Bridgehouse

09.30 after logging online call at 11.00pm last night - message from shop apologising profusely and telling me they are setting up an exchange (pick up and drop off at same time) as soon as they can. If I still don’t like it then full refund. Phone number and name of assistant provided if I have any questions or concerns. Yeah - I can’t fault that at all. It’s the sort of service you hope for but don’t always get.

I’ll sleep on it. Been one of those days anyway so maybe I’ll feel different in the morning. It’s a right come down when you get all excited and then it doesn’t work tho. Proper downer on my evening after a long and quite stressful day working. Either that or I’ll get a refund and buy a TE Elf for the sheer hell of it.

I’d reject that - for a brand new item I’d rather it just worked as intended without any user intervention or messing about..

Yeah - true it did.. I thought the handbox was about £1k delivered? Thing is - it’s a big wedge for a stay at home amp for recording and trying to recreate that b15 small wattage thump. It was a nice to have luxury as it wouldn’t form part of my usual gigging rig or setup - I’ve firmly buried myself in the FRFR camp with a good £2k+ invested there! £300 for a valve head to play with at home was reasonable I thought.. but yes, horses for courses YMMV etc.

Lovely. Only one teeny tiny insignificant problem - 3 times the price and over my budget by a MIM Precision...

Yours will be fine - I’m clearly just having one of those days I’ll sleep on it and see how the shop responds and decide if I want a replacement. To be fair, it looks really nice on top of my BF Compact.. it just sounds like a 1920’s gramophone with a scratchy record stuck on the lead in...

Could be - but I’m not messing about with a new amp - I don’t want any “you’ve messed with it - no refund” issues and TBH I can’t be bothered with the faff of doing that. Working late every day this week and I have neither the time nor the inclination to start unscrewing something and messing about with it. I’m sure they will be fine for a return but if they aren’t you’ll know about it! I’m lucky - I’m mechanically minded and happy to do those sorts of things - but if I wasn’t then you shouldn’t have to muck about with something you aren’t comfortable with. The user manual clearly states tubes should only be removed by an Ampeg certified service technician - lol. Anyway, there you go. Not a happy experience so far and I guess it’s just a bit of a confidence knock in the product - it may just be a bad tube or a poorly seated tube, but it could be a poor build - what if the next one does it after the warranty period? Unlikely, but hey you know how it goes..

Well, I’ve requested a return online, let’s see what they say. Dunno whether to have another or try something else now 😞

Nope. I have neither.

Yep. It’s got a user bias adjust - rebiased and no difference

PF20T arrived. Not working right Standby for 5 mins - power on, and regardless of volume gain etc there is a fairly consistent crackle - so something is screwed. Not happy.

Leave it on for the relic look

I thought so too...

Is it wrong that I really like the look of the slot head?

Yep got the confirmation it’s this afternoon

If they stay shiny over time then most likely chrome

I’ve been half eyeing up the natural Rivoli on here as well and it’s tempting!

Is it def. chrome or is it nickel?

Still got it?

I have an ACG and it’s brilliant - but I guess I have a hankering for something a bit different!

Hideous corned beef alikes - that’s not genuine tort!!!

Where do I get sunburst and tort shoes from? I also need a supplier of flatwound laces. TIA

I only have full scale basses. My 64 Precision has, for me, the greatest bass neck ever made. It’s long, really wide, highly radiused and pretty slim front to back. The rolled edges from 50+ years of playing make it a dream to play. The frets are tiny and with flats on its so subtle to play. I guess I want to dip my toes into the Gibson style of bass - I know they do long scale as well so maybe I should stick to that. I may hate it - I know I won’t know unless I try tho