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I think two BB3s should work just fine, from recall, having had both, two of the BB3s would stack approx the same size/height as the BT so essentially the same cab, but in a more convenient to move set-up.

My take is that the smaller, lighter, modular option is always best. So 2 x BB3's would be my choice. On the loud gigs I use my older BB2 with a Super Midget. I can also use my SC with the SM and can use all of them individually, depending on the gig. IMO modular is the way to go.

No they definitely weren’t really brothers. Scott Walker was such an influential figure in modern music. And by all accounts not too shabby on the bass too. The 30th Century Man documentary is really worth a watch. And of course the Scott 1-4 albums are all just superb. I might start referring to Paul McCartney as “that Beatle” on here from now on though, just for shits and giggles! 🤣

If it's recorded backing you can't rush, plus the rest of the band won't make any mistakes. Have a good one. Eat early if you can.

1Kay bought a compressor pedal from me and paid right away. I think we both underestimated the complexity involved in shipping it to the US but he was very patient while I sorted out the paperwork. Really nice guy with great comms. Deal with in complete confidence.

You've only had one bass for 2 weeks, so I'd say it's too soon to choose between them.

@msb You have some very nice amps and cabs in the photo.

I totally agree, the problem arises when people price and describe them as all original when they are far from being. It’s not a problem when they’re priced accordingly.

These two are my current favourites , both hollow bodies. The big orange Gretsch is the main one , just picked up the batwing.

Ok so update. I have given up on the black theme for now as it was getting a bit expensive. Main reason was that I couldn’t find any tuners that would use the original screw holes apart from some really cheap ones which might have been worse quality than what’s on the bass already. It’s gotta work well and look good. So for the moment I’ve got a brushed alloy pick guard which is a big improvement on the white original, and a Fender hi mass bridge and new strings (current ones are not nice) . I’m also upgrading the electronics as the originals are a bit scratchy to be honest. Keeping the PU’s as I think they sound good. So a big change nonetheless but not as big as planned. Spending around £120 on it might seem a little crazy but I’ve got a P with a jazz neck with for £290 which a pretty good I think. Just need everything to arrive and I’ll get pics to show the upgrades.

I agree! I don't see the point of owning an instrument that is pristine and with all original parts. If the instrument has had parts replaced, refretted etc then that is because its a brilliant instrument that has been enjoyed and used and in some cases have really interesting stories and history linked to them. My p bass has one pre CBS and one post CBS pickup. Obviously, one had died and back then, pickups rewinds weren't a thing so whoever owned it at the time went to a music store and ordered in a replacement fender pickup for it! I think it's easy to lose sight with these vintage instruments that back then they were just merely tools! 😂

@JPJ interesting about putting out too much light - another band I know are using the Stairville CLB5 bar and saying it's too bright for audience and they have to point it upwards to ceiling! Was the iColor adjustable on brightness - doesn't seem to be an option with the Stairville? I do like the more compact setup of the Stairville though, compared to our now long-in-the-tooth Chauvet Gigbar 2, and thinking of potentially getting a Stairville: CLB2 to delivers a steady, clean white light for band on stage, and a CLB4 sound to light for dance floor Which they can be set up to do without need for DMX. Still researching options though!

LOL I couldnt tell one Walker Brother from another so I just generalized. PS I dont believe they were brothers,nor Walkers for that matter.Their surnames were Engel,Maur and Leeds (Wiki)

Nicely done 👍

1. I've rarely used pedals, and when I have I've usually lost interest very quickly 2. I know a lot of other players who should try the same experiment (always funny when a guitarist playing around with their 24-unit board finally finds a combination that s/he as well as the rest of the band prefer only to realise they just hit bypass)

Has anyone bought a JPTR pedal recently? I’ve recently ordered a Deluxe Jive 10th Anniversary Edition handed over my £ dosh and to be honest didn’t realise it was a pre order and by the looks of it could take a ‘while’ I’d have thought the best scenario as a business would be for them to make a batch then sell them, can’t get a reply out of them with a guesstimate on delivery timescale. Anyhoo I’m sure it will be worth the wait however long that might be

I've wrapped scratchplates before , I had a ebay bitsa with an " interesting screw layout " , bit of cheap matt black worked wonders and it wore well for years. I ended up giving the bass away to a friends daughter who was playing guitar and wanted to expand her vocab to bass as well i bet its still good. Oh found pics from .... " weird pearl to black ... dont worry the status didnt go anywhere it was in a gigbag after a run out

Was it a Spinal Tap cover set perhaps?😂

@Stub Mandrel thanks, yes actually I’m already using a DI/audio interface for teaching using my headway acoustic 2 channel preamp/DI which feeds into my RME Babyface audio interface (which, like all the RME stuff is high quality kit). You could argue then, why the worry about a fanless amp if my teaching needs are already covered - but ideally I’d prefer to use a dedicated bass preamp rather than the Headway (which nevertheless is my reference DI box, it’s so quiet). @Hellzero good advice - what’s making me pause for thought here is that the GR One 800 is at the upper end of my budget and is hugely over watted for what I’m likely to use (as would the PJB BP800) But definitely going on the considered list. There’s a few online demos I’ve found that has at least given me some sense of the sonic character of the Eich, Genzler and GR One. They all sound very much in the same ball park, with their respective EQ sections and contour options adding some differences - although this is less of an consideration for me as I have the EQ2 programmable pedal which gives me full control over 10 bands, Q widths etc. From my limited point of view I would say that the Eich sounds a shade warmer with the other two just a little more sterile.

A bit of an oddity this. There's a couple of open mic nights local to me, and I've accompanied [1] a teenage female vocalist and a teenage female guitarist, and they recruited a (teenage female) drummer and formed a band. They had got a (teenage female) bassist too but that didn't work out. They still wanted to rehearse so got in touch with me and I said yes. Went over the songs they wanted to do, enough to be able to play them (not learnt them, can play them using my notes). Got there and the drummer was there, vocalist came soon afterwards, then the guitarist some time later. Drummer's mum was there, guitarist's dad and gran (I think her mum would have been there but she's got a broken foot), and both the vocalist's parents. Cue faffing around with PA and guitar amp and pedalboard by parents, pedalboard playing up, deciding it was the daisy chain off the power supply causing it, and then rehearsing some songs. After this, the parents rather took over and started working out a set list for 45 minutes, on the premise that they would play festivals - I'm not really a festival goer but I've always assumed that bands playing festivals, other than the tribute band festivals, would be playing originals in the main. I think this may be because various members of Jayler play at the open mic nights and Jayler are on the festival circuit, but they do original songs. Guitarist's dad was talking about charging for entry somewhere, but this would be for a 45 minute set of covers which I don't think would be a sufficient attraction, even with four attractive female teenagers (assuming it wouldn't be three attractive female teenagers and one handsome male pensioner). They are all very talented - the bassist that they had in was very good but for some reason (that I almost found out) it didn't work out. I've said I'm OK to help them with future rehearsals until they're sorted with a bassist. [1] My solicitors have advised against me saying "played with"