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Glorious amp, loud for its size, and as above, the post power stage DI means that while it won't hold it's own on a noisy stage, you can get that same tone through the PA. I kinda wish I'd kept mine especially when I'm lugging several hundred watts of all-tube amp around 👍

All is well that ends well, returns are postage free and eBays returns couldn't be simpler. Interestingly the controller, which is what actually arrived, was still described as a light on the return form! What I got was in fact a nice little 192channel DMX controller identical with the one I already have, and I paid double the price for mine around 5 years ago. If you wanted a DMX controller I wouldn't hesitate. The stock was posted from a warehouse in Staffordshire so was genuinely UK stock. I've ordered things before which were advertised as UK stock but were delivered by China Post. I'm inclined to treat this as a genuine error upon reflection. There was no option to order the controller when I clicked on it but the drop down has been updated. The ad is misleading in that there is still no mention of the controller last time I looked on the Ad but it is clear on the drop down now. I'm pretty careful about small print and it did seem too good to be true but I searched for a catch and didn't find one. Can't fault eBay this time.

… I’ve got one at home sitting on the pedal shelf. I’ll have a look later for you, I suppose it would depend on how much gain you have on the low and high settings? Presumably the effect bypassed would be the same as using the low and high gains fully off?

60 quid at Hotcovers - https://www.hotcovers.co.uk/mark-bass-mb58r-102-pure-cab-cover

I'm looking for a Cab cover for a Markbass MB58R 102 but the Markbass and Roqsolid ones cost nearly £100 which seems a bit steep to me being about 20% of the price of the new cab for something that is only really thick enough to stop cosmetic scrapes and keep the rain off when going from car to gig (they don't seem to offer much real protection to things like being bashed or dropped). Anyone aware of cheaper options (like a big paddleboard bag or storage bag), or success with a DIY option?

My go-to is the Softube Bass Amp Room suite. It is limited to an SVT clone, a retro solid state thing (which isn't great) and some kind of overdrive amp (which again isn't great). Only the SVT is actually useable but it is seriously good because it is easy to use and understand. The downside is that there is no dedicated bass amp overdrive which I think would be solved with a plugin version of the Agro pedal which I owned for about a decade. I tried some Brainworx/Plugin Alliance, Bias FX and Amplitube sims but never really go on with them. I like the idea of the Helix but I think it would just present me with too many options. I really like Aguilar kit, so this is tempting.

Hi Mike payment made Phil

eBay made a big thing about making listings free, so they got rid of fees on transactions and then added a manditory buyer protection fee, that the seller pays, that was higher than the fees in the first place. Means all the prices look stupid and it is not clear that when you make an offer to someone for say £100, it comes through to the seller as 'they made an offer of £87.32'

This Saturday, playing with Nine Lives in a tiny place in NE Scotland called Keith, specifically The Railway Club...

A mandatory fee set by eBay. Never underestimate the ability of these people to find new ways to extract money from you. This is why selling is free, the buyer is now paying for the privilege of buying from you and eBay.

It's nice that they modelled basses on Triumph gear selector cams.

It's the new "Buyer Protection Fee" ("Nice item you've got there, wouldn't want anything to happen to it would we?"). More information here.

Some chill grooves for a rainy Tuesday morning.