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I can imagine a Spinal Tap type interview re this

Too difficult to resist, although out of stock they were £207 at GAK. Am in no rush so that`ll do nicely.

I felt really guilty for liking Karma Chameleon when it came out, as it wasn’t punk. The deftness of youth methinks.

I know what you mean, after being in the band for about a year I used the excuse of having my ties taken by adoring fans to ditch them full time. Open neck black shirts, black jeans & boots, instant Clash circa 1979 instead of “wacky” US high school kids.

When we did the punk covers we wore black shirts, jeans & DMs with stripy ties, prob a bit like Green Day in their American Idiot phase. I used to get girls asking for my ties all the time, much to the annoyance of the rest of the guys. I think they read too much into it, said girls just probably thought I was the safest looking one in the band.

Yep it’s a funny old world now we all get on and go to the same gigs, given the rivalries back then, I suppose age both gives and takes away.

Same for the 115, very tempted…..

Same here, it seemed to support the track better

Am sure you’ll like the Studio 8 @Silverberry, Ashdown are a great make and have some of the best customer service around, plus they’re on here and always willing to offer advice/guidance, just a great company imo.

Well the cabs are nice & light. I had a similar set up and did bass/1 cab on one trip from the car, rucksack containing amp & leads/2nd cab on the next. If only using one cab it could be done in one trip.

Definitely, a real bargain for a quality bit of gear.

For home use 15 watts will be enough. I’ve had a good few of the 15 watt 1x8 combos, Fender, Ampeg, Marshall and Ashdown, none of them could be used at full volume unless being extremely inconsiderate to my neighbours. My Ashdown After Eight combo also handled the low B on my 5-string ok - I should add that the Ashdown was the only one I used with a 5-string.

I’d go for the 500 head and 2 cabs, though all options mentioned will be plenty enough for regular gigging.

Mohicans seemed to be the 2nd wave of punk in the early 80s, the followers of the more hardcore sounds such as GBH & The Exploited. Like anything things move on. Similarly the Oi movement which had punk bands with fans looking more like skinheads, but a rougher image than the crombies and sta-press that were previously associated with skinheads.

That’s a good point, in a band I was in years ago it would take at least 2 months of weekly rehearsals for a new (cover) song to bear any semblance to the original. At the time I didn’t know better but the band I joined afterwards it would take us a few goes through to get a song pretty much spot on.

Pluto, Pluto…..

Nice one Dave, I’ve done similar in the past and it works out to just playing some immensely fun 3 minute pop songs.

I always preferred the blue/green tartan, like what Rotten used to wear. Must be my Celtic blood.

Satanic rap?

Aside from the Elixirs that I’m currently using I found D’addario Pro Steels the most comfortable steel rounds to play so far.

I put a set of 75mm castors on my old ABM410 so aside from in/out of car and up stairs it was really easy to move about. Sadly I don’t live in the ground floor and 35kg is too much for me nowadays.

Another ACS user here, I got the 17db ones as they are advertised as having the most neutral reduction, and they’re great, it’s like playing in a band but with CD quality sound.

I’m sure the Punk Police would have their opinions as to whether Bob & Co were punk or not. As has been said it’s strange that a movement which came from the idea of having no rules has become - for some - so regimented.

Sadly I’ve not used mine in a band situation yet, but at home volumes my impressions are they sound pretty much like the regular ABM cabs, maybe a little tighter sounding, as I did find that my ABM410 had a fair amount of low end. This could be due to a few factors such as sealed v ported or just due to size of the cabs themselves. I’ll have to take them to band practice at some point but as the rehearsal room has an 810 in it that does make life easier and influences my natural laziness.