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"... took about 40 minutes overall ..." Ah, the joys of doing a job for which you have all the necessary knowledge, tools and experience. If I'd done this you'd be talking 40 hours - mostly spent thinking and plucking up courage - and it would STILL be wrong 😕

I think Linus27 makes a good point. Haven't used any of the specific heads listed in the survey. My 'other options' vote is for the Mesa Subway 800+ based on my experience of gigging two Two10S cabs with that head in a classic rock covers band. If I'm using the Mesa with a single Two10S I just switch the impedance to 12ohms.

Thanks Andy - I just love it when you talk dirty 😄

Good to know that the neck has been awarded the Andyjr seal of approval. I know it's early days but I'm really liking the way things are shaping up 🙂 Did you have to alter the neck pocket?

Fully agree with the OP review of the Two10. I also have a One10 which I love for home practice and small gigs with the original material Americana band I occasionally play with. I've also owned a Super Midget T, which I moved on as the HF capability didn't bring anything to my party. At the moment I own a pair of SC3s and a pair of Two10s and am part-way through a thorough comparison to establish the best rig for my main gigging band (classic rock covers mainly in pubs and other small/medium venues). The idea is to try the various permutations of my BF cabs and the amps I own at our weekly gigs for a couple of months. Early days but I can report that the SC3s/Mesa Subway 800+ and Two10s/Genzler Magellan 800 are equally amazing if slightly different combinations. Although I'm not a slapper (!?), the fairly aggressive pick style that I regularly use is best reproduced by the SC3s. Hopefully I will be able to post a proper comparison review topic along the lines of the excellent OP above before too long.

And it's 'welcome' from me too!

That's definitely alright!!

Very nice to look at, to hear, and no doubt to play. What strings are you using?

Me too! Hang on a minute - I AM the lucky owner 😃

Me too!

OK, side dots are definitely in - can't have any no-shows at the bash ☺️

Not saying I don't want swifts at the 12th either 😉

Oh no - I hate unmarked fretboards 😕

Just found the Eden necks online - look good. I see why they're called 'paddle' necks - presumably that enables any type of head-stock design.

Agreed - I am pleasantly surprised too.

Hey Andy, is that THE Eden as in David Eden of amplifier fame? If so then even if the necks are made in China they should be subjected to a pretty good quality control regime in the US before being shipped out to customers. Great to see the body trimmed down btw - exactly as I wanted it! With band-sawing skills like yours you're in the wrong job mate. Ever thought of a career in brain surgery? I think the the trans-black body finish with replacement ebony scratchplate (or even a combination of part ebony/part pearlescent?) will be the game-changer in terms of how the finished bass looks. Yeeee-haaaa 👍

+1 Very impressed!

OK, been away this weekend but I'm on-board now - and excited to be responsible for another Andyjr1515 build diary (I really need to get out more 🙂). Truth is I am so delighted with Andy's original 'Rascal Mervyn-Lyte' that I decided having a 'Rascal Lyte Mkll' as my back-up gig bass was the only way to go. At the time it also seemed like a fairly straightforward project, what with already having the original Fender body plus a few other nice bits and pieces. As Andy has pointed out though, it's not quite so easy since the other parts are more elusive/expensive than expected. On the other current Rascal topic Andy referred to, essentialtension posted that the Rascal neck was nicked off the Coronado, which seemed spot on. Durhamboy has picked up on the same idea but it's interesting to see from his pic that the truss-rod adjustment is at the headstock (on the Chinese copy at least) compared to the bottom end on the Rascal neck. So maybe not worth taking a punt on that one in case it is different from the Rascal neck in other respects too.

I used to run a TE AH500X through a 4x12 + 1x18. Compare and contrast with the current Subway 800+ through a pair of Barefaced Super Compact G3s!! Total weight of the new rig is about the same as the TE bi-amp head alone and it sounds sublime.