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My thanks to Nik & Colin too. Good to see some friends old & new. I arrived just as Jack's talk was ending so I'll be looking on You Tube and trying it out in the privacy of my home!

Logistics mean I will now only bring my MTD 535 as I have to come straight on from a family event. If anyone would like to try it, just ask. It'll be in a gig bag with Rudy's Music Shop on it if you're looking for me/it.

I use a Markbass LM II. I'm happy with it across a variety of basses from passive Fender Jazz to my MTD. I've had other amps but that was before I got my Super 12T. I do fancy trying an Aguilar or a Demeter with it one day. What sort of sound are you after?

Enjoying them on iPlayer now. Not classic but good & I expect will grow on me more. Enjoyed Sam Smith too. This has been the best episode of Later I've seen in quite a while.

Yep.....guitar owners are not necessarily guitar players.

I have also used GK, a Streamliner and MarkBass and have kept the latter. What I do prefer is the sound of the 500w analog power section to the digital 800w. I have never needed to run my LM2 over half way on the master so this suits me fine. I do fancy trying a TTE 500 at some point but that's GAS for you!

Also subscribed. Thanks Jack, I'm looking forward to adding some new twists and turns to my back maintenance regime.

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I know a guy who added grille cloth because the yellow wasn't right for blues. It sounded great as before. He removed the big logo too. Oh the things we do to please band leaders...... :-)

How about natural with a tort headstock and a LPB pick guard? :-D

I found the answer to this, particularly when I was learning to do long double bass gigs, is to turn the amp up and play with a much lighter touch. The fatigue in both hands is greatly reduced and I prefer the tone.

I empathise with your situation. You don't say how you move the bass about. My bass bag has wheels on it which means I rarely have to carry it. I regularly walk for 5-10 mins pushing the bass along to one central London venue that you can't park near to. I certainly couldn't carry it that far! If you don't have wheels, I would recommend them as I would be in the same place as you without them.

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1403606573' post='2484322'] One word - endorsements! [/quote] I suspect most bass players at festivals will use IEMs and feed a DI to the PA so what kind of bass amp is on stage is irrelevant to what the crowd hears. It's likely to be whatever they endorse or whatever the promoter provides, as others have said.

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1403606573' post='2484322'] One word - endorsements! [/quote] I suspect most bass players at festivals will IEMs and feed a DI to the PA so what kind of bass amp is on stage is irrelevant to what the crowd hears. It's likely to be whatever they endorse or whatever the promoter provides, as others have said.

[quote name='geoham' timestamp='1402951160' post='2478298'] Got the job! [/quote] Great news, congratulations!