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Our drumist uses an app on his tablet that silently indicates the beat by flashing a big red dot. It keeps him bang on....... Most of the time.

I find that raising the issue publicly on FB page and Twitter can be very good at either getting you what you want or getting a bit of compensation for your wasted time. I never would have condoned such behaviour a year or so ago but recent issues with UPS and Dell were both finally only resolved to my satisfaction after doing just that.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1452609092' post='2951581'] Don't know what this would fetch in decent nick, but my AH-150 might be worth over £100. Big deal. Assuming your unit is worth c.£50 at best, and there'd be quite a buggeration factor in trying to realize that, why not give it to a local Secondary School Engineering Dept as a repair project which can then (is successful, obv) be used by their Music Dept? [/quote] I tried that at a local school two years ago. They told me that the students aren't allowed to repair electrical equipment that is to be used as its an insurance no no. They told me that if I had it repaired they would happily take it. In the end I gave it to the chap who was (at the time) giving me lessons and he donated it to one of his students.

If you want to try a different amp / cab / bass etc then I'm only 20mins from you and happy to have a listen and let you try any of my stuff.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1452187953' post='2947451'] I'd say if you can go with IEM do it.... it's way better than floor monitors and a lot less to carry around. We spent a fair amount getting a decent set up though but it was worth it. Using a mix of wireless and hard wired (drums/Keys) kept the cost down a bit and we all run our own tablet with the mix app so we have control over individual mixes..... No feedback, no volume issues. [/quote] +1 In ears rule especially good ones and they definitely reduce the volume of gear you have to cart. If you can stretch to ACS in ears then isolation from cymbals etc is excellent.

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1452169445' post='2947174'] anyone had experience with John's guitar electronics? [/quote] Yep. I've had an East pre in a stingray which was awesome and now i have one in my Jazz and that too is absolutely brilliant. John is a really nice chap so why not give him a call, tell him your end goal and he'll tell you if he can help you achieve it (I'd be amazed if he couldn't).

I do about 100 gigs a year. I have 2 basses (Jap 75RI Jazz with J-retro + MM SR5 HH) one 4 string one 5 string. Both go to every gig but I mainly use the SR5 now (only had it a couple months). I'm not overly precious with either but both are in really good condition, I have no idea what people do to get their basses so mojo'd.

[quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1452175370' post='2947273'] You could also consider the Soundcraft Ui 16 [url="http://www.soundcraft.com/products/ui16"]http://www.soundcraf...m/products/ui16[/url] [/quote] I looked at one at the time as the price is good but it only has 12 inputs and 4 aux sends. The behringer XR18 has 16 mic inputs, 2 line inputs and 6 aux sends. What sold it (and what convinces me we made the right choice) is that essentially it has the same brain and wifi as the X32 and that's been a huge hit with engineers.

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100% agree. Finding a brilliant drummer that you really click with just transforms everything and I think as much as anything for me it's the confidence that they will deliver the swing and be n the money that allows me to relax more. We don't have that at the moment so current guy is on borrowed time sadly but we do have some great players interested.

Can thoroughly recommend the behringer X air / XR stuff. We use an XR 18 and it's genius. Has it's own wifi router built in so doesn't rely on you having an additional external router and it just sounds great. All the guys can control their own monitor mixes using their phones or ipads. We used it a few weeks back to record a gig and it was so simple. We just plugged in a laptop running reaper, hit record at the start and spent no more than 10mins per track remixing at home afterwards. With less than 1 hour's work we have 5 demo tracks and no studio cost. Best £500 we ever spent as a band. [url="https://soundcloud.com/sugargroove-137791/signed-sealed-delivered-live"]https://soundcloud.c...-delivered-live[/url] [url="https://soundcloud.com/sugargroove-137791/i-saw-her-standing-there-live"]https://soundcloud.c...ding-there-live[/url] https://soundcloud.com/sugargroove-137791/9-5-live

We all wear quality plugs in our band (functions) and we don't have issues. We have a great pa so use that to get correct foh level and our onstage level is generally very low. Imo not wearing plugs is pretty daft.Occasionally at larger shows we use in ears where it's not an issue. anyone who plays for us and then turns up his / her volume throughout the gig to the point that they start to blow the mix gets one warning. If they continue to do it they're out. Luckily we don't have any morons in the band so it's not a common issue. Very rarely do we play pubs but if we do will usually have some mics on the kit. Our regular drummer is more than happy to play quietly whilst still maintaining great energy and dynamics. Mics on drums is fine anywhere if done to get a full sound. Using mics and making the kit too loud for the venue is no different to having your amp too loud.

Royal British Legion in the Challows south Oxon. Really nice place with a big stage decked in fairy lights and lots of real fir trees. Big range of ages (14-90) but a very enthusiastic crowd of over 250 and a packed dancefloor. 3x40 min sets and a couple £k made it not only fun but a very tidy earner. Calendar for 2016 already pretty much full - happy days.

I'm afraid I'm not building cabs at present as I'm flat out with running a small business these days. As mentioned above your local cabinet maker will be able to help if you provide plans.

Had the exact same cab and paired with a 500w head it was loud enough to slaughter a very loud drummer for volume. If you can't make it work in a pub with a 500w head then there's something massively wrong somewhere.

Because I wasn't allowed to play drums when I was 12. Had absolutely no interest in guitar (and still don't) and my mates dragged me to see The Hamsters in a local pub. The bass player had this massive trace elliot stack and a really scooped sound that shook the foundations. He grooved so hard and I just I just loved the sheer size of the bass sound. Job done. Next week I had my 1St bass. A week later I was in my first band.

Yep I had one until I let it go with a bass in a trade. Was very happy with it although the lining tore in mine along the internal stitching edge. Didn't bother me at all though and was perfect for my needs.

We're doing functions so are used to long journeys to gigs but we rarely rehearse all together. Drummer and I get together from time to time to work on groove but hes only 30mins away.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1450293895' post='2931494'] Not sure of this 'town' thing either. Most bands round here spread across 4 or 5 towns in the county. [/quote] +1 We're spread across 4 counties. I'd still walk or kick out the problem guitarist if I was in the OP's position. Poor players with bad attitudes never result in a decent band. If the rest of the band are decent they should be happy to see him go.

Welcome To The Jungle intro - Killer start to the utterly brilliant Appetite For Destruction.