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Get this.... Awesome cab and all you'll ever need.

Yesterday afternoon at the "Piv" in Nuneaton. It's our only gig this month due to the guitarist being off touring elsewhere. The Piv is a great social club that belongs to the allotment society, and has survived by having regular entertainment. As we were leaving our early evening gig in the lounge, people were arriving for ballroom dancing in the big room and others were setting up a poker night in the conservatory. I should really have taken some photos while the lights were on, but was a bit out of sorts after the guitarist's Mesa Boogie combo released the magic smoke! We think it might have been a dodgy socket it was plugged into - duly "sorted" by sticking some gaffer tape over it 😂. Anyway he luckily had the foresight to carry a spare amp with - and what a fabulous little amp it was. Switchable output up to 50W and sounded great plugged into the Mesa speakers I did ask him why he was still lugging the big heavy combo around! (The tablets are Vocalzones btw) The afterthought photo just about showing my Rumble and Stingish bass... Oh and you can also see my new Gravity lighting stands - the black ones. I've been wearing shorts since the spring but went back to jeans, which felt strange. Footwear were black DMs to match the rest of the garb

Get A Haircut - George Thorogood

Mwoa… those Vintera II pickups aren’t just “standard MiM” pickups. They’re a whole different beast, and built exactly like a blackbobbin. I even went as far as sourcing such a pickup for my latest P-assembly project, as it punches WELL above its weight. It even sounds better than the PV63 when it’s being used in a slightly overdriven setting.

Two of my irrational prejudices right there...

Jazz is the other band's, not mine.

Our next gig is on Saturday 27the September in Manchester at Fuel The Music. We're supporting the excellent St Lucifer:

Thats every redneck woman in the deep south. To make it more simple, their second first name is nearly always Lynn (Amber-Lynn, Tammy-Lynn, Christi-Lynn etc, etc). I believe there was a whole bit about this in the film Ted

Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair - Nina Simone

Also getting the same issue across different power supplies. I was previously using one that gave me a lot of buzz when gigging so I recently switched to a Cioks PSU in the hope that would solve all my noise problem. It completely cleared up the buzz, but I'm still getting the pops. Haven't tried batteries on the pedals... that's not gonna be a sustainable solution but worth testing out just to see if it makes any difference. I'll test that later today.

The Small Feces. (American spelling 😁)

Great gig, depping with Duran/Spandau show 'From Gold To Rio' in Gainsborough on Saturday night. Almost full.... and receptive audience up and singing/dancing. Bass sounded great in my IEM's, and apparently out front too, really cutting/punching through. Gear used: Spector Dimension HP4 set flat, through dimed HAZardlAMPS preamp pedal, in to HXStomp with my own EQ'd GK800/Ampeg 810 setting (& chorus where needed).... and out to desk.

I've just put a new rig together - ABM EVO lll and Monaco - our band is a four piece v/g/b/d covers band playing mostly pubs and small festivals. I gave it its first run out yesterday - absolutely superb. Plus lightweight, fits in car easily etc. I've just put a review of the Monaco on the Monaco thread if you want to know more about the cab.

First gig report: I purchased a Monaco last week and gave it its first run out at an outdoor gig yesterday. My first impressions are that this cab is superb. The sound of each note from low E to high on the G string is even and balanced and speaks clearly, just like the bass does when practicing using headphones. Setting the amp's eq to flat the speaker sounds a little bland but once eq is set to taste then the sound really comes alive, it is full, rich, clear and present. The ABM is a perfect match with its seven band eq; after a few adjustments on the fly I had a really pleasing sound, with a touch of drive and compression to complement; in melodic, sensitive passages it felt like my technique, the string and the speaker were working as one as if it was an acoustic instrument; and in fast, loud passages with the drummer moving around the low toms muddying the sound, now each note spoke clearly through the mush. My only gripe is that there aren't rubber feet on the cab - easily solved - I can see the corner protectors getting pretty scratched up quite quickly and the cab needs a mat at home to protect the wooden floor from getting marked. So overall this is a wonderful cab, yesterday was the clearest and most even sound I've ever had on stage. I'm really excited to be taking this forward with me on my musical journey as I think it will help me become a better bass player.

The Raven - Alan Parsons Project