warwickhunt

[quote name='umph' post='185180' date='Apr 25 2008, 11:21 AM']i'm pretty sure the signal does go through the valves since it is a valve pre amp unless the circuit shorts really badly i don't see how they would and why you'd go to the effort to make the signal not pass through them[/quote] Sorry, I may not have explained very well, I'm not saying the signal doesn't go through the valve but on certain amps this isn't always the case. When I was looking into this some years ago there were certain amps that split the signal and ran it parallel; one going through the valve the other going to the next stage (EQ), don't ask me why but I'm sure there was a techie reason why this was good practice! IIRC this was also supported by the fact that certain amps have a bleed control that alters how much of the signal goes through the valve. Again IIRC when these were first 'fashionable' there was discussion in Bass Player magazine about how much of any given signal was actually running through the valve and the effect that it had on tone.

Hey Lee. If you're talking one valve (12ax7 / ECC83) in the preamp I have to confess that from experience there is sometimes not a huge amount of difference in the tone between valves. The EBS may be different but I've had 4 valve fronted amps and I bought a whole selection of tubes at one point (sorry they've all gone) to try in the front end and the difference was negligeable! I had H&K, Groove Tubes, Rubies, EH, Mullard etc and even though I tried all of them in all of the different amps over the course of a couple of years they didn't make enough difference for me to justify one over the other. I'm not saying that would be the case in all amps or that valve amps wouldn't be affected to a greater degree by the choice of preamp valve(s) but in the case of a single valve in the front end of a basically solid state amp I didn't notice any massive difference. I could be wrong (step in and correct me techies) but I have a feeling that many of these valve fronted amps actually don't send 100% of the signal through the valve, which could account for the lack of obvious difference

[quote name='The Burpster' post='185049' date='Apr 25 2008, 08:39 AM']You got all excited didnt you.... ? [/quote] You just never know do you Just having a browse to see what's what and you come across a BIN for a dinky bass cab at a ridiculous price... you've got to have a look [quote name='Happy Jack' post='185072' date='Apr 25 2008, 09:21 AM']That guy has fooled me several times with those descriptions! Like the new avatar Warwickhunt.[/quote] His description detail is fine and I know he's just trying to generate as much attention as possible (heck it dragged me in) but I'm seriously not going to buy a PJ cover from him if I don't already own a PJ cab so it's a bit self-defeating. Yes I may remember him if I ever decide to buy a cover for my cab or I may check out his other items whilst looking at this listing but personally I found it mildly irratating and I'll not buy from him on principle. Saying that I've now alerted a whole bunch of other bassists to his wares... I think my avatars have been a bit disturbing to some of late... best I find something even 'more' disturbing

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Phil-Jones-Suitcase-300-4B-Cab_W0QQitemZ330231157752QQihZ014QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Phil-Jones-Suitcase-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Just a tad misleading in the title Tw*t!

Just been into SC Newcastle and they have a used Peavey Firebass head (£199), 4x10tvx (£130) and 1x15 (£249). This all falls within your budget and I'm sure they can transport stock between stores easy enough!

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='184382' date='Apr 24 2008, 11:08 AM']Warwickhunt...50 Warwicks?!?!?!?![/quote] Here's a tip for you if you want to have owned that many... don't have kids and get a day job Bear in mind that I got my first one 20 years ago. Funnily enough my quest for the sound I want is bringing me back to what I had 20 years ago... a Stage I though a solid state amp and 10" speakers. Funny old game bass playing

Wax it... Oh is that what that yellow stuff is for I can put my hand on my heart and say that IMHO and experience you do NOT need to wax every week, month or whatever! I tend to give my spare basses a wipe every couple of months or when I change strings (every 2 weeks! phew I wish). You don't even need to go to the trouble of giving it a proper wax if you are doing it every 2 weeks. I use the same cloth all of the time and it is impregnated with wax (best to let the cloth warm up before using it as it can go a bit stiff... fnarr) so I tend to just wipe it over my basses every now and again and every Christmas I give them an annual service; a strip down, wax and fresh battery (quite theraputic) and each bass gets a proper dab of wax at this point. My regular gigging bass gets a bit more attention (ie the string change wipe regime) but it's more out of habit than neccessity. I'm no scientist but TBH the wax is unlikely to evaporate from a bass that isn't being used and if you use your Wrawick regularly you are actually putting oils into the wood from your hands. They 'can' dry out a bit if they never get any form of care but I've received basses that have never been waxed and 'some' of them have been a bit pale coloured and slightly dry to the touch but not to the point that they crack. To give you an idea of how much wax I use, I've had up to 15 Warwicks in my possesion all at one time (and clocking on for having owned near 50) and I've yet to finish a tin of wax that I got 15 years ago, though I have started using my spare tin as the original wax is more brown than yellow To balance that I am aware of Warwick Forum members who go through a tin every couple of months... I've yet to figure out how

Cheers mate. Not thought of that one I'll give it a blast and I've got the schematic so things are looking up. I know it isn't anything major as it still works fine.

Top bloke is Dave! Schematics duly arrived, ta.

That's right up there with MarkBass for weight but trumps them in the power stakes! As you say, interesting to see a price

[quote name='Muppet' post='182425' date='Apr 22 2008, 12:07 AM']I use one of [url="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9371874&fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=case&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1208819146899&isSearch=true"]these.[/url] Cheap, and durable. Someone from here told me about them, I think it was Homer, IIRC....[/quote] Used one of these for 15 years or so but the edges started to go and they were quite sharp so potential damage to me and the car interior. [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='182607' date='Apr 22 2008, 10:30 AM']An old, padded lap top bag (slightly bigger than a modern one!) The bag's soft, alnd will shove into spare boot space quite readily. A laptop can fit in it, too (if I empty it!)[/quote] +1 for my current carry case. Leads all coiled so that they fit around the edge of the case and the centre forms a space for tuner, earplugs, multitool and fuses etc. Like the man says it can be squeezed into a space in the car between cab and flightcase as a wedge to stop things clashing together as the car corners!

Thanks anyway. I knew it was a long shot!