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I got KZ ZS6 quad driver earbuds on the recommendations of several people from another forum.
I upgraded the cord (highly recommended) and got some New Bee replacement tips (nicer, and they don't come off in your ear canal requiring the use od needle nose pliers to get them out).
They work well for me, and don't cost an arm and a leg.
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they look pretty massive. Not heavy?
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These are upgraded from when I ordered with metal casings instead of plastic, so they might be a tad heaver than mine.
Mine are very light.
Hey guys and gals,
Pains me to do this but I just put up my excellent condition 1988 Walnut top BT5 for sale in the classifieds. Hit me up if interested
For Sale - 1988 KEN SMITH BT5 Big HEADSTOCK 3KNOB WALNUT EXCELLENT!! W/OHSC
Pains me to do this but I just put up my excellent condition 1988 Walnut top BT5 for sale in the classifieds. Hit me up if interested
For Sale - 1988 KEN SMITH BT5 Big HEADSTOCK 3KNOB WALNUT EXCELLENT!! W/OHSC
Problem.
The more I play my Black Tiger, the less I want to play the others.
So far I'm being fair to them, but ...
The more I play my Black Tiger, the less I want to play the others.
So far I'm being fair to them, but ...
Got a question for my Smith brothers, I gigged last week and notice no sound from my Smith while in active mode. No problem, let's go passive (sounds so good), nothing in active, sound in passive, any ideas?
Not many guys in town I trust to look at it, so before i contact Ken, I wanted to see if any of you guys experienced this before. It's a BSR5P bubinga wings w/ tiger maple core.
Thanks for the help guys.
Not many guys in town I trust to look at it, so before i contact Ken, I wanted to see if any of you guys experienced this before. It's a BSR5P bubinga wings w/ tiger maple core.
Thanks for the help guys.
Presumably you’ve changed the battery; so I’d be looking for a loose wire from the battery connector or the jack? Should be fairly easy to spot.
I went to the studio with my BT4 last weekend. We recorded a cover of Donald Fagen’s Morph The Cat. The bass sounded exactly the same as Freddie Washington’s! Can’t say the playing was quite as good though! We did a video so I’ll upload it when it’s all edited.
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I'd strongly recommend keeping that coffee mug away from the console faders..
It was tea of course, and I almost always have a cup of tea in hand and have become expert at zero spillage hehe (no really it was empty by now!)
"Presumably you’ve changed the battery; so I’d be looking for a loose wire from the battery connector or the jack? Should be fairly easy to spot."
Thanks for the suggestion Ped, Yes I did install a new battery last night at rehearsal. I just check the control cavity and all seems to be connected. Here's a quick pic of it. The Jack connections are secured, the battery seems to be fine, but I will look closer int0 it.
Thanks for the suggestion Ped, Yes I did install a new battery last night at rehearsal. I just check the control cavity and all seems to be connected. Here's a quick pic of it. The Jack connections are secured, the battery seems to be fine, but I will look closer int0 it.
A couple thoughts. There’s a trim pot in that preamp—the blue square with X in middle—which will affect the output volume in active mode. Try turning it to see if that has any effect on the volume.
Do you get no sound at all in active mode? Try plugging in the bass in active mode and waiting, even for a couple minutes, to see if you get any output. If the sound eventually comes on, or if it seems like a soft on, where the volume gradually increases, there could be an issue with the preamp.
Ok, i had a chance to gig the bass on yesterday. "NOTHING", in active mode. Erik, i tried to fix you suggested. So I'm believing it's the preamp. So I'm going to reach out to Ken to see what we can do.
One question, 9v or his new 18v system. I run this bass flat, no tweaking,and it gives me all the Smith tone for days. Thanks for the advice guys.
One question, 9v or his new 18v system. I run this bass flat, no tweaking,and it gives me all the Smith tone for days. Thanks for the advice guys.
Weird. I’d be interested to see what’s up. Mine has an old Haz Labs pre but I always play with it in passive mode, I know the pre is there if I need it.
