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Can't wait!

Inexpensive little piece of rubber. Lazy old git like me who can't be arsed to turn around and use a stand half the time but would rather take the risk of sliding, falling, and ultimately dented instruments; well, this is perfect.

Got my ticket for the Palladium. What an incredible gig that would be, to play in such a band. Imagine. *sigh*

Apart from a brief dalliance with Fender Studio Bass strings I always used Rotosound strings on what was my one and only bass. Now, 35 years later, the frets are still absolutely fine. Only one man's experience of course. She's no longer the only horse in the stable but still gets gigged.

I get it now! When people talk about playing bass in church it always conjures confused images for me. Church in my experience is a quiet, staid affair with mumbled hymns to the accompaniment of an often indifferently played organ. This is something else entirely! I mean wow!

Saw one obit described him as an unsung hero. There's an inscription for every bass player's gravestone.

Thank you. I haven't listened to this track in years. What a glorious piece of bass playing.

I know what I did, based my calculations in the BF 1x10. The op has a different cab. Silly me. Carry on.

Oh I thought it was just right. Darn it. Never was any good with metric maths

The amplug also suffers from being as sturdy as a polystyrene shed in a hurricane. Accidentally trod on my headphone cable and the resultant tension prolapsed the innards of the thing. It literally spewed it's guts. Not terrifically robust. EHX sounds much better.

That looks like all kinds of joy. I'd kill for just one or two brass players look how many you have!

It's a Little Mark Tube Anniversary 15. I have no problem with it breaking down, that happens from time to time with gear. It's MB not letting anyone repair it. I don't want to post it to a company I don't know who can charge me what they like then have it at the mercy of couriers again. I want my trusted amp tech to look after all my gear.

Depped in a function band in Warminster. Curiously quiet for a place usually heaving. Bunch of Christmas songs added to the set which was an interesting challenge as I'd not played them before and the rest of the band were fairly new to then too but all went well. Only one gig left now this year. Unless something last minute comes in. Here's hoping.

This looks good

Best? No contest. Bruce Thomas Profile Bass. Awesome. Worst? Markbass amp. Let me down at a gig and can't get it repaired by my choice of tech.

Love these guys just a little more each time I hear them. Love the snap of this tune. Great work all round.

It happened again. I reported in How Was Your Gig Last Night getting abuse from audience members for being too loud at the Tap Social in Oxford. I put this down to the big hollow box of a stage creating unwanted boominess. Then I ended up doing my last gig with volume and gain at 1 & 1 after being repeatedly ask to wind it back in soundcheck. This was a pretty sizeable venue and all hard surfaces, no boom box stage to blame. The rig producing these awesome trouser flapping, belly wobbling extremes? Orange Terror 1k and two Markbass 1 X 15. Just a devestatingly efficient combination. The Bruce Thomas Sig helps of course. My goodness that's one powerful instrument.

Excellent news. Just hope he doesn't get sh!tfaced on the train and forget his long thin black suitcase 😶

Crappy Love Songs one of my faves right now. What astonishes me is how a band can feature a talent as sublime as Joe Dart and yet he doesn't actually stand out. That's how great all the others are. It's a collective of creativity and musicianship which is both fun, entertaining and yet technically and musically excellent.

Basschat introduced me to them not long back and it was love at first sight. Theo Katzman's solo stuff is also excellent.

Oh and the other thing about zaza's is if you need the loo take a packed lunch, sturdy walking boots and map. Also tell people where you're going and what time you're expected back. They are so far away the venue has painted lines on the floor for people to follow to get to them. My God. I didn't think I'd ever get there.

Played Za Za Bazaar in Bristol last night. Usually huge crowds of pub crawling punters ensure fresh faces and lots of drunken dancing. Unfortunately the weather in the West was absolutely foul and while it kept those we had already from leaving it also deterred the 'passing trade'. Nonetheless we played well went down well and had a good night. The only problem was our wireless mixer lost it's battle with all the other phones, routers, Bluetooth, microwaves, and whatnot. I got a decent sound before it lost connection forever, but if anyone can put together an idiot's guide to using an external router to solve this problem in future please get in touch!

First time at a particular venue for me last night and a new band too. Playing almost all originals in a thumping alt-folk/Irish/Poguesish style. I stepped in at very short notice and played from chord sheets (on a tablet). Went really well, lots of punters dancing, enthusiastic response to my playing from band members and audience alike. I love this whole depping lark. Everyone is grateful, no one expects perfection and the variety keeps me fresh. Also if the band turn out to be total d!ckheads I get to melt away into the night never to be seen again. The gig was at the Tap social in Oxford , a wonderful micro brewery and bar with incredibly helpful and friendly staff. Great atmosphere with only one tiny drawback. The stage is a big wooden box. I had my gain on 1 and volume on 1, bass rolled back to 50% and still I had some self appointed 'experts' coming up and yelling at me to turn down. Half the problem was of course not me but the keyboard player's left hand and the resonance of the box must have been booming around the room. I managed to roll back the bottom end, boost mids so I could be heard without shaking the fillings free from people's teeth, and all was well. Had it not been for a satnav fail we would have had a better soundcheck and could have avoided the problem. But it worked out in the end. If yu get a chance to play there I recommend it but get directions before you leave home!

Really useful thread this. Thanks to those who have so clearly explained their choices. I've had a love/hate relationship with effects all my bass playing life. They fascinate me but also hugely increase the 'stuff that can go wrong on stage' factor. I also love a simple clean bass sound where my fingers are the deciding factor in creating my sound. I'm in bands which need them so I've been building my board once again. However I suspect my main problem with effects has always been laziness. Can't be bothered to put the work in needed to get the results. The advice here has given me a good head start as I sort out my board, so thank you all again.

I like Shiny Happy People. There. I said it.