Lozz196

Punk - the theory behind it was that anyone could do it (though in reality it wasn`t quite as easy as that) so they should if they wanted to.

I`ve just got one, am not sure on it yet, but as am off to a festival now will have to have a good play when I get back. I`m pretty much there with the sound I want from it, and certainly for overseas gigs it will make travelling with gear easier so I`m reckoning it may just work. But the real try out is rehearsal next Tue, that`s what will make my mind up.

If your back is ok I`d look at either a 212 or a 410, and power-wise look at a 500 watt head. All of this is more than you`ll ever need for a pub sized venue, but if asked to do bigger venues/outside gigs it will work for those too. Brand-wise, well so many out there, I`d recommend going to see a few local bands and when your ears latch on to a sound you like, inspect the amp (tho wait ti the bands on a break of course). Re the tough aspect, well again back dependent but Trace Elliot, Peavey, Laney, Ashdown, all makes that are pretty durable and worth looking into.

I love playing The 100 Club, iconic venue, you just get the feel of the place when there. Also love The Star & Garter in Manchester, just great gigs and great audiences, in a venue that is standing proud in a development area and not moving. And lastly The Rebellion Festival at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool, just love that, the biggest and best punk festival, being asked to play there is awesome. 200+ bands over a weekend, you get to catch up with so many people that you`ve met over the previous year, it`s just an amazing time. We`re setting off tomorrow (playing Sunday afternoon), am so looking forward to it.

Here`s to hoping the "modern" sound-person doesn`t add in a huge kick-drum sound to the mix. With bass-lines/playing like PPs would be a great shame to trample all over that with this modern phenomenon.

Yep that could well be it.

Pretty much the same for me, DI from my Sansamp Para Driver, any amp issues - I use a lot of shared/provided rigs - and FOH still gets the bass.

That`s nice to hear, I have one arriving tomorrow 😀

Well if it`s of any help Hooky, I`m going to use my Tony Butler V4 as my gigging bass, I rate it that highly, in fact I`m buying another so will have the two TBs as giggers. Save me taking expensive basses out with me, but I wouldn`t do that if they didn`t feel good, play well and sound good. The TB V4 does all of that, and Mojo on here rates the regular V4 very highly (it was him who tipped me off re the TB when it was up for grabs) so can`t think it performs any differently.

Take a look at the two on this this Vintage V4 thread, they do rosewood necks: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/197880-vintage-v4/?tab=comments#comment-3562710

@creeper, that looks great.

I`ve had both, but kept the M80 as it has more space for cables etc. Plus it has a section where you can fit the straps into, rather then them trailing around. I find I can fit my bass into it when it`s standing up virtually as easy as with the Vertigo.

John bought a scratchplate from me - good comms, swift payment, advised of receipt/being pleased with the item purchased, all that`s good in a transaction.

That`s the exact one I`m gassing for at the moment, Stu. In line with proper punk etiquette it would get a black scratchplate but I just love that vintage-white colour.

I can see where you`re coming from, for a while I was standing in on bass for a mates band and they did a lot of drop D/drop C# stuff and I just couldn`t work out the pitch at all.

I`ll add to this, I bought a Vintage Tony Butler Sig V4 a few months back, and played it with my band for the first time this week. And to say I`m knocked out by it would be an understatement. Usually when I play any Precision other than my US 2012-15 Series ones I find myself noticing that I`m not playing one of those, if that makes any sense. Well with the TB V4 I didn`t notice it at all playing wise. I might have to adjust the height of the pickups a tad, but sound-wise it was "there"! This is one of those basses that you just think, wow, how is it so good for that amount of money - I paid £120 second hand, but new they`re only £250 - £300, in comparison to £1200/£1300 for the US ones when they were on the market. I do prefer my US ones but this TB V4 comes very very close. So much so I`m def going to use it as my overseas/flight bass, to save flying with an expensive US Precision. Now irrespective of cost I wouldn`t do that unless it was a bass I was comfortable with, I`d prefer to take the risk with the expensive bass. I`m actually thinking of getting another and just gigging these all the time I`m that impressed. The only mods I`ve done/will do is a Hipshot triple-retainer to keep the pesky A string under control (not that it did misbehave, but to eliminate the possibility), and may well put a KiOgon loom in there, think that the electrics may be the weaker part of the bass if there is one, though sound-wise it doesn`t seem that way. These might not suit everyone, the neck is a real cricket-bat-chunker, and being a Precison, well it sounds like one, so if you don`t want that sound then it`s probably not the right bass for you, but given this one-time purchase of a Vintage instrument I`d say it`s worth checking out their range. I`d read before about pros who claim to "love their Vintage" and thought it was just marketing/cos they`d been given them. I`m not so sure now, I reckon it`s because they`re great instruments, irrespective of price/value.

He/she will frighten off most I reckon, a very angry looking cat you have there Tim.

Agree re bright and defined. As a previous Rotosound user I used to get 1 month from Rotos, I average 2 - 3 months on Warwick Reds, depending on how hot & sweaty the gis are.

Well I used my Vintage Tony Butler Sig V4 this eve with the band for the first time and to say I`m pleased would be an understatement. I`d expected it to be ok, but it by far surpasses that. So much so that not only will I keep it as a backup as originally intended I`m going to use it on gigs where we fly, to save flying with a US Precision. Now I wouldn`t do that/gig with a bass I wasn`t comfortable with, I`d prefer to fly with the more expensive one and take the risk, but this eve has shown me that the V4 is more than suitable for my needs. Playability is great, and the sound is spot-on what I want.

That happened to a band I was in a while back, new owner, no promotion for the gig, halfway through the set offered us a £100 to stop and go home.

They`re great, protect guitars, double up as stands on stage etc, for regularly touring bands I`d say they`re a must. We only tour once a year at present but if that changes we may well look at one of these.

Ashdown Little B`stard, or CTM - when I used one - can`t remember which one tho - I was knocked out by how good the sound was. Available at 15 or 30 watts I think.

The Rumbles get a lot of love, as do Markbass. I think it depends on the sound you`re after, if you want any kind of gain/drive then Markbass doesn`t do that, so that`s one area to consider.

Looks great, well done sir!

Well the 212 NEO gets a lot of praise over on Talkbass, and will be a lot easier to move about - those RBH cabs are great but rather unwieldy due to shape and weight. A bit of Talkbass research would be worth doing I reckon.