I hadnt heard of this name till i accidently saw ZZTop , in fact both Hill and Gibbons are playing through Magnatones
Having checked the company webby, i didnt see a bass combo, , so is Hill playing through a guitar amp ?
Just curious .. https://magnatoneusa.com/products/
Good speech HK
I'm a fan too, and had the luxury of seeing LZ live at Ally Pally in London 1975 just after LZ 5 was released. Great gig , great memory.
I was too young to know what songs they copied or plagiarised, but i couldnt give a hoot, even now
By the time my band has kicked in, just about every nuance i can hear on my own, with any string gauge, has virtually disappeared under a wall of keys, drums guitar, and vocals.
Just buy the gauge strings you're comfortable with, and quit worrying.
I say top bar because i dont know the technical name, but why do i see different top bars depending on whether i'm replying , or starting ( and indeed editing ) a post ?
If reply to a post i see the top bar in screenshot 1. If i edit that post, i see the full top bar in screenshot 2. If i start a thread ( as in this one ) i see the full top bar as in screenshot 2
We dont use any clicks at all. We have the luxury of having a drummer with great timing and tempo, so its like the other musicians have our own click track just using the drummer.
But whatever works for everyone. It doesnt matter whether you use one or not.
There is that and it's a good point. I had an amp head that was 30lbs + and then the weight of the SKB rack case on top, but the sound was awesome. Couldnt live with it, though, in the end