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New opinions here peeps. Ive been gassing after an all valve amp for a while. Secured a decent vintage cab off Thornybank (2x15 fender bassman) and have been looking for something equally vintage. I stumbled across a sound City 120 for sale at what i thought was a great price. I spoke to the seller who agreed to take my Hartke HA550 as part ex. The amp was on sale at £279 which i thought was a bargain anyway!. I went to view it and straight away i noticed it was the Bass version and not the Lead as i had thought (hardly any difference other than i believe the pre-amp is voiced slightly different) So straight away i was happy. I managed to get £200 for my hartke so just paid £80 for the Sound City. Got it home n plugged it in and WOW, sounds amazin with my bison and Retrovibe. The valves all glow nicely (all six of them) plus can see the glow inside from the 4 pre-amp valves. At this point im a VERY happy bass player. This morning i decided i have a brief look inside, just wanted to see the valves close up because theyre still a novelty to me haha. I opened it up and each one of the six power valves is a Mullard EL34. Now ive heard these are bloody good so i took at look on ebay and have just seen the prices of the valves alone (a quad seems to be more than the entire head was on sale at). So have i snagged the bargain of the century or am i just an overexcited valve newbie?

+1 for Jacks Instrument Services, Salford. Just picked up my Retrovibe bass and its exactly how i wanted it. Jack made a new bone nut, fret level and polish (inc sharp ends), full set up (inc electrics clean) and even knocked me up a new TRC from some scraps of scratchplate he had knockin round. Action is briliant, exactly as i wanted as he took time to ask about my playing style and recomended how he thinks it should be set up. Comes with a check-card tag which lists everything that has been done and includes a 2 month guarantee on work. If i want it tweaking within this time its free. Very knowledgeable and had a good chat about various basses n valve amps. Will be taking my pride n joy, my main bass Burns Bison for some new pots soon. That is as much as a recomendation as anyone can get, i wont let most people even TOUCH the bison!

Anyone know what gig-bags will fit these? So far everything ive tried is to thin for the headstock, im assuming ill need a ric one?

Burns Bison Bass - Im still so in love with mine Epiphone Rivoli II - i dream of owning one in cherry red Rickenbacker 4005 - fireglo, my 'Most Wanted' bass 70's Fender P - sunburst/tort/rosewood Hook Hacienda Bass - ltd run made from the floor boards of the hacienda

Im in love with my new rig. Fenderbass man 135 2x15 cab run with a GUITAR valve amp....Sound City 120. Sounds fookin amazin EDIT: Scrap that, i just checked it and it is in fact a B120 which im proper chuffed about, thought it was an L120!

Yes Mark, ive checked the fuses in the sled and they appear to be fine and not blown. I did suspect ive basically got a 3 or 5 amp lead hence the blowing. There was no big POP or anything, just turned it on and it went off again. Will try and get hold of a 13 amp lead. Also as has been suggested ill get the amp checked over as i am selling it so want it to be perfect

I recently sold an old amp and accidently gave away my only power lead with it. I bought what i thought was a similar one off ebay (kettle lead style). It only lasted a few goes before the fuse went (i think) as its a sealed socket it got binned. My old man had a spare power lead from a PC that looked the same, so tried that and the same thing happened. Question is, what power lead should i be using for a HA5500?

Cab has now arrived in amazing fast time n all i can say is wwwooooooooowwwwww. Its EXACTLY what i wanted, reto looking beast of a doom cab. Tatty tolex but just how i want it to look, like a cab thats worked not a shiny pretty thing. The sound is amazing and i was so surprised at how light it was (for a 2x15 anyway). Anyone looking to do business with Chris in the future should have no worries or concerns

Just been going thru the finer details over the past few days with Chris regarding a 2x15 cab ive bought of him. Though i dont pick it up until tommorow the guy has been nothing short of fantastic. He tested the cab and realised it wasnt perfect so he changed BOTH speakers, sorted out the wiring AND sorted out a spare conection socket the cab has. In a phone call he went thru exactly what had been done (sounded very tricky and time consuming) but put my mind at ease that im getting a quality, tested and fixed up bass cab. Delivered to my preference and all at a great price (not that you can put a price on confidence when effectively buying oline). Also had a very knowledgable chat with him regarding a few valve heads ive been lokking at, told me what prices i should be expecting to pay etc. All in all a top bloke. Cant wait to get the cab rockin (sorry neighbours haha).

This has made me think. I currently use a hybrid Hartke HA5500 (500w) but REALLY want a go at valves. Looked around and now really gassing for a Fender Bassman 135. My only worry is that 135w wont be enough. Sure for a gig i can mic up but at rehearsal im worried that i wont cut through our beast of a drummer and the guitarists marshall slash stack. Do valve watts really sound louder than ss/hybrid?