Trueno Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 New band, new amp. Sold my Mark Bass after quitting gigging for good (or so I thought) so decided to go for something lightweight but completely different. Although it looks a bit of a mini-beast, it's crazy light... it even feels a touch lighter than my practice amp. I've only had a quick thump on it, just to check everything's working, but will need to try out properly in the rehearsal room next week... I'll get a workable tone and go from there. Very pleased so far... tonewise, weightwise... and it won't look quite so silly as the Mark Bass when standing between two guitar half-stacks. The good news is that it's too hardcore for my boxroom/practice space, so I get to keep my much-loved Orange Crush 50. The bad news... it sounds so good with my Squier Jag SS that I may have to de-GAS myself. Very nearly pulled the trigger on a Black Friday Vintera Mustang. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Nice! Congrats on returning to gigging with a rumble! Tell us a bit about the new band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 They've got a Rumble at the new rehearsal room I go too. JMJ Mustang sounds great through it. Pull that trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Thanks, guys Back to plan A on the GAS. Control myself and go along to a music shop and try some stuff. I think a Mustang is on the cards sometime... regret selling my CIJ Mustang years ago. I think it's better to get used to the amp first. The new band. I've been with these guys before but they've got rid of the pain in the a*** keyboard player and got a new singer who's also a good guitarist. It's classic rock, but also some not-so-usual stuff... Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Tom Petty. I left them originally because they didn't do enough gigs, but that suits me now. It's relaxed, no egos, no ambition-mismatches... they also have a strict limit on only one fag break per rehearsal (I don't smoke). So far so good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Keep an eye out for the matching extension cab -in the classifieds, both together make for a killer rig. I find I have to back off the bass a bit but I can always get a great sound. I did replace the horrible Fender logo with one of the older style blackface logos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 I've already been looking for extension cabs... heh! heh! It's on the GAS backburner at the moment. I had an extension cab for my previous Mark Bass amp, but found I didn't need it very often. But if I found the type of gigs we do need the rig... I'd get one. I love the tolex covering and silver face look btw. I used to end up hoovering all the gig detritus off the Mark Bass woolly covering (I'm a bit weird that way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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