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tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 70
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 12:01 pm:   Edit Post

Orion 6 on TradeMe NZ-
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/Instruments/Guitar-bass/Bass-guitars/auction-62083600.htm
echo008
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Username: echo008

Post Number: 201
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 2:02 pm:   Edit Post

Europa Electronics with a 5 pin or is that an XLR jack?
kind of a strange electronics setup.... Defintiely custom ordered.
Nice bass
- Tom
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4050
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post

The 5-pin would be useful if your other bass was a Series bass; thus you would only need one cable cluttering the stage and rig. It may also be powering the LEDs.
echo008
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Post Number: 207
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post

Ahhh I see what you mean, Is it just me or do those controls looks awfully tight by the jack and the bridge.... Maybe the 5 pin or whatever it is was added after...could this be?
- Tom
davehouck
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Post Number: 4051
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 12:54 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, it does look tight. You might be right; perhaps the 1/4" jack was originally where the 5-pin is now, and when the 5-pin was added, the 1/4" was moved next to the pan. If the 5-pin is being used, then the 1/4" isn't really in the way. However, I'm thinking it may also have been ordered this way. You wouldn't be able to side mount the 1/4" since the 5-pin would be in the way; and there's not much room to do anything else.
echo008
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Username: echo008

Post Number: 208
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 1:03 pm:   Edit Post

So whoever orderd it just added the 5 pin to power the LEDs and the bass itself (in place of a bunch batteries) and moved the 1/4 inch jack to the most convienient location.
Wouldint they have to use both jacks at the same time since the bass is not a Series instrument the 5 pin wont take the place of the 1/4 inch by delivering sound?, The 5 pin is just to take the place of using 5 batteries to power the Preamp and the LEDs.
Am I even close on this one :-)
- Tom
davehouck
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Post Number: 4055
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 1:41 pm:   Edit Post

My guess is that the 5-pin has been wired to send the Europa electronics mono signal to the "bass/mono" input side of the DS5. And as long as it's powering the batteries, the 5-pin has probably also been modified to provide 9 volt power to the electronics. But I'm just guessing; but it does seem probable that the 1/4" is not needed if you're using the 5-pin.
echo008
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Post Number: 209
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 - 1:48 pm:   Edit Post

Gotcha ... that would make sense, I wasint aware that could be done.
Thanks
- Tom

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