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Hello All, so... I have a big gig on Friday at a Burlesque bar in London (!) so thought I'd practice last night and my schaller pickup seems to be crackling and breaking up - I haven't had a chance to look at it yet - I'll do that tonight. So I dug out this old Kent Armstrong I got from ebay last year that looks like it's been wired up by a three year old - the soldering and wires are awful and it works but buzzes like hell - can anyone help me out by posting or sedning me a picture of how there's is wired so I can check it out and rewire it ? I'm going to give WD Music a ring this morning and see if they can get one to me as well but any help very very much appreciated! thanks Bob
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AER, EA or GK micro series for DB amplification... Discuss!
BobVbass replied to rikodriko's topic in EUB and Double Bass
I've been using the iAmp 800 for mine (and just selling it now....) - very clear HiFi sound, great with a piezo although obviuosly feedback is an issue with 800 watts! Schaller pickup sounds great and earthshattering volume, the schaller seems to have a very loud output though so distorts easily - going to try the Kent Armstrong at some point and see if that's better - hopefully will have a valve amp on the way soon so will be good to see the comparison between pure digital and pure analogue! -
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Hi I've decided to sell my nice and rare Akai Unibass pedal - awesome octave effect - essentailly adds two harmonies and distortion ot your bass so sounds like someone playing guitar along with you - excellent for three pieces - It's in excellent condition, no scratches or anything - works perfectly - £125 posted. Here's and Example - www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2YHS6wEGnQ Here's the Akai blurb - •Dimensions : 140mm (w) x 175mm (D) x 61mm (H) •Akai: You know the feeling - you play in a traditional guitar, bass and drums 3-piece but when the guitarist takes a solo, your band sounds empty. Enter the UB1 UNIBASS. The UB1 allows you to add an octave above whatever you play on your bass to keep the rhythm sound full while your guitarist wails away on lead. You can also add a 5th above (or a 4th below) the octave to retain the feel of guitar 'chords' underpinning your guitarist's deft pyrotechnics. Furthermore, you can add distortion to the harmony to complete the illusion. Operation is simple. Set the controls as necessary and, at the appropriate moment, engage - your bass will not only drive your band along but it will also generate unison and/or chordal guitar accompaniment filling the hole left by your guitarist's solo. ■Add an octave above what you play so you can simulate the sound of bass and guitar playing in octaves ■Add a 5th above or a 4th below the octave sound ■Powerful distortion for the sound of an overdriven guitar ■Seperate outputs allow you to route direct bass signal to a bass amp and effect signal to a guitar amp More info at [url="http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/akai/unibass#ixzz1GIEuiNFr"]http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/akai/...s#ixzz1GIEuiNFr[/url]
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Brilliant - thanks JR
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D'oh ~ sorry - mods could you move it please? thanks!
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Hello I posted this a few days ago in lazy style so I thought I'd do a proper job this time - EA iamp 800. in excellent condition for sale or trade (I'm looking for a decent Ampeg or decent Tube amp) It gives a very clear, tight and warm sound, bringing out the true sound of your bass. It is a very powerful amp and will handle gigs of any size. It's Power output is : 500w @ 8ohms, 800w @ 4ohms and 1000w @ 2ohms. It has an excellent semi-parametric eq, which gives you many different tonal posibilities. It also has 4 EQ presetsand an effects loop. It has a a mini jack input where you can plug in and external signal and mix it with your bass signal. It also has a tuner output in case you prefer to use an external tuning unit. Operates at 110/220 v so its usable anywhere in the world. From the EA website: "The iAMP features an isolated, fully shielded transformer, gold plated input and output jacks*, both series and parallel effects loops, DI output, dual line voltage switch for both the US and Europe, onboard limiter, CD input and, of course, the unique EA tone shaping section. The result is a high performance, fully featured, small footprint rackmountable amp head that at under 20 pounds is comfortable powering speakers in a concert level environment. With an amazing efficiency rating of 85% the iAMP needs no cooling fan. Power when you demand it and silence when you don’t." Some reviews on this amp: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduc...89/ppuser/32524"]http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduc...89/ppuser/32524[/url] [url="http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=291&type=head"]http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=291&type=head[/url] [url="http://www.bassgeardirect.com.au/customer_...awson_-_iAMP800"]http://www.bassgeardirect.com.au/customer_...awson_-_iAMP800[/url] Some clips of different basses going thru an iamp 800 [url="http://www.basstasters.com/preamps/EA_iAMP_800.html"]http://www.basstasters.com/preamps/EA_iAMP_800.html[/url] The amp is in excellent condition and comes with a fitted case and manual. Price: £375 or offers. Collection preferred but would deliver or meet you if it's not too far - I'm based in Epsom in Surrey. Happy to post it as well.
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Fantastic - thanks! you're a star as always Mr B!
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Says it all really - was wondering if there were any good sources for big band swing music - I can't work out what they're playing
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FS/FT: Aguilar GS 410 cab, and 3U Case
BobVbass replied to Sean.Robinson's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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[quote name='bob_pickard' post='1153804' date='Mar 8 2011, 01:58 PM']Hi all, I have a Fishman Platinum pro - used for a few gigs while I mucked about with different pickups but the Schaller and the Kent Armstrong both don't need it to it's sitting in it's box crying to be sold I'm sure everyone knows how great these are by now with the phase reversal and all that so I won't witter on - they cost about £150 new so I reckon £110 posted is a bargain? Give me a shout anyway if you're interested thanks Bob[/quote] How about 100 quid posted?
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Hi all, I have a Fishman Platinum pro - used for a few gigs while I mucked about with different pickups but the Schaller and the Kent Armstrong both don't need it to it's sitting in it's box crying to be sold I'm sure everyone knows how great these are by now with the phase reversal and all that so I won't witter on - they cost about £150 new so I reckon £110 posted is a bargain? Give me a shout anyway if you're interested thanks Bob
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Volume and how much you have to "work" to be heared definitely affects cramps etc - I normally play 3 hour sets; fast rock and roll so normally pretty punishing really & I find stretching forearm muscles between songs and varying finger positions, alternating between slapping and plucking etc helps me through - that and just not trying to hard on some songs - at the end of three hours tho it can be tough on the last few songs....