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To be honest, they do a job and little more. They play fine and don't have any of the sticking but I don't really like the sound much. Old rounds are ok, but you have to endure the twang to get there!

"The plan is for a straight up punk P bass. Think single volume knob, bright colours." Will you do something different and paint the neck? It seems to be one very rare choice.

Ideally it should be a randomised double blind test, where you don't know which is which either. Not sure how you do that with cabs though. 🤔

Apologies if this is something that has already been covered on multiple threads (but hasn’t most stuff?) But, I’m looking for 1/4” cable recommendations, AND XLR recommendations, preferably a company that offers some warranty on the products. We’ve been smashing through Fender guitar leads over the past 12 months and we’ve been having a few issues with XLR’s and I realise it’s probably because we just replace cheap rubbish with more cheap rubbish. So, I need to upgrade our cables. Any recommendations appreciated. TIA, Alex

Keep an eye on the DJ then!

Did a bit of follow up with various sources and judging by the serials of the Pre and the power amp it’s from about April/ May 1982. I don’t know if they were still made at Soundwave in Romford by this time…. i also had another stroke of luck , I managed to pick up a later series TE 1 x 15 cab to go with it at a good price (£20) I’m hoping to find a 4 x 10 soon too to complete the rig. Oh and a sack truck to move it about…..

Maybe it was available only from Atlansia?

Now I’m thinking Bono as The Fly!

Indeed, why a four string neck?

For me rounds are the thing, but finding the right set took quite a lot of time. 1) The right one here means that I use two brands, but similar gauge sets (SS RW) in every bass I have. 2) This helps to carry an extra set in a bass case, because that one suits, yes, every bass. 3) It's cheaper to order 10 sets at one time than 1 set 10 times. 4) The feel is nearly the same through all instruments, although scale lengths (33.8 - 36") have some effect on it. Maybe I am a fanboi of the string sets I use now, but there was a long and pricey trial and error period. Someone asks why I do not list the sets? Only because I believe that everyone should test different sets and find the right types, brands, and gauges that go together with the instruments and playing styles people have. My choice most probably isn't suitable for you. How I see strings: - tapewound: short sustain, lousy sound (which isn't automatically a bad one) - flatwound: a bit more of everything to TWs - groundwound: see previous Every set mentioned so far can be held in a bass until a fret cuts the surface of the string. - Ni RW: flat, pretty full response, good for rock, and fretless - SS RW: enhances highs and lows, thin sets can be really twangy (Miller and King obviously change their strings after few hours of playing) Specialities like a piccolo set can be fun for some time.

We use four LEDJ 7Q5 pars, one for each band member. They set to white light and are mounted on t-bars and pointed at everyone's midriff to avoid blinding. We've tried placing these on the floor but found that they always blind you at some point. https://www.djanddiscostuff.com/ledj-7q5-led-uplighter-7-x-5watt-rgbw-quad-leds-p1264

I'm using D'Addario XLR8 for lube....ooo err, but sometimes it's just not enough. I have three early 70's P basses, so I figured it's no big deal to string one of them up with rounds. Given that you seem to prefer flats, how do you deal with the rounds?

Mr Blue Thigh - ELO

Spotted this one on Reverb a week or two ago and it's been on my mind constantly. Killer looking bass, love the RG shape - hardly ever see it in bass but the guitars are just so timeless, reminds me of the 80s shredders. PJ pickups and a nice looking neck, Gotoh tuners too. It's got my name written all over it, and I'd already be thinking of buying it but for one fatal flaw. What on Earth is that finish? Glam went out of fashion almost 40 years ago! https://reverb.com/uk/item/89622765-ibanez-rg-bass-1989-feline-limited-edition

Private party in Southend on Sunday evening. It was for friends of one of our singers throwing a party before emigrating to Australia, so lots of Australian theme decorations, hats and inflatables in the venue. The venue itself is called ‘The Lounge Club’, a beautiful jazz bar with a decent well equipped stage area (including hidden power outlets), great lighting and green room - we were truly spoiled. The club has a mix of jazz and soul acts usually, with a number of tribute acts, so it quite fun to bring some heavier rock to the place. We brought our own PA, but the club owner said we could go through their house system, so we just run a couple of xlr leads out of our mixer direct to their patch bay and let them control the volume. Said system consisted of two huge subs either side of the stage and a couple of large tops flown from the ceiling. Quite a bit pokier than our megreat 12” tops and single 12” sub. Personally, I feel it needed a centre fill, but apparently it sounded great further away from the stage. I think they were calibrated a bit on the bossier side (as proven when the DJ played music when we took a break and finished - almost painfully loud and you could feel the bass in you stomach), I had to run the hpf on our mixer up to 90hz to stop it overwhelming the mix - it could possibly have gone even higher. As such I was worried that my IEM mix would be lacking, but it sounded fine with the subs filling in the low end. First set was a little lacking in audience participation, but by the time we kicked off the second set set everyone was sufficiently fuelled for a proper party. Really enjoyed this one. Just looking out to see a large club full of dancers throwing balloon and inflatables around was a sight to behold. It reminded my of the good old Top of the Pops days in the 70s and 80s. We had some lovely comments and gave our plenty of business cards, including the couple who booked us who said we were better than the £5k band they booked for their wedding. We really ought to be charging more for these events. Hopefully the venue will be able to recommend us to anyone else who wants to book a rock, pop and party band! Next stop, this Thursday at the Cricketers in Southend. A double header with another local covers band, in aid of the RNLI. Should be an interesting night.