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Hey gang If anyone else is interested in living with the demo HandBox Red Fighter head for a while after the bash, let me know. Paul / NancyJohnson has it at the moment, and I think he's bringing it along to the do. (It's not to his taste, but if your thing is lots of clean power, it might be up your street. No obligation, just for fun, etc.)

I've been punting my R-400 around locally (I'm not letting it go for longer!), and Leszek has sent another out 'darn sarf' for trial, but I think someone bought that one. There's also a Red Fighter doing the rounds in the south - a different kettle'o'fish, that one.

The producer confirmed it too - An Akai 900 sequencer or something. I'll try and find the interview again.

Hey gang I believe there'll be and R-400 and a Red Fighter at the SE Bash this weekend. Leszek has sent me an explanation of the matrix EQ on the Red Fighter, for anyone who's interested...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1474375216' post='3137468'] you had to Be Here Now. see what I did there? [/quote] I do, and it works on so many levels.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1474371311' post='3137431'] So Doug went all Genz Benz and found a way of making that ICE700ASC pump out 900W? Or is there a new B&O module i haven't heard of? [/quote]

I love music, and the history of music. The Beatles have great songs and a great story. Anyone who getting into them for the first time now is in for a great journey. That it happened 50 years ago is irrelevant... I'll be going to see the film as soon as I can...

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1474274450' post='3136609'] now I'm a big Beatles fan, but how many times can they keep repackaging the same stuff? Reminds of an Ossie Osbourne quote after another Black Sabbath compilation, "it's like digging up a dead prostitute for one last f***" presumably Paul and Ringo have given their approval seeing as they're helping to promote it, do they really need the money, or is it just the adulation. Apparently George said in 1989 with a sigh "I guess it's never going to end" [/quote] Have you seen the film yet? What did you think?

Ah, sorry - I'm getting my model numbers mixed up. In that case, you can disregard my comments as they apply to the P5110. I've never used the P3110, but from what I've read it's a different beast.

Nice, lively performance. Some of those BVs sounded a bit... umm... 'precise', mind.

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1474149688' post='3135987'] Used one fairly recently at a jam session. Nice combo - small, neat and very clean sounding. Punchy for their size, but you really need the add on speaker to get enough out of them to compete with a drummer. [/quote] And yes, I'd concur if you want to gig with one in anger with a drummer, you'll need the additional cab.

The first Verizon is an incredible bit of kit. One of the most useful bits of gear I've ever bought.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1474023204' post='3135006'] How would they know I'd bought it in the USA? [/quote] They could ask to see a receipt for it...

That's lovely! [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1474014137' post='3134862'] Is that finish original? I'm not that up on old Fenders, but the dark part of the burst looks differently shaped from the typical Fender sunburst. Or did they vary like that? [/quote] It''s typical 70s 'burst fade... the red disappears through exposure to sunlight, leaving it pretty much 2-tone, while the back remains standard 3-tone.

Hey gang! I hope you don't mind being gatecrashed by a Nawvenner :-) I'm currently in custody of a demo model of a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/page__view__findpost__p__3063548"]Handbox Red Fighter[/url] head, and Leszek, the owner, is wondering if any trusted* BC members would like to use it for a while and take it to the bash. If you're interested, drop me a PM. I think someone is already bringing along his other model, the R-400. [size=3]*I know you're all trustworthy really, but for obvious reasons it would need to be someone with a bit of a track record on BC :-)[/size] [size=3][/size]

Nice to see something hit the market that isn't another ICE derivative. Looking forward to seeing how these pan out.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1473943934' post='3134355'] That's my point. [/quote] Yeah.. I think there were great swathes of time where he'd rather be off doing the garden.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1473943499' post='3134343'] I think George took a back seat because he wasn't enough of a fighter to battle the other two, especially Lennon. [/quote] From a guitar POV, he just struck me as lazy, or possibly someone with crushed confidence...

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1473941779' post='3134323'] My ex's dad played in a Liverpool band called 'Them Grimbles' who played the same scene and occasionally on the same bill as The Beatles. He didn't know any of them that well but he reckons that George was the one that other bands were constantly trying to poach. Apparently from his early teens he was well known for being able to play pretty much anything after a couple of listens. [/quote] When I think of Ringo, Paul and John, I think of three lads / blokes who lived for music, who probably wouldn't want to do anything else. When I think of George, I think of someone who can play a bit who stuck with it 'cos his pals played too. (Guitar SKILLZ I'm talking about - not his role as a writer or general visionary)

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1473937002' post='3134277'] You'll find plenty of people who'll say he was a truly gifted guitarist and changed the face of music [/quote] True, but my God... he was so half-arsed much of the time.

Can't argue with either of those. Ringo's a great drummer. History should instead be questioning George's ability as a guitarist.

Yay! It's 2012 all over again :-)

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1473772923' post='3132988'] Yeah - that was mine! [/quote] Was it? God, my memory. It's ruined....