{"id":12632,"date":"2024-03-05T21:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=12632"},"modified":"2024-03-06T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:04:08","slug":"music-tinkering-with-bits-after-years-o-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=12632","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: Tinkering With Bits (After Years o\u2019 Neglect)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The nut at this socket was loose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In trying to ready some of my gear for sale, I\u2019ve been taking it out of storage, or, in the case of the Squier Strat I\u2019m starting with here, off the wall, to check stuff, prior to selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this instance I\u2019m checking that the Roland Cube 15W guitar amp works. And boy, it does. It\u2019s way too loud<\/em> for me, at this juncture of my life. I needed plenty of volume, back when I took amps out for drum lessons. To play backing tracks through, and get over the volume of kids thrashing knackered old drum sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I think now, I\u2019m more inclined towards 5W!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the amp certainly works. Nor is it too noisy in terms of unwanted crackling and background hum. I\u2019d prob\u2019 only ever use the clean channel, were I using this as intended, as a guitar amp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roland Cube 15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But now I\u2019m no longer teaching, nor doing any music whatsoever – and given I have several similar amps, all not being used – and I\u2019m in desperate straits financially, it\u2019s time to move this on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I dursn\u2019t crank it up, to try the various distorted tones it gives. There\u2019s a switch to switch between a \u2018clean\u2019 channel, and one with four positions: overdrive, distortion, metal, metal stack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also three tone controls, an aux-in, and \u2018recording out\u2019. So far a small amp it\u2019s got a lot of features, and a wide variety of possible sounds and applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But back to the Squier Strat for a mo\u2019: in order to test the amp I had to put a guitar through it. I got down the Strat, which I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve touched in about 3-5 years! And it was still almost perfectly in tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fender Frontman 15G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Compare that with the Mahalo soprano ukulele I\u2019ve been trying to sell\u2026 that tunes up ok. But it won\u2019t hold its tuning anything like so long. Indeed, it requires near constant adjustment to keep it in tune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chalk n\u2019 cheese, eh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst I\u2019m prepping stuff for sale, I like to clean it, test it (if need be), and carry out any minor repairs that might be needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Roland Cube amp, it only needed cleaning and testing. All is hunky-dory. She\u2019s ready for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My little Fender Frontman 15G, by contrast, whilst looking fine, and sounding ok, has one issue I need to sort; a phono input that partly broken. So\u2026 that needs fixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Say wha\u2019? \u2026 say Hiwatt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also have this battery powered Hiwatt busking amp. Pretty much never used. I had this fantasy that I might busk funky loops, on guitar and bass, and then play drums. Here I am taking off the knackered badge, with a view to \u2018refreshing\u2019 it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In trying to ready some of my gear for sale, I\u2019ve been taking it out of storage, or, in the case of the Squier Strat I\u2019m starting with here, off the wall, to check stuff, prior to selling. In this instance I\u2019m checking that the Roland Cube 15W guitar amp works. And boy, it does. … <\/p>\n

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