Minininjarob

Ok so my GK MB112II combo is loud. Weirdly loud for such a small unit. But when I’ve taken it out the house it’s too small to be able to hear it properly as it’s firing along the floor. So I bought an amp stand. Which didn’t work as it was designed for a guitar amp which is shallower. There might be better ones which work better for my amp but I didn’t have time to find one as I needed one for last night. So I bought a £9 bit of wood, 22mm x 144mm by 1800mm and made one. I cut a 90 degree angle in 2 identical length at the same time so each side was identical, then braced it together with various bits of wood until I got bored. I just tried to get the biggest tilt on the amp with the 144mm wood width - no audio science here. The width is determined by the space inbetween the (rather large) amp feet. Glued and screwed together and sanded all over and it was done. So the amp fires at me direct when it’s maybe 2m away approximately, it’s super solid and quite light and easy to pack away with my other gear. I might varnish it, I might not! Anyway, I’ve not seen anyone else with something like this or even seen one for sale (I didn’t really look to be honest I just needed a solution fast!) but it works perfectly and costs so little!! if you need something like this have a go at making it yourself, it’s not hard and doesn’t need any special tools.

Not gonna happen….. 😂

I would like a blank notebook with bass (4 lines) staves printed on so I can make my own tabs for songs I’ve been practising. Here’s the problem - I want it to lay flat so ring/spiral bound. Can’t see the point in one that doesn’t lay flat! Size not very important. I have wrangled with Google for half an hour now and I can’t believe I can’t find one!

At least they are being honest upfront about who they want to work with. Saves time wasting on both sides.

I don’t get this fawning over a company rep talking about the products. While probably more experienced than I he/she will be biased towards that product, especially the new ones they want to sell. That’s natural and there is nothing wrong with it but it has to be taken into consideration. And the line “maybe these aren’t for you then” from the rep when someone says something negative is incredibly condescending and leaves a sour taste. I have seen this exact line trotted out by many companies in different walks of life (cycling, autos which I have both been heavily involved in) and it’s always to describe things which are overpriced for what they offer. I don’t know if it’s a USA thing but to me it sounds like “you are too poor or too stupid to own our stuff”.

100% agree and I’m glad someone with a lot more experience has put it more eloquently than I could. Think I might ask a friend who owns a successful backline rental business what his opinion is. I know he hasn’t any MB stuff to hire and I’ll ask him why.

Very nice!! I can’t find their eBay shop - you you direct me to it?

Or my bin….. I’ve quite a few electronic bits around my house and donated to others that need them that were chucked in skips, left outside with the rubbish etc. I actually fixed a Laney guitar amp (tube pre, 65w really nice) in exactly this way and it’s at a friends house who wanted to learn to play but couldn’t afford an amp. What the pros don’t want I will rescue like an electric Womble.

Hope all you playing this Easter have a great time of worship!!

Ok ive been practising the same three songs over and over again to try and get into a worship “headspace”. As I usually play fast rock/punk music with a pick it’s hard to dial it down for worship songs but I’m enjoying the process. Trying to learn finger style as best I can just to get the right tone. My timing needs to be improved a lot! looking forward to the next worship band workshop in a few weeks. Apparently there is a curriculum being developed to bring new members in which is nice for me as I’m self taught and have no idea what I’m doing half the time.

Hey if you just go for it and try your best then you will be blessed. It’s not the people or instruments you may or may not have, it’s the spirit in which you do it in. I think people don’t understand or forget what a privilege it is to lead people into worship.

I’ll probably just give the PSU away to someone when I get a new one. If I ever get one. 😂

Yes I did. Quick rundown Pin broke - went back to Amazon who linked me back to manufacturer in USA. Who couldn’t understand why I was contacting them and sent to to UK distributor. Who asked why Amazon hadn’t sorted it out (had to explain why to them). After a few emails back and forth they just started ignoring me completely. So I went back to USA contact and told them what happended and they said they’d send me a new one (bear in mind they had the original info of the problem) which I waited a a while for (not realising it was being sent from the USA!) and they I got the extension cable. The whole thing has gone on for so long it’s past the 1yr warranty (yeah I know about the 6 year thing) so I can’t go back to Amazon (automated responses etc). I used to work in retail for a long time and know how everything works and how to get the best result etc but this is just amusing now. They are so disorganised it’s unreal. You can see why I don’t want one of their products again. 😂😂

Bought from Amazon. Already been there unfortunately.

This is the problem btw

Blimey after loads of emails Truetone said they would send me a new unit - I think from the USA for some reason. Anyway received the package today and all I got was an extension cable. Honestly you couldn’t make this up.

It was the Dell which was the problem not Microsoft!!

Thanks for the help all I’ll go for a HB unit. One last question - what sort of pedals use other than a 9v supply? I’m not going to be using any weird boutique pedals I think.

It’s annoying as it’s such a fundamental design flaw, it’s so weak, and it makes the whole thing useless

I bought a Truetone One Spot after being recommended one by a friend. More expensive than a generic one but I hoped the brand promises would be good. Unfortunately the earth pin has snapped off making the whole thing useless and Truetone are unwilling to help me (long story). Seems it is a common issue looking at reviews So I don’t want another Truetone product!! I have maybe 6 pedals max (4 at the moment but thinking of a couple more). What would people recommend as a cost effective mains power supply? I really can’t afford to spend loads of money. The One Spot worked really well with a daisy chain cable BTW but the shoddy plug was the weak link.

Yes I’ve seen you talk about it (and one person rubbish what you were doing which was weird) and I’m glad you got something you love the sound of. Looks mint!!

The Orange set up looks really scared, like the Ampeg stack is gonna beat it up. 😂

mmmmm the fender bassman I love their tone I am very jealous!! Do you use it with the BF cab?

The person said they think only a small amount got into the casing, plus it was clean water. I’ve rescued many electronics from being damp that have lived for many years afterwards. Most electrical circuits can stand some damp as long as it not switched on at the time, and not for a long time. Of course if the Op can get a new one through insurance then I’d go that way for sure but I’d never bin something without testing and checking it first, especially if they aren’t going to get a new one FOC. If the OP is just going to bin it then they can send it to me and I’ll see if it can be reused. I’ve successfully repaired a lot of vintage and newer electronics, guitar amps are relatively new to me but the circuitry is fairly basic. I appreciate as a repair professional you might not want to touch them due to warranty issues but that doesn’t mean they can’t be sorted.