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Sorry, I was put on a bum steer with the wrong schematic, I was given HA1200 instead of HS1200. 1uf NP capacitor checks out fine.

I have hopefully tracked a crackling/noise fault in my Hartke Kickback combo to a capacitor, when I touch/tap it with a plastic rod it gives me the fault. I have reflowed the solder joint but it made no difference, so I will replace it. What is puzzling me is on the circuit diagram the capacitor, C102, has 100p, same as C103 but the components are marked different, C102(the one to be replaced) has 1uF and C103 has 47uF. Am I right thinking I need to get a 1uF 50vdc non polarised capacitor? What does 100p mean?

Maybe we should campaign for venues to be fridge friendly and have ramps and lifts installed. About 20 years ago I bought an empty battered svt cab as a project and only having a saloon car I cut it in half so had the choice of 4x10 or 8x10 but it was still a heavy lift. After a few years I looked at cutting them down further but it was not practical and I made some 2x10 B&Q cabs of the same volume, but all the extra tops and bottoms made it look huge and I only ever used it as a 6x10 setup. Now using an SVT610Hlf.

Remember to bring Red House to an end before it becomes Red Housing Estate.

My Triplets...

There should be a very noticeable difference between the two positions, volume and tone wise. If you are only getting the 'one' sound I couldn't say without hearing whether it is the Baritone or the choked sound you are getting.

My '91 Thumb Bass always had a very low action, could have been considered as too low but it was playable so I never touched it. A year or so ago I did a dep job with a band that tuned down a half step and that's when I noticed a bit of fret buzz. The next time I played with this band I thought I would set up my bass pre-gig but could get no relief on the neck. In fact there had been no tension on the rod at all. I removed the rod (1-way alloy, lefty-tighty, righty-loosy) and reversed it, tensioned it and it did the trick. Needed no adjustment when returned to correct pitch.

Ohmage! It's disgusting!

I have few interests and I'm not passionate over any of them, I just do it for self enjoyment. I have never considered myself to be a musician, there are styles of music I can't stand and have no interest in what they are about. I don't listen to music on the radio as they play too much of what I don't like. I only have a small (dated) cd collection, most of which are just digital replacements of my old vinyl albums. Was never into the head banging rock scene, everyone's 'standards' were not mine although I played them after listening to them. I have managed to get by for nearly 50 years, (still got my '64 EB3 that was 5 years old when I bought it) playing mostly what I like playing, and still make a few bob doing it. I like living in the past*. * Along with most of Jethro Tull.

Some bargains to be had, or is being had the right word? http://fenderc.club/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=bass Be quick, send all your Christmas dosh.

Do Andertons know of this price drop... Spectradrive £215, most other dealers £137. https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitar-effects/bass-overdrive-pedals/tc-electronics-spectradrive-bass-preamp-line-driver

Where was the concert, who was he playing with?

Because some of the jam night goers would never have given it a second look and thought I had just brought a cheap bass for them to use.

Looking for a cheap bass to use as the house bass at jam nights I bought a new Redwood Jazz Bass (Dawsons brand) for £99. After transforming it with a £5 headstock decal users have commented on how good it sounds and how nice it is to play, even saying it sounds better than the other Fenders that may be there on the night. And that's when I tell them what it is. I have been offered £5 over the current Dawsons price of £129. I have never owned or had any interest in owning a Fender bass.

Having the bias set correctly also helps with the SVT3-Pro.

Blues don't have to always be in 12 bars.

Just looking at the specs of the MB 121 combo and ext. cab. Although being the same size, the combo is a few pounds lighter than the cab. What makes the cab so much heavier? Combo weight: 26.24 lbs / 11.9 Kg Cab weight: 29.98 lbs / 13.6 Kg

I'd agree with that, also with the case being tapered the narrow end is quite rigid with hardly any flex in it.

On my Warwick Thumb Bass with 18v active circuitry the batteries are wired in series but there is a centre tap to provide the pickups with 9v from one of the batteries so I would expect that one would run down quicker than the other. I last replaced the batteries in July 2015 so don't mind replacing both at the same time.

What is 'furtberil'?

I went to Specsavers and got Elacin 25s after wearing generic 15s that didn't seem to do anything, I even have some cotton wool stuffed in them to stop earwax getting in. I wouldn't play or go to a gig without them. Everything is always too loud for me. I do have mild tinnitus in my left ear but I can ignore it. Last week I surprised myself at my local railway station, whilst I was waiting for the train there was an elderly gent sitting on the opposite platform and I shouted over had he just dropped something, he looked at me as if I was taking the p1ss, I said I thought I heard a jingling sound, he got up and found his keys had fallen out of his pocket behind the seat.

Stringbusters have been the only place I could get LaBella short scale 40-100s although nearly always out of stock, unless anyone knows of another supplier.

Would the hiss/no hiss on some have anything to do updating or not updating to the latest firmware?

Gazza doing his stuff yesterday at the Waterloo Festival, Liverpool.