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Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: tbrannon on July 09, 2006, 12:01:18 PM

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

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: echo008 on July 09, 2006, 02:02:34 PM

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

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: David Houck on July 10, 2006, 12:32:58 PM

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.

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: echo008 on July 10, 2006, 12:41:01 PM

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

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: David Houck on July 10, 2006, 12:54:03 PM

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.

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: echo008 on July 10, 2006, 01:03:21 PM

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

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: David Houck on July 10, 2006, 01:41:35 PM

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.

Title: Walnut Orion 6
Post by: echo008 on July 10, 2006, 01:48:24 PM

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