Roland Rock

From my experience, cutting something that wide could only be done on a (very large) bandsaw. The annoying thing about bandsaws is that the bendy blade tends to wander from your intended straight line, and the cut itself tends to be quite corrugated. By the time you have cut the top off and then made both faces perfectly flat, you'll have lost an unacceptable amount of depth. If you really wanted to keep the top, you'd probably need to add an inbetween layer to make up for this loss. One of the above methods makes a lot of sense - put the body through a thicknesser and take off the appropriate amount (maybe 8mm?) which will leave a perfectly flat face. Then chamber and stick on a new top.

[quote name='RalphDWilson' timestamp='1402762144' post='2476641'] Thanks Roland. I've put a deposit down on one. cheers [/quote] Crumbs! I feel a bit of pressure now! ;-) Last night the band jammed out a new dub song in low C# with the bass using a low pass filter with some boost at the (very low) cutoff point. I'm VERY happy with how deep, smooth and clear this cab is.

Matthew bought a rack bag from me. It was a quick, painless transaction. An easy person to deal with.

I need to source a waistcoat and practice my lunging, but yeah, I'm up for it

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1402832347' post='2477070'] C'mon, 'tis a thing of beauty, if a bit small! [url="https://flic.kr/p/g3tHMr"][/url] [/quote]

Ade (Planer) bought my Polytune pedal. All very fast with great communication and no issues at all. Great chap to deal with.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1402824136' post='2476985'] [/quote] That looks pretty inoffensive to me - my only quibble would be that the straight lines and angles on the truss rod cover seem at odds with the otherwise curvy appearance

Haha, check out his other listings

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1402744323' post='2476456'] Bugger, just checked my diary and I'm gigging otherwise I's have popped down. Have a good 'un Chris. [/quote] Never mind Kev, cheers anyway

In my opinion, Nordstrand, Alleva Coppolo and SGC Nanyo are all contenders. Still great basses though.

Can we make waistcoats and lunging stances mandatory?

Dan bought my Zoom H2 recorder. All was done with good communication and no issues at all. A good man go deal with.

I sold my Glockenklang amp to Ozzy/Rafa. Sometimes international/cross currency transactions can be that bit more glitchy, but no such problems here. He's a great chap to deal with with good communication throughout.

Test Match gig postponed. New date TBC

I have one, and really like it. Before that I had the '69er but I wanted something a bit cleaner and more transparent. It's a very clear and articulate cab with plenty of deep (but not boomy) bass. I can't imagine needing a tweeter with this cab (I actually cut the treble on my amp and bass) but I suppose it depends on your own requirements.

I've had a few plays with the Avalon>Crown>Barefaced setup now, and am extremely happy! I tend to play with bass and mids flat and quite a severe treble cut (new roundwound strings) and I have what I've been after for ages - clarity, no distortion, no boom, and lots and lots of headroom. The Crown has all DSP off. At tonight's gig, we were supporting Finlay Quaye, and we decided that both bands would use my rig (the Avalon was also used as a DI to the PA) Onstage, it was fat, clean and huge sounding. Watching the other band, I was only really hearing the PA, but hearing a superb reggae player on a lovely pre-EB 'Ray through the Avalon was a real pleasure - absolutely huge depth to the tone. This rig is a keeper.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1402589323' post='2475095'] Is it actually supposed to be a "thumbs up"? [/quote] Yes. Or bangers and mash.

Haha, well at least it has a sense of humour.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1402512876' post='2474335'] Whatever happened to Topics anyway? A hazelnut in every bite..yum :-) [/quote] I don't think that this incident involving an 'extra crunchy' Topic did sales much good; http://www.independent.co.uk/news/mouse-found-in-topic-bar-1179399.html You could say that many people have gone 'off Topic' ;-)