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Thunderbird Club
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Any of the NorCal crew know the Durango Dogs? Lost their bassist.
Gaolee
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eventually I'll visit Seattle ...
It can be a beautiful city, come for a visit, it's worth it. Ride up 101 with Chucky in that AMX.
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Lost? ...wandered off you say? Band name sounds familiar...
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What, no here doggy, doggy retort?
My eldest and her hubby lived in country Queensland for a couple of years. I went up for a visit… the joint was completely flat in every direction driving from Emerald to Rubyvale (yes they mine around there). Nice pub lunch at Rubyvale though.
I haven’t heard it for many years, so you may be onto something.
Sound like a good pair, little overlap.
Black Sausage for a Sabbath tribute?
My current phrase is “F*cknuckles Abound!”. Much less offensive than F*ckwits Abound.
Think I’ll pack that in the back pocket for a band name
Exactly what I was going to say, but Chuck beat me to it.....
Lost me after rebias.... Only three words and I was out.
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Not that recall. I've played what were most likely from the Backline series in stores, but nothing in a live setting. I always liked the looks of the G-K heads. The few times I tried one was with store basses and there was a mid thing I didn't care for and the tone lacked some bigness. However, I blame me just plugging in not fooling with the EQ much at all. They seem very versatile and I'm sure what I was hearing could be addressed with a little time spent with the EQ. I really liked the looks (shallow), of the 400RB, I think it was.
I've got a 400RB 2nd gen from the 90's (removable power cable, & slightly different front details) - found as a backup/portable amp in comparison to my 70's peavey heads & i gotta say it sounds awesome. Played 800rbs too (live & rehearsal), doesn't do the trick, IMO. Feel the 800rb might benefit from being bi-amped as it was its design, though the ones i've played live went through hartke cabs (alu/paper cones didn't like the tone), the one in rehearsal space might need a good once over to bring it back to life - feels as though i need to really crank the volume to hear it, where my 400rb sits nicely well before reaching total rumble chaos xD.
I'll admit, it does take some time to dial it all in, though i've figured that if i took the approach of how i dial an ampeg SVT with it's hi & lo switches, with a slightly broader active EQ i got the sound i wanted. Mid scoop/contour switch engaged (sub Ultra lo Ampeg style), lo mids dialed back, hi mids dialed up a touch, Bass & treble boosted to 1 o clock. I'll use the hi switch in case i want some real cut through punk treble clank. Otherwise, i usually push the "channel" volume first to about noon, then dial the master volume to taste. Per GK manual, says if you want a cleaner tone, crank the master volume all the way & use the channel volume to bring the sound up.
I've not had that problem either....is this something that's just started, or have you always had this problem?
What sort of tone is it you're getting, like a hum/buzz, or you can still hear actual string vibrations, like the vol(s) isn't shutting off all the way?
As @GBassNorth mentioned, if you could post a pic of your wiring, we should be able to at least help you narrow down where the problem might be
Thank you. I wish I would have taken a pic of the cavity before I dropped it off at guitar urgent care! I will get the low-down on what it was and post.
When both volume pots are turned down to 0 I still had a very faint sound. A normal bass sound - nothing distorted, humming or buzzing. I bet it’s always been that way and just never noticed it before.
I’ll cover that territory for you.
You can wear a T-shirt you know. Problem solved.
By the sounds of it, seems like a possible ground issue (where a volume pot - or both - aren't self grounded as per normal). hoping it works out once you have it back!!
