mrtcat

Absolutely fuming now!!!! Having been away for a few days I emailed Korg direct today. They responded almost immediately to say the amp only arrived with them on 19th Feb which is the day after I managed to speak to someone at the retailer. It's clear that they didn't send it to Korg until after I spoke to them. That means it was sat with them for more than three weeks before passing it to Korg. They clearly were lying to me when I asked them for an update and they said Korg hadn't finished with it yet. I have the email from Korg (who appear much more switched on) stating amp was sent to them on 18th Feb and arrived on 19th. Time to confront retailer I think.

There's a nice blonde girl on YouTube who shows how to play it with dots and tab included. Should be easy to find.

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1392746047' post='2372277'] I bought a Behringer feedback destroyer and it was hopeless. [/quote] Behringer DEQ2496 all the eq you'll ever need.

Good idea - I'm on it now.

Update. Finally managed to get the shop to chase Korg but all they can tell me is that it's not fixed yet and I should call back at the end of next week. By that time they'll have had the head for a month which personally I think is rubbish. I need my amp, I have weddings to play and although I have a backup it's nothing like the quality of what I need. Very disappointed that I've had to chase the shop so hard just to get a "call back in about 10 days". Very frustrated :-(

Don't sweat it. I underplayed enough for half the forum on Sat night.

Proffessionalism is giving the person paying the bill what they are paying for with the minimum of fuss. Whether you agree or not with the timings you do what you are asked to do. Seems very unfair to criticise this band without knowing what was actually asked of them. We regularly play timings that we don't think are best but if that's what's asked of us by the organisers then that's what we do with smiles on our faces and we make sure we entertain the crowd the best we possibly can.

Wow that's a diverse selection! The only way you'll get to know which is for you is to try them. I had a TC RH450 and it was immaculately made but for me it lacked low end weight. Personally if cash was no issue I'd be very keen to have a go on the Mesa Boogie but as I said before you need to try for yourself. Happy hunting! Great cab choice btw

I had one of those amps. Absolutely great all rounder and you'll not regret buying it. A tad heavy by today's standards but that never bothered me one ounce and I'd have another in a heartbeat. Enjoy.

Grumble grumble grumble. I bought a Hartke Kilo back in may last year. Since then it developed a fault with a hum which I discussed on here. The hum got progressively worse then started making popping sounds and then amp just stopped working altogether. I contacted seller (big online store) who agreed to take it back under warranty and send it to Korg (UK distributor) for repair. I sent it via DHL and it was signed for at retailers end on Jan 25th. I've since emailed for an update and had no reply. I've called and was told someone would call me back.........nothing. I've called again and had to leave voicemail asking for call back........nothing. I haven't even managed to get them to confirm they've received it. All I have is couriers details of it being signed for on Jan 25th. Any ideas what I should do next. My plan was just to call over and over but it's pretty poor show that I have to keep pushing just for an update.

Someone who can banter well with a crowd is a really valuable member of a band. If you can't be funny just try to balance humble with confident and be nice. If the whole band is funny and bounce well off each other then you're on a winner.Steel Panther are my favorites right now for this.

I have a busy work life and often work from my workshop at home on a weekend too. I gig 1-2 times a week but every penny I earn from it (after travel expenses) goes into our holiday fund pot and has therefore paid for some really great trips away with the wife including Maldives, USA, new Zealand and tons of snowboarding trips so she's really happy for me to gig. In fact if I have a gig free weekend she starts mentioning the next holiday planned to remind me I need to get out and earn for it lol.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1392048184' post='2364007'] Sounds like his amp set-up isn't really suitable for the type of material you're playing for starters. [/quote] +1 For function stuff a nice 60w or less combo will give him ample volume. Decent pedals can also be a big step to level control. Our guitard uses a tc electronic g system and can do everything from funk and soul to metal on it and all without major volume fluctuations. As many have said record it and play it back.

thanks for your help guys it's much appreciated. Having now had time to think about it and having spoken to Andertons (retailer it came from) I think I'm going to send it back for repair under warranty. In the meantime I have a spare PA amp and will try to pick up a cheap di pedal like the one behringer do which is a poor mans sansamp. Should see me through and mean I have a backup plan for future if amp ever dies again. I'm gutted though as I have now lost my confidence in the Hartke head and I love the sounds it makes. Andertons BTW were very helpful.

Hi all, my hartke kilo has lost output power. Turned it on at rehearsal and nothing. There's input signal as the compressor light comes on if I play my bass firmly. It's less than a yr old and under warranty but I have a wedding gig on Saturday and so haven't time to send it off. Does anyone know a good amp tech in my area? I live just outside Towcester in Northants.

I'll play anything as long as the drummer is decent. Simple root parts tied in with a drummer that grooves will keep me happy all day long. The same parts with a crap drummer will drive me insane.

Did a bit of work a few weeks back with our singer who was complaining he couldn't hear himself well enough in his monitors. We have had to push his foh level quite hard to get him heard out front too in the past. After just a few minutes of explaining how mic's work it was clear that he had never been shown about mic technique. He would regularly sing into the mic from the side and too far from the mic itself. Long story short we now have lots more vol out front and he can hear himself better in monitors even tho we actually have turned his level down a touch. May not be relevant to you but its a good idea to check technique every now and then as it could save spending any more cash.

Only ever had good experiences with bass direct. It's got stuff that'll blow your mind and budget but I think it's definitely worth taking a look.

I'm currently using a Toshiba laptop which has an express card slot. I use a decent firewire adaptor that supports music streaming so it works well. Biggest issue is currently finding either a pc laptop with the express card slot or anything with a firewire port. If I went for a mac mini it would have the firewire but I'd need to build a clever flight case to make it usable at a gig.

Mac mini looks like really good value. Is 4gb memory enough? i5 or i7?

Current laptop is coming to the end of its life and so I'm looking for recommendations for a replacement. Budget is about £800 but I need to be able to hook it up to a Mackie Onyx 1640i mixer to allow live recording on 16 channels. Previously I've run ableton but I no longer DJ so will probably want to run one of the logic incarnations. The mixer really needs firewire and I need enough power and memory to handle a two hour set using 16 channels. Am I high or is this possible? Recommendations please :-)

Agree also that set list is essential. As mentioned by most it's fine to wander a bit from it but it's there to keep structure to proceedings and keep things slick. I call any changes in our band and everyone goes with it. Sometimes we do most of the whole 1st set as a big medley to keep people up. Guitarists who insist on regular axe changes boil my piss and if he/she insisted on doing it I'd tell them to go start their own ego trip project and stop spoiling mine.