stingrayPete1977

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1474718546' post='3140047'] IME on all gigs, even the smallest, a little PA support for the Bass drum tightens up the sound of the whole band. [/quote] That's my thinking too, unless you have a huge kick drum that is well damped they sound poop, of course there are gigs small enough to not need it but then they are vocal pa and a combo sized amp as backline anyway ime.

The time hath cometh!

Given you upright gas yet?

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1474700946' post='3139884'] I've been experimenting with this a lot , I use a barefaced super compact with a Ashdown ABM head for small gigs as it saves me carrying two active subs for the PA . [/quote] What about the kick drum?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1474648847' post='3139637'] That is true I'd love to see "Blackeyed blonde" played on a DB [/quote] I can arrange a Can't Stop? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dttkuqJwM

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1474703065' post='3139902'] A shameless plug. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/288305-gl-tribute-l2000-trades-1025-passive-5-or-gl/ [/quote] Linky fixed and copied, what a bass for £300, crazy! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/288305-gl-tribute-l2000-trades-1025-passive-5-or-gl/

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1474630855' post='3139394'] First time I've seen/heard "King Thumb" actually playing with a band! Quite a tasty player! As is this guy - Jodie Bremaneson of Skerryvore. With a lovely blue G&L... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KexIrXcxVHE[/media] [/quote] Don't tell the class D naysayers as he appears to have a great sound with a Genz head, what a fool, if only he knew about all the heft he was missing out on!

[url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjtwrfjuqfPAhWmJ8AKHWsHA5oQtwIIJTAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiyzxpvKlO48&usg=AFQjCNEOCSwFdAQzBEkcV003Sk3J_mIP2w"]http://www.google.co...cV003Sk3J_mIP2w[/url] Is that blue around 50 seconds in?

Flea has done some awesome non slapped songs, Soul to squeeze is always a killer. http://youtu.be/0XcN12uVHeQ The perfect rhcp track imo and not on any album!

How can they make two pieces of wood, four tuners, a bridge, nut, pickup and scratchplate so complicated?

He was hardly going to say "I've sold musicman and been secretly working on these with George and they are ok, the preamp can be fiddly for some people and it won't hold it's value like a Fender" was he?

I'd happily finish my gigging days on an L2500, no problemo.

I'd take an active bass and a class D amp over a passive bass and a heavy lump, that said I can't get on with a passive bass and a class D head, it misses something no doubt about it for me.

I don't find much influence from the J into the Stingray and then there's the Sabre bass before G&L and the L1500 with a single pickup before you get to the newer models.

No mention of Cass Lewis yet?

Yep, Time Out.

+1

A decent combo is always worthwhile keeping to hand if you have space to keep one, one with a DI out is preferable imo.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1474484750' post='3138370'] So Status, ACG, Iceni, Warwick, Yamaha no good? [/quote] I prefer musicman, g and l, fender, Lakland. I've got a Yamaha, pics are in the "so who rides motorbikes?" thread

Those D and B cabs won't pay for themselves will they?

So would it be so bad if I was in your band and got paid £75 a gig extra if I provided a good quality PA?

The fact that it doesn't actually matter to most people including some musicians shows that nothing lasts forever, even if the fabs hadn't existed I'm sure we'd still have music, I'm not denying it would not be different but the same goes for lots of bands, it might have even been better!

BRX- How much do you pay the hire company for each gig though? and we've had problems getting a system at busy periods,last minute gigs are almost impossible to agree to. I suppose it comes down to what type of gigs you do and how often, when we were young trying to make it big we never had our own PA as we only played venues that had one.

Great bass playing on the Mike Oldfield one.