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I had come to think of Ashdown / BF as my number one non valve option, but lord that sounded good today.

Anyone else use this combination? I took my trusty Trace to a rehearsal today, sat it on top of a Compact / Midget combination and put a Sandberg jazz into it. It made me question all the other amps I claim to love. Theres really nothing like it. Heft, clank, thump and snarl. Every member of the band complimented me on the sound of the bass, but I know what they really liked.

Jack is a great guy. A really, really great guy. Honest, generous, reliable, and an all round good egg. I happily commend him to the community.

It's curious isn't it? My Elf is plenty loud enough for my band. Two 15" Barefaced cabs and it thunders. I tend to entirely ignore the wattage labels (or at least I try to) I've gigged with 1000, 250,100, 500, 200, 300, 2000 watt amps of all types shapes and sizes and all have done the job.

The vox amplug is designed by the mission impossible team. I believe the self destruct mechanism is actually the best designed part of it. In contrast this clumsy looking lump is half the price and I've had it for very many years. It has aux in, doesn't have a load of effects, is bulky runs off batteries, looks ugly and never ever breaks. My Amplug lasted a week, I tripped on the headphone cable and it literally disintegrated.

If you see a well priced second hand one jump on it. You won't regret it.

I know what you mean @Newfoundfreedombut in a way this weakness is also a strength. With the patch based pedals like the C4 the controls are customisable and as such almost unusable for me. I just can't remember what they all do on all the different patches.. The SY-1 has a lot of options but actually it's easy to learn. So it means that I can alter the sound on the fly to suit different rooms, amps basses whatever. And I don't really use that many sounds on it so it's a simple fiddle if I need to change it. There's no real middle ground. Either spend ages with a computer setting up patches and go with them as they are, or have a pedal you have to set up on the floor.

Wonderful news. Now let's have a new Harley Benton bass range!

as long as the womble is willing, I'm all for it.

Totally different beasts, a switch on the end of the SY-1 for guitar or bass and every single sound is usable. The SYB5 is garbage in comparison. Seriously not the same league.

Used the Trapper fuzz at volume recently. Could barely contain it, lots of feedback. Suspect the bass Trapper would be much more usable.

Well, Basschat, you never disappoint me. I wondered if I'd flush a true JJ fanatic but suspected the funny bone might be tickled instead.

Just concluded a two day string purchasing transaction which could not have been easier. Thank you!

What strap did James Jamerson use? Anyone know?

https://www.agcra.com/want-to-be-a-better-leader-be-a-bass-player/

B1on is my favourite - so I guess yes!

Some amazing bargains out there right now. Guess the shops are hurting from the Covid and at the same time keen to hook the wandering Thomann customers.