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And today the missus saw the receipt!! It's going to be a cold and lonely couple of weeks

I have a TC Harmony Singer and Mic Mechanic I only use 1 at a time! With one set of guys everyone can sing very well, so I don't need the harmony and use the Mic Mechanic But If I'm playing alone with just a guitar then the Harmony Singer is great - it reads the guitar chord and sets your harmony automatically. No need to set an interval. The big secret on both pedals is the TONE switch which is an automatic EQ, de-esser and compressor. The price of the pedals is worth it for that TONE switch alone! Just set your PA to flat and turn on the pedal. Wonderful little thing. Should be illegal to sing without one.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1406477130' post='2511763'] is that pushing them both to the max without significant breakup? [/quote] Sort of - I kept turning them up until the sound got a bit harsh. The Mesa didn't really get harsh, just more compressed. Plenty of room for ear damage with both, but the Mesa just seemed to have more of everything. I need to get it into a proper rehearsal space.

So why haven't the CN112 price dropped too?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1406472657' post='2511720'] 465 valve-watts? With the right cabs I reckon you could do a festival or an arena with little or no PA support. It would be as loud as a 1kW SS amp at the very least. Probably much louder in fact. [/quote] Well the Prodigy at 250W is louder than my 900W Genz class D heads. I'm glad I'm not facing a Strategy re-valve though. That's an easy £300!

I hate to think how loud the Strategy is!!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1406471943' post='2511709'] 22kg is still fairly weighty, but nowhere near the usual gut-wrenching valve heft. That's the 'all-valve bounce'. There's nothing like it, and it can't be recreated any other way, in my humble opinion. When you fire this up in anger with a band I predict you will be a very happy bunny indeed. [/quote] It's 29lb / 13kg Not too bad at all.

I've owned both. I prefer the Sandberg TM5. And the EBMM forum is full of psychos.

It really does suit the Berg CN I only have a 112 at the moment, but I'll be needing another one. Probably this week!

I have no recording gear other than an iPhone! Not sure that would do it justice.

I never go anywhere without a spare amp or a DI! I did hear about the fuse issue on obbm's one, but he also tells me it's been rock solid since. So fingers crossed!

I've never had an all valve bass amp before. It's definitely not a bedroom amp - it likes being would up a bit. And it needs a full 3 minutes warmup before moving from standby to active. So far I've tried it with my Sandberg TM5 (Steel rounds) and my Jap Precision (Flats) and it sounds amazing. The preamp is the most dynamically sensitive amp I've ever used. It picks up everything so I need to start playing cleaner. And I'm really glad I've got a good selection of compressors! Such a thick chunky sound. Totally different to the Genz heads I have. At 250W it's louder than the 900W class D Genz heads too. Unfortunately the guys I could have a blast with are all on holiday for a couple of weeks, so I need to wait before I can get in a room with a drummer.

Dod BiFET Preamp. Great bit of kit - but now only available used. Look on ebay.

Mike Wedderburn (Sky Sports Presenter) plays keys in a pro function band called Jive Honey. Very good they are too. I saw Hugh Laurie's band at the New Theatre in Oxford last year. I've been going to big and small gigs for 25 years, and Laurie's show was the finest gig I have ever been to. It was perfect. I read somewhere that these days he sees acting as a way of funding his music.

I shall have a look at that then! I've got about 30 songs completely written that I've never recorded due to a lack of drums

I've played it loads in bands. With the right drummer it's great fun. With the right singer, it's excellent.

For what it's worth - I believe that there are only two 4 string Hyperbasses in the UK 1 belonged to me until yesterday (A Mk1 solid bridge model that is now on the way to Fred in Belgium) and the other (Mk2 with the transposing bridge) belongs to GremlinAndy on here. So if anyone sees any other ones on sale in the UK, do your homework very carefully, and pay cash on collection only. Even if you have to travel for a day!

Lots to think about! Seems like there are a lot of good options. Now I need to learn how to program drums!

I always look like a twat live, so that wouldn't put me off!!

That's a nice bass sound on the live show. A lot of the bass demos on the Fractal website are all high gain with no proper low end.

Details please!!!

Anyone taken the plunge then? Now that Fractal are introducing more bass amp models I am getting more and more tempted!

Bergantino I use the 1x12 version and it is brilliant. I've no reason to think the CN212 would be anything other than double the awesome.