scrumpymike

Given the size and nature of Ashdown, adopting the 'big corporate' tone of voice would be inappropriate. However, they must ensure that the factual info they publish is accurate and unambiguous. On this thread, they've accepted that and apologised for failing to do so with the CTM15. That's good enough for me and I applaud them for their readiness to come out in to the open, engage with us - and take the praise (usually) and criticism (occasionally).

And fewer people wanting to sell I'd imagine - bummer!

A very fine amp that sounds great and has a real quality look/feel. I really like mine and agree with karlfer about the versatility. I have a lot of time for Jeff Genzler too; he personally answered a query I left on their website and I know he's done that for others on this forum. Also nice to see that their UK pricing is (or was last time I looked) much more reasonable than comparable US stuff.

Yep, that's a long wait but it will be worth it judging from the feedback here - my own included.

Errr, no I'm not

Certainly!

That's certainly what Mrs. Scrumpy thinks - luckily for us

" Sounds immense. I think, what I've been hearing for years in my head. Feeling pretty blessed right now " Hey Ceebass, that's the sound we're all looking for. I've finally found mine too - or close enough to make no difference! Hopefully the sound in my head won't change, as the cost could go from expensive to EXTREMELY expensive!

That's true in terms of general styling but the Frog is a much more substantial beast. The more compact s-s Cazpar is perfect for me though.

OK guys, never mind all this idle gossip about gear - Mrs Scrumpy has asked me to post the important bit: Mrs Scrumpy’s kitchen is proud to present TBFS-W Bass Bash 2018 Menu Tea /coffee served all day with homemade oat biscuits & scones (just hang on to your mug for refills!) Breakfast frittata at 10:00 Lunch (served from 12:30-13:30): Chicken & Ham Pie Mediterranean vegetable quiche Curried eggs Coleslaw Salads Jacket tatties – plus other stuff!!!! Dessert: Fruit Crumble & Cream Fresh Fruit Salad Banana Loaf Chocolate cake….. and anything else I can make on the day Enjoy!! As last year, there will also be home-made ratatouille to offer our vegetarian and vegan friends a bit more variety.

Wow - that would be two grand well spent!

Not surprised to hear that. Mind you, I suppose if you compared a home-build with an expensive equivalent and discovered you couldn't tell the difference, you'd feel that you'd made a pretty important discovery.

I'd not seen this until stewblack flagged it up to me with a pm (thanks for that). All I can say is bring it on Phil!

Yes indeed, I know Darcy well (with and without my Gillett hat on) and will definitely be inviting him along. As long as he doesn't raffle the demo Contour bass he has in the shop

This sad news brings back a special memory for me too. I had the unexpected pleasure of chatting to JR when me and my son unwittingly ran into a Kinks video shoot early one sunny Sunday morning in the Cambridgeshire flat-lands where we lived . (This was not long after I'd seen their live gig at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, at which JR had played a blinder - as they all did.) The production crew wouldn't let us continue our journey along the country road they had 'commandeered' and invited us to have breakfast in the chuck wagon until they were done. We'd just demolished our full English when this powder-blue open-top Cadillac rolls up with the band in it. As soon as they piled out, Davies jr. was whisked away by the sycophantic production team leaving the others just hanging around looking lost. So I grabbed my chance and had a good chat with JR. Such a nice guy, sadly missed.

Darn! I wanted that to be a surprise