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My thoughts exactly (exact-lee?).

It isn't. However, it is a "version" of one, including the black TRC.

No. Covers bands hopefully play music people want to hear, and venues will pay for them to perform in order to bring punters through the doors of their venues. Never been a fan of playing covers personally, and it looks like I'm not alone in that respect. However, if you do play covers, be prepared for the "you didn't play it like the original/my personal favourite version".

Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith

Them Bones - Alice in Chains

Enjoy your new bass. 👍

Ball of Molten Lead - Yob

Too Late Too Late - Motorhead

Just had a look at the Glasgow date, and it says that you get a copy of the book with the ticket price.

Obviously have copies of the recorded music, though there are a couple of missing items (early band demo's & gig tapes), got a few magazines with interviews & promotion stuff and pics.

Absolutely. 👍

Yup, me too. Though I am GAS-ing a little for an 8 string (octave course, of course).

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Never Again - Discharge

Seven by Seven - Hawkwind

Not enough. We made the singer responsible for it, and he's a bit too enthusiastic...

And there was me thinking I was free of GAS and responding to this thread... Lo and behold, I have a new obsession with 8 string (octave course) basses... And the D-Roc... And...

Like everyone else has said, give Ashdown a call, and they'll sort something out.

I'm happy with the gear I have, but it doesn't stop me from looking.

Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy

And is exactly this quandary that lead me to start the post in the first place. 99% of the places we play, the on-stage monitoring is either pitiful or non-existent, we don't own our own PA and so the "in-ear" option is out of the window (due to hearing issues, I'd rather wear earplugs than in-ears anyway). Though I think we all agree, that most manufacturer's of Bass amps/cabs will not be producing powered cabs in any great volume any time soon.

Was listening to a lot of mainstream stuff, and only just starting to dip my proverbial toe into the heavier stuff. Rush, Black Sabbath, Dio, Hawkwind, Marillion, The Cult/Death Cult/Southern Death Cult, Toyah, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Status Quo, The Damned, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Saxon, Tygers oPT, etc, etc. Was only just starting to hear about bands like Metallica, Slayer & Anthrax, Discharge, Crass & Subhumans.

Born in the USA - Springsteen

Indeed, being in a band that plays smaller venues with reasonable PA's, but the monitoring isn't great, mixed with a loud drummist and a guitarist that is usually not loud enough to complete with the drummer (yes! they do exist!), having a backline is important. We're not a "pro" band, that owns a PA, we're reliant on our backline. I remember looking at that, didn't realise that they'd dropped it from the range. Bass Direct have those GR's in, £1,145 for the 350w & £1,325 for the 800w. There's a 1x10 for £795. I guess I'll just carry on using the "Effects Return" on my trusty old Ashdown combo.