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[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1470508147' post='3106489'] JPJ - that worries me - what mains fuse is in the amp - is it a slo-blow? (I would have expected the amp fuse to easily pop first) [/quote] The amp actually has two circuit breakers (one for each amp). The mains fuse has only blown when I've been using the amp in bridged mono mode, and only in the odd venue where the mains supply hasn't been the best. The breakers themselves have never tripped, which is why I got my local tech to check the amp over.

I can't use anything other than a 13amp in the lead for the SWR SM1500. Even with the inbuilt soft start, the amp will blow the kettle lead fuse on start up. I've had the amp checked out and all is well.

Go anywhere near that beautiful piece of timber with red stain and I will be forced to hunt you down and kill you!

I've used an LD300 in both a practice room and as the provided backline at a multi-band event. In the rehearsal room, I always managed to get 'a sound' out of it, but I was constantly tweaking parameters to try to get my sound out of it. On stage at the multi-band event, I found it just got 'lost' and it certainly didn't feel like 300w or anywhere close to it. As la bam says above, there is a lot of modelling and emulation going on, and I found that the amp lacked grunt when used live.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1468439251' post='3090988'] Now there's a thing of beauty. I don't care about weight - that's bloody lovely. [/quote] Thanks, it is indeed a lovely looking and even better sounding rig

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1468426879' post='3090867'] Lovely cab, but it's a heavy bugger... [/quote] You think that's heavy? [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/IMG_0864_zps17e5864c.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/IMG_0864_zps17e5864c.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I advertised for a PJB Briefcase combo in the Items Wanted section on Sunday 10th, yesterday at 16:03 I received a personal message from 'Marions' saying: " If still interested in buying I we send you some pic or contact me Via [email protected] or send me your email for pics and details" I have had some email correspondence with him but his use of stock images off the PJB site and the fact that he's offering the newer 'Ulitimate' model for the price a well used original model sells for made me very suspicious. Then a thread on Bass Players Market UK exposed this guy as a spammer. Lucky escape because I was tempted despite my suspicions.

[URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/6014F307-5DBD-4466-9C7B-BFE40899D2A1_zpsyd8uzn9w.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/6014F307-5DBD-4466-9C7B-BFE40899D2A1_zpsyd8uzn9w.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Thought I'd posted this here before but obviously not. Here's the innards of a man sized amp 😎

This is why I am hanging on to my SM1500. It may be the biggest heaviest unpractical beast but by god the tone is to die for, and coupled with the Goliath Snr, its a stadium ready rig.

I went down this route a while ago, when I was looking for a less weighty equivalent of my SWR SM1500. I had the SWR Marcus Miller Pre amp paired with a QSC PLX1602 power amp. Truth was, with them both racked together, there wasn't much of a weight saving

Thanks for the replys folks, I've decided, it's going to be another Briefcase! Now the hunt begins......

Not British and no longer in production but the Aguilar AG500SC takes some beating in the simple but devastatingly beautiful sound stakes.

Well after an unplanned but hugely successful 'acoustic' session at last weekends gig, we're now considering adding this to the repertoire, and have already been rebooked by last weeks venue for an acoustic only gig. The only problem with last weeks show was I was playing through my Radial Tonebone straight into the house PA and I was behind the speakers so couldn't really hear myself. Now a while ago I owned a lovely little PJB Briefcase combo that would have been perfect for this situation, with the PA doing the work and the PJB acting as my personal monitor but I had to let her go during a bout of unemployment. So now I'm thinking of getting another either 100w like I had or the newer 150w version, but then I'm also tempted by the 150w flight case with the upward firing speakers which might be a bit more useful in small venues. Question is, I know and love the front end of the Briefcase (as I still own a bass buddy pre with the same feature set) and I know the Flightcase is a different feature set but which is best? Anybody got any experience of either the 150w briefcase or the Flightcase that they'd care to share (positive or negative)?

Just to reinforce what I said earlier, last Sunday we were playing an outdoor gig, first half came to a close just as the rain arrived. So quickly stripped the gear, setup an acoustic gig inside, and within 30 mins we were back in business. Bassbone saved the day again, plugged into the house Yamaha desk and a pair of Mackie SRM's, fretless Overwater and we were rocking again, albeit to a slightly different beat.

An essential tool in my armoury is the Radial Bassbone. Essentially a two channel preamp with effects loop, tuner out etc. an a premium grade DI box all in one.

So I collected her yesterday and I haven't been able to put her down since. Amazing finish, exactly what I had in mind when describing her to Dave at the outset of the project. Playing-wise, she has growl and mwah by the bucket load, and she plays like butter. All in all, an outright success, now I've just got to improve my own chops to a level which is worthy of such a fantastic bass. I now know what it feels like to commission your own full custom bass, this one will have to be prised out of my cold dead hands.

