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Having the busiest week for a while (5 gigs) including these 3 with The ELO Experience. Started off with a 6 hour trek up to Dundee on Thursday to play at the magnificent Caird Hall. Not the easiest for sound, plenty of natural reverb! Our engineer managed to tame it though and the gig went well with a lively audience of around 800 all in good voice. I love playing in Scotland, always great audiences. The gig was to replace one booked late last year which was cancelled due to storm warnings. We had really high winds this time on both the journey up and back down which made the drive even more arduous, but still,worthwhile. Friday it was a drive back down to Darlington for a gig at The Hippodrome. Another great old theatre with a near capacity audience. Just a 2 hour drive home afterwards, again in high winds. Last night we played at Sheffield City Hall, a favourite venue for the band. Had around 1200 punters in, great crowd up for it right from the off. Had to use a flown PA so our guys had a job on but they got it nailed. Home by midnight, absolutely knackered. Am playing in Scarborough later today with the acoustic duo, so hope it’s an easy one!19 points
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I take them all off before restringing so I can give the fretboard a good clean.15 points
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BLOCKBUSTARZ Glam covers band at Beat Generator in Dundee tonight. Only 54 advanced ticket sales but it had a lot of walk-ins. Owner said its always a quiet time for bands but we had a lot more than even he expected. Reckon around 100 in total and all up for a great party night. Audience were dancing all night, owner loved it and said the band were brilliant. FB comment already saying we have been the best band ever to play there and they will be back to see us. Have to say the audiences in Dundee always seem to be very enthusiastic for us. Pain of a load in & out as its 3 flights of stairs but PA and lights are supplied. Sound Engineer did a fantastic job on both FOH and stage sound. 1.5hr drive home but not too bad as roads were virtually empty and i managed to get parked outside the main door of the venue. Superb. All in all a good night. Sandberg VM4 into Ampeg SVT7 Pro and Mesa SW210/115 cabs. Dave12 points
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Great night at a gig that has recently been saved from its boarded up state and threat of conversion to flats, and used to be a regular gig for us in various guises 30-40 years ago. Set up as the rugby finished and the football team looked like a potential but they were great and a slightly older music audience arrived before we started. Crowd up for it and singing along from the start. A guitarist down for a while as he’s on holiday(s) for a few weeks but Max and I have played together as a guitar/bass/drums combo often enough for it not to be an issue. Thought we might have volume issues but the landlord was asking our soundguy to turn it up so 🤷🏼♂️ Rig sounded huge tonight. Clear, solid, nice low end and just a soupçon of gnarl 😁🥰 More dates to come from a cracking night so all’s good 😊10 points
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We were at the very beautiful Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh last night but this short clip is from Newcastle the night before. First two dates of the tour, a couple of minor gremlins but overall we're pretty thrilled with how it's shaping up 😀 ssstwitter.com_1707066066302.mp48 points
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Tonight! The Pickle (?!) social club in Acocks Green, Birmingham with the Cantina band - Rock, heavy rock and more rock. Standard stuff, first set met with bemusement, folded arms and polite applause, second set had enough up dancing to make it feel like a decent gig.. The drummer was on fire, despite having a torn rotator cuff. Sterling -> small board -> MB CMD 121P, leopard print Converse. Highlight was getting manhandled by a gorgeous blonde when I went for my wireless foray on to the dancefloor for the last two songs. Two lime & sodas and a Thatchers Gold on the house, paid, home about half midnight for a Dunkertons Black Fox Organic Cider (6.8%), a cheese and Laoganma bagel (toasted) and an Old J Tiki Fire spiced rum (75.5%) Not the worst evening I've ever had!8 points
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Here we have a bass that I had the body and neck made for me by a great luthier Sinisa Tot Body is Ash with Zebrano centre piece to match the Zebrano fretboard Neck is walnut I finished it in translucent red with a clear top coat, grain stained in black to highlight Hand made pickup, cts pots and abalone knobs Wilkinson tuners Will need a string tree installed but no issues as is when playing Fresh set of flats and if memory serves me right they are chromes 42mm at the nut, medium jumbo frets weight is 3.5 kgs Scale is 33 1/2 ish but I have not intonated it Looking £120 delivered to UK addresses, body and neck alone cost me that5 points -
