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Well for starters we’re instrumental Dave, but we do the below, a few modernish songs in there: AnimalDef Leppard Devils Bleeding CrownVolbeat This CorrosionMaryslim Holy DiverDio Out in the FieldsThin Lizzy Live and Let DieGuns n Roses RunawayBon Jovi It's my lifeBon Jovi Wayward SonKansas Highway StarDeep Purple Tarot WomanRainbow Dazed and ConfusedLed Zepplin It's so easyGuns n Roses The Gates of BabylonVolbeat Next to YouThe Police JailbreakThin Lizzy Hazy Shade of WinterThe Bangles From out of NowhereFaith No More Pump it UpElvis Costello StargazerRainbow Black NiightDeep Purple CarsNine Inch Nails Fool for your lovinWhitesnake

In my gigging band: The singer is in 1 other band The drummer is in 2 other bands Guitar One is in 2 other bands Guitar Two is in 2 other bands I’m in 1 other permanent band, and standing in for my old band for a while We don’t gig too often, and only rehearse when we have a gig, but when we do it’s tight and sounds good. I think it’s all about dedication and application, not bigging us up mind as what we do isn’t particularly difficult, but everyone knows to show up with their best game.

Yeah I found that if playing something like In The City by The Jam, which starts on the C on the G string, then adding in a bit of this function - say 8 o’clock on the control- works fine, adding a bit more body to the sound, but any more than that I find unusable.

The One10 is a good call, difficult to beat for the requirements

I found the SPB1 to lack overall clarity in the mix, had a nice warm bassy sound but def a sit low sound. Not had a GZR but have tried them and yes, there is the upper mid push to them. I’d try boosting somewhere between 1kHz and 2kHz if your gear has that, if at that point you’re still not getting what you want then I’d try the GZR.

Just got in from a rehearsal with the classic rock band. For some reason my fretting fingers just wouldn’t work on some songs this evening, no idea why as other more complex passages were fine. Still a great time though, and as not a gigging band I’ll not waste any sleep over it.

Oh I think they`re great Terry, I bought the BB1100s this year as a nostalgia move because my first proper bass back in 1987 was one of these. It really is so versatile, not much it can`t do, and super-reliable too, did hundreds of gigs on my one back then, and with no back-up. If I were a session musician and could only take one "does it all" instrument then this would be the bass I`d take. The only change/improvement I could think of is having volume controls for each pickup rather than just the P/PJ/J switch.

I think Peavey amps remain static as no-one can move them 🤣

Agree, back when I was starting to play - 1980/81 - there were two Gretsch guitars advertised in the local paper, £8 each. I didn`t know much about guitars back then, had never heard of Gretsch, but did have £8 and wanted to buy a guitar so rang the seller who said that she was selling them on behalf of her son who had joined the navy who was selling up as he wasn`t likely to play again anytime soon. She said they`d both gone very quickly and there had been a lot of interest. So I did a bit of research and found out that that was rather a a bargain to say the least. I also wonder what the son did when presented with his £16 for those two Gretsches........

Def the Fender. Even though the general sound of the Yam is what I aim for I prefer to sculpt/remove from the warmer more rounded Fender sound, figuring I can remove what is there to whatever degree needed, but can’t add what isn’t there in the first place. When I have the Fender as I want it it still retains an overall warmth which the Yam lacks. Sorry, re-reading this I’d say completely unaltered then the Yam is my preferred type of sound, though I do find it can feel a bit “sterile” if that makes any sense?

I find the difference between my Fender Precision and my Yamaha BB1100s is that the P pickup soloed on the Yam sounds like the Fender after it`s had a bit of eq or compression applied, a bit crisper on the highs and less in the low mids/tighter in the lows. This at home practice levels playing along to YouTube, I doubt I`d notice at band volumes.

In my current band, due to both different style of music and my now glass back I finish a gig barely sweating, however really aching the next day. A marked contrast to my last band where as the music was harder after a 30min set I’d walk off stage with it feeling like someone had tipped a bucket of water over me.

That’s interesting to know @Phil Starr, I know a good few amps have a baked in eq with controls set flat, nice to know Ashdown went that way.

Good score there

I’ve got to the point where I pretty much can’t carry stuff aside from my bass, and bending down to plug in cables etc is difficult. So my “stage moves” don’t require much, aside from trying to get out of the way of our lumbering clumsy singer.

When I was doing similar I used Ashdown amps, both ABMs and RMs, as both have an EQ bypass switch, hence my reasons for using them. The RM amps are Class D, small, light & powerful. They did do a 300 watt version, but used you can get the 500s for around £300ish. Reliability-wise they`re good, and being based in the UK any issues they`ll sort quickly.

I think Blackadder & Baldrick would describe that as a cunning plan.

Great album, only bought it recently but a truly great listen

This is why I`ve in the past preferred to DI from a Sansamp/equivalent preamp, that way I can adjust volume or eq on the amp to suit the stage without affecting the FOH mix.

The Sansamp Q-Strip is worth checking out, very versatile eq but no drive so fits the bill. For travelling light gigs it’s a pedal that runs on batteries, just one more little thing that makes life easier. I do similar on gigs where an amp isn’t provided - Mono M80 with bass, a Behringer BDI21, and my BOSS WL20 wireless kit (plus a lead just in case). Really does make gigging easy.

My current combo is the Fender Rumble 800, chosen for weight and power. If Ashdown did a similar product I would have gone with them as although the Rumbles sound great I do prefer the Ashdown sound. But they don’t, and weight for me is a big factor, a 13kg 800w 210 great sounding combo fits my needs well.

Wise move methinks, not sure if a guitar one would accommodate a Mustang Bass otherwise would have done the same.

I think they were sold in both 4 and 12 options, with the kit being available in case at a later date a change was wanted, be it to add in more cabs (4 to 12) or downsizing so get max power to one cab (12 to 4).

If I recall correctly Barefaced used to sell a wiring kit for the early ones so the buyer could choose which option.