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I had a fretted one a few years back Plus points - quirky design, light/portable, played well. Didn't feed back like an A/E bass does. Minus points - not the best output/tonal variation ( both through phones & amp ) Some string imbalance issues too IIRC. Great things if you need the portability and like the novel format, and they seem to be quite a reasonable s/h buy.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1507927575' post='3388927'] Well we have got through it in F without the dots, I will use them to fine tune my version, now what we did find is that bit in the middle is a sort of not in the same key so that might be the route of the discussion regarding the accidentals? I'll have a look when I get time. Is there a version in F on here? [/quote] Yup, post #11 is in F. Just looks like Bb

The part in post #11 looks like it’s in B flat but is actually in F?!

That I'd be far better playing bass than guitar - wasted too many years on 6 strings when I should have realised bass was always going to be my thing.

GK MB heads are fab and lightweight. Often see s/h 500's for around £300.

Know what you mean. My GK100RB is now considered weighty at 22lbs, but even for an old gimmer like me I don't find that a problem. Almost balances out nicely with my BF Compact too !! For players using public / limited forms of transport the new smaller heads must be a godsend though? Maybe not so much as lighter cabs, but every little counts....

Still an underrated singer, perhaps even better now than when she was younger.

Some interesting choices so far for a gig at a retirement home......

I quite like Springsteen's 'Santa Claus is coming to town', and ' I wish it could be Christmas every day by Wizzard. Two of the few I can stand repeated listenings of. That shuffle thing is easy to dance to when drunk... Also anything off the Phil Spector Christmas album would probably go down well for the same reason, and how about 'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1507203163' post='3383868'] I don't know about any other Fender cabs, but the current Fender Rumble 410 is (surprisingly) 8 ohms. That's good because if you want to get louder you can just add another cab, but usually 410's are 4 ohms. Your 250 watt amp will only be putting out 125 watts into 8 ohms so I reckon you 'll need to be looking at a 500watt D class amp to get what you need out of this cab, whatever it is. Most modern D class amps will go into protect mode if you plug the wrong number of cabs in. I would expect that to prevent any damage to the amp if you get it wrong. [/quote] I've generally found most 4x10's are 8 ohms, certainly slightly older ones. Newer models often offer a choice of 4 or 8, but as you point out, 8 ohm versions tend to be more useful / modular. With newer amps seeming to have more power available too, the benefit of 4 over 8 ohm cabs is getting neglible. IMO of course Years ago I bought a Peavey 4x10 because it was 4 ohms, quite unusual at the time. Borrowed an otherwise identical 8 ohm cab one night and really couldn't detect the difference TBH.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1507228121' post='3384122'] It's funny how we still post times and days when TV programmes are being broadcast when any sensible person will watch it at their leisure on whatever catch-up service is streaming it. [/quote] Probably enough old gimmers like me who still actually watch things when they first go out though? Don't think I've ever been sensible either.........

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1506978958' post='3382543'] Given the sad news of Tom Petty's passing, Mike Campbell springs to mind. [/quote] + 1 Was just thinking exactly the same. One of the best guitarists I've ever seen, minimal effects but great tone and feel. Always plays for the song with great catchy riffs/hooks. Genius.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1506860719' post='3381539'] Robbie MacIntosh springs to mind. Fantastic player. Also David Grissom from the now defunct Storyville is a great player with a pretty unique style. [/quote] Good call, 2 great players. Saw Robbie McIntosh a few years ago in a small gig near here, and he had Pino Palladino in the band too! Think he still does gigs of his own as well as being a sideman for others.

Bobby Bandiera - has been 2nd guitarist with Bon Jovi for quite a few years now. Absolutely amazing player, first caught him when he played with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. Great feel and use of chord inversions, as well as a fab soloist and singer. Met him a few times, and a lovely fella. Bon Jovi always seem to stick him at the back, maybe as his image doesn't suit theirs? He was there all through the Sambora problems, solid as a rock. Bobby and Jon Bon Jovi go back a long way though, so nice that he finally got a regular gig with friends that presumably now pays him what he's worth.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1506855558' post='3381490'] saw him with Ferry in 78,he just had a hit with "motorbikin" and wore full black leather [/quote] I saw him on that tour too. And also last Thursday in Hull with his old band Sharks, who had connections with this area. Spedding was amazing - 73 years old, Duesenberg guitar straight into his amp, sounded fantastic. One of those guitarists who seems to 'underplay' a lot and yet does the job brilliantly, coaxing a lot of sounds without seemingly using any FX at all. There were always lots of rumours about his involvement in the Sex Pistols stuff, which when you listen to it could well be founded. He was also a Womble.............

Chris Spedding - session man of many years, particularly Bryan Ferry etc.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1506852839' post='3381452'] We do the same. It seems the most common way around here in pubs still. Maybe different in the big cities? [/quote] Pub gigs around here then most bands do the same. Certainly those doing rock covers etc. As usual, mostly defined by the drum sound / level onstage. If I'm depping with one, then I always make sure I take a rig with enough level to cope with loud drummers, rather than rely on crap / non existent monitors.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1506678575' post='3380331'] Well said that man. Played hundreds of club and ballroom gigs in the 70s and vocals were the only thing to go through the PAs we had at the time. Played at the Rainbow Room in Newcastle, it was huge, to an audience of about 350 people. Orange amps, WEM cabs, for the whole band, and a 200 watt PA for vocals. The drummer was having to really dig in, but at one point we were asked to turn down!!!! Must admit I fail to see the reasoning behind spending a fortune on a 1000 watt head and a couple of lightweight cabs, then use them essentially as a monitor. If the volume and tone out front are being dictated by the PA why not simply use a pre amp and a monitor? And all this at a pub gig, to less than 100 people. Not taking a pop, simply my take on bass amplification. [/quote] Must admit, I wonder about this all the time. Think the reason I still prefer my own amp and cab is that it's the sound I'm used to, coming from behind me as it always has done, at a level I like, and looks like a proper stage with gear on it! Maybe stupid I know, but still think people like to see a band's gear onstage to give it that authenticity somehow? Over all this though, I just love the fact that I'm in control of my sound totally, whatever happens. Rest of my band have now moved over to IEM's, leaving me the dinosaur on bass. Am hanging in there at the moment, for how long I'm not sure!

From your sig it seems you like the Fender Rumble combos, so why not one of the 100 watt jobs? Sound great and light as a light thing. Loud enough for quietish gigs too.

Mine arrived yesterday, works fine. Will be living in my acoustic bass case.