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Thing to think about with punk, back then not too much choice plus for many of the bands, being young & being handed quite large sums of money to get “proper” instruments Fender, Gibson & Rickenbacker were always likely targets. I remember hearing an interview with Mick Jones of The Clash saying the one thing many of them didn’t want was a Marshall as that to them signified the “old rock” that they were trying to get away from. Probably accounts for why punk back then was quite “tinny” in its sound (on the guitars).

There’s nothing quite like it Steve, that one spot where you fear the “Back to The Future” moment may just occur. Certainly when I’ve played festivals although I could easily have done it with just monitors having that 810 behind me was very reassuring.

I think what’s great about this thread is there’s no one solution, many different approaches which suit the individuals. I know if I could guarantee a good monitor mix (and learn to like bass in monitors) I could easily gig without an amp/speakers if doing gigs like I did in my last band. I did have to do just that on a couple where the provided rig had just had enough and gave up, got through them fine, tho do prefer just guitar & vox in monitors.

Paul Simenon in that club as well

In my last band every gig went FOH so I had a Sansamp Para Driver for my sound, and whatever amp was there on the day was only to enable me to hear myself on stage (not keen on bass in monitors). Nowadays in my classic rock band the amp is very important to me. I’ve used the studios Ampeg amps with their 810s but prefer my Ashdowns. As it’s not a gigging band the amp is all for me!

I’m yet to play a Squier that I prefer to my US Fenders, but I have played Squiers that have made me question the gap in price between them. If Squiers are £400 then I’d say Mex at around £600, US at £800/£900 is more reasonable.

I’ve read a few similar things like that, seems like he’s a pretty decent guy to the “ordinary” people.

Precision Roundwounds (age not that important) Plectrum Either boost the highs or not too many lows on the amp Dig in I used to set my amp so that it was slightly too quiet/no gain or drive when playing with a regular touch, once I dug in it would be loud enough and have the breakup I wanted

Many years ago a band I was in had a gig booked, we turned up to find it was a different landlord, one who didn’t want live music but was honouring the few bookings that the pub still had. As such he’d done no promotion, and word had gotten round that the pub no longer did bands. Halfway through our set he came up to us and offered the immortal line “If I give you £100 will you stop playing”. Yep! Up til then it was our biggest pay day.

The Classic Precision look. Great story re selection too, just goes to show that the hands really do trump the eyes (if common sense is applied of course) in choosing an instrument.

I’ve found that with active basses I don’t have to dig in as much to get the attack that I like. The downside is that I’m not that keen on the sound in comparison to passives so passive basses it is.

And me. Was panicking pretty big time, then felt rather foolish once the panic was over.

Bought a Zoom MS60B from Jon. Met up, had a good chat and have taken on board suggested effects to use. Good transaction and a good chap as well.

Good call, they have a really big sound for a 3 piece band, tight as the proverbial gnats as well.

Worth checking out some Volbeat, they have some good melodic songs that, although they’re a 4 piece, will work as a 3.

Only using the Sansamp as my eq and selecting pre-eq on the amps DI. Still came out clearer/sharper than through my cabs.

May be worth getting the onboard DI checked out. Usually a bass cab will add its own flavour so a DI from an amp to PA if anything should be clearer than what comes out of a bass rig. I’d say get in touch with Ashdown, seek their advice.

Great, cheers Pete will do

Yep that`s it, from experience of ruining screw-heads on many different things over the years, using the right one will stop this and enable you to use the amount of force needed to turn it no worries. It`s amazing how much difference it actually makes.

And I`ll keep my eyes open for the southern ones. I saw the Jeff Lynne at Wembley gig on TV a few weeks back and enjoyed it a lot, would be great to see a band doing those songs live. Had forgotten just how enjoyable that music is.

Whilst I love the sound & feel of big amps going (they don`t have to be massively loud tho, just to drums level) I have to admit that since wearing ear-plugs (ACS), which really reduce the volume of the whole band down, I can hear much more of what each instrument is doing and it does make rehearsing much more enjoyable. I`m yet to do a gig like this so can`t comment on that aspect.

If I could play equally well with both I think the deciding factor would have to be which was more prevalent in the music style I was doing, for authenticity.

The Professionals in 4 weeks time, am super excited.