Mykesbass

Chris, you probably had the pleasure of playing some decent gigs earlier in your career - I'm a late developer

Following on from the end of last year's tour - this Saturday sees the biggest gig of my playing career. Not bad for an old duffer! We'll be on the Introducing Stage at the Great British Rock & Blues Festival in Skegness. Anywhere between 600 and 1,000 proper die-hard music fans there for the likes of 9 Below Zero, FM, Saxon and many others. Good fun this original music lark!

Fantastic Negrito is the first act in a long time that I've listened to on repeat.

See you there!

Join the queue 😎

Brandon Boone anyone?

I'd be very happy if Oteil steps in for the Palladium show.

Sad news. I also contacted him during a quest for a preamp, and likewise got a prompt, friend reply.

It's the open pore I struggle with - sweaty paws 😩

I don't get on with the necks, otherwise I think I would have succumbed ages ago - great quality and value.

I heard a demo of one of these (5 string) - haven't been able to find it again, but it has given me serious gas for the Nordstrand Big Singles - they sound fabulous! Great looking bass to go with the great sounding pickups!

Full report (even down to the strings) or you can't call yourself a true Gear Stalker! (copyright the late Pete Academy I believe)

Quick update. We had our first rehearsal since the tour, so I took this along as the supplied bass gear is typical of rehearsal rooms - a bit of an afterthought. I plugged the Genzler into one of the room's Hartke Transporter 410s and it still sounded pretty damned great!! Not particularly loud, and one of the cones was farting, but so much better than when I've used my Carvin or their matching Hartke head.

Not a band name, but I'm sure someone on here had the tag line "your dad would like us" - anyone own up to this classic?

Serious question, would a looped signal (basically a recording) interact with the amp in exactly the same way as the live signal?

Twice in the ten or so years I have been back gigging. First time, total failure of an early Yamaha class D job, ended up playing quietly through a Peavey guitar amp to get through the set. Second time, just a week ago, was on a small tour and the IEC from my main amp got cleared up, probably by the PA guys. Problem is, it is a Fender Pro 800, with an unusual, high power IEC, not the standard. Didn't have a spare IEC but did have my Carvin as a back up (oh, and then went and bought a Genzler so had a back up to the back up - my excuse and I'm sticking to it) 😎

No, but have just bought the Genzler and it sounds great through my two Purple Chili 112s. Played it in some good size rooms. And got to hear two other bass players playing through it, very, very happy with it.

Between Ed Friedland "a guy who was referred to as the Bass Whisperer" and Dood you should have most things covered. Both do sensible reviews that show what the amp, and not they can do. Problem with amps, as I found in Bass Direct, is that they also depend so much on cabs and rooms, so will be even harder to judge no matter how good the video.

Now him and Phil Baugh on stage together would have been interesting!

Must check this out, and dig a few of their CDs out of my collection.

So, fully recovered now. Made a small loss ( not including loss of earnings) but had the best experience - playing to a paying audience who are actually there and want to listen to you! We have also picked up some really nice dates for next year, so job done! Thanks for the responses to the thread, nice to have the support of fellow bass players (especially when you are on a bill with a bass virtuoso)! Just got to put that Fender amp up for sale now 😎

Got a young guy called Sam.

Something happened with the booking at Corn Exchange. Got moved about 10 days ago. To be honest, this place is probably better for us.

Last night, in a very damp Stamford, but cool venue, the Voodoo Lounge. Gratuitous rig photo, including Shuker bass, and @obbm cables all round, plus the Genzler that sounded great at the Bullingdon last night.

Yes, seems that way. Sometimes think about taking a guitar, as there are sometimes not as many of them!