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Etienne bought one of my Berg EX112ERs... then returned swiftly after for the other! Real pleasure to deal with. Hope you enjoy your new stack. thanks Mark

Been looking to try one myself for years if only to check out that power amp overdrive thing it has. If that works well then great. Even a decent youtube demo video would be nice but there's nothing useful. The fact that Ampeg aren't pushing the amp with demos would worry me. It seems overly expensive. Maybe the money is in the 2500 watts,

I concur with Lozz about the MB Fusion. On it's own it has that GK upper mid tight funky thing going on when you dig in but in a mix it sounds very full, deep and clear. One of the best experiences I've had with micro heads.

I certainly think that the ability to adjust the neck angle is often overlooked but it can be crucial to a perfect dream setup. It'is something that cannot be rectified correctly with adjustments of string action or bridge. I've just had a quality parts bass put together and the neck is sublime with SUPER low action at the moment except... it gets progressively tighter the further up the neck you go. But as the action is so low - it matters. Otherwise the neck seems so true that I don't want to alter the truss away from it. I know what I have to do... right now I wish there was a good mechanism at the back. IIRC the general dislike of the micro-tilt was down to some issues introduced with the concept?

I bought a brand new 4 string classic ash/maple a few months ago but I've been playing the Steinberger and Precision with the band. Think it's still got the plastic bags over the tuners and pickguard. It's hardly been out of the case. It has the Louis Johnson vibe with black guard. If anybody is looking for an 'as new' classic £1200 + delivery will seal it... pm me if you are interested.

I've been gigging mine over the last year or so... used to drive the band mad but I think they're used to it now, especially as we've been doing some retro-styled gigs. Most people under 30 ain't seen one before so for them it doesn't have that 80's stigma and think it's quirky but cool. I was at that Police Gateshead gig in '82 which was the 1st time I saw one 'live'. Another one of my favourite players Phil Spalding was also playing one around that time. I wish I still had my original L2 that I got in the 80s but I managed to find another one in the USA a couple of years ago and had it shipped over. I actually prefer the look of the L2, more tank-like with those screws on the front plate and bridge. With my Markbass F1 amp and Berger I can travel to rehearsals on the scooter. The Berger fits in the boot!

I like both rosewood and maple on a sunburst P, I think they both look well. The rosewood is the 'classic' look but the maple/sunburst has something too.

Interesting... I thought the SVT III non-pro wouldnt be too different from the later models but I'm pleased to hear that you think there is a huge difference. In the last year I got a blueline III pro but that too was a huge disappointment and not as good as I remembered. I have a IIP preamp which I think sounds superb once I dial the bass up. I like the tone better than some of my more expensive pres. That one is a keeper. I'm interested in checking out a III non-pro now.

Bought a Trace Elliot GP12SMX from Stevie and it couldn't have gone smoother. Amp arrived on time and safe. Thanks for a painless transaction Stevie.