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I'll be there Saturday, with my son in tow, to make sure I get home safe and gas free. try and catch some of you guys at the BC stand. Lee Sklar and TM are my main aims.

I've just checked who it was, and he's a very nice guy, not silly at all. He was just caught in between some Amp GAS and I helped him out

I am MB conFusion Well i am glad someone was silly enough to sell me theirs

Yep sorry you said it powered up smoothing Capacitor on the power supply board is a favourite. Most electronics are amazingly robust but if they use cheap capacitors a low voltage or spike the power supply usually will get it first. If you can get it in front of an electrician he could put a meter across the power supply to eleminate that. RCF may be able to tell you what the operating voltage is after the transformer and smoothing capacitors. the rectified DC voltage. At least you will know you do not have to delve into the amplifier cicuit board. I do have two ART 312-A here but they are fine after 6 years now. But worried that you think this is common.

I think it was Lozz I bought my MB. I got it as a light weight back up amp to my Markbass LMK, I am very impressed it is a keeper, I use it most for home practice, Band practice, Big Band jazz gigs, I also use it as a valve pre Amp into the Markbass channel two with one bass into the GK and my other bass via pedal board into channel 1 Awesome. The 800 has lots of very good improvements over its little brother, lights, push knobs instead of sliders on top etc. Note - It could be too powerful depending on your bass and cabs. mess up ya gain ratio's I did change the valves to Brimar 12 AX7's but thats just me trying to be a smart ass There are 2 x MB 500 for sale on here at the mo, get one and try that first.

There is a fuse in the IEC socket marked 6 in your photo. check this first a 2.5 amp. You may have been operating below the recomended voltage due to volt drop from running heaters on the same circuit also if there is a trip internally it may have operated due to a spike on the mains when it tripped out. Check with RCF but worth a look inside.

Can't imagine not having a back up. so my minimum would be two, a bass that likes Jazz and a bass that likes Pop.

Thanks KK suprised to see this pop up in my content box a year on, But just listened to the Everly's Thank you, I've played a few of these numbers over the years but "Let it be Me" just melts you dont it. Cheers I wasn't aware Mark had done this gig. Albert Lee was a real pro there in the background, wouldn't be suprised if it was him who talked them into getting back together and offering to put a band together.

I have to say having owned one of these when i had a trace 2 x 15" rig. I feel It never made any difference at all and I was kidding myself it did. The fact that my 15's had bullets as well they were brighter than the brite box. In conclusion the 2 x 8" powered Peavey brite box I sold to get it was better. So I would agree with Bill. It was that old green photo advert that apeared on the back of so many bass mags that made us believe we needed one.

We should keep this going as it may save a life because people are thinking about it. How do you guys wrap up your wires - gently in nice loops or end over end then tie them in a knot? There is always someone in the band who doesn't give a sht. Cables cost money and they work harden pretty quick. Extension lead sockets are crap these days and I have had some that do not work after a while due to being smacked about because the pin contacts inside are just push fit onto brass rods. It could be your amp plugged in the fourth socket down that just happens to have lost its earth connection. Basically Look after your gear and it will look after you - buy a Martindale socket tester - and check every wall socket you plug into, and the extension leads you run just to see if the Live /neutral polarity is correct and you have an earth. I have been too many venues with bad sockets and no earths, as well as different phases each side of the stage brought together with extension leads = PA on one phase back line amps on another = Lips tingling on the Mic whilst holding your Axe. I got electrocuted on stage some years ago. The Band leader made up an extension board a row of metal clad sockets. After the gig I went to unplug the leads and one rubber plug top was missing the screw so as I pulled it the top came off leaving my index finger across the fuse. My other hand was holding the metal sockets and I couldn't let go. Checking gear as you pack it away and when setting up, can pick up these things, it has also taught me to switch off extensions before pulling other people plugs out. Stay safe Guys

just to close a couple of points down. I have been asked several times to send copies of my PAT testing records and public liability insurance to venues ahead of the Gig. Civic Halls run by councils are a favourite and some hotel chains. They are just fulfilling their duty to the public attending a function on their premises. They have a duty to ensure their fixed electrical system is safe and has been tested and certificated. They now need to worry about a bunch of jean clad beer swilling junkies wanting to plug guitar amps into the premises mains supply!!!! . What if they Kill someone - we had better ask if they have PAT tested their equipment that should slow um down. People still think bands electrocute each other and throw Tele's out of hotel windows.

