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I played a black/rosewood Encore P throughout the nineties, mainly through a Peavey TNT and it was great. Played great and sounded great. If I was to go back now I may have a different view given 20 odd years experience of playing other basses but at the time they did the job perfectly well (and that’s before I knew how easy it was to purchase a solderless loom and change a pickup) 😁 EDIT - Sorry just realised this input adds absolutely nothing to the OP’s question 😞

Arctic Monkeys anyone? Their debut album was full of humour and raw energy and since then they have seemed to be on the obligatory slide up their own behinds.. Fleetwood Mac - I love Peter Green’s FM and I also like some of the later stuff but tbh I look at the later version as a completely different band anyway.

There are many members here who are enjoying the joys of old school ‘heavyweight’ amps (Trace in this case) paired with lightweight cabs. There are a few threads on the subject. I’ve had several Trace SMX heads (250, 350, 600) plus a few other TE heads (including a Hexavalve) and they have all sounded great with various Barefaced and TecAmp lightweight cabs. They don’t give ‘the’ sound that you get from some of the older heavyweight cabs, but they do make up for it in sheer volume, portability and superior sound dispersion (IMHO).

Nice one. So does this have a tube pre and solid state power stage? Excuse my ignorance 🙄

I fear I have more chance of sorting out the woes of Westminster than I have of abstaining from bass related purchases for a whole year. 😟

Good buy 👍

A good news story! These are great. I bought a pair a couple of years back and they come in very useful.

Just out of interest (and without wishing to hijack the thread), how does the Mesa Carbine compare or fit in to the range with the WalkAbout and M-Pulse 600 heads?

Still fantastic amps though

I'm not sure a Trace would fit the bill if the OP is looking for a valvey, driven type tone unless one of their V-Type heads were on the list. Their SMX heads are wonderful and have a pre-amp valve but it's extremely subtle (some would say it doesn't do much at all). It certainly doesn't give drive imho.

Agreed. Great amps and his English is certainly better than my Polish, but it was the delays/lack of any communication that I found most disconcerting. ☹️

I was on the lookout for something similar to the OP's needs and was seeking a used R-400. I didn't have any joy finding one used so was all set to purchase a new one. However, poor communication from Hand Box really hasn't inspired any confidence so I've decided to hang fire for now. I'll follow this thread with interest to see what alternatives are recommended.

I thought I recognised your username. One cab in each hand? It's Arnie !!!!

I’m with @FinnDave 100% 😁

One word of caution, if you like a longer strap you may need a longer version. This version/length is the absolute perfect length for me, but if you like your bass slung around your knees it probably won’t be.

If somebody is in the fortunate position to spend a big chunk of money on a bass, fair play to them if they spend it on one that they can play and enjoy and will (at least) retain its value. We’re not talking about other investments, we’re talking about a bass. Yes Wals are still being made, but in the same way that a pre-cbs Fender is more desirable than a 2012 model, a Wal manufactured during the earlier period of company’s existence (signed by Ian or Pete) would I suggest be more desirable to many than one made last week.

Aha. That would make sense. Many thanks 👍

Ouch! That’s a shocker.

Mine landed today and very nice it is too. Many thanks for the heads up 👍

As a package for power, sound, size, weight and portability, BF Super Twins (or Super 12s) are pretty hard to beat imho.

Bar stewards! I’ll keep my eyes and ears open.