Recent content by joeytempero

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    Hartke VX3500 - Faulty Head

    To be honest, it was a guy that my guitarist recommended and is apparently well renowned in the area. I was never given any further details beyond that which I mentioned. Apparently he sighed when he saw the head saying 'not one of these heads' and seemed to dislike Hartke in general. I was not...
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    Hartke VX3500 - Faulty Head

    So I have had the combo for around 10 years. Bought it brand new from Dolphin Music in Liverpool. Last summer during a rehearsal, the glass fuse in the amp died. Replaced it and boom, dead again. I had it looked at by a guy in Edinburgh and they said the power transformer is buggered and it...
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    Aguilar Super Doubles - who knows stuff?

    The newer version of the Chaos (Chaos Core for example) has MM style but mine has 2 x Rockfield Humbuckers that match up to the dimensions of the DCB G4 set. Admittedly I am quite a noob when it comes to the internals of a bass and its something I am trying to get more to grips with.
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    Aguilar Super Doubles - who knows stuff?

    I am considering changing the Rockfield pups in my Traben Chaos Obsession 5 String for some Aguilar pups and trying to decide between the SDs and DCBs. I tend to go for quite a bright sound and am currently using D'Addario Flexsteels. Might pickup up some DCBs soon and give em a try. Will post...
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    Replacement Machine heads/Tuning Pegs

    On my Traben Phoenix 5 String, the Peg for the G string has just split (just before a tour too!) and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good replacement or to simply stay with the ones provided, which are Grovers.
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    replacement electronics and pickups for Traben Phoenix

    Ive been playing through a traben phoenix for a few years now amoungst other basses and Im not completely happy with the tone. I play through a Ampeg SVT4 and Ampeg 6x10. The stock pickups are: traben custom combo and one humbucker and one j-bass style and the electronics is a traben t3 active...
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    Traben Club

    Ive updated my profile to let people know my endorsement.
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    Traben Club

    Sorry about the bad picture, I aint got a camera so this is just off my iPhone
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    Traben Club

    I play a Choas Obesession 5 and Phoenix 5. Ive got an artist endorsement with Traben as well. Im trying to get photos of Natasha and Jennifer (their names) and Ill put em up as soon as possible
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    Traben Bass users?

    New to the forum Any/many people here play a traben bass? I have 2, a chaos obsession 5 and phoenix 5 www.trabenbass.com if anyone wants to check em out sorry if theres already a thread about this but I couldnt spot one Just wondering what people think of them
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    Ampeg SVT 4 Pro

    First post! Ive just bought an SVT 4 pro and a 610 HLF and thought I would do a bit of research. Came across this on google. What would be the best way to set up these together?