Sean

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It's getting close now. Full video review will be made with the help of a pro movie maker editor chap and hopefully some interview footage with Mr MJW

Ament is God. Ip so facto cheap artefact.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414486597' post='2589636'] Looks superb! I'm trying to figure out why it's in a pub though [/quote] It's in a social club up in High Peak in Derbyshire (beautiful part of the world and very close to Shukerville). The club rent out the room as rehearsal space. It was decided that testing this beast at Martin's house/workshop was going to be too noisy so we went somewhere where we could make as much noise as we wanted.

Very interesting, Simon. I can't wait to start however I have to wait until Dec 6th now until we're all available all day.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1414397316' post='2588788'] My can is still in next to new condition after over a year of taking it to every rehearsal and gig, I have no cover for it either. And I haven't "babied" mine really either. [/quote] "Kicking my can all the place. Singing, we will, we will..."

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1414364160' post='2588721'] Yum - I bet that sounds great with a BB! [/quote] It's incredible. That's the Valenti pictured, the BB is out of sight. I can't imagine my MXR M80 is going to be switched on much in future, the distortion from the amp is just beautiful and thick. I'm going to do a video review of this when it's done and I've got my head around it. That'll be a few weeks away yet.

What are the handles like? Maybe it's those that people hate

I think it's a good price for that spec of amp with the flexibility of the build and the boutique-ness of it. I'm going to try to do a comprehensive Video review when it arrives and get some professional photos done.

MJW is now taking orders for Taranis 200w All-valve hand-wired Bass Amps. £1600 for a single channel monster head. It's kinda like an Orange AD200 or a Matamp GT200 and you can have it done to your taste. See MJW Amplifcation on FaceBook or their website for details. Many thanks to all those that got stuck in with the poll.

sxc

Voting ends midnight tonight.

Depreciation is huge.

They're not for everyone.

That must be The Scheff!

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1413710835' post='2580995'] Over-priced and over-rated dogshit. The only reason anyone would ever buy one over another brand is purely because they want a Fender in their hands. Even the US ones don't provide much over competing brands of a lower price point. All the CEO has to do is keep Fenders in the public eye and the jobs done. No need to worry about actually making instruments that sound, look and play better than other brands. People buy Cadillacs because they're cool cars. Not because they're better than BMW, Audi, Lexus or Mercedes. Nothing wrong with it of course; I'm just saying that these days in brand identity that gets the sales; not the product itself! Truckstop [/quote] I've got two Fender guitars. One's a Richie Kotzen Telecaster and it's absolutely outstanding in every way. I bought it because I like well made, beautiful instruments that sound and look fantastic and play nicely. I've never been particularly swayed by the brand, I've paid over £2k for a Yamaha (more than once) that casual observers think are cheap Asian instruments. The Kotzen Tele is manufactured by FugiGen Gakki in Japan (MIJ rather than CIJ) so it's not Fender manufactured and it's about the best guitar I've ever played or owned and is even better than then USA Peavey Wolfgang carved flame top I had. I hope they don't start manufacturing this model in house. My other Fender is a 1987 USA Standard Stratocaster, E Serial number and one of the first of the new model and that's a good guitar, not outstanding but I've had it since new so it's got a lot of sentimental value but if the right FugiGen MIJ Strat comes up, it'll be on eBay. Not everything with the F word on the headstock is dog sh*t.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1413729779' post='2581285'] Hmm, the names in the poll do seem to be aimed at the D&D playing crowd! Still, EBS did OK with a similar naming scheme and it's probably better than sniggering-blokes-in-a-tour-bus style innuendo (as pioneered by Electro Harmonix). [/quote] It's not too late if you're feeling creative.