stingrayPete1977

If the buyer is a regular poster with a feedback I might hang on a little while especially if it's an easy to sell item should they never come back, if it was their first post I'd sell it to someone else in a flash.

Paul- "bloody 'ell Linda I thought them fiddle basses played like dog sh*t but this even is worse, 'ere you try it".

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506951738' post='3382213'] +1. Raised them as a band and they were never as good after she left IMHO. Grey Will Fade, her first solo album, is great. [/quote] Yeah I love that album, I think we have the only copies of it!

Charlotte Hatherly from Ash plays some nice lead breaks live and she generally raised them as a band musically when she joined them. Good bassist too. Now plays lead for KT Tunstall, who I also like as a guitarist.

A mate once had a 13.5lb 70s Jazz, awful. One of my Stingray fives is over 11lb.

Excellent!

[quote name='mark76' timestamp='1506777029' post='3381056'] What's going on with the neck and headstock? [/quote] That's birdseye, maple goes up in grades A AA AAA etc the highest grade contains the birdseye marking and is awesome! Looks proper funky

I should be good too

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1506762876' post='3380924'] There are a few 'home conversions' into fivers out there, too. Can't comment on quality or playability though. [/quote] I could have a good guess

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1506761961' post='3380914'] Yeah. It's still early. I thought "I wouldn't say expert, more experienced hobbyist" [/quote] Me too, weekend warrior at best

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1506715095' post='3380692'] I'm probably going to be the only person to vote 'other' . [/quote] I've joined you, double basses!

https://m.thomann.de/gb/db_technologies_opera_12.htm?o=3&search=1506689818 We've got the 10" versions as monitors just as it saved a few quid over the RCF ones and they are great, we could gig with them as the front of house in a small venue no problem. MUCH better than Alto or the unbranded stuff ime.

I've got RCF 735s for our function band PA, I'd imagine one of those would sound great and could be pole mounted but cheap they ain't, but, DB technology belong to RCF so something from the DB opera range could be perfect and free to trial from Thomann? Bit like Skoda to Audi.

Is it so bad to only want to gig once or twice a month?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1506519423' post='3379304'] Ahhhhh ... Bicester. [size=2](You need to be a certain age to get that.)[/size] [/quote] Yep no idea I'm afraid

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1506610404' post='3379933'] The 'dates you cannot do' carries a date: those dates are subject to change later, and it's only accurate at the time I give it to you. So you still need to confirm availabilities... but it saves a LOT of time for the person booking if they can have at a glance a list of dates that for one reason or another should not even be considered. It's not too much to ask, really. [/quote] I haven't got a problem telling them when I'm not free so as soon as I book a holiday or a weekend away I'll text the guy who does the majority of the booking as it's essentially his band it also goes into the group chat, we all spend time in various countries and we all have other hobbies, which is what it is for us, I don't want to just share all my free time with them, that's why it's called 'free time'!

Same here 735s, typical marquee gig no problem to cover the dance floor and be heard at the back without subs, just one sub would be enough for anything I'd ever need but so far we've not needed any. Two speakers and a tiny xair16 mixer,fantastic!

I like a plain board, not many basses out there with non like the proper 90s bass collection basses.

I own, store and haul the PA and lights which is a fair contribution along with getting some gigs, organising public liability insurance and PAT testing mine and everyone elses kit.

I think as said earlier the main thing is that everyone is on the same page, I don't think it's black and white as to whether you're committed or not though, I've been in bands where I could comfortably dep the whole gig without any practice yet the other members saw anything less than going over the same songs every week at a rehearsal as not being committed. My current band practices infrequently but is better than many I've been in with a weekly practice even though the set list is more demanding, that's because we're all on the same page, no charity gigs and no one needs to gig to eat or pay bills so a monthly gig on average maybe two a month suits us all.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1506501077' post='3379113'] I'm married but my wife understands that the band has first priority on my time. The only time I have failed to turn up at a gig was because I was unconscious in the local A&E after an accident (and a follow up when I was in a wheelchair with my arm in a cast). The band understood the situation, visited me, and arranged a dep as I didn't want us (that is, the band) to miss a gig. [/quote] The only fair way is first come first served, I don't think my wife would be happy if I overruled a friend's wedding or a weekend away with a gig booked after.

First of all sorry to hear you're not tip top Roger, best wishes from me. I'd be interested in attending another bash and don't mind travelling a bit so Bicester would be fine with me, might give me inspiration to practice more!?

I've already got one as an early adopter of speakons being a Genz Benz user for rehearsal space cabs but most people buying these will be hooking them upto modern cabs plus as a back-up head You want to be able to swap the di,kettle ,speakon and input cable quicker than the guitarist can tell a rubbish joke!

They could have fitted one of those dual Jack/speakon ones.

[quote name='The59Sound' timestamp='1506445554' post='3378825'] To be honest, if someone spoke to me like that then I would quit too. Yes he was disorganised but no need to treat him like a piece of crap. [/quote] Reading the email the OP posted again I tend to agree, I think I'd be off and I think his reply was quite reasonable too.