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Thanks Jack. I hate to part with the little 10" - they look so lovely together and sound even better but I'll trade it if ever I can. Hopefully all the work you put into the relic job will help.

That's interesting because @Happy Jack who sold me the cabs said something about them being designed to be used together. I'm hazy on the details but I think that's right. Maybe the man himself might see this and fill us in...

Just realised my last post reads like a sneaky attempt to bypass the Basschat seller's fee so have taken out a subscription and will get onto the appropriate forum asap

Thanks mate. Now to wait patiently for someone after the right trade!

Now that we've established I have no need to worry about the weight, how about my second question? What difference if any would I notice if I added another 15" compact in place of my 10" cab?

Thank you

I only raise it as a concern because I can't afford to replace the Ampeg if it collapses the cabs. I certainly don't find things not do I fret. It is a concern and it's been addressed by others and so now it doesn't concern me.

My list of amazing solutions includes building two dummy 4X10s which are actually wheeled flight cases for the head and other gear. I then stack them, ampeg on top BF cabs inside. Awesome right?

Glad I'm not alone in worrying about this!

Thank you

Thanks. I am though.

I have recently switched to ultra heavy valve ampage. Might sound silly but how much weight can uber light BF cabs support? Also I can't bear the overhang and have come up with a number of solutions some ingenious some downright bonkers. There is a very simple solution which would be to trade my BF 1 X 10 for another old school compact, then I could stack the two compacts lying longways. But again my weight worry arises. Also I love the sound through my 15 / 10 stack and wonder how much it would alter if I switched to 2 X 15s. Any thoughts?

Oh and no you can not have my singer. She's a keeper.

I got rid of all my heavy cabs due to back issues but I have to find a way to keep this amp. My singer described it as "flooding the whole band sound with warmth. Like pouring melted chocolate over a dessert. It touches everything and everything it touches is enhanced by it"

Quick question. I'm a bit scared of forking up this amp as I'm a hamfisted klutz. In a gig situation once it's warmed up and been turned on and sound checked, what then? Do you power the whole thing down until 20 minutes before going on? Leave it on standby? Some gigs soundcheck is only half hour before kick off, others can be hours.

Next job is to build a wheeled protective case for it. Then some kind of hydraulic lift.

I've ruined myself for other amps haven't I?

Thank you!

Like all art forms the status quo is challenged from time to time. I believe this breathes new life into music, painting, sculpture and prevents things stagnating. It happened for example with skiffle in a very similar way as it did with punk. Giving people with little or no formal musical education or experience a voice is always a good thing. Cezanne had a similar impact on the complacency of the art world. Shook things up and much good came from the shaking. I suspect if Mr Baker was a few years younger he'd hold a significantly different view. Like the rest of us he holds a strong affection for music which hit him at a certain age. Punk appeared to challenge the very validity of that music and he took this personally. As to the question posed in the title, well it depends on what music you listen to. A lot of bands and musicians who have enriched my life were picked up and bunged into the mixer as a result of the punk phenomenon so I for one an grateful for it.

Got it, played it, love it.

I've been looking at a few different valve options recently. Happy as I am with the various heads at my disposal, I got badly bitten when my bass tutor let me plug into his Ampeg a little while ago. It got hold of something inside me and would not let go. So I decided to sell some gear and put the cash towards a valve amp. See what all the fuss was really about. Then the svt classic came up here and I bought it with money I don't have thinking I could sell it on if I didn't like it or keep it and recoup the cash by selling other stuff later. Tonight I hauled it into the rehearsal room, terrified I'd do something wrong and break it. Hooked up to two BF cabs (15 and a 10), let it warm up, plugged in and proceeded to Richard around with the controls. What did I learn about my new amp this evening? 1: Don't waste time dicking around with tone controls, just leave it flat, 2: Ignore first impressions formed while playing to an empty room. 3: Wait till the thing is nice and warm and you're playing in context, i.e. with the rest of the band. Then make your judgement. 4: while it may be true that new gear can't improve your playing it can certainly make a massive difference. I heard parts I'd thought I didn't play that well and they sounded like someone else, someone better than me, was playing them. Every note was beautifully articulated. 5: Even though I wasn't playing at massively high levels the sound filled the room and yet sat perfectly, beautifully in the mix. It was actually quite spooky how clear I heard every nuance of what I played and yet had a warm fat tone. 6: I'm going to be selling some very nice amps very soon. 7: I should have known these amps were absolutely amazing before trying one. After all, why would anyone put themselves through carrying something marginally heavier than the sun if it didn't sound awesome? 8: I'm in love. I'm a valve convert. I'm so very very happy.

I bought an amp from Dan. He was quick to respond to messages, very fair on price, drove some way to meet me and was a really friendly, approachable basschatter. It's a pleasure to start your feedback thread Dan and to anyone else out there you can deal with complete confidence

Another wonderful Sunday afternoon/early evening gig with my throw it together see what happens jam band. New venue and they loved it, landlord begged for another set so we busked out another half an hour. The whole place singing back at us. Lovely stuff.

Not just noisy. A plastic part inside disintigrated and jammed one up the other never stops turning These are knackered not just in need of a clean.