Hellzero

I've been into tube design and repairs for decades. The scope is not a vital tool to my own opinion, but a shorting big wire made with two clip-on pliers (one red and one black for polarity plugging), a 5 Watts resistor and a LED is a real vital tool. You know that tension may remain in the capacitors if not properly grounded when shut down, that's why shorting them before doing anything is really vital. And for those not knowing this, there's a negative tension in most tube amps (won't go into details) that you have to discharge from the capacitor(s) by putting the shorting wire (with a LED and resistor) the other way. Another vital device, but for the amp this time, is a loading resistor. 😉 That said, I owned the first reiusse made in the 90's bought new at the time (a hard to swallow pill) and it was a terrific combo. I would go for the B15NF version with, as you wrote, the two biasing possibilities and also a solid state rectifier possibility. It's a very nice project !

You won't regret this fuelled buy. 🤪

Is the seller a bishop ?!?

If you're still looking for a portable amp, with just enough power and tone for practice, you can buy the dirt cheap Joyo MA-10B Portable Bass Amp (€33, yes £33) coupled to an external power bank like the Harley Benton PowerPlant Powerbank (£35, yes £35). It's a totally portable solution that you can use anywhere with the external power bank or the external power supply... I own this little system and it stays on the table looking like a toaster, so not disturbing at all. 😉 This is the amp : https://m.thomann.de/gb/joyo_ma_10b_portable_bass_amp.htm And the power bank with enough current : https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_powerplant_powerbank.htm

Just one clarification in all these speculations : A private seller can not subtract the VAT from the goods he's selling as there's no VAT on second hand stuff. The VAT is collected by the last VAT registered retailer/seller before a private buyer and then payed to the state collecting organisation. Concerning import/export, there's a local VAT applicable on any goods coming from a foreign country being it new (all goods) or second hand (on all goods above the incoming country maximum untaxed price). Why ? Because VAT has not been collected yet by the incoming state... For those sceptical, I have (amongst others, hélas) an European Diploma in Enterprises Management (91% score for those who wonder) and know very well those regulations, but for now all I'm reading are just speculations as the official 1500 pages Brexit deal has not been signed yet, nor read by anyone here...

It was mine before I sold it to Russ as our last pre-Brexit deal and I all I can tell you is : YES !

Are you VAT registered ?

This is for people having a registered VAT number, not the common people. Let's wait until the ratification of this Brexit deal on the 30th of December before making any suggestion, because it's not clear at all as nobody knows what these1500 pages text contains.

It could be worse, you could have the Gibson Robot Tuners installed and curse them for their permanent auto-tuning and retuning and retuning again and again whenever you make a slight vibrato or bend...

No you have to step up to 8 before going back to 6.

Unless you go up to seven or...

A double bass real low B is not frightening the Peterson StroboClip HD... And it's where my clip on tuner stands on my Leduc U-Contrebasse 6 EUB, so, easy to catch with the eye and not bothering anyone.

Exactly my feeling about the difference. The OC-5 is more precise and the OC-2 is more idiosyncratic. Other than that, there might be some glitches making one sound a bit more growly sometimes and next time it's the other. The OC-5 is a true success : thanks Boss. No need to spend €/£ 200 on a second-hand Japanese OC-2 anymore, when you can almost get 2 brand new OC-5's for the same price.

I got it : the chicken head knobs are an homage to your cooker !

Did you try the Peterson StroboClip HD ? It's dead accurate, even better than some rack tuners like the legendary Korg. Or the TC Electronic PolyTune Clip. These are the two best clip on tuners : forget all the others.

No, only fresh air.

Wow, Tony, that would be terrific ! You could also try my basses and maybe my new coming Leduc U-Basse 6 Fretless Custom if it finished by then...

Thanks mate, you made my day, even if Ringo is playing the bass. 🤣

For those interested, here is the link to the Wood & Tronics Epitome series from which this very custom model is derived : http://www.wtbasses.net/#Epitome-section It's a bit like the L series by Enrico Pasini. A top of the top unique model. Did anybody notice the 5 (yes five) D-Tuners on the headstock ? A real treat for the eyes and certainly the ears.

So you got it, Tony. Is it up to your hopes or even better ?

Wood & Tronics Zoid Custom. 😉

Opened strings are the key to intonation on fretless instruments.

Yep.