So she's been reassembled and strung up. Dave reports that she sounds fantastic so I'm a happy man. Picking her up tomorrow 😎 [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/A5C66495-5641-4C8C-834B-77AE28F1BCFB_zpsbdmdtakd.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/A5C66495-5641-4C8C-834B-77AE28F1BCFB_zpsbdmdtakd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/969E82BB-6674-4E89-A161-391FDE78210E_zpsd9rlrydk.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/969E82BB-6674-4E89-A161-391FDE78210E_zpsd9rlrydk.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/084E4A52-3B14-4C19-AC74-3F5C718A23DB_zpspfvx6s00.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/084E4A52-3B14-4C19-AC74-3F5C718A23DB_zpspfvx6s00.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/30982416-982A-4B34-833D-6CDC052964A4_zpsypa0sbuy.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/30982416-982A-4B34-833D-6CDC052964A4_zpsypa0sbuy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

So today the Overwater has been buffed and polished, may be ready as early as Sunday 😜 [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/F5A6980D-2483-4130-ADF4-D2AAE9002FC3_zpshgrxidoh.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/F5A6980D-2483-4130-ADF4-D2AAE9002FC3_zpshgrxidoh.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/B5270344-C69A-454B-ABC8-89B69B15084B_zpsbaxtczob.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/B5270344-C69A-454B-ABC8-89B69B15084B_zpsbaxtczob.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Thank you for all the positive comments. I've just seen a picture of the back of this with the clear coats on. Holy cow it's looking good!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1461361734' post='3034128'] It isn't, it's down to current delivery. [/quote] Without wishing to appear pedantic, doesn't the current comes from the mains supply via the transformer?

I own an Aguilar AG500SC and I can assure you that when coupled with a suitable speaker cabinet(s) it is not found lacking in the 'heft' department. We have had this debate on here several times and the conclusion always seems to be that the perceived lack of heft in a class D amp is not down to the amp topography, but down to the switch mode power supply they are often coupled with to achieve these ultra small form factor amps. Irrespective of the amplifier, the Aguilar has a proper iron transformer power supply which most accredit as being the source of the heft.

Dave then turned his attention to the neck again, and specifically the headstock. I had asked for the headstock to be finished the same as the body. Dave suggested that we carry the green on right up the neck into the headstock and I followed his suggestion: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/headstock%203_zpsw2qopdkp.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/headstock%203_zpsw2qopdkp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/neck%201_zpsctw5ebnx.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/neck%201_zpsctw5ebnx.jpg[/IMG][/URL] That's pretty much where she was at the last update last weekend. There is still a while to go as Dave applies the numerous coats of clear to build up the gloss, but so far I am over the moon with the progress he has achieved.

Having tackled the neck, Dave moved on to the body. I had asked for a 'green'burst' finish with a 57 style black edge. I was looking to pick out the grain of the sycamore with a black grain filler and then for a translucent dark green (think British racing green) to avoid the aquamarine colour some greens can look in certain lights. After the first colour coats, she looked like this: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/top%201_zpsxobiqa86.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/top%201_zpsxobiqa86.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/top%202_zpsshbalaej.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/top%202_zpsshbalaej.jpg[/IMG][/URL] In consultation with Dave, we decided that this wasn't quite dark enough so back into the booth she went for another green coat or two, the end result being this: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/top%203_zps75yfnloj.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/top%203_zps75yfnloj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/back%201_zpsaqiaafr9.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/JPJ/back%201_zpsaqiaafr9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This was pretty much exactly what I had in mind when describing the brief to Dave at the outset.

So this project started off back in 2013 when I traded my Musicman Stingray 5 string with Rumple of this parish for this Overwater Perception This beauty had begun life as a fretless with a beautiful unlined ebony fretboard. At some stage it had been fretted but apart from that was a stock Perception with a flamed sycamore top and back with a thin ebony black veneer line and a walnut core. Shortly after she became mine, I opted to replace the Overeaters 3 band pre with a U retro, which to my ears suited the bass better. In truth, right from the get go I noticed that the fret job wasn't the best in the world, with the ends of the fret tangs extending just enough beyond the ebony to make sliding your hand up and down the neck more akin to sliding your hand up and down a Zip. After a few gigs, rehearsals and home practices, my annoyance with this had reached the stage where the bass wasn't getting any further use. At the same time, I couldn't bring myself to part with her, and so this plan was hatched. I decided to have the fret job reversed and also to cover up the 'G Plan' woodwork with a paint job. I had very specific requirements, but I am fortunate to have Mr Dave Wilson living close by, and with his reputation and history, he was the perfect man for the job. More time passed as we tried to coordinate my availability with his, until eventually the bass was handed over around four weeks ago. What follows is some low resolution progress photos exchanged by Facebook, but I am so excited by the progress Dave is making that I had to share them here. First, he defretted the neck: [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/defret%201_zpswrywrwnp.jpg.html"][/url] Then he filled the fret slots with African black walnut as I didn't want to great a contrast to the ebony: [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/defret1_zpsarvrkwyu.jpg.html"][/url] After a lot of trimming and sanding, this was the result. [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JPJ/media/defret%204_zpstecasxsp.jpg.html"][/url]