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I though Mad Donnas version of American Pie was pretty poor.

On the few times when soundmen insisted on DI from my ABM600 rather than the Sansamp there were no issues with noise, other than the racket I made of course.

Up until they released Two Steps From The Move, All Those Wasted Years by Hanoi Rocks was by far their best album imo.

If it gives the sound wanted (and getting that sound can’t be obtained with other lighter gear) you can afford it, and can lift it then go for it. From my experience TE gear does have a specific sound that I’ve ever really heard from other brands, if that’s the tonal goal then do it whilst you can. Sadly I’m no longer able to carry the gear I’d really like but am glad I had it when I was able to.

I always go from the Sansamp, just use whatever amp is there for my on-stage sound as find that it`s the different speaker cabs that really changes the eq needs .

Similar happened to us (Knock Off) when we played with a high profile back in the day band, their drummer fiddled and faffed around tuning the kit, our drummer getting more & more wound up as time went on. Then they started sound-checking and he said it was the best he`d ever heard the kit. We did say to him, of course, that it was nothing to do with the tuning and all to do with the player........

Yep, I gigged last Friday, was fully intending on going ampless with my Sansamp but my mate in the headlining band offered me the use of his ABM600, well it just had to be done, didn`t have it particularly loud as we`re not that loud a band but it was reassuringly solid.

Yep, Henry & the boys travel light to say the least, they bring guitar & bass, that`s about it.

Well there are a few rig rundowns on YouTube and Chris Shiflett def uses amps which appear to be on stage, plus Nate himself said in an interview about his gear that his band is loud so he needed his (at the time) Ashdown rig to keep up. Maybe they’ve changed but something tells me they’re live backline kind of guys.

Yeah I did the copper tape thing, hasn`t completely eliminated it but has made it a lot quieter.

More than a large slice of paranoia over dropping & losing them. I`m fairly sure I`d manage to look after the cheapies well enough but that well known law would mean I`d drop & lose the ACS ones.

Would have been my answer too

They sound great as well, the bassist from a band I was on the same lineup a few times (name escapes me) used one and his sound was superb.

There’s def more than one way to play bass @CiciBass, the low-end world would be a boring place if we all played root notes like I do 😀

Yup, dangerously addictive little basses

I’m not that keen on what I’ve recently heard from them but will be interested to hear the difference not having Charlie makes to anything new.

Regular gauge strings are fine with the JMJ, I use regular Elixir rounds, no problems.

Really suits it

I had one, never found it lacking, though did find it a rather awkward sized amp to cart about - especially when racked. Re the SCR-DI and the high pitched squeal I’ve read - and experienced- that this occurs when power is insufficient, batteries low on juice or a PSU that is split to too many pedals.

He was rather emotional towards the end of the evening, which equates to a big loud soppy Welshman 🤣

And they were great last night as well. It’s much different seeing/hearing a band from an audience perspective than from onstage, the power and solidity of the songs and performance, especially from a 3 piece, well I was impressed. Tongue in cheek comment - I’m sure they were even better when I was with them 🤣

Last night my band played and the volume in the venue was such that my ears still feel blocked today. I have earplugs for playing with my deafening classic rock band which doesn’t gig (ACS ones) but from now on I’m taking a cheap pair to any gig I attend, whether I’m playing or not. It was only a small venue so I wouldn’t have thought it would be so loud - lesson learned, hopefully in time.

Played a gig last night pairing these picks with my JMJ Mustang bass, worked a treat.

Thanks Dave

Just got in from our (The Spacewasters) first gig this year, and also our first since our singers motorcycle accident last year which sadly resulted in him having his leg amputated just below the knee. Was at The Black Heart in Camden, 4 bands on the bill including my old band Knock Off who were headlining. All played well, was a good evening, only downside was it was soooo loud, at some points on the other bands I couldn’t hear the vocals at all where the bass was just dominating the mix. We went down really well, prob the best of the night, and sold a good bit of our new merch so all well & good, especially with our newer material going down just as well as songs the band have had for over 10 years.