Ampeg pf500 handles in the UK?

[dave74200]

Hi, does anyone know where I can get these from please? I found one place but it's £20 postage!! As you can see, my one arrived snapped due to obviously shoddy couriers!! 

[neepheid]

14 hours ago, dave74200 said:

Hi, does anyone know where I can get these from please? I found one place but it's £20 postage!! As you can see, my one arrived snapped due to obviously shoddy couriers!! 

 

Normally a PF500 would have to be in a rehearsal rental room for at least 5 mins to acquire such damage.  These couriers are savages.

[loudspeaker]

My PF500 died last week, it has the dreaded fault light on and it looks like an uneconomic repair. If you pm me your address I will put a handle in the post to you

[police squad]

4 hours ago, loudspeaker said:

My PF500 died last week, it has the dreaded fault light on and it looks like an uneconomic repair. If you pm me your address I will put a handle in the post to you

how old is your PF500?

[loudspeaker]

I bought it new in 2020 but it only used it as a spare, it had done about 6 gigs and a few hours rehearsals, an over the phone diagnosis from Sontec Ltd was it needed a new main PCB which was £300 +carriage costs, quite a common issue they said. I guess you learn from your mistakes

[police squad]

55 minutes ago, loudspeaker said:

I bought it new in 2020 but it only used it as a spare, it had done about 6 gigs and a few hours rehearsals, an over the phone diagnosis from Sontec Ltd was it needed a new main PCB which was £300 +carriage costs, quite a common issue they said. I guess you learn from your mistakes

that's very disappointing. My first one went wrong on it's first gig, the replacement has always been superb.

 

[bartelby]

16 hours ago, loudspeaker said:

I guess you learn from your mistakes

Unless you're Ampeg it seems.
 

[dave74200]

Can I say a massive thanks to @loudspeaker who so generously posted me a handle free of charge. What an amazing gesture and a top top guy. Thanks so much mate 🙏🙏🙏