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Scan every time you use it. Even when returning to the same place. I had similar issues with my G70 (same guts as the G75). Sometimes I needed channel 11 and sometimes channel 1. The difference was an ancient tumble dryer being on or not!

Yup. Ive got a Smooth Hound and a Line 6. I even use it in the house. Stops cable related arguments with the wife!

Old Roland Bass Cube 30. About £150 on ebay and sound fantastic.

@warwickhunt Thank you. Will the amp do a proper Marcus Miller sound? Proper thumpy but clear?

The Thunderfunk that is in the classifieds has me interested. I note from the manual that the TB 550-B can be run all the time without the fan, but I also found an old thread saying that the fan must be on if it is racked. Is that right? I like the idea of being able to turn the fan off at low volume - but how hot does the casing get? Enough to burn skin or be painful?

Apparently the new ones have MB own power amp rather than the same unit everybody else uses but it’s still class D. The Little Marcus series is on try my list as the EQ is far better than the regular LM series.

Barefaced One10 spend the other £600 on a head you like. Markbass Little Marcus, used Darkglass, Ampeg pf 500, loads of options. That cab will do low B easily.

I’ve got some nice Nike ones that have lasted 10 years so far. i bet I spent less than you did over that time.

Just let them dry. Binning them is a huge waste!

Wrist bands and GHS fast fret

Just try and sell something and the link for payment will come up.

On the same rehearsal / gigs I will also be playing in other ensembles including the big band. I’m not taking two amps so whatever I get it needs to do it all.

I use a singe Barefaced One10 with a big band that has 25 people in it - horns / reeds / drums / piano. Powered with a Darkglass M900. So yes - it can be plenty. Depends on use and what you are fighting with.

Couldn't find a feedback thread for @MarkE so here it is! Mark bought my Precision, and all went perfectly. Good to meet you!

These are great. The V1 Anyway, which this is. Really good and dirt cheap too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Danelectro-Cool-Cat-Fuzz-CF-1-V1-Frantone-Peach-Fuzz-Clone-Big-Muff-Style/401795822467?hash=item5d8ce5b383:g:wFQAAOSw1UFdEmcD

Have they got Uk dealers? Their site is a bit thin on details like that.

To YouTube! got some demos to listen to!

Good point. Although I sold my AO pedal. Wasn’t the tone I wanted. I like the B3K drive best.

I’ve got a DG M900. i like it a lot. A huge amount in fact. But I also like variety. I’ve been emailing Ashdown about fan noise on the ABM 600 Evo iv and they’ve informed me it can be modified so the fans only come on at a certain temperature. That means I can use it without any fan noise when I play with 1 or 2 woodwind instruments at low volume. I am very tempted by this. However before I take the plunge, what other modern proper hefty power section amps should I be looking at? Nothing stupid heavy like Aguilars / SVT etc, but stuff of equivalent size and weight to the Ashdown. all ideas welcome!

The demo sounds very nice. Might put them on the list.

Demo vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVYUA7iiew

2 small and no doubt noisy fans. Bah. I like GK stuff but why doesn't anyone do proper passive cooling anymore with fins on the back? Do Class D amps get hotter than old iron amps?

Every time you buy a cd with tracks you haven’t heard in the radio. Every film you’ve gone to see at the cinema, or bought as a preorder.