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Yep, it verily screams “70s”, great looking bass.

I’d say it depends on how high the lip to the hatchback is, 66lbs lifted over a high lip, may be awkward. Also whether or not the cab will fit in that space at all. Certainly on my last Astra hatchback a Barefaced Super12 was the largest cab that would fit. A regular square shaped cab had no chance, and again that was down to the height of the lip. Imo though it’s def doable to move about by one person, I shift my Ashdown ABM410 on my own and that’s 10lbs heavier - and for reference I’m in my 50s. Stick some castors on it, nice and easy.

I just couldn`t deal with that, OCD Rules & Regs, chapter 5, paragraph 12 state mahoosive overhang on amps/cabs shall not be permitted.

That’s a very interesting pedal methinks. Not a particular Rush/GL fan but I do like his tone. I just wonder how much we’ll get stuffed for it.

I like Precisions, Jazzes, Rickenbackers, Thunderbirds, Les Paul’s and that’s it. I suppose I’m a bit of a traditionalist but all these modern things just look dreadful to me. Don’t care how they sound or play, I’m walking past.

Well I suppose it could do this, but as I have it set twangy/driven I`m using it to harshen the sound of my warm ABM600. I never said I was normal...………………..

Same here, quality programme I thought

Still happens. Personally I love all this as the punk scene is now what it always should have been, friendly and a good laugh, everyone getting on, punks, Skins, goths, crusties, all getting along together and listening to some great - and not so great, but who cares - music.

Tis the Stewart Copeland one this eve, should be good viewing.

Not a bad first gig though, Russ, decent venue that.

My first bass was one of those - action about 4 miles away from the neck.

I decided on Never Get a Job, by The Last Resort. It all went quiet after that.

Ashdown are on here, why not try them see if they can assist: @Ashdown Engineering

Probably the most important thing/things I’ve picked up along the way are playing what the song requires, rather than being flashy and showing off my chops so to speak, and getting the sound I use to be the right sound for the band.

Yep, for some reason we had karaoke at work just before Xmas, and everyone was trying to get me up singing. I play bass in a skinhead punk band, my "singing" is really not for karaoke at TV volumes in the workplace. They said, well can`t you do a Bon Jovi song then, as if for some reason skinhead punk and Bon Jovi are similar. So I showed them a clip of the type of music I listen to and play. That stopped `em.

I think their Original DI/Preamp does that, but it doesn`t come cheap. Still, quality often doesn`t.

I`d drop Alex a line and enquire, he`ll I`m sure be more than happy to recommend which of BFs smaller range of cabs will be similar in sound to the Super Twin.

Looks great and having played through one a couple of years back - albeit at home practice levels - they sound great too, congrats.

These are the only pedal I’ve used that really has that spongey valvey feel to the sound.

I have one that reads: God invented bass players so guitarists could have heroes too. Our guitarist does not approve (so it does it’s job pretty well imo)

Those 900s sound great, heard a band using one last month, no pedals or anything, the sound was really nice, full, warm, but not overbearing, just sat really nice in the mix.

That’s what I thought - maybe someone’s rubbed off part of the 9 to make it look like a 5.......

Pretty much, yes.

Thinking about this, my best purchase was Warwick Red Label steel roundwound strings - they sound pretty much like my previous faves, Rotosounds, but last 2 to 3 times as long. And they’re about half the price as well.