| Author | Message | ||
| byoung
Junior Username: byoung Post Number: 34 Registered: 12-2004 |
Warning for the humor impaired: I'm not really all that serious about most of the following, and I have a bit of a dry sense of humor. Do y'all think that I could get something like the following put in my bass? http://www.lsdiodes.com/THC3/5mmwhite.htm That's 22-24 candela. I know that Luxeon makes a high current LED that produces like 75 candela. If you used that in a dark room, it'd cause flash blindness. That'd be just about right (but I don't know where they'll put the heat sink). Like a Ron Popeil bass-o-light-o-matic. But wait, that's not all! The other thought I had was to have dual- or tri-color leds. Then you could change the color manually (some sort of selector) or have it on a timer (blinking red/green or red/green/amber). Or flash at high speed, and induce seizures in all your friends. That'd be a little tiny bit over the top. I was thinking about throbbing LEDs, like: http://www.cpemma.co.uk/throbber.html . That'd be like the throbbing power LED on Macs. That I'm actually half serious about; it'd be cool. How about LEDs that sequentially dim/light like an aircraft runway? How about http://www.glowire.com/ Glowire (electroluminescent wire). Etch the outline of your instrument. Finally, one (fully) serious thought. How about a red/green LED that is green when battery voltage is within acceptable limits, but turns red otherwise. The Nintendo Gameboy does this, and it's pretty cool. Put it right next to the jack. I'd love to hear your thoughts, even if it's just to tell me I'm nuts (although I'd welcome things I *don't* already know, too!). I don't think I'd actually do any of these to my current bass (maybe the red/green battery thing, if it didn't push my bass into the second September of 2007), maybe I'll push the envelope a little further next time (shh... don't tell my wife). Brad | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1465 Registered: 5-2002 |
A company called LSD??? Selling a product called THC??? | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 510 Registered: 6-2002 |
Nice catch, Dave. By the way, these LED posts bring to mind a story that the LED on early Distillates would drain the battery in no time, so I'm not sure if Brad's idea would be feasible. | ||
| lbpesq
Advanced Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 357 Registered: 7-2004 |
Dave: My kind of company! Bill, tgo | ||
| byoung
Junior Username: byoung Post Number: 36 Registered: 12-2004 |
Yeah, I know that installing the car battery might be a little difficult. Look on the bright side, though-- it'll add sustain! You'd have to power it from a transformer. I don't think batteries would last very long. | ||
| foth
Junior Username: foth Post Number: 15 Registered: 12-2004 |
How about dual color front led's with a voltage sensitivity pot, powered by a rackmount power supply. They would change color when you strike a note. Warning...not for the 64th note crowd. | ||
| 811952
Advanced Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 378 Registered: 10-2003 |
This thread is funny. My brother and I came very close to mounting a tube preamp in a bass once (a 6-string I built and used extensively for a couple of years), using a powered-through-the-cable setup similar to the Alembic. The secondary goal was to have a visible tube on the face of the instrument. The primary goal was to, well, have a tube on the face of the instrument. Pretty much every goal for the project was to have a tube on the face of the instrument.  Then we got distracted and dropped the "project" - for now... John | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 464 Registered: 1-2004 |
A Dutch builder has done just that, a Jazz with a build-in tube preamp and XLR. Cool! http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/Bassen.htm Wilfred | ||
| keith_h
New Username: keith_h Post Number: 10 Registered: 2-2005 |
Looked at the site. Can't talk about sound or playbility but the basses do look cool. The 2 string basses make me want to upgrade my wash tub and broom stick bass (LOL). Keith | ||
| beelee
Member Username: beelee Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2004 |
Hi Wilfred, those are some really interesting looking basses, I can't read the Dutch tho, some of the words I can make out, some of them look a bit like Ritter basses, the one with the 12ax7 tube says " Rooster" and "Barbequen" in the description......LOL is that like barbecued chicken ? ;o) Bruce | ||
| dadabass2001
Advanced Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 350 Registered: 6-2002 |
Here's a translation, courtesy of Alta Vista's Babelfish (there might still be a few bugs in the system): "A jazz bass? What orgineel zul, however, think you. Of course is there also with this bass what to the hand.... Welnu, what thought you of 12AX7 a tube in the preamplifier? This zit goodly behind the roostertje verscholen. The high tension is provided by means of the XLR by a loose feeding. Electronica exist from an element choice switch, gain, high, in the middle of and low. In this case active/passief-schakelaar cannot be lacking. This bass is also suitable on grating after an action at barbequen. A multipurpose "failing barge" therefore. I actually had Babelfish translate the whole page (there are definately some bugs in the system LOL) There are also some very strange artistic instruments. I'm still learning a standard four string (my typical performance has a "clam-count" between 2 at a good show to 10 on a night when I shoulda stayed home). Mike | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1574 Registered: 5-2002 |
Loose feeding! | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 465 Registered: 1-2004 |
Hi Bruce and Mike, this is my best shot: "Another Jazz-bass? How original you may think. Off course there's something unusual with this one also. What do you think of a 12AX7 tube in the preamp? This is nicely hidden behind the grating. The high voltage is provided via the XLR by an external power supply. Electronics are a pickup selector switch, gain, high, mid and low. In this case a passive/active switch can't be missed. This bass can also be used to barbecue on after a gig. A real multi purpose 'tubester'. I love the Babelfish translation though! Wilfred (Message edited by the_mule on April 02, 2005) | ||
| richbass939
Advanced Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 212 Registered: 11-2004 |
This Babelfish stuff is pretty good. It's funnier than anything I could think up. Rich | ||
| dadabass2001
Advanced Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 353 Registered: 6-2002 |
Yes, fellow clubmembers, when it comes to preamp tone I'm a failing barge. LOL  Mike | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1577 Registered: 5-2002 |
So it doesn't have anything to do with roosters? I guess the barbecue comment suggests that the unusual smell you notice midway through the first set is your hand being cooked. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1578 Registered: 5-2002 |
I think Loose Feeding and Failing Barge are both interesting band names. |
