Bigwan

That's a pretty special Streamer! Never seen one quite like it!

A fine job he did too. Awesome wee amp!

I'd be tempted to go for a combo, or head and single cab. There are advantages/disadvantages either way. My personal preference when I was gigging a lot was a combo, and I certainly think you get more for your money with combos than you do with separates, but you don't have an upgrade path with a combo like you do with separates. But if you buy a good quality combo, you don't necessarily need one! Another thing to bear in mind is the flexibility to add another cab to your combo for bigger gigs if required. My personal wish list for a combo would be: Ideally 500w total output (you don't need to use it all, but it's best to have it on tap), 1x12 (bare minimum!)/1x15/vertical 2x10/vertical 2x12 internal speakers, option to add external cab if required, light weight. The Puma I had ticked all the boxes and fit in the boot of a Skoda Fabia with acres to spare. You won't find THAT many that do within budget though. Buying nowadays I'd be looking at the Fender Rumble 500 V3 2x10 combo, Eich/Tecamp 2x12 (expensive though!), Markbass have a few combos that fit the bill and I'm sure there are plenty of other options I've not thought of...

No harm to the Roland Cube or the Laney, but there are no end to your options for that sort of budget. But basic questions - what are your transport options? Will you have to carry up stairs? Does the one rig have to cover all your gigs? Do you usually DI into PA or use backline? For £600 you could have a 500w head and 8x10" cab, but that won't necessarily be the best for you! For that money I'd probably buy the Markbass AC combo in the classifieds here - would cover so many bases... Best flexible gigging rig I've owned at that sort of budget was a Tecamp Puma 2x12 combo, which I greatly regret selling.

Here you go LB30_Schematic.pdf

Just bought a beautiful ACG from Alain. Gentleman throughout and the bass is an absolute stunner!

I have. I'll retrieve it from my hard drive at home this evening.

New pickguard and a set of chinabuckers (https://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Thunderbird-Bass-Pickup-Vintage-Style-for-GibsonChromeNickel_p_2287.html) would be my choice... But routing may be required for that...

The Triumvirate by VLE seems to have similar features. The Wounded Paw range of pedals and amps do the distorting of different frequency ranges. I believe they are Canadian. I'm always interested to see what Ashdown puts out in pedal form. Mostly because they make monumental screwups every time... Form factor was awful on their first series, and reports were... Meh... Except for the Lomenzo Hyperdrive (still my favourite drive pedal of them all) and the Nate Mendel signature pedal. And the insistence of retaining the USELESS VU meter... It's not REALLY a USP if it doesn't work that well... The Dr Green ones had inputs and outputs reversed compared to seemingly every other pedal on the market - later corrected, but again "meh" reports of most of them, and uninspiring video demos... The Stuart Zender signature valve envelope filter... HOW MUCH? And now these. Still pretty big pedals by the look of them, but time will tell how they perform. Multiple different compressor types is an interesting approach. A bit 20th century compared to the likes of the latest Darkglass offering though. Interested to see prices though.

Bought some GZR pickups from Joseph. And all was well!

That triple shot blended drive may be of interest... 3 compressors?! Better enclosure sizes then their old pedal range and lost the silly USP VU meter.

If we're talking valve pres the Jule Monique seems to be very highly thought of. Arkham Sound make nice looking B15-based preamps. If I were buying it'd be one of those 2 I'd be going for.

Personally I'm not a huge fan of just fuzz on bass, full stop. There, I said it. BUT my mastotron/T65 combination Terminator pedal, from Tom at COG effects, in the effects loop of my old 3Leaf GR2 was synth heaven! Amazing sounding combination...

Having owned a Tecamp Puma 212 combo in the past, I'm a little jealous!

Let's not forget the extra fret you're getting for free...

@dannybuoy's comments are specifically on the Wooly Mammoth and its clones. The Mastotron DOES have impedance matching and works pretty well in line with other pedals/active basses... At least the clone I built did! As an aside I notice that the Fuzzdog Fat Furry Freak Wooly Mammoth clone kit now comes with the option of a SHOVE control. So you can build your own PCB-based MASTOTRON-a-like for 40 odd quid. Zvex prices are eye-watering...

My ACG 5 string has 2 P pickups. Alnico P in P position, reversed ceramic P in bridge position.

As supplier of said CTM15 I can confidently attest to the fact that it isn't a patch on the LB30... You can thank me for the GAS later!

Colour us surprised! 😀

Getting the same ads on Android but they're not obscuring anything... Just peppered about the threads in unexpected places. Distracting...