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John is okay, just heard from him. He will post in here later.

Nice one @AndyTravis, Lee and I have just been talking, this is a great thing you’ve done. Rob

Well, if nothing else we've all learned something about how to play Hard To Handle.

I should explain that most of the band (there are 13 in total) are not dedicated musicians - it's a weekend hobby for them and so anything other than 'song-stop-song-stop' is out of their comfort zone. Like you, in previous bands we've always tried to grab the attention of the audience with a few back to back before doing any audience interaction. I think it makes for a solid intro, sets the scene and lets people know that we mean business. But its new to the Hulla band and to be fair everyone has got it. I have 24 bars before I come in and then it's non-stop for the rest of the songs. The drummer, BL, guitarist and I are the core throughout and it's working well. 😀

Had a brainwave/fart for another mad project [to be revealed] Brought some saddles and some machine heads from Mr Gut which has completely enabled the chaos to begin! Brillant. Awesome. Perfect! What a legend. Thank you.

I had a nearly new Mocha P bass bk in 77. Those new pictures with the crazing, colour tone etc show the body and neck are prob legit but as we've already deduced the entire thing is a hack job. Pity. If its a nice weight then its prob a nice player.

Bought an MXR octave deluxe from Minininjarob. Great comms, and lovely guy. Easy transaction, would defo buy something again.

Hi, Mixed results with IEM's at the moment ...... Can get all the feeds to sound "good" in my ears ....... EXCEPT bass. Probably because I care more about how the bass sounds than just being able to hear and blend the rest of the band. The issue is a very "clanky" bass tone in the IEMs' but a great tone from the backline bass Rig, and the FOH. So, without IEMs the bass sounds good on Stage and FOH (as does the band). But, once the IEMs are in place the bass is completely different ... and not in a good way. The IEM's are Shure SE 215's via Xvive U4 wireless set. (I will get these (or replacements) custom fitted to my lugholes over the next week or 2). Just working up to using my new A&H CQ18T live so wondered whether the following might work well as I now have 8 Monitor Outputs - One monitor mix with "the Band, plus Ambient Mic" Another monitor mix for a specific Bass output. Combine the 2 Jack outputs using a lead taking 2 mono Jacks to an XLR connector - then Via XLR onto the Xvive Transmitter? I could pan the two channels if I need different balances or just change each channel volume?? If this isn't daft ....I'll give it a try over the next few days and report back! Thoughts?? Cheers Ian

That's a good shout, hadn't thought of that angle.

I guess with the Fazely stuff there's a chance that Bax's earlier financial problems might have disrupted the manufacturing process if they weren't able to pay the factory at any point.

As long as you have realistic expectations, you should be fine. Gigging with one of these is akin to a high powered 1x12 bass combo, such as the Markbass CMD121 mentioned above. If you can gig with one of those, you can gig with a high-powered 1x12 PA speaker. I gigged for several years with a Headrush 1x12 speaker without PA support, before going direct to PA with IEMs, and I used a markbass 1x12 cab with different heads before that.

Thanks Phil, THe IEM's are Shure SE215's - I'll start a thread .... I think I've found a way to do a specific EQ for the bass plus "The Band" into IEM mix. But could be completely wrong!!!!

I'd love to play in there, but it's a bit cramped for us and they don't really want covers bands. Ho hum.

Just chipped in. Wishing you all the best @lee650.

I've seen this around a couple of times and it's EXACTLY the kind of vintage bass I'd be after - one that's been messed around too much for a collector, but loved enough that it's been played a lot and worth customising. If I was still playing 4-string basses I'd love to have a go on it - could be a killer instrument. Or a mutt, but it'd be worth trying.

Our rehearsal space has Ashdown Rootmaster 500 heads through ABM 8x10 cabs. It's awesome.

This about honest ratings hits the mark. My tech friend says similar about how power is now rated at 1k, which isn't really honest low end. It requires more power to reproduce low end, so you get higher, impressive numbers.