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How did I miss this. D’oh!

Just checked out the Yamaha site: RB115 - £671 RB210 - £818 Seems very pricey to me. Good luck Ampeg. Think you are going to need it at those prices!

Thanks for pointing this out. Funny how I picked an original one up on Sunday! Ampeg should have done this 5-10 years ago.

Just cranked it up (with neighbours blessing). Really loud, great tone and no rattles (apart from everything else in the room!). #win

Like most bassists I’ve always wanted the holy grail of bass amps, the Ampeg B15. But being too financially embarrassed and sensible enough not to buy one, I’ve hankered after the poor mans substitute the Ampeg B100r or B200r instead. I’ve looked around for quite a while now. After about 6 months I’ve been super lucky to pick up an American made B200r in near mint condition. Got it for a relative steal. Found it on FB marketplace. Super happy boy today!!

“They call it a Royale because of the metric system” Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction

I was very careful when typing her name out! When the ice cream van pulled up outside an ex-girlfriends house I meant to ask her mum if she fancied a 99. I didn’t. She laughed thankfully. True story

He had a hit with a song called Stan. The one with Dido singing the chorus.

Are those STANLESS strings made for Eminem?

But what do they call it in France?

When I stacked my 2 super compacts I did it horizontally rather than vertically as it felt more stable that way (and looked better IMHO). However I know Alex might disagree because of some fangled acoustic thingy me jig but I paid for them so there. 😀

Remember you can always buy gear s/h and if it’s not right for you, you can always sell it on for roughly what you paid for it.

I’ve had all the various options over the years. The downside of the modular 115 with a 210 is that when you have a smaller gig/rehearsal and can only take one cab, the sound will be different, either too bright or too bassy. Whereas if you have 2 of the same it will just be quieter and a little bit less depth. I had 2 super compacts (112s) but switched to a single cab solution. Currently have a barefaced super twin which is a 2x12 in a single box. Not much bigger than a single cab. Really light, very loud. In the picture below it is the supertwin (2x12), the compact (1x15) and the super compact (1x12). It’s a great visual to see the size comparisons. Hope this is of help.

I believe Billy Sheehan (!!!) is giving 1-2-1 lessons at a music store in Nashville where he recently moved to. Hoping he will do some Skype lessons. Would be a fantastic experience for my big boy birthday this year.

I can only talk of the old model Terror. Yes it was very aggressive, very early but that was easily rectified by replacing the valves for something like a mullard, etc. Might be a cheaper option to pick up an older model. Very easy to swap the valves. 5-10 min job max

Also, if you are not too far from Ashdown in Chelmsford they will probably give it a free service once lockdown restrictions are over.