John_P

Bought a wireless receiver, great communications, arrived quickly. Superb deal.

I’m looking at buying a new desk, I currently use the xr18 for PA work mixing bands most weeks. I’m happy with the xr18 but we could do with a second desk so I’m looking at the x32. I’d appreciate any thoughts about the compact and producer models? Looks like a smaller screen and no scribble strips on the channels is the difference but i can live with that. Anything else I’m missing?

I’ve had it done before but the firm I used have since stopped making cabs. Any of the custom amp or cab makers should be fine though or look up Chris that makes headshells for people using the ampmaker kits. Zilla are a popular choice but not the cheapest iirc. I can’t see an issue with getting the look you want if the Tolex in that colour is available.

I dep for a band that have just started doing half the set in Eb. Don’t ask me why they don’t drop them all - I asked and received a confused look. I just take two basses and swap (as do the guitarists). As long as you aren’t using thin string that will get a bit flappy it’s fine.

Bluesy / Southern rock band (female singer, guitar, drums and keys) looking for a bass player. Mix of covers and originals.

I get them from feline guitars - either direct or via ebay.

I mainly gig with my GK so the marshall hasn't been out of the house for a long time. It's an early 80's jcm800 bass series. I've just had a tech check it over in case I started gigging it again and it needed any work but I'm debating parting with it. Any ideas on the value? I can't see them going up in price like some old marshalls but I might be wrong there. I think they are very cool but I suspect the majority of people have moved over to class D tiny amps these days.

I'd lose it. Recent events have brought the connotations and history of that flag more obvious so if you haven't been aware of the issue you are now and so will be more people in the audience. You mentioned that no one had made any negative comments in the past - it's very possible that you mean they haven't said anything you are aware of - there could very easily have been people who think less of the band for it but just don't attend shows and don't comment. It's quite possible that any bookings you didn't get are linked to it but they gave different reasons rather than get into a debate.

[quote name='Alien' timestamp='1501879292' post='3348054'] Hey, John P, what's the pinkish paisley patterned pedal (ooh, check out Mr Alliteration) just right of centre in that pic? Looks dead cool A [/quote] Thanks, It's a keeley compressor - gc2. They did a limited edition in paisley and I saw a cheap one so I took a gamble on it after reading a few reviews that the guitar and bass versions are very similar and I can move it over to my guitar board if I decide on a change. I did two gigs last weekend and I'm very happy with the new setup - the comp is easy to dial in with the led to show gain reduction and the vt is great for adding a bit of grit when needed.

No problem, I was looking for a similar bag for all my cables when I'm hiring out PA gear. If you get one I'd very interested to know what you think of the quality.

Is this too big? [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/PARTS-ACCESSORY-INCHES-ADJUSTABLE-COMPARTMENTS/dp/B012AVEOZI/ref=pd_sim_267_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X7VMJ4W98FFKPG3YVW3C"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/PARTS-ACCESSORY-INCHES-ADJUSTABLE-COMPARTMENTS/dp/B012AVEOZI/ref=pd_sim_267_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X7VMJ4W98FFKPG3YVW3C[/url]

I had a dep gig. Pub band playing fairly locally, standard tunes - Town called Malice, Brightside etc with a few less common tunes like Highway star. Wasn't packed but a fun atmosphere and we were pretty tight considering we hadn't rehearsed together. Loud though - I only too a GK mb212 combo and had it over halfway with everything the PA as well. Fun night and looking forward to playing with them again in a few weeks.

Thanks. I'm waiting on a chap with a Cal76 but at home the Keeley sounds great so I'm happy. Proper test with the gigs this weekend. [size=4] [/size]

Awesome. That looks fantastic.

Quick update. I saw a couple of deals for a vtdi and a keeley compressor so I've made a board with separates for less than a flyrig would have cost.