BassBunny

"Or have no spare amp and just have a di pedal in my bag" This.

If it's only 1.5 years old then it should still be under warranty, (2yrs minimum I believe). I'd get in touch with the manufacturer

Just as a matter of interest, who is the luthier?

If you are planning on using headphones, why not a small mixer or multi-effects pedal?

Theme song from The Duece. Bit of Elvis Costello. Awesome series as well. The end theme is awesome too. Assume the Position by Lafayette Gilchrist. https://youtu.be/N-gi9p93ZLs

My "The One" is a Carvin BB75, (the one in my profile picture). Had it around 12 years now and even though a lot of basses have passed through my hands, it's the one that every time I pick it up and play it, a big smile appears.

Marcus Miller said pretty much the same thing when he did a workshop at the last UK Bass Day in Manchester. He was asked how many basses he has, which is "lots", but always plays his trademark Fender. His view is that by sticking with the one bass he intimately knows every square inch of the fingerboard, any little quirks, the pre-amp etc.

Couldn't agree more. I got to speak to him on his last UK tour at Manchester Academy. Lovely guy and very humble.

Big Glockenklang fan here, I've got 4 of them, but pretty sure 3 "holes" limits you to a 2 band.

It just does the job. I didn't want to change the look, ( no stacked knobs and additional switches ), wanted it as original looking as possible. It's also considerably cheaper than an East and set flat there is no difference soundwise between active and passive. With the 3 band you also get a passive tone when in passive mode. I've got the 2 band version in 2 other basses. The East is a fantastic pre-amp as well. I've got one in another of my collection which was installed from new.

You can easily change the whole pre-amp. As I mentioned, I went for a Glockenklang 3 band as I happen to really like them. As you rightly say, it's a pretty old design and electronics have changed massively in that time. The Glock was a very worthwhile change.

2007 sounds about right as you probably know the very personal story around it. Not sure which coil. I emailed Carvin to ask which wire colours are which coil and they kindly sent me a wiring diagram so I just cracked on. I can check the diagram and see if it mentions it. Edit: It was actually 2008 Chris. It did hang around for a while, which I was grateful for at the time.

@ped Still got "Marvin" and it's going nowhere. It's the one in my profile picture and it really is awesome. Ped is right that it is a joy to play and weighs less than 8lbs. I have meddled a bit, although it wasn't necessary. Changed the MM pickup single coil/parallel switch to single/series/parallel. This has added a new dimension to the sounds it can generate. Also swapped the pre-amp to a Glockenklang one for no real reason than feeling the Carvin one is a fairly old design and the Glock gives me Active/Passive switching. They are seriously underrated basses that are as good as most out there.

Yep.

Unlikely to get a letter now. The process is if you owe any money in VAT or duty, the carrier requests it before they will deliver. If you've already got your order then job done.

Interesting. Thanks for checking.

Good point.

As we have some BassChatters in the medical profession, or have relatives who are, any aware of the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid patients? A medical journal published a report last April that scientists in Australia have discovered an existing anti parasitic drug that has been in use for at least 40 years that kills Covid RNA within 48hrs. I can't find any updates and if correct it could be a ready made to solution to be able to treat cases quickly

Looks OK. It doesn't really matter where the capacitor is earthed and I have seen it done this way before.

I've a lot of time for Dr Hannah Fry. Always explains the reasoning behind her statements and I loved the idea of another " Roaring 20's" to come like after the Spanish Flu of 1918 - 20.

If you fancy trying it any time, I'm over in Walkden a fair bit.

It is indeed.

Spot On Phil.

The difference between 710 and 800 watts would not be detected by the human ear and the Retroglide is certainly not underpowered. As I have mentioned a number of times it needs a different approach to the vast majority of amps on the market and a chat with Dave Green, who designed it, enlightened me. Also the Retroglide does not use the same Class D module as the Rootmaster.

Funny that should come up. The area in Manchester that houses most students went stratospheric in September with Covid cases. Something like 1500+ students ended up being quarantined together and the numbers rose over the weeks. By early December it had the lowest figures and at one point went 3 consecutive weeks without a reported case. It appears herd immunity kicked in there.