Kevsy71

Probably the ideal pub band name is 'Free beer and barbecue sponsored by local cab firm', just need to agree on a font.

One important consideration is accents. Although possibly apocryphal, I love the story that Mötley Crüe were greeted on stage in Germany to chants of 'Mertley Cru-ee'... ...in fact this is why my band, the Expändables, has an umlaut : we're all getting wider (expandable) and if one of us can't make the gig we play anyway (expendable)

Disappointed that the sleeves aren't carpet-lined and there's no UV lamp under the collar...

Just gigged my Greenboy Fearless Dually 2x15 (built by Tricky Audio) - as always, very easy to load in and out of the car and roll through a crowded beer marquee (or pick up and waddle with for a while where needed!). A lovely tone from the Faital 400s, suits a P in a blues/rock/soul combo beautifully. But most importantly, the colour matches the bass

A secondhand Alembic Series 1 or 2 32" scale. Secondhand as otherwise I guarantee I wouldn't reach my 51st...

Richard kindly drove over a Vintage Tony Butler Sig P in excellent condition - very pleased with it, and a pleasure to meet and chat! Top recommendation, many thanks Richard

I bet you could still rest one of these on them...

I'd assume in that setup there is (1) frequency overlap between the front and back speakers and hence (2) interference as the soundwaves from the rear pair meet the front pair, which is difficult to control. So likely to be a sub-optimal mix for the audience. It also seems like pub overkill: we've managed 30+ pub gigs using a budget gear4music speaker pair (12s + horn) on stands and a humble Behringer mixer . Vocals, rhythym guitar, keyboard through PA, drums unmicced (although sometimes we run the kick through an old 1x15 bass combo ), sax unmicced with a reflection monitor on a micstand, harmonica through a combo, bass through 2x15 (but very rarely cranked). Floor monitors for vocals, keyboard, guitar only. And it's an easy tear-down for the rainy car park afterwards.

DIsclaimer: not tried one, but the Bass Centre Ps get good reviews, especially the Bruce Thomas signature model.

For a home cinema, music listening room or studio; with a static, seated audience and careful acoustic treatment; I would absolutely go to town applying the scientifically-correct sound reinforcement solution. Because in that environment, the variables are minimised, and the results can be more fully appreciated. But at the Dog and Duck, with a packed car park in the rain, an L-shaped-low-ceiling- room-with-a-bar-and-ante-rooms-and-windows-and-glass-conservatory, packed* with standing, moving, 'refreshed' and loud-talking punters? Then the goalposts move. If I can hear clear vocals and distinguish the instruments from the busy parts of the room then I'm happy: and if that can be achieved with a more portable set up with less trip hazards, less power strips and less footprint then that setup wins. Sadly we're not generating anything near-enough the gig income to switch, so it's teetering PA tops for the foreseeable. Mind those stand legs! * anything more than three, including dogs

Sorted , see here: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ampeg-v4-b-2016-no-signal-from-preamp-out-di.1332575/#post-21063304

Hi all, My Ampeg V4-B works great into a cab, and I thought I'd try a DI recording. Chain: P bass -> 0dB input on V4-B -> DI out -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 'Line' input. My speaker cab was connected. Nothing registered at the Scarlett (tested with other preamps, and working fine). I heard the bass as normal through the speaker. Tried taking 'Slave out' and 'Preamp Out' to the Scarlett, again nothing. But: when I feed another Preamp into 'Power Amp In', then the DI works. Any ideas please? It's as if the V4B preamp->power amp chain is working fine for speaker output, but not for the preamp->DI/Preamp out/Slave out circuits. Cheers! Kev

Is the earth wire soldered to the underside of the bridge, or is the wire just splayed out so that threads contact the bridge? I had a similar issue on a P which had the latter, and so I scraped back the bridge plate to reveal some copper, to which I could solder the earth wire: hum greatly reduced.