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I think it's perfectly reasonable to ask where the cash is going. He's asking you to give up your time and money, so if he's donating to a charity he should be proud of that fact . Proud enough to give the details to anyone who asks. The fact that he got huffy means, in my book, he's not giving as much as he should.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1416829364' post='2613912'] You could sell the rig, but then you have the downsize in the TH500 and 1 DB112 option so you don't need to do anything, as far as I can see. [/quote] +1 If you want to downsize why go out a buy a combo when you can down size to 1 cab without spending any money. A Mesa combo would be the same size and weight and IMO wouldn't sound as good.

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1416822696' post='2613810'] ....Now me and the lead guitarist understand that you have to turn up to the volume of the drums because obviously with an acoustic drum kit you cant excatly turn them down... [/quote] Yes you can. Drummers can play loudly or quietly. It's called drumming. If you have one that can't adjust his volume then I suggest you get a better drummer who can.

The conclusion, rightly or wrongly, is that he is something to hide. Call the charity and ask them.

I use my Gramma on solid floors and I've not had any problems with the sound or tone.

Also get it in black. White looks so semi-pro!!!!!!

My experience of music shops, from when I first started to go to them in the 60's, is they have always been full of idiots, on both sides of the counter. Some staff think they're cool because they work in the "music business" and some customers, most of whom aren't going to buy anything, think they are cool because they can play Smoke On The Water, very badly and on 11. I've encountered many poor shop staff over the years but there are usually good guys as well. Music shops have more than their fair share of tyre kickers and morons walking through the door putting on attitudes, so I don't blame the staff for showing a disinterest at first. If anyone has had bad service and you actually want to do something positive about it, call the manager. Then, if you get nowhere, you can post about it.

I learnt the songs from Grease a few years ago, as an exercise in playing something out of the ordinary for me. Get the CD. It's got the cream of LA's ! st call session players on it, with the likes of David Hungate and Max Bennett on bass.

As a 3 man operation (recently down to 2 due to illness) and suffering growing pains (moving premises) and introduction of new technology (CNC) what is there to not understand? These are not off the shelf products. Order a bass and you could be looking at a lead time of years from the good luthiers.

You're storing your gear in Fort Knox! Looks like any insurance would be superfluous.

If the gear is in the van and the van is disabled; ie clamped, and in the garage, is the gear covered then?

When I had my LM2 I used it with 2 Aguilar GS112 cabs. That was a fantastic sounding rig. I only sold the cabs to go to a 410. Isn't there a pair of those cabs in the classifieds?

Hi, what is wrong? What exactly is the problem you're trying to sort out? As has been said, put all tone controls to 12 o'clock, forget about the para eq for now and just make small adjustments to get a sound you like. Until that works I'd also forget the extension cab. Don't try to make it sound like your Ampeg. It won't. About 15 years ago I spent a fortune on a 400+ and 2 Boogie cabs and I couldn't get a sound I liked. In the end I replaced the amp with an SVT3-PRO and gigged that for 10 years. Unfortunately, sometimes even the best gear doesn't work out!

The hardest numbers I play are with a loud, in your face blues/rock trio. The numbers are pretty straight forward and there is nothing difficult in the playing, but the energy level and intensity of the playing is the three peaks challenge compared to my usual stroll to the shops. It's not fun, but getting a pat on the back from those guys is what it's all about.

On the other hand. . . . these optimistic, exaggerated or just plain false specs didn't stop Eden and many of the other makes sounding great. I get that to many the paper work is important, but it's not as important as what the thing sounds like.

The benefit of moving manufacture to Asia is cheap labour costs. Some companies want to skimp on other costs so the quality and reliability of the product can suffer. The Chinese can build anything you want, but don't blame them if there are problems that get to market. Blame the commissioning company. And those guys are invariably Western.

We play Get Lucky. It sounded very average until, after a lot of coaching and some hassle, the penny dropped with the guitarist. He didn't hear the point of the guitar part, which was strange because he's a good guitarist and that part makes the number. Get it wrong and there is no number. Everyone has limitations but I'm always disappointed when people don't fight them.

I haven't had any boom to speak of since I started using Bergantino cabs.

I would want to know what cab was being used in this test.

As everyone is at a different level of development and ability there can't be a generic "hardest". Your definition of hardest seems to revolve around technique. For me it's not what you play it's how you play it that matters. Most pub players don't flow, groove or swing.

We've just been dropped by a gig. We drive between 30 and 50 miles and play 3 times a year, and no we don't bring a load of mates. The owner likes us would like us to play but says he needs to book local bands as they bring in the punters. I would argue that there aren't 20 quality local bands so he should be filling his pub with locals on a live music night anyway. We always get the punters singing and dancing but he doesn't get enough through the door. It's true we don't get them flooding in, but whose fault is that? He's been open and above board with us but he's no promoter and relies on word of mouth to get people in. How can we sort his gig out when we don't play within 20 miles of him and are only there 3 times a year? I know nothing about running a pub and he knows nothing about live music. The kids go to the disco bar over the road and the oldies stay at home with their cheap beer. He spends £40,000 a year on bands and has just spent a lot on refurbing the inside and outside. It seems to me the economics of running a pub are broken and as too much live music (especially cover bands) is tied to pubs we are going down with the ship.

We've just come back from a trip to China and we had a big problem with the Chinese smoking everywhere, even in the non smoking hotel rooms, where the management thoughtfully provided matches and ashtrays!! Back on topic; I hate fans on stage. The best gigs are the hottest and sweatiest.

Presumably you knew it was a £150 gig and [i]x[/i] miles before you left home? I wouldn't do a 3 piece gig for that money. The economics of a 5 piece band have never worked in pub gig land.

If you can't lower the action on your bass as much as you like because of fret buzz have a fret stone to level the frets. The bass will be set up as part of that process. I just had my Lakland fret stoned. It plays so much better now.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1416060023' post='2606493'] ....The key is not to change it too much!.... [/quote] Unfortunately hanging on to parts of a great sounding rig and replacing others doesn't usually work. If you upgrade just one thing you'll change your sound. There is so much great sounding gear out there. I'd change the lot and get another, better sounding rig that is also kind to you back.