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If he fell out with you then the frontman can expect the same thing as he argued with both of you. Sounds like an overgrown bairn that needs a good slap. Rest of the band come across as spineless jerks to say the least. If he's not a good drummer based on your description you'd think they would just replace him if he's the main problem. Does he own the PA. ? You're best out of it now i reckon and move on. Dave

Good point. Did they give you any specific reason. ?

I like your sense of humour. Brilliant. I guess that means you can write your own version of what went down and ridiculing the other members. Dave

If they had any sense they would have raised the issue saying the band are moving in a different direction and they didn't think it suited you. At least raise some concerns that possibly could be addressed. I find it odd that this came out of the blue. Most musicians know something isn't quite right with a band and can sense an on-coming change of some kind. Obviously not in this case. If they had gone down that route and still asked if you could do the gig you might have been more acceptable. For me i would have simply said no. If you leave under those circumstances rather than you deciding the band isn't for you then i think its a slap in the face to you and your abilities. Let them worry about the gig. The fact the band seemed to be doing well surprises me as well. Why split a band that seems to be working. 2 gigs a month is about right for me and i'd be happy with that. Time you looked for a new band i reckon. Walk away and let them get on with their own mess. Dave

Depends on band and circumstances. I've given notice that the band was changing direction from what i originally started with and it just wasn't for me anymore. If gigs ahead i'll offer to do them. Some bands can accept that and others not so much. Other bands where we don't live near each other and very rarely rehearse for whatever reason i've messaged the full band stating my concerns and wish to leave. I've found that doesn't go down very well with most so it would be a last resort for me now. Other times i've had an offer that's too good to refuse and exactly what i was looking for and explained that to current band. As long as you are upfront and honest about it then it usually goes OK and most people i know nowadays accept it. I always offer to complete any gigs we may have and allow them time to find a replacement I guess there's never a good way to leave a band. Dave

After watching @Bassfinger post above it brought back memories of this one from Stones.

Afraid i don't know what they are .........

Biko came to mind right away but i'm struggling to think of anything else. Sure i'll recognise them as they appear on this thread. Dave

Maybe you two need to see a DOC

Brilliant

That's a good sign then. 👍

Wonder if that borders on OCD behaviour.

Aye that's true.

Do you have a gut feeling about what to do. ?

I'm halfway there. I just need to add the experiment part I think i'm one of those guys that buys a bass and plays it with everything flat and i even like my amp to be set flat. Mentally i always think there's something wrong if i need to change anything from that. Am i a nutter or just mentally disturbed . ? Dave

My passive basses are def affected when i turn the bass volume down but not so much the active basses. I guess i've always been taught to use active bass in active input and just always stuck with it. Def gonna try the bass on passive mode next gig see how it sounds

Difficult decision with such a gorgeous bass. Not sure which way i'd go to be honest. Send it up here for a year and i'll give you my honest opinion. Absolutely stunning bass tho. Dave

Perfect. Always appreciate your help sir. Thanks Dave

Does it make a difference using the active / passive input on an amp if it has a gain control. ? Does turning the bass guitar volume down do the same thing ? Can you use an active bass into passive input on amp and adjust gain. ? Think the 3 questions above are basically the same question written in different way. Dave

Did some very quick googling about active / passive thing and found some good stuff on another US forum. Looks like you were right @mcnach. Most comments were that one input Lo-gain and one Hi-gain but it shouldn't really matter which input you use if the amp has a gain control. What i took from it was that you can either turn the bass volume down, turn the amp gain up or down to suit, use an active or passive input to suit. The guys with SWR amps odly enough had the same experience as you using active bass into the passive input and said it sounded better. So there you go you've taught me something else today Dave

It does and i had it around 10 o clock whereas i would normally run the Gain up till it clips and bring back a few notches but because of the distortion i've been running it even lower than i normally would with an amp. Typically with most amps and most of my basses i would be around 12-2 o clock. The 10 o clock setting was a compromise setting. I've found it same with EBS HD360 heads as well. Its fine with my Mesa head and i run that on active input with Gain at 1 o clock but no distortion. Once i get up above 2 o clock i start to hear a little tube distortion coming thru but that's normal for one of these amps as far as i know. @mcnach you have a lot of experience and have given me some great advice thru BC and you've now got me wondering and might just try my VM4 thru the passive input or even try the bass on passive mode. I'm relatively new to VM4 bass and still getting used to it. As i always say "Everyday's a school day on BC" There are some brilliant electronic techy type people on here that might shed some light on the passive / active thing @EBS_freak might know. He's intelligent and knows all this kinda stuff. Dave

I've had issues when i forgot to switch to active on the amp and found the amp distorting. Also found problems using active basses thru the Aguilat AG500 amps in the rehearsal studios where it sounded like a speaker had gone. Spoke to studio engineer and he said it was down to some active basses having a higher output. I tend to run my basses almost flat with volume about 90% up on the bass itself. At home i've found my passive basses don't have a lot of tone variation when used thru the active input. When i switch to passive mode my Jazz tone has a huge range and its like it gets a boost and just sings.. Dave

Out of curiosity when playing in passive mode do you change the bass amp from active to Passive mode as well. Does the output change or does the pre-amp simply by-pass the EQ section. Dave

Now i get it. That's the kind of thing i would end up doing Dave