Dan Dare

Having been through the jointly owned PA minefield, I'd strongly advise that each band member buys/owns the constituent parts individually - one owns the mixer, one the tops and so on. That way if someone leaves, they take their item with them and no arguments about buying them out, value etc. At worse, if you split up and sell a complete PA to share out the proceeds, you can lose a lot of money. Been there, done that. Am fortunate in owning my own complete rig these days - decided to buy to avoid another loss. Gets me gigs, too. I'm a crap player, but people hire me for my kit

If you want one and have the lolly, doooooo it. Can't take it with you

Hi All. Just signed up. Been playing 45 years (am very old) on and off. Have had the same instrument for the last 30 of those ('72 Jazz, which I found in a hock shop when they could be had for reasonable money). Just bought a G&L 2000 Trib (Thomann sale). The old beast with flatwounds great for blues, etc but needed something more modern sounding for some jobs. Amazing what you get for your money these days. Still after the ideal rig, of course. Running a BBE pre, bi-amped, with Peavey and RSE power amps and a couple of SVT cabs. Not bad, but would welcome ideas to get me closer to the classic rock sound. Lots of knowledgeable players on here - good site. Looking forward to picking everyone's brains. Cheers. Dan