Downunderwonder

Trace was in suspended animation for a bit. What of it? Gibson relinquished the brand and some remainder of parts to Peavey and boy oh boy have they (eventually) breathed the life back into it. Neither dead nor a budget brand. Gibson were poor custodians of Trace Elliot. They didn't put anything into R&D for it so it withered away. The brand survived Peavey's initial missteps and now flourishes. None of that is consistent with your assertion that Trace is now a budget brand due to Gibson. That is patently incorrect. Is Emglish your native language?

Mesa has neither disappeared nor become a budget brand. Ditto Trace Elliot.

Right there above. Crap may be an exaggeration of budget but Mesa is definitely not budget, and neither is Trace thanks to Peavey's resurrection.

Guitarist had to leave the country on account of committing a minor fraud on the government when he was supposed to be getting residency. Dumbarse.

Once the next bottle has been drained the problem too will be gone.

Ask Apple not me. Probably Apple programmed it that way so it could be decommissioned via update at their leisure.

Assuming you found the tweeter control, "clank and grind that can not be EQ'd out" means you are overdriving the everloving piss out of the GK cab. One BF210 is not going to fare any better.

If your desk is digital you could try low passing it as it goes in.

Aye, you have it on good authority it cannot be safely repaired.

Precisely why I posted what I posted. Context is everything when getting by with the BF210, even if it is a fair bit more capable than others. If a drummer is used to playing with quiet energy then it's on the guitars and bass to not be blowing up the room. It's still a complete guess how loud the OP band really is.

If the machine didn't insist on the death to all update all would have been fine. Apple squarely to blame for not allowing a device to mellow in its obsolescence still providing use. They didn't take old Steve out the back and shoot him.

Sculpted in clay I believe. Cast in bronze more likely. Why on Earth sandstone when it's going to get spray bombed every weekend and twice through the week? Maybe you guys have better anti graffiti paint than I have seen.

I too want an amp that plays the note in my head exactly when I want it. If it's slower than me there's going to be complaints because I am only just keeping up most of the time.

What did you use in your last band? Give us some clues. Owners responding saying "I play in a loud band and it does fine" leaves everyone with no new information. It won't tell you anything more than you already know. You can't expect fountains of info while giving nothing. Every drummer is loud. Some guitar amps are known for more volume than others.

All bands are fairly loud. Sone will cope with the 210, some will not. I think the best indicator is what guitar amp is in use, and if there is more than one. What style(s). How many sticks does the drummer break in a session?

What's happened to folks getting one over a scammer by getting them to pay for the couriering of box of bricks? I live reading those stories, haven't seen one for years.

Odd question. Fill it. Sand it. Repaint with 'matching' paint. What am I missing? Probably not going to match 100% and look worse than the 'mojo' scrape? There is a technique of using dilute paint and a sponge to apply it. I am not too familiar but basically lots and lots of coats until the gap is filled back to flush, wiping away the paint that overlays the body each pass. If you do it right, no sanding.

I think the ratio of psychopaths to regular people must be something terrible over there. Cops too busy to investigate theft by minor league psycho.

You could rename it "Exit Strategy" and do a couple of gigs a year.

@Merton is that an Elf on standby in case his big bro packs a sad?

For instance there is a NZ heavy metal band who are a bunch of white kids "singing" in Maori. They are most popular in Scandinavia.

How very popular exactly? There's folks here could help you do mini tour and crazier things have happened than the headline "Brit Geezer Band makes Big Splash in Little China".

Re the Trace rig I don't doubt that the mix'n'match combination sounds quite fine. Most likely the tens are quite bass capable so rearranging everything into a strictly hifi 3 way setup would wind up hifi but wasteful and a lot less loud. 15 and tens sharing lows and mids in a two way with the 5's doing the highs all nicely aligned might sound pretty hifi and retain the loud.

Tell that to the seppos! There's 210's up for sale in the classifieds pretty regularly. Tells me they might be just a bit shy of what's needed for the louder pub band. Snag a 210 and see before getting involved with 110's is my advice. If it's only getting warmed up on gigs then grab a pair of the 110's which usually come up singly so you can collect at leisure and flip the 210. You equally might find you want another 210. One man's loud is another's tea party.

Yup. I supspect those people are far too busy making pots of money to be posting about bass toys on the internet. I have owned a few latish model Fenders. Nothing from the last ten years. They had no obvious areas that could be improved. So I am not in seeing value in 5k£ versions.