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[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1437402483' post='2825669'] Our guitarist created these band logos for our fb page and twitter feed. I was very pleased with them and they cost nowt [/quote] The 2nd one is particularly cool. Like it.

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1437402593' post='2825672'] Is it because they guarantee a response from a audience who crave familiarity and a sing-a-long chorus [/quote] Yes - its frustrating but true.

Damn you 51m0n - I want this rig more than ever now. I showed the rest of the band and they all said the same thing "I'm sure they sound amazing but they look dated"

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1437400901' post='2825644'] Oh, I think he received the feedback loud and clear (I actually had to tell him I din't say "I F**** hate it" - rather than my more polite and uncharacteristically restrained "I don't really like any of them" - I was "outvoted" by the rest of the band. That's fair enough. I agree every band needs a doer, but sometimes they need to understand what needs doing. [/quote] Maybe a band meeting to form a to do list? Once he has that he can keep the progress going and in a more productive way.

Paul H, do it. If nothing else it'll be great for your harmony singing. I depped with a country band a few years back and loved the way the whole band could nail harmony parts effortlessly.

As said before, its a manufacturing imperfection which doesn't look like its going to be an issue. Wood is a very natural material and imperfections are to some extent to be accepted. Like others have said, if it was a high end £1000 + bit of kit maybe it shouldn't be acceptable that it left the factory that way but if a i sold a bass with a tiny mark like that and then the buyer wanted a refund I would agree but feel a little aggreived. That however is just me and these things are subjective. If it really worries you then maybe offer to return at your cost if the seller gives you your money back.

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1437395648' post='2825567'] Personally I think its 10x better to have someone like that who goes and gets things done compared to the guys who don't make any effort at all. [/quote] +1 Every band needs at least one do-er. Without them the band goes nowhere and interest wains. As someone who is a do-er in a band it's really frustrating when others show little or no enthusiasm for progress. If you have feelings about the logo let them be known but remember that a do-er will want feedback swiftly so he / she can keep the momentum going so don't leave it three weeks before letting them know you don't like it and then be surprised if he / she starts to get frustrated.

Never tried it but I'd imagine you'd struggle to get a bad result. That said my experience of the nv cabs is that they love amps with heft so I'd be inclined to use something weightier.

How about something with drivers on three sides with the side ones being selectable so you can toast the drummer with a driver firing straight into his left ear if you want.

We sacked a pro drummer from our function band this year cos he was too loud. He had all the chops and, volume issue aside, was genuinely brilliant but he just ruined the mix. When he turned up at a Christmas gig for a big corporate customer with two China rides and 5 toms it was clear he had to go. He couldn't understand why when we told him and still maintained he wasn't too loud. We found a much more appropriate player pretty quick and a couple of months later our really loud guitarist quit because he stood out like a sore thumb. Whoever it was who said loud guitarists / drummers are less common these days clearly never worked round our way. They're bloody everywhere.

No point changing the drivers in your existing cab unless you somehow manage to find drivers with exactly the right q, fs, Xmax etc etc to suit the dimensions of your cab. As it's an old guitar cab you may find it difficult to match bass drivers. I use 2 bfm simplex 1x12s I built myself. They wipe the floor with the two Aguilar 12s I used to use. Not cheap with the kappalite 3012hos but they sound killer.

If several of the bands use active pa cabs why not pool them together and cover all 3 sides. Mono is best for coverage and it'll up the power plus cut down on band turnaround time.

Good news indeed.

[attachment=196321:Streamer.jpg] Warwick Streamer Stage 1 on ebay for £620 4 yrs ago.

Wasn't it a double bass on the Pink Panther theme tune?

At 22 hell yeah go do it. I left a job in sainsbury's at 21 as a Jnr Manager. Everyone said I was nuts but i just decided I wanted to live in a party town in Greece. I booked a flight, got a job selling watersports on the beach and lived in a sh*t hole apartment. I just went with the flow over the next 10yrs and ended up doing some amazing jobs for various travel companies. At one point my life consisted of summers in Greece driving a luxury speedboat all day while wealthy people, largely pretty girls in bikinis drank champagne in the sun and winters in Colorado guiding snowboarders through back country off piste. As a result I'm way more confident than I ever would have been and now run my own business. Life's too short not to take a risk at 22.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1436877373' post='2821573'] I hate to disagree but Stevie Wonder in the 80s included such (IMO) drivel as "Happy Birthday", I Just Called to Say I love You" and "Ebony and Ivory". Each to his own obviously but no amount of post production will rescue this tosh. [/quote] Haha that's a fair comment lol. I just remembered that two of my all time favorite bands were from the 80's - Faith No More & GnR so maybe my post pub comment last night was pretty inacurate on multiple fronts

Yep walk away or sack them both. If the singer is any good take him / her with you. People who argue reasons for being really loud, no matter what they play, will never get it.

Oh yeah hated the floppy haired moany dross like morrissey more than anything. Modern production wouldn't save that steaming pile for me.