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I put Jazz style knobs on my DC Jr , and will probably put them on my SG too.

Several years ago mine had a meltdown after the fan stopped working and I went looking for something to replace it. My conclusion was it was still the best thing in that power range , I managed to get it repaired. I would have bought another if the repair didn’t work. Now there are more amps available in that range today … but not many have that aux in input. Handy thing to have. Today I also have an Elf and a Darkglass m200 in that power range.

The MB200 is a good sounding little amp. It also has a mini aux in , so you can plug in a phone or tablet , plug in headphones and play along to YouTube videos.

Long &McQuade are the big retailer here in Canada , and they have a big February blowout sale every February. It was this weekend . I received an email the day before the sale saying some strings I ordered back in December had finally arrived. I didn’t want to pick them up while the sale was on and things would be somewhat crazy. I’m not in a panic to get them. I did go online to see what deals might be in the works. Looked at my usual downtown location , and then checked the store across the harbour in Dartmouth. Checked the Bedford store at the other end of the harbour and even looked at Truro , about an hours drive. I’m safe. I’ll pick up the strings Tuesday or Wednesday.

They are a misery the lug around. And make a terrible sound if they get dropped.

The Darkglass m200 is quiet.

String choice , your decision , flats or rounds is going to colour your tone the most. And then every link in your signal chain will have an impact. Your bass choice , amp selection , cab preference. And no two rooms sound the same , and the number of people around will change the sound of the room throughout the night. Everything matters. I usually play mid sized bars. Much of the time I’m not in the PA. I’m looking for a rich , deep , thick , old school thump , but not boomy. Flats , mostly using a med scale hollow body bass. Tube preamp , class D back end and Berg cabs. I’ve found the tube preamp makes a big difference. I’m in the house band that does a weekly jam , the thumpers tell me the rig is magic. The hifi ones tell me it’s old school. I tell them it’s exactly what I’m after. It’s surprising how it sounds completely different depending on the player.

cetera , that’s a gorgeous room!

I mostly use it with practice amps , they nicely fatten things up at low volume. I have two of them!

The NE-1 is a great little box.

Importing gear gets expensive. What looks like a good price turns into “I’ll never break even on this one”. But if it’s a rare piece , it might be the only route. I’ve imported from the US to Canada , and every time say , this is the last time. Neepheid , where in Canada is the bass?

We have snow coming down all day , we don’t normally get “snow days” but if it gets really nasty they might call it off. The old Sunday jam. We’ll see …

Beautiful , Rob.

I’ve changed power amps with Monique!

Longtime Dano fan , I picked up a white shortscale DC. (several years ago)

If you can find a qualified repair person they would easily find and fix the issue. The fan on my MB200 was gunked up , things overheated and it required some surgery. I decided I liked the amp enough to get it fixed. Works like a new amp today. The repair cost was much better than the replacement price. The catch is finding a qualified repair person…

Many are paying for Christmas purchases right now. And here , the weather sucks. So it’s generally a tough time of year to get people out.

Was looking at a Turner Model 1 on TB. Absolutely gorgeous looking thing. Well beyond my budget. Importing from the US is expensive these days , and getting worse by the day. Alerted a friend in the US that might pick it up. I hope he does. edit I’ve been pretty successful at spending other people’s money. When I see a good deal on kijiji I’ll often alert somebody I think might be interested. An Epi Zenith bass recently popped up. Every once in a While something interesting , and unusual pops up.

It was never an issue for me , but I saw too many friends deal with it.

https://i.posting.cc/c47wDXQP/IMG-0809.jpg First night with the JoChoui amp powering Monique. Just 500 watts , but more than enough power for my favourite room in town. If I think I need more power I can add another cab , or use my Forte as back end power , but the Choui is perfect for what I need for most gigs.

I’ll try another go a little later , thank you for all assistance Woodinblack and Tauzero. edit … still not quite there … https://i.posting.cc/c47wDXQP/IMG-0809.jpg

Looks like the proper rig for a gig at Mos Eisley Cantina.

I like to try and check out what was creating a buzz at NAMM every year. This time it was the new GK RB Legacy amps. Didn’t see much in the way of basses that interested me , perhaps the Dano Longhorns in new colours with the “f” holes. I think I can be marked “safe” this year. … some years ago Fender introduced a Japanese 51 reissue , and when it appeared on the Fender site on the first day of name I was at my favourite music store when they opened. Nose pressed up against the glass. As we’re on Atlantic time I was probably the first order in North America.

Test <img>[url=https://postimg.cc/N5MKF8Cx][img]https://i.postimg.cc/c47wDXQP/IMG-0809.jpg[/img][/url]</img> I‘m not sure just how that works

Easily the most intriguing of this NAMM’s offerings. I was an RB fanboi for ages.