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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1475078237' post='3142885'] musically they were just a progression of what had been before [/quote] More of a leap than a progression, IMO.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1475073923' post='3142824'] For me and others who are counting the weeks down to Maruszczyk Christmas, could you lucky owners tell us how good he is at keeping to his delivery promises? [/quote] Mine were both pretty much on the button, @ 10 weeks. Mind, I didn't clock-watch on the second one - it was just too depressing. And it meant I got a lovely surprise when the sofa shot landed :-)

Fab! And.. is Sneaky Pete clean now?

Is this jumping out through the amp, or is it just happening acoustically?

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1474962095' post='3141750'] You had to be there to appreciate the impact Hank Marvin's sound had. Can you imagine hearing a Strat' through a Vox AC30, with tape echo and a trem' bar having never heard anything like it before. You just had to be there! [/quote] ...and when Neil Young wrote 'From Hank to Hendrix', he wasn't talking about H. Williams. As for the influence of Cliff & Co., Ringo acknowledges that 'Move It' was probably the first home-grown RnR song they heard, but by then they were already listening to the source material.

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1474984502' post='3142039'] Hi, I bought the other. It's a pretty cool amp but I'm finding that my active basses really hit the input hard and the gain is on next to nothing for a clean tone. This affects output volume. there is no input pad on these amps. Passive instruments seem to deal better with the gain stage. I'm playing around with input valves to try and drop the gain a bit. I also agree the DI is very nice. I haven't really used it in anger yet but will do in the next few weeks. [/quote] Ah, that's a shame - I only run passives so it's never been a problem for me. Hope you sort it!

That J pup is far too close to the bridge, too. It'll be a weak as owt.

LOL @ Fender. Typical, though - the 6-strings at least get interesting tops, while the bass gets lumbered with the offcuts from your nan's sideboard.

[quote name='Marty Forrer' timestamp='1474928647' post='3141655'] Yay! Leszek emailed me to say my R-400 is just about ready to ship, just sorting the cosmetics. [/quote] Fantastic! What are you going for?

Try extracting loads of those little widgets from inside Christmas cards that play carols, and sellotape them to squirrels.

Hey gang If anyone else is interested in living with the demo HandBox Red Fighter head for a while after the bash, let me know. Paul / NancyJohnson has it at the moment, and I think he's bringing it along to the do. (It's not to his taste, but if your thing is lots of clean power, it might be up your street. No obligation, just for fun, etc.)

I've been punting my R-400 around locally (I'm not letting it go for longer!), and Leszek has sent another out 'darn sarf' for trial, but I think someone bought that one. There's also a Red Fighter doing the rounds in the south - a different kettle'o'fish, that one.

The producer confirmed it too - An Akai 900 sequencer or something. I'll try and find the interview again.

Hey gang I believe there'll be and R-400 and a Red Fighter at the SE Bash this weekend. Leszek has sent me an explanation of the matrix EQ on the Red Fighter, for anyone who's interested...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1474375216' post='3137468'] you had to Be Here Now. see what I did there? [/quote] I do, and it works on so many levels.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1474371311' post='3137431'] So Doug went all Genz Benz and found a way of making that ICE700ASC pump out 900W? Or is there a new B&O module i haven't heard of? [/quote]

I love music, and the history of music. The Beatles have great songs and a great story. Anyone who getting into them for the first time now is in for a great journey. That it happened 50 years ago is irrelevant... I'll be going to see the film as soon as I can...

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1474274450' post='3136609'] now I'm a big Beatles fan, but how many times can they keep repackaging the same stuff? Reminds of an Ossie Osbourne quote after another Black Sabbath compilation, "it's like digging up a dead prostitute for one last f***" presumably Paul and Ringo have given their approval seeing as they're helping to promote it, do they really need the money, or is it just the adulation. Apparently George said in 1989 with a sigh "I guess it's never going to end" [/quote] Have you seen the film yet? What did you think?

Ah, sorry - I'm getting my model numbers mixed up. In that case, you can disregard my comments as they apply to the P5110. I've never used the P3110, but from what I've read it's a different beast.

Nice, lively performance. Some of those BVs sounded a bit... umm... 'precise', mind.

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1474149688' post='3135987'] Used one fairly recently at a jam session. Nice combo - small, neat and very clean sounding. Punchy for their size, but you really need the add on speaker to get enough out of them to compete with a drummer. [/quote] And yes, I'd concur if you want to gig with one in anger with a drummer, you'll need the additional cab.

The first Verizon is an incredible bit of kit. One of the most useful bits of gear I've ever bought.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1474023204' post='3135006'] How would they know I'd bought it in the USA? [/quote] They could ask to see a receipt for it...

That's lovely! [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1474014137' post='3134862'] Is that finish original? I'm not that up on old Fenders, but the dark part of the burst looks differently shaped from the typical Fender sunburst. Or did they vary like that? [/quote] It''s typical 70s 'burst fade... the red disappears through exposure to sunlight, leaving it pretty much 2-tone, while the back remains standard 3-tone.