Bigwan

You should always, where possible, play with people who are better than you. Best learning experience there is!

Offers change all the time

Try an Ashdown LB30/Stubby/CTM30 or an Ampeg PF50T. Scratch the itch and easier to get shot of than the big buggers once the itch is scratched!

Rightly so. While I like my HX Stomp for its versatility, the dUg just sounds... right...

I "upgraded" my 300 watt (originally badged 200 watt) combo to 500 watts YEARS ago with a couple of power transistors and a couple of filter caps. The original line of amps (Klystron Bass Magnifier - still my favourite amp of all time!) had the same PCB for the 200 and 400 watt versions, just omitted some components in the lower powered versions. These were rebadged as 300 and 500 watt amps without internal change (Ashdown confirmed this to me via email). The official Ashdown schematic suggests they had the same rated transformer too... I believe this was the same for the original EVO version of the amp, but the EVO II changed things.

I like the sound of the HD-1 from listening to Eric Arko's youtube demo, but I don't think it does quite the same thing as the Lomenzo which only distorts the (adjustable) midrange frequencies.

Certainly wouldn't be paying that...

147 quid. They've sold on here for similar. Great, great, great pedals. If I didn't have an HX Stomp I'd have another one in a heartbeat.

Ouch! It doesn't take much to cause that sort of reaction when whatever it is is dropped from a height! The bass looks lush by the way!

I'd highly recommend ACG @dmccombe7. I've owned 4 (one of them twice!). They've all been top notch. My current 2 are going nowhere! I've not played many Wal basses, but the one I had felt TOTALLY different to another Mk 1 that belonged to a friend. Different neck shape, weight and balance altogether. His was a far more pleasing soft V neck profile. It's not a bass I'm likely to revisit given the current market price. I bought at £550, sold for £1450 a couple of years later. Could probably get north of 4k for it nowadays and it was in particularly bad condition, not by my hand I might add! It's different strokes for different folks innit!

I need to stop looking at this thread. Cheap or not it all adds up to costing me a fortune!

Barefoot in the garage? You're a braver man than me!

I can think of a quite a few over the last 30 years! Warwick Stage 1 Streamer - lusted after one for years. First time I played one (Sound Control in Glasgow) I hated pretty much everything about it. It was a well used/abused example but it put me off nonetheless. Never played one since, but have enjoyed other 'wicks so maybe someday I'll cross paths with one again... Modulus - played a 4 string in the Bass Centre in Wapping about 20 years ago. Yuck. Wal - owned a Wal custom for a few years. Bought it cheap (£550) when I was going through a Tool phase. Spent a long time trying to tell myself it was a great bass. And it did SOUND great... It just felt like an unergonomic lump of lead. To my mind Alan at ACG has improved on the Wal idea in every regard... Musicman - had a MM5 in the late 90s. Nice flexible bass. But the MM4, Bongo 5HH and Bongo 4HH basses I've owned since have left me cold... Shuker 6 - nothing to do with John, all on me this one. Ordered a custom bass without be 100% on exactly what I wanted. Sei - again lusted after them for years. I've played about 8 different examples from memory. Other than a headless 6 Flamboyant, the rest did absolutely nothing for me at all. Fodera Ying Yang 4 - (Bass Gallery visit) never really been MY dream bass but it has been for many. I just couldn't believe how "meh" this bass was... But then I'd just played a beautiful Fodera Emperor 5 and the Skarbee Celinder Update 4 minutes before, which are easily 2 of the best basses I've ever held in my hands. Certainly in my top 5 anyway. One of the best bass days. Met @Flanker of this parish that day and had a blast through his (new to me) Thunder funk head. Sorely missed you are mate. Sadowsky 5 - (different Bass Gallery visit) again, a long lusted after bass. Again toppled by the Moon 5 jazz I played it side by side with. The Moon was spectacular. The Sadowsky was OK. I'm sure there are loads more. I've had a lot of basses through my hands over the years.

I can handle as heavy as it gets really, but I prefer (as previously mentioned) some contrast. Killswitch and Soilwork are favourites. Love a bit of Mudvayne. Anything with Devin Townsend. Tesseract get quite a few spins, along with a few other djenty bands, Meshuggah, Periphery. My YouTube music radio stations are entertaining - everything from John Mayer and Fleetwood Mac to Mudvayne and Ziltoid!

French, sleek, modern, purple, growls... UK made, plush, fancy wood involved... Assembled at home from quality parts...

1/4" I believe. 6mm is SO close....

It restricts how much you dig in on the strings. Works REALLY well for that actually. I had an adjustable ramp on a Shuker 6 I ordered years ago. My current ACGs have pretty large pickup enclosures so don't really need a ramp. Tell that to Billy Sheehan who's been using his P pickups as ramps for YEARS... Or maybe Gary Willis who's a fan of them... But different strokes for different folks! Edit: I see somebody beat me to the Sheehan/Willis comment, but I think it bears repeating...

It's here... And it's SPECTACULAR! Edit: unlike my photography skills...

Used EBS Fafner would be what I'd be looking for myself...

Just bought a bass from Rhys who was kind enough to respond to my wanted ad. It turned up well packaged and in super quick order. First time I've bought anything since Brexit - the Irish Sea customs debacle could have put a few sellers off, but Rhys sorted all the paperwork for the courier with minimal fuss. Couldn't be more pleased with the bass and I'd definitely deal with him again.