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Just be a little carefull maybe best to use only one socket for PA and the back line in case he has wired each socket from a different phase, this could then be dangerous if you have a fault to earth or a loose neutral if playing and singing with your bass rig on one phase and the PA on another, It won't be a tingle on the lips from the mic it will be bang and the smoke from your ears may be terminal.

The hysis do have crossovers - just need to double check these are working OK access via speakon back plate I did cook mine once - and managed to order new and changed easily - just a small board on vehical type spade connectors between speakon and speaker you will need the correct speakon cables note if you have peavey tops say hysis 1 then you need to mark up the connecting leads as the out connector will be 2+ 2- and the in will be 1+ 1- I made my leads up so marked the top hi speaker connector so i could get it right first go on dark stages. If you get stuck Pm me as i think i have the old info, but would think you can find out on the Peavey site. So thats from Amp to left socket of sub 1+ 1- then right socket of sub out connector 2+ 2- to Hi top in connector 1+ 1-

I noticed on a youtube video that Nathen East has been playing his signature bass for over 30 years. Now thats loyalty and a working partnership in action.

Halfords and other Car and DIY shops do spong style abrasive pads but very fine i have used these on wood basses prior to re-oiling and waxing , can even take out finger shine etc

Sounds right but do be aware of those + - on speakons and stay away from 4 pole speakons unless they are on a PA or amps as detailed above - or your cones will be sucking instead of pushing

Thanks Merton, But since it has had the E-pre installed it is more fun and is used more than the others so probably be the last to go. and I'm considering getting a half fretted neck made.

I am lucky to have been involved in many different musical forms - and there are snobs in all of them - it is the way people ring fence their world to protect their interests and their place in. I did go through a teenage stage where i thought if you didn't read music you were not a real musician. How wrong I was - I now know being a musician is all about listening and knowing what the music needs and how you should fit in.

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Example - just ordered some Roto 555LD from my local music store because I had a £15 gift voucher to spend there. [b]The only reason[/b] they cost me £46.99 £10 more than strings direct. So by supporting my local music stored by birthday gift ended up worth £5. oh and I had to wait 3 weeks.

Hi Julius You are showing you have a Carvin R600 in my view still a creat amp despite modern trends, these have a compressor built in with threshold - the point at which you want comp to start being effective and a Ratio - the amount of [b]squishing[/b] you want to do. 3:1 was often used as a good start position for bass. But depending on the material played for recording you need gentle comp for live slap pop quite a lot. before buying a pedal for other amps try and get an idea with the Carvin. may be it will get the gig in future. You can read up on soft knee and hard knee, and how many milli seconds of the attack to let through on programable compressors but you will just disapear up you jacksie, In live situations a 1 knob or two knob built in comp is fine.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1414155339' post='2586511'] Puked on some of the audience. I'm not proud. [/quote] You mean you didnt choose or single anybody out from a particular class or background. random is good

On a lighter note - As a trombone player in a functions band I was stood on the end centre stage next to the singer - now the wife She was dressed in a white Elvis cat suit with tassles. (yes we still have it) We were about to launch in to playing shawadywaddy - who put the Bomp in the bomp-a-bompa-bompa whatsit . And with full stage presents accentuated the "do da wop" with her left hand catching my trombone water key in a tassle on her wrist - and fired my trombone slide out into the audience. I was horrified to think of it being trappled under foot but it was fine. still makes us laugh now.

septicemia - I had an insect bite behind my knee and it had got bad looked like a waffle was on penicillin but you know nothing is going to stop you playing half way through a corporate Gig at the madejski stadium Reading I was about to pass out as this poison had got up to my gonads, time to stop Played CD's last set and went straight into Doctors emergency centre on way home. He had a look told me to double the dose of penicillin and go to outpatient clinic in the morning. good news nothing fell off

Bought some organ bass pedals for this very application, learnt two things falling over on stage and needing a stool to do this properly is not cool. down the secondhand music store they went. controllong the volume in balance with the bass was another issue

Love green basses, but of course everyone knows Red basses are the loudest

Stratford on Avon - 90 mile hike, left at 3:30 set up by 6:30 managed to get drummer and guitarist in the van. Good crowd about the 5th time we had played for them in last ten years. Hotel brought coffee and tea to our dressing room then sarnies and big bowl of chips 3 hours later we are on. Good news is we now stop at 12 not 01:00 as per contract In bed by 03:00 now to empty van 11:20Sun

Had this bad on my left elbow fretting hand, But as "thisnameistaken" check out what else is causing it as well as bass playing. Computer work leaning on desks while working etc etc. and rest rest rest, stop and change habits I am fine now but went on for couple of months. Also lifting gear and using elbows to open doors - bad news

I thought 3 was too many - but i do have bad GAS right now that may see and change in my line up

PM me next time, I have a guitaist friend in Wantage who needs to get out more he keeps theatening to start playing again. I was amused at the thought of 4 bands all arguing who was to be sent to Faringdon to see you, and drawing lots. -- oh alright I'll go =

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1411863693' post='2563429'] Just in from a good night in Faringdon. Went down very well, and afterwards we were told there were members of 4 different bands in the audience checking us out. Glad we only found that out afterwards and not before. [/quote] "Just in from a good night in Faringdon" !! thats a contradiction in terms Dave

The reason for me buying the Markbass LMK when it came out was two channels so I could switch between two different sounds and have my VLE set different on each. one for finger style 60's motown, general pop and the other channel for funkier numbers with the VLE at 1 0clock. But they stopped making them idiots

Agree with all above as with Lozz I feel in a live band situation i head for the Markbass most gigs ( function band and rock n roll stuff) it cuts and has a air to it that lets the harmonic content breath. MB500 fusion gets used a lot for practice and jazz gigs spade loads of warmth with the three valves you can get glass too but easy to loose your mids and over scoop it. I Find it more difficult to plug and play with the GK at volume but could just be me messing. Molan hasn't mentioned the Carvin class D amp. worth checking at the price. has graphic and comp and valve and para and yes i am still very tempted to give up my GK for the extra Para and graphic oh and 2 x 12 as well from me