Your thoughts on this problem

geordie · Oct 18, 2014

Last year we installed 20 odd 20w led floods in a church to replace there old 400 w floods. Now 3 unit have since failed the units are only used on. Sunday so very low usage. Now the manufacture of these unit offers a 1 year on site warranty great so they will come out and replace them.
Nope that is not the case the units are not covered by the warranty due to them being fitted inside when the instructions recommend outdoor use.
I will not name the manufacture but let's just say the Orange shed did there boards for £50

Geordie Spark · Oct 18, 2014

telectrix said:
it's not as if the inside of a church is warm, though. ones i've been in are like fridges.

You've not witnessed the fine sight of a Geordie Reverend chucking his fire & brimstone around at full chaff have you? :laugh:

trev · Oct 18, 2014

Geordie Spark said:
You've not witnessed the fine sight of a Geordie Reverend chucking his fire & brimstone around at full chaff have you? :laugh:

Did a job at St Jude's at Laygate a few years back Fatha, wor Mutha'll kna it. The devil dodger there was a proper old fashioned one, used to shout and bawl at his flock of a Sunda by all accounts.

Geordie Spark · Oct 18, 2014

trev said:
Did a job at St Jude's at Laygate a few years back Fatha, wor Mutha'll kna it. The devil dodger there was a proper old fashioned one, used to shout and bawl at his flock of a Sunda by all accounts.

Aye .. seen it mesel' ....... Ex-wife was a Methodist 'n' in the early days afore we wez even engaged she draggedis alang t' th' chapel one neet an' here's this gadgee shootin' 'n' baalin' aboot us all bein' sinners 'n' all an' gannin' t' Hell 'n' Damnation in a handcart so aah luked at him - all hard lyke an' as sez t' 'im "Whey the Hell are ye shootin 'n' baalin at .. caalin'me a sinner just cos aahm ganna shag the arse of yer Sunda Skyule Teacher here just as soon as ahh gerra ootta here???"

I wasn't invited back the following week!

trev · Oct 18, 2014

Forgot to mention, the devil dodger at St Jude's. I "entertained" his daughter

And I'm not talking about telling jokes or playin me guitar

Geordie Spark · Oct 18, 2014

trev said:
Forgot to mention, the devil dodger at St Jude's. I "entertained" his daughter

Well done son!!

I'm impressed!!

I take it you took her to your room and showed her your Telecaster?

trev · Oct 18, 2014

Geordie Spark said:
Well done son!!

I'm impressed!!

I take it you took her to your room and showed her your Telecaster?

I did indeed Fatha. I wish I had a tele. I used to hate them, thought they were ugly but now I like them

Geordie Spark · Oct 18, 2014

trev said:
I did indeed Fatha. I wish I had a tele. I used to hate them, thought they were ugly but now I like them

It's all I ever wanted since I saw Bruce Welch playing one and the sound is just sublime.

Mine isn't a real one - it's an Antoria - which was all I could afford back in '72 and I got it from a shop in South Shields (Savilles I think and paid 55 guineas) but the neck & fingerboard is nice. I chucked it's pickups away and fitted a Dimarzio Pre BS Tele at the bridge and a Ibanez Super 80 Humbucker at the neck to give it a bit more grunt. I was after a Mick Green (of the Pirates) sound.

I have an original Burns Nu-Sonic of about 1962 vintage but it's knackered and I have a Burns LJ 24 which was made in South Shields or therabouts. I swapped its pickups for the old Nu-Sonics, but I never really liked it and only carried it as a spare on the basis of it's easier to swap the guitar in mid set than change a string. In a way, the old Nu-Sonic is living on.

trev · Oct 18, 2014

The Antorias were great copies, I used to have one of their SGs. I too ripped the pickups out but I went for Seymour Duncans because they have a bit more clout than Di Marzios. The Ibanez super 80s were fantastic, I also had an Ibanez Destroyer with them in. That thing would take your head off.
The only Burns I've played was a very old Bison which was lovely, I could have played it for days quite happily, then I tried a Flyte which I played for about 5 minutes. Horrible thing to play despite being tremendously pretty

trev · Oct 18, 2014

You seen me new toy Fatha?

Geordie Spark · Oct 19, 2014

trev said:
The Antorias were great copies, I used to have one of their SGs. I too ripped the pickups out but I went for Seymour Duncans because they have a bit more clout than Di Marzios. The Ibanez super 80s were fantastic, I also had an Ibanez Destroyer with them in. That thing would take your head off.
The only Burns I've played was a very old Bison which was lovely, I could have played it for days quite happily, then I tried a Flyte which I played for about 5 minutes. Horrible thing to play despite being tremendously pretty

Aye .. the Flyte was horrible and I saw & played one which was the 7th off the production line at City Music stores. I told the bloke it wouldn't sell because it was the same price as a Strat. which was much more well known.

In the end, Burns went bust - again- & the stock got sold off at Jeavons in Percy street. Flytes, LJ 24s, Baldwin Vibraslims (nice job) and others the names I forget - all one price £99.

PEG · Oct 19, 2014

...and i'm really pleased with me triangle i made,at me own forge...:conehead:

Geordie Spark · Oct 19, 2014

trev said:
You seen me new toy Fatha?

Aye ... very canny Son.

Now if only I still had me Flightcase business I could have made ye a darza case for it.

Geordie Spark · Oct 19, 2014

PEG said:
...and i'm really pleased with me triangle i made,at me own forge...:conehead:

Oh!! .... so you're a musician too? .... :welcome: Friend.

trev · Oct 19, 2014

The case it's in is pretty flippin meaty mind ye Fatha. Obviously not as hard as a proper flight case but for my needs it'll do

Geordie Spark · Oct 19, 2014

trev said:
The case it's in is pretty flippin meaty mind ye Fatha. Obviously not as hard as a proper flight case but for my needs it'll do

Aye .. the fact is a flightcase is just too bloody heavy to cart oboot on the bus and it'll trash your car, but if you're relying on Roadies then it's a must have.

We made them on special order for Overwater Guitars and had one sent back for repairs after it was hit by a shotgun blast.

One panel needed to be replaced but the guitar inside was unmarked.

Cost of case: almost £200. Cost of guitar: Over a grand making the case a pretty good investment.