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Ive got "Georgia on my mind" and "What'd I say" off it on the playlist - all on Spotty!

That's a pretty cool gig to have! A guitarist that I play with was up for, what I assume, was an earlier version of that gig. However, he came as a package with a (really good) singer, who at the last minute they decided didn't sound quite similar enough to Frankie. So they picked someone who's voice was more like the great man, presumably your guy!

Free Fallin' — Tom Petty

Not really. The preamp doesn't see massive voltages like power amp tubes. It should tick along happily for years.

That sounds ace. I have a cheap as you like Jim Deacon shortie P bass with flats on it that sounds like the link. I love that bass. It's by far the cheapest in my collection and I'd be heartbroken if anything happened to it.

Given how a lot of them are driven this would explain a lot.

Fender released the Musicmaster as a "beginner" or "student" model. For some reason, that's stuck in some people's minds and had short scale basses labelled as cheap/bad for the last X decades, despite some very prominent players using them. I think the tide is changing on that as more and more manufacturers are making them as more premium models. I love my Mustang. It sounds great and I've had loads of compliments on the tone too. Any excuse for a picture too...

It's a band called Fullhouse plays Frankie Miller. It's effectively Frankie's old backing band but with a new singer (Frankie is unable to perform any more). Remarkably similar voice.

No Strings Attached - NSYNC

My advice would be try to find a second hand Lakland. Any type will do. Excellent built basses, necks to die for.

What, you play in Hull too? 🤣

I had lots of issues in my transition just because my muscle memory did not like that narrower (17 mm) string spacing. Now my fivers have 19 mm spacing, and I couldn't be happier. True about those scale lengths: my old five string MG Quantum Custom became far better when I found the right B string (.120"). I thought fatter would be better, but no. Be open and do trials.

😃 welcome to my world ! 😎

Almost like the fingers vs pick debate this. There's a place for all, use what suits you and the situation. As others have said those that cast a negative view probably haven't played one or at least haven't played a good one. I pretty much use shorties exclusively on gigs; out of the last 50 gigs I've only played one on a long scale.

Thanks, I hoped it hasn’t seemed like showboating though - just thought it may have been of interest to see what being in a theatre band was like. All through my time doing this I’ve also kept playing pubs, cafes and private gigs ( mainly with my duo), so I’ve always loved the contrast between the two scenarios. Doing the smaller gigs has meant I’ve never taken the wonderful old theatres for granted, and I will miss playing them a lot. ( Tonight though I’m in an ordinary town pub on the outskirts of Hull playing requests for a small and often inebriated crowd. 😆)

I did consider the + version @Al Krow, but ultimately, it was down to the price... Not a cheapskate, just need to get my head wrapped around the unit hee hee No doubt I'll upgrade sooner rather than later. Top tip mate

Sold Brian a pair of Bergantino cabs. Great comms throughout including arranging a time to pick them up. Would echo what others have said above - Brian is a top chap and you can deal with confidence. Thanks very much Brian!

Absolutely Free ～ Frank Zappa

On the 6dB lift from being on the floor speaker response is a half-space result. If the baffle is less than a wavelength in dimension, which below 100Hz is a minimum of 3.4 metres, the speaker must be on the floor for half-space loading. Where wall and corner loading are concerned the additional sensitivity gained means you can use less power and/or a smaller sub for the same result, but of far more significance doing so eliminates the potential for boundary reflection cancellations as much as 24dB deep where the sub is a quarter wavelength from said boundaries.

Audi. When I was looking for a car a few years ago I couldn't get a single one of their sales staff interested in even acknowledging my presence after spending half an hour trying. I went next door to VW and dropped £30k with them instead because they couldn't have been more different. I've come to the conclusion that Audis are driven by very pushy people because they are the only ones who can actually get to buy one. Dyson. Just because he's a dick (he did a guest lecture at a uni thing and he was just the most arrogant tw@t I've ever had the displeasure of listening to). His vacuums are extortionately priced and don't work very well either.* ABDN. I'm currently transitioning away from them as they have been promising an update to online access for 5 years and still haven't managed it, having preferred to waste time on removing the vowels from their name. Weatherspoons. Generally crap pubs and they have a blanket ban on dogs, even outdoors. My dog behaves better, and is considerably more hygenic than many of their customers.* Courage beers (now Scottish Courage?). I worked for a company that supplied them with equipment. I know how they make their beer. I don't want to drink it. Levis. After 40 odd years of trying to get a pair of jeans that fits properly I now buy something else. *The B thing has nothing to do with it.

How much is that doggie in the window? - trad?

No...the same...still dead.😉😉

Yeah my 15" RCF's are also stupidly loud if we need them to be. Just a bit over the top really in most of our venues. I'm a bit concenrned about some of the advice on sub placement though. Firstly you ideally want all your drivers time aligned especially around the crossover points so putting subs just anywhere can be less than optimal unlessyou can adjust delay to re-align the speakers. That's more in the realms of installed systems or professional sound engineers than pub bands though I'm also concerned about wall reinforcement. Even on the floor you are getting a 6db uplift in bass and my subs are easily matching the tops and having to be trimmed back unless I'm outdoors. this is obviously dependant upon which subs you use and what tops you are matching with them so knowing your own system and matching it to circumstances at the venue seems better than adopting a blanket solution for every venue. Using walls and corners to lift the bass if you don't have enough is worth knowing about but I don't think anyone is doing it at every venue.