leftybassman392

Very nice! Thanks for sharing ET.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1418894761' post='2634463'] Digital compression to reduce file size is nothing to do with dynamic compression ... Digital formats have the potential for at least as much dynamic range as vinyl [/quote] This is a very good point. Digital compression works by lopping the extra digital bits off; as Tom said, the primary function is to keep file sizes down (the argument being that you can't really hear the extra detail anyway so you don't lose anything in audio terms - last I knew this was still a fairly hot issue within the industry). It is completely different to audio compression (in which, theoretically at least, all the original audio detail is still there, but has it's dynamic range squashed so that - to put it fairly crudely - the quiet stuff is a bit louder and the loud stuff is a bit quieter). I can't comment on the current situation as I've been away from it for a few years now, but when last I looked it was still possible to ruin a perfectly good sound during the production sequence whatever the format. Also when I last looked digital technologies were capable of substantially better audio resolution than vinyl. I rather suspect that the current move back to vinyl has more to do with the 'character' of the reproduction than the technical quality (something that old-fart audiophiles have been banging on about for decades of course... ). Although not quite the same thing, it's related to the preference most guitarists still have for amps powered by valves (which for the record have been with us for around 70 years).

Why not give it a go here? In the 'For Sale' forum there's a section entitled 'Other musically related items for sale' or some such.

This guy seems to have quite a lot of stuff on youTube. Not my personal cuppa, but he does seems to be pretty good at it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjuj3ggaKA Anybody?

Update: well I did the gig and the amp did sterling service - sounded great, absolutely perfect for the job. Had my little Boss CH3 at the front end for the spacey stuff, but that apart straight into the amp. Nice reverb too, and tone controls that actually do something! I may do this again...

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1414938149' post='2594824'] Why does it need a fan? It's only 45W [/quote] Beats me! It's quite loud too when the amp's not in use. Took me a minute or two to work out what was making the racket first time I heard it! Not an issue when you're playing though, and it must be said that it does sound very convincing for something so small - plenty of bass output too (as you'd expect I guess ). Makes my old 335 sound like a proper jazz guitar.

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This would have to be the night we played one of the rougher pubs in Northampton (Kings Heath - can't remember the name of the pub but if you lived there in the mid-late '90s you'll know it). At different points in the evening we were:- [list] [*]offered stolen silver service cutlery by an off-duty bouncer the size & shape of a brick shithouse; [*]treated to a Full Monty striptease by another dubious and slightly wobbly character (in front of a virtually all-male crowd) as we played 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love'; [*]and witnessed the pub landlord being physically upturned by a couple more gentlemen of ample proportion and shaken until his money dropped out of his pockets and fell jangling to the floor. [/list] On the bright side we escaped pretty much unscathed, and the van still had all it's wheels when we packed up after the gig!

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1413467773' post='2578527'] Nice...have a look at Mambo amps, a UK made amp of similar design. I got one last year and its done almost every gig since (BG and Double bass) but its primarily a jazz guitar amp..much like the old Polytone is its concept . I had the same problem with a cover, but I plastered the delivery box in gaffer tape (cut off the bottom and made a slot for the handle) and ten months later its still going strong! [/quote] I used to have a Polytone Mini Brute IV with a big old 15" Eminence speaker for exactly this purpose, but sold it as it was too heavy to lug around after my back problem. It was very good at what it did though, and even doubled as a bass amp once or twice.

[quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1413473013' post='2578611'] Roqsolid are very, very expensive for what they are. I find Hot Covers not only cheaper but far superior quality [/quote] Thanks for that. I'll certainly give it a look. On the upside the amp is so small that it was never going to be properly expensive anyway. The other option would have been to get a flightcase made (despite it's size it is a £450 amp for use in a professional application so not as daft as it might seem), which I think would have been.

Excellent! Ta muchly. Edit: Whaddya know - they have one on the shelf already!

Hey guys. I've just bought one of these: [url="http://www.fouldsmusic.co.uk/jazz-guitars-and-accessories/jazz-amplification/dv-mark-little-jazz.html"]http://www.fouldsmusic.co.uk/jazz-guitars-and-accessories/jazz-amplification/dv-mark-little-jazz.html[/url] Made by the same people who make the Markbass Micromark bass amp - kind of shows in the design don't you think? Great tone and plenty of volume from my old 335 - although I also had a chance to play this particular item: [url="http://www.fouldsmusic.co.uk/jazz-guitars-and-accessories/jazz-guitars/peerless-martin-taylor-maestro-left-hand.html"]http://www.fouldsmusic.co.uk/jazz-guitars-and-accessories/jazz-guitars/peerless-martin-taylor-maestro-left-hand.html[/url] Now I'm not really a proper Jazz player although I can bluff well enough for most punters' satisfaction it seems, but I left the shop wanting this guitar very much! It really was that good. Anyhoo, first impressions of the amp are very favourable. Simple, no frills approach with the focus firmly on tone - oh, and portability . I'll be gigging it in a few weeks and will report back for the benefit of anybody still reading this. While I'm here, anybody have a clue where I can source a third-party padded soft cover for it? It's fractionally bigger than a Micromark so anything made for that will likely be a wee bit small. DV Mark have thus far not seen fit to produce one (although to be fair it *is* a very new design). All sensible offers will be taken seriously.

Slightly odd one, this. I haven't actually bought a MicroMark but a DV Mark Little Jazz amp. Here's a link: [url="http://www.fouldsmusic.co.uk/jazz-guitars-and-accessories/jazz-amplification/dv-mark-little-jazz.html"]http://www.fouldsmus...ittle-jazz.html[/url] I need to try and source a soft padded cover for it as I plan to gig with it if the chance arises. The reason I'm asking here is that it's made by the same company as the Micromark and I'm pretty sure it's the same size & shape; only they don't seem to do a soft cover for it (and I'd rather not go to the expense of having a flightcase made). Anybody? Edit: I think it's fractionally bigger but the query still applies I think.

I don't hate them really. It's just good to stumble on stuff like this occasionally when you're not expecting it.