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I'm not in the market for an amp head, but if I were, I'd be all over the Ashdown Mag400 in the for sale section.

Agreed. I've used one for... a long time. FOH on one channel, monitors on the other - done the job for the last 15 years at least.

No first hand experience of their basses, but I've owned a Tokai Love Rock (Les Paul) and one of their Strat copies from the 80's (I think it had something cheesey like "oldies but goldies" on the headstock) and both were fabulous guitars. I do have a Vintage (brand) P bass - possibly a VB4, not sure - and it's... OK. Decent Wilkinson hardware - nothing to get excited about, but I'd happily gig with it.

In. I've not bought anything since 2014 IIRC, and I'm OK for strings so don't see that changing any time soon.

Yamaha is always the answer, whatever the question 😏

A lifetime ago, it seems...

I have, on occasion and depending on the design of the jack, been able to pull a tiny contact file, from my Strowger days, between the contacts. For a clean barrel & t/r contacts, a squirt of Servisol on a cotton bud is my preference.

No need, I know. Maybe read my post again?

Yes, that's exactly my point...

How does dirt/oxidisation on the barrel (or ring/tip contacts) of a jack socket cause problems if there's normally nothing plugged in to it? More likely the problem's on the (normally made) switching contacts, and breaking them a few times by inserting a jack plug cleans the contacts sufficiently to get rid of the problem. No gloop squirting required - although I guess some of it may find its way to where it's really needed.

Me too. Same with my wee bottle of Dr Ducks.

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Followed by "hope your ok hun"?

I've always found PMT in Cambridge very accommodating. Have a look on their website for anything that takes your fancy, then ring to confirm they've got it in stock? (They're also in Norwich & Romford)

I've got one of their 12 string acoustic guitars. I returned the first one, which they swapped with no fuss. The replacement's OK.

More likely dB per Watt, at 1 meter...

Yup.

I have 4 pairs laying around the house. 2 pairs of Sennheiser, a pair of Superlux, and a pair of Phillips which can be used either wired or wireless. I've no idea of the model no's. - I just grab whichever are most convenient.

Yup. Italian here too

Not used them myself, but I used to use a rehearsal place in Stevenage, and the guy that ran the place used - and spoke highly of - Mal at The Amp Workshop (also in Stevenage) for all of his repairs. https://www.facebook.com/malcrawley139

I was in the same position a few months back. Ended up giving it away through a local Facebook group. We humped it out of the front door, expecting a van, but he pushed it up the footpath on its wheels...

Yup, I do similar on here all the time on my phone - go to tap a thread title, only to be presented with the OP's profile...

I used to have a red faced MAG400 combo. Got rid due to the weight. I often wish I still had it - great amp.

If it's anything like the couple of Stagg's I've had in my paws, that's about three times what I'd pay for it!