thedarxide Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 I've just taken delivery of a bass off ebay, output faded in and out, thought it was the battery, till I looked in the cavity at the output jack.... Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 If I hadn't just seen this in the porn section, I'd pass comment on the finish. Quote
The Burpster Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 OK blu tack aside..... Is that a pre amp with no battery? Quote
thedarxide Posted May 22, 2008 Author Posted May 22, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='204543' date='May 22 2008, 08:38 PM']OK blu tack aside..... Is that a pre amp with no battery? [/quote] Battery is in a separate cavity Quote
thedarxide Posted May 22, 2008 Author Posted May 22, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='204563' date='May 22 2008, 08:56 PM']Phew...... That really is blu tack? [/quote] I didn't believe it eaither till I poked it. It gives a sort of slow volume fade effect. Would be nice if I could control it! Quote
The Burpster Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 Blu- tack... Awesome.... Thank bejayzuz it wasnt the truss rod that went! Quote
Paul Cooke Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I've been investigating a weird crackling in my V950B... I took the cover off the controls section and found the pickups had been disconnected sometime by cutting the wires and then reconnecting them by wrapping the exposed ends together and using insulation tape to hold the joins together... no solder at all... I think the pickups had been replaced sometime without taking advantage of the proper connectors on the PCB... No photos yet... I'll take them when I strip it back to do a proper fix (soldering the twists and then using insulation tape...) Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Is this the new "Mark II" EMG quick connect system? I've heard that Alembic do something similar, too. Makes chopping and changing pick-ups and EQs in and out a lot easier. I wish I could afford these boutique electrics / connectors. I didn't know WH Smith and Woolworths sold them, though... Quote
Machines Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 [quote name='Paul Cooke' post='204727' date='May 23 2008, 07:48 AM']I've been investigating a weird crackling in my V950B... I took the cover off the controls section and found the pickups had been disconnected sometime by cutting the wires and then reconnecting them by wrapping the exposed ends together and using insulation tape to hold the joins together... no solder at all... I think the pickups had been replaced sometime without taking advantage of the proper connectors on the PCB... No photos yet... I'll take them when I strip it back to do a proper fix (soldering the twists and then using insulation tape...)[/quote] Yep that was standard Vintage construction at the time - my V940FL was the same. Quote
neepheid Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 ahh, brings me back to my youth - sellotaping wires together. Quote
MB1 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='204853' date='May 23 2008, 11:11 AM']ahh, brings me back to my youth - sellotaping wires together.[/quote] MB1. Football in the park!....jumpers for goalposts!. Quote
OldGit Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Wow Good idea. I'm going to take blu-tak to every gig from now on Quote
budget bassist Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='204878' date='May 23 2008, 11:48 AM']Wow Good idea. I'm going to take blu-tak to every gig from now on [/quote] What goes off at your gigs? Quote
OldGit Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 [quote name='budget bassist' post='205172' date='May 23 2008, 07:10 PM']What goes off at your gigs? [/quote] Just about anything Quote
The Burpster Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Hummmmmn Blu-tac parties..... Do you snort, toke or mainline.....!? Quote
OldGit Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='205254' date='May 23 2008, 09:20 PM']Hummmmmn Blu-tac parties..... Do you snort, toke or mainline.....!? [/quote] Why, [size=4][font="Arial Black"]stick[/font][/size] of course Quote
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