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  1. smarthound

    Trace Elliot dumb impedance question

    I'm used to chaining two 8 ohm Trace cabs (a 4x10 and a 1x15) together in series to provide the amp (AH250) with a 4 ohm total, which provides maximum power from the amp's single output. For a smaller setup, I have a BLX130SM combo with a GP7 SM amp section and a single 10" speaker and want to...
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    The worst relic job ever

    I'm not really a fan of relic finishing, though some clever people can make it look authentic. I don't think you can class this one in that category, however. It has to be the worst relic job I ever saw. Yours for £286.62 (about US$365.00) at 4String Relic Finish Black Electric Precision...
  3. smarthound

    Farida FJB-20 - NBD

    Few of you will be familiar with Farida but they used to build good quality basses (they now concentrate on very nice acoustic guitars). This was their flagship jazz bass, the '70s-style FJB-20. Swamp ash body, maple neck and fingerboard, handwound alnico pickups. Although it's unmarked, I think...
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    Reflex Reds preamp

    For years my two fav basses have been the ones I installed Reflex Reds pickups into... one PJ set and one single J. 30 years ago! Over time, on one bass, the four wires became hard and brittle at the point they exited the preamp, which is potted in a rock hard resin, and they broke off. There's...