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[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1463093113' post='3048633'] But why would eminence not make something like it to sell for themselves? [/quote] I would guess they have to sign contracts that prevent them from pinching their customers design ideas. Custom designed speakers must be a very small part of Eminence's business. They will be selling many thousands of their own speakers so why would they want to tread on their customer's toes?

Good call. 3 AE112's sound fantastic. I used mine with a Thunderfunk amp.

Maybe they had just got to the video bit of this thread!

A great line from Keith in Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll. . . . He's (Berry) given me more headaches than Mick Jagger.

Chuck Berry was very badly treated in the early days. As far as I know, he wasn't treated any worse than the other black performers at the time but the way he reacted was pretty unique and nasty. For the rest of his life he treated his fellow musicians very badly and short changed his audiences at every gig. I love Chuck Berry's music and what he started, but I have a very strong dislike for him as a person. I don't think he's a Punk, just very vindictive and nasty.

When I played the US Air Force basses in Germany we did 5 x 45min sets with 6 sets on a Friday and Saturday. We were lucky, the German clubs in town did 6 sets and 7 on Friday and Saturday. Those gigs certainly got your chops up to speed. After that gig, about 9 months, I had to have my 3 year old P bass re-fretted! We did 4 gigs in 3 days at the Blues On The Bay Festival, Warrenpoint, a few years ago, but the 3 x 45 min gig coming up on Saturday is about the limit these days. British audiences don't seem to be lively enough for any longer gigs.

I'm fine with playing any of these numbers and the audience reaction is the only criteria we judge a song on. . . . however. . . . one of the main comments we hear is that they like us because we play different songs. Apparently many cover bands play the same numbers.

You can always turn the amp up but there is a difference between loudness from the amp and putting some weight into the note when you pluck the string. Most people play better when they play harder. I don't mean digging in, IMO digging in too much usually makes you sound worse, but striking each note with confidence and firmness. As you're paying your tutor to train you and give you advice I guess you should try to do what he asks.

If you have tinnitus your hearing has been damaged. That doesn't mean you have to stop playing. It just means you have to take extra and proper precautions when you are around loud noises. Always use good ear plugs when you're playing in a band. Don't have the volume on headphones up high and turn your car radio down. I have no idea what "musicians" ear plugs are, but they don't sound like they are working well enough or the ringing wouldn't be getting worse. I've had tinnitus for 30 years and for the last 20 I've made sure that it doesn't get any worse by first using foam plugs and then ACS custom plugs. IMO moulded plugs are the best. They are expensive and well worth the money.

Do it properly, get some lessons from a good teacher.

Unless he's agreed otherwise, this guy should be providing a full service to you. He's not doing that so I'd get someone else.

Maplins do rubber feet for cabs, but I'd call Alex first.

Neo 112 cabs at around 30lbs each and at least 2 of them would be my first suggestion for light and loud. There are some Bergantino 112 cabs in the classifieds that would fit the bill and sound fantastic.

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1462874389' post='3046415'] Surely you need dampening to stop panels vibrating not bracing. Won't bracing just strengthen the panels, so they can be thinner with the same strength? [/quote] I guess the braces act as dampeners in making the areas of unsupported panel smaller and less likely to vibrate as a result. I know that Acme cabs use a bracing system that pushes the sides out slightly, something that the old plane builders used to stop the panels on their aircraft vibrating to pieces.

A wig?

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1462872241' post='3046391'] I tried a DOD Meatbox through a Mackie Studio monitor last week. It was moving around the desk like a slow hovercraft. [/quote] I'd suggest that is the sign of a cab that isn't designed very well. As I understand it, BF cabs are braced so the panels don't vibrate, so the cab won't move. All of your sound/volume/tone comes out of the front of the cab and doesn't get dissipated by vibrating the box.

Play along with a lot of Stax, Atlantic and Malaco records. And keep at it. You'll get good in the end.

Thinking about it, over the years I've been fired surprisingly few times. Most bands had run their course and folded or I was the one that quit. In all that time I can only think of 2 bands I was sad to leave. That's not bad for over 45 years. The guitarist in the acoustic duo changed from playing blues and ragtime to authentic English civil war songs and I didn't see much room for a bass of any kind. Was I pushed or did I jump? A bit of both really. One band leader thought I didn't have the commitment because he got a gig on the day I asked him not to, months before, and I didn't chose the band. The rest of the band was fired for various silly reasons over the next few months. It was a good band, but that guy really was an a****hole. One band had a drummer who, while having a good reputation was a nightmare to work with, decided he wanted to work with different musicians. He quit and his price for coming back was that I was fired. The singer obliged. They are still going and after a few more personnel changes don't sound very good. In this case I like gloating. Nothing much has changed in 45 years. Bands are still a mix of selfish idiots, a***holes, dreamers, talented players and normal people.

The band leader's an a***hole.

I've been using strap locks since the mid 90's. Always Dunlops and I've never had a strap accidentally come off any of my basses. When you do something that works, keep doing it.

I've played many of these numbers in some very good bands. I think a [i]bad[/i] band is defined by [i]how[/i] they play rather than [i]what[/i] they play.

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1462724466' post='3045203'] Wet wipes????? [/quote] In case things get messy.

. . . plus you're only an hours drive from Bassdirect.

I'd save your money and go to the SE or the Herts bass bashes instead. You'll see more quality basses there than in all the shops in London.

My first suggestion would be for Barefaced. Next up, Bergantino cabs were some of the best I've played, check those out. Bass Direct has a used Genz Benz 212. I haven't heard one but I've not seen a bad review of GB cabs.