Mykesbass

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1425069632' post='2703720'] I'm on the Romney Marsh! Baaaaa!! [/quote] Let me know if you are gigging this way (Sussex), and if I'm around I could bring it along.

If I can borrow Sk8's post for a minute, where is the best place to put the drive in this set up, before or after the octave pedal? I use an a/b splitter, micro pog and cheapo overdrive pedal on the octave up, going through guitar amp.

Why not fill the forms in? You may say it is a pittance, but how long does it take? If you don't claim it your share gets divided up by all those who can be bothered to fill the forms in.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1425067297' post='2703681'] I really like that!. And am jealous lol. Also thankfully not some horrid 5 string thing [/quote] Was just thinking how gorgeous a five string fretless would look

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1425060294' post='2703567'] Just thinking ahead - and looking forward to hearing the OP's experience - would this be the cab to add to my Rumble 500 combo if I choose to expand down the line? [/quote] Well it has been made to match so should do the trick. Whereabouts in Kent are you?

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1425034676' post='2703156'] Pics or it never happened [/quote] Will do if I can see it on the night - one of those "let's squeeze the band into that tiny little alcove" type gigs

A luthier I know once had a Pensa Suhr in to do some work on and was surprised to find the neck and neck pocket stamped Warmoth.

Gigging it tomorrow night - will report back.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1424952070' post='2702227'] Anyone else read this: [url="http://peavey.com/news/index.cfm/id/816/Peavey%20Responds%20to.html"]http://peavey.com/ne...ponds%20to.html[/url] [/quote] Yes, saw that before I saw the episode. Doesn't take away the fact that they messed up the handling of the redundancies weeks after they had been getting all misty eyed about not communicating well with the workforce.

Just watched the programme - ooh, they did make a mess of it - last two minutes to undo a whole documentary's worth of great PR!

Sorry to hear about your best mate Elles. As for the covers/pubs scene in Sussex, I've just left a long established band as the gigs were getting thin on the ground and the ones we were doing, as KevB noted, the audience is dwindling. Just started up a new band and we're doing a lot of legwork, including some freebies for a biker charity to get our name out there.

Do you really need so many power options with the valve head? Surely two would have everything covered? Also another yes to the Plexi head (Hughes & Kettner have something similar) but would need some convincing on the cab.

Hah, the first time in ages that I had a really clear cut choice, then I find we're choosing three!

Nice, glad you got one.

There's a pinned thread in General Discussion with advice from some seasoned travellers.

The Beatles

Need to update that signature "I'm a one bass man!" Nice looking bass!

Aw, it reverts to being common or garden "rare" in the description ☹

All the best with the recuperation Ray. Another amp and speakers here, other systems always seem a little unnatural to me. Oh, and another vinyl evangelist I'm afraid!!

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1424188740' post='2693627'] Probably because like any trade or skill, you learn from watching others and this is how it is usually done. As drums are often the most acoustic instrument on stage, it does make sense to get them under control first and then add things to them, but as with any artistic endeavour, I don't believe that there should be any rules on this, and if you (as in the engineer) want to start by checking the organists pedal board, then do it and stand by your sound. Also, in my experience, once guitarists and bassists, keyboards etc have plugged in and start to sound check, they want to start widdling around and won't shut up when you want to get to the drums. However, they will often sit together as a group offstage waiting for the drummer to do his thing if he's first. Cheddatom is totally correct though, there is no reason why kick drum and bass can't live together, and loudly. My issue I was talking about was these huge rigs where the thump of the kick was whacking you in the chest and making you nauseous, and it was detracting from the rest of the sound. [/quote] Interesting points.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424186443' post='2693593'] and a German Rockabilly band we did a tour with. Their sound checks were a complete eye-opener. Instead of starting with the drums, they started by getting the vocals as clear and loud as they could and then mixed in all the other instruments underneath. The instrumentation was fairly complex - drums bass, two guitars, sax and three-part vocals, but everything had its own space and the vocals were load and clear without feedback. [/quote] I've often wondered (as a non-sound engineer) why this doesn't happen more often - after all, how many people go to a show thinking "Oh, I'm really looking forward to the bass drum sound tonight?" I'm sure most sound engineers will come up with plausible arguments for doing it their way but great to hear somebody is bucking the trend and getting it right.

Had this for a few days now but first time using it at rehearsal last night. I've been using a lovely (apart from the shockingly bad vinyl covering) Purple Chili 112 for a good couple of years. Love the cab, warm, very light, yet great projection. The only problem was that I really wanted a second one, and to be honest, Hen's teeth don't come into it! So I decided to give one of the new Fender Rumbles a go, buying from Thomann on the reasoning that I could send it back if I didn't like it. A/B'd the cab with the Chili at home, and it sounded good, not quite as nice as the Chili, but pretty close, and being pragmatic, I don't think any audience member would notice the difference. So decided to keep the cab, sell mine to the other BC member who was chasing the last one up for sale on here (subs paid mods) and get a second matching Rumble. Tried the one cab tonight at rehearsal and really enjoyed it - in fact, I surprised myself by having the tweeter on low, and loving the extra clarity that little bit higher up (no wandering up the dusty end - D on the G string is as high as you'll find me)! Off to order the second one now, in time for the next gig. (oh, and at £240 great value too)!