TimR

I'd be looking at the power supply as an 'allowance' or replacement to existing power supply, although possibly its an 'upgrade'. Batteries are consumables. Grey area. Pedalboard - Tier 1 fail. Any paint or screws you buy to fashion one out of scrap wood would be scrutinised. Photos would have to be supplied.

It is not GAS. I think the intention of the thread is to control rampant GAS. Technically anything that you buy to fix GAS itch should be covered (there's probably some special cream you can buy)

Ok. I'll play. I have a PA for sale and some bass shaped cash I need to get rid of. But going on past experience it could take several days (365+) to find the right bass shaped hole to put it in. Is lighting mentioned anywhere in the fail tiers?

I've been itching to buy a new bass all year but may get down halfords next week and buy some emery paper for the frets. Although I'm really not impressed with the replacement Active preamp I bought. Sometimes you have to call it a day...

I hope 2026 brings some improvement. I don't know how old your son is but hope he can get the help he needs.

Sounds like you might not have the right spec cable.

If it is poly, then the recommended removal method is a heat gun and scraper.

There are ways. But ultimately as long as you don't use caustic soda, dipping will be no different to any other method.

It applies to all instruments. Keyboard players who insist on being in stereo and drummers who expect their kick drum to knock down tall buildings.

Unfortunately this is often the root cause of 'not cutting through'. Educating guitarists that 'their tone' which sounds great at home is banjaxing the whole mix. Getting them to roll off slightly on the mids might help.

I played at our local jam on Boxing Night. As the 'only bass player in the village' I get the dubious honor of playing for 4 hours without a 'break'. Anyway - the pub now has a DJ with a 16 Track PA, subs and tops. So I left my amp and cab at home and dug out my StudioSpares DI (last used before Y2K). 5 minutes fiddling with the PA (bass, parametric mid, and treble) and bingo. I sounded just like me. I still don't know how to describe what that sound is though.

Susie Dent was on Russell Howard podcast earlier this year. She was Suzie Dent and didn't come across as particularly engaging. But I enjoyed it, it was calm.

Sounds familiar. It takes a lot of persuasion to get in, and then quite a bit more to get it out.

I've only ever used GEQ to notch out problem frequencies. Using the PEQ on each mic to tailor the sound of each chanel to sit in the mix. If the mics are pre-set to sit in the mix in a neutral (rehearsal) room then there still might be a small amount of tweaking on some mic chanels to reduce problem frequencies due to stage acoustics, especially if backline is being used and set too loudly.

My Trace Elliot Elf cab is a nightmare. I've not really investigated why, just struggle with it. Maybe changing the socket is in order.