Matt P

I think the dowel option is the best, you might have to shape it to fit into the holes, or possibly drill the hole out a tiny bit to get it round, if that seems like too much work then I'd take it to an expert, it's not a huge job so shouldn't cost the earth. when it comes to strap buttons you really want it to be a good solid job. nothing worse than your pride and joy falling to the ground at your next gig! Matt

that is a very tasty looking amp, I see that there's a bit of space between the case and the chassis at the sides, would it be possible to make this any narrower? My cabs are only 15" wide (and 15" deep) and I'm not a fan of amps overhanging the cabs, if it could be built to fit atop my current cabs then I'd be very interested! Matt

I'd be looking at a secondhand Markbass combo, they pop up in the classifieds fairly frequently and you should be able to pick one up well within your budget, I think they will all power an extension cabinet if needed and they are fairly compact and not too heavy, and if you decide to move it on at some point you should have very little trouble selling it for about what you paid for it. I think that they're all 250 or 500 watts but it's better to have a bit more power and not use it than to run out of volume. you'd be surprised how much power you need to keep up with even a small guitar amp! Matt

it's in this set of photo's 14th row down, alongside my Modded natural p-bass and my Letts singlecut, there might be a photo of Jay playing it somewhere as well. [url="https://www.facebook.com/michaelthebass/media_set?set=a.10151880033356322.1073741842.690966321&type=1&l=8640e97db3"]https://www.facebook.com/michaelthebass/media_set?set=a.10151880033356322.1073741842.690966321&type=1&l=8640e97db3[/url] Matt

I'm afraid I didn't get any pictures last night, I did take it to a bass bash a while ago , i'll see if it's in any of the pictures from that

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1443699475' post='2876955'] You have a concrete bass? Any chance of a pic? [/quote] I'll see if I can sort some tonight, it started life as a hollow violin bass but the previous owner was convinced that a bass shouldn't be resonant so filled it with concrete, it's just about playable. I need to find it a new home really. Matt

my Letts Singlecut 5 is 7.5lbs I think I might also own one of the heaviest, I have a concrete bass that crushes the scales at over 16lbs (especially impressive considering its a violin bass shaped body)

For those who trawl cash converters for the odd bargain it's probably worth knowing that they put a code on the sticker that tells the staff how much they paid for everything, it's known as the blacksmith code, usually written as a 4 or 5 letter code, b=1, l=2 up to H=0, so if the code is ch kh then they paid £40.50p for it, useful when haggling for deals. I always try bargaining in cash converters, unless they are seriously under the real value.

you can't go wrong with obbm's cables, there's a good reason that everyone recommends them! glad you've got it sorted Matt

That has a stereo input, you just need to feed it a stereo signal, you need a mono to stereo cable or adapter.

what setup are you using at the moment? it might be that all you need is a different cable. if the input to your transmitter is stereo then a mono to dual mono cable will do the trick, this might be a very cheap fix. Matt

Just bought a cyrus hifi amp from Chris, couldn't have been a better deal, I'm a very happy bunny. Matt

The guitarguitar in Newcastle is notorious for poor service so I won't use them at all, I think I'd rather buy online and use the distance selling regs so I can send it back if I don't like it. Matt

this does look very interesting, has anyone spotted a UK/EU supplier yet? I might even have to break my personal rule about credit for this (provided its interest free credit of course!) Matt

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1439919913' post='2846805'] De-fretted it's 3.9 kg on the bathroom scales and the nut is 45mm wide: B-E is 0.9cm, E-A 0.9cm, A-D 1cm and D-G 1 cm assuming you use Nylon Flats. It does not feel heavy and the body is quite contoured. At the Bridge the string spacing is between 1.6 cm and 1.8 cm depending on which strings! [/quote] H Thanks, unfortunately that string spacing is too wide for me, the hunt will have to continue elsewhere. Matt

Yorks5stringer, any chance of measuring the string spacing on your progressive 5 please? and a weight would be nice too, I've been looking for a backup for my Letts 5 and these look mighty tempting (even at full price) if there were options for drop-in replacement pickups that would make it a no brainer (I've been wanting to try nordstrands for ages!) thanks Matt

I'm now thinking more of a snare lamp for his living room, not sure I'd trust him with fire (he tends to get distracted and there would be a high probability that he'd set fire to his garden) Matt

now I know what i'm going to do with the scrap snare shell that's been gathering dust under my desk, the perfect housewarming present for our drummer!

I think for me it would just have to be simple to setup. would it be possible to have 5 or 6 button unit (metal momentary footswitches would be my ideal) and a 2 digit 7 segment display and then use the software to setup what each one does? a connection for a standard expression pedal would be nice but not essential. that way everyone could configure it to how they need it. my setup would probably be: patch up patch down select (so that a new patch can be selected during the ending of a song and then punched in at the right moment for the new song) blackout/background lighting strobe fog/smoke a 2 digit display gives 100 patches, I don't think i'd need any other leds Matt

Pffft, there's still a gap in the bottom case! actually that's awesome beyond all description! I can't imagine what it fees like with all the barefaced cabs (I know it will sound awesome!) something like standing behind a jumbo jet on takeoff? Matt