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    Hi all, our band has been approached to play a gig at a fairly new venue towards the end of the year, c. 500 capacity, all good. The only thing is the venue is apparently insisting on us using their own backline. Our guitarist is a bit iffy about this as she has a Boss Katana modelling amp and uses her footswitch to change modes during our set, but I'm guessing for bass gear they're likely to have something fairly standard like a Fender, Ampeg, etc., and obviously I can use my pedalboard, so I'm not overly worried. I'm just wondering what others' experiences of such arrangements have been, if there are any pitfalls to this approach, any etiquette I need to be aware of, etc.
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    I've taken to using Simandl fingering for the lower frets to save stretching my tiny fingers. This means a lot more shifting, but so far I seem to be dealing with it.
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    I haven't looked inside but I in line with what others have said my V7 is quiet as a mouse tiptoeing while wearing velvet slippers.
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    In general probably no more than about £7-800, but for a special one-off treat I think something in the region of £1800 would be my limit. Unless I won the lottery, in which case my order to the Sadowsky NYC workshop would be going in the day the winnings hit my bank account!
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    Oh, almost certainly now, given that photo was taken in the early part of last year and he's now fully grown!
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    The cab would certainly be less expensive and bitey than the puppy, but would give much less emotional return. I think the puppy wins out easily
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    These are great little gadgets. GLWTS!
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    Must. Ignore. Don't. Need...
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    I was going to say the same. I currently have an ABM-500 paired with a Barefaced Two10 and it sounds looooooooooooooovely. Hoping to upgrade to the ABM-600-EVO-IV in a few months when funds allow as the 500 is only on loan.
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    Originally purchased by me from @nikon F of this parish (with more than a little assistance from @Merton and his sister), an Ashdown MAG 410T Deep cab for sale. The cab works very well, but I had the chance to acquire a Barefaced Two10s so this is now surplus to requirements. I've only gigged it once and it's lovely, but alas it's a bit too heavy for this 300lb weakling. Currently missing a corner protector which disappeared during a band rehearsal before Christmas but I'll replace this and provide spares. Some specs: Dimensions: 25.8" (h) x 23.8" (w) x 16.5" (d) Frequency Response: 60Hz - 20kHz Impedance: 8Ω Power Handling: 350W continuous Speakers: 4x10" + tweeter SPL: 101dB 1W @ 1m Weight: 60.6 lbs
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    Low End Lobster wrapped carpet tape around his. As long as you use something that means the machine head isn't going to wobble about then you could use pretty much anything, I believe.
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    It was a sad day when Shaun Keaveny left the breakfast show.
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    Yeah, I think we're narrowing our stuff down to a core set of tunes and then others we can mix and match depending on the gig, how the singer's voice is doing, etc. It's trying to mix things up which is the challenge. We play two Blur songs and play both as part of our set. I suggested we might do one or the other, as my feeling is that if a cover band plays two tunes from the same artist it smacks of a lack of imagination, but that suggestion was swiftly shot down.
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    This sounds familiar. I joined a cover band about 8 months ago and the band are desperate for new material (it's a running joke amongst the regular crowd that our set list hasn't changed for quite some time). In that time I've probably suggested 100+ new songs we could do, and so far only three are being considered.
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    Yep, our band won't do any Oasis because the singer "hate[s] them Manc tw@ts" (most of the band is from Yorkshire, I'm the only one from the "wrong" side of the Pennines). We've got two Blur tunes in our repertoire though. Having Blur tunes, no matter how fun the bass lines are to play, and no Oasis offends me because a) I'm northern and b) I have an irrational dislike of Alex "playing bass is easy" James (although he does make some bloody nice cheese).
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    I Shot The Sherrif - Bob Marley
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    How do you find the Sadowsky (and I'm glad I'm not the only one whose brain immediately went to Tesco)? I keep veering between wanting one and thinking I should save up for a second-hand Japanese one (or go for the one brand new one still on sale - not saying where though!), or go a different route entirely.
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    Shutupshutupshutup
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    GLWTS, I've just acquired one of these and it's awesome.
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    Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones
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    How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
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    I Touch Myself - Divinyls
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    Unfortunately a spendy Christmas means I'm not immediately interested, so have at it.
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    Welcome, Jon!
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    If it's not too far away I can recommend two Cornwall-based folks: Julyan Wallis (The Guitar Doctor) in Penzance (now featured on BBC's The Repair Shop), and Chris at Tube 'N Truss in St Dennis who is also a wizard at servicing and repairing vintage tube amps.
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