Bigwan

They are indeed! This is the 4th I've owned and they've all been excellent. Really regret selling my last one (the "Ebay Cricket Club auction" Finn 4 P bass, ash neck, rosewood board, alder body, goncalo alves top), but hopefully @Bridgehouse will remember me if/when he sells it. The first I owned had been with @Merton and went to @walbassist after me. It was a little niche (33" scale, mahogany body, 5 string Graft Recurve) but it told me everything I needed to know about Alan's work.

Never tried one, but always been curious. They seem like my ideal amp too and the comparison to the Orange AD200 is very interesting as one of my favourite amps is the original Orange Terror Bass. Might have to keep an eye out for one of these in future...

Give me a shout sometime Frank and we can meet up!

Yup!

It was NBD last Tuesday. Many thanks to @ead for answering my call for a wenge necked ACG on the Facebook ACG owners group. It's an understated, but absolutely stunning bass. Spec and Alan's original pics here: http://archive.acguitars.co.uk/portfolio/0178-recurve-4/ Pics: Must get a pic with both of the ACGs together...

Was that the flame topped 5 string? Didn't you add a villex preamp or something to that one?

Aimed squarely at Sandberg, but can't help but think that these will impact Sire sales more...

Holy free holy! 70! I thought I was bad with 13...ish...! Must try harder... 1. ACG Custom 4 2. ACG Custom 5 3. Fender USA P 4. Squier CV P 5. Aria Pro 2 MAB20/5 6. Yamaha RBX270F fretless 7. Kala Ubass 8. Harley Benton Uke bass 9. Tanglewood Bass Master Funk 10. Bitsa P (currently in bits...) 11. Antoria 335 shaped semi hollow thing (with frets ripped out...) 12. Tokai Thunderbird (badly in need of a refret) 13. Non name acoustic bass (if I can play a song on this I can play it on anything!) 13 1/2. Bits P 2 (or rather all the bits for another bitsa, in need of painting and assembly...)

Here, Prince Charles is just off the phone. He wants his ears back... In other words I'd be looking at smaller tuners if I were you. That's going to throw the whole thing off... The rest is looking great!

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.