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  1. ikay
    Shame, it's been a few months now so maybe it's fallen by the wayside.
  2. ikay
    Lovely bass. That's one of the best demo videos I've seen!
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    Has there been any further progress on the Stoneham 100W valve amp project?
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    Aha! I know about the hum adjustor but somehow failed to put two and two together, even though the adjustor hole is exactly underneath this component duh! Thanks for clearing that up. I love the Benedetti pickups on this.
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    I'm curious about the big black cylindrical component on the preamp board of my Excess series 1. Can anyone tell me what it is and what part it plays in the preamp circuit? It looks like a coil with a metal core so I'm guessing an inductor of some sort but I've not come across one of these in a preamp before. It's positioned between the volume and blend controls. The same component appears on the preamp of some later Excess 2 models but not others.
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    You can add Fender MIJ JB62M to the 'no longer in production' list. A perfectly scaled down Jazz with all the correct body and neck proportions. Much like the MIJ P (model PB331 btw). Great basses, I have one of each.
  7. ikay
    There's a wiring diagram for the Electra VS4 on this thread (6th post down)
  8. ikay
    Thanks
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    What is the exact weight of this please?
  10. ikay
    A set of Thomastik Superflexible Orchestra 3/4 strings, used but in good shape with plenty of life left. If you're interested in trying a set of superflexibles here's a good opportunity! £35 including UK postage. Superflexibles are medium string gauge strings with a chrome-wound rope core which improves flexibility. The rope core has clear projection yet a dark tone which is ideal for players who don't want a bright sounding string. The medium gauge gives a great balance between comfortable playing and loud volume with impressive projection. Thomastik product page here - https://www.thomastik-infeld.com/en/products/orchestral-strings/double-bass/superflexible-orchestra
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    Pm'd
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    PM'd
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    Just bought a VHT-1 purist valve pedal from Mike. Quick and seamless transaction, good comms, quick postage, well packed and exactly as described. Great pedal, many thanks!
  14. ikay
    Don't we now also have to pay VAT on all imports from the EU? I've been mentally adding 20% to EU prices on that assumption. I'd love this to be wrong!
  15. ikay
    This looks like a Lightwave bass which uses an optical pickup in the bridge - https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Lightwave_VL_5_SH.html John Giblin also played fretless on a lot of KB songs (Babooshka and Breathing among others). For many of these he used a Zon Legacy custom with a single Bartolini pickup. I bought the actual bass from him some years ago, see pic below (I no longer have it unfortunately). The pickup centreline was 345mm from the 12th fret marker which is exactly the same as the Stingray position.
  16. ikay
    The single (switchable) humbucker on my ACG is about 10mm closer to the bridge than a Stingray and sounds mighty. Scale is 34" and the pickup centreline measures 355mm from the 12th fret.
  17. ikay
    What does it weigh please?
  18. ikay
    The standard US SR pickup is passive and works fine without a preamp. This video gives an interesting comparison of how it sounds passive vs active.
  19. ikay
    Here's another link to a youtube vid. Info on the builder seems to be somewhat scarce!
  20. ikay
    Thanks for that.
  21. ikay
    Can you pls let me know measurements for the existing hole spacing. Thanks.
  22. ikay
    Here's an old listing for a Graham Pollard 'PRS custom' guitar which has the same swallow logo (see 5th pic down). No other info but may offer a clue in your search. https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/171392/graham-pollard-prs-custom-22-style-guitar-600-ono-sold
  23. ikay
    Mmm, matte black. Here's my Ric.
  24. ikay
    I found the white nylons to be a bit slippery compared to blacks. They also felt lower tension although that could have been because they weren't on the bass long enough to stretch and bed in. I tried them on a bass which had been fitted with blacks and decided I preferred the blacks.
  25. ikay
    Thanks for the details.
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