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[Space]

That'll be you soon enough.

Yeah and my favourite amp will be 60 by then. The cabs are heavier but I have casters. Don't think I'd ever give up my 15s there. Unless I win the lotto and can afford some Barefaced cabs maybe.

 

[ernesto]

Tempted to pick up another HB class D amp. Was thinking of another Block 800 but spotted this lad today. Using the Icepower module again so ya know it'll be decent and I have a nice wee selection of preamps to try with it.

Defo a you know you're getting old when I'm seriously thinking of running two wee class D amps instead of a valve amp.

Harley Benton Block-300B

Amp Head for Electric Bass Compact and lightweight design, Power: 300 W RMS @ 4 ohms, Class D ICEpower power amp, 5-Band equalizer, D.I. balanced output with pre/post & lift/GND switch, Input with high/low switch for active/passive bass, Line input...

www.thomann.de

BAM

Harley Benton Block-800B Bass Amp | Reverb

A great amp for cheap! Missing a foot and a knob.

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[MacDara]

HB update. I was just over with my bro who has 3 HB guitars. I did some tinkering with them all which made them all better.
Tele: good intonation, weird matt neck, fun to play, action was crazy, I dropped it a lot.
Les Paul: very good build, very solid. Personally I didn't like it but that might be a les Paul thing
353/hollowbody thing: Again, very good build, no complaints, proper guitar.

Not sure how they sounded because I was playing through a Blackstar Fly tiny amp, which I LOVED.

I’ve got a HB Tele but I don’t use it enough as the action is indeed a bit high. Can I lower it at the bridge?

 

[Anthony]

I’ve got a HB Tele but I don’t use it enough as the action is indeed a bit high. Can I lower it at the bridge?

On my brother's one I lowered the individual string things at the bridge. It meant that the screws were sticking out something shocking.

 

[ernesto]

On my brother's one I lowered the individual string things at the bridge. It meant that the screws were sticking out something shocking.

Could always shim the bridge?

 

[Space]

Check the neck for too much relief before going at the bridge.

 

[Space]

BAM

Harley Benton Block-800B Bass Amp | Reverb

A great amp for cheap! Missing a foot and a knob.

reverb.com

It's in New York though so gonna cost at least the same again in shipping and taxes so probably works out better to buy new.

Although it being sold already is a much bigger issue.

 

[Anthony]

Check the neck for too much relief before going at the bridge.

Intonation was pretty good to begin with. Ended up really good. It was a 10 minute job and he has loads of budget guitars. I'll look at the neck if I'm ever back there.

 

[GO]

Could always shim the bridge?

Shim the neck you mean surely

 

[GO]

I’ve got a HB Tele but I don’t use it enough as the action is indeed a bit high. Can I lower it at the bridge?

You'll get the action mad low on that no problem. All my HBs have perfect action.I have found the frets to be ideal on them all. Maybe the odd one here or there that s a bit high but nothing serious
You might need to shim the neck. Very simple procedure

 

[ernesto]

Shim the neck you mean surely

Ehhhh you're probably right

 

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Harley Benton Loyalty Sale

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Harley Benton launches trio of boutique-inspired tube amp heads priced from just £113 – and there is a Celestion-loaded 1X10 matching cab too

The heads are inspired by the success of budget gear titan's tube combo series and are available in five, 15 and 30-watt formats

www.musicradar.com

 

[GO]

Harley Benton launches trio of boutique-inspired tube amp heads priced from just £113 – and there is a Celestion-loaded 1X10 matching cab too

The heads are inspired by the success of budget gear titan's tube combo series and are available in five, 15 and 30-watt formats

www.musicradar.com

I have the original combo version of the tube5 . Marvelous little amp.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I have the original combo version of the tube5 . Marvelous little amp.

Yeah - I had the 15w combo. Pretty decent amp. I moved it on as it was too big for home, not enough clean vol for jamming/gigging.
If I had the space I’d have kept it

 

[GO]

Yeah - I had the 15w combo. Pretty decent amp. I moved it on as it was too big for home, not enough clean vol for jamming/gigging.
If I had the space I’d have kept it

Yeah I like the 5 watter. I don't play it loud and use an overdrive pedal..but it sounds like a little 50s fender amp..or at least what I imagine one to sound like