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Goes to show that a tone that sounds amazing in the mix isn't necessarily that pleasant isolated. Fantastic playing and RHCP at their peak for me.

Now you might get 200 watts in that little elf but there's no way in a million years you'll get 200 "trace elliot watts" into a box that small.

[quote name='Winny Pooh' timestamp='1485784336' post='3226632'] Buy a bass with something else on the headstock. [/quote] +1. I love fenders but there's just so many other great bass makers out there now and with limited colour options and Fender QC being somewhat "inconsistent" at times then maybe it's time to look elsewhere.

I'd guess at 70% classic rock.

Thumpinators are about as good as it gets. Not cheap but worth it.

Wedding band varies completely depending on what we've been asked and what the room of people look like. Usually go for classic (beatles / stevie wonder / something disco) over current pop but really depends on the people. Hair Metal band starts with Hot For Teacher most times to warm drummer up.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1485723628' post='3226196'] That would always be the preference of course, but for a turn-up-at-the-gig-at-8:30-and-plonk-the-camera-down-and-off-you-go solution, it's pretty hard to beat. [/quote] Agreed 100%.

Not my cup of tea. I loved Emergency On Planet Earth, Space Cowboy, Travelling Without Moving and bits of subsequent albums but the more records he produces the more I find myself liking each one less and less. Guess I'm getting old.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1485721688' post='3226160'] Strange.. my Q4n doesn't sound like that at all (see previous clips), but then again I wasn't in the room. The SX40 clip is clipping. Honest. [/quote] That's the main reason I would prefer to take a laptop and use a feed from the desk. There's so many variables in a room that you can't be sure to get a clean recording with balance using the mic on a camera. I'd happily put a couple of mics into the room to supplement the instrument mics then tidy things up a DAW.

That's really cool, very glad its working well for you. If we can get hold of a really good electric kit we'll be doing the same although volume has never been an issue with our set up. Guitarist rarely uses amp for gigs or rehearsals and whole band loves in ears.

Posted this elsewhere but we found these very useable for video: [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AKASO-EK7000-Waterproof-Rechargeable-Accessories/dp/B01HPXH29Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485720352&sr=8-3&keywords=action+camera"]https://www.amazon.c...s=action+camera[/url] Unfortunately not so great for audio so we usually take a feed from the desk into reaper on a laptop We used a few to do this (in two takes) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig0XIL32xEQ[/media] and this in one take at a gig [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CutYNHBTaA8[/media]

BTW (I might get shot for this but lets see - please remove if not allowed) I'm currently selling a tidy and reliable 2004 Citroen Berlingo Van which runs great, has in last year had new clutch, battery, radiator and starter motor. 96K on the clock and will take £1k for it.

Another v70 here. Totally flat floor when seats folded down, self levelling suspension and enough room for my amp, basses, 2x pa tops, 2x pa subs, mixer, cable flight trunk, stands, 2x equinox megabar light sets and still a seat for the singer too. I've now got a brand new transit connect lwb that would carry that lot 3x over and insurance is only £232 a year fully comp on that (I'm 40 and have clean licence).

When we play it I just use an envelope filter (discumbobulator) on the low setting.

I would go to a pub to watch bands that aren't doing rock. I don't like classic rock particularly so would love to have some other options. I don't play pubs very often as I play in a function band which I joined because I a) want regular gigs and want to play a wide variety of styles including old and new. I think the downturn in pub gigs is due to all combinations of the following (and probably more): Smoking ban Rising cost of drinks Bigger variety of drinks available on supermarkets X factor type TV Lazy unimaginative landlords Lazy unimaginative bands Food sales being bigger earners Young people having different interests Loud bands Bands wanting to take more money than they make for the venue. Etc Etc Etc

Off to the snow this coming weekend for a week. Leaving wife and daughter behind which is tough but looking forward to a relaxing non alcohol fueled week to recharge. Looking for some recommendations to go on my MP3 player. I really fancy something with funky grooves but modern production. I've enjoyed stuff like Daft Punk's Random Access Memoirs recently as the production is so good so anything of that ilk would be great. What is out there?

My UE900s arrived yesterday. Got them from Toby deals for £174.99 inc delivery but the trade off is it took 12 days for them to arrive. As mentioned before I've been using mee m6s until now. Initial impressions are that the UE900s are a big step up. Just a much stronger, more balanced and more detailed sound with bass that is solid and not boomy. Not as comfortable as I had hoped but I'm having them re-shelled into custom moulds at the end of the month anyway so a moot point for me. I'll update once that's done.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1483445021' post='3207127'] A fabulous looking thing; congrats. I saw this on FB as well and it had me reconsidering my colour choice for my upcoming build. I must remain strong and stick to my guns (my homebrew Telecaster has this colour scheme already). [/quote] Haha be strong. After placing the order I had a bit of a wobble and thought maybe blue wasn't the right choice. Now I've seen the pics I'm confident that it was. I got to choose the piece of flamed maple for the top and am really pleased with that too.

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1483444233' post='3207123'] That is stunning, the finish almost looks wet. You'll have some fun with it. I had my L5 out yesterday after playing the Jake exclusively for a month or so as I'm trying to decide which to use for a session later this month, and I was shocked at how easy it is to play, I'd kinda forgotten. Yours has more knobs though, so it must be even more fun! [/quote] Thanks NickD, I went for an L5 after a friend lent me his for a gig. Was so comfortable to play and the neck was the just perfect.

Adrian emailed me this evening to let me know that this is now ready and will be on its way this week. Ordered on 21st Nov so much like Bearfist's it has turned around much quicker.Can't wait to get my hands on it. [URL=http://s12.photobucket.com/user/Tom_Caswell/media/IMG_8014_zpscmxwy77g.jpg.html][IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/Tom_Caswell/IMG_8014_zpscmxwy77g.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Yep. This year I started out with a gk mb500 fusion and changed to an aguilar db750. The weight doesn't bother me as I'm fit and strong so don't find it a chore to move. The sound quality is a world apart and I'll not go back to lightweight in a hurry. Seriously considering swapping my TCS cabs for an aguilar db 212 or 410 next.

Any guitarist happy to blow the front of house mix for his own selfish reasons isn't a star. He's an idiot. Get shot of him. As said before, simply stop taking the monitors as they only benefit the other guys. Let them fight over who stores them. In ear monitoring is the future so you're absolutely right to pursue it.