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I gig with a Boss WL20, but I have to use a NUX C-5RC (5.8GHz) at home as my amp is so close to the wifi router. The Boss has only had issues in one venue with wifi interference, and I quickly swapped to a cable. The battery life is also very good, and it has never failed me, even on long "3 set evenings". I loaned the Nux system to a fellow basschatter recently as he was doing a musical before Christmas, but he couldn't get through two sets before it ran out of juice. It hadn't been an issue for me at home, but this week, I'm finding that it's dying after maybe 90 minutes or less of playing, which is not even getting me through evening practice. I think the internal rechargeable batteries have reached end of life. I bought it secondhand about 2 years ago, and I've used it a lot. So I reckon I'm also in the market for a cheap 5.8GHz system to use at home. Rob

Lots of people use Parcelforce. Bass Bros shipped a vintage '73 Jazz to me via Parcelforce.

Epic toanz, really clean.

Ok, I'm going to bring the current "vintage collection". Precisions - '70, '73, '73, Jazzes, '73 and '73. I'm not sure if I had the second '73 Jazz last year, it's custom colour black, and I definitely haven't brought latest '73 Precision before. They're not to everyone's taste as the are ALL strung with La Bella flats! Re vintage valve amps, I'll bring the vintage 70's Fender Bassman 50 with matching 1x15 JBL D140 cabinet. Rob

If @lee650 can wangle time off work, I think he might be coming with me from Morecambe. Rob

I briefly ran a Mark Bass 102P with a 151P, and I didn't like it. A pair of 102Ps was a lot better. I've always run matching cabs ever since.

and the Blue Moon guitar..

Here's the Strat version https://reverb.com/uk/item/7274703-very-rare-brian-eastwood-bender-distortocaster

I've known Brian for decades and remember seeing these in his workshop when he used to build them. A lot of thought went into the design and build of these in order from them to play well and actually intonate. He built other wacky designs too, including a Moon guitar/bass. Rob

Hi Shug, hope you're well. I had the older logo silver cloth cab already and just wanted another to match, which is a service they offer. The cab is back with them now and I'm waiting on the new one with the correct orientation (they will reuse the silver cloth front from the first cab). I know your 6x10 has the old logo. Is your 2x10 cloth grill? They could send you a new grill with an old logo on it I reckon, you just need to ask.

No serial on neck plate, so at least that part is later 1976 or beyond. Given the pots are from 11th week of 1977, then the bass is later than that. But all this assumes the parts are from the same bass, which is difficult to know. I would probably be pricing the bits individually for that reason.

When I saw the pic of the box in your hallway, it did cross my mind that it would be hard to return it if you needed to, and here we are. Thomann often just write things off, refund or account credit, and tell you to keep it as the return is just not economically viable. Bax won't be able to resell this bass, so they ought to just refund you and leave you to do what you want with it. Otherwise it's just going to cost them more!

Isaac at Barefaced sent me a courier returns label yesterday, and the cab has been collected today by DPD. I have my fingers crossed for a swift turnaround, but I'll keep you posted. Rob

So that's three of us with the same experience in this thread now, which is a bit annoying! But unlike you, I was not prepared to live with it, and they are making me another cab, and the website has been changed to allow people to order the right cab for their needs in the first instance, and prevent this happening again. I like Barefaced, and Alex, I like what they do, I really like their cabs, they sound just right for me, but I suppose they can't do everything right all the time, that's just what people are like.

I think they are dealing with it properly now. I'll keep you posted.