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Speak to Neil at Newtone Strings. UK made, exceptionally good strings.

Morning/Afternoon all, I've had my GR Dual 1400 amp for a while now, it's a great bit of kit. However, recently I'm getting a VERY loud 'pop' noise coming from the amp maybe once every 30-40 minutes during rehearsal. The volume of the pop is extremely loud, our guitarist very nearly plopped himself last night when it happened. Is this popping likely to be an issue with the amp or an issue with the power supply into the amp? The amp is housed in my recently built rehearsal space - we have 3 amps and a decent sized PA system that all run from the same consumer unit within the rehearsal room and none of the other amps 'pop' - it's just the GR head. Would a power conditioner of some kind help? Is the amp possibly faulty? Is there an easy fix? I defer to the greater knowledge of Basschat! Thanks, Russ.

Likewise (almost!) I have 4 Pinegrove straps, 2 Richter straps and Crooks Leatherwork Strap, all with Dunlop locks and all basses have Dunlop pins, so all interchangeable!

Some half price straps here... I can vouch for the quality of Pinegrove straps, I have way too many already so shamefully won't be buying any of these! https://www.pinegroveleather.com/special-offers-shop

So I bought this after a tip posted by @TheGreek in the 'eBay' section. It was advertised as having a truss rod problem - I took a punt and won it for a mere £77. I collected it this morning from a very nice chap called Clive who was only 15 minutes down the road, we had a good chat about basses, I had a little play on his recently acquired Harley Benton 'Stingray' 5 and his Fender Deluxe Precision 5. His eBay advert said 'truss rod problem', now that wasn't strictly true as the bass appears to have had the truss rod entirely removed! The adjustment end of the neck has been blocked up and a stick of graphite has been inserted to replace it. Clive bought it from a local luthier who did the work himself. As much as the neck now cannot be adjusted due to no conventional truss rod, the neck is absolutely arrow straight with a VERY low action. The bass plays perfectly and is in almost flawless condition! With a graphite rod inserted the action will be stable for years to come. So, £77 for a BB425 which is arguably better set up than an 'off the shelf' one and is certainly in 'off the shelf' cosmetic condition, I think I got very lucky here! Cheers @TheGreek! Russ.

I've never used it if I'm honest as I run a Helix Floor and that requires an IEC power lead. It looks like you can plug in anything that runs at 9v 300ma, you can download the manual from the GR website, best consult that! The fact each channel runs at 1400w independently, with channel 2 having a very useful built in overdrive was the selling point for me! Oh, and don't forget the built in tuner! Always good to have one of those.

@Shiveringbass - GR amps are quite transparent, with the EQ section set to flat you'll basically be amplifying the tone of your bass with no real additional colour. If you do use the EQ section, then it can be anything from deep thumping bass to glassy HiFi highs dependent on how you set it. I'm using a GR Dual 1400 alongside a GR AT410+ and am very happy with sound. I tend to lean towards a more HiFi tone, but having played around with it I can certainly get some very woofy lows if needed. The only minor gripe I have is the noise from the cooling fan, this kicks in periodically and while isn't an issue at all when playing, it is noticeable when not playing. If you're happy with the tone of your bass, you'll be happy with a GR amp.

Collecting Saturday morning - Hopefully it'll be fixable!

It's worth £77 is parts all day long IMO. only 10 miles away and as I have a PHEV it won't cost me £5,000,000 in petrol to get it!

Mine @ £77... Damn you @TheGreek!