Lozz196

I`d reckon with those Fender flats, all eq at noon on amp, tone on full on the Yammy you should be in ska heaven.

I`ve always had good service with UPS, booked via Interparcel. As others have said, bubble-wrap, then cardboard. Sometimes it`s worth spending that bit extra for reliability and although UPS are that tad more expensive, certainly for basses and amps I choose them. For smaller not so fragile items I`ll go for the cheaper options though.

Congrats, I had the 500 version years ago and it was a really nice sounding amp, one of those where you can set all eq at midday and just play, tweak compression/gain to suit.

Whilst my first recommendation would be Fender Precision or Jazz, I do agree with the other posts that the Yammy should be fine for this. Neck pickup, and flats or worn-in roundwounds, away you go. Bear in mind that what sounds trebly/bright on its own usually translates into a good presence-type bass in the mix. Check out some isolated bass tracks re this - they`ve usually got much more top-end on them than would seem evident from the final mix.

Easyjet now display this. I suppose it is possible to get guitars/basses on depending on staff willingness, but too much of a risk in a gig-bag.

Certainly looks the business, and assuming it`s better than the Rumbles - and it should be as it`s a higher range - then no doubt it sounds awesome, congrats.

I watched this last week, didn`t notice the bass as mentioned as was just enjoying and singing along (quietly as was 11ish at night). What a quality performance.

Don`t tell that to the airlines, they might just try and put it into practice................

We`ve got our first flying gigs coming up next year, and all advice from others who regularly do this has been book them into the hold in hard-cases, but to bubble-wrap the necks as an extra precaution. Plus, to make sure that you only fly with your backup guitars, just in case. Must admit I`d rather Mono/Cabin mine, but am reluctant to chance it in case it has to go into the hold. Plus, as a skinhead punk band I`m aware that some might like to try and "get one over" on us and prove how hard they are by making sure our gig-bagged guitars are put in the hold even though there`s room in the cabin. Without realising we`re as hard & threatening as new-born lambs, we just happen to look like thugs.

Well I`m sure many will recommend the Barefaced One10, but I`d be tempted to slightly bigger and get the Super Midget, which having heard the two, I prefer. Just my preference though, both are good cabs but when I heard the One10 I thought it was good, when I heard the SM I was knocked back by the amount of sound coming from such a small cab. Though they are both quite expensive, if looking at a lesser budget then Markbass, Ashdown, Fender all do 1x12s and all sound pretty decent at good 2nd hand prices.

That would be great, Mark, fingers crossed.

So that`s 59 kebabs this year Les, pretty good going.

Assuming all goes to plan we`ll do our 45th gig of the year next Saturday. Might not seem that many but they include Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, North West, North East, Norfolk, South Coast & London, with Belgium & Germany thrown in for good measure. Playing highlights have been playing the Scotland Calling Festival in the O2 Academy in Glasgow at short notice (we played Gateshead Fri night, Glasgow Sat lunchtime, Blackpool Sat night), our 2nd mini-tour of Germany, and filling the Winter Gardens Arena Stage to capacity at this years Rebellion Festival. Other highlights have been recording and releasing our 3rd album, which has come out jointly on Step1 Records in the UK/Europe and Longshot Records (a subsidiary of Pirates Press) in the USA, on vinyl. And securing festivals in Athens, Stockholm and Amsterdam already for next year is also pretty much up there for me.

I had the Scrambler for a while, and though it wasn`t a plug n play, you have to work to get the sound you want, when you do it is pretty decent, I had praise from every sound man at the gis I used it at. That said, Ampeg SVT sound strangely screams Tech21 VT to me more than anything. Or the Tech21 Para Driver - as it has sweepable/adjustable mids you can dial back in anything that has been lost via the Bass Fly. And the gain is pretty decent too, you can set it to that if you play quietly/non-aggressively you don`t notice any drive, but dig in and it responds very nicely indeed sort of setting, though it has bags more on tap.

Nothing wrong with the affectionately known BBOT - bent bit of tin - but the hi-mass one has indented grooves/runners for the saddle screws. I suppose hard-hitters, of which I include myself, probably find that these help the saddles from sliding side to side. In all honesty I`ve never noticed sideways slippage on my Mex Fenders over the years, but this feature to me is a good idea. Also the end of the strings fits snugly in the hi-mass bridge, so should avoid movement, not that I can see that happening but it`s a feature that would prevent it.

In comparison to my US Fenders, my Mexican one is a good bass, but the tuners aren`t as good, there aren`t the graphite rods, the bridge isn`t as stable, and the pickups aren`t quite as full-sounding. So the US are better for those points, imo. Whether or not they`re nearly a grands worth of money better, well not sure.

Possibly, possibly not, my Ashdown ABM600 ably helped us in getting a 9 this year

Great looking set-up there, Bill, and I`m sure it sounds even better than it looks - assuming that is possible of course.

Pretty much sums it up for me, though I`m 52 not 64, and only been playing since 15. But to me it`s as Blue puts it there, it`s the whole lot that I enjoy, including the 2hr drives home from gigs, lugging gear into hotels late at night, driving in unfamiliar areas to find a café for breakfast, getting a good sound from a provided rig, getting a great sound-check, all of it. Even printing the set-lists and seeing which songs we`re going to be playing.

Yeah, I did the same with an Aguilar Tonehammer, the stock feet weren`t getting enough clearance over the handle on my cab, so glued some bigger ones on, no issues.

Exclusively 4 for me, though that is somewhat bigging me up as most of the time I only use 2.

A good few of the bands I gig with, many of whom are pro bands, have band members in their 60s. Charlie harper, the lead singer of the UK Subs is 73 or 74, his view is while he is able to do it, he will. And so should we all!

Looks great, a proper old-school set up there, I be it sounds amazing.