Steve Browning

I wonder what Rog would be saying if he had to sort out the Who crew's visas and get the carnet done?

We used to get a couple of little milk bottles with orange juice in. It was always a real triumph to nab one of those.

I have a mate in a Who tribute band. Not my thing at all but you'd think they were the Who the extent to which he goes on. They are just copying and riding on the fame of the real band. There's money, but no merit in it whatsoever. Not the merit he thinks, anyway. I think there's been a thread before but my favourite tribute band name is By Jovi.

... and stashed it in a hedge so they could return later and pick it up.

I have to say I thought it was akin to a fly complaining to the hippo when the hippo waggled its ear to dislodge it.

In the mid 80's I had an early Stingray. I didn't really get on with the pick-up placement (being used to the position on a Precision). I sold the Stingray to a chap I knew in order to buy my '66 Precision from a shop in Brighton. It was £260 and had been there ages, this was a time of headless basses. As he handed over the money I explained what I was going to use it for and it turned out he was selling the bass through the shop! To take things a step further, I was playing in a band around Brighton and a friend of the band came along one time. He was an ex bass player and explained that the fact it had SD scratched into certain parts was the fact that it had belonged to him (Steve Davy) and he had bought it new. He played in a band called Steamhammer and had used it extensively in that band - playing with the likes of Freddie King etc. I always love those stories of a small world etc.

That will be interesting. I would presume you've paid UK VAT so I wonder how they'll handle that.

I can only compare the sound of these two against the Diesel 2x15 that they replaced. To my ears, the sound is the same. Again, to my ears, my sound hasn't materially changed throughout my journey from full valve, through valve/mos:fet to valve/digital. That's been an entirely Mesa powered transition. That was (for comparisons sake) Bass 400 - Diesel 2x15 M-Pulse 600 - Diesel 2x15 M-Pulse 600 - Subway 1x15s TT-800 - Subway 1x15s

Yes, I may get some casters added to the rear door of the flightcase. It's more awkward than heavy (as you rightly say). Sounds ok, mind. 🙂

It's already been seen but here's my stage rig.

Hey, you can jump in the car and drive down to collect it!! 🙂

Have to say I found the Compact to be a bit too 'hi-fi'. Obviously Subway 15's all the way for me (but I am biased).

There are special arrangements for this (Inward or Outward processing relief) but this neds arranging in advance. It makes for an interesting point as everything is potentially faulty.

The supply will be made from the establishment most closely linked to the supply. If the order is from Germany and exceeds the £135 limit, it will be a German export.

From HMRC What the £135 threshold is based on The starting point for determining whether a sale of goods located outside of the UK, made to a UK consumer, is subject to UK supply VAT under this measure is to consider whether the selling price of the goods exceeds £135, exclusive of VAT. For this purpose, the value should be based on the ‘intrinsic value’ of the goods, which equates to the price at which the goods are sold, excluding: transport and insurance costs, unless they are included in the price and not separately indicated on the invoice any other taxes and charges identifiable by the customs authorities from any relevant documents

There must be a reason but I never trust people who have a user name that doesn't start with a capital letter. That rings alarm bells for me.

79 quid from Thomann comes under the 135 limit so that would be ££94.80 + delivery.

Yes and that's exactly what it sounds like to me. Does make me think I'd pair my 15s with a 2x10 rather than a 2x12.

I had a Clearlink Send as the final link between the board and my amp rack. It was effective. I only got rid of it because my new switcher had that functionality built in.

You'd be a Crete-in not to.

I think that's a fair summary. The big difference is in the 2nd hand market (and increases the cost for buyers, in the EU, of UK stuff).

Maybe get them to dismantle the item and sell it in a number of small packages at £135 or less.

HMRC say this (in guidance updated on 31/12/20) - love the way the form still has a Customs & Excise number!! There are links to further information from the form link. Nice and easy eh? Claims for rejected imports You can claim repayment or remission on goods imported from outside the UK when: you’ve rejected the goods because at the time of declaring them to a customs procedure they’re: defective damaged before being cleared by customs not compliant with the terms of the contract you imported them under they’re the same goods from the original customs declaration you’ve not used any goods, other than the minimum necessary to establish they were defective or did not comply with the contract you’ve not sold the goods after finding them to be defective, damaged or not compliant with the contract you’ll re-export or destroy the goods You cannot make a claim if you already knew the goods were damaged or defective when the contract for sale was made. You must submit form C&E1179 at least 48 hours before the goods are packed for re-export or destruction.

The visa bit is an inconvenience for sure but, as I have said, if the carnet is required you're looking at significant cost. It would be dull to have to arrange visas but a bit of time spent on-line would take care of it.