My first Bass was a Hohner Arbor P copy that I inherited (stole) from my brother. I played it for a couple of years until I got my StingRay in 94 or 95. I thought it would be a good idea to strip the paint, spray it blue, stick a huge Birmingham City badge on it and defret it... none of these ideas were good. Unimpeded by knowledge or proficiency, I took a pair of pliers to the frets and pulled them out using a subtle blend of brute force and ignorance. Realising this hadn't ruined the fretboard enough, I attempted to fill in the fret trenches with some sort of plastic wood stuff, which covered up some of the splinters AND covered the fingerboard in dark brown gunk. It's still at my Mum's. Every time I visit, she asks hopefully if I'm going to take it with me. I really admire her optimism.5 points
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My hair has always been quite wavy, not that there's much left these days. One time I decided to grow it out, thinking I would look cool like Carlos Santana or similar. But I ended up looking like my mum.5 points
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My first bass was a Yamaha RBX 174 My mum bought it for me when I was in high school. It was a lovely gloss black with PJ pickups and a rosewood neck. The action was horrendous, you could park a bus between the strings and fretboard and the G tuning machine head was loose from day one and rattled/buzzed. But it was good enough to learn on. I covered it in stickers that seemed cool at the time. When I passed my exams and got into uni, mum bought me my first Fender. It was an Olympic White standard series Jazz with a rosewood board. I can still remember going to get it from the shop she bought it from (was a two hour bus trip on a cold Saturday morning). Both of those basses were what got me started. I've had dozens come and go over the years but could never let them go. I had all of my gear shipped out from Ireland when I moved to New Zealand permanently. However, I decided to keep both of those basses at home, in my old room. Kinda like a safety net lol. Sadly we lost mum suddenly in 2021 and I couldn't get home cause of the NZ borders being shut and all this covid nonsense... which was incredibly difficult. But since then I've been incredibly lucky to have my son arrive. And at 18 months old, he's already obsessed with guitars 🤣 My wife, son and I are heading back to Ireland later this month. my first trip home in 5 years. I'm very excited for my son to meet his grandfather, uncle, aunt and cousins etc. But a little part of me (probably my inner greasy teenager) is also keen to run up the stairs to my old room, pull out those musty old cases from undernearh my bed and play those gorgeous old basses once again and remember the good old days. ❤️ There will no doubt be some pics at some stage5 points
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Sad to see this go but I use my upright more than this and it's too nice to sit in the case. Handmade in Woodstock, NY - absolutely beautiful to play, hear and hold, this is a Veillette Archtop, which retail at over $5k. Lots more info here: https://www.veilletteguitars.com/electric_bass_archtop.shtml Mine has one cosmetic mark on the lower bout, it looks much worse in the pic than in real life, it's not flaking or wobbly in any way. Comes with the original Veillette gig bag. Lots of pics here: https://ibb.co/8cRHHmY https://ibb.co/nDmVS7t https://ibb.co/ySGdV2x https://ibb.co/k5Yk8DW https://ibb.co/ByWsBmF https://ibb.co/jy5bZDn https://ibb.co/9nbGtwm https://ibb.co/WHVy4cQ https://ibb.co/0VrwP7V https://ibb.co/DgjShm8 https://ibb.co/9HNxBWC https://ibb.co/6BvqTN3 https://ibb.co/J2Gfk4Q https://ibb.co/mGZhdQj https://ibb.co/qRK65HP https://ibb.co/5kSXmBD https://ibb.co/8P9f2MT https://ibb.co/0J2dNMV https://ibb.co/8xNrj09 https://ibb.co/pJQwCHR https://ibb.co/F8wqGQY Collection from high Wycombe preferred but happy to ship at cost, I have proper shipping cartons. Feel free to ask any questions. Ideally looking for a straight sale but may be tempted by something vintage.4 points -
