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First night-time gig since before the New Year. We did a Sunday afternoon gig two weeks ago in a place that is usually a rock/blues venue (Girdwoods for the Scottish cental belt BCr's) but are trying different things on a Sunday. It was a great response from the punters and we have been re-booked for a date in December. About to unleash Americana/Country upon a social club formally attached to the Fairfields shipyard in Govan, Glasgow. I played this venue every few months, on rotation back in the 80's , when things were economically a lot different. A brilliant place back then and I'm hoping the sons and daughters (and maybe some of the Auld Yins [old ones])from back in the day might show up! There is a HUGE age variation in the band so I'll leave it up to the viewer to figure out the old and the young! (BTW for the ocularly challenged the last two on the left with a 38 year difference!).

dipped into cliche yesterday recording session - fretless Stingray 2EQ with the Free The Tone Chorus. it's actually quite lovely in strict moderation

Pump Up The Volume - M.A.R.S.

I've been working towards somewhat of a 'vision' I've had for a while, and have finally got there! Let's get a couple of things out of the way first: 1) Yes, I know it's probably unnecessary. 2) This is my cellar/music room, a tatty time capsule to the late 80's/early 90's, and is a way down the renovation list. 3) Yes, I may be having a mid life crisis of sorts. I also bought a Red Arrows leather jacket the other day. I've had my GR Bass 4x10" for a couple of years now, and love it deeply. It's by far the best single cab I've had in the past almost 30 years, amongst some great cabs. I'd been getting to think I might like a GR Bass Amp too... At the same time, I was thinking it would be cool to be able to run more cabs, but the GR410+ is 4 ohm... naturally then, the One 1400 caught my eye! I decided that a new one was more than I could run to, and there didn't seem to be used ones around, but then last week I spotted @franzbassist selling one! After some discussion it was a done deal, and it arrived today! (Unbelievably well packaged I might add, I'm not sure if Gareth was trying to protect the amp or save himself a tip run 🤣). I've only had a brief play around with it this evening, but so far I'm loving it! It's clean and clear, but not clinical. Natural sounding, with a very flexible EQ section, yet still simple to use. Lots of oomph, but also great definition and dynamics. Very pleased! At the same time, I've had a penchant for 15's again in the last few years, and have been experimenting with a couple I picked up pretty cheap (one from the fantastic @vmaxblues). They were great, but I was fixated on a specific form factor, and wanted two cabs the same. So in the past few weeks I've picked up a pair of Markbass NY151's. So I now have 3 rig options: One 1400 with the GR410+, this will be my main rig: The pair of NY151's, pictured here with my backup amp, a LMII: And then we have the behemoth.... The 1400w, 4x10" + 2x15" monster! This should do well for the outdoor shows in the summer! 😎👌 Sounds absolutely phenomenal! Not just ridiculously loud and gutsy, but REALLY good sounding! I did wonder if something sounded a bit funny for a moment, but then I realised it was just the house disintegrating 🤣🤣🤣. I often find at outdoor gigs (using only our PA - mainly only for vocals), the bass gets a bit lost, whereas the 100w valve half stacks/stacks seem to project well across a field no problem. I'm going this will help balanced things up a bit. 😉 Sorry for the long post, but I've been working towards this for some time, and I'm over the moon that I've got there in the end! Oli

Is there a Toneprint suitable or close enough to the bass in Ain't Nobody? I think it was done on keyboard, so not expecting there'll be an exact match. Ta!

Bought a Fender P Deluxe V from Paddy. Great to deal with, prompt shipping and packed superbly. The whole case was wrapped with carpet underlay, bubble wrap and plastic sheet and gaffer tape! Very effective. Thank you again. KC

Just got mine! Got lucky with one for sale on here. It's an excellent Brassmaster, a touch smoother than the homemade clones I already own, which are a bit more spluttery and unpredictable. That said it's still a wild roaring beast! I'm very pleased indeed.

Stunning bass!

Yes, but it’s a lot softer than the original 808 buffer circuit

Holy fudge ripple... So dang glad I got mine.

Only got this sorted lunchtime today...

It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork

Stays in tune no matter what temp or weather. No need for a trussrod. Soundwise, can of worms. I am playing an MG Genesis, a Vigier Passion II (carbon part reaches the neck pickup), a Status MM neck bass, a Status headless copy, and I used to play an MG Quantum 5 SPi. What I like in the graphite is its stability. Neck profiles are different, but all basses stay in tune very well.

So I've got the amp at the shop, dude's taking his time because I was clear I'm not in a hurry, all's well. I'm getting the sleeve shaped up, but I neglected to get the dimensions of the casing for the UV light. Anyone happen to know how high that dimension is? I want to do a back-cut at the front, as you might see in the later models... And so I can see the controls (the reason for it I guess) when it's sitting on a half-stack, single cabinet. It won't be exactly to spec, but it'll do the thing. I just want to do the cut without exposing the end of the UV case... Thanks. 🙂

I had a bb1600, the 414 gets close - just doesn’t feel as special… similar sound quality though.

Loud, Loud, Loud - Aphrodite's Child

The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny — Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention