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My fave Maiden track, great job done there

Unless you’re playing some very large stages Ashdowns RM amps are good in comparison to the ABMs. In regular pub sized venues I don’t really hear much difference between my ABM600 & RM500, however on a large venue stage the ABM has a greater depth to it. Still wouldn’t (and hasn’t) stop me using the RM on big stages though, def worth checking out imo.

I can’t comment on all instruments, only my own. I have 3 US Precisions with maple fretboards and 2 US Precisions with rosewood fretboards, all the same series, with same pickups, same strings (of the same age & gauge) and all set up the same. The rosewood ones sound deeper, the maple ones more twangy. It was especially evident in band practice. Whether that’s the same with all of them I can’t say, only in relation to my 5. And as I’m getting another rosewood one next week I’ll find out if it’s 6 of the best!

Me no understand AICMFP

One thing to consider may be the old maple/rosewood thing. I know many say there’s no difference but at our last rehearsal I used two identical Precisions, same year, same set up, same string make/gauge/age and the difference was quite amazing. The rosewood bass being much deeper, the maple in contrast fitting more “in” with the rest of the band but def not having so much low end push to it, so might be worth looking into?

The Quarterpounder pickups I reckon must have a big influence on that. Not sure if he uses the Shape feature as well, but those QPs are very full on the low-end, plus have a good amount of highs so maybe he doesn`t have a lot of treble added in.

The only festival I think I`d attend as a punter would be Rebellion, the punk festival in Blackpool. It takes place indoors, each stage has a bar and decent (at the start of the day anyway) toilets, and in-house cafes and places to buy ice-creams etc. Us sensible punks & skins know that festivalling in your 50s has to be done in a place of comfort!

I know the Half-Moon has a reputation of being one of "the venues" on the circuit but I`ve always found it pretty quiet whenever I`ve been there.

The above is pretty much as factual as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Excellent, have a great time, and a tip which we sadly found out too late is that the public transport goes direct from the airport to the city itself at a fraction of the cost of taxis.

I use the Fender Deluxe for amp to pedal and the Fender Professional (vinyl covering) from pedal to bass, figuring that the stage might have beer spilt on it so cloth-type leads could get waterlogged.

I also feel a bit sorry for the Ukraine representative(s), assuming they do win they’ll always have it in the back of their mind that they only won through sympathy, and not through talent.

Add in another exact same bass for home use only and we all realise why my mind is cattled beyond repair……

Why one for each band, well I like to have a main for gigs with an exact same backup kept at home in case of failure/theft and then a cheaper backup for gigs. So using the exact same backup for the band that doesn’t gig means it at least gets used and doesn’t just sit in a case. I’m frighteningly complicated.

Yeah I waited ages for one

That’s a good accident to have, Clarky

I think that extends to anyone/everyone, sadly

No you’re right, I saw this mentioned on the story of Top of The Pops 1997, was rather surprised to be honest

Definitely. Whenever I let other bassists use my gear that’s one of the first things I tell them, no drinks on my amp.

Difficult to see a way forward on that aspect

I really hope that this year I can watch it all the way through. I try every year but just get disheartened by the Europop so given your thoughts @Doctor J maybe this will be the year for me. Edit - I’ve just seen Anna’s for the final and it didn’t look half bad.

They`re a lot twangier, and quite a bit more scooped sounding Dave. In fact there aren`t many other traditional flats that I think they sound like.

Our guitarist used to use the Xvive U2 wireless system, so as the WL20 would scan for the best frequency to use I`d wait for him to get sorted, then plug mine in, it then apparently would avoid the frequency he was at, or at least that`s how I understand it, but whatever the science behind it all they never interfered.

I used one from about Sep 2018 to Dec 2019 on a weekly basis, both rehearsals and gigs, never any issues at all. I`ve still got it and it still works so although they say that once the battery goes that`s it, bin time, it seems that the battery will take a lot of recharging before finally giving up. We also used to play some pretty big stages and the only time I had a very minor problem was when one of the security staff stood with his foot virtually on it, so stopped the signal intermittently.

As much as I love Ashdown amps I think going by looks that the Peavey appears to have been looked after better so may well be the better option.