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I just joined the Demeter club. It's a stunning amp, super quiet (the very very tiniest hint of transformer hum when my ear is on the casing!) and it sounds brilliant. I wanted a powerful amp without a fan for orchestra use and this really fits the bill. It is also very light weight. I'm actually so impressed I'm wondering about selling my Genz heads now and getting the Demeter poweramp to go with my selection of preamps.

I have a blue one but mine is the best. Everyone else's blue one is only worth £18.74. If you want to buy mine for £15,000 then we can talk.

It amazes me that some people don't realise that if you gig enough then the only rehearsals you need are for new material or new members. If they can get to practice every week then they can get to a gig every week instead. Or even 2 gigs a month and 1 rehearsal for new stuff.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1425294288' post='2705836'] I owned a Jazz for a while. I found the shape uncomfortable and sold it. I could see the point of making a posh Fender style bass if it avoided all the design compromises that had to be made on the original due to cost and the technology of the time, but very few of them do, so what is the point? [/quote] That's a good point. Sadowsky's jazz versions are a little bit smaller and certainly more comfortable. They are also massively lighter in weight. My Sandberg has a much flatter fretboard and has 22 frets - which I like as I have a few tapping things I like to play where I need that little extra. But most Jazz-a-likes are just that. Different headstock and that's about it.

Loads of builders start off by making parts guitars as they learn what works and what doesn't. I certainly wouldn't call a Sadowsky or a Suhr a parts guitar!

I've been buying with the Amazon system and the most I've had added is £2 so I'm quite happy!

The VT DI is only £158 with free delivery on Thomann at the mo.

Rehearsal went very well. Sat in the mix just right. Very happy.

18 months or so I would guess. Not had any failures.

I use them, but I get the guys at Kabl to make them for me. Working so far!

I have one and it's brilliant. Especially the B15 recommended settings.

As far as I know the Zon headstock is the only one large enough to get them on all strings and access the levers properly. I had a Hyperbass for a while and I can't see you fitting 4 d-tuners on a regular headstock.

TI are dirt cheap at Thomann at the mo. Even with shipping.

Suhr guitar amps are fantastic. I've had a couple. Love their guitars too. Never tried their basses though.

I've recently put some TI on my Ray5. I'm loving the sound in the house, but the real test will be tomorrow when I have orchestra rehearsal. The boss likes the bass to sound as much like an upright as possible so hopefully it will work!

I love them. I have them on my 4 strings and am going to put them on my 5 strings as well for a bit of low A action.

5 string: http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomastik_jf_345_ebasssaiten.htm 4 string: http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomastik_jf344.htm Unless you get an order over £150 there is a £10 shipping charge, but even with that they appear to be way cheaper than anywhere else I can think of. And the Tech 21 VT Bass-DI is only £158 at the moment (UK RRP £229) and that gets free shipping. http://www.thomann.de/gb/tech_21_sansamp_character_vt_bass_di.htm

I heard from a music importer that sometime this year all amps will have to have a 30 minute no-use auto shut down just like TVs do. So the amp will have to have to know when no signal has passed through for 30 mins and then turn off. That will be great for valve amps. Not.

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1424852925' post='2701074'] i use a demeter Minnie 800d power amp for my pre/power set up, it is ridiculously small and lightweight (fits in the pocket of my mono m80 gig bag) and can go very loud [/quote] I recently bought the Demeter head that has this power amp built in it. Stunning thing! I did email Demeter themselves - the poweramp in that format is NOT rack mountable, but for an extra $50 they will build it into a a standard rack unit instead. I'm already thinking about that as an option to go with my Ampeg preamp!

I want one!

I'd like to go as I understand that Roger Sadowsky will be on the Bass Gear stand, and as I've just played my first Sadowsky NYC bass and I've fallen in love a bit!

I played my first NYC Sadowsky at Bass Gear on Saturday. Now I have serious gas for one!!