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One thing I just thought about while practicing. When I was younger and naive, in an effort to be different I would dismiss some ways of playing as “not my style”. What that actually translates to was I wasn’t very good. The more open to new ideas you are the better your sound will be.

Lets not forget the part(s) Chas and Dave played in Eminem's rise to world domination:

I’d like one but think I’ll have to go EUB for space reasons

Welcome Andy.

Because You're Young - David Bowie

I did a choir gig recently. Two keys players, one kit and me on bass. The conductor wanted the pianist to just play a rhythmic pattern above middle C. The kit/bass section were laying down a solid groove. She tried 3 times, but was still playing something an octave + below middle C to give her something to syncopate against. The conductor said 3 times "no, just the rhythmic thing". Eventually, I put my bass down, walked over and told her to play it again. I held her left hand and lifted it away from the keyboard and the magic happened. To make it EVEN sweeter, I have been waiting 42 years to do this with this specific player. Keyboard players are clueless. Ones who actually understand a band dynamic/make up are like gold dust.

Can confirm that different tubes make no difference whatsoever.

I agree I use a Yamaha DXR8 for my keyboard amp and bass pedals at gigs. I also bought two QSC CP8s for monitors and then QSC K8s. In reasonable sized pubs we’ve used the QSCs for front of house and they’ve been excellent with a trickle of guitar, keyboards and all vocals running through them. They are expensive but have a 7 year guarantee - I think the Yamaha guarantee is longer. A compact PA that doesn’t break your back. Well worth the investment.

Why Can't I Be You? — The Cure

Guys Thanks so much for all your input. Seems there are a few issues going on here. The room on the night..( We've gigged there loads and not had a problem before) but there was something going on that night. It could be that angling the cabs helped in reducing my onstage low end as it is a stage and often acts as a sub. I am also concerned about my hearing and am getting it checked. I did an online check and it was shocking...lots of missing higher end frequencies.. I hadn't noticed how bad it had got in the last year.. I've always had an issue since I was a kid with fast wax build up and haven't had them syringed for years... Could be a game changer. One thing that has certainly changed...we played a regular venue/ pub the other day using my PA. We only have some 15" speakers with horns..Behringer I think. I have also recently bought a Nux wireless...I ran my low end through the PA and was able to walk all round the pub and listen during soundcheck and it all sounded fantastic... My cab was so close to me I could hardly hear it but it didn't worry me as I could hear myself in the room just fine. Gave me confidence that even if I lost backline I knew It was sounding good out front. I've had Sennheiser iems for years and only really used them for click tracks in tribute bands...but they are definitely coming out at future gigs. Sod the backline...the guitarist can use wedges or iems to hear me and the drummer uses iems most of the time. One thing I did notice after the evening where I struggled, and the soundman needs a good kicking for not noticing this....the DI on my b7k ultra had failed and as such he wasn't getting a signal from all of my effects chain... So it's no wonder he couldn't get me any foldback....how he didn't notice I've no idea, considering he knows my rig of old, and I always explain the importance of balancing both my signal chains...I always give the SE 2 DIs...one clean on effected... At the pub gig I had to mic my cab through the PA because of the DI issue. So it looks like I have lots of options to explore ..starting with ear health. I did have a chat with the gents in the band as it is getting ridiculously loud for a pub band... One of the guitarists ran a helix lt and had literally never sounded better...the other guitarists ear pricked up when he heard the tones and looked at his Marshall stack with a look that's said...your days are numbered...even the drummer has started talking about an electric kit.... Maybe we are all getting a bit fatigued by the volume level in general.... In all honesty with the crown and my cab....I should have people screaming at me to turn down, not be struggling. Anyway I'll report back...hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and again thanks for all your input...it's been super helpful

I've got both the Katana and the NUX Mighty Plug Amateur, and I think the Boss wins on sound quality, the NUX wins on the app front. Whoever designed the Boss UI hadn't progressed beyond Geocities.

There is no denying that they are spacehogs.

Who would put up a photo of themself instead of what they're selling? https://ebay.us/m/nKtjEs He's obviously trying to make a sale outside of ebay, so I won't be surprised if the listing disappears.

I wonder if this was a newer feature because I’m sure the option wasn’t there previously.

No, you can do all of the input gain and waveform stuff too!

They're often not terrible to be fair. Ive had a few Chibsons over the years and most have been perfectly decent players - some easily at Epiphone Les Paul level. The ones with set necks and the binding over the fret ends are the best IMO. Most convincing too if you want to be convincing. Good luck sir, hopefully you'll get a good'un!

Stupid questions. NMA

I would say that my signature sound is a bit of fret buzz, which you would normally assume to be poor fretting finger placement, but is actually fully intentional, and notes that sound like they are wrong, but are really just an edgy interpretation of the song. Not easy to do unless you rely on not doing quite enough practice....!

Looks great, nice work