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I've lost count of the number of times I've gone in to full-on troubleshooting mode only to find that I haven't plugged something in or turned it on. I've tried to make a habit of doing "numpty checks" for power off, things not plugged in, volumes turned down etc. first when something isn't working.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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My band, Red For Dissent
Around 1985, when I played bass, I bought a brand new Peavey 400w bass head from Musical Exchanges (or The Bass Place, can't remember) in Birmingham. In those days, you didn't always get the luxury of a plug, so I took it to a gig at a Working Men's Club in Stoke that night. Yes, I think it was the glamour that attracted me to the guitar in the first place.
Anyway, changed plug, etc - refused help from the singer, the practical one in the band. Turned everything on. Main fuse tripped. Reset fuse. Turned on again, Main fuse tripped. Repeat and rinse. Our singer had a vague idea as to what the problem might be, so opened up the plug that I'd just 'worked' on. Yep, I'd wired it up wrong.
On the plus side, I never do any DIY and I'm never asked to.
But one event was a bit more complicated. They wanted me to play guitar in some songs, bass in others. I didn't have much in the way of complex gear. Back then just a Marlin 50C guitar amp and a Korg G3 for effects. It wasn't a big event though so there was no danger in playing a borrowed bass guitar through my amp.
Which of course led to the inevitable Spinal Tap moment where I spent almost a full song fiddling with the bass gear wondering why it wasn't working while the band played on. A friend in the front told me he'd seen the problem but couldn't catch my eye. I spent minutes fiddling with the guitar, with the Korg G3, with various cables. But to no avail.
Finally as the song came to a close I'd finally realised I'd unplugged the guitar but not actually plugged the bass in afterwards and so fixing the issue let out a triumphal "braaaannnnnggg" on the bass as the song finished in a similar way to Derek Smalls leaping back to the pod and getting his arm caught in it.
It is wonderfully entertaining when the pot fails.
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If it’s going to help when you have to do it - carefully destroy the pot from the inside so you can get the shaft out along with the knob. Then heat the shaft with a soldering iron until the glue softens and you can pull it out with pliers.
Sorry to bring a moment of dullness into the thread .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
But bear in mind that at this point I was leaning over the back of my amp with a Telecaster on the bridge pickup and with the volume up, pressed against the top two speakers of a 4x12" and a 50W Bassman head turned up to about 5...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein