Lozz196

Pushing into them with a 410 and then saying "thanks" usually does the trick. Like most bully-boys - and geese for some reason - they back down when it`s taken straight to them.

I’ve used these guys for foam, very good, they should be able to help: https://www.efoam.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6IHwBRCJARIsALNjViX9oZ0uLXvaKnM2rOsyMO0JD95vky5HUQkcnrVHb3Qj96T0e0qfHXQaApaDEALw_wcB

I have found that on the earlier ABMs that I’ve used that they seemed to need the volume pushed, which is very unlike the current 600 which is mahoosively loud from the off. Additionally in comparison to TE, I’ve always found them really loud and my theory is that that is due to the in-baked voicing - the TE sound just seems to hit a hi-mid frequency that is really audible, whereas the Ashdown stock sound seems less focused/biased in that area.

I think our worst one was a place in Cardiff, no parking so quick unload in street, then load in to venue up 3 full flights of external iron stairs. At a time when the singer had had heart surgery so was carrying even less than usual.

File it under Places We Won’t Play I hate these types of venue, not their fault as often nothing they can do about it but it just makes gigging that touch harder and less enjoyable.

I bought a Stingray from the US some years ago. No issues at all, aside from it had been listed as a UK item so took longer to get here than anticipated.

Is that a Scriv I see lurking behind the kit in the b&w pic, Tim?

I used to use Rotosound steel rounds, loved them but only got about 4 weeks fresh sound from them. I’d read about Warwick Red Label steel rounds sounding similar but lasting longer so tried them and it turned out to be true, virtually the same sound but I get at least 2 months from them, longer it seems in winter than summer (less sweat maybe). And the extra bonus is they’re about £10 a set.

It was the one in Manchester, another fairly prominent venue from back in the day I think.

Played at The Star & Garter last night, my last gig in the UK as a full member of the band. Was a great gig as the gigs there always are, with the crowd up for it and all bands got a great reception, though even if I’m biased I thought we went down exceptionally well. Will miss gigs up there, probably our fave venue, the reception to the music and the welcome to us cockneykunts is always great.

Entwistle-mungus!!

I like it.

Now that wouldn’t be because it resembles a certain football teams colours would it?

Thanks for the tip, I’ll give it a go

Great bass sound - and playing

Yep, mine too. Learnt something new today then.

Yep, tis on the box

You know what, after playing for 39 years I don’t know how many frets there are on the basses I play. I do actually go above the 12th fret when playing some of Duff McKagans stuff so am not stuck purely down the low end but as to how many frets, is it 21 on a Fender?

Wow, the MiniMax gets great reviews, at that price it’s a steel.

Talking of Frank Turner I rather liked his Xmas song

No lighter than 8.5lbs, no heavier than 9.5lbs. Preferably about 8lbs10 - 9lbs tho.

There certainly were “tribes” back then, you could tell what bands people were into by their clothes or hair styles, early to late 80s easily identified. As far as I can see Brit Pop was the last “movement” of any real substance that penetrated regular life - if a rock star having champagne at No 10 is regular life that is. But what I mean by that is that unlike many current rock or metal stars etc that are known within their genre but are totally anonymous outside of it, Liam & Noel Gallagher were of a genre but known to the general public who weren’t into their music. Nowadays people may know the current stars but to me it seems there is a lack of genre, it’s just music. Time for a guitar based revolution methinks.

I use Fender Strap Blocks which are a small rubber washer that fit over the end-pin. You can cheat and buy a bottle of Grolsch to get similar. Both work fine. I’ve also used the ones as described above, they do a good job as well.

In a heavy rock band I think I’d be looking at a lightweight 410 rather than 210, more for comparable depth of sound to your regular cab than volume - you might find the jump to 210 to be a bit lacking. I had an Ashdown RM410 for a while and it was a great cab, and being both slim in depth and only 50 or so lbs very easy to move about. Pretty good price too, and they do come up on eBay used every now & then. I think the Rumble 410 is similar in weight and it also sounds great, not used one myself but Alvin Gibbs of The UK Subs uses one and he gets a great sound.