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Listen to Michael Manning for instance. I've used my Markbass amp quite a few times for solo gigs, as does a friend of mine. They're just excellent cabs.

I like mine .

How good is your knowledge of triads, chord tones, pentatonics and scales? Most riffs/licks and bass lines are created from them, fills are the same.

Lessons?

Often what we consider is a great’ tone soloed isn’t so good in a live band context. I also think the average person in the audience isn’t particularly bothered. I also, probably somewhat controversially think that we should learn to use what we've got, I think we tend to sound like 'us', whether it's 'us' playing the bass we've had for the last year or so, or 'us' playing the bass that we're really gassing for.

I tend to use the eticket option if there is one.

Steve Lawson.

Yep 👍

The general rule is you wouldn't have sharps and flats together. It really depends too on the key, if it's a flat key, say F for example then it's a Bb, if it's a sharp key, say B major then it's an A#.

Genelec 8010. They're tiny but magnificent.

True, but it's how you consider it. If I see an F# major chord I'm not going to think Gb, it's F#. It's also how you write it, one's written with flats the other with sharps. And it's also contextual thing, one is Gb the other is F#. Just one of the confusions in music.

You don't need to get into double flats or anything. Gb and F# major both contain the same notes, but one's written with sharps the other with flats. You can easily come across songs written in either key.

That's using enharmonics, which is a good way of looking at them.

Have you got an ipad or iphone? If you have there are hundreds of drum loops in Garageband.

They’re over £200 now.

Steve Lawson uses them, they do look very nice.

I’m selling a brand new Mono vertigo in the sales section . I posted a thread earlier about gig bags, have a look there i got some very useful replies. The Mono are about £220 now, really expensive compared to what they were 4 years or so ago.

The problem I find with the Mono is the straps slide down. You start off walking and the instrument is the perfect height, after 10 minutes it’s banging on the back of your legs. Mono gig bags are also over £200 now!

Possibly best to take him/her to a shop so he can try a few.

I've been a fan of Mono gig bags for the last 5 or 6 years. The prices now though are quite ridiculous. Is there an alternative that's as good? Someone recommended the Fusion Urban. It'll actually be a guitar gig bag that I'm getting, for my new and very lovely Sei headless 6 string. Thanks

Now you're asking Maybe something like this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/IK-Multimedia-Mobile-Guitar-Interface-Black/dp/B00T631UTC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1517870072&sr=8-7&keywords=audio+interface+for+ipad+mac

I think you should have GarageBand, you’ll just need an interface to plug between you and the iPad.