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Thank you Dan. Great to meet you.

I have the older 1000w Terror. Never before have I struggled so hard to keep my volume down in some reasonably large sized venues. Monster amp in a small container. Will it survive the arrival of my SVT? It'll be interesting to find out.

Yep, also the guy off guns and guitars.

OK, things I've learned. 1: Allow enough time. Do not do this while clock watching. 2: Do this somewhere you can leave it in case something happens and you can't finish the job. 3: Don't get cocky. As you approach the final frets trying to shave that little line down to the thickness of a gnat's pube will likely end with you taking the top off the fret rendering all your hard work for nothing. 4: If you assemble the right tools, follow instructions you understand clearly it actually isn't all that daunting.

You folk who already know all about BV recommend further listening?

I can easily see why. So rhythmically aware, great technique

Great playing on SBL latest YT vid. Especially for the anti plectrum brigade! (Like me)

Only rubbed the body with sandpaper once and got permanent marker on the fretboard twice so far. Tell you what, my respect for those who do this stuff to other people's instruments has gone through the roof.

I enjoyed the programme. Like many others I was asked if I'd watched it by other musicians, so box ticked for broad appeal. Being a bass fanatic I felt it was quite a broad brush stroke and would have loved more. Think of the majestic Genius Of Photography series BBC4 put out a few years back and imagine that dedicated to the bass guitar. *swoon*

Spent a couple of weeks immersed in how to videos, and today I am actually having a go. Brave or foolhardy? Time will tell.

Thank you for the advice. Getting the old one off might be fun too

The Bruce Thomas profile was an instant favourite the moment I plugged it in. Can't believe you sold it Kev! Utterly superb instrument without a single fault I can find. Regular compliments on the sound, love the weight, balance, playability. I'd love a gold Jive but with a black plate.

I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time putting out fires between singer and guitarist in more than one band. Always talking folk back from the ledge. It must be tough on a lead guitarist when audiences focus so fully on the vocalist when they (the guitarist) believe themselves the most charismatic, important member of the band. Add to that the simple fact that the drummer doesn't care if the guitar is there or not and the bass player is effortlessly the coolest guy/gal in the room, and you can see how that inflated ego gets so easily bruised. They then lash out. Drummer shrugs, bass player sighs, singer bites.

Hi. I need to source replacement pots for an active bass. Google has not been my friend 😥 Not got involved in this kind of game before so any advice very welcome. Up to and including "pay someone else to do it"

A little experimentation here. I have a Barefaced set up comprising two cabs both 8ohm 1 X 15 and 1 X 10 and I have two MB 1 X 15s. They both have their own excellent characteristics. I lean towards the MBs because for whatever reason they always sound so damn good with old amps like my Trace gear, or valve pre amps like my Orange Terror. I have a stand for the amp so no overhang issues - can't bear the thought of that! If I could still lift the old 8 X 10 I would probably go with it but that's a no no. I'm not wedded to either cab set up. Toying with two lightweight 4 X 10s to replace them but don't want a step down in quality. Be fun finding out. (410s just cos I'm old and like a big slab of speaker behind me. It's illogical (to some) irrational (to others) but hey this is my choice right?)

Great medley, once again the bass player is effortlessly the coolest person in the room. Erm, tent.

Hadn't heard of the Fane speaker upgrade. If that works with no problems then I shall be on that. As I say, once another 8ohm cab is connected this makes for a great lightweight set up but saving carrying another cab makes a bunch of sense

I found that for small gigs mine is perfect. Anything with a full kit I connect a 1X10 and it really punches above it's weight.

The svt classic I believe.

Stalker...

Ampeg. 300 watts. Bought here.

Well I'm a convert

I've had those amps with the little valve in the preamp stage, and prior to that just good old fashioned ornery heads. On Sunday I officially join the world of the all valve head owners. With this in mind, what do you have to say? What do I need to know? I am a bundle of barely suppressed anticipatory excitement. Help me wile away the long hours by talking valves to me.

What is? A JessyJay?