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Shame all the dates are down south......!!

I think he said exporting!? But I didn't really hear him properly.

I'm going to the states next week. Remarkably the Quilter Bass Block I am interested in (that is over the allowance anyway) is cheaper from Thoman in Germany than it is in the USA even if it was duty free! At 1.30 dollars to the pound I am not sure I am going to bringing much back.......

A comprehensive answer! I was actually starting to think about something that was completely different to my jazz. Pj etc. But all great suggestions thanks.

Examples? Not necessarily a j retro. Actually in a way better if not a j at all. You mean like a Sub Ray?

PS which yamaha do you have?

Yes thanks. Not gonna touch the main bass! I just want to play with something! Yamaha might be a possibility?

Thanks. Haven't looked at cort

Is it not also an advantage to have a lot of knobs for for the east preamp?

There's a sire for sale on here. I am violently allergic to Sunburst though!

Yes that was my thought. Any competition? Maybe not!

I am an intermediate bass player. Got myself a nice second hand 2012 USA Fender Jazz. Sounds pretty good. I think i am going to leave it alone. So I am obviously thinking about what's next......!!!!! I am also skint so more fun thinking than doing at the moment. My teacher has an old bass with a John East Preamp. Sounds great. So I am thinking trying active. Install John East when I have saved up. Maybe add low noise pickups. Basically a bass to muck about with. Trouble is it has to be white. Or I suppose maybe natural. Which might limit the choice to new. So new Sire? Any suggestions? I obviously have a Jazz sound. I would like this to be general purpose lots of different options. Oh yes preferably under £500.

Fantastic video. I know we aren't supposed to be mentioning the music but I have never recovered from hearing the Paul Oakenfold mix of this in Picadilly Records (staffed by members of 808 state) in Manchester in 1991. Life has been a constant disappointment since that moment......

Great thanks. I think it will be fine but needs going over..... Do you think that might explain the click on power up as well? Any ideas of best amp techs?

Hmmmm. So tried effect send out which is next stage. Fine..... But then thought I bet it is a contact problem or something. So guess what whole thing is fine. Has a nasty click turning on when muted though. Which wasn't there before. So something not right.....

OK. Good shout. That's fine. (and actually all instructive as to how the thing actually works!). I have seen other threads with complaints about the Fx sockets and last night when I used a jack cable between the out and in it did seem to fix the problem for a moment before it came back. So either them or the power amp?

Great thanks. I better not try it all now......

So i tried that stuff. The level on the power amp seems very low when fed from the effects return. Then the effects in to the mixer sounded fine. Then didn't..... Then I tried back with the speaker. There is a nasty click when turning on even with the mute selected on the amp. And this time sort of pulsing noise......! I think i give up. Needs looking at. I have messaged Polar. In the meantime I think i need a backup amp..........

Great stuff thanks. I will try tomorrow. Yes the first thing I did was remove the behringer. Then check all the knobs. I couldn't believe it wasn't just me being stupid but I don't think it is.....!

I think its the preamp....? Sounds bad on the headphone out? Is my logic correct?!

Well further to my other post this has just happened to my rb800. Lost volume. Fuzzy. Putting a lead in the effects send / return sorted the problem for a minute but now doesn't! So needs a service!

And its gonna get relegated to spare!!!!! So what am I gonna get instead....... Should I buy new?!!!!!

Ok i think there isn't much mystery. I hadn't thought to try the headphones out on the amp. Unplugged the bb2. The headphones out sounds the same. And there is a nasty click turning the amp on and off even with the mute on. So how do you get a gk amp fixed?????!!!

Aaargh...... I bought a second hand GKMB800 off ebay and a new Barefaced Bb2 a few months ago in preparation for getting some gigs. Luckily I haven't yet..... I always practice on headphones at home so have really hardly used this setup in anger. The other three members of my family are out at the Queen pic (which I declined due to actually having been at Live Aid so I don't think I need to see myself in CGI....). Anyway spent an hour playing reasonably loud. But not mental. Gain and level on amp still a lot below noon. Just going to stop and something seems to have gone wrong! Now at noon the volume has about halved and there is a nasty fuzz. I thought maybe a flat battery on my behringer bddi thing but no. I sort of can't believe it..... Keep thinking it is me! Now obviously I know I need to test the amp with a good speaker and the speaker with a good amp but I can't do that for a few days. In the meantime I will obviously fret. Which is more likely to have half blown?! I have tried both channels on the amp. Same. I suppose i should go and buy another speakon tomorrow. I have tested the bass and cable through the mixer and headphones I usually practice on and they are fine. Grrrrrrr. What does a blown driver sound like?!!!! Can an amp half blow up?! Why me?! Seems like if I get a gig I need a spare amp. Although actually I do have some QSC K10s that actually could probably work in an emergency.

Really excellent. Great work.