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I'm in two bands, a 6 piece and a 4 piece the 4 piece despite being a bit heavier and less "pub-friendly" has no issues getting gigs compared to the 6 which cant secure them for love nor money ... once the 3 guitarists have dragged their spaceship pedalboards out there's no pub left for the punters 😉

Hi, Folks a bit of a weird thing to ask, but someone in the Basschat community might know someone or be able to point me in the right direction, they may even be a lemonrock for Latvia I am fortunate enough to be getting married this year, In August, to a Latvian who's been living in the UK since she was 8, So while we've both spent a fair bit of time there our local knowledge and that of the music scene is non-existent. We are both pretty alternative and planning a small ( 45 people) wedding at an ethnographic centre about 45 minutes outside of Riga near Ādaži. We have a wedding planner helping us as our boots on the ground" and the venue is amazing. https://gungas.lv/ but costs are as you can imagine already spiraling ... the moment the word wedding is used anywhere. So the Ask, I am looking for help finding a Latvian-based band, to do alternative leaning covers, so punk/rock/emo/ classic-rock, or some help in finding local resources in and around Riga or Ādaži ( unlikely) Where we can hire PA gear, backline etc. I'd also really love it if they would let my band and I come up and do a couple of numbers, (2G,1B, Drums and a vocalist ) I imagine we'd fly our own guitars out .... but I'm under strict orders from the future Mrs Synth "quite sensibly" that I'm needed elsewhere for much of the event so we definitely will not be the main attraction. No offers of "we'll play for free" if you fly us, please ... The venue is at accommodation capacity, so much so that much of my family arent on the list.

if its a 12 volt 2000mA from one of these https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_2_pro.htm you could try this , looks good and sturdy but priced accordingly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KFD-Adapter-Negative-Controller-Amplifier/dp/B0DG5BCGF6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2YCU62AJ27Y2I&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.E9cQlm8WGOsNwifSGG_S3h_2-GsteqRJigcOPDcuO6hgw4O1Pg2mHutDWb-2M70pWEuN3gZ9x6kPP3oaHoSfL4aY29WhNStjzP5XlTf78BiszvF1H_uj_xqxMfOiSZgIQLsy0Fw4o_7ySri3YwrOUwcLvWzkq4g-CbrZAHcMO_DsJQrURyXY6IvWg6LLnY-3wEoQujERa1zYR1cJFLnFnlAmF-bqOJmJlMROs6NvCJE.euJn3vXTKjA6SNtJa00iWU9zPgy5cPxshdCiXX93h2I&dib_tag=se&keywords=12v+2000+mA+centre+negative&qid=1738247806&sprefix=12v+2000+ma+centre+negative%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-4

Do you mean one of these https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_powerplant.htm If so that's just a kettle lead also known as IEC C13 and should be available very inexpensively on Amazon. Can i make an alternative suggestion/pitch for the battery bank ones, buying the cheap Harley Benton pedal power bank, has led my pedal use/life to improve dramatically by not having to plug the damn things into the wall ... no more horrid daisy chains / Dirty power introducing noise into my pedal chain, has meant I can now stack effects and has essentially made my noise gate redundant... They do two based on how big a battery you need, I've gotten the bigger one and it lasts a couple of months between charges .. I do 2 4 hour rehearsals a week and home practice in between. and all it takes is to notice the light on 1 blip when I'm using it to chuck it on charge overnight, Via USb C. https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_powerplant_powerbank.htm , https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_powerplant_powerbank_mk2.htm

Hilariously over Christmas I replaced my venerable zoom b3 with the 6 or so pedals and an ehx noise gate that are my favourite models from it .. I was sick of the noise it makes. Bwizz / wheee soon as I turn on anything drive / fuzz and the built in gate steals all the dynamics when used. I've done everything to try to solve this issue with the b3, I even use battery power banks, now it's gone total silence I don't even need the gate. I can stack fuzz ,drive chorus compression and eq blessed silence until I play if course.