[quote name='ML94' timestamp='1391510420' post='2357841'] But when your in an exam situation playing what you think is right for the part will definatley give the examiner something to think about ! The worst peice/the one I hate is YYZ by Rush. Not a big rock fan so you can see why ... [/quote] That would be great wouldn't it just go in there and busk away and say I didn't care for the exam part so made my own up.

As I own most of the Band gear - PA and Lighting as well as my Bass gear, and we run the band, Public Liability insurance and PAT testing is something that falls to me. But I am a qualified Spark although not working as one, so the decision was easy Buy my own PAT tester about £250 the basic one is OK just says Pass or failed and indicates If an earth fault and continuety etc. But as stated above the responsibility comes from also visual examination of the lead, plug top, fuse etc. You are assessing its ability to do the job safley for another year. I say year but a competant person would also be able to make a judgement and say 3 years. e.g. the extenion lead under your desk at work may not go anywhere for five years. So will not be exposed to mechanical stress or overloading. Band gear takes a real hammering and I am suprised at how quick things deteriorate. So You can do it your self ( but who is deeming you competant?) The main thing is to keep records to prove you have been regularly inspecting the item. Seward do provide a program to down load a spreadsheet, but there is nothing wrong in making up your own Excel sheet with your band name on. If you are working twice a week or more and others are packing the gear away you may need to inspect things even more frequently this would be the responsible thing to do. The main thing is that someone is responsible that understands the dangers of allowing equipment to become unsafe that may give rise to endangering other peoples lives. A competant electrician is an obvious choice.

Best thing to remember - Tone is volume - and to get the tone you want means altering the volume of specific frequencies. The realisation that, this selected attenuation will change everywhere you go should help prolong a life GAS

Two interesting points I used to take occasional lessons from a Pro bass player, to cover off a few issues as and when. My question to the Pro = If I am to play this difficult passage where would you start on the neck? This was to check my approach was on the right lines, more relevant as a 5 string player. This was a tricky four bar counter melody covering an octave and a half. The answer = I wouldn't play that, But its written, surely if you were in a pit orchestra in the west end or touring with a name you would have to play that. Pro = No I would make up what I felt fitted the part. Hope some of you disagree but there you go I still try and learn everything as it is written but my approach is now my approach, I do not get hung up that there is one right way to play something. One thing I did take away is its often best to start with your middle finger on the root of the key centre and everything should fall under your hand, until it doesn't anymore then you had better have worked out where you are heading before you start playing it.

As above, but important not to rush and get a phrase wrong in your head as it will take a lot longer to put it right later and the wrong phrasing will pop out later in performance when you are under stress. So go slow and only speed up when correct. If you are not sure of the phrasing grab another Muso - any good brass / string / piano player of a good standard you trust to sing it to you first. Rather than learn it wrong.

Peaveys do a heavy pair. But I have the Proel air assisted ones; have used these with 15" full range speakers for some time with no problems. These are the more expensive pair but look the same as the cheaper type, they also have a safety pin. Basically web sites use the same picture for both but the air cushion units are best.

will they let you leave a deposit on one at the show

After the show you will see adverts for used Vaginas

One trick I read and have successfully applied is reducing the number sound sources that are being reflected or reduce the chance of them being reflected. Sounds crazy but by putting both PA speakers together on one side of the stage works wonders. The other would be use a bigger PA and not use individual amps on the back line and use monitors. As I guess you are stuck with what is listed the main thing is keep the volume under control, don't push the hall beyond that point of intelligibility. Another - you could avoid facing the opposite wall, set up in the corner so the sound is going round the angles. Good luck

Do you need the 1st edition to know where all the wires go Just imagined buying this and it starts at the sound check

I think it is or can be a great head start but you need to listen to the track (youtube) and figure out where the original bass player went. A Band I am doing stuff with uses or buys in Piano music and I try and tell everyone to be a little cautious. These are sing-along at home arrangements and often do not follow the original recording, but listened to in isolation sound fine. Ok to lift chords from and sort the general structure but I also find the keyboard player will trample all over your bass part instead of picking out what the keyboard is actually doing on the track, and you can’t stop them as it has been arranged for them to be doing everything. I have photocopied these parts and the cut the copy up and pasted the lower register onto one sheet to get three pages down to one. My main tip would be trust your ears

I have had similar issues when typing fast, which is good for two fingers, but not just on this site ? just speed the systems can transfer your key input into I & O's. i guess