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(Apologies - I've already posted this on the WB-100 thread) It looks like the R-400 has been given a facelift. Colleya has pointed out (on the other thread) that the clips for the lid are recessed now, so it looks like it'll stand on its end without toppling over now 🙂

Ooh, I just noticed that... good spot! It'll save me a bit of heartache, too. And I've just noticed I've posted this on the wrong thread. I'm a divvy.

The all-tube is wonderful - it just sounds bigger than the R-400. I was actually saving to buy it, but someone beat me to it (lucky for them!). In the meantime, I'm back with the R-400 and I'm in love with it, but the touch-sensitive draw of the WB-100 will probably win eventually. Truth is, I would (and have been) smitten with both, which I guess is a credit to the preamp.

How come? They have couriers in Poland 🙂

Here's a little walkthrough of the Handbox R-400 I made, which is buried away in that thread somewhere. I really consider it as a 'Walkabout Plus'.

The R-400's getting a WB-100-ish facelift... pics just posted on FB:

RIP indeed. Great player.

My God, I'm slacking...! Get thee along here, @joescartwright...

I didn't know Jacob Rees-Mogg had it in him. You learn something new every day.

But apart from that, it's got to be worth a punt..?

It's always been best to mail Leszek directly - I think there's a message on the site to that effect, too 🙂

The Alpine Musicsafe Pro were a revelation for me. They do an amazing job of preserving the frequencies across the board.

Check out the Handbox R-400. It doesn't have a million buttons for EQ-shaping, but the core tone is so rich, you don't have to do loads with it.

My comments are based on what I've used over the years, all of which seem to share ICEpower modules. Which might well be an implementation issue - I certainly don't have the technical background. ...and it should go without saying that all my posts on this subject should come with an 'IME' suffix.

BUT the decent FOH and decent monitors probably don't use off-the-shelf car radio ICEpower modules like the amps we're talking about do :-)

Hmm.. I've had a few in my time 😄

If I was consistently running a DI to a decent FOH supported by decent monitors, I really wouldn't be that bothered what I used. But while I'm rely on what's behind me for my own enjoyment of the gig, it's got to be something tactile for me. Solid state seems to have it, with or without tubes (I'll politely skip my thoughts on the commonly available Class D heads I've tried), but the WB100 valve head took it up a gear - it was so quick and responsive. It was like a direct connection from my fingers to the back of my knees.

Nah, on recent tours they've had a load of axuillary musos - even someone shadowing Mick F.

In the 60s, and a few recent tours IIRC.

Just ordered mine from Amazon to leave in the car should the worst ever happen. Ta for the heads-up 🙂

Are you sure they’re guitar faces? It looks like he’s approaching Billy Mill roundabout* on most of these..? *ref. VIZ profanisaurus

I'm not bothered as long as it's not an awful syrupy bleat, or a 'Look how cool and clever we are!' jazz-funk arrangement. Can't bear that stuff. I'm royally sick of it.

I’m sure they could have done it with Neil and their usual auxiliary guy.

My ‘flatty’ Is flame all the way through.

FWIW, flame headstocks are flat.