Lozz196

Looks really nice

Yeah they should have waited for the mid session interval

It’s a shame as I think their website is very good, with details such as the weight of each individual instrument of a certain brand/range. Their demos are pretty good too.

Apparently Horace Panters Fender Precision, which he used on Ghost Town, is to be auctioned, expectations are of £20,000. Bit (as in far too) rich for me I have to say, but although I was never a major Specials fan I thought his playing was fantastic.

That’s a shame, you’d expect a 700w amp to have something in the tank. I used one of the smaller Venture amps, I really liked the tone but also really had to push it, was only for stage volume too.

It’s metal, but not as we know it…..

I’ve found Fender flats to be high tension and as above the JMJ Mustangs come with them. And of all the flats that have come on the various Mustangs I’ve had imo the Fenders sounded best with them, you can get the thump but also highs and aggressiveness if needed.

It’s a shame these shops are going. I remember back in 1991 when I needed a bass amp head just going to Denmark St area and checking out both what I liked and what I could afford. I then had the difficulty of getting it home - fortunately I hadn’t bought an SVT!

Unless it goes somewhere you’re really not comfortable with, or interferes with your life in general I’d say stick with it Daryl, as you say you’re getting pretty regular paid gigs which always seem to be decent from your posts on here.

Good rehearsal last night, first time going through Won’t Get Fooled Again and we got further with it than expected. Have decided I’m going to start using my amp though, the studios amps are ok but it’s a different amp each week which takes me a while to get the sound where I want it.

Does indeed

Result

It`s certainly individual

Fender Rumble 800 (the non effects one in my case). I don`t think it gets max power without an ext cab but as it`s delivering - at least on paper spec wise - 400 watts then that should be plenty for most venues.

I`ve been using the RM500s for a good few years, both EVO I & II versions - I prefer the EVO II as the facing plate is matt rather than shiny so easier to see the controls on a brightly lit stage. Very loud, very good & flexible eq, I wouldn`t say you can exactly get the glassy shrill top-end of a Trace but using the Shape function and the eq you`ll get near it. Drive & compression are ok when used sparingly imo, but then I don`t like too much of either anyway. In terms of reliability I only had one slight issue where it was "hissing & popping" a bit, sent it to Ashdown and they changed whatever it was and sent it back, nice & easy. As per above all done free - I did send them a parcel of coffees & biscuits as a thank you. I`d thoroughly recommend these amps, I really like the look of the latest version in the proper Ashdown blue colour, however as I no longer gig there`s no pint in me getting one. If I were still gigging I would def get one though.

Looks great, and I’ll bet it sounds even better

With the way that the voting is carried out (nil points handed out to whoever we don’t like, irrespective of whether their song is any good) I can’t see this happening, but strange things can happen.

The old isobaric cabs, the ones with two drivers in but only one facing out of the cab were heavy, in fact much heavier than they looked.

I never really "got" Eurovision til last year, when I watched it as an entertainment show rather than as a music show, and really enjoyed it. A def sign that I`ve gotten old methinks.

Agree, you have to work with them to get them sounding right. We had a guy come along to one of our rehearsals to do some vocals and he had one of these pedals, it made him sound like he was underwater, was like being part of Captain Nemo and His Underwater Show!

And if a single voice on BVs isn’t enough do what they did years ago and get 2 different mics, tape them together and eq them a bit differently, make said one voice bigger.