The Nux Mighty plug is what you need, it will allow you to stream Bluetooth audio, from a phone or other Bluetooth source to it as a speaker, which routes straight into your headphones The smartphone app is excellent and free and used to control the settings including selecting amp sims and cabs the selection is below ."Yes" there are more options for "guitar" but the AGL and MLD are bass-dedicated.

Love it ..... i'd be popping a black scratchplate on it if I were getting one .... and I am now actively considering it

Hopefully, I will be a voice of Hope in a Sea of Woe... Our new singer Auditioned 4 weeks ago, were getting up to speed for our first gig mid-October... Pinged an advert into the band's WhatsApp for a used Yamaha PA, a little 500-watt Yamaha PAS, (powered tops 250 a side)b, She was purely after advice from us Amp knowers/havers... if this was sufficient power-wise to keep up with the drums and amps considering our drummer is also light-handed this should be more than fine if not we'd make the guitarist turn down ( Too many Valves) She pulled the trigger and intends to store it too, absolute result so not every singer is clueless on this front.

A second vote for eris 3.5s phenomenal All around powered desktop speakers .. I've used them for everything from pc use to cinema speakers for my projector to small event speakers ... Amazing value for money

I use a pretty wide big Foam backed leather strap, i bought years ago to tame the neck dive for my Thunderbird , something like this ( not exact ) https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1015219225/extra-wide-softy-guitar-strap-bass?gpla=1&gao=1& It may help that I'm 6'3 still just under 40 and built like a Rugby forward who enjoys too many pies , Mine is heavy and in fairness I' don't primary gig it it may come out for a song or two that needs the Low B but I find the string spacing a touch narrow as well compared to the gaps you could drive a car through on my Ray

AHH sorry to hear that I thought I they are quite varied on weight but usually on the heavy side ... Have you considered .... Some DIY Weight relief considering the price on the them you could do much much worse 😉

Hi Tretim , I bought one of these to go alongside my 4 String Ray , https://harleybenton.com/product/enhanced-mj-5mn-natural/, ( mines the P variant with the MM behind ) I Grabbed, Direct from Thomman because same as you I too am allergic to Nickel and wanted a cheap 5 . I mainly have problems with Euros especially in my pockets..... and belt / watch buckles/straps. Give me a Holler if you are anywhere near Woking you're more than welcome to come to try it out. Lyle / Synth

I had a similar/funny run-in with another online company .. they actually sent me a totally different product ... the box was incorrectly labelled .... I called an agent, and, they wanted photos .... to prove it ??? I mean.... what would stop me from having just swapped it with a different thing for the photo. I strongly suspect it had gone out to the customer before ... they had done the ole .... swapero returned it .... and sent out to me " as new " Terrible really.

If you can find an old Aria AMB-50B on eBay or similar that will do you great, I picked up one for £70 or so years back it is an ovation abs back knock off. Surprisingly loud unplugged too, strung with black nylons its what I play at home 99% of the time.

I have That Guy Pratt Neck on my Status Vintage P ( basically the Guy Pratt but only with the neck humbucker ) vouch for it being very comfy but a pretty much one trick pony.

I've tried several fivers over the years but sadly every Five String I've ever played .... has felt/sounded flabby to me, I'm sure it's a tension thing perhaps remedied by finding the right gauges but as a result, the only one i ever really gelled with was an oldTeal OLP bought on here that was set E-C , which is the only 5 i regret moving on. I get the logic of having access to the lower octave allowing for faster runs and moving out of the money zone, but for me that B ends up just being an extra thing to mute, Whether it's something about the way I set my tone it just seems I'd rather play a high D than a lower one and I'm almost never looking for a Low B. Firmly a member of Team 4 string

Priorities hrmmm two trips it is then.

