Sean

Dimed = everything on full. This is the "fun zone" of the Haz. With reference to "attack", I was referring to being able to control the drive/overdrive with just how hard or soft I play with my fingers (or a pick). With one pedal setting I can play the line to Faith (George Michael) clean and then by digging in a bit more I get some warm drive on say, Mardy Bum (Arctic Monkeys). I know that's possible with any set up but it's easy, controllable and sounds like I want it to with the LHZ. I've also found that the LHZ plus the Origin Effects DCX Bass pedal is just magic however the Legacy through the DCX can get very close to Tech21 DP-3x territory. It's a fine pre-amp and possibly more versatile in its application but for the "classic Spector recipe" the LHZ delivers. I don't change the settings on the bass much, maybe just the odd song where I dial back the treble, and I find that the LHZ plus the EMGs give me more than 90% of what I need. My Spectors (PJ EMGs + LHZ) are pretty much one trick ponies but it's the best trick in the world and the ponies are very pretty and have wings 😉

Yes. I did this exactly so I could work out if we could do 5 in a day while chatting and getting distracted. I think that'll be a thread of ideas own at some point.

I've got 6 with LHZs in, one with a Legacy and one with an EMG BTS. I took the Legacy out of one and put an LHZ in. It was very different. I've swapped between a Legacy and an LHZ bass every day for the past couple of weeks. Playing about 30 minutes, switching, then playing another 30 minutes and switching again throughout the day. I'll be swapping out that Legacy for another LHZ soon and putting the Legacy in the one with the EMG BTS. The LHZ is a clear winner for me but I love pickled breadcrumbed herrings too! It's totally subjective but I will say that I run the LHZ "dimed" and I can't get that same sound or responsiveness to attack with the Legacy; it's quite different. The other spare Legacy will probably end up in my Hamer B12L (EMG 35DC). It's more versatile and nicer than the BTS that's in there

A cracking video from Lonnie explaining LHZ Haz clone vs Darkglass Legacy. It answers a lot of questions for me. Enjoy.

I had the same problem in quite a few venues with BF cabs (2 X TWO10) all as recently as this year. I can empathise too as there were people who just didn't get it, told me to turn up, asked me if I was deaf, or just ridiculed the situation and didn't take it seriously. I don't experience the problem at all since moving to an LFSys Monaco. I can hear myself, the band can hear me and it'll go as loud as I'll never need. There's no unmiked drum kit that will be louder than my rig now, and if the kit has mics then my amp will be DI'd along with it.

I can't ever see me having anything to replace the Monacos. They are one of the best products (of any kind) I've ever used. It exceeds my expectations and most importantly of all, it can be heard all the time from wherever I am, or wherever the drummer is in relation to it. That is what made me an evangelist for LFSys. I'm very interested in the baby 8" LFSys cabs of the future for home use and rehearsals. I think these will be something that I'll use in parallel.

Genuinely a pillar of the genre. The soundtrack of my childhood featured an enormous amount of his playing. God bless and sleep well Steve Cropper. You moved a lot of people and, very much like the great bassists you played with, you always supported the song.

A mate of mine sent me a message about the Dave Murray before we knew the price. We're both fans. I saw them on the Powerslave tour and quite a few more since.

@BassYerbouti https://www.talkbass.com/threads/orange-sp212-need-feedback.1107186/ Interesting thread with input from some members that post here. it does descend into chaos by page 3 but there's some useful info.

How did you get on programming the MIDI switcher?

I'm using an LFSys.co.uk Monaco. 60 litres, 14kg, 600w. It goes very loud and you get plenty of low end. There are other spec LFSys cabs available and using a pair of 10" Monza or Goodwood cabs would give a very versatile rig. Remember that these aren't "normal spec" drivers and the cabs and x-overs are high end and designed specifically for delivering what we need as bassists by a bassist that spent his career working in that field. We're rapidly moving away from the 10" drivers sound like this, 12" drivers sound like that mentality of the past. Some of us attended a blind comparison of speakers/drivers recently and the results were very eye-opening. My amps are barely ticking over at stupid volumes through the Monaco in decent sized venues but the most important factor with these is that you can hear yourself beautifully from any angle because the dispersion is so wide and high. Edit: Worth adding too is that next month I’m starting playing with a indie/rock covers band that does quite a few decent sized gigs with just a vocal PA and uses backline to fill the room with sound. I have absolutely no doubts that my single cab rig will be more than adequate for the job and would be ample for much bigger rooms. This video from last weekend (outgoing bassist’s last gig, not me btw) gives an idea of the venue size played with just vocal PA.

All this has been very useful. Thank you, folks. Going to the "what", and taking @Phil Starr's advice Lighting to make the band look good - yes. Lighting to allow the band to see what they are doing - yes, definitely. Lighting to improve the audience experience - yes. Plus Ease of use for total noewbie. Ease of set-up. Expandable for the future. Easily transportable. The band I've just come out of had a t-bar with, I think, 6 PARs and they pointed in different directions, some flashing colour to sound changes, others just lighting the band. It’s amazing how little notice I took and now with the new band, I need to know all about it. Here's a link to some video from Saturday night. It's a very typical venue layout, the stage area was generous for a 4-piece. How would you go about lighting that if it was your band?

£300-500.

For context, last night I went to see my new band play their last gig with the outgoing bassist. No lights, no back drop. It's rock/pop/indie covers playing pubs/clubs/functions. I'm going to grab this as an opportunity but have no real experience, it's always been other people in all the other bands I've been in that do lights. So, where do I start? Plug and play, portability compact being the priorities, I guess.

Which ones are these, Phil? Do you have any photos or videos of them in action?

I got excited about a new Gallien-Krueger in-ear amp for a moment 😀

Everyone's experience is different but my solution to this problem is to walk away and let them get on with it. You don't need that level of cr4p in your life.

The Germans have a green one B Stock for £619 https://www.thomann.co.uk/cort_artisan_space_5_sdg_b_stock.htm They also have "A Stock" at £675 but you'll have to wait a week or so. Free shipping! Great deal. I got labelled as "entitled" and unreasonable when I expected free shipping on a £700 spend earlier in the year. If I hadn't just landed a "rescue" bass, I'd buy one just to see. I played one and thought it was a lot of bass for the money.

Breathe. You'll work it out. They're excellent basses. My tastes are so broad with colours, finishes, neck carves, etc that if my #1 priority was low price, colour wouldn't matter. It's not like any of the colours of the Space basses are horrible. I'd be happy with any of them.

Gorgeous, that.

My tip of the day is... Keep the truss covers removed. I'm always adjusting truss rods, 1/8th of a turn here, tiny tweak there.

Those Freeway switches are fantastic too. Modern P neck, great looks, loads of switching/wiring options including traditional J options. I can’t believe I didn’t play it at a Bash! Too busy talking!

Hi Matt - Stunning. Does the Triad have a P profile neck?