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Thanks @disssa that's very useful!

Very happy with my Nano Mark - 300W into 4 ohms, 150W into 8 ohms, small enough to fit in the pocket on my bass's gig bag.

Ooh! Ah! Cantona!

Jazz Oscar Peterson - We Get Requests Rock David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust David Bowie - Low David Lindley & El-Rayo-X - Win This Record John Hiatt - Slug Line

Bargain for someone: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashdown-B-Stock-Ashdown-RM-MAG-220-Head/292353170498?hash=item44119b5c42:g:NB8AAOSwJtdaIUpR

One word: Prefab Sprout

Cyber War The Banana Effect New Embassy The Perfect Precision

Cheers Tim, yes I have heard you playing through it with CCRR and Case Hardin (who get a mention in this month's MU mag article on country and Americana in the UK btw). At 50W I wouldn't expect the PF-50T to be that loud (although yours happily filled a small pub on each occasion), but my BF Super Twin would stand a good chance of maximising its impact! The only dedicated bass valve amp I have tried was a Mesa Bass Prodigy Four:88 and I didn't like that at all - I tried the Demeter alongside it, and paid another £250 to bring that home instead! I also restored a Selmer Treble'n'Bass 50, and sold that on because the sound wasn't for me. I may be chasing the idea of what something should sound like here, but I am curious.

Anyone?

I have long since come to the conclusion that everything I need or want in a bass is in the Precision. But that doesn't mean that every P-bass will hit the spot - it just has to do that Precision thing... *Except for titchiness, which is why I also have a Mustang

...for metal.

No-o-o!!! Well I have a 'tweed' guitar amp:

I couldn't live with overhang!

A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a new Barefaced Super Twin. I liked the sounds that I got from my Barefaced Compact and Midget, I just wanted 'more' of the same in a one-cab solution. Barefaced cabs sometimes attract criticism for their hardware and aesthetics. Not this time - the black crinkle paint finish looks like the enclosure has been sculpted from living liquorice, and the handles and feet are firmly attached with captive fittings. I have now had four 1-hour sessions playing my 3 bass guitars (2 Precisions and a Mustang) through both my amps (Demeter VTBP800, Markbass Nano 300) into the cab. Solo playing tells you hardly anything about how a cab will sound live, so I played along to country and soul compilations at volumes I thought the neighbours could just about tolerate. So far, I love it! It has the nice fat and articulate mid-range of the Compact, it's much 'bigger' in the bass, and the treble is oh-so-sweet. I get the sense of notes just waiting to pop out from the strings, power flowing unhindered from the amp. Of course the real test is a live gig, which for me will happen this Saturday. I played the same venue a couple of months ago with my Compact-and-Midget speaker setup, so it will be interesting to see whether I can hear a difference. Hopefully my living-room sessions will have loosened the cones up a bit... Pics or it didn't happen - just excuse my flip-flop/slippers!

At least you can hear a mic'd cab in a mix!

Glenn Fricker has:

Ooh, where can you get these?

It's rare for me to do a guitar gig without a spare guitar, even though I have never broken an electric guitar string on a gig in nearly 40 years of playing. I also carry spare strings, so if one does ever go, I can swap guitars and then replace the broken string in the next break. Simples (meep).

I really like seeing a good tribute band - they are often as good as the real thing, and can be seen locally for relatively low cost, at venues that don't charge you £4 for a small bottle of water. I also enjoy playing with them - I was 'Keef' for a year, and have depped on bass with tributes to Dire Straits and Slade.

Somewhat predictable, but I loved this when it came out: Also large chunks of Prince's Black Album, notably:

It's all relative - JA on Kala U-bass, main man wielding mini acoustic guitar:

@NJEI'm 6ft tall and often play a Mustang bass. Last time I took mine out on a gig, both the drummer and the guitarist complimented me on my sound. Also nobody came up and said, 'Ha! You look stupid with that titchy bass.' You're right, they are dead easy to play - if it works for you and the price is right, get it!