Wow, didn't know that about the SVT-3 (I'm borrowing from a buddy, who'll sell it to me for a good price if I like it). I like the Dr. Bass stuff, but I've basically been unable to get him on the phone or email. Sketches me out, as I've been had by small manufacturers before.
That seems unusual. Mark called me back within 2 hours, and talked with me for almost a 1/2 hour.
He answered every question I had then some.
If it was recently, he told me he was very sick for awhile.