So , I've just realised this is happening in my own backyard .... serves me right for being completely self absorbed for the last 6 months ( family health) Probably the following piled into the passenger seat of the tiny Mercedes's that the other half has left me with ( she's away in the big car helping care for her dad ) Status Graphite , telecaster bass Musicman Old smoothie Ovation Magnum III 1 x Markbass Combo CMD 121p 1 X markbass head and Ny 121 cab

That's a shame about airplay I've used them a lot over the years used to be ideal when i worked in Stains and living in Kingston but since moving to woking i'd found alternatives which hopefully would suit you too. Powerhouse this is new haw ( they call it addlestone) https://www.powerhouse-studios.co.uk/ A Proper old fashioned ( you know what I mean by this ) rehearsal space in the bank end of a Coachworks …. they have some nice/ massive rooms with good kit and less nice and small rooms with significantly less nice kit . Favorite of mine as I bring my own gear, but the bass amps are usable n a pinch and PA's are more than good enough. Parking can get a bit tight but its free and the secret is to get there just after 7 as all the lurking mums in 4X4' have picked up their kids from the dance studio opposite and use their spots. Water Rats in woking https://www.waterrat.co.uk/desktop_index.html This one is nicer but has quite limited parking and kind of feels like a school / college rehearsal space much cleaner and more professional but harder to book and a little more pricey . Failing that theres tweeters in leatherhead which I've not used personally but exists http://tweeters.ltd.uk/studios.html or there's also pirate studios in Earsfeild if you fancy a train ride into town.

clearly i live on the moon 😛 or people just dont want it

After suffering a bit of an intermittent issue with my Markbass CMD121p Combo , Intermittently it decides to quit on me mid song at rehearsals for a few weeks in a row but seems all but impossible to replicate at home . I even ran a looper for 8 hours at volume ( my poor neighbours) I finally bit the bullet and decided to purchase a replacement mark bass Little Mark head from this fine parish to attempt to frankencombo , thanks for the speedy shipping @cLepto-bass Turns out its an older Italian head so is different inside but despite that turned out to be so easy even this useless monkey, more likely to stab himself with the screwdriver was able to do it in about 15 minutes. I thought I'd put together an idiots guide for anyone who wants to do this in the future , complete with 90's phone cam quality photo's as i hadn't planned to actually post this 1 : Remove the 4 hex bolts from the rear of the combo 1.5 Remember to unplug the jack from the cabinet , as this will make pulling it out a challenge . 2: Remove these screws from the plastic corner shroud of one side , this releases the tension enough on the front of the cab to slide out the head unit from the front 3: Remove the feet from your Doner Head unit with 4 screws and some light pulling 4: Optionally salvage the top screws and top plate from the replacement head (I want to use the old combo head for home practice) but it slides in just fine with its case on) Interesting differences here , someone much smarter than me will know what's changed 5 : Slide it on Home and screw it all back up I decided to go with it flush rather than recessed as mine used to collect dust 6: Screw as many of the screws from the top plate onto the combo head as you can No where near a perfect fit , due to the lack of screw options for the middle but its safe secure will work just fine 7: Play bass , now i have a spare head unit for home use with my expansion cab ... which as long as i dont use it at rehearsal seems to work just fine.

Design wise it reminds me a of some of the Saein " shine " Korean produced own line basses , the company was an OEM for other well known brands out of korea a bit like samick In my Experience good players but on the affordable end , I get the feeling its one of those with some worryingly tight transfers right up to the truss rod cover. I'd be happy to be wrong though.

This is exactly what's happening to my Combo right now , I have yet to take it to a repair person due to the intermittent nature of it and the fact that the only certified repair place just seems to swap boards . Hopefully you can figure it out and it can shed some light on mine too.

Yes and still available if anyone wants to come grab it.

The fact that im still considering buying a new markbass product to replace my suspect one ... speaks volumes for the quality of the sound and portability of it . That being said want to buy mine 😉 ...... big discount .....