GarethFlatlands

[quote name='allihts' post='905661' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:22 PM']Bloody livingston, it's getting everywhere![/quote] We stayed there on our last trip to Scotland. Terrifying place at night. A few people went to Club Earth then got back hammered and made everyone else watch G3 until 6am.

[quote name='escholl' post='905051' date='Jul 25 2010, 06:35 PM']The Artec ADL-2 is supposed to be nice, and is fairly inexpensive. Not used one personally though, just heard good things.[/quote] I think I read somewhere it's not properly analog although that may be incorrect. I use a Carbon Copy and am very happy with it.

[quote name='Musky' post='903761' date='Jul 24 2010, 08:33 AM']Try it and see. I've plugged an 18V active bass into a power amp in socket (it wasn't a Peavey) before and it worked fine, with just the master volume as the only working control. I guess the results you get will depend on the output of your bass though.[/quote] Will do, just bought a Sansamp DI and I thought it might sound better than the onboard EQ as well as being a DI box. [quote name='danbowskill' post='903800' date='Jul 24 2010, 09:49 AM']had a old tnt years ago,loved it nice punch,chorus was pointless to me.ahh memories [/quote] Yeah, I couldn't find a usable sound for the chorus. Odd.

Anyone with the older model TKO, there's 2 1/4 jacks that say 'pre out' and power amp in' or similar. Does this mean I can use a DI straight in and bypass the amps EQ section?

[quote name='DaveMuadDib' post='898797' date='Jul 19 2010, 12:03 PM']I did the 'C4 mod' on my old boss tremelo pedal, in which you simply cut out the c4 resistor and it instantly sounds a million times better! Just goes to show they don't always know what they're doing. Same reason i sold my old marshall guitar amp - let's make valve distortion redundant by implimenting a 2 second delay and fadein when changing channels. Ridiculous![/quote] I did the C4 mod too, surprising amount of difference to the pedal. I also did the Ruetz mod on my Rat and didn't like it so much. I ended up restoring the resistor and replacing the IC with the original. Sounds loads better now.

Warwick Corvettes have the J/J pickup layout. Probably not entirely what you were after but worth a look.

Hey, free shipping though

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='870912' date='Jun 18 2010, 04:39 PM']Well they said the GT Retro is basically the GT120 and if they could they wouldn't make it anymore has it has flaws in it's design as it's basically a historical amp which is why the demand for them is still high and why they still make it.[/quote] The Retro uses NOS circuit boards (the only Matamp that does I think), the GT1 uses Matamps turret style board which is much easier to build and repair, should something go wrong.

Well you certainly look happy with it!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='887512' date='Jul 6 2010, 04:52 PM']I like the Lynch movie, even if it does take a few liberties. It's stylistically, visually and musically excellent (thanks to Toto and Brian Eno, IIRC)[/quote] I liked it too but it's utterley impenetrable to anyone who hasn't read the book. It's dated a little too.

[quote name='peted' post='886972' date='Jul 6 2010, 06:49 AM']You'll have to be quick - I'm picking it up today [/quote] Awesome news, +1 for some pics.

I'm tempted to order one now, at this rate I'll have the cash by the time it's built! Your bass looks very nice, I might go and see him for a quick blast on it

I met him (and his ace dog) when I took a guitar in for some work. He's a great guy and I was in awe of his workshop. Makes me wish I tried a little harder at woodwork when I was in school! A friend also owns 2 Shuker basses, one of which I've played. It was a really beautiful instrument. I'm pretty sure it's the 2nd one down on the custom page of his site. There can't be that many 7 string Shuker basses like that with fretboard LEDs.

[quote name='TDM' post='886605' date='Jul 5 2010, 07:25 PM']I played one of those at a shop a while back and it actually felt surprisingly good. The shop however, sucked, and didn't let me plug in to an amp to try it out properly.[/quote] The Jaco or the other ones being discussed? If you're willing to spend time and cash modding them I reckon they're good for the money. Mine is gathering dust at the moment sadly. Here's a pic. There's not enough space in the cavity for 2 pots so it's just got volume at the moment. The pickups also need raising as they're way too far from the strings. I'm considering a de-fret for tonal variation and for fun.

Does it have a headphone out? A dodgy connection there can lead to volume issues as the amp keeps flicking between speaker and headphone out, assuming plugging 'phones in cuts the speaker off. A quick blast of contact cleaner might help there before you open her up and fire up the soldering iron. My old valvestate combo had a similar problem that a good thwack would sort out. Turned out to be the above and the big capacitors inside becoming loose and needing re-seating/gluing.

I too have an old bubinga natural finish 5 string. Ripped out the active electronics and put a pair of Kent Armstrongs in there. It's not a bad bass, if not great. And yeah, it weighs a ton. We used to do 6 hour band practices 2 nights in a row which was torture towards the end.

[quote name='DaveMuadDib' post='885887' date='Jul 4 2010, 10:14 PM']I once read here (I think) that tubes start to degrade almost immediately, but I don't know if this was after production or after they're installed. Children of Dune is a great novel, a fantastic end to the trilogy. Admittedly, God Emperor of Dune is a little bit long-winded, and this is where most people get lost and give up. But stick with it, it gets good towards the end, and it all makes sense with Heretics of Dune after that (my favourite book in the entire series, if not EVER) and Chapter House Dune is excellent too. Apparently they ARE making a new movie, but I'm not holding my breath for it to be any good. I love the Lynch movie so much, even if it is a bit :wacko:[/quote] I've had the same pre-amp tubes in my Matamp for about 2 years and they're still going strong. Still, I assume they heat up and could potentially crack so it's probably wise to carry some spares around. I'm a fan of JJ tubes but they're pretty cheap so get a few and try them out to see what suits. I'll try the next 3 books too, I have a pretty high boredom threshold so a bit of meandering in the middle shouldn't put me off.

You might as well keep some spares although they've don't blow like power tubes in my experience. It should be pretty bulletproof. I'm partway through Children of Dune, heard the ones after weren't great. Someone needs to make a really good film out of Dune! The David Lynch one is impossible if you've not read the book.

If I were taking my frets to make my bass a fretless, would I need to fill the gaps in? I've seen guides on the net that say yes and no. I don't want to damage the neck, nor do I want to irreversibly wood fill the gaps unless I had to.