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Sounded very good on Saturday

I think I win "most pickups on a single fail"...

So, jacket or not jacket, that is the question...

It's really sad to me that playing live has become this. While I do "get" that in certain instances for a "show/performance" like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga etc this might make sense. For the most part much of it comes down to inexperienced sound techs and musicians that don't know how to differentiate between a live performance and a studio recording. It's also part economics. For smaller acts that can't afford to travel with their gear it provides an option. Think about this. You have a live drum kit that has no volume control. It's typically the loudest instrument on stage and yet the instruments with volume controls like guitar, bass and keys are all direct? I can turn down my 100 watt guitar amp to a quiet enough volume in my living room while watching TV, can the average drummer play that softly? While the plexi helps reduce the volume (I use an attenuator as well as plexi shields with my guitar rig) but even at that a loud drummer will still be loud no matter what. For myself their are only a handful of situations where I've agreed to not use an amp. Musical theater gigs and certain studio situations. I play better when using an amp. That's the point of the gear. To allow you to play and perform your best. It doesn't have to be loud to work.

The Bass is nice, too.

Had a shift in focus for the bigger board. New band requires more heavy tones, so tweaked to add more drive.

The KitKat Crept In - The Sweet

Pete has been around awhile without a thread. So it’s my pleasure to inaugurate one. Our first transaction will surely not be our last - thanks for your efficiency sir.

Candy Store Rock - Led Zeppelin

I just bought an LFSys Monaco cab. Really light and easy to manage. Nice, extended low end, but not flabby at all. Good flat response, so that what you dial in from your amp is more or less exactly what you hear. And plenty of volume. Pretty reasonable money too, for a custom-built cab.

Sweets for my sweet - the archies

And here's a guitar I'm doing as well......🤟🏻👍🏻 I'm also doing my version of a Tele that is probably going to be HH pickups with hot rod flames on the body but that's not a definite as yet..........🤔

It was Guy Pratt who played Kiss and Tell as seen on his lockdown videos!

I’ve done about 8 basses, of which I’ve sold 4…

Can we have a competition for the biggest fail among those of us who joined in January? I may have now added a fiver to the multiple stacks bought so far this year (happy birthday to me!) 😎

No pints for the wrong answers. 😂

Doing a few mockups for my next Bass builds, just trying to decide which one to do first.........🤔 I'm also doing one which is my version of a Tele body but I haven't quite finished the top yet.…........👍🏻🤟🏻

We all know the real reason why some people like IEM's over bringing proper cabs 😈🤘:

Sugar and Spice - The Searchers

Rice rice baby- vanilla ice