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Dunn about that - there's plenty of units being touted as a 'one cab solution', pretty much any 4ohm cab.

I doubt that I will be buying it, but good on 'em...! They're musicians and if they still want to releasing new material and touring, then that's pretty inspiring actually. It's not as if they need the money - I'm sure that even Jagger isn't bothered about that at this point. I've just played a blues festival over the weekend and run into an old mate that I played a couple of gigs with several years go (he was playing the same venue after the band I was playing with). He was saying that he was glad to see that I was still doing the circuit, bearing in mind that I assume that he's a fair bit older than me (I'm in my early 60s). I've no intention of stopping and neither has he. He said that he will keep going until he keels over onstage and leaves his last gig feet first! No reason that the Stones shouldn't do exactly the same...

I've always got a Radial StageBug SB-2 in my gigbag for the odd occasion when I need it. It's small, lightweight, seems to work pretty well and costs £85 from Bass Direct.

I clicked on the link only to decide after ten seconds that it wasn't for me. I didn't feel the need to post anything nasty about it or to proclaim her as the second coming because... she's a girl... When I first saw the link I couldn't make out whether the OP was saying 'wow' because he thought that she was good, or because she was bad! Isn't a 'simp' something a guy who can't get laid calls another man who appears to over-compensate for their lack of confidence by being in awe of women for no particular reason? Sort of name calling among inadequate blokes? Excuse me, I'm not really up on all this incel nonsense...

What is the point of this thread?

Led Zep tribute in Manchester on Friday (Dazed & Confused): https://www.facebook.com/ledintozeppelin/videos/277166045036149

It's a Custom Shop Les Paul with humbuckers, so obviously not a cheap guitar without shielding, etc. Never had a problem before, just an extreme situation! I have been trying to remember the name of the studio, but it was in my very early 20s, so a long time ago! Half of that band are no longer with us! I was hoping that you were going to ame the studio and see if it rang any bells. Early 80s alert - if I remember correctly, at the time it was managed by the original bass player for the Fixx...! EDIT: it might have been Terminal Sudios, but I'm not too sure (I know that I did use Terminal at one point).

The name 'humbucker' literally means to reduce (buck) the hum that you got from early single coil pickups! Unfortunately, it isn't 100% effective.

I wonder if it's the same studio where I used to rehearse forty or so years ago? Funnily enough, we had the same problem last night playing a gig in a club in Manchester under a railway arch. There was a lot of interference for the guitar player's Les Paul, while my passive jazz bass was OK if I kept the volume on full for both pickups (a lot of noise if I turned down one pickup). It probably would have been better if I had used an active bass, but there's not a lot you can really do. We just ignored it and the noise tends to get lost when the band is playing. Just remember to mute everything when its not in use.

My mate has seen something similar on Reverb for £33k. I thought that it might be worth more. Does any one who knows more than me about these matters have any idea, just to satisfy our curiosity?

Dunno, it looks to be and the guy isn't trying to sell it or anything. My mate reckoned it seemed kosher.

This is a picture of a mate of mine holding a 52 P bass outside where he works. Apparently, a guy came in and got talking about guitars and mentioned that he had a 52 precision in the car outside and did he want to have a look. We're trying to work out what it's worth...

And, do I lose points for that??

Depends on the gig! I like to keep it as simple as possible, but I do have a pedalboard for when needed. A bass overdrive is certainly useful on certain gigs. These days I am using a tiny board with just a wireless receiver, a comp pedal and a tuner (that is redundant really, as the receiver has a tuner as well). You do know that you don't actually score extra points for not having any pedals...!

I was once told be a guitar player 'buy once, buy right - it will save you money in the long run'. He was quite right and I have always followed his advice. If you are going to commit to gigging with a wireless system , then get the best one that you can - even if its more expensive than you would like. I've used wireless systems on and off for the best part of forty years, right back to the early Nady systems. None of them were great, so I kept going back to using a lead. Eventually, I got the Shure and it has never let me down on many gigs over the years. I wish it had been available in the 80s when I first got a wireless, it would have saved me a fortune...

