Kiwi

Formerly owned by Alemboid, I got this bit of kit basically because I wanted something that would allow me to select between CD, MP3 player, record player etc. without getting off the sofa. It's also capable of Dolby 5.1 output and you can select from between up to 5 video related sources (s-video, composite and digital), two tape sources, cd, tuner etc. The 5.1 output is via a DB25 output socket or RCA jacks. This unit does not process video, just audio. [attachment=24011:DSC01796.JPG] Generally considered very good value for the features and Dolby 5.1 isn't yet so far over the hill if you fancy a cheap entry into surround sound. User manual is downloadable from here: [url="http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/ROTEL/RSP-966-_E"]http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instruct...OTEL/RSP-966-_E[/url] I'm asking £100 (which is what I paid for it) excl.

You could pair this with the valve pre of your choice and have something better than a Bass 400+...

so hands up, who left their marks on it then?

Yesterday I was mucking about with my MIDI rig a little and came to the conclusion that the Strategy 400, as lovely as it is, is realistically too heavy for me to gig with. So I'm going to see what level of interest there is for it here before thinking about putting it on Ebay mainly because I'm interested in trades. These things are in a class of their own. Noone has made or currently makes a stereo valve power amp of this power rating apart from Mesa Boogie and even they don't make this model any more. Built like a nuclear bunker, it has 12 6L6 valves that are designed to barely just tick over when the thing is on full tilt. Result being that you don't really need to replace the power valves as often as other amps. I've only gigged this amp once, the rest of the time I've used it as my hi fi power amp which, ironically, is what the Strategy 400 was originally designed as. Output is 200w a side but there is the facility to connect 2 cabinets per side at 4 or 8 ohms. So potentially you could hook up eight 8ohm cabs to a single amp using linking jacks on the cabs. (Or eight 8 ohm Barefaced compacts if you like! ) There are left and right channel inputs and there is also a mono summed input as well. There's no bridging facility so you WILL need two cabs to get the best out of it. I had it serviced about 4 months ago where one valve was replaced with a matching example. The amp has fixed biasing so the choices are either replaced a dud valve with one of a value that matches the others, or replace the whole lot (which seems a bit of a waste unless the amp sounds muffled). The power switch was shorting out and got replaced too but Mesa tweaked the design a little so its a little more rounded than the originals. So if anyone is seriously interested in this amp, PM me [b]by April 25th[/b]. I know what I could potentially get for it on Ebay if there was strong bidding but I'd like to see if anyone on Basschat is particularly keen on it first. I reserve the right to change my mind mainly because it sounds amazingly fat and clean with a bit of synth bass pumping through it. As mentioned already, if there's trade bait out there (like a Yammie BBNEII, Spector Euro 5, Lakland 5502 or Status headless 5...or a multi effects unit with stereo inputs and tap tempo delay) I would be prepared to consider a trade plus cash if relevant. For anyone with specific technical questions, a user manual can be found on the Mesa Boogie site here: [url="http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/Strategy%20400%20Stereo.pdf"]http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/Strategy...00%20Stereo.pdf[/url] Schematic: [url="http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=292"]http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics...view.php?id=292[/url] Usual raving at Harmony Central: [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Mesa%2FBoogie/Strategy+400+Stereo+Power+Amp/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...+Power+Amp/10/1[/url]

I've seen this instrument advertised on an unusually high number of other places on the internet too. Still no takers?

I missed out on it when dub_junkie was selling...

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='464721' date='Apr 17 2009, 09:48 AM']Very nice top that [/quote] lol do you miss it?

glad you're loving the Smith NP

man, too bad you aren't interested in a 6.

[quote name='thebeat' post='463602' date='Apr 16 2009, 06:21 AM']Cos he wont post?[/quote] Good grief, does this mean one of us actually has better things to do than post on Basschat?!

for a 18 year old bass, its in remarkably good nick and a bargain price. Why is this still for sale?