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Although you’ve gone the IEM & DI route, having an actual amp that can do the whole gig/rehearsal on its own is an extra piece of flexibility. You loved the Markbass so I’d look at getting another.

Oh I get that Dave, personally if I buy something on here if I sell it I’ll only look to recoup what I spent, even if market value means I could get more for it. However if an item was up at correct market value that I wanted it wouldn’t bother me if the seller was making a profit on it. So in summary, I’ll never become rich via buying/selling on Basschat.

Pretty much the same for me, I know up to how much I’ll pay for something, whatever it cost the seller isn’t really my concern.

I’ve got a Broughton Hi/Low Pass Filter pedal on its way, can’t remember being as excited about an effects pedal before.

There was an 1100s on EBay for a fair while at £850. It was a black/semi sparkly finish, I remember lusting after those in the late 80s when I had my natural finish one. If it had been the same price as other 1100s up at the time (around £500) I’d have probably bought it.

Agree, Road Worn fits the bill, with the added bonus that I don’t think I’ve ever read a bad word about them, certainly my limited experience of the RW Precision backs that up.

Well now that @neilmurraybass has put up his score to Fool For Your Loving I’m going to take a revisit and learn it properly - or at least get as near as I possibly can that is.

In my last band I got recognised quite a bit at gigs, but to be honest in the punk scene everyone is pretty much the same, some of us are in bands some of us watch bands but we all mix & socialise together, def no “us & them”.

Agree, Nik, we need some young scruffy ‘erberts with guitars to make a racket and bring back some noisy music to the masses.

I’ve actually spoken to people at gigs my old covers band were playing and been asked if I go to see the band regularly as they’re quite good! But at a festival my punk band played some guys asked if they could have a photo taken with the band, and handed the camera to our drummer to take the photo. Did he not like that. Seems it’s only singers and guitarists that get recognised all the time.

What about plenty of knobs with guitars on them?

Motley Crues version of Helter Skelter is pretty good

And mine, an amazing version.

Even if not providing a groove the bass brings a depth to the music - think about guitar, having a “bedroom sound” that is full, with a depth to it live usually translates to rotten mush, it needs to be sharper to come through. At that point the bass is there, bringing the depth that’s needed, and in many genres providing that groove as well. A good genre for that is Motown, remove the bass and even with those fantastic songs and great singers, well, not too sure myself.

Good call. I’ve got the RM500 EVO II and have had the EVO I version as well - moved it on for the EVO II for the dull finish control plate as middle aged eyesight found the shiny EVO I difficult to see on stage. For myself I’ve always used mine flat with my Tech21 Para Driver providing the eq & drive. I used it - when I had to use my own cabs - with either an Ashdown ABM410 or two RM210s. Other than that it went into whatever cab was at the gig, and it’s one of those amps that sounded good through all of them. I found that leaving the eq on the Para Driver alone and just using the bass control on the amp to compensate for boomy cabs/staged worked the best.

Which band was that, Chris?

Def worth keeping it open for a saving of £120!

Well one of the items isn`t in stock until next week so I suppose in theory it will be paid for this year, but the purchase itself was arranged last year, which is my get-out clause 😂

That’s the conclusion I came to with my old Ashdown ABM cabs, Chris, didn’t matter how they sounded I just couldn’t lift them anymore. Luckily I’ve been able to get lighter NEO versions and from now on they are my sound - same brand, probably a tad different in sound, but my sound.

When things went ok I had no problem with GAK, but when I returned an item to them I got the severe run around before they made the refund, and that was only at the point where I had to get very rude and unpleasant. As such I have a reluctance to buy anything like instruments/amps/cabs/pedals from them, strings/leads/straps/picks not a problem though.

Well I’ve 2 items on the way but in my defence I did purchase them in 2020. I’ll see how it goes, have bucketloads to sell and hopefully have established the right gear for my needs now so let’s see if I can at least last a while without buying.

In my last band, a punk three piece I had a slight amount of drive on the bass so that when I dug in (so all the time, lol) I got that break-up type overdrive and it worked a treat to fill out the sound. Whereas in my current band, 70s/80s classic rock with guitar & keys that sound is just too much so I have a clean & slightly compressed sound which locks with the drums and keeps out of the way of said guitar & keys. So I think type of music and instrument line up has a lot to do with it, plus keeping the drive levels down.

There’s a certain sense of irony there 🤣

Ah yes, the “Official” Sham. I think they’ve one former member, as Pursey/Parsons/Tregunna are in the real Sham - who incidentally are still a darn good band.

I’m sure I’ve played with some punk bands who no longer have any of the originals, but I just can’t remember which ones.