For sale is my 1986 Wal MkII Fretless 5 string. This bass was built in 1986 by the legendary Pete "the fish" Stevens it features gorgeous African Shedua facings over a mahogany core and chrome hardware. The bass is all original except for the strings and it functions perfectly including the hardware, electronics and the truss rod.The fretboard is perfect and the bass has just been setup with a brand new set of Ernie Ball flats. Weight is 5,25KG / 11,57lbs Despite the fact that this bass is 38 years old it is in near perfect condition. There are some very minor signs of wear as you would expect. However I would be very confident in saying that you are very unlikely to find another bass of this vintage in as good a condition as this bass. I have made an effort to provide photos from as many angles as possible so you can clearly see exactly what you are buying. I believe that my perfect feedback is a great reflection of the honesty and thoroughness of my descriptions. This sale includes the original Wal hardcase - the case is functional and is in fair condition but shows plenty of signs of wear. If you have any questions please let me know. Price is 7275GBP or 8500€ Shipping to UK and within the EU is is 225€ - fully tracked and insured with UPS4 points -
Back at it again. Loved the look of the oak fretboard I did on a previous build, so decided to go all out as a bit of an experiment! Not many pics as of yet but will add more as things go on. Personally I love a medium scale so this will be 32" scale, quarter sawn oak laminated neck, sapele body with quarter sawn oak top, and a padauk fretboard. All gotoh hardware, and having a stab at winding my own pickups for this one!4 points
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He Is Heavy He's My Blubber Hollies4 points
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Some things have changed! Both are sounding wonderfully! ⭐️👾⭐️4 points
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I got to bed at 2am after our Friday gig, partly because I cooked a snack when I got back (I was starvin' marvin). Did wonder how much of this I could take. Then woke up to a nice comment about my playing (from someone I don't know) on FB and that was worth the 10 hour shift alone!4 points
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Rookie mistake, though you see plenty of old timers dong it too. Everything should go into the PA. It's not about volume, it's about dispersion of the mids and highs. Every amp, including yours, has limited midrange and high frequency dispersion. Highpass all the instrument channels at 100 to 125Hz. This means buying a mixer with at least twelve channels. If you try to save money with a six or eight channel mixer you'll either lose money by having to replace it early on or lose functionality by not having enough channels.4 points
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Definitely this joe, I’ve been studying his playing for years and he had a certain style and talent which is pretty hard if not impossible to replicate, a true legend , I’ve read many times that he also started Robbie Shakespeare on his bass journey , what a mentor to have4 points
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The thing I love about his playing is that so many of his lines sound simple until you try to play them note for note, and only then do you realise how much is going on.4 points
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I think you may have over interpreted "manhandled"4 points
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Happy 70th @Bluewine, you’re doing bloody well to be gigging like you do my friend, hope you enjoy many more years of the same 👍4 points
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I'll start. I'm really ok with a month off. I'm not worried . Our summer schedule is starting to fill up with some good gigs. The reason we don't have any gigs this month is, we've slowed down by choice. We use to play around 70 gigs annually. We've cut back to about 50. Here's the main reason, we no longer play late night bar gigs. I'm not sure why. However, I turned 70 today and I've really played enough bar gigs for my lifetime. Give me theatres, festivals and special events. Daryl4 points
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Guess who's back! Thanks to @LukeFRC, @0175westwood29 and Admiral oh my Admiral @admiralchew This time this is for a metal project - I wanted distortion and fuzz and the chaps above were super helpful in steering me in the direction of what I needed and how... and well. I often add a modulation effect but I learnt that for now I don't need a compressor - In case I regret it, @tayste_2000 introduced me to the HX one (I've been in hiatus for some 5 months lol no idea of the new releases!). Now I have the gain stages I want, a preamp with pre/post loops I adore and a tuner/compressor/phaser/rotary/chorus/flanger and some few hundred more effects on the post loop 😀 I did not want to go with a HX Stomp etc as I wanted to keep these analog pedals after much research... this works mightily! I haven't had much of a chance to play with them all, but I am very, very happy to report they stack up super nicely and with even volumes etc - lovely. Wired with a Truetone CS6 underneath. Y'all are guilty for this, but thanks 👏 None more black:4 points
