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Terrific work as usual, congratulations again @Basvarken, it's always a delight to read your posts and look at the photos.

Frankly, @andyhaines, simply buy a Bugera Veyron 1001 M, it's the most transparent amp I have ever played, and if the fan noise is bothering you, simply put a Noctua ultra silent fan in it, job done. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bugera-VEYRON-MOSFET-BV1001M-Amplifier/dp/B00UD3J05A/ And then, you'll start your endless quest for the best amp suited to your tastes and have an excellent spare head.

The Eich BC112, rated at 300 Watts/4 Ohms, ICEpower module: The GR Bass One 800 and Acoustic combo, rated at 800 Wattsm4 Ohms and even 1000 Watts/2.7 Ohms, ICEpower module: And now the official data. BC112: https://www.soundimports.eu/en/icepower-125asx2.html One 800 and Acoustic combo: https://www.soundimports.eu/en/icepower-700as1.html So what is happening with the Eich (Tech Soundsystems, Tec, TecAmp before that) is that players are pushing them to their limits, because they are way less powerful than what's been abusively announced and ... cooking them.

I think transparent has not the same meaning to everyone, to me, it means, first of all, no compression and no signal modification or tone colouring. The MarkBass heads are not transparent at all and have a huge emphasis in the low mids region and a tendency to compression. The Quilter BassBlock is certainly not transparent at all and colouring the sound a lot with lot if compression when turning the master up. Just like @Linus27 and you @andyhaines I'm a fretless player and like a dead flat tone coming from the amplification part, so I have tested as many amps as I could and often those upon recommendation were so disappointing as people ignore what transparency means. The other thing that drives me mad is fan noise, so it has even narrowed the search a lot more, otherwise I would recommend instantly the Bugera Veyron 1001 M (not the T version). I also like a cabinet to be as transparent as possible, hence the use of FRFR stuff over a quite long period. Now, I'm not gigging anymore as the bass duet is over since March and, at 60 years old, I'm fed up by the musicians egocentric personality, so I now play through my soundcard into my calibrated speakers, which is the best tone I've ever had, but it also shows how bad most instruments are...

To date, the most transparent amp I've played is the GR Bass One series, but if you want to have the possibility to defeat the fan you'll have to choose the 800 version and use the studio mode. Furthermore GR Bass are not "overpowering" their specified output power like Eich is doing, funnily they use the same ICE power module, but they don't use the same output power specs. I've repaired a few Eich heads and there's a lot a bad marketing used to sell some bullshīt. The TrickFish Bullhead mini 500 is the other transparent amp available (Mike Pope preamp inside). Both are expensive, but worth a try. Acoustic Image, Vanderkley and Hevos are also transparent amps, but the 3 brands are out of the market and you'll have to check the second hand market.

Procrastination, I know that too, but the things go in the barn part of the house: Good trick.

Now I need to buy a Hohner just for that reason! 🤔🤪🤣

Not really the same place: South Belgium very close to Luxemburg and France borders. Nope, used to be part time, a (very) long time ago, but a lot of people here have a lot of instruments, you know.

Yes, but you'll have to add the few others downstairs. 😉 Good guess, even if I'm not sure Belgium is considered a romance country, but the place where I live has been the French Forest County (a province, officially) over a very long period and our house is already on the 1604 maps...

Neutrik is made in Lichtenstein, so pure metric, Switchcraft is made in the USA, so pure imperial as is your Fender cable: a slight "incompatibility" is possible. That said, you could have simply pushed the contact pins towards the center of the jack, it would have been sufficient to firmly hold the male connector of the cable in place. Furthermore the so called 1/4 inch standard is not a standard at all, take a caliper and start measuring, you'll be amazed.

Yes, don't mention it... 😉

Looks like a variety of mahogany to me, same wood pattern, some are very whitish and there over 800 different varieties.

They show up quite often ... in the E.U.

He's into heavy waffles these days.

This is something you don't see that often: A BassLab Custom DN VII, so a double neck fretted and fretless, 7 strings for each neck and weighing 7.7 kilos, which is not that heavy for such a monster. For sale at a very decent price (now) on Reverb (located in Germany, for those interested).

It's like a buggy, but for bass. 🤔🤦🏻🤪

I prefer the other comp, the photo comp. 😉

Behave please, no parlez.

Looks like a Candy Apple Red Stingray @kwmlondon. If it's the case, I know someone desperately looking for one (not me).

Put the photos and/or link and the experts will show up instantly. 😉

There are other well known ones who have authenticated fake ones, and not only once, but they almost always threatened me when I pointed it out... It just means you always have to be very careful when buying vintage or Custom Shop instruments and certainly not take retailers for granted, but ask for advice here as there are a some real experts and the power of BassChat is quite amazing when it comes to helping each others.

Nice looking one. That's my home.

The airflow itself is very noisy.

And then you'll call me saying "I've bought another fearless one, do you want it, it's definitely not for me?"

If each time you look at it you think why am I keeping a bass I won't play anymore, just sell it or trade it for that fiver Stingray, at least you'll stay in the same territory sound wise.