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So I got mine yesterday. Only just had a chance to plug it in and put it through its paces. First impressions - it does sound like a Bass 400+. In that regard, job done. It's got that little bit of inherent dirt from the valve preamp, and a very similar character in terms of the overall frequency curve (a bit middy, but in a nice, smooth, detailed and slightly furry way). Here's a pic of it sitting on top of my Ashdown RM800 - you can get a good idea of its (small) size. Downsides? Sadly, it does seem to have a big one - it just doesn't seem very loud. My RM800 is louder when turned up to about 9:00 (see pic) than the Mesa is turned up to about 7 or 8. This is with it going into my Barefaced BTII (which can handle 1600W). Maybe I'm doing something wrong with it, but that could potentially be a dealbreaker - if I can turn it up to 8 in my house and not shake the doors off their hinges, then there's something not quite right here. The Ashdown is too loud for the house once it gets to about 11:00, with loads more volume to go. Which is weird, because they probably use the exact same ICEpower modules for their Class D power sections. I'll keep playing - will report back with more findings.

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Isn't that the NHS replacement testicle implant?

Some further good suggestions and info, thanks! It's certainly giving me plenty to think about and consider.

OK, just keep 'em coming! I'm waiting for the football boots, track spikes and golf shoes...

As I hit the 'submit' button I knew it would just be a matter of time. Thanks guys, you have not let me down 🙂

I have, all 37 (?) episodes. That Mini will need to be restored again by the time they finish it. I think putting a 4WD system and rather large engine on an old Mini is utterly insane and stupid. Rather like some of my builds. My mum and dad used to race minis in the 70s. My dads favourite trick was to put an Austin princess six cylinder engine into a classic mini. It would fit once he'd used the rather large sledge hammer to modify the engine bay. It handled like a pig, torque steered everywhere but as it was all off-road racing, rather good fun. He had a garage business so this wasn't exceptional. He once started to build a proper stock car. The design process consisted of suspending an American V8 from the garage beams, rolling front and rear axis in to approx the right positions along with the drive shafts and then welding large amounts of lorry U-bean together to make the chassis so it all fitted (for some value of fitted). I note that the mobile library has come back again. It wasn't clear to me if they put the whole of the old library on a different chassis and engine or put a whole different chassis under the library. What's the VIN number going to be? We are into Triggers broom territory now.

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I actually quite like the headstock. Not played the Tributes but have had 3 US over the years, ASAT and SB1 basses and a Legacy 6 string. I regret parting with them all, although I wouldn't go back to the ASAT bass because of the body shape discomfort/neck dive on a strap. The build quality was very good on all, would be sad to see them go, but as others have suggested, in the crowded marketplace of today, it's easy to understand how they might be struggling.

Yeah tried Mike, not that one I’m afraid, think it had already gone. I know they’re pretty rare but I’ll keep my fingers crossed someone decides to cash in

On the other hand Active Di and phantom power has been a solution for the last half century 🤣

Have you put this file up before? Went to download it and I already had a copy. Anyroadup, as it's got measurements in groats and cubits, I did a swift edit: Pickup Positions For Many Makes Of Bass - metric & imperial.xlsx

You've been watching Project Binky too then.

I think chimike on here was off loading loads of trace gear a while back? Not sure what he still has left?

I've just bought some Straploks from Ed and it was an easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy (technical term 🤣) deal. Thanks. 👍

Thanks for that. I'm pleased to see my Loop Switch are highly rated, especially at that price.

Insane Clown Posse in October, followed by GWAR the night after.

One thing that no-one is taking into account is how less relevant "The Charts" are nowadays compared with 50 years ago especially in the UK. Back in the 70s anyone with even a passing interest in popular music would be watching TotP on a Thursday night and probably taping their favourite songs off the top 40 show on Sunday. If they were really keen they'd also be listening to the brand new chart run-down on Wednesday morning. These days does anyone even care? As well as the demise of TotP there has been a massive fragmentation of genres which means that there is no longer one (or maybe two) overall defining musical trend at any given time, which means that now songs from almost any gene have the possibility to be popular and not just what is currently flavour of the month.