Downunderwonder

Maybe it was the camera system but I reckon EXAGGERATING dynamics could put your outfit into bigger leagues. Tight as nuns proverbial at more or less one level isn't nearly as exciting as more or less tight plus BIG dynamics. You can lead the way and they will follow. Excited people buy more beverages. I think you would quite like playing less gigs for more money.

??? They ask for donations for a "flasher" band while the local donkeys are playing, alongside another bucket for the donkeys? Yeah, nah, just pay me what I am worth and leave it out! One bucket for me if it works out I get what I am worth on average. I get that they don't want to ever take a bath on engaging high priced bands. But no, two buckets not happening. You need to talk them off that idea. The average quality of band will go down not up. There is only so much in the pockets of the members for entertainment. Donkey pay will have to go down to pay flash bands. Are you that keen to play there that you can watch 100 quid go to some future hotshots' fee when dollars to donuts most of it would have gone in your bucket? Imagine when there's as much in each after you packed the joint. No hotshot band is going to pack it any more than you just did and they are going to get that bonus. Far cough. They will have to punt the flash band paying for the door and standard gig fees for the joint. If they can draw door paying outsiders the tipping members won't mind paying up front.

Good enough reason to be an early elimination anyway. You could argue you are only completing the instrument of its missing part if you wanted to stay in the comp. Much like putting a bridge on a guitar that you bought last year missing a bridge? Someone upgrading their bow would have to take the elimination on the chin? Bows are very personal things so I would go as far as giving them a complete pass if I was in charge. I guess another question could be does the acquisition fall under GAS or keeping your end up. I don't need any new gear to keep my end up but I could ride my motorbike to rehearsal with a little cab saving a lot of fuel. Good job I already have all the bits and a pass

How about seeing if you can get to the end of January by not browsing pedals? Those look what other shoppers looked at windows need to be banned. Scroll on by!

If you can't get a good sound after it goes through the diggity gizmo maybe you need to play about with the diggity gizmo some more.

My fretless mysteriously broke a string so I had to play the whole show on DB. Some of the trombone players probably noticed but nobody said anything.

Sez you. Two of every bass? Get outta town!

I dunno. It's definitely got sTyLe. May it grow on you.

Afaik Peavey only support the stuff they made, if that.

Suspect looking is the word.

Less jazz improv in my world once I realized the name of the tune is usually in the chorus. So it goes like so: Next tune is... Blind panic. 1. Remember chorus. 2.3. Remember going back into to verse. 4. Go.

I may be missing feet. You wouldn't want my new cab to go around with no shoes would you?

So long as you don't raise them so high that the strings strike them you should be fine. It is going to sound more meaty but I figure that's what you want.

I have already collected everything to build a rehearsal cab aside from paint. I think I shall give myself a pass. Not buying any more ampy gadgets is the goal. Not buying any more basses should be no problem at all.

Nothing on my radar. In. Exceptions for anything DIY built?

Your sketch is a good start but a little bit too basic. It appears identical to my 1518 port grill interface jobbies. The tube comes through the baffle from inside the cab. Last I measured it had a 4" internal diameter but OP can confirm. The inside is less important than the outside measure of the tube. The ring trim adds just a little to the port as it mostly sits around the port tube to provide a clean look to the grill. It needs to finish the last 1/8" of collar with the same ID as the tube and the remaining ID of the collar that is doing the grabbing of the tube has to be the same as the OD of the tube, or ever so slightly less for fitting and glueing.

Plenty big. The port is 4" diameter.

Depending on how much you love your guitarist you have next year's Christmas present sorted.

Look at it this way. Plug it in. It's on and you know it it's working and the settings haven't been moved. One LESS thing to check = bonus.

If I pick up my bass and play loud right now my neighbours that have to work in the morning will be nervous I might keep it up. Best not.

I bet you walk into a room and have already forgotten why too. Don't ask me how I know.

Key info gap. OP said both gains were near max. Over to OP when/if he gets back. Low pickup is an easy fix at zero cost. Replacing the pickup not so much. A preamp pedal with a mess of gain would surely sort it for very little as long as there is no impedance mismatch in play. Afaik the Elf has a pretty high input impedance so not likely to be part of the problem.

Same. The reason I can't play the rest is probably only that I haven't had the enthusiasm for them. It's amazing what you can get under your fingers when you are really into it, and then it's no big deal.

Off the bench to remind everyone doubling power only gets 3dB more each time until the coil starts to heat up. Then the increased coil resistance reduces the efficiency. Shortly after that you will generally run out of excursion and make farty noise. OP seemed pretty clear that the amp and cabs worked well aside from the one bass. New rig is way down the list. OP needs to chime in on his outlaw bass setup check.

Highly reminiscent but not as I remember it, would definitely do the job if I could read it on the fly. It would depend on the drummer having it down similar enough and probably jamming it out the both.