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I had one of those, great sounding cab.

I’d love to play bass in an AC/DC band. Just that locking in with drums & rhythm guitar, must be awesome. Good call re girl singer and original keys too, I’ve heard some bands try AC/DC songs where the male singer has sung at Elvis pitch, unable to hit the highs.

For added fatness the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack is a good pickup, hum-cancelling too which is a bonus. I copied Duff McKagan & put one in the bridge of an Aerodyne Jazz and it made a lot of difference, not so much to the actual tone but to the amount of it.

Well our current album is The Seven Legged Groove Machine because at the time we were a 4-piece and the singer had recently had a motorcycle accident resulting in the lower half of his right leg being amputated. We’re now a 5-piece so the latest guy in worries about both legs. But in the areas we work in, well for some reason we’re on the psychobilly scene even though we’re more of a garage punk band, so our USP (and is on our merch) is The Spacewasters, Not Psychobilly Enough.

The only thing here is democracy/majority. If you got in an independent sound engineer and most of you went a different way than the guitarist then majority wins. Then write down the settings and have the mixer on the opposite side of the stage to him, and reset them immediately before each set - because he will change them when you aren’t paying attention.

I’d like to reserve judgement until playing one, but given the price it’s highly unlikely. Anyway, it’s lunchtime and for some reason I fancy a bit of Edam cheese……..

Problems are: It’s very “modern” to have a huge cannon sounding kick drum. Guitarists (it seems most at least) just can’t handle singers getting all the attention, hating their “number 2” role. Getting past both is going to be difficult.

Great pic Tim, what strap are you using, looks like a good one to support a weighty bass.

Spandau Dance is for Everyone and Not Just The Elite (Not my) Queen

I think the most neutral amps I’ve had have been Markbass, given the spec of the original post I think that’s what I’d be checking out as although neutral sounding they’re not harsh.