Hutton Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcooke Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I hate letting other bands use my gear... I put so much money into it and it's like a free ride for other bands with crap gear. You know what? I'm not having it anymore! They can buy their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hi Kev, can I borrow your bass ? I've already got your amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcooke Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 [quote name='Machines' post='103741' date='Dec 13 2007, 10:18 AM']Hi Kev, can I borrow your bass ? I've already got your amp [/quote] Sure....want me to lend you a pick too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well actually could you play the songs for me ? I didn't learn them properly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcooke Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 [quote name='Machines' post='103757' date='Dec 13 2007, 10:45 AM']Well actually could you play the songs for me ? I didn't learn them properly ![/quote] Ok.... I uh, forgot the pick though.... got 1p coin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 at our very first gig the headline band turned up and there guitarist had to use my guitarists...amp, pedals, leads, tuner, pick and even strap!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetbass Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 My 9 year old son cut his hand badly at 3pm today and I had to send my rig out to be used by.....the first band on,a Led Zep tribute and my replacement at the last minute! I`m really worried about my lad who is still in hospital...but equally worried about the pile of sh*te I might have as a rig tomorrow!! Does this make me a bad father?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Dave cruel yes...Bad....no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote name='jammie17' post='103633' date='Dec 12 2007, 11:41 PM']I have owned SVT's for over 30 years on and off, and the most important thing I can say is...let them COOL before moving them about. I usually will give my head at least a couple minutes to warm up before switching on the high voltage....but after your finished and are on standby for a while....when you turn your V4B off...it's NOT READY to move...give it at LEAST 5-10 minutes to cool down. [url="http://www.tweakshop.com/Tube%20care.html"]http://www.tweakshop.com/Tube%20care.html[/url] As for sharing, I have only shared one time in over 30 years. Everyone always had their own gear. And they demanded to play their own rigs.[/quote] Cheers for the tip there, the moving it thing is something i'd never knew or would have thought about before. Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Not sure where I am on this one. My rig was custom made and a bit expensive so a stranger wanting to use my amp - no way. And wanting to use my bass - f*** off! And anyone [i]expecting [/i]to use gear gear without even asking will be denied on principle. But I've met some cool people on here I know I could trust with my gear, but they would be the people who take their own gear in the first place. A Behringer DI with amp modelling is a bit over £20.00, so there's no excuse really. But touring with a foreign band in this country and letting them use your backline, so that when you go to their country and tour you use theirs, fair enough I suppose. So long as they have some respect for the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote name='alexclaber' post='103522' date='Dec 12 2007, 07:47 PM']If I were you I'd either mark your EQ on the amp (stickers, tippex, marker pen, masking tape) or write it down, and expect everyone to screw around with the EQ and to have to reset it when it's your turn... The classic situation I regularly encounter is someone applying the EQ they normally use with their rig to my rig and then expecting it to sound the same - duh! It'll be interesting watching other bassist's expressions when they encounter my rig at future gigs, since my rack now looks like this: Alex[/quote] I tend to use my old WEM Dominator & an old homemade 15" cab for gigs these days - gets me the tone I want. Though I'll probably start using a recently acquired old FAL head soon for a bit more power, if required. Both these amps only have bass & treble controls, so someone messing up my EQ isn't an issue A lot of bassists are also put of by the look of an old setup like mine - which suits me fine However, I have no problem with sharing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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