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Thanks! I'm surprised more ppl aren't interested tbh. I think it's a genuinely good alternative to some of the more expensive preamps out there..

Mrs B outdid herself this year - she go me a Mono M80 for gigging duties. Very Chuffed. However, as a complete surprise she also bought me an Electro Harmonix Battalion Preamp/DI pedal. I swapped out my Ampeg SCR-DI on my nano board for it today. Plugged straight into the K10.2 via DI. Compression is pretty good. I'd say as good as onboard amp compression. EQ stage is very good. Responsive, adds some nice colour, and gives a really nice preamp boost. I'd say it's not quite Ampeg SVT, but it has shades of that vintage sound about it. However, the distortion/drive section is so much better than the Scrambler on the SCR-DI that it's actually a bit comical. More control with Level/Blend/Tone/Drive (and a selector so you can set it pre or post EQ or Dry with blend) and a proper level control for the DI out - it's usable. No, scrub that - that's doing it a disservice - it's very very usable. I really liked the warm tone I was getting with about half drive and 50/50 blend and 50% level. Really nice. I actually wasn't expecting much as they are one of the cheaper Preamp/DI pedals but I was more than pleasantly surprised by it. It does what it's supposed to do, and it does it really well. Thumbs up from me - it's staying on my board for now instead of the SCR-DI. I'll rehearse and gig with it and let's see if it stays on!

No, you just can't see past that sort of rarity

Grrrr!

This isn't helping my gas you know!

FTFY

What about them?

I wonder if he used a red pen to do it

Just so long as it isn't renamed starburst or something stupid like that!

I've asked our dog to have a look at the pic to see if she could spot anything. She gave me this look: That will be a no then.

Come on then, own up - who has one? Show us a pic - go on, you know you want to!

And I am now officially gassing for a marathon...

Must be custom then - the standard width on the Marathon was 42mm at the nut I do believe

Well this one was really light, resonant and sounded proper meaty. I was pretty gobsmacked to be honest

Do it.. it's a lot easier than you think. Plenty of advice on here as well. It's very satisfying. And a lot flippin' cheaper than a real vintage (ask me how I know )

Ordered some pickups - cheap and cheerful to get it up and running. If it plays well I'll get a set of handwounds made for it.. this one will be vol vol only.

A quick rub with some leather stain and then a bath in Lenon Oil and look what happens!

It was indeed.....!

Been a little while with this one... These relic jobs take a while! Body has stabilised and nitro hardened, so it's on to final assembly. Tuners, bridge and screws aged lightly in vinegar bath and put on. Jobs left to do: - Fit pickups - Wire up - String Tree - Set up Always fancied a mid 60's P but put off by the price? Build your own

I'm in the "I don't get this type of question" camp. Music is a personally subjective thing. One persons brilliant will be another persons awful. And this question doesn't work if it's inviting a ranking system. I mean - who is going to be brave and answer the question: "Who is the least talented musician of all time?"

But that's just more expense!! Plus the fact tweed doesn't do it for me...

Gonna look rubbish with my barefaced cab tho