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Tell your drummer he doesn't sound anything like Stewart Copeland. Anyway, now we've dealt with that problem; you should be trying to sound like [i]you[/i] playing a Police song.

[quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1392399742' post='2368311'] ....Anyone any experience of both or opinions.... [/quote] Don't ask me, I'm biased. I've been using a TH500 (EQ pretty much flat with a slight boost to the bass and treble) since March last year and I've just bought another as a backup. I'm an old fashioned player who prefers shaking the foundations with full, fat and punchy lows and low mids. This amp does just that.

[quote name='Japow' timestamp='1392660182' post='2371244'] ....what 5-string flats set would you recommend for the Lakland?.... [/quote] Hi, I still haven't got around to changing the strings, but the Lakland flats on my Lull would be a good place to start. They are Lakland Joe Osborn Signature, Medium, Stainless Steel, 45/65/85/106 and (I think) 125.

.... so you think Leo Fender had poor marketing advisors? That's a good one.

That's a wide selection of differing tones to have as a short list. I'd also add GK and Aguilar amps to the list, but I have no idea how you settle on a sound from that lot. The NV115's have very good reviews but don't seem to have set the world alight like the CN and HD series. Have you heard one? I'd also look at Barefaced cabs. A Big Twin 2 could take on 2 of the NV115 cabs.

Jean Genie.

Whatever this band was asked to do by the promoter/organiser, it would have been more professional to announce that they would be back in [i]xxx[/i] mins.

That combination wouldn't damage anything and would improve your volume and tone. I'd then save up for a seperate MB500 amp (or the Fusion) and sell the combo.

Being pedantic..... I get my gear set up and working how I want in the "line check" and set the balance of the band on stage and through the PA in the "sound check".

No 2's going to get fed up with travelling that far. Out of the two I'd go with No 1, but he has to be told that he needs to improve his tone and range. I'd keep looking and recall No 1.

The Pitchblack is easy to use, easy to see and accurate. I'd recommend it to anyone.

Paul, many thanks for a good sale.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1392296069' post='2366874'] ....1) Just don't understand what their customers want.... [/quote] I'm not sure that I'm understanding the point of this thread. I have found that there are several manufacturers out there who understand exactly what I want out of an amp. I've been playing outstanding amps since the 90's and they've been a mixture of valve, SS and D class. I don't care what's inside them, it's what they sound like in a band that is important to me.

My TH500 is working so well I just bought a second one as a backup.

I'd get an Aguilar Tonehammer 500 instead.

Like it. But shorts? Nooooooo!

Never mind 1,2,4. This guy's doing very nicely with 1,1,1. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzalUtqNhSg[/media]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1392207658' post='2365908'] ....Band meet time..... [/quote] +1 But before that....has anyone asked him what causes the problems?

If he's making mistakes because he's thinking about tomorrow's Tesco run, then It's serious. Yes, you need to play more interesting numbers.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1392126409' post='2365017'] ....As with all things however there is no universal right or wrong...it's entirely situational.... [/quote] I'd say that no matter what gig or venue you're playing, there [i]are[/i] universal wrongs; the main one being breaking up the flow of the set. The set is an entity. The numbers should flow through the set and so should the bits inbetween. Anything that disrupts that flow should be changed, improved or removed.

As far as I recall that Traffic line up was the Muscle Shoals guys. He'd been playing with them for most of the previous 10 years.

Joe Walsh used a great intro at one of Clapton's Crossroads festivals: "If I knew I'd still be playing this song I'd have written something different".

TKS, Hevos, Vanderkley or another EBS. You're spoilt for choice over there. Do you have an opportunity to hear any of these your area? I'd look at Bergantino cabs and also talk to Alex at Barefaced.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1392039352' post='2363840'] ....I would say that you have answered your own question in your original post.... [/quote] +1 It seems to me that you already own all the basses you need (according to your sig), I'd suggest a Lakland 5 string bass.

I played in a band where the singers best lines went something like, "That was a great number wasn't it?" And "Who's heard of XXX?". Where XXX was someone everyone had heard of. The rest was even worse. It was toe curlingly awful. My opinion is; short and sharp is best. Stick to one liners and if you haven't got anything interesting to say, don't say anything.