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And drying your shoes out.

Looking at things from the opposite angle, I was just thinking about whether my main band would want a dep in. The two guitarists, one of whom is also the singer, really both need to be there. As the drummer gets 95% of the gigs, he's not going to book one for when he's not there, and as well as providing myself, I provide and run the PA and it's far easier not to book gigs when I'm not available than for them to work out the logistics of collecting and storing the PA, setting it up, and making it work. OTOH, the number 2 band has singer/gob-iron player and guitarist, both of whom are necessary, but the rhythm section is deppable - I came in as a dep and became permanent, and also got depped a couple of weeks ago when there was a gig conflict (annoyingly, the gig for the main band was cancelled).

Shame they don't do two-packs of the 5-string 40s.

May 2022. You still hadn't calmed down by June 2022, then you managed to let it lie until the end of September 2022, then another cooling off period that lasted till the end of February 2024. And it was an 8x10, not a 4x10.

The HX Stomp allows three snapshots and the Stomp XL four - just set a different EQ (and different effect parameters, including switching them on or off) for each. The Stomp XL has four snapshots and if that's not enough, the Helix LT and full-fat both give 8 snapshots. There's also a send/return loop on the Stomps and two on the Helices, so you can plug effects in partway through the effects blocks if you want to.

This one is a lot cheaper than the JDI https://www.andertons.co.uk/radial-stagebug-sb-2-compact-passive-di/

A Schertler Unico acoustic amp would do. I've used mine for rehearsals and for gigs with my EUB on a few acoustic folk and jazz gigs. It has A few inputs for other instruments if required. They sound great and are pretty expensive new but i picked up mine dirt cheap from an auction. https://www.djangobooks.com/archives/Unico.pdf

My alembic series bass does. I did it a few years back on a wedding gig where the front end of the backline amp was really noisy. Probably helped by my bass being powered by an external 36vdc power supply.

Look for a fuse getting dark. My 300 happened to have a one of the fuses getting dark. Now, that may have been a cause or a result of something causing the buzz. I once cleaned an old tube and it had a mum afterwards. At this point I'm at my depth on electronics. Hope you get it sorted out. Note the upper fuse.

Presumably they do because one of the links above points to a thread where one poster says that the Tributes are QCed in the USA, hence they'd presumably have to be imported unless there's some sort of special dispensation. The answer would be to export the QC jobs to Indonesia, then export direct from Indonesia, which would avoid US tariffs except for those to be sent to the US anyway.

Oddly, I just posted how I used a GE7-B pedal in the 80s/90s to help get more output from my 150W Laney Pro-bass head.

I was so glad when I got rid of mine. Heavy as a small planet and didn't sound that great.

Used to use a Boss GE7-B for such things. Was also useful to push my relatively feeble Laney Pro-Bass to greater things (along with a long gone Arion "stereo" compressor).

I've always ignored g&l for two, possibly irrational, reasons. First, the styling - logo and headstock. Second, unlike Musicman, g&l always seem like slightly upmarket Fender clones. If these are "Leo finally gets it right", why are they so conservative?

I felt like they were doing well until McLaren took over from Paul Gagon. They pumped out loads for Andertons/PMT/GuitarGuitar in 2018, in okoume, caribbean rosewood etc and gig bags... They just fell flat. Gutted though because this is/was my favourite brand.

There’s one for sale on the Marketplace here.

Up around the bend - Creedance Clearwater Revival

In my acoustic duo I use a Fender Rumble 100V3 combo. I plug a Fender Kingman V2 acoustic electric bass into it and it sounds really good to my ears. I’ve also used this combo with other small line ups including percussion and it’s coped very well. The best bit is it’s weight - 22lbs / 10 kg. People who pick it up can’t believe how light it is, and it is the best thing I’ve bought for years. I also have a Rumble 500 combo and that is a great bit of kit too.

I've just picked one of these up and I'm awaiting delivery. My first bass purchase since being more than content with my Lakland PJ for 6 years. Excited! Does anyone have any recs for strings? I play TI Jazz Flats with my PJ, which I love, so I'd be looking for something similar vibe wise, maybe with slightly higher tension to offset looser tension that comes with the SS. I have zero experience with short-scale basses, so any advice would be grand! @solo4652 Your info on this bass was great in helping me make the purchase - thanks!

Picked this up (literally and factually) today - but only just Trace elliot gp12 smx 410 combo What an absolute beast. I've always wanted one of these. All the bands in pubs when I first started had one. And I longed for one... Ended up with a 100w commando amp instead Its a lost art. Lost to history if we are not careful. THIS is how bass amps used to be. What has happened with today's amps????!! (I'm a tonex IEM user so take with a pinch of salt). Everything has been done with care, the best materials and purely sound based. However it's aesthetically gorgeous too. Its absolutely a work of genius and has been built with real pride. It's built like a tank. Built to last (it's 32 years old and everything still works perfectly). It has everything you need. Mute switch Gain stage and led guide to correct gain. Passive active switch Input blend dial from pure solid state to valve preamp. 12 band eq. Switchable. Switchable 3 stage pre shapes. Graphic level dial. Low compression dial High compression dial. Eq balance dial. This is the same as the supposed new angled tilt dials on amps. Effects level dial. Effects input dial Send return DI Output level Earth lift. And what a sound! In excellent condition with the originally paperwork and warranty too! Gees, this is a proper amp! Long live the old amps!