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Sounds like an ideal amp to take to gigs as a backup.

Yes, def a Stewart Copeland type sound to them.

I’ve also had very good customer service from Hipshot, def one of the good companies on the list.

Adam & The Ants did the 2 drummer thing pretty well. Sigue Sigue Sputnik also had 2, tho not sure it would have been noticed by performance, maybe by cheekbones?

It’s funny, I liked that but thought that the drums were a bit busy, although clearly very good.

I’m not sure how soon pub type gigs will be back. Given the need for social distancing, that cuts down audience size. Given the amount of space that a band needs that further reduces space - so therefore capacity in the pub. The band will then want paying. All this is reducing the money coming in to the pub. Whereas if they space tables out throughout, in accordance with distancing regs, and everyone on the tables is having a meal & a few drinks, well that’s maximising the amount of money they can likely get. And at present they need it - and I don’t think they’ll need to be putting entertainment on to entice people in.

Think it’s a good idea, after all Mark does know a thing or two about TE.

So they can go straight from starting out to big venues - as they’re the only stages big enough?

I had a Fender Kingman acoustic bass, and pretty much as others have said even up against a single acoustic guitar it was virtually inaudible. But, plugged into a small practice amp it made a great sound and really complimented said acoustic guitar.

On a slightly different note, weren`t Sam & Raph meant to be getting married at Rebellion this year?

I had them on a Precision for a while, plugged into my Ampeg of the time it was that classic sound.

The band I’m in isn’t a gigging band, but we have been asked to play for a good mates 50th in March 2021, hopefully things will be ok by then - tho we’ll need a singer for the gig.

Another great recording from The Alibi

Yep, Dave is great, a really helpful guy, as are Ashdown in general.

Mine is my fave 2015 US Standard Precision, I bought it in Jul 2015, hadn’t been looking to buy one specifically but had heard sound clips on here and thought they sounded great with the Custom Shop pickups. Anyway, was just scanning the web as you do for bargains and this one was advertised somewhere in Germany for about £880 - at a time when new they were £1300. And it was black/maple, result! So I snapped it up, and it was my main bass for about 3 years, did my first Rebellion Festival with it, my first European tours with it, and recorded everything to date with it. It now has too much sentimental value to me to gig with, so I only use it at home or for recording. It just plays so well, I love all my basses but that one in my hands just feels so right. Here’s me rocking Rebellion with it:

From the mentions of user experience stating weak low end on the Big Bang coupled with your usage of a 5-string Xiaoma, it might not be the right amp for you. I’ve used Markbass a lot and never found the low end to be weak, but I only play 4s and have never used that specific amp.

Strange how that happens isn’t it, on my old bands last recording both the guitarist and myself used exactly the same gear as we’d used on the one before - ok different strings but the same brands & gauges - same recording studio, same settings yet the sounds were different. Not massively but enough.

The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, followed by The Great Rock n Roll Swindle. Essentially a great album followed by a pretty mediocre one, that had a few good songs and a lot of stuff imo just bunged in to pad it out.

Great that you got through that NFF, wish you well on your recovery.

I think the one for sale on here is a bargain

As a lifelong Gibson Les Paul fan (for the sound) I`ve regrettably established that I don`t play them very well, so on my guitar journey I`ve now come across the Fender Telecaster Deluxe, essentially a Tele but with the same humbucker pickup set-up/controls as a Les Paul. Additionally due to the longer scale and 12" fretboard radius they`re a doddle for a bassist to swap across to. Worth checking out.