Jono Bolton

Lofi - city centre http://www.lofistudios.com/

Carlton - other side of the river just beside the High Court http://carltonstudios.co.uk/carlton-studio-cafe/

Audio Lounge - Maryhill http://rehearserecord.com/

Sure there's lots of others as well, Riverside in Busby for example- depends where you're based.

@EMG456 I've used most of the studios around the city but the majority are 3 hour blocks. I'm looking for somewhere where I can use a room for 30-60 minutes to have a play around with my head at volume to see how it all works.

Lo-fi is probably the best shout as it's a few hundred yards from my work so I could maybe ask to use an empty room on my lunch one day for a nominal fee

Not the one but not far off. Doesn't help that Peavey reused the Mark IV name a few times.. 

If it is the one similar to the one TheGreek suggested but with the graphic eq it is 27-1/2" wide

Thank you! I've got a Mark IV but it's elsewhere so I can't measure it myself!

TC RS range not furry 

Nor are Shroeders - what is it about them and cats??

Not sure but the cat appears to be on the inside of this cab.  Are you sure it's spelled right?

Got one sitting here doing nothing. quieter fan  and Black widow  installed

Offt, very nice, but a bit too far away for me!

Yes... £125 for, IMO, one of the best amps going (not quite as good as the original pre-EVO, but nearly)... Your regret is justified...

For future reference, seriously save yourselves a packet and use Transferwise!!!! I’ve used it loads of times. Save you lots of money and time. You can also even set up an electronic invoice automating the task of payment. 

+1

+1 for Transferwise. Quick, easy, inexpensive.

Actually it could have something to do with how the strings are cut, because you need enough windings to get the string leaving the post as near to the headstock as possible for a good break angle over the nut. Same with the A string. It's not ideal to have the 'fat' part of the E round the post, especially flat wounds, but you should be OK with Fender flats, they're fairly robust. I love La Bella flats personally, but they are surprisingly fragile and don't like being messed about.

You could try rewinding the E string and concentrate on having the string leave the post right at the bottom if possible, but if you're not getting any buzzing or other problems with it I'd advise leaving well alone. HTH.

I'm coming to the conclusion that flats don't like being cut and I try not to cut them whenever possible. You can get a La Bella onto the E post without cutting it because the 'non-fat' part of the string is quite narrow. But it still takes a bit of planning.

Interesting re flats not liking to be cut because I've had them on and off my telebass number of times when swapping out pickups etc and the end on the D has literally snapped off the length that goes into the post hole, leaving me with less to wrap around the tuner post causing some issues with slipping.

When I have unavoidably needed to cut a flat, I put a blob of superglue on the end, and wait for in to completely dry (obviously) to stop the thing from unravelling. If you cut a flat through the 'fat' part of the string it will definitely unravel. They just don't seem to be as robust as rounds.

Once I held some La Bellas to the fretboard with a capo so I could do some work to the headstock. I should have been less lazy. I was very careful, but somehow the strings got a bit folded and at the fold the steel outer casings came away and the strings were useless. I'd only had them on there for a week, they weren't even anywhere near broken in. I had to bin them and buy some more. What a waste!

Cheers chaps. My mate is going to Brooklyn for a month at the start of next year to visit his girlfriend, so I might see about getting it delivered to her, then he can bring it back in his case; seems the easiest option and I'm in no rush for it.

If you buy it in the States and there's a problem it will be harder to get it resolved...

Especially if you have burnt your bridge.