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We all dread the day don't we, Me and the Mrs packed in our wedding functions band after 30 years, just before Covid hit. Thought we would miss it. But haven't as we had all the hassle of running it and lugging the gear, so now just have great memories and have found other interesting projects to fulfill the need. In a couple of Big bands where i can sit down and read the charts, but have been coerced into joining a pop/rock pub band, but luckily not involved in serious gigging. As I realise now, i can't stand and play for hours as i used to, the legs ache and angles swell, ah! the ole blood pressure tablets are great aren't they onward and upwards, never give up never surrender

We haven't got used to being a third world country yet, depending how far we sink, we will all have to get used to not buying foreign goods. (Lovely Basses). Still mustn't grumble, Nail Bars and coffee shops are still full. Do you think these basses have Pino flat wound strings on them, could save a few bob there.

An update as I started this . After about two months I put my La bella deep talking flats back on my P bass, and then even started to think about selling it. But having trawled through various comparison videos on the Tube, I thought i would try a set of La bella low tension flats. Have to say guys wow wow wow, love these, amazing tone really unbelievable tone, I had not expected such a variation in tone across the sets. totally sold on these now. It is always bit of an expensive decision to go and spend money on trying various Flats. These were not too bad at £42 but some are silly money. Anyway just in case any of you were wondering about these. well worth it. Back in love with the ole CS now.

Why not just run the top channel of the TT. I used an 800+ for a year or more loved the high pass filter and para mids but was surprised on A/B ing it against my Mark bass, that it didn't go deeper even with the bass boost on and was no more loud even with stated 800 watts.

The volume knob

Really ?!!! I know we can get very anal about our gear on here, but If a band mate one meter away can't tell which bass you are playing, or if using different strings or you have a new amp, how the hell is a few microns of wax going to impair the sound of an electro acoustic guitar.

Someone on here put me on to this. Used by National Trust and the Royal household apparently. it puts a hard coat on things antiques etc. Rub in and polish off. seems to work well. Better than the Warwick wax for a hard ware coat with out the finger prints.

It could be your central heating pump coming in or tumble dryer etc. Just a thought before you start taking your gear apart. Any inductive load switching on and off on the same ring circuit could do it.

I Thought i would post my today's indoor project. I have two beloved Acme Low B cabs both 4 ohm. One gets all the use nowadays whilst the other sits indoors for home practice. I used to gig both in a functions band using a little GK fusion head DI'ed to a Mark bass amp for the second cab. But now for louder rock gigs I go through a TecAmp 4x10. But have still fancied my 2x12 occasionally, so this is where I am, and not wanting to run two amps. Pictured my previous old jack lead, but i have just purchased a set of Speakon's red and blue so I can colour code the right one for the amp, I keep forgetting which jack is what and have to keep testing them which is why i don't use them. Pictured below is my new lead with Speakons Red for the amp blue for cabs. So Positive from amp speakon heads out and to +1 of first cab speakon the negative is not cut but looped inside. It is the other end of my newly cut positive wire that goes to the -1 and will go on to the +1 of the next cab. 2nd cab -1 will then find its way back to the amp via the uncut neutral in the top speakon and be terminated in the -1 of the Red amp speakon. Putting my two 4 ohm cabs into series giving me 8 ohms. The LAST PICTURE IS ME TESTING TO PROVE I GOT THINGS RIGHT. I am using a speakon though connector and a speakon to jack adaptor so i can use my bass lead to do a battery test. Using an old PP9 as it is down on volts, by touching positive to tip and negative to ring of the jack the speaker cones should jump forward, if connected correctly. always handy to take an old battery with you when buying second hand cabs to prove they are OK and all drivers are wired correctly. This will of course reduce the available output power from my amplifier but doubling my cone surface area will compensate THANKS FOR LOOKING HAPPY GIGGING FOR 2025

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Having run the PA in our band for 30 years as well as the bass gear, the number of jack leads I had noticed in the wire bag that had dinks and scratched up barrels it made me wonder how you ever get a decent connection, along side dirt and grease from handling, not to mention the dust sucked into amps by the fan that collects in the female jack sockets. This alone convinced me early on to go to Speakon's as soon as I could. The design based on current ratings and safety aspect were a given, but we gained far more.