Recent content by reverendtony

I want to second the Demeter remark. I've been playing since the 70's and have owned dozens of amps - tube, solid state, class D... My Demeter Bass 800 through a Bergantino Neo 410 sounds better than any of them, and lighter as well.

Actually I like the Mercalli quite a bit better for my purposes, although the P7 is a great value. The Mercalli is passive, which is fine since I go through a Sansamp Bass Driver first, so I don't miss the onboard preamp. The tone is really amazing. The build quality is higher on the Reverend as...

Yes, Thanks. I ended up purchasing a Reverend Mercalli domestically. Some equipment though is hard to find locally. I purchased a Sire P7 when they first came out from Thomann because I couldn't find the one I wanted here, with no issues whatsoever.

I had to comment on the "customs" remark. Yours came through much better than mine. I ordered a new worn/aged Sandberg California from Thomann in Germany last year , and after a 6 month wait it arrived in such poor condition I had to send it back. Tracking showed that the bass was in Europe...

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery. I remember as a kid seeing it at the local drug store when it came out and bought it strictly because of the cool HR Giger cover. That record started me on my progressive rock journey.

Van Halen and Journey warming up for the Ronnie Montrose band (without Sammy) at the Aragon Ballroom in the late seventies. Never heard of EVH at that time and was just completely blown away. He stole the show. Also, John McLaughlin (with Kai Eckhard & Trilok Gurtu) opening for the Steve Morse...

Is this still available?