Recent content by noi5emaker

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    Preamp for Godin A4 Ultra

    I emailed him and indeed got an email very quickly, including pricing and delivery details. He was super helpful!
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    Preamp for Godin A4 Ultra

    Thanks for this. I'll look into getting a new ribbon cable. Did you have other issues alongside the battery draining?
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    Preamp for Godin A4 Ultra

    This is really helpful - thank you!
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    Preamp for Godin A4 Ultra

    I emailed and phoned the UK distributor.
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    Preamp for Godin A4 Ultra

    A friend has a Godin A4 but the preamp has given up the ghost. It drained batteries for a while but not just distorts badly. I talked to the UK distributor but they could only recommend a replacement preamp that doesn't have MIDI. Has anyone else replaced these preamps with a third party one...
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    VERY good point. It's a lot easier to change batteries than the output jack. I've already done that once on this bass.
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    Not really. I already said I love the SR-505!
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    Best answer yet! You, sir, get an honorary doctorate in Memory training! Really, some people are taking this way too seriously.
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    Ok, my apologies, I stand corrected. I do happen to understand something of the psychology of learning and practice but I'm not boring enough to bring that up here. Honestly, post it notes will do the trick! Trust me, the back door IS locked! Blimey....
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    I did both years of school real good. Hope you can too.
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    THANK YOU! And that is my point. I have visual reminders to tell me to lock the back door, to do lists to remind me what to do, and why not? Anyway, I've had a good laugh, got some good ideas and as I said before have stickered various places to remind me. And I stand by my comment that "oh...
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    Those post-it notes are what encourage the repetition and develop a good habit. That's what mnemonics are for. Except you contradicted yourself when you said they enforce a habit but then get ignored. By then the habit is learned! Of course this isn't the hardest. Does it have to be? I wasn't...
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    My point was ...don't you think I would have thought of that? It's like telling someone to just learn scales when there are methods to aid memory. I was looking for technological aides that, if they existed, ought to be used. Why not? That's what they're there for! I have a zillion things to...
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    How can I save batteries? Or my sanity

    Haha nice one Brian! Ned comes up with some great ideas. Bass headstock, looper pedal, amp and studio doorpost are now adorned with reminder labels! By the way, the reason I don't habitually unplug is because I use a looper with other guitars and routinely switch instruments, so things stay...