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Haha! Nice one. That sounds great - the bands and vocalists are really good. Nice playing

I don't know if I have to, but thats how I sing!

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious! lol, I'm not very clued up in sound engineering and forget that not everyone is as ignorant as me! The vocals mics for Nat and myself are EV 767a if thats of any use? I believe they are more directional than SM58s, though I may be wrong.

Cheers! Yes, I think Nat will be put in the middle and me off to the side and behind next gig. Unintentionally in the frontmans spot on this one!

The vocals tracks are all trimmed so any parts with non vocals are silenced. Our keyboard player, Graeme (Watt) of Seagate Studio in Dundee, is a truly excellent sound engineer. His mixes always sound good. Our drummer also does not hit the drums or cymbals particularly hard. Remember this is a multitrack recording, made easy by the digital desk. There are no overdubs or doubletracking though, this was the performance on the night.

Thank you! The drummer is a true gent of the skins. The drums are mic'ed up, close mics and an overhead. New skins were put on that night. There is an SPDSX being used to trigger some samples on some songs. He certainly is tight - We've been playing togehter nearly 30 years, he got his kit around the time I got my first bass and we've been in bands together ever since. He is the most enjoyable drummer I've ever played with. He makes my job so much easier and makes me sound the best I can be. The Vocalist is my (elder) sister - she knows I'm a clumsy bugger and has ninja like reflexes. But, yes, might be better if I went on the other side of her, if only to put the vocalist in the middle.

We Built this City.

Quite pleased with how this turned out. We had a cancellation slot at the local venue on Saturday and I think we did quite well as we hadn't played together in over a month! Ralph nailed the solo and there were some heroic fills from Scotty on the drums. I can't take any credit for the recording, that was all down to Graeme on the keys who also is front of house sound. It was multitracked recorded using the most amazing piece of kit - A Soundcraft UI24. The UI24 allows you to multitrack record to USB drive and also allows for INDIVIDUAL monitor mixes which can be mixed using your mobile phone. Just log onto the UI24 WiFi and you have access to your own mixing desk. Outstanding and game changing. We used my Barefaced FR800 and LF1400 PA. I brought my BB2 as a backline for the guitarist but I really didnt need to. The out front camera is a zoom Q8 which really doesnt like red light shining at it, hence the grainy quality. Our band is Danger Zone and we hardly get any gigs in our town and surrounding area. It's really quite annoying There are not many venues and same old bands keep doing the rounds. It seems to be about who you know. Same the world over, I guess. Anyhow, hope some of you enjoy it and can marvel at the tech side of things! I've gone in ear overnight thanks to the UI24. It really is amazing.

Bought 2 x Yamaha 7000s Power Amps from Chris - they are exactly as described. A pleasure to deal with!

Bought an EV 767a mic from Geoff - a pleasure to deal with! Very happy.

I've got a bass with a mystery crackle (comes and goes all the time). I wonder if its the input jack. I've resoldered the wires as the joints look dry, which has improved things somewhat but the crackle is still there. I ordered a replacment input jack, but it only has anchors for 2 wires. The one on the bass has three wires.... What's going on? Excuse my ignorance!

I've recently acquired a Kingston Heir 4 in a trade. It's lovely bass - light and plays really well. The pickups and EQ are adequate - it sounds pretty good, but I think I could get it sounding better. It seems a good solid bass for hot rodding. Pickups - there's a fair imbalance between the MM and the single coil. What single coil and MM combination would people recommend? Pre-amp - Any ideas. I know there are upgrade kits for some MTDs from Bartolini, but I don't see a kit for Heirs. Cheers!

I can only speak from experience. The MB800 appears to be louder. It appears to not hit its limit, which I can hear when I play (I dont use a compressor. I can hear when my amp hits its limit). I'm aware that the master out knob is different from amp to amp. The boogie limit light was coming on a lot with a single cab and a large guitarist - it was running flat out. I don't use stupid amounts of EQ either. It was just running out of juice. I think the "800 watt" RMS rating is more than a little optimistic. The sound from the boogie is great. I'm an experienced bassist, and have used a ton of gear. I can only say what I experienced, and that was the MB800 was way louder and also seemed to have power to spare. The Boogie, though sounding great, did not compete. I would say that the bands I was playing the Boogie with were extreme - the guitarist in one is stupidly loud and the drummer in the other is stupidly loud also. I played a funk gig with a tremendous drummer and the Boogie was great; Two cabs, and didnt break a sweat. On a side note, I recently acquired a Trace AH350 SMX which is teeth shakingly loud. Bottom line - I would think think of a D800+ as an 800 watt amp - despite what its advertised as. It is, though, a great sounding amp and would do most people formost situations.