Happy Jack

Ageing makes my taste buds bolder, My lunch is hot enough to solder.

Well, "know" is putting it strongly, but my reasoning is as follows. My understanding is that, broadly, to double the volume you need to increase the power by a much greater factor, perhaps as much as 10x. If I know that my rig is capable of a given (ridiculously loud) volume, but I am actually playing at a much lower volume, then I'm pretty confident that I'm using much less than half the power of my amp. My method of testing this is to count the number of amps that I have managed to blow up so far. By a bizarre coincidence, it turns out to be exactly the same number as the number of bass strings I have snapped to date. Zero.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1502908713' post='3354353'] still not heard from anybody that's hired a dep and it's not worked out for whatever reason, have they always been a success then? because I've seen them, one dep guitarist I saw used a music stand (fair enough) but was really low in the mix, when you could hear him you knew why [/quote] Well since no one else has picked up on this, I'll offer what I can. I was invited to dep a few years ago for an Elvis tribute act appearing at a private party. The line-up was built around a genuine, honest-to-God Elvis impersonator, Vegas jumpsuit era with the hair and the shades, who was a regular performer on the Elvis circuit using backing tapes. He had two guitars, bass and drums. One guitarist was a regular member of a Shadows tribute band. The other guitarist and the drummer were one half of a gigging heavy metal band. And then there was me. We had a single rehearsal in a studio somewhere down Streatham way, which didn't go particularly well, and then it was show time. That gig remains in my memory as the single worst gig I have ever been involved with in any capacity. To this day, listening to the recordings brings tears to me eyes. And that's not just because I'm laughing so much.

But with regard to all this, assuming that you're not driving your rig overly hard then does it actually "matter"? I like lots of headroom and never get anywhere near using half the power I have on tap. I don't ignore impedances completely, but I'm pretty bloody relaxed about them.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1503040726' post='3355194'] Winner :-) [/quote] The only possible winner is Edmund Lear. There was an old man of St. Bees Who was stung in the arm by a wasp. When asked if it hurt, He replied "no it doesn't, I'm so glad it wasn't a hornet."

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1503013785' post='3355128'] Actually, it's quite neat... There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket. But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man And as for the bucket, Nantucket [/quote] He followed the pair to Pawtucket, The man and the girl and the bucket. He said to the man "You're welcome to Nan", But as for the bucket, Pawtucket. The pair followed Paw to Manhasset Where he kept all the cash as an asset Then Nan and the man Stole the money and ran, And as for the bucket, Manhasset.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soundtube-FP6030-BK-Sound-Focusing-Speaker-with-Clear-Parabolic-Dome/172815209758?hash=item283c96d51e%3Ag%3AumoAAOSwi-9ZjGll OK, maybe not ...

Will the price be affected if the head arrives after Brexit?

Over by about £2000, I'd say ...

Just don't go to the pub afterwards and start talking loudly about polishing your brass nut.

Bringing the bass isn't the problem. It's the articulated lorry filled with pedal boards and FX units that's the problem.

That's what Baloo thought too ...

Ode to the Unplugged A band which abandons its pluggery Can swiftly descend into thuggery. Acoustics and cajon In theory are champion, But as to rehearsal - well Buggery!

Well it's barely distinguishable from a Vigier, after all. Oh no ... wait ...

There's nothing like a bit of incentive to reach a quick decision.

So whoever bought it initially must presumably have had a very rapid change of heart?

But there's one thing I gotta know ... should I stay or should I go?

Now that it looks as if Silvie & I will be at NAMM next January, we'll bring you one back if you like, Mick. It won't work on UK voltages of course, but at least you'll have one.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1502789699' post='3353501'] I want the implementation of Graphene cabs. And I want it now. [/quote] Bwahahahaha!!! Hell yes. I'd buy one of those. Failing graphene, how about the world's first carbon fibre bass cab?

And then I woke up.

I've no idea if I am unable to do it - I've never tried. Never wanted to, either.

With your name, Mr. Apple, I suspect you may be next on the list ...

I thought it was 7/8?

Well I guess we're reduced to the bear necessities then. Fig.1 - The Paw Paw [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/2016_08_Flavor-Pawpaw_800x600_zpsacsslyyh.jpg.html"][/url] Fig.2 - The Prickly Pear [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/81kXG1b9WLL._SL1500__zpsivulyjzs.jpg.html"][/url]