SuperSeagull

I actually quite like the pre amp on mine and it's probably only a bit of brand snobbery (and the drive control) that has me keeping the sansamp in front. And as someone who has never got on with a compressor it's the least offensive one I've come across.

Well my gig last Friday certainly turned out to memorable as it's the last time I'll play with my band for sometime, possibly ever. Nothing to do with the gig but on Tuesday I learnt that my blood cancer which had been in remission has kicked off again so I'm likely to be facing 6 months of chemo which will keep me out of gigging and rehearsing. Bit of a bugger. And my lovely Father in Law passed away the day before so all in all a bit of an iffy week.

I've just started using the HB as a power amp with my sansamp in front and going in via the FX return. Bags of headroom, very giggable. Sounds pretty good going straight in as well. Silly money too.

I'm now using my Elf with a TE 1x10 for rehearsals with my loud band. Brilliant!

My last order was in November for one of the BassBlock heads. Order placed on the 7th, delivered on the 13th.

Sounds a plan. We are pushing our fees up as well but I’ve no idea if where we sit versus other local bands. We just agreed two one hour sets for £400.

That's certainly how a drummer mate of mine works. Occasionally out on a tour in front of a live audience but more often than not working home alone. Seems to be the way these days.

First rehearsal of the New Year cancelled due to snow this evening.

You need to eliminate some possible causes in turn. Use a cable instead of the wireless. Try another mains lead. Another mains socket. Another bass.

Earlier this year I got the chance to play through this Peavey TKO that I bought 34 years ago at Tiger Music in Brighton. Sold it 25 years ago and here it is, still going strong at a local church.

Rick Astley with a big band in Brighton last night. 13 superb musicians - not sure who was on bass, don’t think it was Julian Cox who usually plays with him. Whoever it was switched effortlessly between upright and electric. Astley has a great voice, a little wooden in his chat between numbers but a good show and the sound was excellent.

Quick non-bass related question - what presentation software are your churches using? ProPresenter, Song Pro - anything else? Particularly interested in how they work with a non technically minded operator please.

First time using my TE 1x10's in anger last night with my new HB Bass Block which I'm using as a power amp behind my Sansamp. I was staggered how good they sounded. I've previously been using a much loved MB 1x12 combo and 1x12 extension cab for years but these cabs, each at 7kg, absolutely held their own with more than enough in reserve against a loud drummer, two loud guitars and vocals. I need to sort out the eq on the Sansamp as unsurprisingly the new cabs don't sound like the old ones but very impressed and so is my back - although I ended up lugging other peoples gear around a bit too much so am still a bit sore this morning!

A punk'd up version of Quos Mean Girl at Oakmeeds School in Burgess Hill sometime in 1978.

I'll be trying out my pair of TE 1x10s for the first time in a gig situation tomorrow. Will be interesting to see how they sound. I'm quite prepared to compromise a little given how absurdly light they are.

Had mine for a week now. A bit of noise when using in my music room but everything seems to pick up a bit of noise in there. At rehearsal last night, perfectly quiet.

I think I'm sorted. I've picked up two TE 1 X 10 cabs from @fleabag Each weighs 7kg or just a bit more than my cat. I needed an amp with more headroom than the Elf but didn't want to spend a fortune so grabbed a B stock HB Bass Block to use as a power amp after my sansamp. Tried it all at rehearsal tonight and sounded excellent, bags of headroom, clean and very punchy. I'll hang onto the MB gear until I've had a chance to gig test it all but I think it's going to work. Thanks also to @Calex for his advice as a user of the same cabs.

Nice. Need to track some of those down.

My B Stock HB Bass Block 800 arrived yesterday. Looked brand new to me. Took to rehearsal last night and ran my Sansamp into the fx return. Initial impressions are - very quiet, very loud so ideal as a power amp when I need more headroom than the Elf can give. Minor gripes - the knobs and switchgear are cheap and nasty. Can't do anything about the switches but need to find a source of smarter looking knobs even if I only plan to use one of them!

No idea what that means 😄 but it sounds a good thing.

Although 1/4" is the only speaker out on my Elf. I guess that is a space compromise.

Its choice I guess. The pickups on this bass are generally considered to be excellent, they are no longer available to purchase from Fender and even if they were they would come in pairs at considerably more than a rewind. Aaron wanted to know the spec for the pickup before he rewound it. I'd rather fix the original than throw it away.

Just to conclude this, I received my rewound pickup back in very quick time from Aaron and at a cost £48 which I think is very reasonable. Back in the bass and works but I just need to recover the pickup screws left on the repair bench at Badlands in Brighton (doh!) to complete the job.

Perfect. Thanks. Just ordered a B Stock one.

Did you get the HB Bass Block and if so what impressions?