In reply to barefootskater (Shaun) :
Congrats!
In reply to barefootskater (Shaun) :
Congrats!
barefootskater (Shaun) said:Home now. This is the best Ibanez neck I've ever experienced.
I don't know why I like that so much but it's just perfect!
Thanks! It's a different kind of machine of for sure. It doesn't have the low end for metal but it's great for strumming and for cleans. Really good with just a bit of gain and the tone rolled back a touch. And it's a great middle of the road between my jumbo acoustic and an unplugged solid body. It doesn't sound like a real acoustic, but it's got its own thing going on. I highly recommend playing one at your local Ibanez dealer.
Also, fairly sure this is what the kids mean by "thicc"
I may of ordered this even though I don't really need it...
In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
Dude, focus! I was enabling cymbal purchases not more guitars. Lol. 
barefootskater (Shaun) said:Home now. This is the best Ibanez neck I've ever experienced.
Cool. I have the less fancy version. Same body shape, but with a flat tobacco burst finish, no pick guard and simple single V - Switch - T controls. It was an inexpensive impulse buy, but I never really bonded with it. And with my dislocated shoulder, I'm not sure when I'll be able to play a deep-body guitar again without being in pain within about 10 min.
A while back, I posted in here about looking for a small practice bass amp for my office. I have been using my Peavey Studio Pro 112 for bass for a few months, and while it does the job, it was never a good solution. I decided to hold out for a cheap, decent practice amp.
Well, this happened today.
Peavey MicroBass 8" 20w from the mid-2000's. Scooped it for $25 on FB Marketplace. Guy was asking $80, but he was moving and it had to go. I cleaned it up, and it does small bass amp things.
It's like my Studio Pro 112 and my giant Peavey Combo 115 made a little amp baby! Awww!
11GTCS said:In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
Dude, focus! I was enabling cymbal purchases not more guitars. Lol.
Very true, I don't know what I was thinking lol.
I bought a splash cymbal too, told my wife that 11GTCS told me too lol
In reply to Tony Sestito :
Peavey makes great stuff
In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
They used to, that's for sure. Their instruments took a nose dive a while ago, but the amps are still pretty solid.
Tony Sestito said:In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
They used to, that's for sure. Their instruments took a nose dive a while ago, but the amps are still pretty solid.
I've never been a huge fan of their guitars but i do like most amps I've tried of theirs.
And yeah, pretty sure that the speaker on the little MicroBass I bought is shot. 
For $25, I'm not going to complain much, but it's annoying. When you hit a note, it's decidedly flatulent at first and then evens out. Tried different basses, different cables, and using my Bass POD through it and it's all the same. Cleaned all the pots, and that didn't help. I put my hand on the cone as I played and it went away. Confirmed that through headphones I don't get the noise, so I guess I'll be shopping for a cheap replacement speaker for it.
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I've had good luck with PartsExpress for cheap speakers. Like.....$2 blowout speakers.
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I'd open it up & make sure there isn't just a loose wire or something bouncing around in there.
So, "LERN ME" what I'm looking for here. I know it's a 8", 4-ohm speaker. Can I use anything that fits the bill? Since it's a bass amp, can I just use a car subwoofer, or do I need a guitar speaker? I've replaced stereo speaker woofers before, and of course car stereo stuff, but I've never replaced an amplifier speaker before.
Would something like this do the trick?
https://www.parts-express.com/GRS-8SW-4-8-Poly-Cone-Subwoofer-4-Ohm-292-480
For reference, this is pretty much the exact speaker that's currently in the amp:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124565200629?hash=item1d00aa1ef5:g:Am8AAOSwzn9gIYZ9
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I wouldn't use a subwoofer speaker. Size and impedance have to match, but I'd look for as much frequency response/range and as high efficiency (measured in Db@1w/1m) as you want to afford. A sub speaker will sound dull and lose a lot of clarity.
In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) :
I pulled the speaker and it seemed fine. No breaks in the surround or the cone. The leads for the speaker are a bit long. Maybe they are coming in contact with the cone on the back side? I'll pull it apart again to take a look.
That speaker has an 88db efficiency which would be really really quiet with 20w. I'd try for at least 95db but you'll still want a decent xmax for low-end.
You want a frequency response that goes down to 40hz if you play 4 string or 30hz if you play 5 string. Ideally you want the resonant frequency pretty low down too
I did a little Googling and found that I'm not the only one that has this issue with the MicroBass. And most of the time, it's not the speaker. Going to have to pull the power amp section out and see if anything looks weird. People have fixed these by re-seating chips on the board or reflowing solder points. It's a simple amp, so I'm hoping I can fix it. At least it was cheap.
Ok, so I pulled the power section out.
Those three socketed chips are the key, I believe. I pushed on them and they sort of re-seated. I plugged in with the chassis out of the cab and everything sounded perfect! Then I reinstalled the chassis and back to fart city. I will have to pull those chips and re-seat them properly.
I've got some catching up to do. Been on a bit of a tear lately.
DURHAM MADE ME DO IT!
In reply to poopshovel again :
\m/
Been having some signal issues with the bass/cable/amp signal chain, so I was getting a bit frustrated. Amp? No, it works fine. Bass? No, fresh 9v and all the right noises. Opened up the cable ends and noticed 1) Frayed core wire, 2) poor solder joints, and 3), improper insulation between the core and outer wires. 20 minutes of work with the wire strippers and soldering iron, and we are here:
I'm willing to bet lunch that the random noise/fade in/ fade out issues go away now. Also, it was a whole lot cheaper than a new cable. Grassroots Music Sports?
Tony Sestito said:So, "LERN ME" what I'm looking for here. I know it's a 8", 4-ohm speaker. Can I use anything that fits the bill? Since it's a bass amp, can I just use a car subwoofer, or do I need a guitar speaker? I've replaced stereo speaker woofers before, and of course car stereo stuff, but I've never replaced an amplifier speaker before.
Would something like this do the trick?
https://www.parts-express.com/GRS-8SW-4-8-Poly-Cone-Subwoofer-4-Ohm-292-480
I'm a big fan of the 80s-90s American solid state amps, like what you'd get from Peavey. Still have the Rage I bought when I was a kid for $20 from the pawn shop, and I just picked up a Kustom KLA20R for about $40 with a terrible speaker (but real spring reverb!). I swapped it out for a Celestion 8 15:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Eight15--celestion-eight-15-8-inch-15-watt-replacement-guitar-speaker-4-ohm
Great little speaker for guitar usage, I used to use 12" Celestions in my Yamaha 212 that I gigged for years and loved the tone. Frequency response should work well for bass purposes as well.
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