1970

looking forward to buying these for £100 in 5 years time

Leon at Grizzly Guitars on Hackney Road... he's a master.

Cool, I guess I'll look out for offers. Gumtree is fine, but there's just not the same reach (just shipped 1 item to Sweden and 1 to LA - struggled to sell either on gumtree). Plus the weirdo/d*ckhead/tim waster issue is just getting a bit much for me. But I guess with eBay you do have resolution and paypal also gives you some cover for some things. Just something I'll factor in next time I guess. But still, 10% of postage - come on.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1454584780' post='2970994'] And some users have a moan about the selling fees on BC. It's a total bargain. [/quote] It cost me ~£20 in paypal fees alone for ONE transaction of less than £400.

Wow the fees are off the scale these days. It's been a while for me. I knew about the 10% final price fee, but to pay 10% of the postage cost as well is outrageous! Shipped something to Sweden for £35 and had to pay eBay for the privilege. And also got stung by paypal as well! Lesson learned for sure - add about 20% to what I really want for the item...

I still record with tubes though!

This is my main amp now. Sold all my tube stuff. It feels light to me though! Compared to my old GT200 and ampeg V4 anyway, it's a 1 handed lift - total dream.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Black-Eagle-Bass-40th-Anniversary-Limited-Ed-Reissue-2609B-Novoselic-/301837516560?hash=item4646eaff10:g:lu4AAOSwl9BWIrk2

During sound check last night I put the DI cable into the 'pre amp out' by accident (never did that before). It cuts out all sound to the cabinet. Does this mean I can use the 'pre amp out' for DI recording without having a cabinet attached? Always assumed it was a big no no, but's it's solid state, and if there's no power to the cabinet then is there no risk of damage to the head?

For silent practise I recommend a vox amplug.

[quote name='backwater' timestamp='1444560526' post='2884042'] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A good starter book is "[/font][/size][size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Complete Guide to Guitar and AMP Maintenance"[/font][/size] which covers the basics of biasing, fault finding and minor repairs (also covers the basics of guitar maintenance as well) - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/books/dp/0793534909/"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/books/dp/0793534909/[/url] Andy [/quote] Thanks!

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1444556685' post='2883981'] Are you a beginner in amp repair or in electronics generally? [/quote] Electronics.

Hi Sorry if this has been covered before. I'd like to know more about the insides of amps so that I can start to do services and repairs. Any reference books or manuals out there that would be good for a beginner?

Nope old Peavey stuff is absolute garbage stay away. [size=1]that way it'll stay cheap for the rest of us. [/size]