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[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1465112629' post='3065285'] Great show. And well done Midge for dissing the mediocrity of today's pop music. [/quote] That was a great bit of dialogue. Good on them for leaving it in.

[quote name='Passinwind' timestamp='1465165423' post='3065853'] So you didn't end up going with the R400 after all? Or is this not "your" amp? I like the look without the somewhat clunky case a lot better in any event. [/quote] No - I don't need this much power. The R-400 is more than enough for me. :-) Leszek sent me the Red Fighter just to try out, and offer to others to try.

Unfortunately, both my gigs this weekend have been cancelled :-( A pal of mine has used it for a couple of gigs instead - I'll ask her to chip in. I'll do samples ASAP.

Bombskare & The Voodoo Groove chaps are awesome. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07d9tr5/uks-best-parttime-band-1-nations"]It's on the iPlayer if you missed it.[/url]

[quote name='whizzzy' timestamp='1465024499' post='3064686'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I do recommend that you try before you buy however as these basses are [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]surprisingly heavy for what you would imagine them to be. Mine weighs in at exactly 10lbs. [/color][/font] [/quote] Yeah... I picked one up in a shop once and couldn't believe it.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1464980403' post='3064440'] Ok, poor choice of words. But I still don't know why it's only his products that get this amount of polarising discussion. [/quote] If I had to take a guess, I'd say the marketing language is pretty bold & aggressive*... which I suspect is more of a magnet to critics. [size=3]*I'm not suggesting for one minute that it's untrue, just bold & aggressive.[/size]

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1464970845' post='3064304'] Is this valve front and digi back? [/quote] [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1464977616' post='3064389'] Yes the pre features 3 x 12AX7's [/quote] I'm not sure if I've read this wrong, but just a little correction (hope you don't mind, Gary!) - the power section is class A/B.

I can't believe yours has got lights. I'm insanely jealous. :-( Nice case, too - that's probably similar to what I'll be going for, to match my cab. Did it come with a soft case?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1464947462' post='3063970'] You're too young to remember that, Michael! [/quote] I'd like to think so... ha ha. I'm sure I've heard it recently...

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1464945462' post='3063938'] For the rockers (despite not being French) Plastic Bertrand's Ca plane pour moi fills a floor and so does any hit by French band Telephone (eg, Ca, c'est vraiment toi ) For a more dancey audiences, Voyage voyage is the Uptown funk equivalent. These are all classic hits here and unless you have a very young audience, will go down a storm. Of course, you also have the option of spicing up some old standards. We do a reggae version of Je ne regrette rien and the Grace Jones version of La Vie en rose, both by Piaf. Although our singer sings these in French, there are English versions of both so not hard to do if you're over here for a one off gig. For slightly more modern UK and U.S floor fillers, Uptown funk, I got a feeling, Song No 2 (for some strange reason) Rolling in the deep and A.W's version of Valerie. The French are also huge AC/DC and Creedence fans. Also anything by the Stones. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az-sTp5XZxM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=az-sTp5XZxM[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNhncQLQJA"]https://www.youtube....h?v=OGNhncQLQJA[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98HEQvtpgo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=v98HEQvtpgo[/url] [/quote] Thank you - some great tunes! I recognise that Plastic Bertrand tune from somewhere...

Sorry to gatecrash, but I'm genuinely intrigued.. could one of you post an example of a French equivalent of a UK function band floor filler? Like a Killers equivalent, or something? Stuff like this interests me..

[quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1464885889' post='3063558'] It's quite similar , spec wise , to my Ampeg SVT6 Pro which also sounds monsterous ! looks like it has selctable mid frequencies with cut and boost ? Sweet looking amp. [/quote] Yeah.. I need to spend a bit of time with the knobs and switches. I'm not sure what they all do yet..! [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/bassforum/hb/rfsheet.pdf"]Here's a bit of blurb about it...[/url]

Christ on a bike. I've just powered it up for a 'noodle' in the house, and it's insane. Proper, steely IN YOUR FACE notes. I'm going to have fun on Saturday. Build quality is impeccable. Oh, it glows red too

Fab! As it happens, the postman has just been here too. And left me one of these... What a beast... I'll use it on Saturday night.

Ooh! Ooh! What colour / style is it?

The[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1464860486' post='3063170'] The pots control the amount of tone and volume. Pots are all made to operate differently and different pots are used, so one will do 100% of it's work in the first 50% of it's travel. So an amp with this pot will be fully on with the volume controls at 12 o'clock. Looks like you've got another 50% to go and that can fool the player into thinking the amp is louder than it really is. Other pots will only be fully on at 100% of their travel. [/quote] I had a chat with Leszek from Handbox Amplification about this recently, when I asked about input & output knobs on the R-400 needing to be turned a bit higher then 'usual': [quote] We use linear potentiometers - other companies use audio potentiometers. If you set the gain knob and volume to the center position (12 o'clock), the R-400 is attenuated 55% of its power. In other amps, when the gain and volume are in the center, they're attenuated 33%. I prefer to use these potentiometers because in my opinion amp is more faster, impulsive. Regards, Leszek[/quote]

Some of the most talented, natural musicians & performers I know couldn't give a monkeys about the stuff they use, or how they organise themselves. That's just who they are. As someone posted above, bass players seem destined to herd these people around. It's what we do.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1464857171' post='3063131'] Yes, those people who are likely to be potential Barefaced customers. [/quote] The guy is obviously very discerning, and it's a great coup for Barefaced. But I still had to look him up :-)

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1464853120' post='3063087'] All great musicians but they're not known for their tone specifically IMO. All those guys are pretty inconsistent with tone anyway aren't they? That's what I mean - whether or not Tim C is a virtuoso bassist or whether or not you like his music, I'm pretty sure it's a fact that he's widely regarded as a bit of a "tone wizard" on the bass. [/quote] 'Widely regarded' by people who know who he is, anyway.

I'm not entirely sure the 'standard' CS pedigree means much these days. They're mostly off-the-shelf. My Maruszczyks are built to a target spec & weight, have necks profiled to my preference, the exact hardware I want.

TKS S112 for me, too. Usually for quieter gigs, or small venues - where it will cope with a drummer no problem - or gigs with decent PA where space is a premium. Wonderful cabs.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1464727154' post='3061979'] Also... I would like all those that googled TC's name upon reading this thread to put their hands up... :-p [/quote] *Looks nervously around the room*

A better test would probably be a gig. Any benefits in the dynamic (imagined or otherwise!) would probably be lost in a half-empty room. Personally speaking, I'm under no illusion - the whole concept of 'heft' is lost on the audience. It's about the tactile feedback of standing in front of your cab, feeling the notes.

Nice! Well done, Alex...

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1464705465' post='3061606'] If you have NO choice, then the choice is down to playing or not playing which is a reasonable standpoint. [/quote] It's not black or white. The Walkabout, Aggie AG500 and Handbox R-400 (amongst others) aren't exactly lead sleds.