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What a cracking gig last night. Played with Nine Lives in a wee pub in a wee village (specifcally the Pittendrum Bar in Sandhaven - a small village just along the North Sea coast from Fraserburgh). Funnily enough, we had played in this village a few years back, in their village hall on Hogmanay just before the COVID hit (so 2019, I guess? The "before times"). One of the advantages of playing a small place is that you don't need many folk as long as they're up for a dance or a singalong. There were 20ish folk in but they were a musically omnivorous bunch and seemed to be up for just about anything, which makes our job a bit easier. Anyway, long story short, we had folk up dancing to most of the songs, and a few head bobbers at the bar, so can't really ask for more than that. The pub said that they want to book us again, so that's what you want to hear. Easy load in/out - side door onto the street right next to where we're playing. Really was a fantastic wee gig. Gear was my "cheap night out" basses - Gear4Music bass with Lace Aluma-P then Epiphone Em-bassy with Entwistle PBXN Neodymium, into the usual Markbass modular nonsense. Also because yesterday was May 4th, I geeked out a little. R2-Neep2?

Played at the North Bar in Peterhead last night with Nine Lives. Bit of a weird one. A venue we've never played before. An area so wide, but with paths customers will take across where the cables to the PA speakers have to go, so I spent most of my time sticking cables down with gaffer tape. Really going to have to investigate using wireless bugs to get the signal from the desk to the PA speakers for places like this in future. Rushed setup as a result, and we were a bit late starting. And after all that effort, it was pretty sparsely attended - in the first half we ended up playing to 4 (four) folk plus the bar staff. "Paid rehearsal" came to mind, but thankfully some people came in later on and it was better in the second half. On the plus side, the sound was good, and the SB-2 performed admirably, with the Wunkay seeing out the second half. I do love my G&Ls. MFD FTW. Gear was the fantastic MFD brothers (G&L Tribute SB-2 then Wunkay) into the usual Markbass cubes of low frequency. Please excuse the terrible photos, my phone was having a 'mare focussing, it would seem.

I'll keep this in mind next time I need a roadie then...

I guess all these folk pining for their old school 15" cabs have someone carting them around on their behalf, yes?

I know how it's pronounced, that doesn't stop the rude, adolescent part of my brain running riot...

My eyes see "wenge" and my brain sees "wedgie". I'm such a child.

Alegree - a good "odds and sods" guitar bits kind of place https://www.alegree.co.uk/products/red-guitar-stand?_pos=13&_sid=e145bc26a&_ss=r

Thanks man, but I found a source of the Rotosound stands I like for a fiver cheaper than most places, and they have ALL the colours, so the order has been placed.

Yay, a week to go! Today is planning day - do I have enough stands? EDIT - EEK, I do not! Glad I checked!

I know, right? I only went wireless last year - dunno why I didn't do it years ago, it's so much fun! People listen with their eyes, so you bet I go on walkabouts during easy bits in songs

Why do you think I have a Sire D5? That itch has to be scratched sometimes...

I'm happy that you're happy, but you couldn't help having a wee dig at folk at the end, could you? If you're looking to make friends, or convince people of the value of your revelation to them, this isn't the way.

A busy weekend for Nine Lives, two shiny new (to us) venues to play! Saturday it's the North Bar in Peterhead, Sunday it's the Pittendrum Bar in Sandhaven.

Ach, I was just being a devil. Have a great gig!

Is that what it says?

Well, in an ideal world, free from constraints (for example monetary or physical space) then I'd be trying whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Life's not like that. Limits exist. As I said before, the reason I won't touch 15" cabs with a bargepole is mostly because they won't fit in my car. It has nothing to do with them being 15s, they just don't fit into my life and the way I want to live it. Also, frankly I'm just not that excited about amps and cabs. To me, they're a necessary component in order to make noise and that's about it. Apart from the 30W practice amp I started with, I've only owned 4 amps and 4 cabs in about 20 years, and almost always one at a time. Amps. Cabs. Eh, I'd rather buy another bass.

I've owned one of these and I can't abide them, because the front pocket can't take A4 paper without folding it. Got rid when I sold a bass.

I'd take that backhanded compliment and run with it, you bet

https://reverendguitars.com/store/bass-pickup-jazz-bomb/ If you want to source one, you might want to give Merchant City Music in Glasgow a shout - they seem to be far and away the UK's most prolific Reverend dealer.

I despise Jazz basses, and I'm not a huge fan of bridge pickups of any kind, yet the bridge pickup sound of my Reverend Triad is one of the finest sounding bridge pickups I've ever heard. As soon as I tried it in the shop, I was very impressed.

There's nothing unique about either of my bands. Making music these days is like pissing in the sea.

15" cabs don't fit in my car. 12" cabs do. So purely from a practicality point of view, I'll stick with the 12s, thanks.

Honestly, I'm more of a dark fingerboard guy. As such, if anyone's up for a neck swap, let me know!

It was Kenny's and yes, I have one of those too for exactly the same reason

9.5K - is that all? "The (Reverend) Jazz Bomb bridge pickup features warm mids and a focused attack, enhanced output, and still percussive when you dig in. Hum-free. 43 gauge wire, ceramic magnet, 14K ohms." Not that DC resistance is the be-all and end-all of pickup power...