Due, the best and worst part of any signal chain is always the player. I've got an X-vive U2 system next to me right now that I picked up for £30 off eBay for use with my little practice amp on my desk. I got it because I was sick of damaging leads by running over with my workstation chair. I've used it a couple of times for rehearsals, but to be honest, I wouldn't trust it on a gig.

Generally speaking, your sound is only as good as the weakest link in your chain (from bass to cab / PA speaker). I play in a number of bands and to me it makes sense to keep my signal chain as simple as possible, but with the best individual components I can realistically afford. I don't use any pedals these days, apart from a compressor and a tuner. However, I do have a basic pedalboard, just in case a gig comes up where I need a few FX. To me, using is a good wireless system is a worthwhile investment as it makes gigging a lot easier and it has paid for itself many times over as far as I'm concerned. Generally I leave the responsibility of providing a good PA to the band I'm playing with or the promoter (although I do have a reasonable mixer amp for rehearsals or small gigs, just in case).

The Shure GLXD works on a PSU for the receiver and you have to charge the transmitter.

I've had a Shure GLXD system for many years and must done a couple of hundred plus gigs with it. These have included big stages, theatres, outdoor gigs, a covered outdoor market (last night) and many busy pubs as well as a few that were not that busy. I've never had a single issue with it.

That's the problem - I had all this energy and attitude, but didn't know how to focus it. All it takes is the right gig and being in right place at the right time and who knows what could have happened?

Well I'm nearly ten years or so younger than you, so who knows who I could have played with if I was in the right place at the right time??

Not that I would want to wish myself to be older, but in a way I wish I was born ten years earlier! I moved to London aged twenty in the early 80s with just a Fender Precision and the hope to get in a band and do something. Had it been in the early 70s, there might have been more opportunities for someone with my tastes, talents (such as they are) and sensibilities. Then again, whether I would still be around these days is another thing!

I would suggest that you know what makes you and women with a similar outlook to you uncomfortable. I know plenty of girls who would regard the type of lyrics in question as either amusing or a complete non-issue. This attitude is helpful if they want to play in a rock band of most sorts. I totally agree with your other points.

OK, it seems that you are mostly agreeing with me. To answer your points: 1. I am basing the statement that girls tend to learn to drive and get a car later in life on Happy Jack’s post above, backed by personal experience. A sweeping generalisation to be sure, but I’m sure that it is largely true. 2. You agree that playing music in an ensemble has historically been a male dominated thing. But where are all of these all girl bands and how many have been successful? It’s a long time since the GoGos and the Bangles and where are the all female equivalents of the Foo Fighters and The Killers. For every all girl band you can name, I’m sure you can think of a hundred all male bands. 3. We are talking about girls joining a band here, rather than a manufactured girl group via a TV show / impresario or a star singer with a backing band made up of interchangeable jobbing musicians. 4. There have always been many talented female singers, whether they went to a musical college / stage school or not. There is a tradition of divas ranging from Mariah Carey to Aretha to Maria Callas, back to when women were first allowed to perform on a stage. But not so many women were in the bands / orchestra pit backing these star female singers. 5. I know that being offended is due to become an Olympic sport next time round, and is by no means just confined to females. However, some suggested earlier in the thread that no self-respecting woman would want to be in a rock covers band because of the lyrics they might find themselves being obliged to play. This is obviously nonsense, but you have to recognise that it does take a certain attitude for a girl to be OK with this, as well as being happy with being ‘one of the boys’ in the band. For many girls, this is perfectly natural and no big deal. But for many, it isn’t…

There is a shortage of singers who can really deliver on stage, both male and female. There is an added disadvantage for girls in that they tend to learn to drive later than guys, not to mention the obvious issues about childcare, etc that exist in the real world like it or not. There is also the added issue that performing music has always been tended to be a male dominated world throughout the ages, be it in a rock and roll band, a jazz ensemble, an orchestra or a medieval group of strolling players. Don't get me wrong, there have always been female musicians who have been successfully involved in playing music, but they have to have a 'one of the boys' attitude and to be able to hang to cut it in a band. If they are too girly or easily offended, then they've got no chance. What you need in a singer is someone who is a genuine musician, rather than just someone who happens to have a half-decent voice. This applies to both males and females, but it is undoubtedly rarer for girls. Having said that, I have played in bands with several girl singers who do just fine...