving the forum.

I've done something along those lines myself. I wanted to move on to a five but until I was able to play through some tunes with no stalls and a minimum of errors I wouldn't look at them. I promised myself one if I could string some of those tunes together on random play, as it were, with no hesitation. Once achieved I relished the search for an affordable new bass. The only other bass that I have bought brand new was a kit. I had about 40 or so songs in my repertoire before I went on to a five. That was a Steinberger paddle bass. I was starting to find some of its limitations after a couple of years of happy ownership but then I bought a kit resembling one of the guitars that I was curious about. I enjoyed building it. It even sounded good. It helped me make the decision to buy my latest one, an Ibanez as it happens. The kit built instrument is now a test bed for modifications down the line.

This is where projects start to pay you back. Up 'till the finishing processes they always seems to go slower than slow with nothing really to show you what it's going to be like. Looking good.

'Nozcaster' Priceless

I knew a chap once who bought a laptop bag just to pretend he owned a laptop. That was when they were something special. I pretty sure he paid a lot more than £24 too. Turns out, these days they're of more practical value than the laptop that should reside in them. Heeheehee well done that man.

That view down the neck from the end of the headstock is lovely. You know your curves young man. I like how neat your wiring is too.

Welcome Laura. It sounds like you got the GAS before the bass. It's great that you followed through despite adversity. Beware of our For Sale section though. You might be sorely tempted.

Aw. It's always a pity when an idea doesn't pan out. At least you looked at it. Maybe you could open a national counselling and therapy centre for owners of music shop businesses that have gone bust?

For the cab experts; When a cab is tuned to a frequency, 50Hz in this instance, is the effect to accentuate or attenuate the sound for that frequency please?

I have 2 KEF Q300s at the rear positions of my surround rig. They are indeed superb. They're compact because of the concentric design but they fill the room with well defined sound. If I hadn't already got a pair of 30 y/o Heco Superiors at the front they'd be the next choice. I don't like how they look without the grills. It doesn't matter though, the grill cloth is tidy and understated. These days I treat my living room gear like Victorians treated their children only in reverse. They are to be heard and not seen. OP; I run these off of a Denon AVR-X3000. I think it was stated to be capable of about 100w per. It starts to get uncomfortable in the living room above 60 percent for strong clean signals but sometimes it's nice to have the headroom and at 80 percent it's still in no danger of breaking into a sweat. Happy hunting.

Rock N Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman The above link is saying it is no longer available on the BBC iPlayer but this was an illuminating documentary that I saw last year. It might have been on YT too but it looks like it's been pulled. If you search BBCA from where you are and it shows up let me know please?

Your builder of choice might offer suggestions as to a modification such as leaving the surplus driver out and recalculating the overall cab volume. Also, I think you might find more stuff like that if you do a 'net search from time to time. It's an interesting project.

I feel sorry for all those laptops left naked and shivering after they were evicted from their homes. For shame!

I'm sure someone here would build one for you for expenses. I'd even consider it myself if transport wasn't an issue.

Dunno. I'd suggest you have a look at some online plans for cabinet building ideas; fEARful™ enclosures for bass/drums/keys

Do you have any switch cleaner in an aerosol? If not, it may be worth buying a can from RS or similar. A quick blast in the socket (smirk) may restore the resistance value of the connection to what's expected by the device. That or you've got an excuse to buy an entirely new rig. I find it takes very little surface muck to affect certain plug-in connections. I think the point was already made above about hyper-sensitivity to current loss with solid state devices. Very interested now to hear how you get on when you've done all of the trouble shooting.

Excellent.

I've had a 5m jack to silent jack cable for my bass from Obbm today in the post. It's smashing. Nice and thick and with my initials under a protective heatshrink sleeve. Dave's service is prompt and uncomplicated. There is a tangible feeling of quality to his cables and end fittings. I have to recommend them if you haven't tried them yet. Cheers Dave.

I think the black is classy looking against the natural grain. Are you still wanting to do the chequerboard thing?