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Here's one of my work colleagues playing at a little gig in the 90s:

Here's what I did with my Jake last weekend...

'Nother little clip just popped up on YouTube...

Ha ha... I’ve just got to the gig and switched it on leaving it set as you had it last night (bass right off) and it’s just a barky, unusable honk...! i reset it back to flat, and it’s lovely again. I think there was definitely something wacky about that rehearsal room :-)

I'm completely confused now... :-D

Ah, how could I forget lovely Mandy. What hoot she is. And a great player.

I understand. We all know that in some rooms, lots of waves bouncing around at volume sound like crap :-) It must have been frustrating not being able to hear the mids, and tempting to turn it up. Did the feedback switch make any difference?

That's interesting.. cheers, Geoff. Did you get a chance to try the LM2 to take the room / volume out of the equation?

Check out the Handbox R-400.

Constance Redgrave of Spikedrivers is marvellous.

Harsh. Kendrick Lamar is (so I'm told) and artist, and therefore open to criticism.

I think there's enough clearance for it to pop out.

I've just asked Leszek about this, 'cos it seems a bit daft if that were the case. His reply began with 'Nonsense!' :-) - he says the valves are inserted at the end of the manufacturing process, and are easily accessible.

Ah, in that case he's all front and no substance :-D

If he's so socially right-on, why didn't he sell the car and get a few homeless people off the street? Or donate it to a charity to auction?

Cheers, Conan! Yep - my R-400 has a vinyl cover, and if the WB-100 was staying with me, the first thing I'd do would be to get one made for that, too. Really it would be to protect the tolex and keep moisture out, but I'm like you - the sight of big glass bottles through the grille makes me slightly paranoid. I guess it is paranoia - guitarists lug these things around all the time without giving it a second thought. I suspect the feedback switch will make more sense at volume. I left it in centre (rock) position most of the time, but during rehearsals I tried it on the 'pop' setting and it felt tighter, almost solid-state. Possibly useful in a boomy room, or at louder volumes. The 'Funk' setting didn't grab me, but I didn't really spend much time on it. Maybe it's a slap thing? Enjoy the rehearsal - don't forget to pull the bass back if you need to, and go easy on the contour (at first, anyway).

TBH I would have been well up for that!

What a load of cobblers that was.

Oh, I know aaaall about Strat :-D

Not from me, I hasten to add! :-D

Ha. If only it were true. This amp is waiting for ya :-)

I don't really do nerves any more, but I had expected them to make an appearance on the day of the show. Surprisingly, they didn't...

Here's some proper photos of the show and that... https://www.sundayforsammy.org/2018-photo-gallery

Tiny Tim & The Band.

Charlie Drake, Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Phil Collins & Sandy Denny. What do I win?