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You need to come back and re define your question. Again assuming you mean Big band = Miller, Basie, Heath etc. First thing you need is an MD. This is where you realise you cannot run a band as a democracy. So you need a good guy out front who knows his onions and all sections can respect. Next, you had better hope the musos you have got together can Listen. Listening is the most important skill, then feel. If you are really lucky the MD will teach the brass players how to listen to a Rhythm section and what you are there for. This probably will not happen and each section Sax, Trumpet and Bones will gang together and blame the rhythm section for both speeding up and slowing things down. Because they think they know best and individually have all grown up competing with each other to be the loudest, fastest and highest player. So when the MD has spent a few years trying to get them to play as a section, you may stand a chance they start listening to you. Think that’s enough to be going on with. Is great fun if you don't weaken

Looks all built down to a price, rather than a vision of what the company should want to aspire to. shame, count me out. Lots of key info missing to back up the designs

I have been running the PA in our band for 23 years now ( 4/5 piece functions covers) Just vocals and we use back line so similar. If you get it right and you all are listening musos fine. That means not too loud for the audience or venue. I find having vocals through the PA which is closer to the audience and back line behind, can, with the right attitude, be self limiting. Meaning If you can't hear the vocals turn down your amps. That said Drums can be the thing that sets the volume the Guitar and Bass then has to match. Go for second hand, i would say Peavey Black widows as they are efficient and that means you will get away with a reasonably sized amp to drive them. 15" and horn i use now but gigged hi-sis 12" for years with a 300 watt mono mixer amp. so check out PV Hi-sis range with black widow speakers not the newer cheap ranges, A peavey mixer amp 300 watts a side with graphic are very versitile and can be split to drive monitors if you like.

Should re name it " Thu Rrock Shop "

Mr Shuker may also be able to help you

Could try http://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk/ he should be able to advise even if he can't help

Thurrock ! Where the Thu-- is Thurrock east of the smoke per chance No thats good news look forward to it, I found you before so I'll find you again.

Thanks to you guys introducing me to John Meyer this year, On studying Pino's performance, I thought thats a good looking strap. From the video it says Ritter, so checked out their site. Nothing. after scouting round various US bass sites found someone who stated the Ritter straps were actually Neotech Mega Bass Straps. googled those and found a shop in Manchester that keeps them. £29 feels better than my other comfort straps Alan Gregory Music 0161 224 8915 £29 http://www.alangregory.co.uk/music/Neotech_Mega_Bass_Guitar_Strap.html

There are a lot of threads on here covering this so have a search around, we have all been in that zone. I held out a long time and used an octave pedal to cover numbers with 5 strings on and as others have stated on here going up the octave is not an option as it upsets the flow. Try a load out in the shops to get an idea what neck profile suits you best. Look at 5 string basses as a different instrument to a 4 string. A lot of manufacturers think they can shove out a bass with an extra string on it. My view is there are good five strings and un playable five strings. Neck profile and string spacing suddenly becomes very critical to whether you persevere. Many companies narrow both ends Nut and Bridge. I prefer 19-20mm at the bridge as this helped me cross over from my 4 string. Try some expensive models even if you cannot afford them when you find one you feel comfortable with, take a tape measure and take notes check out the spec and search for a similar spec in models you can afford, then compare them. The last important thing is practise, put away the 4 and use just the 5. use the B string as a thumb rest for the first few months; you will soon be skipping around on the B for fills etc.

Still have the SM58 i bought the wife in 1979 our guitarist still uses it every gig, the Drummer also has his own for voacals, the wife has moved on the the Beta 58 which she loves with even better proximity effect and warmth, also have a Radio Beta 58 which are great but only as good as the cabled one when the battery is new.

anyone able to compare this with the GK MB500 fusion

Just sold Robin my Schack 5, my son was horrified I let a stranger walk out the house with my bass for just 20% deposit on a sale or return basis. I said its cool he's a Bass player. 5 days later Good to his word the rest of the money arrives in my Bank account. Robin is OK and true to his word, an honest guy.

Bill, Alex can the situation arrise where one band members gear or the PA is out of phase with your Rig i.e. sucking not blowing so worth the old battery test on the speaker cab. cancelling your volume at a point on the stage. ??

I'll Second vandamme cables, excellent quality. Check them out at http://www.bluearan.co.uk, better still take up jake's offer.

Worth taking note of Bill's past threads on here Sounds like you are driving the pre or power amp into distortion, which ultimately is going to be bad for the speaker, clipping/square waving the signal. Most single 10" combos are not capable of much more than private practice and small combo low volume gigs(jazz,folk). I have mentioned before, I once bought the Ampeg B1 combo 150w into a 1 x 12" lovely bit of kit sounded great but was limited to a specific music level, room - audience size. I was trying to do function band gigs up to civic hall sizes yet it could not hold its own at loud 4 piece practises. It took me too long to admit to myself this was the wrong kit for the job. I now fully appreciate what head room really means and cone surface area required to compete with other instruments in a band and deliver my bass parts to the audience. Try rolling off some bass and using the mids to carry your sound, it may not be the tone you want but Bass is amp hungry and this trick may get you through a gig or two. I also got me a Peavey 15" +2x8" cab for larger gigs and this cab enabled the ampeg to cope at larger gigs. Good luck