uk_lefty

Following this thread... I have very little technical knowledge but need to build some up, quick! We have a large active sub which failed on us last night. Because we were using the sub I only had my SWR Working Pro 10 (100 watts, supposed to be to tilt back at me for my monitoring only) rather than my full Ashdown Rig. We lost the kick drum sound through the sub and had to put a small amount of bass into the tops which for some reason the rest of the band hate doing... But we play iPhone playlists through these which also have bass frequencies so in an emergency I think it's acceptable! We are looking at possibly having to replace the sub now if this one is completely fried.

The Roundabout club in Sandy, Bedfordshire. Decent gig in the end. We don't often use our own PA and we have this digital system that none of us really understand. Worked fine last week. This week, full of gremlins. We also managed to blow our sub somehow so I was trying to play to the venue through a 100watt amp I was planning to only use as a stage monitor, plus a bit of bass in the tops. Regardless of those and other sound issues the actual gig was good. We were really relaxed so no starting at 200mph or messing up of songs. Decent venue, good little crowd who seemed to be enjoying it. Played my "new" MIM Precision throughout and was very happy with this through my SWR Working Pro, good job that amp has a built in limiter considering how much I was having to push it.

Just by looking at it I don't understand why they've called it the Simplifier, unless it's a cruel joke.

Nice!! What cab are you using it with?

My opinion: Musicman basses are amazing.

I think there's a HUGE difference between the real US made Musicman and the Sterling/ Sub/ Sterling Sterling by Ray Sterling or whatever they want to call it. IMO the Musicman three band EQ is fantastic, rolling up the mids really changes the bass when playing live, though a lot prefer the two band. I love the EQ on the Sire V7s also but it's far more subtle and tame. From reading your post you already have both basses so.... What's your view? I would think the two, while having some overlap, probably have a lot of difference either way. Then there's what you can do if you use flatwound strings on one or other. What is it you want out of the Musicman that you're not getting from the Sire?

I'm not sure I could do it to myself... But the logic is that selling off all my individual pedals will more than cover the cost. I should then no longer have multiple points of potential failure or having to keep buying new effects for a particular sound then selling it to get one I like better, upgrading certain pedals, and the latest problem: volume differences across different pedals. So frustrating.

The more I think about it the closer I am to buying one... And undoing almost three years worth of work on my pedalboard!

My band money is paid to the singer. We work on the understanding that 50% goes to a band fund for costs, the other 50% is distributed to us when there's a decent amount built up. Band costs are things like XLR cables, insurance, website costs, annual guitar servicing, mic stands... And an annual trip to Amsterdam where the gig fee is only about 20% of the cost of the weekend.

The entire Street Survivors album is fantastic. You probably want to listen to the Hotel California album too by the Eagles

Agree it's odd, I wouldn't have expected them to continue down this route when they have a high tech option, but I also expect they've done their research and these things will sell. Know what you mean about the presents but on my old GT10-B which was a phenomenal bit of kit the presets were actually usable bass tones on the most part and very well thought out, instead of wacky nonsense just because they could. If it has the functionality and some of the presets of the old GT10-B but physical knobs it will be awesome.

I'd make it the drummer's problem... Sounds like something metal needs to be hit with something else. Or, if your drummer has a sample pad or any kind of electronic drum kit it's easy enough to do.

I agree there's "better" tech out there but this probably sits in the middle: great sound quality but physical controls so you don't have to be programming for hours on end. I can see the appeal of both.

I've never needed to use them for repairs but this is why I bought new Ashdown amps: if anything goes wrong I can phone them and get it sorted.

Earth, wind and fire. I'll get my coat.

Lovely looking bass! Now rip the sleeves off your denim jacket and get shredding

I had the lefty version, very, very nice bass. I'd say that's a decent price too, everywhere else seems to want a lot closer to £1000 for MIJ basses these days. Mine had a solid neck but not too thick and chunky, decent hardware, great clarity of sound. I'd snap that up if I were right handed with £825 to spend on a p bass.

That's it!!!! It was a few months ago and I never had chance to look it up. Just listening to it right now. Guess I wasn't concentrating enough to understand the message but listening now... Yeah, I misread that one!

Agreed. When I need to use my wife's car I suffer Radio 1, I am forty so it's not aimed at me but the sheer vacuousness of the presenting, the music, and even how they have to explain the news... It's quite sad really. One Sunday morning they were playing Wet Leg and then a song came on, some singer songwriter type thing where this lad sings about breaking up with a girl he met in church and how that made him question his faith and it really hit me. Not because of the message itself but because it was on Radio 1 at hangover time and I thought it was incredibly profound for that station at that time of day.

Probably a smart move though. Some won't want the features but do still want lightweight and "five hundred watts" (please, nobody touch that can of worms). Looks like they've now covered what they wanted to make and what a wider range of people will want to buy. Interesting that the matching 1x12 cab takes 500w so it is a proper portable rig without needing a second cab to get the full Welly... From what I understood.

In my office, where all my music gear is kept, I have a Positive Grid Spark for practice. It's a great piece of kit but doesn't really have any heft at all so I've got an SWR Working Pro 10 which is a fantastic little wedge combo amp and is adequate for gigs where there's decent PA with subs.

This literally was in my (spare) bedroom.

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