JohnDaBass

@IanA purchased a Tech21 VT Bass Deluxe from me in a flawless, fast, respectful, kind, professional transaction. Ian is a gentleman to deal with and a first class Basschater.

Agreed, but the Invoice & sales description clearly states the PSU is included in the box. I really don't know what these Sales people are all about. They just seem so 'Dim' .

+1 Effects sale went rather well, only the TC Spectracomp to go so I ordered a B6 today from Thomann. Neither DV247 or Thomann Sales staff knew if the PSU had the interchangeable 3pin/ 2pin clip on adaptors. Thomann even told me that there was NO PSU in the carton box and I would need to purchase one. 🙄😖😞

Harley Benton Airborne Pro W1(includes tuner) Wireless >>>Thumpinator>>>>TC Spectracomp>>> >>>>Tech21 SansAmp VT Bass Deluxe>>>> >>>DI out & into any amp you like or FRFR active cab. Gives you 6 pre-sets and the Character control gives you every analogue amp from Fender Bassman to SVT to B15. Job done methinks

Stew purchased a 1-Spot PSU from me, great Guy to deal with, fast payment, quick comms, a real Gentleman.

No, can't say I have noticed, Fretwork was perfect on all the necks. Maybe because they were all bound edges so fret ends were fine and no raised frets. All the bitas have flats and had only light use and do not appear to show any wear whatsoever.

Great job, it looks fantastic. My kinder bass DiMarzio Split P Pup, maple Jazz neck, P body. I've used 3 Chinese Jazz width necks, all mop block inlays, bound fretboard, maple , gloss, 2 x '51 & 1x Jazz headstock. I've been very pleased with finish, stability and fret finish and around £80 each.

Also agree with your point but for myself, the B6 offers me those extra features in a more flexible, convenient way. I will only be using the unit in mono and accept that the loss of the stereo feature to increase the processing makes sense to me plus the ability to load third party IRs. Zoom have built their software stack on the current chipset architecture, which is probably coming to the end of it's life as it has probably reached its maximum capabilities. I imagine that Zoom are in the process of "porting" their software stack over to a new faster, bigger chipset, which is no easy task, as the latest chipsets probably operate differently. So maybe the B6 formfactor will remain but in the future the deployment of the latest chipset will offer greater processing plus other features. So maybe the Zoom B6+ (B9?) will be along next year. I can not see me needing anything more than what the B6 offers right now.

Quite disappointed with Lorenz, pulling out of a purchase after price/shipping agreement. Hey ho now I have to make a new post as I closed the thread straight after our agreement. I will probably be more cautious next time when dealing with Lorenz.

If you are building the 1x 10 cab take a look at @stevie and @Phil Starr threads on the Easy Build lock down cab and The House Jam micro cab or even my House Jam Micro combo thread as they will provide some interesting reading and guidance.

Is that a Mellotron in the background?

Some news https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/01/13/zoom-b6-bass-multi-effects-unit-now-shipping/ Probably a few months away for UK buyers.

Take a look at Stevie & Phil Starr Basschat easy-build lockdown cab. It's worth a read before committing to a particular route.

Thank you for your kind words. I purchased the Faital RS140 from Blue Arran it was one of the last in stock, I was told that the shipment due in March would suffer a price increase. It cost me £77. But take a good look at the Fane 6-100 that Phil used it's a bit heavier but has a fantastic performance. I chose the Faital because of its higher power rating. Not sure I'm sufficently competent enough to post a video, but listen to Phil Starr's live video on the House Jam Micro Cab thread, it will surely surprise you.

Rather than derailing Phil's excellent Thread I thought I would post my Micro Combo build in the Build Diary Thread. House Jam Micro Combo - Build Diaries - Basschat

The Backstory Once or twice a month during the long winter several friends and acquaintances gather in the bar of a village pub to enjoy a jam and general sing-along. With ages ranging between late 60s and 70s the music is very broad and covers, 60s/70s pop, Delta Blues, traditional Blues, soft rock, Celtic folk and of course always end with Sir Tom’s Delilah. Simple rules No amps No Mics just acoustic guitars & instruments, generally there’s 3 or 4 guitars, mandolin, Bodhrán and vocals. My Fender Kingman is a great bass with 34 ins scale Jazz neck and huge body which resonates quite well, BUT just gets lost amongst the other instruments. So, I have been pondering for a while for some form of non-intrusive sound reinforcement, something small that could be tucked away under a table and linked wirelessly to the Kingman. The Concept I have followed with interest the posts on the Warwick Gnome, Trace Elf and @Phil Starr House Jam Micro cab, and decided to build a micro combo. I purchased the TC BAM200 as the internal DFM (design for manufacture) really appealed to me with no cable harnesses and an elegant single PCB layout. BTW it was also the cheapest at the time!! I chose a Faital RS140 speaker mainly as it had a 200w rating and the specs suggested that it had a reasonable low end. To create a combo from Phil’s cab design I could have added a simple slot above the cab but being so physically small access to the controls would have been inconvenient. So I decided to clone the popular combo approach by adding a recess to the back of the cab and having the controls pointing upwards. There was a bit of head scratching to shuffle around each of the elements changing Phil’s square cubbish cab to a taller bi-dimensional cab layout. The Build Following Phil’s tried and tested method I used 12mm Ply and 12 x 15mm battens but used my pneumatic nail gun with 15mm & 30mm brads. There was a fair amount of extra routering to form the access to the amps controls. Because of bi-dimensional rear there seemed little need for additional bracing but I did add a brace between the back and the baffle. Tuff Cab rules, several coats with brush and roller, and the cab was lined with the fibre wadding. The amp was held in with 10mm x 2 mm aluminium bar lined with speaker mounting rubber tape. The amp fixing bar is held with 2 x 5mm Allen bolts so is easily removed if I need to use the amp as a backup for my other rigs. I added slots in the cab walls on the RHS to provide some ventilation and also had to drill a few holes in the Aluminium bar to avoid covering some of the vent holes on the amps side. The Faital RS140 is a fine piece of engineering with RMS rating of 200w, even though the BAM200 only outputs around a 100w at 8 ohms I wanted sufficient speaker head room just in case I added an extra 8 ohm cab in the future. I hit a few tuning issues but with the help of @Phil Starr I replaced the 70mm port with a single 38mm port. In the end I added a second 38mm port to reduce the "chuffing" and improve the low end performance. ( Can anyone spot the deliberate mistake!!) I had some Fender style speaker cloth and a Fender logo in the basement so used both to finish the job. Fender Micro CHAMP , CHIMP IMP Combo The amp recess at the rear turned out well and with the aid of @Chienmortbb superb speaker cable the combo looks reasonably presentable. I still may do some further faffing around with ports and cab tuning but with my Lekato 5.2Ghz wireless system I can hide the combo under a table in the bar and no one will ever know I'm breaking the acoustic only rules!!! I plan for the Micro combo to live in the lounge tucked away by the side of the TV so with a bass plugged into my Zoom B1 Four sat on the sofa and out with the Lekato to the combo I don't have any leads trailing across the lounge floor and I can play-along with YouTube and DVDs at a sensible level. Happy Days!!

Sound reinforcement used on acoustic evenings with 3 or 4 guitars, mandolin, Bodhran, and vocals with no amps or mics. My Fender Kingman just got lost so I followed @Phil Starr House Jam Micro 6 ins cab and built a F**der IMP 🤣

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