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I'm tempted to start a thread called "How was your five gigs last night?" as we played a Shuffle in the village of Aldbourne. We did it a couple of years back and it was something of a mixed bag but the theory is six bands rotate around the village performing sets at the two pubs, two cafes and a club. The immediate downside is that I wanted to see a couple of the other acts but couldn't as we were playing. My duo expanded to a trio as our original drummer from 35yrs ago was dusted down and brought out of retirement, catapulting us back to Sixth Form 1989 / 1990! He even messaged to say his mum would cook for us before we set off. Bless her, well into her 80s and she catered for our dietary requirements! We'd driven down to Southampton to rehearse with Mike and it was a great day, in terms of sound and effortlessly cool company. We've all mellowed with age and are all much more self aware with age. This is 60% of an old Sixth Form goth band and as it is the internet, I can pretend that the three of us drove about in Mike's Lotus! First up was the Post Office cafe. I actually had my wedding reception there back in 2016 so it felt good to play. I had envisaged nobody being there but it was mobbed. It's a tall order doing 5 venues in an evening so I elected myself as chief whip cracker and we got on with our set. We opened with Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart before busting in to two of our own songs. We ended on The Cure's Just Like Heaven and a darker take of The Weeknd's Blinding Light. I could hear the nerves in Mike, and more surprisingly Nick. Plus I had a couple of people pointing at me and pointing up. That said, the video I saw on FB (set to friends only) sounded better than it felt. One bloke complimented on our original songs and said he couldn't believe how intelligent the lyrics were. I said "that's all on Nick, he's bright - he has O level Woodwork!" We deliberately had a two mandocello and a snare drum (dampened by a tea towel) set up, with two small Boss three pedal pedalboards to allow for easy travel between venues. We moved on to The Crown. Last time was a very frosty reception (a couple of rungs down from needing chicken wire!) and we'd not been back. This time we were totally on it and so were the crowd! It was mobbed and we went down well again. We had to stop the audience from chatting as we tried to leave as we didn't want to hold up proceedings but it as all very complimentary. We moved to what had been our second home, The Blue Boar. The owners are moving on and you can tell they are giving up. The PA suddenly looked tired and there were no leads and just one mic. The previous act was more mainstream and we walked in feeling like we'd be following the returning hero. A few people immediately left as she finished and I thought it might be a comedown. However, it started to fill with different people as we started and we did a fair set. This was the one set, I played less than my normal high standards. I'll say it was the worst show of the night but on balance I was happy with it. One thing I will say was it was a really interesting reminder of how much pedal settings need to vary between venues. My overdrive was screaming out at The Boar but barely audible on the same settings back at the Post Office. Funny how the room and the PA can make such a difference. *obviously, I adjusted accordingly! Anyhow, we arrived at The Forge, which was the second outdoor gig. I am yet to source a pic for this (I'm sure you'll all live!) but for me this was my favourite show. I thought we'd hit our stride here. With the exception of the Boar, all had on hand soundmen (basically local musicians who helped us set up). A great set. Finally, we finished at The Club. We did an extra song of Rain by The Cult, which we'd first played together in the very same village 35yrs ago. I noticed Mike's drumming was just slightly dipping here but he'd done so well on balance. Honourable mention to the two old school Swindon goths who came out and followed us around all five venues! Sorry for such a long post but it really was an amazing experience and an amazing night. We ended by returning to the Crown and hanging out with all the acts.

Close your eyes when adjusting EQ. Forces you to only use your ears.

Sorry but that is the wrong set of plans, there are plans for the Beta 10 and Beta 10B on the Eminence web site so if you want to assume that your speaker is one of those then that's the way to go. I did think of pointing you in that direction but you'd still be guessing as to which of the two speakers you might have or if Ashdown specified any changes other than the colour of the cone. What I suggest you do is build the cab but make the baffle/front panel removable. As you say this is a project and if the baffle is screwed but not glued then you can make changes to the cab more easily as you experiment. So the simple answer would be to build the BC110 30litre cab which is tuned fairly close to the original Ashdown cab. One 30l cab is much the same as any other and the only advantage of the BC110 is that it was designed to be easy to build and that makes is a good basis for building and experimenting within a project. in this case it's almost finished so no point in changing tack now. It'll work and do the job you have planned for it. You can then modify it if you think it has shortcomings you can fix. As an engineer you probably can glimpse the theory behind the design and probably want to start to get to grips with it. I'm sure we'd all enjoy discussing that with you but that'sa whole other thread

I'm using this neoprene foam instead of the very very very expensive short lengths sold by Fender, Thomann and the likes. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longx150mm-Widex20mm-Insulation-Vibration-Furniture/dp/B09KTSNQY1/ You'll have enough for the rest of your life and you can reduce their thickness very easily with a simple cutter and create made to measure durable pickup height foam.

No surprises there. The original was very expensive for the time and I'm sure inflation will take its toll. At the moment home practice is taken up with band stuff but if I get a bit of time I might make up a practice board and put a beat buddy on it, with maybe just a tuner and looper.

I don't know why this wasn't clear enough.

Didn’t look cheap. $400+

Or just order one from Sweetwater and get your brother in law to bring it home from a business trip in Texas. The XB is a definite step up from the dUg pedal, but ultimately once you dial in your desired tone, you're not going to stray far from that. [Edit] My main issue tonally with the Waterstone was that when plugging into any singular amp/stomp, this was shaping everything that the bass was outputting. The lows might be nice, but the octaves were nearly always quite nasty (and vice versa). The XB seemingly resolves this, in wrestling some tonal control out of the instrument, albeit out of one stomp.

QI’ve had a G4M Bass Guitar Foam Case for over 10 years, and done over 800 gigs with it. I can’t recommend them enough - fitted shape, lightweight yet offer amazing protection. Best of both worlds really - gig bag weight and convenience with hard case durability. ( They have back straps too, although I just use mine like a conventional case.) £49.99 at G4M, incredible value for money.

I had a Beat Buddy Mini. I thought it was excellent but I ended up using it mainly as a metronome and I sold it. I am tempted to buy one of the latest version when it comes out, depending on the price.

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Can't Get It Out Of My Head - ELO

Obsessed With You - X-Ray Spex

Ah ok cool, yeah drop me a text, interesting to see what you have. Cheers Si