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I got a few pics and video snippets from Saturday night, and one of them was filmed from right by my head, capturing the sound of my Headrush 112 on stage, which someone may find of interest. VIDEO-2023-05-31-12-24-05.mp4 5be173a8-57fe-4a51-8518-2144aff27cf6.mp4

I did the barefoot thing in the 90s, now id never entertain it, way too dangerous on many stages.

Just had something similar. Mini festival, I give a quality, compressed, well balanced signal, and the crowd said afterwards they could barely hear me. ffs.

JB. Cos Jazz Bass.

I use a gator pedalboard bag, it’s a perfect fit for my extras, with a headphone case inside for all the small stuff. plus Two IEM/guitar combo cables three different length mains cables two guitar stands mic and lead, backup psu’s and a stereo 3.5mm cable. Plus a mic stand iPad holder in the outer pocket.

My ‘Trigger’s broom’ 1990 MiJ jazz has been with me since 92. It’s had three necks, including a status graphite, three preamps, lord knows how many pickups etc. it’s retired now, but I’ll never part with it.

Two fantastic shows this weekend. One was a private function for a super-wealthy individual. We played in front of his lake on a mezzanine over a swimming pool and koi pond (and gymnasium with boxing ring). It was quite the eye opener into a very different world. Last night we closed a local festival to a brilliant crowd, many of whom had turned out just for us. We had a pro crew in filming too. No proper pics yet, but I’ve swiped a few from people’s facebook pages.

Beaming with joy.

I used to work in Tandy in Hinckley

Mostly just grumpy for me. If I smile I lose too much bass in my in ear monitors. That and I hate everything. But mostly the in ear thing.

I literally bought a Hipshot this morning. I’ll get more as budget allows. only blimmin sold one that would have fitted last year too!! Must stop selling stuff!

If we had a set list that’s totally what I do, but it’s one of those ‘singer calls it’ situations most often.

Loop pedal = wee break.

Wedding at Cheltenham football club last night. It was ok, I wasn’t really feeling it this time tbh. My in ear mix was brilliant but the crowd lacked energy and I made a few silly mistakes (forgot to tune back up after drop D songs) only I noticed, and I fixed it quick, but it shouldn’t have happened. Hey ho.

Another standard local pub gig last night, but the crowd was a lot of fun and it was a much needed release. Off to play at a wedding later. 1b466115-f4c9-4984-b95b-e642717ff38f.mp4

Thanks. It’s got lovely figuring and a high gloss that almost looks wet. ‘Twas a find for sure

Been a tad busy this week, but last weekend was fab. Just a local boozer where I’m squished into a corner, but my uni course is so intense it felt amazing just to feel like ‘me’ again for a few hours. This weekend is a double whammy so I’m looking forward to that! here's a few pics from Sat.

After years of amazing bass rigs. im now firmly in the IEM camp. It really is transformative. I no longer own an amp, just a couple of Headrush 112s that sit at home week in week out while I grab my headphones and go.

I’m thinking about one of these necks for my jazz. It has allparts one right now, but I’d like something a little thinner front to back

Thought of a few more I always enjoy, Rio, Hysteria, Figure it out and time after time.

Sir Duke Bombtrack Screamager I wish my band’s version of moves like Jagger. Im sure there’s more.

I’ve also been around since the 100-odd members of bassworld days. I’m fact, my first interaction was a bass swap and the member sent me their bass first on trust as I was a newbie! I’ve met a few members over the years and have always found this place a great solace in tough times. it’s usually my first and last port of call each day, even though I don’t post that much nowadays. Love this place.

Ive always said that a Sei flamboyant is my dream bass - despite never having seen one in the flesh, much less play one! Probably should sort that one day.

Bit of a tidy up and change around for me. This board gives me two signal paths, one to foh and one to IEMs with amp sim. The IEM feed can also run out to to my 2x Headrush 112s without cab sim if I need it to. I di from the Qstrip with a low cut to foh, but can also di direct from the zoom if I’m using the Headrush set up. The horse eq and sparrow di are there purely for the single Royal Blood song in our set. My custom guitar/headphone cable is visible on the right. Under the board there are two power supplies, one is purely redundant in case of an issue with #1.