A cheeky ask... Lend me your BIG rig!

[discreet]

[b]A cheeky ask... Lend me your BIG rig! [SE London][/b]

Well now, this is the thing... today I passed an audition for a balls-out rock band. YAY! All well and good... but the drummer likes to hit his drums [i]really really[/i] hard, and the guitarist has... some serious kit, shall we say. THEY ARE [i]LOUD![/i]

For the first time ever, my gear has proved to be sadly lacking in the POWER department! Boo!

And as I'm 'between jobs', I can't just go out and buy that Ampeg rig I've been having GAS for recently.

So you know which way this is going... and I [i]do[/i] realise it's a bit of a cheeky long shot... but...

Does anyone have a BIG, very LOUD bass rig cluttering up the place? You know, the one your missus is always complaining about? The one you never use, as it's way too loud and is far too much faff to cart around since you've had the knee problem?

If this is you - then I ask most humbly - could I possibly [i]borrow [/i]it for a bit? Any reasonable guarantee given... if I bend it, I mend it, and so on. I'm in SE London. Thank you from the heart of my bottom!

* Gets behind sofa and awaits hail of derision and insults *

Edited April 29, 2012 by discreet

[Roland Rock]

Has Wayne shifted that 8 x 10 yet? It was going for peanuts

Edited April 29, 2012 by Roland Rock

[discreet]

Thought of that, but I believe it's sold now, unfortunately. Thanks, though.

[warwickhunt]

There is still the offer on ebay of brand new Marshall 8x10's available for £150; though I do realise that you say you are skint, you'd need to get something soon so this could make sense if you can sell your present cab and put that towards an 8x10. However... the obvious answer is educate the band to turn down!

[discreet]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1335717508' post='1634950']
...the obvious answer is educate the band to turn down!
[/quote]

I know! But I have to tell you this is very unlikely to happen! Thanks for the info.

[4 Strings]

For the bottom you'll be welcome to use my Hartke PRO1800 monster until someone wants to buy it, no real rush there. Its amazingly deep and loud.

[dannybuoy]

I'd invest in some decent custom fit earplugs too while you're at it!

[discreet]

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1335718209' post='1634958']
I'd invest in some decent custom fit earplugs too while you're at it!
[/quote]

I'm seriously glad I remembered to take mine to the audition. I'd be dead by now, otherwise. Really.

[discreet]

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1335719199' post='1634977']
No Pa to go through ?
[/quote]

Yes - but I'm never going to be heard on stage with what I've got now. Not even any use as a monitor in this situation.

[discreet]

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1335718062' post='1634954']
For the bottom you'll be welcome to use my Hartke PRO1800 monster until someone wants to buy it, no real rush there.
[/quote]

Thank you! PM sent.

[discreet]

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1335719360' post='1634982']
Cluckin eel where you playin, Wembley
[/quote]

You'll certainly be able to hear us in Wembley.

[leftybassman392]

You wanna borrow my PJB Flightcase? It's got 150 watts...........

[seashell]

All this sounds really exciting discreet. Bloody well done! I'm all a tremble!

[gary mac]

Well done Mark. Good luck with the loaners

[discreet]

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1335720747' post='1634999']
All this sounds really exciting discreet. Bloody well done! I'm all a tremble!
[/quote]

Thanks, Shell! So am I, but I think it's concussion.

[lowdown]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1335716016' post='1634917']
today I passed an audition for a balls-out rock band. YAY! All well and good... but the drummer likes to hit his drums [i]really really[/i] hard, and the guitarist has... some serious kit, shall we say. THEY ARE [i]LOUD![/i]
[/quote]

Is it safe to have your Gonads out around loud music ?



Garry

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1335722384' post='1635032']
Is it safe to have your Gonads out around loud music ?



Garry
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[IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/NakedGuitars.jpg[/IMG]

[discreet]

I fully expected to get the bum's rush for posting this thread, and quite rightly so, but once again the BassChat community has stepped up to the plate and our own Mr Happy Jack has sorted me out with an 1100W rig...

Thanks very much, Jack. And thanks to everyone else who posted here and sent PMs to selflessly offer their prized gear to a total stranger! I'm really quite amazed at the spirit of community on this forum and am very touched and humbled. Thanks again. Better go, or I'll start to blub in a minute... *bottom lip tremble*

Edited April 29, 2012 by discreet

[WalMan]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1335722943' post='1635044']
I fully expected to get the bum's rush for posting this thread, and quite rightly so, but once again the BassChat community has stepped up to the plate and our own Mr Happy Jack has sorted me out with an 1100W rig...

Thanks very much, Jack. And thanks to everyone else who posted here and sent PMs to selflessly offer their prized gear to a total stranger! I'm really quite amazed at the spirit of community on this forum and am very touched and humbled. Thanks again. Better go, or I'll start to blub in a minute... *bottom lip tremble*
[/quote]Well lets be fair you've been cluttering up the place for a while I suspect it would probably have been different if you'd joined yesterday & had a post count of 2

[discreet]

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1335723274' post='1635056']
Well lets be fair you've been cluttering up the place for a while
[/quote]

[lowdown]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1335722483' post='1635035']

[/quote]

Morris Dancing don't count.


Garry

[Gust0o]

I'm miles away, but would have happily have offered you the loan of my gear. I've always wanted to own someone's soul, so I think it would have been a good deal



Glad you got sorted. You joined the Heathrow band, or something?

[Silvia Bluejay]

Aw, what a great thread. Good to hear you're sorted, discreet. Now we want to know when and where you're playing live with that band, and we'll be there in our jeans and leather jackets to cheer and sing along - devil's horns optional but ready for deployment if appropriate

Edited April 29, 2012 by bluejay

[Happy Jack]

So ... [i][b]how [/b][/i]near Wembley will you be playing?

[Clarky]

Wicked news mate! Sorry I haven't got anything big and loud in the rig dept otherwise I'd happily sling it your way, given I'm gigging acoustic-y stylee currently. Anyways. spill all on the band!!!