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It's gone up again to £425 Sneaky gits.

Ooo! I might have one for when I don't want to take my Helix rack then.

Sensible.... 4 rigs ago... (Yes - that's a 5000W power amp)

Generally I think valve amps are over rated for bass. Valve sag does not create punch in the way a good SS can.

I'n my limited experience of opening up bass amps the one thing I notice is the Transformers in a valve bass amp are usually fekking enormous. Good transformers in an amp that is likely to be designed to be punchy are expensive. They are also heavy. Perhaps to the point that a lightweight box that would do for a guitar amp just can't handle the weight. The Mesa 4:88 is a good example. Pretty small by most standards, but still surprisingly weighty. I had one. It was glorious. However the fan noise was appalling so it had to go. In hindsight I wish I had taken it to a tech to change the fan or maybe even install a 2nd one.

I bought @W.Hbercham lovely Chunk Systems Brown Dog Fuzz. Arrived very fast indeed (same day posting) and was packed with about 30 meters of bubble wrap too. Thank you Henry, much appreciated.

D’addario pro Steels.

I've got a TrueTone CS6 under my Nano board. Works well. Nice and quiet. On my PT Jnr I've got a good old fashioned Voodoo Labs PP2 and on my monster board I've got the Gig Rig Power Generator system with distributors, isolators, High current adaptors etc.

Purple metallic sparkle would be ace. or plain silver - ESP did a limited run of Les Paul's like that.

That's really cool! I was thinking of a Mex Jazz and taking the neck off.

I wonder who does the Players School courses now that Jeff isn't there. I also wonder if my lovely wife would mind if I went to Florida for a week without her... And I'd want to buy a cheap bass to take as I'm not trusting baggage handlers with my Marleaux!

Don't forget Ishibashi as well. I've had 2 from them. Good so far.

If I was going to get a Ray then it would be the new Special ones - they are a lot lighter. Weight may well end up being the deciding factor for me.

Ah man, I’d love to that.

Nobody goes to see them without knowing exactly who they are and what they are about. Saying otherwise is like suggesting people go and see Frankie Boyle live and are then surprised when he says f*ck in the show. Load of bollocks.

I'm really torn now. I've been starting to save the pennies for one of the new Ray Specials, but this looks lovely as well. There's no way I could afford both.

Hi Jeff. I’m currently working through your etudes from your course. I am slowly catching up with my over achieving clarinetist daughter!

Mozart

I think that's just the over tones from his usual drive sound. that bass is very grindy. He's using a Helix these days - Line 6 modelled Billy's own Pearce Preamp to get the helix model dead right.