Woodwind

As a fellow bass woodwind player I thoroughly approve of this! I'm a complete sucker for the Bari'. A covers band playing in a pub would normally signal my time to leave, but a baritone blasting out alongside some popular hits is going to fuel my night nicely. I hope you can get some good bookings throughout the year! As for suggestions I'm completely biased as I'd just be recommending things I'd want to hear - current pop (dua lipa etc etc), dance/pop stuff from that sweet spot 2015-2017, early 2000s hits intermixed with high energy anthems from the 1980s and 1990s. All the best with this. Please keep us updated

Although it seems counter intuitive it's a symptom of mass production. If you have machines and workers set up to make fretted necks, you don't need to change anything to make lined fretless necks. However an unlined neck needs a new worker/bench etc as it has the side dots in a different place, so becomes more expensive to make

Good point! Setting up a mix at home/studio needs to be done at gig levels - as loud as you play on stage. That snare that sounds so good at home listening levels may not be audible on stage or conversely that kick drum that sits nicely with you bass at home may overpower the stage mix. I've seen a few bands with backing track drums this year (and do something along those lines in my own performances) These aren't "rock" type bands, so the visual aspect of missing a drummer wasn't pronounced, but I think for a pub band having a drummer is really important for the vibe

Without doubt generic boxes sadly.

I would pay (a small amount) extra for mass produced basses categorised as lightweight.

It's a very good question, but I suspect it would be a better solution (and sadly more expensive) to add a dedicated high pass filter (like a thumpinator or Fdek) in line with the instrument.

I've been enjoying every update as this progresses. Brilliant! Can't wait to hear/ see some sound samples once it's all together.

That would be a great bass to make headless!

What are fleeces?

I wouldn't be able to get my instrument down to 432 without physical modification. I was regularly commissioned to make crooks for bassoonists returning from positions in European orchestras so they could tune to 440 better (for example 442/443 is the norm in Germany). Until not that long ago the UK used two pitches 440 and 452(or something close). high Pitch stayed on in brass bands after it had died out in orchestras. If you're enjoying the lower tuning why not go baroque and tune to 415? (Which is basically half a step/semitone down)

I don't mind what orientation the port on that (nice looking) cab is, but having the Ashdown logo at 90° would absolutely do my head in 🤣 If I was flipping the cab landscape or portrait continuously for stage space etc etc I'd remount the Ashdown badge in a corner at 45°

The clear gradually yellows over time. My current set are neon green so they are easy to see if dropped, but I'll be changing it up to Red for right and black for left for the next set. I perform in very subdued lighting and the text on the green colour ones is almost impossible to read once in that environment. Fine if I have a green room/backstage area with normal lighting, but a nightmare if I have to get them in afterwards and can't tell left from right. Also having them corded together is definitely worth considering (as in I wouldn't go without this option) Let us know what you go for

What a niche event to use to fleece people. I wonder how many other niche events have been set to "take place" at a similar date or venue and it's just one bunch of scammers casting their net wide.