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- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
I got the BEADbird back from the shop. Man, this thing plays so nice right now. The guy who did the work really enjoyed the bass, and I think he didn’t want to give it back to me 
I won’t have a chance to plug it in until later, and I’m looking forward to doing that. My test drive on the shop’s guitar amp was pretty decent.
I won’t have a chance to plug it in until later, and I’m looking forward to doing that. My test drive on the shop’s guitar amp was pretty decent.
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Sweet. The BEADbird plays and sounds lovely. Now I can relearn a few songs with easier hand positions.
If I was a rich man...
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This gorgeous thing just arrived at Bass Direct. Absolutely stunning!
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This gorgeous thing just arrived at Bass Direct. Absolutely stunning!
johnsonabq
Watch out where the huskies go...
This might be the most beautiful bass guitar I've ever seen.
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Sorry, late reply to the cable topic, and I see Sheldon has already confirmed, but here is what
I wrote but evidently didn’t hit the button:
Yep, straight only for the Ng/Combustion. In our showroom we replaced all 90 cables with straight ones. Personally I was already using straight / straight cable with my parallel fret bass so no considerations in switching.
I guess I'm the weird one out. 90° cables work fine in my NG-2 as long as they are rotated the right way (I'll take a pic as soon as I can). I'm using Neutrik NP2RX-B ends on my cable if it matters to anyone.
Yeah!!!! That purple sure is amazing.
Reminds me of this one only the purple is more vibrant.
That brown one is pretty darn sweet also.
All the talk on this topic had me curious, so I just checked several right-angle cables. Yes, they do all fit in there, and they work fine.... IF the plug body remains perpendicular to the bass.
HOWEVER, if the plug has a long body, then if the plug spins (rotates) in the jack, the plug body hits the body of the bass and forces the plug out of the jack.
Best case: your band just lost the bass.
Worst case: your volume is cranked way up and you blow a speaker.
My Mogami gold (with Amphenol plugs), ProCo, and Whirlwind, and D'Addario cables all have this issue.
They work fine until they spin in the jack, then it's game over.
I did find one cable with a "90 degree" plug in my collection that did NOT have the issue at all - a George L's cable, on which the wire actually comes off at more like a 45 degree angle instead of a 90 degree angle. (See photo with NG2.) I feel that George L's cables are ridiculously overpriced for what they are (just $0.30 per foot coaxial cable, possibly Belden 551945 - I am guessing and they would not confirm or deny) - plus some decent enough connectors on the ends.) Their profit margin on them has to be massive. They work well because they have such low capacitance, so they don't suck out a lot of high frequencies, not that we care so much on bass anyway. Veering back onto the topic at hand...
Maybe the Neutrik mentioned above has a short enough body to not hit the bass when it spins around.
Hopefully someone who has those can let us know. If so, this could be a business opportunity for somebody to make some nice right-angle cables for NG owners.
This is what I meant by a long body. At this angle, the plug won't even come close to being able to be inserted into the jack. Rotate it 90 deg, and it fits in just fine. But the moment it spins, it pops out.
I see what you mean. I thought you were talking about the bump south of the jack. Either way, I’m good using my 90’s rotating then for or aft....heck I go wireless most the time anyway.
With that Amphenol plug in my photo, the same issue happens hitting the bump on the south side if I rotate the plug 180 degrees. It does go in farther, but it's still 1/4" shy of clicking in and making contact.
Yes, being wireless certainly reduces the risk of spinning the plug in the jack and having it pop out. Still possible, but a lot less likely since you (and the vocalist) won't be stepping on the cable.
