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Are you sure it’s 1000 watts, rather than 500? I ask as they did make an LH1000 so would seem strange they didn’t match power to name so to speak. Even so, providing you don’t push the amp you’ll be fine, your ears will give up way before that cab will.

The mention of them being a Rebellion type band makes me even more eager to find out who it is.

Don’t know his music but am a major 24 fan so am very envious. Dammit! (That’s his characters fave curse btw).

Well it did take some energy drinks to give me some get up & go on the drive there but as it was only my 2nd gig with the band I was high on natural enthusiasm. The gig was arranged before I joined the band so was a case of having to do it, and although I wouldn’t want to make a habit of it it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, I really thought I’d be near nodding off at that time.

I like the markings, allows for very specific settings - and ones that can be noted/remembered easily as a result.

If at all possible avoid 1am gigs, I’m pooped today following this mornings one.

Really like that, add me to the list for when they’re ready to go.

Thanks for the tip, I wasn’t aware of that, certainly will make life easier 👍

I think it’s harder to win over an audience with original material, even if they’re into the style you play.

Just got in from my latest, an after-show gig at The Bear in Northampton. On at 1am - yes you read that right - for a 45min set. Made a change to be leaving home at 10pm to go to a gig. Went well, played well and a good crowd who had poured out of The Roadmender at 12:30. Given the late hour and potential drunkenness of the crowd I used my Mex Precision rather than US, and it was fine, sounded good and stayed in tune nicely. Only downside was M1 J15 was closed so had a bit of BBC a detour to get back on it via Milton Keynes. So 2 gigs in with this band now and am really enjoying it.

Spot on, as the saying goes professionals built The Titanic, but amateurs built The Ark.

They’ll be the original Compacts which were 15s. Darn fine cabs too!

I changed a set on my Mex Precision, from stock to Hipshots. This is the bass that I’ll do flying gigs with so I want to be sure of good tuning stability for the slackening of the strings for the flight/retuning for the gig. I’ve also had the nut changed to a Graphtec one to help on this. But if I were only likely to be doing UK gigs with it I’d have left it stock.

I’m so inept I consider calling them out to put in diesel….

Nice one, you won’t regret it. I’m using my RM500 this evening as want to keep the load as small as possible given there’s no parking at the venue. I know it will sound great as they’re superb amps.

I think that’s where my money would go in this situation.

The Squier Jaguar would be my choice, as you say smaller & lighter, plus a Jazz width neck. Reckon that fits the bill nicely.

Agree, it would be nice to see the band with the male singer do something like I Predict a Riot, a song with a bit of guts to it. It would still need to be a bit mainstream as both for the TV show and the generic festival audience but something with a bit of life to it.

Yeah it’s a bit much to believe that someone who gigs basically for a living struggled that much on Angels.

Those were my thoughts too 😂

I use it so I’m getting all the eq from the pedal, so Ultra Low In Ultra High In Bass 12 o’clock Mid 12 o'clock Treble 11 o’clock Drive 1 o’clock Blend 9 o’clock I’d say from your pick-tone thread that probably best to leave all the eq flat if just using the pedal as an always on drive. I really like the drive on this pedal, to me it’s strength is the “add a touch of break-up” to the sound that in the mix won’t be heard but just smooths the notes out a touch. Much like the isolated bass tracks that sound gainy & rattly on their own but sit so well in with the rest of the recording.

Smooth Criminal, @jezzaboy

Have you tried getting it fixed by Ashdown, they’re great on the customer service aspect, and seem to be able to fix pretty much all of their amps if something goes wrong.

You can get near the ABM tone with it by lots of careful playing, mainly cutting on eq rather than adding, but it’s not exact as the ABM has a lot more tonal options, especially the 600 where it’s 9 band eq v 5 on the OriginAL.