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I have had the same experience with a rope light and single-coil guitars and just switched the thing off myself.

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1433071901' post='2787479'] I haven't spent years learning to play and thousands of pounds on quality gear to play for a laugh.... [/quote] There's the rub!

I have an E-Bow - works great on guitar, pants on bass!

Seems like a refinement of the E-Bow.

The top-hat mountings suggest they are indeed PA speakers.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1432931863' post='2786437'] Shocking! I thought everyone who picked up a bass as a kid would have played just a bit of it (even just the once). [/quote] I never really played it until a recent dep job!

All my basses have Schaller strap-locks, except for the Sandberg, which has clever strap buttons that work with or without a strap-lock. Single Comfort Strapp for them all, spare wide leather strap just in case.

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'Rodent free'? Hmmm... I've known mice to make nests inside speaker cabs, and guess where they get the paper from!

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - title track of the first album I actually loved as an album, not just a bunch of songs. The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen - heard in a record shop listening-booth - hairs stood up on the back of my neck, the purchase was made. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - made me realise there was a whole world of beautiful music that wasn't just 'rock'. Bob Dylan - House of the Rising Sun - first song I ever learned on the guitar, from the version on his debut album. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - in a small way, helped me realise I had to part company with Christianity

[b] [size=5]You know a new bass is good when. . . you look up and realise you've been playing for an hour and a half.[/size][/b]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1432583966' post='2783056'] Same for me on the SP Comp. Too much bass roll off. Hissy at higher settings too. [/quote] This would be for skinny-string guitar. Probably want to try it first - that and the SL drive

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914'] Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea. [/quote] Disappointed on 3 counts there!

I spend a lot of time playing through the smallest version of my live rig, alongside tracks coming through my studio speakers. I can be fairly confident that my sound will fit well in the mix, but sometimes find myself dialling in a bit more top end live, depending on the cab(s) I am using, the loudness of the ban overall, and of course the room.

The Xotic SP Compressor also has a blend control. I am seriously pondering one, but I think I will have to wait till next Saturday to go down to Anderton's and try one out.

Yep, I tried one of these (Dave Swift's I'm told) at the same time as I bought my Demeter. It probably had the edge on the Demeter in the awesomeness stakes, but would have cost a fair bit more to buy with a Minnie 800W power amp, and it wouldn't have made the most convenient package for live use!