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Wow! We had cars floating down the street, flooded basements and backed up sewers Daryl

Hi BassAdder60, I actually managed to speak to one of the tech guys at Dark glass, He said they did replace any amps with failures , so at least they did that without argument, I must say these amps sound incredible and for recording taking the direct output via XLR sounds fantastic and it is the effected sound , what I like is, the sound is track ready , you just have to amplify that sound via software on the track EQ etc to bring it up to a level that would fit with other instruments I record my bass with drums only normally, so it is easy to control everything that way, works for me, The Graphic is just incredible on that amp as is the Compressor, , hooking up to the Dark glass suite is cool too, you can change cabinets and mics, there are 3 onboard presets that you can save with a press of a button, I am pleased with the purchase, but must admit when I started reading about the issues from the past , I was not too happy, but glad I didn't cancel and felt much better after speaking to Chris at Darkglass, they are using new power modules on the latest versions, so all should be good.

In the blues band Alex uses a variety of Marshall heads. He also uses a massive power soak and typically runs at about 5 watts output on stage.

Yeah, Paul Tutmarc got there first, but all I can say is I'm glad Leo's company came up with the ultimate bass guitar design when they did. It totally changed my life.

In my experience the too-loud bands are the ones who gig regularly for a living and have shot their hearing.

I have a reasonable spl app on my phone. Itsy not be spot on but it does useful comparisons. Alice Cooper at an arena gig about 20m from the main pa. About 97dB peak. Typical bands in my local club at about 10m from the pa 90-100dB peak. Average levels about 10dB down. The band who needed their valve amps hot to get the right tone - over 110dB. I suspect it reads high, but seriously, no pub/club band needs to be louder than Alice Cooper.

I have a four hour rehearsal tomorrow. I will take the Flea because I know it will do everything needed and be the least tiring to play.

That's what we call a shower in Wales 😁

That is at odds with my experience - admittedly with a Tribute L-2000 - it would play fine in passive mode even with the battery removed, never mind dead. In that case, the active or active with treble boost settings on the switch became an effective kill switch.

Thanks Frank. It continues to impress me...

I play 18mm and 19mm and don't notice the difference. Any narrower and I start to suffer.

State Fair Park a few hours after we left. 14 inches of rain. They closed the fair on Sunday. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19UAzxynQP/ Daryl

Hell no… this young padawan is different. Perhaps he will be a champion of gear abstinence 2026? 🤷‍♂️ #asif

I have built up a decent collection of basses over the years including a few US Jazz, US Precision, a rare US Jaguar, a 51 reissue Precision, Warwick Streamer, US Musicman SUB, etc. Since I bought my Flea Jazz in 2020, (bought used) it's been by far my most gigged bass. They are simply superb to play and sound brilliant. I'm taking it to the recording studio on Wednesday as a first choice. Enjoy yours. Frank.

I gig in a cover band and the guitarist wears earplugs and plays way too loud. His Fender combo is also pointing at the back of his heels. The rest of the band are matching his level, which isn't good. The singer is always complaining that she can't hear herself, but no one seems to care enough to fix the problem.

I love mine. It only has one flaw. If the 9 volt battery for the pre-amp dies it won't play in passive mode. Daryl

I've been taking my Steinberger Spirit away in my campervan for years. Cheap to buy, especially used, solidly built, stay in tune for months. They pack away in a small gig bag (supplied with the bass) and I've actually gigged mine and it's excellent. The extension on the bottom of the body makes it easy to play sitting down too. I take mine to gigs as a backup - fortunately, I've never needed it. There's some useful information on them in this old thread. Frank.

Wow that must have been very loud if it was too loud through the ACS customs. I have the 26db ACS customs, and sometimes find the fit isn’t as tight towards the end of a gig, which makes them not quite as effective. I tend to now only take them out when I am in the car and all packed up due to loud music/DJ playing after the band has finished and are packing up etc