jezzaboy

Sad on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. Great player. The Canned Heat story is one of triumphs and sadness. If you can get a hold of a copy of Living the blues by drummer Fito de la Parra get it. Its quite a story.

I`d go for 5. You aren`t shafting the current drummer but your letting them know that should changes happen you would be interested. Or do what Ian Paice did when asked to join Deep Purple. He didn`t give a toss about the current drummer, he "grabbed the opportunity with both hands." It seems to have worked out okay for him.

The tuners look like those cheap ones you get on the Squiers but they say Fender on them? Also the neck doesnt look right. The made in Japan label is usually closer to the body than seems here and the neck heel looks as if it doesnt go into the body far enough. Of course I could be wrong!!

Earlier this year my acdc band played support to Brian Downey`s Lizzy band and one of his (I think it was Brian Grace) crazily talented guitarist watched the whole set from the side and complemented on how good our rhythm section was. That was nice as it`s usually the singer and lead guitarist who get all the glory.

Glasgow/Paisley/Ayrshire we got paid anything from £180 to £270 for a pub gig, playing for just over 2 hours. Not very good for a 5 piece. We were offered a gig at the Lizard festival up in Frazerburgh for £250 plus bed and breakfast earlier this year which we played last year for £500 so I don`t really know whats the deal up North. Needless to say we told him to stick his £250!

Spot on, the pa cab would be full range and voiced differently. When I think about it, there have been topics like this in the past, some of which I might have started or contributed to so off to use the search function I go!

No the Ashdown is fine but I sometimes travel with the guitarist and any space that can be saved is a bonus. Also I just fancy trying out a pa cab to see if I prefer the sound. I may end up going with a powered cab but I`m just trying to weigh up different options.

The RCF speaker I have mentioned is passive.

All these topics about FRFR has got me thinking. On the rare occasions when I have to gig with my own back line one of these setups might be ideal. Has anyone tried a passive speaker with a small class d head? I ask this because I have a TC BQ 500 and am looking at the RCF Art 315 mk 3 at £214 on Thomman. It`s rated at 300 watts which would be ok with the TC or even the ABM I own. It would be used for the odd pub gig without pa support. Normally on a gig like this, I would use my Ashdown 2 x 10 cab with one of the heads. I don`t really have the budget to get a decent powered speaker and was just having a think. Any opinions?

For small gigs the Rumble on it`s own is ideal. Light and powerful and something I really regret moving on. I never used it with an ext cab but I have no doubt that it would be great.

Ah cool. That one has a Laurel fingerboard and I wonder if they stopped making the rosewood ones and have replaced them with these?

The SS Jag has been binned. I tried to get a new one a few weeks ago and everywhere said they were no longer available so it might need to be a second hand one.

If it`s not being too cheeky, how much commission do they charge if they sell a bass for you?

That rubber grip stuff is also handy if you are playing sitting down without a strap. Just put it on your leg and the guitar body will stay in one place and not slide off your strides.