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Well, the Peavey Microbass I bought arrived broken so I'm sending that back. If anyone on here has a small amp they don't need anymore, feel free to get in touch!

Yeah, I think I've narrowed it down to the Rumble 15 v1 or the peavey Microbass 20w

Thanks. I've got my eye on the Fender Rumble 15 v1

Hi all, I'm looking for a small cheap practice amp to take to my bandmates house, for quiet practice, rather than lugging my 2x12. Maybe something in the 15w range? I used to have a Stagg 20w combo amp back in the day which was rubbish. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm really looking for under £40. Thanks!

Hi all, Does anyone know of a reputable bass tech with an electronics bias around the Portsmouth area? Cheers

Does anyone know of anywhere selling spare ATK parts, in case I ever need to replace part of the electronics?

What you're saying makes sense to me! I will not be going back there 🤦‍♂️

Thanks for the replies. The tech tried around 3 different barrel jacks, only the last of which has the 4 lugs which is what is currently installed. I just can't understand how he would have wired each one of them up incorrectly every time! I'm sure he told me he had reversed the wiring at one point, just to try and see if that fixed it - which it didn't.

I've taken some pics, sorry they aren't very clear. The light brown bass is the 4-string with the original Ibanez jack. The dark brown bass is the 5-string with the newly replaced jack. @tauzero, I haven't unfortunately as I don't have a multimeter. If I take it to someone else, I will show them your suggestion.

Near Southampton. I'm a bit reluctant as I'm worried about wire fatigue and spare parts. Finding this bass was like a needle in a haystack and there are no spare parts available for it if something were to break 😔

Ah, understood! I just found it strange that there was absolutely no buzzing or low battery indication the previous day, and then it was completely dead the next. I have also been turning the volume on the bass to zero after unplugging the jack, just for good measure. But it hasn't seemed to have made any difference

Sure, I will take a pic soon. I don't understand your second comment - prior to the jack replacement, the 9v would last months and months. In fact, I don't recall ever changing it in my 3 years of ownership. I also have the exact same bass in 4-string variant, similarly, I have never changed the battery in that either. I will take a pic of the wiring for comparison.

Update - the problem just seems to be random... For example, the battery can last fine for two weeks, and then I will play it on day 15 and it'll be completely dead, and I mean completely. But there would be no buzzing or any kind of indication of a dying battery on day 14. Of course I now really wish I never had the original jack replaced for what was in hindsight a very minor issue!