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This is a good solution ,but make sure you use a DI box that has the necessary attenuation (not all do and those which do tend to be more expensive and use high quality transformers, such as Jensen). If you're using a valve amp (not applicable with a Rumble, I know), you need a box that provides a dummy load to to the amp to avoid destroying your output transformer.

Ross bought a darkglass pedal from me. Quick payment, great communication and just great to do business with! Hope you enjoy the pedal. Cheers!

I've done worse, lol

Before it came into use as a ' substitute' for rosewood, I'd always assumed pau ferro was a premium option, seeing it on Sadowskys and higher spec Fenders (such as SRV strat) etc. I've never owned a bass with a pf board, but I from what I've heard suspect I would like it!

Scratch 'n' Sniff - SRV

You can certainly get excellent value at GH, with very little risk. Even more so if you attend and bid in person. Congratulations on a very good buy.

A bit of a time warp gig last night, an old fashioned dinner/dance evening with a "Gatsby to Casablanca" theme, just perfect for our 7 piece swing/Dixie band with a guest vocalist. It was a dress up affair with costumes from 20's flappers to gangster outfits and the crowd of just under 50 were up for a good time. As you can imagine most were older but there were some much younger folks there as well. We were scheduled to play 4 sets from 7-11 and figured we would end early but we started early when the meal ended and went right to 11, not too many dancers still there but it went surprisingly well although the horns didn't have much lip left when we finished with a blistering version of the Stray Cats Rock This Town. We started the night with Let's Dance to set the tone and followed that with Five Foot Two from the 20's where I switch to tenor banjo. To get people dancing I gave a quick Charleston dance lesson to about 25 folk and from there on it was a great evening, one of the best the band has played. Our band has a few stony faced musicians but last night they all got into the mood and actually smiled and interacted with each other and the audience, first time that has really happened in 8 years. The vocalist is the conductor of the local symphony but is a good entertainer and has good voice for the type of music we played , almost all standards and big band hits from the 20's through the 40's and we threw in some latin dances and even a waltz medley As front man I worked hard to keep things moving and the band and crowd responded so it was satisfying night for me, the band and the crowd, that doesn't happen too often and we all went home tired but happy. No pics this time but I used my trusty Shen SB 100 into our Bose PA and my Baldwin Ode tenor banjo acoustically, it's plenty loud without a mic. We were in suits so no interesting shoes to report just black dress shoes.😊

Thanks for that, been listening to them a lot since this

Another cracking weekend of weddings for us just gone. All complimented by a daytime and early set yesterday which meant I was home by 9.30pm Only downside is some idiot decided to try and balance a pint on a speaker on Friday nights Which of course didn’t end well. Seemed to continue to work for the remainder of the night. But we didn’t need both yesterday so I’ll dig it out this week and check it over before next weekend. People.

I played a lovely pub in Cornwall. Was offered our pick of the food menu, free drinks and £100 each for the gig. Was a busy night elsewhere and only 5 people turned up. Guess it happens! Second gig this afternoon outdoors. Having a walk and coffee…

We played a beer garden last night. I used a 210. Although, we did have monitors which helped (despite not being great monitors) I couldn't really hear myself that well to be fair, but out front was good and my wife said I always play better when I can't hear myself.

Burning pile - Mother Mother

The Way I Walk - The Cramps