mrtcat

How cool would it be to be in the situation where the drums are an issue in a pub because they're too quiet. With a decent portable pa with a sub or two and some restraint from bass and guitars and you will be able to engineer a really good full sound foh. Plus your hearing should benefit too.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1444315458' post='2882185'] Don't quite get the logic of that argument (and not trolling or trying to pick a fight here). Surely it is down to which one is better, not the brand name? [/quote] +1 Having gigged an ampeg Heritage 8x10 and a BF Retro 610 the BF was a superior cab so I'd imagine the BF 810 to be worth the extra cash.

For me if there were no gigs I'd probably not play at all. Gigging has lead to some awesome experiences. In the last 12 months alone I've been lucky enough to play on boats, in a prison, in David Jason's back garden, on the roof of a museum and at Silverstone on Grand Prix weekend. I've also played with Gregg Bissonette, Steve White, Craig Blundell and Ian Matthews from Kasabian this year. We are playing in Cyprus in December for the RAF and are being flown out there (van and all) in a hercules transporter. Being in a gigging band is the best adventure I've ever been on and long may it continue.

However many subs you use, keep them together unless you have enough space to get them a good 60ft apart. As said above, subs at the back against the wall always and tops at the front.

[quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1444151829' post='2880710'] i tried but that makes my head hurt [/quote] As far as I understand it, the retro 610 has (as most 6 x 10 cabs do) two vertical columns of 3 drivers. The clever bit is that only one of the two columns runs at full range with the other putting out just low end so there is no comb filtering and therefore the dispersion of midst and highs is far better than on other cabs with the same two column layout. The 8x10 will no doubt employ exactly the same system making it the best 8x10 out there. That said I simply cannot get my head around why anyone needs one unless they're playing stadia and have to stand 300ft from their amp.

I find watching players who are better than me, which is mostly any other player, a great motivation to practice. If I was better than everyone then every bass player I saw would be a little disappointing and I'd never get that satisfying feeling you get when you see your playing improve.

Uptown Funk.

Maybe the wording of "No timewasters" is a bit blunt but you get all sorts of people come out of the woodwork when you advertise and I think it's generally wise to state that you want someone who is seriously interested in committing to everything that is part and parcel of being in a band. The reason I wouldn't respond to the advert in th OP is because it's a lazy advert. If I was trying to attract a high standard player to join a band I'd make sure that my advert was informative, professional and above all showed that the band is serious. If I was looking to join a band I'd need more than "we're brilliant so you'd better be too" to spark my enthusiasm.

Just completed a trade with Cliff which was an absolute pleasure. Very swift replies to all messages and the amp I received was exactly as described and arrived swiftly and well packaged. I'd happily trade with Cliff again and you should too.

I'm happy to accept that the market place is exactly that. I like the feel of the BC forum and there is great moral support from other bass players on all sorts of levels but that said when it comes to money that is something totally different. Nothing can ruin a friendship like money so the only way to deal in the marketplace is to be professional. Of course manners, courtesey and honesty still apply but I don't feel anyone owes it to me to give me cheap deal and if people want to use the market place to try and make a little money that is absolutely fine. I only buy at a price I find acceptable and only sell at a price the buyer finds acceptable. I think the member selling the OP's amp on for a slightly higher price is 1) expecting to be knocked down a little and 2) looking to recoup some of the costs of spending time and effort selling a piece of kit that he only took to aid a sale. It can take weeks or even months to shift something and you have to be prepared to maintain your ad and respond to all enquiries if you're going to be successful.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1443534469' post='2875600'] Well I've finally managed to find a band that looks like it's going somewhere! Especially from how our manager is talking! However, bit of a change of instrument as this time around I'm playing keys! We're playing symphonic metal (female fronted) and the band is called Curvature. Got a fair number of gigs lined up and talk of a bit of travel in our near future. Have a listen if you fancy (old lineup) : https://open.spotify.com/track/50xP7OkCpuZsGdOtONBKWj Facebook is here if you like it! https://www.facebook.com/CurvatureOfficial?fref=ts [/quote] I used to know their original keyboard player (Matte Black) but haven't seen or heard from him in ages and think he left them a few years ago. They pop up on my fb feed every now and again. Defo not my cup of tea music wise but they do seem to put plenty of effort in. Hope it goes well for you.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1443454863' post='2874845'] Valve amps cab be very sensitive to the mains power supply. I've played in pubs where the mains was so poor (and, frankly, so dangerous) that my rig was receiving well short of 240V. IME this doesn't just affect power tubes (as you might expect) but also the pre-amp valves in my OTB500. The cut-off point seems to be as the power supply trends down towards 180V. It isn't a gradual or intermittent thing either; the amp works fine until it just stops without warning. If you use rack gear on stage then you could do a lot worse than to buy [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/samson_powerbrite_pb10_pro.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...te_pb10_pro.htm[/url] or similar. I have a Phonic PPC9000E in my rack (sadly discontinued) and it was the LED display that first alerted me to the real problem. None of which will prevent what happened to me at the Ealing Beer Festival last year. The organisers had floodlighting on pylons, only to be switched on at the end of the evening to encourage punters to go home, and to make the clear-up easier for the staff. All the power for the event was being run off a serious diesel generator. We were halfway through Spirit In The Sky at the end of the set when they fired up the floodlights. The sudden current draw produced a huge dip in supply elsewhere in Walpole Park and my Matamp just stopped dead. [/quote] Had a very similar issue with an Ampeg SVT2 at a wedding. Cut out just before half time and it turned out that they had caterers making fresh crepes. The huge hot plates they were using got turned on in preparation for the break and the current draw was so bad that my amp just stopped playing the game.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1443438418' post='2874602'] Wow.. that's a shocker. I thought Hartke CS was better than that. [/quote] I was gobsmacked by how bad the whole situation was. I was most annoyed that this was actually a recognised problem with the Kilo across the world and that they were refusing to talk to me about it. The engineer at Korg said that they had been dealing with literally hundreds of them and many kept coming back. I was in PMT a few weeks back and they were selling of a whole load of used Kilos. The lad there said they were all repaired ones. My two threads on it are here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235977-hartke-kilo-tearing-my-hair-out/page__p__2498021__hl__kilo__fromsearch__1#entry2498021 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/229792-retailer-issues-really-hacked-off-now/page__hl__kilo__st__30

I feel your pain, I had horrendous issues with my Kilo last year. It died suddenly like yours mid gig so I sent it off to Dawsons music where I'd bought it. Two weeks later I'd heard nothing so after chasing like crazy it turned out they hadn't even sent it for repair yet (they have to go to Korg for repair) I blew my lid on here and luckily a chap called Gareth who works for Hartke saw my post and intervened. It finally got fixed and returned (turns out I live less then 10 miles from where it was fixed in milton keynes). Two gigs later in the middle of a wedding it died again..GRRR. I contacted Gareth again but he didn't respond to any of my messages so I had to arrange to drive the amp to Korg again for a repair. It took two weeks and loads of calls before I could pick it up again. When I got it home I found they had damaged the front of the amp. I was beside myself with anger. I phoned them and they agreed to put a new front on it. By this point I had done lots of trawling online and it seems there are loads of reports of these failing and Hartke were well aware of there being an issue. I therefore tried Gareth at Hartke again but no joy so I directly messaged Larry Hartke and again nothing. Before I had a chance to send it back for the face repair it died again. That was the last straw. I binned it and have vowed never ever ever to get involved with Hartke gear again.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1443291013' post='2873651'] I've been telling everybody this for years but no-one will listen! [/quote] I did. I bought the 21012 that came up last week. Very very happy at tonight's gig.