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Good luck with the rehearsal tonight. When is your next gig?

There have been few threads recently about this. There are plenty of options if you want to raise your cab / speakers. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/270056-raising-small-cabs-off-the-ground/page__p__2873536__hl__lifting%20cab__fromsearch__1#entry2873536 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/262922-lifting-your-bass-cab-off-the-floor/page__hl__lifting%20cab http://basschat.co.uk/topic/256664-sitting-cab-on-top-of-flight-case/page__p__2702282__hl__lifting%20cab__fromsearch__1#entry2702282

Good advice from colgraff. I too play in a 1 guitar rock covers band. I use an octaver if the original song needs it and for the occasional flurry to the dusty end for some variety. I also have a chorus pedal that comes on for a few songs. You don't need to go too mad with pedals. Get a good level and a sound that can cut through and fill the space. Make sure you and the drummer are super tight. Have fun. I have always enjoyed a 1 guitar band and i'm sure you will too.

I have recently changed to D'Addario Pro Steel strings and am suitably impressed with them. I too play fingerstyle & with a pick. I then completely changed my rig and they still sound great. I have used Rotosound Nickel rounds and Elites before but am happy to stick with the D'Addario's

Our band has a pair of EV ZLX15P active PA speakers. We are a 4 piece, vox, guitar, bass/bv & drums. It was a step up from passive speakers and power amp. The vocals, guitar and bass drum always go through. On very rare occasions myself and the drum overhead need to go through. We play small to medium pubs and this is enough. There is still some volume left on the back of the active speakers. A sub would beef the sound up but for us and the places we play it's not worth the extra expense and equipment.

I have 2 and they are very useful. There is a good YouTube video for tuning them. Check tuning before each gig and off you go. Some good tips already posted. Once you get used to them its all good.

My old Trace AH200 running at 4 ohms was loud enough for most pub gigs without PA support and I rarely went past 2 on the main volume output.

They were very good. Ok now. 4 is the max but possibly 1 or 2 too many. Mind you I can't real talk as we do 4 ACDC songs in our set.

I have recent;y bought a Retro Two10 of FuNkShUi. It came with the glue and stick kit. I have applied it and will see how long it lasts, but i will be living with it. Great sounding cab.

It's a great song and a good bass line. We do it in our band. I suggest learning it properly, it's not too difficult. Don't be tempted to make bits of it up and be a bit lame. I have heard bass players do this and it's not good IMO. And as others have said, use a pick.

Shameless plug. I'm selling my AH200 on here. It is flight casesed wirh a TE UV light but im able to sell them all separately. Trace stuff is great. I have just bought va TC classic 450 and am very happy with that too.

I sold my compressor pedal to Scott. A pleasure to deal with. Fast payer and good coms.

Interesting. I originally had a clear perspex one for my Ray which is great. I now have a mirrored one. I might dig out the clear one and come up with something for a change at times.

Not sure about 6 or 9 at time, i must confess.

Thanks guys. I'm going to go with my initial thoughts. Standard AmpGuard cover with place holder strap under. I too will have it in the back of a car with everything else. Pockets will get in the way and my gig bags have all my leads. Will probably pass on the logo as it will not be see much.

I'm thinking of buying a cover for my Barefaced Two 10 which i recently bought off here. I'm curious to know what options are popular with those how have bought or ordered them. AmpGuard, FoamGuard or DustGuard cover Seam Bining Colour Cable Pocket Placeholder Strap Board Pouches Handle Hole Flaps Obviously it's down to personal preference. My initial thoughts are, is the FoamGuard worth going for in addition to the AmpGuard. The placeholder strap looks handy. I don't need cable pockets or handle hole flaps.

I recently bought a pack of 3 from strings direct as they were on offer so i thought i'd give them a go. They seem fine to me and i would consider getting them again. You don't say what you make of them.

I bought a Barefaced cab off Kert. He was very helpful throughout the transaction and most accommodating in meeting up to complete the sale.