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Absolutely brilliant gig last night which was one of our regular acoustic residences that we host every other month where we introduce one or two acoustic solo or duo acts and then we as a band get up and play for just over an hour. Super busy with a very engaged and attentive audience who really clapped and showed their appreciation after each of our songs. It was a night of original music including 4 new songs and we ended up doing two encores. The highlight for me was the compliments I got after the gig. One lady came up to me and said, "apologies for interrupting (I was talking to my daughter) but I absolutely love your fretless bass playing, it reminds me of Del Palmer and the fretless playing on Kate Bush's first album". This absolutely blew me away as I'm a huge John Giblin fan, probably my favourite bassist along with Pino and Jamerson 😁 However, about 10 minutes later, another couple came up to me and thanked me for making her night so special. She said she couldn't believe the quality of music being played in a pub in Farnborough but to then hear fretless bass, her favourite instrument just blew her away and she couldn't keep her eyes off my playing. She turned out to be a vocal coach who also tours in a lot of different tribute acts but I was breaking her as that afternoon she had been to a funeral for a friend who happened to be a fretless bassist so it was joyous but a tough evening for her 😥 Then another guy came up to me who happened to be a Canadian drummer and said he was mesmerised by my playing and loved all the high melodic stuff I was playing but also all the lower stuff. He said I was watching you play and I knew there's no frets so at some point I was expecting you get it wrong and play out of tune but you never did, not once 😎 When you get compliments like that, it just makes what you do worthwhile. I'm a little bit on cloud 9 today 😂4 points
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Can't quite believe I'm doing this, but my Bergantino NV412 is up for grabs. 800w @ 4ohms, and sounds brilliant. In good condition, but has a few marks and scrapes. Comes with a cover, which is a bit tatty but does its job perfectly. I'm based in High Wycombe, Bucks, and collection is preferred but I'm willing to travel a reasonable distance to meet up. I can also look in to shipping on a pallet, I work in a warehouse, so have the necessary equipment to package securely. Only selling because I can't justify keeping this and my Barefaced, and more van repair bills have left me skint!3 points -
PRICE: £800 1982/83 Squier JV Precision that has been restored somewhat, and is far from original. I bought it about 3 years ago in a bit of a sorry state. It had been fitted with a Jazz Bass pickup in the bridge at some point which had been filled (badly) and then refinished in Fiesta Red (also badly). Whatever had been used to fill the pickup route had shrunk as it dried and left a visible gap around the edge of it. I sent the body away to David Wilson to strip it, fill the routing, and spray it in a faded shell pink nitro. He did a very good job of it, though there's an outline of the old J pickup route that can be seen under certain lights, but is virtually impossible to photograph. It's picked up some bumps and scuffs since it was refinished, the worst of which I've pictured. There are a couple on the neck and headstock which have been accrued over the last 40 years, but nothing major. The original tortoiseshell pickguard had been drilled for an additional pot, and the cutout for the pickup had been crudely filed at some point. I had a parchment pickguard made by Earlpilanz which is a perfect fit. I fitted a 65 Precision pickup from the Creamery; the wiring and the bridge had already been replaced at some point. The JV neck plate had developed a curve over the years, probably from being overtightened, but as chance would have it, I had a Squier SQ neck plate which was a direct replacement; the old Japanese neck screws were much beefier than the standard ones that most basses have today. The neck is entirely original as far as I can tell. The frets are in good nick and the tuners are truss rod work as they should. It's got a nice rosewood fretboard and is strung with Dunlop flats and plays really nicely. Weight is 4.23kg/9lb 5oz. Short version: body, neck, tuners, strap buttons are all original. The finish, bridge, pickguard, knobs, thumb rest, neck plate and pickup are not. The original pickguard and neck plate will be included. I've got a couple of brand new Fender gig bags knocking about so I'll include one of those, and I have boxes up in the loft so shipping is possible. I wasn't sure how to price it. The whole thing cost me well over a grand, but if you think I'm wide of the mark then let me know.3 points -
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Fender Roadworn 50's Precision Bass for sale. Fiesta Red, Maple Neck Mexican Made. Complete with Tweed style gigbag. Happy to post. Fantastic basses these! Now looking for £895. Based near Yeovil, Somerset.3 points -
