bigjohn

You'd have to swap out the cone for 8ohm one and use an 8ohm extension. You'd be better off just getting another amp. Or getting a power amp and running the DI out of the Ampeg into it, then running the extension cab off that.

Kettle leads have been called kettle leads for donkeys. I sort of like calling them kettle leads even though I've always known they don't fit kettles. Though that's probably I why I like the term. If I'd have not known that and tried to power a kettle with one in an emergency, I'm damn the phrase and chastise it's use. "Power lead" is just so non-descript and has nothing going with anyone having to drink cold cup-a-soup.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1318293992' post='1400259'] lolz [/quote]

Yeah, that finnbass page is a good place to start I reckon, if you're gonna go down the route of changing valves and paying any attention to what someone else thinks / hears in a different amp I started there. Never bought any new valves. Just thought about it. Came to the conclusion that what would be best would be to put the best, un-microphonic, most consistent valve in each socket in the amp. Treat that as ground zero. Then move on from there trying different valves in different positions. Valves, esp pre-amp valves are pretty hardy and don't wear out. Buying used is ok one tends not to lose too much money when experimenting in used electronics.

The only reason I'd pay more than a coupla hundred is so I could sell it on here for more.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318282705' post='1400154'] You obviously never play chords on a fretted instrument then. [/quote] Exactly. try a digital tuner on on a nylon strung uke. Then try and get that in tune with an old acoustic six string guitar, an old banjo, even with a well intonated bass, you'd be there for hours. With your ears you can get something approximating "in tune" in minutes. Technically "In tune"? probably not. Sounds in tune? deffo does. At least for that particular song / set of chords. At least it saves getting out the micrometer, the stroboscopes and an oscilloscope each, which is the logical conclusion. Followed by giving hundreds of pounds each to Buzz Feiten. And lets not get started with open and drop tunings. They're just out of tune full stop unless you've set a guitar up for it. Tuners of any sort are a visual clue to what is essentially with string instruments, an aural perception. Which can be different due to many things the tuner doesn't pick up. Never mind the actual pitch of the note produced by each open string. Being "in tune" is relative as soon as more than one note is played simultaneously and digital tuners are by their nature, absolute. They're excellent for setups. And setups are excellent for making sure you're near enough in tune. That's about it as is far as I'm concerned. Unless I'm recording (on my own tracks). In which case, I make sure I've got a well set up bass and I'm as close to concert pitch as possible by tuning after each take, or when the other[i] less fortunate[/i] can be arsed. Big thick flatwounds on bass kept indoors, in a decent hard case tend to stay near enough "in tune". And being big and thick and with decent tuners (even the shittest), bass strings are pretty much the easiest strings (in theory) to keep well tuned in that they stay where they are when you play them. Anyway, the OP was about if digital tuners have killed the vibe. Well not. Obviously. But people using digital tuners deffo kill some vibes here and there. Or at least kill my willingness to listen to them saying something's not in tune. So the f*k what. Does it sound good? I'm thinking about getting a fretless and blowing the whole she-bang. Tell me I'm not in tune then and I'll tell you it's jazz.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1318275559' post='1400032'] well, f**k you very much to you too [/quote] You is welcome

I don't see how any equipment can "kill the vibe". Over reliance on a digital machine to be in tune is bonkers though. Guitars are always out of tune. That's inherent in their design and construction. Doesn't matter how hard you try to tune em, they're always gonna be slightly out of tune. That's where your ears and how good you are at bringing each note into (or out of) tune, are important. I do have a tuner, but only really use it for setups. Every band I've ever been in has only ever been bothered about being in tune with each other and somewhere near concert pitch (usually everyone takes their pitch from my bass). For recording, it's different, as overdubbing can become a right PITA if takes are slightly out of concert pitch. But that's just common sense innit? Whoever said they can't listen to early Stones as they're out of tune is a bit tonally anal. Go listen to some Woody Guthrie.

It'd be possible to fix by leaving it submerged in a bath tub, in a jig for a couple of days. A neck of mine was fixed like this. That had a weird backbow to it. Didn't really have the option of planing and refretting. Bit more of a gamble, as you can't really be sure what you get at the other end. Worked for mine though.

I'll come along. I'm free on all the dates I think.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1316949331' post='1384617'] what are they like ? [/quote] Bone-jarring low end. It will blow the rest of the band away at rehearsals or on stage. Add more bite to make people's jaws drop. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ythpzsu18"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ythpzsu18[/url]

You could always get em powder coated. But you'd have to have em sand blasted first.

MMmmm. Naxos. Must go back.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1316590753' post='1379938'] In the end though it's getting to the stage where we are getting tired of playing these kinds of gigs. Saturday's gig up in Gateshead very much brought that home. When we can travel hundreds of miles out of town, and the gig is well run the promoters are genuinely pleased to see us, the audience is visibly enthusiastic, plus we get paid and sell plenty of merchandise. Put this against our two most recent local gigs and playing in our home town no longer looks so appealing. [/quote] Sorry I didn't make it down. I feel yer pain.

I carry a torch. Well, a tuner with a torch on it. I'm now off to go and have a bath, paint my nails, put on my best frock and head off to Clapham Common. My torch will be invaluable in the bushes.

Sewage and caps lock keys. All over the floor.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1316442701' post='1378034'] Flushing won't help the performance problem. It's a DB thing. [/quote] I don't think it's entirely DB related. But yeah, flushing probably won't help. Caches are probably caught up now. @obbm, flushing in Win 7 is the same as in XP - through the command promt (ipconfig /flushdns)

Yeah, flushing DNS cache does help. Still slow though. Very slow. Here's a trace route I did. droppings at Redbus.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1316368972' post='1377044'] Looking forward to it. If you make it down come and say "hi". We're not quite as intimidating as our on-stage personas would suggest! [/quote] Shame! I'll be sure to say 'ello if I make it there. Town seems like a long way this evening. And I've only had two beers!