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The SWR MM pre amp i run sounds great with the Bergs i have (HD112 & HD210) I'm not selling it anymore, so this isn't self promotion! You are more than welcome to try my SWR out though

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1414418014' post='2589064'] His forehead is now very closely mic'd and making some very strange noises. Still frantically playing behind the obliviously-thrashing guitarist, I try and right the mic stand with a foot. The stand is now mic'ing the drummer's shoulder.[/quote] Hahaha that made me laugh. Best and worst thing thats happened to me - We were 16 or 17 in a punk/rock/pop kind of band. First gig and we were getting hyped up to really go for it. Drummer clicks us in, and we start, overly enthusiastic, running and jumping anywhere there is space. Before the four bar intro ends, we somehow manage to blow a fuse and everything goes dead apart from the drums. Still dont know what happened. Highly embarrassing at the time. But later we kind of got known for being the band that played so hard we blew the fuses! Even though thats utter tosh, it still makes me smile. Incidentally, Bullet for my valentine, before they were called bullet for my valentine were headlining that gig. I think if we hadnt blown the fuses we would be multi millionaires like they are now

I would say this could point to your overall technique. Does your arm move at the shoulder when your slapping? Because the movement should all be at your wrist. Pronating and supinating. Im not sure if these terms are relevant for the wrist, but basically what i mean is your wrist should "roll" towards your body, and away from your body. You dont need to move at the elbow or the shoulder. Obviously there will be some movement there, as your not a statue, but it shouldnt be a purposeful movement to acheive the "slap and pop" If you feel you are doing this, and your shoulder is still giving you "flashes", you may have problems with your back..... Fingers crossed its not your back though

Id buy another pair of Bergs. Best sound from any cab i've had. And id try and find a way to get my SWR Pre amp and power amp in a smaller package, because that is my only complaint with it. Again, love the sound. I have a Genz 6.0 as my backup that is great aswel. Just doesnt get a look in, so i'd hope that it was the Genz that got stolen i suppose!!

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My 6.0 has arrived. Had a little play, but only at low volume. So i'll reserve my opinions for when ive cranked it. Practice on Sunday should be when i get a chance

Thanks everyone. Lots of good points raised. We have a gig tonight, so I'll show the boys this thread and we will decide from there. Hopefully no Bugattis or Ming vases in tonight's location

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1413543924' post='2579303'] p.s. is the V - VII - IV thing relevant to chord this? sorry if that sounds daft, I never learned what those were... [/quote] This is referring to the order in which the notes of a given scale are played. For example if the song is in Cmajor, then "V - VII -IV" would be G (5th note in Cmajor scale) - B (7th note in CMajor) - F (4th in C Major) Hope that makes sense