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I use one and it's great, very quick to pickup your note, perfect bypass and the visibility is excellent even in pitch black or outdoors. The size and build quality are big plus on a touring board. For reference I've owned Korg DT-10 Boss TU-2 Korg DTR-2000 Peterson Strobostomp 1 Peterson Strobostomp 2 Planet Waves

Oh I forgot to mention as well once Jack had finished, Wilko Johnson from Dr Feelgood was on and he had Norman Watt-Roy on bass, whom I also met him later on

Got invited by a friend to the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival on Friday to see Jack Bruce and the Norman Beaker band. Oddly enough Norman lives in the same town as me and someone was just recommending to me a few days earlier that I go check him out. Now Jack Bruce is one of my bass heroes I love his style his tone etc etc, so I got to the gig and got to the front right under Jack's nose. I was just blown away, having coming away from the gig and checking out other live performances I'd say his voice is better than it's ever been, his playing was stunning but a bit sparse, very lead bass esq with the organist filling out a lot of the band sound. His gear was what you'd expect, 2 Hartke XL 4x10 and 1x15 stacks with a HA3500 on one and a HA5500 on the other, sm57 on one of the 10's and then I'm told 2 di boxes. He used his fretless Jack Bruce signature Warwick all night, I don't know if anyone has ever commented but it's got side red led's in it. I could see his backup bass resting on a gigbag and it was a Gibson EB3 (I assume) it certainly wasn't his old 60's one it may have even been a Warwick signature but it looked absolutely brand spanking new. He played the whole gig with his right hand and the neck pickup and only moved closer to the neck when playing, I was so close I could hear his amp (I was technically stood behind the PA ) it definitely was very mid heavy but it had a good chunk of grind to it as well that I wouldn't have thought was possible with the Hartke's, anyway Jack sounded like Jack, amazingly articulate. Once the gig had finished I hung around trying to get an autograph and came to the conclusion that Jack wouldn't be coming out to the general public so I went outside and found the stage door, just as I did his tour manager was pulling the people carrier around so I offered to held him get the gear in the car. As I'd suspected Jack was only using the HA5500 stack and the HA3500 and other 4x10 and 1x15 were a backup, it was there he told me about the 2 DI signals, I can only assume one pre and post the Harkte. So once this stuff was in the car, the tour manager said he was just going to get Jack. Jack comes out and gets into the car, I sheepishly asked "Excuse me Jack, sorry to bother you but I couldn't get an autograph and a handshake could I?" to which he responded "Well you're not really (bothering me), I can't shake your hand as I've got terrible cramps but I'll try and sign something for you" so I got my Jack Bruce autobiography signed, I had my vinyl copy of Songs For A Tailor in the car but I didn't want to take it into the gig or try and run and get it before he left. Now one thing I will say is, Jack was very gracious throughout his gig and was grateful to be at the gig and this was a festival so it would have been hard for him to hang around, I mean the man is near 70 and you can really see it when you meet him, he looks in great health on stage but afterwards it's clear he's giving it his all. Anyway enjoy the pics (sorry they were all taken on an Iphone) Setlist: First Time I Heard The Blues Mellow Down You Burnt The Tables On Me (He didn't play this) Neighbour Neighbour Politician Born Under A Bad Sign We're Going Wrong White Room Sunshine Of Your Love Encore: Spoonful or Sitting On Top (He played Sitting On Top)

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Stuff the innards with bubble wrap I've shipped like 4 tube amps like this and all have arrived safely. Also wrap the outside in bubble wrap and put it all in a box full of bubble wrap or shopping bags

Yeah we can have our own exclusive little club

Yeah LS-2 and 2 volume pedals is the way to do this. It's very effective, i use to have this facility on my big board. You could potentially do something with a delay pedal and it trailing off once bypassed maybe

yeah its a revelation, no matter how good you thought it would be or how good your previous gear, the Matamp in the band always sounds better I'd avoid the 2x10 since it woiuldn't split the power equally between the cabs, probably cheaper to get another 6x10 anyway I did always toy with the idea of sticking a 6x10 ontop of my 4x10 but it seemed excessive so I'm going to get the 1x18 instead . I should really get a flightcase for mine, how much was yours (if you don't mind me asking)? I keep mine in an plastic army box (one of the ones they drop from planes) and the hinges have made 2 nice holes in the tolex on the side, down to the wood, bit of a pain but hey we buy them to use and abuse them. I should really get the cover for my 2x12 as well.

Hey Wooks79 have you tried it in a band situation yet? We'll have to get our amps together in a few months for a Christmas card picture

Matamp will make custom headcase for rack equipment and they have white tolex, might be a bit pricey (around £100-£150) but it's a real pro job

Should buy my Angler

The KT100's are just what it uses.

Knew you wouldn't be disappointed Enjoy