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Owen

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  1. I'm on my third, and the first two were RUBBISH. I had given up on the whole thing really, but my present one is LUSH. My DB has a piezo buffered by a Summit Audio TD 100 and it sounds fabulous. I suspect that a well seated piezo will work as long as it is well buffered. I just dont want to find that they can be different as magnetic pickups can after I lay my £ down
  2. What I was hoping to ascertain was that there is actually no difference between one piezo and another - it is all down to the buffering involved.
  3. So as far as piezo action goes This [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-BRIDGE-W-BUILT-IN-PIEZO-PICKUP-ACOUSTIC-CHROME-A27_W0QQitemZ250391014644QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item250391014644&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1121|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-BRIDGE-W-BUILT-...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] will sound the same as this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ABM-Bass-Bridge-Lock-Down-Piezo-Saddles-GOLD_W0QQitemZ270145028852QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item270145028852&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1121|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ABM-Bass-Bridge-...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] I do realise that the second one has individual outs and that is big and clever, but the essential piezo elements will sound the same (notwithstanding easier to balance the second one).
  4. I have a bass with piezos in it. I love the sound but don't really get on with the bass (one magnetic pick up and I like 2). Due to playing a DB I know how important a decent pre-amp is to buffer the piezos, but I am guessing that a piezo saddle is pretty much a piezo saddle. As long as it is seated properly under the string it will do it's thing. Am I right or wrong? Do piezos which have been artificially aged and had special radiation treatment to enhance the mids sound better or is it all just to do with a decent buffering pre amp?
  5. I have no possible use for these, but use some of them at work and this is a cheap as chips way to make your shows look good.
  6. I got this. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42659&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42659&hl=[/url] It came with a super mojo'd case. I need a gig bag with back straps. Where to go for one? TIA
  7. [quote name='flippyfloop' post='435251' date='Mar 15 2009, 03:31 PM']Wow. Bargain ! If I could, I would .....[/quote] I would just like to show public appreciation for flippyfloop's avatar and tag. Respect is due. Also will someone buy this sharpish before I buy something I do not need.
  8. Yamaha - £250 Focusrite £100 The Yamaha P3500S Power Amplifier. Great poweramp, powerful with 2000 watts output at 4 ohms bridged mono operation. The Yamaha P3500S delivers a combination of high output power and efficient operation at an extremely competitive price. The P3500S features both XLR and 1/4 inch jack TRS inputs plus Neutrik Speakon, jack plug, and 5-way binding post outputs to make connections quick and easy. Other features include Yamaha's exclusive EEEngine technology which delivers high performance with exceptional efficiency, sweepable high and low pass filters for optimizing output to any loudspeakers, compact and durable 2U chassis, and variable speed cooling fans. In an 8-ohm stereo application power output per channel on the P3500S 350 watts. The P-Series' industrial design delivers a refined and impressive look with deep blue faceplates bordered in silver trim, handles, and mounts. The chassis is specially designed to provide added durability and strength. Continuously variable-speed fans mounted internally on either side of the front panel offer quiet, efficient cooling. Comprehensive protection consists of power on/off muting, DC detection, thermal protection, current limiting, and a protective cover for the attenuators is also supplied. The main features of the Yamaha P3500S include: * Great poweramp, powerful with 2000 watts output at 4 ohms bridged mono operation * 2 x 1000 Watts at 2-Ohm/2000 Watts at 4-Ohm bridged/2 x 350 Watts at 8-Ohm operation * 2-channel, parallel or bridged mono operating modes for flexible application * XLR and 1/4 inch jack TRS inputs * Neutrik Speakon, jack plug, and 5-way binding post outputs * Sweepable high and low pass filters for optimizing output to any loudspeakers * Professional SPEAKON and touch-proof binding post loudspeaker outputs enable secure operation * Balanced XLR and 1/4 inch jack TRS inputs * Continuously variable-speed fans * Power on/off muting, DC detection, thermal protection, current limiting, and a protective cover for the attenuators is also supplied * Weighs 15KG Focusrite info here [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Nov01/articles/trackmaster.asp"]http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Nov01/arti...trackmaster.asp[/url]
  9. Pics link not working. Edit - D'oh Gwilym was faster than me. He always was.
  10. This is an awful lot of rig for peanuts.
  11. [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='428593' date='Mar 8 2009, 02:29 PM']Isn’t it ironic that I spend 6 months GASing for something that I don’t end up getting on with. Oh the irony…[/quote] It is the way of GAS. Irrational desire meets reality with a sickening, wallet wrenching thud.
  12. [quote name='steve-norris' post='431029' date='Mar 10 2009, 09:34 PM']You weren't seriously going to use that cheap tat for you bass amp were you? i only use [url="http://www.hifigear.co.uk/site/scripts/product_browse.php?category_id=186&product_id=7856"]these[/url] [/quote] If I paid that much for a power lead I would expect a 13A plug!
  13. Spec here. [url="http://www.emginc.com/products/index/122"]http://www.emginc.com/products/index/122[/url] I have two of these. One works just fine on it's own and blended with the other. The 2nd works blended with the first but not on it's own. I have wound the local shops to the max trying to get them both to work as they should. I have given up. If you understand wires then you are ahead of the game. I will sell with the EMG push/pull pots for Single coil/Humbucker operation. They are approx £100 each new. To you £65 all in. There is one fully working EMG 45TW here. I also have an EMG bass and treble circuit that I will chuck in for another £40. Someone put me out of my misery.
  14. I hope you are all proud of yourselves, bullying me into getting this. It is lush though.
  15. [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='429909' date='Mar 9 2009, 10:29 PM']Tell that to the Captain of the Titanic Sorry.... [/quote] Originally Ari's Berg if anyone cares enough.
  16. I have actually just found this on my desk so ............... bump.
  17. Owen

    2X18 feedback

    I bought Will Boss tuner thing. It is fabulous. Will is fabulous. You knows it.
  18. I have this. It is a controller for a Zoom 9050/9150. I have no use for it. If anyone else has, it is your for the cost of postage.
  19. It did not go so I presume it is there for the taking.
  20. [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='424522' date='Mar 3 2009, 09:08 PM']Very wise decision if I might say so, Gareth! Your bass is one of the 'defining' Wals from the later period of the company's history IMO..[/quote] Enough of this crazy talk. Sell it to me.
  21. It was exciting while it lasted! Ahhh, the thrill of the chase
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