Recent content by Andy B

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    3 Sigma bass guitar IRs ... anyone tried them?

    thank you for replies so far.... I'm looking to replace my variax bass .... which appears to have died, sad to say... variax worked via 4 piezos so i guess they dealt with each string individually, as does the Roland GK system (??). The sound samples on the 3 Sigma site sound ok to my ears...
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    3 Sigma bass guitar IRs ... anyone tried them?

    thank you .... i have edited the original post to clarify i meant the emulations of various bass guitars rather than cabs
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    3 Sigma bass guitar IRs ... anyone tried them?

    hello all Has anyone tried these? They do a Precision, Jazz, Rick, Stingray, hofner and Ibanez How do they sound? Thanks
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    The Official Variax Bass Club

    Hello guys I was in touch a few years ago - not sure i ever got a number. Just wondering how you are finding the V'ax basses are bearing up - no probs at all with mine. Anyone around who could fix electronics if i ever get a problem? Love the V'ax and wanna keep it going lifelong... (love...
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    Why Hate Pick Players?

    Help is at hand, friends .... The Plectrum Bassists' Defence League https://www.facebook.com/groups/1285826501433778/
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    The Official Variax Bass Club

    hello wld love to join this club - also does anyone have info/experience of adding a conventional pickup to a V'ax bass? I want to make the Va my road bass but worry about electronics going bad mid-session... cheers Andy B of sunny Cornwall U.K.
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    adding a conventional pickup to a variax bass

    thanx for photo anyway
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    adding a conventional pickup to a variax bass

    thanks people lf 33 I used a variax acoustic live for some years and hit problems with the electronics - so not just based on irrational fears. Line6man impressive looking job - did you hit any snags or was it straightforward to do?
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    adding a conventional pickup to a variax bass

    wondering if anyone has successfully fitted a pickup to their Variax bass - i have a 700 which i love but till last night had never used on a gig because of fears of its electronics letting me down. I had a great time with it last night and would like to make it my road bass - but to avoid...
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    adding a conventional pickup to a variax bass

    hello basspeople wondering if anyone has successfully fitted a pickup to their Variax bass - i have a 700 which i love but till last night had never used on a gig because of fears of its electronics letting me down. I had a great time with it last night and would like to make it my road...
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    Hartke 2000 speaker impedance

    Hello people My first post - old geezer returning to gigging- I just bought a second hand Hartke 2000 head I have a 4 ohm 15" speaker and a 12" 8 ohm speaker The Hartke manual says "connect any 4,8,or 16 ohm speaker(s)". I would like to use both my speakers, but together the...