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[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1373922921' post='2143326'] just found this thread so listening to a range of soundcloud pages tonight - rather liking this (blind juggler especially). [/quote] Thanks Gaz, that means a lot right now. Edit - listening to Von Bartha now. Loving it. Right up my street.

Its not just drummers, it's just hard finding other musicians who are committed (to the same level as you), want to play the same music, you get on with, can rehearse and gig at the same times, live nearby and have a life (spare money, working hours, family life etc) that supports playing in a band. Keep looking or think about an alternative to a kit drummer? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/167764-alternatives-to-drums-as-percussion-in-a-band-setting/page__st__20__p__1689440__hl__two%20piece%20band__fromsearch__1#entry1689440"]link[/url]

Welcome! Plenty of great cheap basses too. Ibanez and Squier have already been mentioned. Also Yamaha get a lot of love With regards amps and cabs, you'll need a [b]lot [/b]more power than you're used to as a guitarist, combo sounds like a good place to start but I'd be looking for one which can power an extension cab. Specific recommendations might be easier to make if we had an idea of what you want to sound like? Any favourite bass sounds? Bass players?

I would love to turn up with a couple of gig bags and a backpack of bits but I regularly have to play with no bass monitoring other than my amp, I've also recently done a couple of gigs with a vocal only PA. I don't think I could be [b]sure[/b] that I could turn up to most of the venues we play and have good enough monitoring. As a compromise I've gone for a small, light amp and cab set up.

Sounds good to me. Any set up that points a speaker at your ears is a big plus in my book.

Gk mb500 into orange sp210 on an amp stand. Works a treat, got told to turn down on Thursday night.

IME I write the bass part and the vocal parts. In this band that forms the basis of most if not all our songs. I'll bring these bits to reheasal/band jam and the guitarist and drummer will put their parts together. Then we'll restructure if necessary.

Yep pretty good last night at the Soundhouse in Leicester. We played the feature/headline set (30 minutes) as part of their open mic night. Nice cabaret style set up but we got some people up for a jig which is nice to see. Decent sound, decent performance. Plenty of nice comments after including the first complement to my singing voice.

Yep, I write the structures and lyrics to all my band's stuff. Then flesh it out as a band. Incredibly satisfying.

Can't believe more people haven't said shower. You dirty oiks! :-)

Vintage v4? Cheap and decent p copy.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1369861222' post='2093751'] When I've lent my amp to someone, I just let them get on with it and sort out their own settings (unless they're really stumped of course). it's only a 5 second job for me to dial my own preferences back in and it seems a bit mean to lend someone your gear but insist they can't change anything to get their preferred tone. [/quote] Perhaps I wasn't clear. I'll often give a hand in getting a sound they're happy with. Has the benefit of giving me an excuse to make sure they don't set it in a way that could possibly do any damage.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1369860172' post='2093733'] So we all think it'd be ok to use the effects send? [/quote] That's what I'd do.

In reference to the OP. Yes you definitely should have been consulted. Sounds like a lack of communication on the part of the promoter. I play a fair few gigs with other bands on the bill, either us supporting them or the other way round. I will usually lend my gear if asked nicely and ahead of time to help the evening run quickly and smoothly. I'll give them a hand setting the amp and they are told not to change the settings once they're set. If I don't get asked ahead of time and I didn't feel confident in lending my rig, I'd lend them a DI box so they can play through the PA. Having said that, no one has ever done anything that's made me uncomfortable.

being as this thread is "best value.." does anyone have any experience of the Fender Rumble 112? They're light and cheap. Any good?

I used an obt and sp210 for about a year. Worked a treat for monitoring and small gigs. I still use the cabinet Ymmv

edit for lack of humour

Played at the Musician in Leicester last night for the first time. It seems to mostly does Blues, Folk and Country music but always sounds excellent from the audience. Really good onstage sound which helped us play one of our very best shows to a small but appreciative audience. Lots of nice comments from the audience, the other bands on the bill and the sound engineer. Here's a picture.

interesting topic. Will watch with interest.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1368605361' post='2078991'] Really great jam night last night. ..... bass drum started to creep across the floor. ... I had to play the last number (our 'original' blues song) standing directly in front of the bass drum with it sort of propped up against my leg. [/quote] Really glad it went well. Sliding drum kit happened to us the other day too.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1368966702' post='2083445'] Which make of cab are you using with the MB500? [/quote] I use an Orange SP210 as I'm all about portability for my gear.

8 ohm cabinet gives you the option of plugging into another cab if need be on occasion. Whereas if you go with a 4ohm cabinet you can't. I'm a very happy Mb500 user with one 8ohm cabinet

Happy to pass on some details on originals venues and promoters if that would help. Drop me a pm with the kind of music and I'll dig out some appropriate contact details.

Hi all, My band Madam Fade will be playing at the Musician Pub in Leicester on Wednesday 22nd May. Savanna Bones will also be playing and they are great, so you should come and see them and you'll hear us play too. Bonus. Here's the facebook event with some more details. [url="https://www.facebook.com/events/508993449162108/?fref=ts"]https://www.facebook.com/events/508993449162108/?fref=ts[/url]

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1368130815' post='2073705'] Nothing like what we do now, this was a track Maz wrote before she got the band together, grew up a bit and got into electro-gypsy-dixieland-funk. But it is getting us a free holiday to Brazil. [/quote] Enjoy your trip!