One Friesian Under a Groove - Funkadelic Hooves don't fail me now!3 points
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One way or an udder - Blondie3 points
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I am the walrus - The Beatles3 points
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Consonant craving KD Lang3 points
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Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm - Crash Test Dummies3 points
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I've gone a bit mad: home board, I doubt I'll need all this stuff live: Peterson StroboStomp Mini out in to the Ly-Rock "Complicator", using both its effects loops: Parallel Loop for lows: KongPressor (almost always on), MXR bass octave deluxe, T-Rex Diva Drive, JHS 3 Series Phaser, Lekato Loop Auto (looper). I've settled on no LPF, so I can have just the KongPressor for an un-effected tone. Only just got the looper & stiil thinking about how I might use it. These pedals are all bass-friendly, even if they aren't "bass pedals". Preamp Loop for highs: first the internal preamp set to a little dirt with a mild bass cut. Out to a Donner A/B switch so I can turn this whole loop off. The A input is where I would insert a guitar (at home), or the bridge pickup if I start playing with "stereo" bass wiring again. Then to the Mosky Silver Horse (Klone) - still playing with tones there, but quite low gain. Tone City Matcha Cream fuzz set to fairly aggressive. Both pedals can reduce the bass if turned up, but that's not a problem now. The SoniCake Sonic Ambience: basic delay and reverb in a pretty cheap pedal. Then both channels back in to the "Complicator", blended about 50% each, and in to the cab sim. Headphone out for practice, amp or DI if I need them.3 points
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Exit pending. 🙈3 points
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Two years of filming gigs on my Go Pro and last night was the first time drunk punters finally grabbed it. All ended well fortunately! Good gig all around. Bonus points to one of the photographers who actually set my Go Pro up again in a less risky position to catch the rest of our set. Go Pro moved_2.mp43 points
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Here's me playing my Burns Sonic bass in 1967 (please ignore my flower power kipper tie), I was still at school when I bought it so I borrowed £15 from my elder sister who was working, I later swapped it for some fishing tackle because I never thought that I would be good enough to play in a band, I still regret it to this day.🙁3 points
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They all come off which gives me the chance to properly clean the fingerboard and the section of the body under the strings.3 points
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Many years ago I bought a DS-1 from a maker called Penny Pedals, this is the mod I think: C1 - .1uF C2 - 1.0 uF non-polar metal film (NP MF) C3 - 1.0 uF NP MF C4 - .022uF C5 - .1 uF C7 - .00022uF (22pF) ceramic disc C8 - 1.0 uF NP MF C9 - 1.0 uF NP MF C11 - .1 uF C12 - .1 uF (no need to change really, same value higher quality cap) C13 - .1 uF C14 - 1.0 uF NP MF (again, just a quality upgrade sounds the same here) Wire in a switch to lift the clipping diodes (D4 & D5) out of the circuit. The modded values give generally better bass response and the diode lift completely transforms the sound of the pedal, giving a lot of gain and bass. As a recommendation, I have bought and sold many many many pedals in the years since, but this one has never left my board.3 points
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To be fair, recording a video on the phone would take less time than writing the message out here. Even if you don’t have one, perhaps you could find someone to help you? The company won’t resell this as it’s faulty. Instead it’ll go back to the manufacturer, and they may request evidence it’s not working. I really don’t see this as an attack on your consumer rights. Perhaps if you identify a fault you could save others time and hassle…3 points
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I'm often thanked for my fretless playing. Specifically, not playing it.3 points
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Been very content with my Squier 40th anniversary P and Warwick Corvette for quite a long time but had a sudden hankering for a Stingray that I just couldn't shake. Never tried one before and just loved that sound. This Ray34 came up at a good price on Reverb, just a shade over £500 after some negotiation, and had to pull the trigger. The colour is unbelievable. I love that blue sparkle, and the roasted maple neck is really smooth. Not totally au fait with active basses but put it through my pedalboard with a Solidgold Beta V preamp and a Jam Pedals Rat and I'll need to do some serious tweaking, sounds wildly different to the setting I use for my P bass. Now the conundrum of trying to justify having 3 basses around the house...2 points
