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Bought this little fella yesterday, took it along to the gig. Sounds massive! No eq, no fx, just deep joy.

One of those in the classifieds too I think. Tempting!

Got mine on Gumtree… previous owner had imported it I believe.

Mine is not too heavy at all. No more than an ABM really. Fwiw there is a lovely looking yba-300 in the for sale section….

As @Dad3353said it’s the YBA-200. Very nice thing - moves lots of air, sympathetic to clumsy fingers. I have my eye on a second 4x10 for that rig as soon as my back recovers from this gig!

Played a sailing club 40 miles away. Didn’t get paid until this morning but all ok in the end. Outdoors and a decent crowd, so took the full stack (valves, 1x15, 4x10). Had to take the master to 6 but got loud enough in the end. Somehow the older covers don’t cut it now. White stripes and Kings of Leon well received.

Nice anecdote! I love a good Lemmy story or photo (e.g. the one with Lem and Phil Lynott). Skin had plenty of good things to say about him too.

For Alusonic fans and those not familiar with Skunks or Cass, check this out... the first riff is from "I can dream", off Paranoid & Sunburnt, 1995.

You are correct: https://www.alusonic.com/aluminium-bass-django-supreme-carbon.php

Yeah it is a good spot. My first time there and darn convenient! It might be my age, but even with ear protection it was deafening. The same PA could have done any indoor venue in the country.

Thanks for solving that mystery. I stared at it all night but could not figure out the make. He used a fancy 5-string too which also baffled me.

Warning - this is a bit of a gush! If anyone's still trying to sift decent bits out of Glastonbury, please just fast forward to Skunk Anansie. Not simply a cracking British hard rocks band, but a highly talented set of folks with some real style IMO. I saw them last Sunday (for probably 3rd or 4th time) at the Engine Rooms in Southampton. It's a shed but really excellent to see a big band in such a modest venue. Cass Lewis is a very cool dude. All the Skunk material is peppered with compelling bass work and some outstanding grooves. But when you see him live it's even more impressive because he pulls off serious techniques with aplomb. It was a brilliant gig! Add to this the fact that he's clearly a smashing and humble bloke who I got to meet after the show. OK, this is hero-worship but imagine if all our favourite bass players were this cool with the fans?