| Author | Message | ||
| tbrannon
Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 70 Registered: 11-2004 |
Orion 6 on TradeMe NZ- http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/Instruments/Guitar-bass/Bass-guitars/auction-62083600.htm | ||
| echo008
Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 201 Registered: 2-2003 |
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
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4050 Registered: 5-2002 |
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
Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 207 Registered: 2-2003 |
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
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4051 Registered: 5-2002 |
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
Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 208 Registered: 2-2003 |
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
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4055 Registered: 5-2002 |
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
Advanced Member Username: echo008 Post Number: 209 Registered: 2-2003 |
Gotcha ... that would make sense, I wasint aware that could be done. Thanks - Tom |
