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Thanks for the recommendation, the Freeze looks as though it will do what I want.

They do!!

This is the prototype with the 10 mm grille that @tauzero shows above. I painted it grey but in pictures it is so light, it looks untreated. Aluminium is light, but it needs special paint. I have used a few and none are perfect. Research suggests Hammerite https://www.hammerite.co.uk/en/products/hammerite-special-metal-primer?size=250ML. Finish with https://www.hammerite.co.uk/en/applications/hammerite-ultima. It will not be cheap though and maybe a mild steel grille or leaving the aluminium to tarnish naturally could be the answer.

Don’t Bass Direct have them in stock at the moment?

No idea, but the viscosity will be higher at 7-8C rather than the 23C quoted on the data sheets. Contact for tech support is http://elastothane.com/aboutus.html#technical

As an antidote to the IEM thing, we turned the HPF on the subs from 60 down to 40 as wanted a rumbly pipe organ for Hark the Herald - however they forgot to turn it back up again and the bass sounded awesome, albeit I felt it far more than heard it - I dutilfuly turned my HPF off when I realised the potential!

Yes they both have very different styles - and you can see how they clash - here was Danny this weekend:

That's a very bijou settee.

I'd recommend listening to the following as well as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Wailers albums Catch A Fire, Burnin'. Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man, Struggle Peter Tosh Legalize it, Equal Rights, Mystic Man, Bush Doctor. Burning Spear - Especially the Marcus Garvey and Hail HIM albums. Toots & The Maytals, Third World - 96 degrees in the shade. Any albums by Ijaman Levi, Lee Scratch Perry Keith Hudson, Big Youth, Early Aswad before they became more commercial, Matumbi, Steel Pulse (Handsworth Revolution) first. Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus. Sly & Robbie. There's enough to start you off there.

Ladygarden Funeral of Sores - Bauhaus

James Brown's Funky Christmas https://open.spotify.com/album/5IEg0oP2tkX7XGOGXyB6wM?si=qSMPs4WoQcOA1D2aKlIlIQ

Git!!! You have a MXR bass synth! I even missed out on the second batch, now waiting for the third to be made around end of Dec... I'm not holding my breath. What's the AMT tube preamp like? Review please!

There's a proper groove going on here... With no excess widdleywoo (well, just a touch but if you've got it etc!) And remarkably restrained here - love Greg Howe's guitar playing!

I would say the chrome. The walnut is attractive in isolation but seems to conflict with the bass body when they're put together. I can't explain why though.

Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. (I enjoyed looking up Hanlon's Razor, some variations can be quite rude ) These venues are probably barely breaking even and are giving a chance to musicians who can't organise their own gigs or get their own gear to a venue. A few turn up with no instrument. Some of the musicians will show litle respect to the gear provided. The 'roadie' doing the sound may have had little or no training and not be the person who set the gear up. They won't want to unplug anything because they won't know how to reconnect it for the next act. They may be there because they are the only person available and not because of any skill they have. The logistics of running a multi band event with people you've never met are overwhelming at times and with little or no funding the options of buying in or hiring equipment out of the question. The best thing you can do is look after yourself at these events. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Take your own gear and have it set up so you can do a quick change. Take your own DI and ask them if they want to plug into yours or where you can plug into theirs. If they don't put the bass through PA be prepared for that. If possible just set your stuff up next to or in front of their bass amp and do it quickly. Arrange a signal so you can turn up or down if they need you to. Give them confidence that you know what your are doing and that they can trust you to be helpful. Arguing with someone who is already anxious and under time pressure is never going to come out well so avoid giving them a decision to make.

