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Big fan of inappropriately large tube amps such as the SVT here... but did recently try the new Ampeg Venture V12 and thought it sounded great. Some interesting new cabs too, including an 8x8 that has a cool stage presence. Seems like it's essentially the SGT-DI and a great power amp so if you're enjoy the pedal it would tick that box.

Another vote for the Gator Jazzmaster bag... I do also use a new Gator Icon (Guitar size) for my Acinonyx and it fits beautifully. Not cheap, but really tough.

One little copperhead trick that really helped me... a thin strip of gasket cork between it and the foot of the bridge. More consistent and a little more focused! The best tool was a HPF though, to really fine tune the lower frequencies.

I bet there's a few people here who've played the Cavern Club Live Lounge... just wondering if anyone has any advice with regards to load in, parking, house amps etc? looks pretty pedestrian around there! I'm there in a few weeks for the first time, and it's date 1 of an otherwise very straightforward tour of venues i know well. Looking forward to seeing a little bit of the history! If anyone is coming to night one of the Andy Timmons UK tour, or indeed any of the shows please let me know!

Having tried this recently there's something cool about the feel of so much of the cab having direct contact with a stage... it can actually really help in a bigger space, especially with IEMS and maybe a lower stage volume.

Somehow got one... looking forward to being back in the COG world, always regretting selling mine!

Joining you guys with what I believe the yanks call 'NAMMthrax'... Urgh! At least I've plenty of 4 string toys to play with...

Very kind of you to say! I was having a great time up there... looks like i've become an early 70s P addict in the space of a few days!

Hey @walshy& @AndyTravis it was utterly lovely to meet you both… and the journey through the P-basses was a fun and enlightening experience! The ‘71 loan has been extended for the moment…

I'll be onstage at 4pm on Sunday by the looks of it... a bit of Sandberg action plus a very lovely '71 P I've borrowed for the weekend! If you're about please say hi... looking forward to a few hours wandering about beforehand!

Looks like I'll be there on Sunday with That Pedal Show, amongst other things. Looking forward to it!

@0175westwood29 Thankyou! I will get this done 👍

I guess this fits the effects area best... please tag anyone you think might have the knowledge! I'm hoping to have a tidy up of my board shortly, and one of the biggest pains I have is this bulky IEC splitter which allows me to power my Gigrig Generator and Noble DI from one IEC input on the board. I've definitely seen examples of people running two cables directly from the IEC input, and had it mentioned to me as an option but cannot seem to find proof that A. it's safe and 2. It will work well. I can't see it being any different from using a splitter but I'm really not versed in this stuff. if it's possible and anyone wants to make me a tidy twin cable input with a boot I'd be delighted!

Interesting amount of negative responses here! I work often in a covers band where one of the singers is a bassist-in-progress to whom i give a lesson every now and then. Sometimes I get her to play a tune or two on the gig just for fun... no harm in being supportive of someone who has taken interest in the finest of instruments!

Great dealings with Jeff, a pleasure!

@Sibob 100% to that! I love my OC-2 but honestly the 5 is so close, so that added function would be amazing.

I was considering going for one (having ordered then cancelled when this first came out and I waited 9 months for nothing!) but honestly when it came to it I couldn't bring myself to press the button. I think Spencer comes across as quite prickly, especially when the first batches had print problems and he was slow to rectify. The preamp debacle last time around was spectacular... it's his product so he can do what he likes but he does seem to hate his own customers sometimes. Wish someone else would get a small OC-2 with a SUB solo out on to the market! Cog mini t-47 looked promising but again, good luck getting one!