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Don't remember that one. Was it something like if you touch the brown and blue wires at the same time, your knickers will be twisted?

Thanks for this review., I was interested in this amp and wondered whether anyone has also looked at/compared the current MiniMAX Mk2 to see how similar or different they are.

How was delivery. The store shows strangely long delivery times.

I had the BLX130. Same basic unit but, as I understand it, had an extra pair of output devices allowing it to drive an 8R extension cab. Otherwise, it was the same beast. I think a new version of it would be interesting, but I am not sure whether anyone could explain how the cabinet design worked.

There are so many things to agree on and so many things to argue on this thread that I am bowing out. Try it and let us know your thoughts afterwards, It will be fun, and we can then start "discussing vigorously" again.🤣

The problem with that is that if a cab is louder, it will sound better. All things being equal, the 4R cab is likely to "win". Of course all cabs are not equal when it comes to sensitivity, so it is possible that an 8R cab will "win" the sensitivity battle, but the 4R cab has a built-in advantage UNLESS you are using a valve amp and setting the transformer taps correctly. You could of course use a sound level meter and adjust the outputs to be equal at a given frequency, but that brings two unknowns into the project. So just try it and publish your thoughts. It will not be scientific, but it might be fun.

That looks fabulous.

Much of what you say is true but as you know, using 2.83V for all cabinets will give the impression that the 4R cabinet(s) a. 3dB advantage. To put us another way, 2.83V gives 1 watt at 8R and 2 watts at 4R.

Nice work. Mine is half finished, although it has done oodles of gigs.

I missed this one the first time around. Nice refurb by the way. I have two HH bass amps. One is the VS Bassamp like the one pictured, one is the Bassamp 100.

I saw a band a few weeks ago that many people told me was the best in the area. They had a bass player deputising for the usual low ender. It did not go well, and even the other band members were making lots of mistakes. We have to use a dep drummer on a gig in March (our drummer made a firm commitment to a family event without consulting the band diary). I am now dreading it, although we are rehearsing with the deputising drummer beforehand.

Have you got some spare decal material that you can try it on before trying it on the real decal?

Having the shim at one end often works, but also causes its own problems. You are adding a tilt to the "bow" you need to get adequate relief and that can cause fret buzz/high frets from around fret 14. Then you have to increase the action to reduce the buzz or file a ramp in the frets at the dusty end.

The makers of many of the decal materials recommend an acrylic spray to seal/fix. I have used this method many times.

Many years ago I was in Las Vegas, catching a cab from one of the big hotels. We we amused at the sight of a gurus of cabs being waved forward by a man in uniform who then gratefully accepted a tip from every lead passenger. The driver told is that a few years before he had been investigated and estimated as earning $250000 per year, just for waving his arm.

We played the Social Club Mere last NYE and stayed at the George after. They had a Wurzels tribute and apparently all their early punters had one drink then came to see us. I don't know why we were not invited back, but it seems only one band on NYE in Mere is the way to go, judging by your experience.

The trouble is that if you only have a Hamer, everything looks like a Nial.

Ouch, I prefer Semi Professional. I am also in what you might call a Hobby band that plays just for fun, with a couple of Charity Gigs per year. Of course my mistake was not professional so perhaps SEMI of half Professional is about right.

No, it was a gig.

I don't think I have used the EVOX range, but none of the other "Tea Chest Bass/Sub on a Stick" systems from Bose/Yamaha/LD Systems have impressed me. Maybe I should ask Tim at Absolute if I can waste another hour of his time.

Slipknot Tribute?

My band. The Rebbels played a tiny bar just up the road from me (almost exactly 1 mile away) on Dec 3rd. It was so small we left half the PA in the cars. It was not that full, but there were enough there for a good time. Staff and customers told the absent boss that we were good, and we got a rebook for last Friday 29tn Dec. I thought was an odd night to play, this close to NYE, but we were pleased to get it having no NYE gig this year (BL decided to increase our fee buy £150 so no takers). It was pretty full and got fuller as the night went on, It was a great night, but next time we play there I will take some pictures. Next time I will take a headless bass as I was constantly hitting the Hi Hat with the headstock of my Fender.

Although you have not been away, welcome back, Samantha. Please ignore my previous inane comments.