Recent content by Melik

Thanks agedhorse for your insight! Yes, I know this would be more labor intensive than just buying a switched power cord but for some reason the markets for C13 - C14 cords with a switch seem to be non-existent here in Finland. Also, I asked my electrical engineer friends opinion and he was...

I figured that if I were to seek for a mod, the simplest solution would be this:

Not my exact amp but identical

Yes, this is exactly the sort of solution I was looking for. It would effectively turn the original power switch into a standby switch. And yes, for sure I would have someone else do it! I have to ponder over it and do some more research... a million thanks, fdeck for the help!

Also I might add that the GK CS person sent me the apparently original schematics as a PDF file, if that might help with the mod

Thanks for your reply! Also, do you know if the transformer also heats when left connected to a wall socket, if turned off? In other words, is it a safety hazard?

Wow, that's interesting! Do you know if this can be umm, reversed, somehow? Or if there's a possibility of adding an extra component or something to make the transformer become not-always-powered. I'm not worried about modding the amp

Hey everyone! I've tried to look for info on this topic on various platforms, including Talkbass, yet I haven't found a definitive answer to my exact problem, so I thought some of you could help. I recently acquired a GK 200MB (the combo amp from the 80s, predecessor of 150MB) which has this...

Just did the keyboard solo in Toto’s Africa on a gig

Television - Marquee Moon

This is the sound I've been searching for from a bass since the day I first heard it

'78 Mustang for 1.4k U$D in 2022.

I used to own one of the original cut-body TRB5F's. I loved it, owned it for 10 years. Did an electronics upgrade at some point by installing Bartolini pickups and a Glockenklang preamp. Had the fingerboard epoxied for roundwounds. Sold it in a vintage bass fever, to collect money for an old...