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Also the basis of the early HH MOSFET power amps.

Well for the second time in a couple of weeks the Singer has baled at the last minute. 3pm for a gig starting at 8.30. Another place that will not book us again?

Hidden by all the dust.🤣

Take it back.

Yes, those amazing "Tonewoods" he used, Polar, Swamp Ash etc were the native species, readily available in the USA. Nothing special ( and NOT tonewoods). You could argue that that was part of Leo's genius. He was practical and designed things that were easy to make from low cost components.

....and compressed to hell.

It would remove one of the really heavy transformers from the amp. Sadly you cannot remove the output transformer but you would make the amp several Kg lighter. Of course if you take out that much weight you will more than half the heft.......

@stevie is a friend, together with @Phil Starr we have collaborated on many projects,discussing various designs over a decade or so. That led to the creation of @stevie 's LFSys. The conversations often covered the tweeter/no tweeter discussions. @stevie always insisted that tha right tweeter/horn combination, tuned for dispersion is the way forward and he eventually won both me and @Phil Starr over. Whether you go FRFR withe a decent PA top or a well designed cabinet, dispersion is the key to hearing yourself and being heard. So whether you keep you bass amp and add a good cabinet or go FRFR, you will really notice the difference.

My CQ20 replaced a Soundcraft Ui16, I got that originally as we had an open air booking that paid a lot and 4 vocals, two guitars, bass and drums meant I needed the 12 mic/line inputs. We did one gig where the support band was a six piece with sax and keys. I was looking at the Ui24 but there has been little support for that range since Samsung took over Harmon, Soundcraft's parent.

Sorry I should have let you know that I got caught out by this. I also turn off the auto-gain feature once set.

Oh yes, love Skynyrd but those two songs…. no. Sweet Home Alabama is in our set and I hate it. I never feel the band is tight on it and there are several much better LS songs.

Yes. They are all nice to have at a push but the Qu is a real step up. I bid £401.

I stand corrected.

As far as I know all EBMM's are active. Therefore the value of the pot is not related to the pot values on passive basses. Here is an original MM dual band preamp.

Oh and it is not a dumb question.

Do you mean since the 1970s or since you became 70?🤣

The other thing I will add is that any band is better than the sum of its parts. Average musicians can make great bands.

Just keep at it. If you are enjoying it and gigging, you will get tight. To use the football analogy, you can train/rehearse till the cows come home but you need to be match/gig fit and the only comes from playing. I have two bands. The newer one gigs regularly and has done since just after lockdown. We must have been OK as we were getting re-booked but the last few gigs it has changed. It like we really know what each other is doing and the sound just seems so tight without trying. My pre lockdown band gigged a lot and we had a rehearsal about 6 weeks ago as someone remembered us and asked us to do a party. The party went well and although we did it as a favour, we did get paid. We enjoyed it so much that we played an open mic night last Thursday, No new songs but the muscle memory was still there and I can never remember a more enjoyable night. Thee scary thing was about half way through, three people walked in. One was a superb drummer that also teaches, the other was a really good guitarist and they were very complimentary. So keep on keeping on and it will click.

I saw recommendations about Duratex many years ago, possibly from yourself on TB but it is not available here. Having used Tuffcab many times, I can recommend it.

Update. You may or may not know that I had a Monaco, the 12" version for a while and as I am getting a bit older and mor feeble and traded it for the lighter 10" Monza. The smaller size also makes it easier to load the car when I have the full PA loaded. I knew that I would sacrifice a small amount but as I never pushed them too hard. I did not worry. Yesterday we played The Greyhound in Blandford, Dorset. It was an open air gig and we usually play there twice each summer. However this was the first time I used the Monza there. I knew I would have to turn up the volume and I expected to have to tweak the low end a bit. I started to play and turned up and this lovely sound come out with plenty of usable low end came out. I had the feeling that it would have taken much more without breaking a sweat. I use it with my Bugera Veyron, and amp that gets seriously loud. However I am sure that the Monza would handle everything I could through at it. I am not on commission although I do get a nice cup of coffee when I drop in to LFSys World HQ in Casterbridge. Suffice to say that the Monza is a Hardy cabinet and it will not let you down.

You either need a therapist or you are one.

Firstly apologies. I always forget to take a money shot before a gig. Last night was an odd one. The Rebbels played an old coaching inn in Blandford Forum, The Greyhound. It is in the open air, under a huge umbrella. We usually mange a nice warm evening but last night was cloudy and a little chilly, however the crowd was good and we played well. I was using my usual rig of a Bugera Veyron into my LFSys Monza. Now the Monza has never disappointed but this was the first outing in the open. I had the volume up much higher than usual as expected but the Monza took it all in its stride. I was shocked at such a huge bass sound from a single 10. I can understand the "need" for a stack, and one day I will try another Monza but really I don't need one. Of course there was a problem. Firstly I used a cable from the pedal board to the amp that I had not made. Big mistake, The signal kept cutting out when I stood on that cable. I also must have moved the control on my M2 bass in transit. Switched to passive and all was well.

Yes you can. I use a lightning to RJ45 adaptor and the iPad immediately recognizes it as an Ethernet connection as soon as you plug it in. It is in my bag as a back up, just in case I ever get WiFi problems. Just search for Lightning to Ethernet Cable.

The CQ mixers added Midi control in the last firmware update so some physical controls would be possible.