Skybone

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.

Just a thought... With the prevalence of "out-board" pre-amp pedals / amp modelling gadgets, etc. I was wondering why amp manufacturer's haven't cottoned on to this and brought out a range of "power amp only amps / combo amps"? Especially ones with a choice of speaker sizes. Blackstar do the 1x15 Unity 250ACT, but no-one else does anything similar, especially one with 10" speakers/ Especially now we have lightweight and powerful neodymium magnet speakers, and Class D power amps, surely it's not too big an issue for them? There's plenty of FRFR amps out there, but they seem more geared towards our skinny-stringed brethren, and not to the low-end lothario's. @Ashdown Engineering Barefaced?

Likewise, just don't get Muse, so haven't listened to any of the bass lines.

Best amp for metal? Someone elses.

Whatever deals I can find for D'Addario Pro Steels, usually about £22, but they seem to have gone up quite a bit recently. Good job I have a few sets "in stock".