I use the Linsoul KZ ZS10 Pro IEMS too. Apart from I think one person who paid himself for very expensive custom moulded IEMs (they are otherwise bought for us by the church), every other singer and musician still uses the Shure SE215 that we started out with. I found them quite unreliable - I had one earpiece cut out randomly, in the end it was happening so frequently that they became unusable. I also had the earpiece of another set break apart just while I was trying to replace an earbud, they are very fragile and you have to be quite delicate with them. Also the cable ear hook was always stiff and would rotate constantly, I just found them very annoying. Another improvement with the ZS10 over the SE215 is that it's a 2-pin connector between the ear pieces and the cable, which means the cable doesn't rotate, where you end up with the ear loop turning out frequently and no longer being behind your ear, which is something that really annoyed me with the Shures. The ZS10 are way better, especially considering they are half the price of the SE215. For a budget IEM, the ZS10 are a no-brainer. Multi-driver, rich and deep sound, for bass they blow the single driver SE215 out of the water. I play through a Tone Hammer DI with a little drive - from memory the SE215 would struggle with any sort of gentle drive, cab sim, etc, it was the same when I used a VTDI, the ZS10 has no problem coping with this. Are you using the stock silicone ZS10 earbuds? Whilst they're not too bad, upgrading to foam buds made a big difference to me. The sound isolation and comfort is so much better with the Comply Isolation foam tips - it's worth getting a mixed pack with one set each of the small, medium & large sizes, then order a pack of 3 pairs of whichever size you prefer. Sonicfoam also do foam buds to fit these IEMs, you get a bigger pack, so they are better value, but I'm yet to try them. @LukeFRC just beat me to it, but I believe that the triple flange 'Christmas tree' silicone ones are the best if you want to stay with silicone, but I'm very happy with using foam tips. The only downside to foam tips is they only last so long - in time you'll be able to tell the isolation isn't as good as it was when new, and they will also start to look and feel a bit worn out. But when new and early on, the foam tips give an incredible seal. You can feel it as well as hear it - when you insert them, over the first 20-30 seconds they'll expand to fill your ear, you can hear and feel this happening. Over time when you're not noticing this happening as much, if at all, that's another indication that it's time to replace them. If you've already got good IEMs (which you have), trying out better tips is a fairly cheap way of making them even better, and giving you the best seal possible. Another popular upgrade on the ZS10 is to replace the cable (the stock one is very cheap and flimsy), I use the 'Tripowin Zonie' 16-core cable, and have the stock one in my bag as a backup. Whilst the cable & earbud upgrades bump up the price, I'd still take the ZS10 with upgrades over the SE215 as they sound so good and seem to be very durable. £40-50 for multi-driver IEMs that sound great for bass, with detachable cable, is very impressive. I've raved to the sound guys about them, I don't see why they would spend £100 on SE215 when the ZS10 are half the price and sound better. I think if you have good tips with a good seal, this should minimise bleed from FOH. We have 2 morning services, and I'm pretty sure that for the second one (the one that's streamed) the FOH volume is set higher due to the increased number of people in the room. I do sometimes notice some bleed - there are times when I can hear and/or feel the bass in the room (we have a sub on each side of the platform too) to the point where it interferes with the bass in my IEMS, but I tend to take this as another sign that I need to break open a new set of foam tips. All this has reminded me that I need to treat myself to a new pair of Comply tips before our pair of Carol services this Sunday. I think I've been using them since Summer, so got around 4 months out of them. For playing 2-3 times a month, 2 services each time, with practice before, and some midweek practices too, I wouldn't expect them to last longer than that, in fact I should have probably replaced them a month ago really. Our practices have been very efficient, and the sound guy has been wonderful and has put up video footage for us to review after every practice. It's been fantastic to see the improvement every week - on early practices we were somewhat tentative, musically and vocally, as we learned the songs and what we each needed to bring to them. It's been rewarding to see everyone getting more confident with each week that passes, the last 2 practice videos were very encouraging. We've put a fair amount of time into it, so hopefully it all goes well on Sunday. The practice videos were also really useful, as I made notes on things such as what strings / pick I was using, my Tone Hammer settings, etc. At one point I was trying to break in some new nickel rounds, but the videos made me realise I really didn't want the new rounds zing & finger screech for these services, so I went back to my Fender flats that are nicely worn in. I can get away with a fair bit more gain on the THDI with flats, there's just enough growl & a little grind for it to sit well in the mix, and cut through just enough without being obnoxious (the bass came through a bit too aggressively for my liking on last years carol services, with the rather mid forward GHS Pressurewounds on and I guess a bit too much gain on the THDI), and obviously without the finger noise of rounds. If the bass sounds exactly like it did on last nights practice for the services, I'll be very happy. These will be the first carol services I've ever used flats on, I'm really liking the P bass, flats with a pick thing.

Has anyone painted their cab with the Armacab from Penn-Elcom? Interested in the drying time, mins, hours, days or weeks? As it's 7-8c here, it could be a long time.

Whatever method you use, you'll need to clear coat over the top to prevent the "binding" from wearing off.