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It's 49/1 😀 But to know if it's a mathematically favourable wager, you also need to consider the value of the prize. Zero sum would be £2500 (50 entries x £50). The bass lists for £2599.

That would not be allowed. https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/quick-guides/running-a-lottery-quick-guide.pdf

Yes, I have the 80 ohm. I don't have a headphone amp - I use them straight out of a desktop computer.

If your budget is around £100, I'd recommend the DT 770 PRO. Basically everything sounds really good, and they are comfortable.

Having your (full-time musician) dep do the Reading gig sounds like a win for everyone. I'm perhaps in a similar position in that I work full time in an office and generally don't want to do mid-week function gigs. Really, the best thing I ever did in terms of my life balance was learning to turn down gigs!

Like the other replies, I thought it was to do with true bypass. However, if you've flipped the internal switch to buffered bypass then my understanding is that there shouldn't be a pop, if everything is working ok?

Does it have the "hot preamp" issue? It was acknowledged by Sterling by Music Man and they posted a fix. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sterling-by-music-man-sub-ray4-and-ray5.871370/page-17#post-13351162 https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sterling-by-music-man-sub-ray4-and-ray5.871370/page-17#post-13351594

Here's an example of someone walking by playing a lot of random notes, approximately in the correct key, and approximately in time - and it's awful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU

I bought a pedal and he went out of his way to drop off with me in person. Plus good communication from start to finish. Many thanks James!

We also do it most gigs, in the more energetic style of Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima version) - so a double nod to Louis Prima (who sang the original, gentler Jungle Book version) - but yes it always goes down well and gets people on the dance floor.

Perhaps it's the different overall geometry of the basses, not the scale length. Here are two basses with the same 34" scale length but it's the body sizes and bridge positions which make the frets end up in a different place (relative to your body).

Ah, hang on, I forgot the HeadRush FRFR-112. Their marketing is overall quite hyperbolic though. "The HeadRush Pedalboard stormed the market with groundbreaking innovation in FX and Amp modeling. Now that you’ve elevated your rig to the new innovative standards of today’s modelers, don’t rely on the limited frequency response of a traditional amplifier or PA speakers. You need the FRFR-112. "The HeadRush FRFR-112 is a 2000-watt full-range, flat-response powered cabinet ..."

But which manufacturers are actually using the buzzword "FRFR"? "uncompromising studio monitor accuracy" (Barefaced) "designed to faithfully reproduce what is put into them without coloration. They are often compared to high end studio monitors. Most commercial cabinets have their own characteristic sound." (Greenboy) "compression driver offers a unique vocal clarity and sound projection. The 12” neodymium woofer offers an extremely linear response and a precise, deep low frequency control " [...] conceived to deliver transparent sound, absolute clarity and perfect stereo images to the listener" (RCF)

It's not free, but iReal Pro.

Is it aspiration rather than realization - I'm not sure many cab could be literally flat-response? In which case, I could see that two cabs which are "almost flat" could be almost flat in different ways. I would also guess that response changes with volume - I wonder if systems with DSP have some advantage here.

The ground lift switch is for the DI output, not the power. You use it if there is hum caused by a ground loop, which is when two pieces of equipment (a bass amp and a mixing desk) are connected together (with an XLR cable) but each is connected to different grounds. The ground lift will disconnect one of the pins in the XLR, breaking the loop. However, I don't think this is what this post is describing.

Met up in person for a sale, and he was on time and it went smoothly. Thanks!

My 25W lightbulb is so bright because they're Trace Elliot watts.

Which powered speaker is it? Which preamp output (the jack, or the XLR), and which powered speaker input (mic level, line level, or other)? I've used Zoom and EBS preamps (with the 1/4" amp output, not the XLR DI) into an RCF's mic-level input and no problems with volume

The RCF (and most powered speakers I've seen) can't drive a second cab. The XLR output is a link which means it sends a duplicate of the input signal - this is to plug into another powered speaker, not a passive cabinet. But it does mean the internal speakers are getting the full 400W. I think it's 300W to the woofer and 100W to the compression driver. You can't plug two inputs into the RCF (without using an external mixer). For more connectivity options, there is QSC or perhaps a JBL EON (I've not used one myself but it looks ok).