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I'm not spilling the beans until I've actually got the bass, it's nothing incredibly exciting anyway, just something I've always liked the look of at a good price. If it falls through we can all forget this sorry incident ever happened... and @VelarianThe Enabler can be let off the hook. He has very kindly offered to collect the bass and send it on to me, being the excellent basschatter that he is. Top fella, top forum, big hugs all round... but you're all very naughty. 😁2 points
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Running off a single socket also prevents the accidental use of separate phases. The installation (venue, hall, whatever) will regularly have 3-Phase power incoming and a number of power sockets on each phase intended to balance the overall load. Obvs only an idiot would leave different phases close to each other on stage... but stranger things have been known.2 points
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Yep - simple and inexpensive ("used") mixer eg Soundcraft Signature (or Behringer??) is probably all you need. Some have built in FX's which is really handy, and you might want to think about how many monitor mixes (Aux outs) you need. (sounds daft, but with In Ear Monitors you soon find you need more than you think!). However, if you buy a second hand unit you won't really lose anything if you in future decide you need more Aux outs. We started out a couple of years back in your situation and have evolved since then. My biggest "win" was adding a single Sub. Even in small venues this makes a surprisingly big difference to the sound. And even in small pubs, as the PA speaker Top sits above it it has minimal effect on space requirements - indeed it helps to stop the PA getting knocked over when things get "lively"!! I thought 10 inch tops would be ideal in terms of size in small pubs and transport, but if I started again, I'd go straight to 12inch main speakers, as they cope with bigger gigs too. Good luck!!2 points
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hi mate, hope all's well, nice to have a new band, result to have a good singer! My tuppence worth. As is the case with amplification generally, it's a good time to buy the (tried & trusted) old, big and heavy PA gear, while in the used market the lightweight/smaller stuff can still be quite pricey. Unless you want to be doing this again in a year I'd also suggest getting more power than you think you need in case the bigger gigs do come in, or in case you find yourself playing in rowdy pubs (you can always turn a powerful PA down after all). Having said the abkve, we play through a relatively small and lightweight Bose setup which we picked up used for not much more than the budget above (albeit without a mixer) and I'm always amazed by just how much it can pump out.2 points
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I think soapbars only came in on the 3rd iteration of the BBN4, but there were definitely some BBGx models around at the same time that had them. As we were back in the days when music shops would give you glossy printed catalogues to take away and make your choices, I remember spending a lot of time leafing through that Yamaha one. I was mainly wondering what on earth you'd need 5 and 6 strings for, and if I'd even be able to play 4 of them, but if you hooked me up to a polygraph I'd say that I remember the model number and also the sticker on the back of the headstock really clearly. 🙂 That's a cool colour for the N5.. and the guard is a clever addition - like it! My BB405 ended up with a pair of EMG-LJs in it, a Neutrik locking jack as I was fed up of the barrel ones failing, and chrome dome knobs. Think I might still have the original pickups and speed knobs in my bits box, but sadly they're all that remains of my formative Yamahas. I do still have what I think was my second (or maybe third..) bass. Very much not a Yamaha...2 points
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Anarchists , the lot of you 😁2 points
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Dave, 100 is huge by my standards. Daryl2 points
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Luckily enough I'm in enough bands or on dep lists so something usually comes in. We work with a few booking agents who always need someone at short notice. I'm on stage right now in Bristol actually, but the gig only just came in. We were free so here we are. Unfortunately my regular singer is so good she's in great demand so I have more free weekends than I might like. Whoring myself out on Facebook sometimes works too.2 points
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