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Hi Phil, thanks for the reply. Right, on all counts. Hearing has suffered from 50 odd years gigging, the 2 gigs a year refers to big stages, since lockdown I would estimate 30 normal gigs a year. I’ve always built speakers ( mostly other people’s designs) and have always loved doing it ( the only cab I bought in the last 20 ish years was a Euphonic Audio Vl 210, which I loved). I love hard disk recording, mixing etc and the technical side of things. Money isn’t the issue it’s purely that this system has taken many years to fine tune( it doesn’t need to be loud) and I really don’t know who would keep a naked ear on things if we are all making music with monitors in our ears. Anyway, this has been an interesting thread, as are most on Basschat, if I played big stages I can see the merit of iem , in small pubs I can’t at the moment cheers, rick

I gig with a big power amp, preamp and 2 Greenboy 12 cabs. Gigs are generally pubs of various sizes, the odd hall or stage and a few outside gigs. PA is heavy 3 channel power amp, a pair of hysis 2 cabs and a Sub. This covers 80 % of our work? Ish? Sounds great. A few changes with big or small gigs ( eg. Only one PA cab in a small pub; 2 no Cerwin vega 1 x18 Subs from the back of the van, when playing outside). My gear handles all this type of stuff so no PA help needed. If we are lucky, we play on a big stage, with a big PA and then my gear is my monitor and we are in the hands of the soundguy. My problem with changing, is that I run the sound, tweeked over many years and it would Be a massive change in working practice for everybody, to change the onstage/ floor, sound. Also, most of our gigs are pubs and I can’t imagine communicating with band members and the punter standing next to me, trying to talk to me in the middle of ( insert song of choice) while using in ear monitors. It was bad enough when a drummer/ guitarist combination we had, made ear plugs a good idea . im sure a big stage would be no problem to adjust, with practice, but we are talking, maybe,a gig twice a year, in the real world. I’m possibly a Luddite but, is it just me or am I missing something.

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Werner-Hop-Up-Work-Platform---600-x-300mm/p/224008?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIufSknt-thgMVwJtQBh1a0wNpEAQYASABEgIQZPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds I’ve used one of these many times, plus makes a good seat, useful bench when making cider and great for decorating.

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Hi, we use 2 of these ( sometimes 1 in a small space). https://www.jpleisure.co.uk/item34.htm We fit these onto poles fitted into upside down top hats in our speakers, so no extra stands required. Works really well ( via a small controller) . Due to room constraints we often need to sit one top speaker (hiSys 2) onto a sub, including a suitable piece of ply between, to form a support shelf for controller and my cider.

Hi, we are in Exeter and Lemonrock is really useful for advertising gigs and finding bands and venues to see. Also a good resource for suitable venues to chase. Plus, handy for uploading a few sample tracks for people to check out. rick.

We use Gaslighting Abbie as a P A and monitor check to gauge the room and then plunk a few notes as a line check. That’s normally it. Nothing much changes on our desk, our backing singer/ driver/ lighting switcher goes for a wander about in the first number to have a listen. If working with a proper P A system, once in a while, we tend to play something nice and simple with not too much going on.

My bruv always called my bass a rumbly thing, so that covers all of them for now.

There goes my heart…the mavericks took a while but an old mate “tonksy” did a dep with us and having completed a tour with Raul Malo showed us what for. Made sense all of a sudden. and of course, achy breaky heart. Say no more.

Hi, I suffer with this, along with my brother and several friends. I guess we are all Vikings. I have had some treatment given by a myofascial release practitioner and I do think it has helped, at least to slow progress. Her aim is to avoid surgery but possibly not effect a cure. I hope things work out for you. rick

No apologies needed. I love looking at gear… I love that period at a gig when you stand or sit looking at a stage In anticipation of the possible magic to come

A bit battered and dusty but I love the setup. The guitar however does get a clean from time to time.

Just came across this. It is a recording of our first get together after the 2nd lockdown, after starting to get withdrawal symptoms from no gigs so decided to have a play. Bit of a squeeze between all the building materials but the old barn turned out to be a great fun space to record. Had to mix on headphones as the monitors were in my office and, my home office is too tiny. Bring Back the Sunshine Headphone Mix.mp3

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Hi, Not sure if this adds much to the thread but here is the story . I bought this Pearl precision bass many years ago, advertised in the local paper "express and echo" where I bought most of my things back then; cars from budleigh salterton ( because it's a retirement town and they never went anywhere), furniture from topsham (posh), hifi from all over the place... Anyway, this bass was advertised by Norman, a local guitar hero and I loved it. Then I couldn't get on with it. Took the frets out...na. Added a rear pickup (from my steinburger q5) and cut a hole in the back for a battery, ....Na, decided to re finish the body, sandpaper or a blow torch wouldn't touch it, so my mate Malcolm took the finish off with a belt sander. I Finished it with tung oil. Wow, a revelation, like playing with its straight jacket off. Then a mate (joe) offered me a jazz neck he had bought but didn't like the feel, so I fitted this, plus the old machines, lovely. Then I thought BEAD tuning. No bottom end. Oh well Next, after building a lap steel with lollar pickups, decided to fit a pair of his jazz pickups. Needed a custom scratch cover to hide all my previous holes and channels...filled in the old screw holes with match sticks, snapped off. Back to standard tuning. Then tried a set of flats. Bingo I've arrived. It's a total mess but it's the bass I picked up most over lockdown. Not worth much but wouldn't sell it, and bits of it are old. I've messed up a few basses over the years, and sold too many, too cheap. Oh well.