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I've (briefly) played a Duke Peacemaker and the build quality and sound was very good. If I was in the market for a new bass, I'd be looking at the Two-Tone or the Duke Special - I've not heard anything about composite basses that would encourage me to pay the additional cost. If you need tough, touring workhorse....that's what laminate basses are for!

The linings, scroll, tuners and proportions look a lot like my East German Musima. Loads of them were imported in the 70s as high school level basses, so they're not uncommon. They're good, solid, ply instruments - real workhorses.

The F-Deck HPF or one of its clones is excellent - but the power bank is a lot cheaper.

It was the S1 pro system rather than the S1 Pro + that I've used. Two were provided for a little open mic stage at a festival I was doing sound at - the volume they put out was unbelievable for the size.

Looks like Behringer's answer to the Bose S1? The Bose is an amazing bit of kit, but it's £700, so it's unlikely that the Behringer will be anywhere close, performance wise. Still, at £200, its worth having a go.

I've just bought one of these, arriving in a week or so. I'm quite excited. Our regular PA bloke has just bought a Yamaha DM-3 so it'll be interesting to compare the two, allowing for the Yam costing twice as much as the A&H....

Did they drag it through the sea all the way to New York?

🙄 I usually sent the FOH a full reange (pre-preamp) signal and use the HPF for the feed to my amp. Then came the gig on Weston Pier where the PA company had put about 8 subs under the stage.... the low end was ridiculous -the soundpersons were backslappng each other about how sick'nbitchin' the bass sound was, while on stage, my bass was vibrating like a rampant rabbit and completely unplayable. Now I only send the non-HPF/full signal to FOH engineers that I know can do a proper job.

For clamping to a tripod stand?

I switched from a Bassmax to Krivo after a disastrous gig (sound-wise) in a pub in Wimbourne in 2015 and have never regretted it. I never liked that annoying mid range honky thing that piezos have anyway... Yes, solo'd, the Krivo sounds less natural but it cuts through in the mix, it goes loud and you can be heard. I've had plenty of engineers (live and recording) and other bands comment on how audible my bass is in the mix and how it pretty much still sounds like a double bass. Not once has anyone complained about my sound not being 'my bass only louder' - at least not to my face.

We book a lot of acts for our festivals through Midnight Mango - the director, Matt, is pretty genuine about bands and music

My amp tone is dominated by mids and treble for this very reason - too much low end and I either can't hear the note with enough definition to pitch properly or I get feedback. The PA gets a full range signal from the DI out on my Fishman pre, then the signal goes throgh the HPF and out to my amp, so it's only me who hears the trebly sound. Everyone else gets the full range signal back from the desk in their monitors/IEMs. My monitor has no bass signal from the desk to prevent feedback. On a decent stage that isn't too boomy, I can increase the low end in my amp enough to have a fairly satisfying, full sound, but otherwise I just suck up the lack of low end and trust it sounds good out front.

This is my setup: Krivo magnetic pickup into a Fishman pre with HPF. DI signal without the HPF goes to the PA, amp out signal goes to the amp/MAS 45 cab, which sits on a X/keyboard stand at chest/shoulder height. A HPF is essential for defeating feedback in my opinion - I wouldn't gig without one.

I sometimes use IEM with a Behringer Powerplay headphone amp running off the 'amp output' socket of my Fishman preamp. The PA gets a signal from the DI on the preamp. My K&M X stand goes pretty high - not head height but certainly chest height.

My first suggestion would be to get your amp off the floor and up to shoulder/head height. I use a keyboard 'X' stand, others use PA speaker tripods. The stand won't have a bigger footprint than the amp itself, so if your amp fits on stage, the amp on a stand will fit on a stage. Next, use a preamp with a high pass filter (HPD) to take out the sub 80hz rumble that is the main cause of feedback. If you're still getting feedback, then mute/block the f-holes. You shouldn't need to change your pickup unless the band is stupid loud, and I can't see how a jazz band would get stupid loud. If, however, the issue is that you just need to hear yourself better, then I'd suggest trying a wired IEM setup using the line out or headphone out from your amp. You can then keep the amp volume low or even dispense with the onstage amp completely and just use a preamp like the Fishman platinum pro to send signal to the PA and to your IEMs

I noticed that with Caspian, though they were on the Yohkai stage - the kick and snare were really overpowering the rest of the band.

If it's heavy gunk, then isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) followed by lemon oil.

⅖ of The Wurzels are over 80 and still doing 60+ gigs a year. They do look a bit tired mind.

It would be tricky doing Saturday with a melted face.

I don't get back from holiday until early Friday AM, so going on Saturday only. Mogwai, ASIWYFA abd Bossk 😃

I had a SWB fretless for a couple of years, it's now with @3below. Its a great bass - I couldn't fault the build quality, components, finish or sound. Ultimately, I found the neck too shallow for my personal tastes, and I have three double basses, so kinda got the fretless thing covered.... If I didn't have a bass space limit then it would still be hanging on my wall.

I reckons your Thomann22 is a better bass than the Gewa. If you don't also. need your bass for another band/style then it's easier (IME) to work with a new setup on a bass you already know. If your heart's set on a bass just for slap, then have a look at The Double Bass Room for an old East German/Musima ply - those things can take a real beating and will set you back about £1000

I have a Roland Bass micro cube which is...OK. In busking situations I've tended to use it more for my own monitoring and relying on my bass' natural projection against an unamped acoustic guitar. The best lightweight/battery busking setup I've used with the whole band amped was using a small mixing desk into an array of Roland street cubes and the bass cube, but collectively that setup cost close to £500, so not exactly budget. The best solution for overall sound was using our Yamaha powered PA tops, small mixer and a small petrol generator, but that wasn't exactly portable. Do you need to amplify just your bass alone or is everyone in the band amping up?

At the Jam Jar last September?