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Aguilar blue lights - Too Bright!

#21
JimmyM said:
I've had a couple complaints about my REDDI. I used to think people were insane complaining about blue LED's, but then I got this Keeley-modded Rat pedal a few years ago with the most offensive blue light I ever saw. Whoa Nellie! All of a sudden I got it ;)

But you have to admit they look awesome in pics:

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Jimmy, the P bass looks killer! Are you diggin' it?

And the PF350 powering up the 810..... how does that sound?


(sorry for the OT)
 
#24
Zero issue for me. No one has commented, and I don't really notice it. I guess an issue might be if you are doing a TV gig, and the tape over the light would work there. For regular gigs, can't see an issue myself.
 
#26
My problem is that I'll be using this amp in a small church where having a bright blue light (or two) will be a distraction. I hate to put tape on a brand new amp ... but.

Also, the LEDs are so bright they blind me making it harder to see the markings on the front panel, especially right next to the LED.

And I don't buy the line that "they're bright so you can see 'em outside". Sorry, but for decades, we've judged switch positions by the position of the switch, not by the lighting of an LED. It is simply a case of manufacturers failing to deal with the overly bright LEDs in their designs. All they needed was to change a resistor value to limit the current. Or better yet, put in a trim pot so we can dim our lights as we see fit!

- Keith -
 
#27
Don't have an issue with blue LEDs, but have had complaints from the 'grand' generation sitting at tables near the stage left or right edges with the blue-75 watt incandescent bulbs in my light boxes. So, I just usually run just the reds.
 
#29
As mentioned above - a sharpie or if you have some fingernail polish in the house, a little dab of that is translucent enough to dim but not completely block the indicator light. It will flake off pretty easily if you should want to put things back to original. It's annoying to get blinded by the blue LED's when you have to make an adjustment at your amp or a mixer...
 
#32
I like the blues. A red LED says to me that either I'm on mute, my amp is warming up or something bad is about to happen.

There is nothing I like more than being awash in a sea of blue lights coming up from my feet and shining behind me. It lights my way to LowDownTown.
 
#33
Funny this came up. I was at a friend's studio doing a rehearsal last night and used his TH500 (for guitar) with our British pedal as there was no guitar amp. My comment to him was "cool lights dude".
 
#37
ljazz said:
Jimmy, the P bass looks killer! Are you diggin' it?
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You bet! I had to replace the pickup, and then I got a Stellartone Tonestyler for it, and now I'm SERIOUSLY digging it!

And the PF350 powering up the 810..... how does that sound?

(sorry for the OT)
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Sounds quite good, although I must admit that the only reason I used it on that gig is because my SVT still has a noise problem after a year and a half and 4 trips to two different techs. But it has a very Ampeggy sound.
 
#38
I position my amp so the faceplate is flat, facing up to avoid running. I then neatly put 1 drop of "white" Elmer's glue on the LED or lens and let it dry. I repeat this until the light from the LED is defused enough.

If I want to remove the glue I put a very damp paper towel on until it softens and then remove the glue. The "white" or the "school" Elmer's glue is water soluble. I like the blue light like this and it isn't so beamy.
 
#39
Dag ladies; this is such an easy fix and I did not have to break out a welding helmet to use my old TH500.

OTOH, shadow pupets could be more entertaining than some gigs we all have played.
 

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