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To be fair, that's far better than anything I've just listened to on the Disintegration album, and their sound live is far better than the overproduced album sound. I still wouldn't rush out and buy it, but it's a lot better than most of the stuff I've heard.

That's weird. I'm just this minute listening to Disintegration, after a friend asked on Facebook what everyone thought the best Cure album is. I came on here and this was the first thread that popped up. I've never been a Cure fan, but never been able to figure out why. So I thought I'd give them another go. I really should like them with the bass driven melodies, but I just don't. I love the bass lines, but hate pretty much everything else. It's just wishy washy noise. It's like listening to music underwater. It's a shame the bass player is leaving. He's the only decent thing in the band.

Not sure why. That's just the side I've always stood in rehearsal. Standing anywhere else just feels wrong now. 😅

It's weird that you should mention The Doors, I've never particularly associated that track as having a Doors vibe. This one however feels quite Doorsy to me, and other people have said the same. (Apologies for the sound quality. It's just a mobile phone recording)

Thanks Al. I'd recommend the Veyron to anybody. It's ridiculously good, and I've never managed to turn it up past half way. The bass is an ESP LTD B206-SM

Another vote for Studio One here. Reaper is essentially free (you can evaluate it with no time limit) So that's definitely a large plus. But as a total DAW virgin I couldn't figure it out at all. I then tried Studio One and I found the user interface to be far better, and the whole system to be far more intuitive.

Eek! This is a really difficult one for me. I've always felt like a bit of an imposter on here with the level of skill and professionalism of many of the members. We're very much an friend amateur hobby band , two couples (I'm married to the singer, and the guitarist is married to the drummer) so please don't expect stadium level performance. OK here goes (deep breath). This is the first couple of songs from our first ever public performance two weeks ago, with our own original material. It's very amateur and nothing like the level of most of the posts on here. But I guess I've got to stick my head above the parapet at some point. Please excuse the "outfit". It was 40°c when we played. I had taken a change of clothes to wear after setting up, but it was so bloody hot I didn't bother.

Yup. Looks like you got the last one, and I ordered mine just in the nick of time yesterday. The 1x12's are no longer listed. Can't say I'm surprised at that price once word got out. I'm looking forward to trying my new, lightweight rig. 😉

OK sod it! That's a 1x112 ordered from Muzik Produktiv to match the one I've already ordered locally. Nice little 2x12 600w lightweight stack. Can't go wrong at that price. Even with the delivery charge it's cheaper than the one I bought locally, which itself was cheaper than any of the UK retailers 😁

Just put a dummy order in without completing, and it's an extra 30Euro delivery charge to get to me here in Bulgaria. I realize it's slightly more distance from Germany to here than it is to the UK, but I always find it strange when delivery is charged to another EU country, yet free to the UK. But even with the delivery charge, the 1x12 I'm looking at is still 50 euros cheaper than I can find it anywhere else.

I'm waiting for my first one to come so I can try it and make sure it does the job, before ordering a second. I'm betting before it arrives, MP will have sold out at that price.

Wouldn't one of those Behringer preamp / DI jobbies do the trick? They seem to be highly rated and they're only about 18 quid. https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0294

I'm still marveling at the fact that someone used the word heist. It's hardly oceans 11. Somebody probably nicked a box from the back of an unattended van, and flogged the contents down the local pub having absolutely no idea what they were.

I've just ordered a 112 locally for about £40 more than MP are selling it. I wish this thread has been posted a day earlier. I wanted a super lightweight option for small venues and the 112's look just the job. I'm still awaiting delivery, but if it's any good, I'm tempted to order a second one from MP at that price. 2x112's at a total of 600w should be more than I'd ever need for the venue's we play, and I'd never have to hump my super heavy old 115 and 212 anywhere again.

It rains a lot.

Also Liverpool and Rome.

I'm really starting to think the Zoom MS-60B is all the pedal I'll ever need having recently bought one from this very parish. I don't use a lot of effects. So anything like the Helix would be massive overkill, not to mention prohibitively expensive. Cheap. Extremely compact, and covers just about any sound I wish to make. So much so, that I'm now thinking of selling my Line 6 M13 that I've been using for years.

That's so cool! I've been eyeing the PJB stuff for a long time now. I actually watched an interview with Phil just yesterday explaining how and why he uses small drivers. I've now come to conclusions that two if the Piraha C4's in red would be my ultimate bass rig. I'd better get saving.

Yet to me, the three you mentioned. Are amongst my favourite vocalists of all time. No accounting for taste.

Wow! Spooky! I've just this minute ordered one of these from a music shop here in Bulgaria at a great price. Should solve all my problems for a lightweight small venue rig. Thanks everybody for the advice. This was even cheaper than a budget frfr, so it looks like the FRFR thing is on hold for the foreseeable future. As you were. 😁

Yeah true. That's one of the reasons I was looking at FRFR. But I've got the Bugera Veyron amp, which is lightweight class D and fast more power than I'm ever likely to need. So the amp is actually the least of the problems. Finding a decent, portable cab without spending a fortune is more of a challenge. I might just have to hump the heavy cabs for a little while longer and save up for a PJB C4 compact.

Thanks. What I mean is a 75w practice combo is nowhere near enough for even a small gig, and wouldn't be much good outside of bedroom levels. Whereas a 1400w (even though that would be peak value) would, and is by all accounts of the reviews and user experiences, plenty loud enough for even a moderately sized pub gig.

There's a couple of the 15 inch versions second hand local(ish). I was initially tempted, but I'm put off by the 20kg weight. My whole mindset behind possibly buying one is to downsize my rig to do less humping around. If I bought one of the 15's I may as well just take one of my cabs. ☹️

War volume. 😅 I'm not in a death metal band. We're a small venue, chilled out folkish band with one guitar and a ukulele. I don't think we're going to be knocking any walls over. As for ordering one. I think I may well just do that. Nothing to lose with Thomann's return policy. I'll be happy to review it as and when. As you say. There aren't any reviews for bass so it would be an interesting experiment if nothing else. Although there are plenty of bass players using the 12 inch Headrush, which is a very similar animal in a very similar price range, and the general consensus on that is extremely positive.