Bigwan

Having owned a Wal I have to say, in MY opinion, I wouldn't be in a hurry to own another one, especially given their current premium price. Are they good? Sure. Are they £4k good? Not in my view. I've found basses that fit me better for a fraction of the price, and have a full-on ACG custom coming at half the price of the last USED Wal I saw on here. However... if you have an itch that needs scratched, it's unlikely that anything but a Wal will satisfy you. I'm just glad I scratched said itch when I could get a Wal for mid 3 figures, rather than the current mid 4 figures! If only the same could be said for my current pre-CBS precision Gas...

I like the cut of your gib Sir!

[quote name='lushuk' timestamp='1450778369' post='2935690'] So you like Aguilar 😄 I looked those but the tonehammer only does 500w, they recommend 1000w for my cab 😢 [/quote] Eh? You're coming from 500w? ONLY 500w... What's the cab?

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1450521633' post='2933522'] Glad to hear it. But the fort knox security still puts me off. I prefer to walk in and trundle round these shops at my leisure. [/quote] I commented on this on a visit a few years back and was regaled with the tale of the runaway Warwick Streamer, returned to the shop after a short trip up the road under a ner-do-well's jacket. Before the extension there would frequently be a single person available to look after the 2 floors so you can see the need for the security when just inside the door sat, very conservatively, 80 - 100k of unguarded stock...

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1450451154' post='2932984'] Didn't get anything :/ [/quote] Me neither...

Cool. Hopefully get 2 out of 3 this time then!

And the cheaper Les Paul... hedging my bets. Probably prefer it since it doesn't have a bound neck and is a little less bling.

In for the 75 and the dearer Les Paul as well. See what happens!

[quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1450366026' post='2932092'] Thanks for that though I'm not really sure what you mean. Do you mean a higher voltage capacitor? [/quote] Yes, caps have a voltage rating. It's possible the cap in question is underrated, or it may point to a fault down the line causing the voltage across the cap to be higher than it was rated for. A decent tech should be able to tell you what's going on.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1450350136' post='2931853'] Just put a 75 through checkout 2 minutes ago. Fingers crossed. Still waiting for a 50's P and a Shorty P to turn up again... [/quote] Computer says no...

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1450311973' post='2931695'] How about a little update to finish the year L-R: 1971 Fender Precision (34") Maruszczyk Jake custom (33") Fodera Matt Garrison Standard (33") Fender Japan Jazz (32") Si [/quote] Oh come now, there's 14 days left in the year!

[quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1450348901' post='2931838'] 4 string progger for anyone...? [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_450_black_progressiv_deko.htm?o=5&ref=mal_a_5&search=1450348730"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1450348730[/url] Erm, and apparently a 75er, that was sold out when I started to type this post...? [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_75_sb_vintage_serie_deko.htm?o=6&ref=mal_a_6&search=1450348839"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1450348839[/url] [/quote] Just put a 75 through checkout 2 minutes ago. Fingers crossed. Still waiting for a 50's P and a Shorty P to turn up again...

It's maybe not rated to a high enough voltage. You could try replacing it with a higher voltage one.

[quote name='BigBassBob' timestamp='1450264186' post='2931069'] Excellent looking boards as usual! Not much has changed for me but I've reacquired a Whammy for lead playing on top of loops. I'm looking at grabbing a Boomerang III (and perhaps a BeatBuddy) sometime next year to expand some ideas I've been working on.... [/quote] Nice board! What's the pedal on the top left feeding the ditto?

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1450191635' post='2930413'] Bet your back was relieved, though! [/quote] Yeah, probably weighed about the same as the Peavey 8x10 I used to have... Still have the odd twinge in my lower back over that one!

This is all making me very nostalgic... doesn't help that I missed a 300w 4x10 SMX combo about 5 miles away last week by 20 minutes... for £150...

Yeah mismatch is probably too strong a description I know, but they're not an [i]ideal[/i] pairing like the identical TKS cabs (but for the tweeter!). Interesting to hear the differences in the 2 cabs and I know what you mean about hard to describe - it's like telling people how 2 different brands of chocolate differ in taste!

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1450168251' post='2930114'] Do they have a standard Fender-sized bell plate? [/quote] No idea. I'll have to measure and see. Enjoying playing it too much to be too bothered by it at the minute!

When I left my first band the guy that replaced me used one and it was loud enough at full tilt to keep up with a reasonably animalistic drummer and 2 50w guitar combos, no lie. It was the 80 watt version. I really liked the sound of it actually. More focused and punchy than whatever I was using at the time. Would like to get hold of one myself! If I remember correctly the 130 watt version had a horn pasted on as an afterthought...