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I've got a couple of weekends off, so if anyone around Tyneside would like to give my R-400 a spin at a rehearsal or gig, let me know.

Check this out. No silly power management nonsense - just a nice, compact, hand-built Class AB head with a fantastic preamp. Great value, too. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/

It's worth mentioning that Newmoon cover theft from an unattended vehicle, too.

[url="https://www.newmooninsurance.com/"]Newmoon[/url] are very reasonable, and very personal. I've been with them years now, but I've never had to claim, but I have confidence in them thanks to their reputation.

[quote name='Blink' timestamp='1489067614' post='3254122'] I thought Pino played for Paul Young not Nick Hayward? N [/quote] He's played for lots of people, including Nick Heyward...

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1489052512' post='3253947'] I don't know why, but I just cannot listen to Ed at all, not any of it. Something really grates me about it. I've got no problem with pop music, but I just don't like his songs at all. I must have poor taste as everyone else seems to praise him. [/quote] Yeah, me too - he just screams 'open mic night' to me. Clearly though, I have no clue.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1488988356' post='3253537'] Ah wicked. The Handbox is what started this train of thought - I almost messaged you to ask about the two ohm thing! [/quote] Because the WA can do 2-ohms, it got me wondering about the R-400, so I asked Leszek if it was possible: 'Not as it is, but for 50€ we can do modification on 2Ohm, no problem.'

Yep, the WA will happily do 2ohm. But, if you can live without the 2ohm or active EQ, look no further than the[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/"] Handbox R-400[/url].

Becoming a better player isn't going to help me much at the stage I'm at. I just concentrate on playing stuff well, bring in the right place at at the right time, building awareness of the bands I'm in.

Here's another corker... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQQ5sEOhbjQ

*** SHAMELESS NAME DROP ALERT *** Have I ever mentioned the time played with him? 'Course I have. Loads of times... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lB-I-TjLK4[/media]

I made mock-ups of mine, so I could gaze at them on my phone when it all got too much.

Another random DS fact some of you might not know - the band recorded this one before MK decided it should be sung by a lady. So this is basically Tina Turner fronting DS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QnalIHlVc

DS unfairly get a bad rap. Truth is, they're great songs, well played, and well produced. Listen to stuff like 'It Never Rains' - pretty hard-hitting stuff. I adore 'em.

I don't want to sound harsh, but a big boy would have had a grown-up conversation with them to try and resolve it. Honestly, if you'd come on here to say that they'd sold you an amp that looked like it had chickens living in it, and you'd complained but they'd told you to do one, I'd be right at the front of the queue waving my pitchfork. Instead, I'm looking at their decent eBay feedback and wondering if they even had a chance to sort it out.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1488573970' post='3250258'] I didn't bother, just sighed and got the thing (properly) sorted...... when I buy something as clean & serviced, I've got used to 'not being the whole story' and I have better things to do.... it's my blood pressure, after all. I think the t&cs at the bottom of their current advertising (which have had a seismic workover since I dealt with them) probably say it all............... [/quote] IMO it's bad form and very unfair to publicly criticise a business without giving the company concerned a chance to sort it out first. You're going to struggle to get any sympathy, I reckon.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1488573266' post='3250250'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3](no, I didn't bother shouting at them, I've been in 'no win' situations before)[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3] [/size][/font][/color] [/quote] I know you didn't shout at them, but what did they say when you politely pointed out your concerns?

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1488572705' post='3250245'] After an exchange of pms, I'll offer this.......I bought an amp off this firm a year or so ago. It was described as serviced (as are all their stock)....it was somewhat overpriced, but it was a model that I really wanted, so I bit the bullet (gas)......... It arrived, filthy, inside and out...I mean like it had been stored by the side of the.M6 for a few years I put it straight to my tech (details available, pm me), who did recap work, commented that the output valves looked 'recent', and cleaned the thing properly before a pat test. So I paid about 50% more for a serviced amp, which was filthy and had not been properly 'benched' and then had to be professionally sorted........... This is not a rant...merely a statement of fact. (no, I didn't bother shouting at them, I've been in 'no win' situations before) [/quote] What did they say when you complained to them?

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1488570113' post='3250220'] I think the 'problem' seems to lie in the 'serviced' part of their advertising (on every ad) - customers seem to hope that the object has actually been on a bench - lately..........from the Les Paul forum it would look unlikely..........if I buy off fleabay I tend to expect the object to be somewhat less than described - I also don't expect to pay top dollar for anything else......... [url="http://www.vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=112283"]http://www.vintageam...p?f=53&t=112283[/url] might shed a little more light.......? [/quote] I'm still not following - do they have a documented history of regularly misleading buyers?

OP - I'm intrigued as to why you've posted this thread. It's a few months old, and not exactly on ongoing thing...?

This has to be up there somwhere... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdKVX45wYeQ

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1488479968' post='3249353'] It begins! [/quote] Next thing you'll be staring longingly at leather sofas...

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1488432151' post='3248851'] Still, AC/DC gets sold out venues year after year. Millions of people thoroughly enjoy their straight-forward rock. DS sell tickets good too, but tour much less, so are a more rare commodity. [/quote] They're not actually a going concern, and haven't been for 25 years. Incidentally, I walked out of a DS show in '92. Bored out of my mind. Still love 'em. Love AC/DC, too.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1488407029' post='3248785'] What? I love AC/DC but they will never be as good as Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler is a genius. [/quote] Yep, DS were a hell of a band.