Beedster

Thanks @agedhorse, I assume an off the shelf 7-pin to 5-pin cable's not going to do the job then?

How many watts = how long is a piece of string As per previous thread, you can never have too many, only too few 👍

Thanks Pete, I'm not sure, I guess it depends on how it's connected, @agedhorse @sandy_r any thoughts?

Scene in Russ's studio last Thursday....

Now it's back and working, anyone got any idea where I might be able to source a 7-pin to 5-pin DIN?

So, the Boogie is back in my studio and as Russ indicated, it certainly wasn't a well amplifier, it sounded really quite unwell and gut feel was that the problem was a lot more substantial than a pre-amp tube. But, start simple and small and move towards large and more complex is the rule, so that's what I did. Luckily there's a pretty substantial collection of tubes here and as a few people suggested above, the pre-amp tube was the obvious starting point and bingo, it was also the culprit. So it's all fixed now. I have also recognised that fate has decreed that I shall always own at least two pieces of Mesa Boogie amplification Russ/@binky_bass, many thanks for your patience throughout mate, as it turns out it was after all quite a simple fix although we weren't to know that from the symptoms, and also as I said above, it really did feel like something so much more problematic than the pre-amp tube. Gonna need to buy some more electric basses again now

Oi

My youngest described me as crazy as a coconut today and it reminded me of this. I'd forgotten just how joyful a thing it is. Enjoy

Totally reasonable, if you’re feeling guilty perhaps always offer to help load his gear in but explain why you can’t help load out. Sleep is bloody important if you’re working the day after a gig 👍

None of this is helped by @d_g and his steady flow of stunning relics........

Very sad 😞

Just to add to this, it emerged there was a problem with the amp and Russ was an absolute gent not only about that but also about just how long it took me to get it collected. As has often been said on here, the most important feedback isn't about how people respond when things go well, it's about how they respond when things occasionally don't go well, and in the latter case Russ came out with flying colours 👍

Perhaps in Fender's favour it could be a body from an instrument that didn't male it through QC and found its way to a reseller?

Probably yes But bloody hell, there are some real beauties at the moment 👍

@johnbiffa @jay-syncro @paulie @Clarky and many many more, you're breaking my heart guys

Good to hear mate 👍

I believe that this is an example of understatement? The question "Where has all the heft gone" is now answered, it's all at Binky's place 😀

Enjoy the show Lawrie 👍