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Hi all, Just a quick question - otherwise I'll have to get the desk out and test later in the year... If I'm putting a di pedal (with no di out option) into the return socket on my amp to bypass the amps preamp section, does the amps di still work? Or will I get no sound at all? And if it does work will it be just the sound from my pedal, not the amps native preamp sound?

It's entirely in your court. If they're not responding relist it, whilst you wait and try and resolve. If someone buys it in the meantime, then tough for the initial buyer. Cancel the original transaction due to non communication. If the original buyer gets in touch then cancel the second listing. Dont wait a month before you relist again. If someone buys, then cant be bothered replying, then tough. They obviously know they placed a bid and what to expect. Priority for you is getting it sold. Dont put yourself at the mercy of people who will mess you around. It may be genuine. Some people are genuinely slow. Some guy tried going mad at me once because it took him a week to respond! I told him tough and it had since been sold. A days wait is fair enough, but any longer - especially as nearly everyone has ebay on their phone in their pocket - isnt acceptable.

Got this beauty today. I dont know if people know much about them, I cant remember how I came across them. It literally a drum machine in a tiny pedal format (spectracomp size). Lots of drumming patterns and styles, but the beauty of this pedal is the fact you have 3 great extra dials. Volume - sounds obvious but it's nice to have on an fx pedal. Speed - allows you to speed up or slow down the pattern, which is brilliant for practice and a feature a lot forget. And finally a tone dial. This is a superb feature as you can make the drums sound great with little or no effort and you're not stuck with a tinny or boomy drum track. Really is a nice cheap, but well featured pedal, and all for £65 too !

If it's a combo, beware of dodgy terms and conditions re cover for breakage etc. A lot of couriers will only insure amps for a max of £200 (regardless of what theyll let you purchase). I'm not sure which category a combo would fall into, but worth checking. How about sending on a pallet? Youd need a pallet, padding, box etc and shrink wrap, but may be better looked after in transit?

I used a helix (svt setting) to a power amp (quilted bb800). Worked very well, and had a tiny footprint. Also using the helix you can split paths so have eq for your stage sound without having to alter you di sound. And if anything happened to the helix you've still got a bass amp head there.

I have the same condition, plus I cant feel my little finger due to a rugby injury. You just learn to adapt. I only play with 3 fingers on the fretting hand. Never hindered me. Yes, it's probably more difficult, but it eont stop you from playing anything.

I knew they were expensive in relation to a young aspiring bassists wages! People forget, or have never known, how far out of reach good gear could be years ago. I was thinking yesterday, I had a trace commando 12. Looking back, probably not good at all (and flippin heavy!), but it did the job. However, I cant for the life of me remember how I sold it to buy my ashdown mag rig??!! It was only around 2003ish, but there was no real internet trading place, no ebay, and i didnt trade it in.......

Just seen a trace pa up for sale. X2 speakers with 4 speakers in each (I think x2 5" and x2 10"?), a sub, and the mixer. Never seen one before, imagine they're quite rare now?

The Quilters are great and dont colour too much. I always find DI's very bright and punchy compared to an amp. Maybe play with the mids on the eq and back the bass off a bit, that may get you there.

Its 3U high, but it feels good at that height, doesnt feel as if it should be smaller. It also balances out, as gk do 1u amps too, so you still get 2 amps in a 4u case.

Youd love it!