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I've had the mail too.

It's gone - they're great little amps for the price.

It's not that exact one, as the one in the auction is a bit more squared (both the channels and the end bit).

I know I should like them, but I just can't make myself.

The Argo arrived today (was expecting it on the weekend). I’ve plugged it in and it sounds pretty good - not too in-your-face. It takes a bit to figure out the interplay between the controls. I set the controls to: Level 4 o’clock Presence 9 o’clock Saturation 9 o’clock Contour 12 o’clock.

Well, I've put the Bass Tube Screamer back on the board to give it another shot. I've also got an Aguilar Agro due in the post; I watched a couple of YT demos and coincidentally one appeared on ebay, so I put an offer on it. Aguilar pedals do seem to have a naturalness to them, space, air to breathe, so no harm in giving it a go... It'll sit nicely next to the Octamizer I've got on the board just now (lovely sounding pedal, but can't track below C).

All quiet on the Leicestern front...

Yep.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1964-Hagstrom-Futurama-Bass-Guitar-Sweden-Project-Restoration/254893259697

A few options there. @stewblack Yep - I've tried splitting (to separate amps) and often pedals do have their blend settings.

It still looks like a cheap homemade job. It's up for $2500; I'd buy it for $250.

I can't seem to quite get the right bass distortion pedal. I'd like something which has little bit of tube-like grit, as opposed to sounding like toilet paper and a comb. I keep thinking I should like Darkglass, but I tried a Vintage Microtubes a while back and took it back to the shop (not sure I've ever done that before); I just listened to some YT demos and their pedals just sound too clinical. I've got a Boss Bass OD and it's not great (the guitar SD-1 is an essential guitar pedal). I've got a Bass Tube Screamer and I can't remember what it sounds like (the guitar TS is great). I have a Bass Soul Food which I liked in the shop, but the controls are too sensitive and it's impossible to get it adjusted to the exact micron to sound right. I've just got an EBS Microbass 3 and the clean channel is absolutely brilliant, but the distortion one has no life to it. I've just taken my SansAmp BDDIs off my board for the Microbass 3; the problem with them is that they affect the clean sound too, so they're never off. (I suppose I could use a bypass pedal.) I tried a SansAmp YYZ and it was quite good, but it's physically too big. Tech 21 VT Bass is OK, but a bit too big. So, what are my options? Ideally, I'd like something which fits into an MXR-sized space...

All quiet...

There was someone a while back selling an unfinished Hayman/Shergold neck on ebay...

Would anybody like an old Philips CD618 CD player? It's just it, no remote (I think any Philips CD remote should work), played when last used and then the hi-fi got set aside. Collection from Berkshire.

I was just looking at the auction site before coming here. (Remember fees, VAT, etc. to be added to the hammer price.)

Fingers crossed!

Both the Stanley Clarke and the Microbass 3 have 2 channels. The 2 channels on the Microbass are different: one is pure and one is distortion, though there is a switch to make them series or parallel. You can wire the FX loop as stereo and then the XLR outputs become left and right. It's going to be "interesting" figuring out how to use it.

It’s like Aria meets Alembic.

I would’ve liked two channels for my Rics, but I think I’ll survive!