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The Sansamp Para Driver has a - I think - 20db boost. Certainly makes me jump if I hit it by accident, a bit like a Back To The Future moment.

Played yesterday and today, at present Xmas period just not “happening” for me so sticking to what I enjoy.

There was a rack mount ABM600 on the bay for about £400.

I’ve never hated any if my instruments, though every Jazz has been a let-down due to me making them sound rotten. Nothing wrong with any of them aside from my playing.

Same here

I think the bottom end on Stingrays is tighter and more controlled, due to the pickup placement. As such the lows don`t seem as present, but that`s due to less boom. Plus they seem to gravitate to a sparklier sound as well, so that can give the impression of being low-deficient.

It seemed to me that the pair of them were a bag of nerves and were taking it out on each other. Once the gig was done things miraculously seemed ok. And loved it when Viz wrote about them, Matt, Luke and Ken - for some reason they refused to call Craig by his real name.

Strange that although the parts appear to be US necks and bodies the overall quality is said to be less than Japanese/Korean Squiers - tho having had Korean Squiers I do have to say they are very good, one of the hidden treasures of the brand.

Good points there, some of the best sounding gear I`ve heard in isolation has sounded pony is a band setting. We did a cab shootout a few years back and whilst the winner was a Bergantino someone brought along some very affordable PA cabs and the difference in sound between them and the Berg wasn`t as much as what the price tags would suggest. Likewise being able to get a giggable full-stack for not much money, especially if in a country where it`s difficult to get hold of reasonably priced gear, well has to make sense.Look forward to hearing your views on these.

I`m like that after gigs, no energy, feeling knackered, am also 53. But then I think what life would be like without gigs and the tiredness pales against a life of boredom.

The Rebellion Festival for us punkers is wisely held indoors, given that we’re all too old to be out in the elements for too long.

Same for me.

She has a big audience and fan base so in that I’d say yes, deserving. Based on the rubbish - imo - that she doles out I’d say no. And yes, Danni, phwoar!

For me she never topped Wuthering Heights.

Must have been a left handed photographer then......

Love Roto steels but they die too quickly for me, I get a month/4 gigs max from them. Never had a bad set though, quality always been superb.

Guns N Roses. Appetite, which was recorded before they were big was excellent whereas the Illusion albums, done when they were probably the biggest band in the world were alright but nothing special imo. I preferred The Spaghetti Incident to either of the Illusions.

Def, the all time best Motorhead line up imo too.

Our old producer said that Trevor Bolder (of Ziggy/Bowie fame) advised him on using lighter gauge strings as he could add more bass to them without them booming.

Nice looking rig, Don, and get it sounds even better

I had one for a while and it just nailed the SVT sound. From memory I engaged the Ultras and the Scrambler, with that set to break-up when strings hit hard. If looking for SVT tones it’s a good pedal, and am sure it can do more, I only let it go as it was quite big & heavy in comparison to Tech21 VT & Sansamp pedals which also do SVT tones very well.

I had the Super Twins predecessor, the Super 12 and it was a doddle to cart about. Not particularly big, light enough to move easily. I think the Super Twin is smaller.

Basses are fine, nothing wrong with the sound of the Ashdown combo, I’d just look at a more powerful one - the Ashdown RM combos def worth a look at if you like the Ashdown sound, or look for one of their MAG combos 2nd hand - you’ll pick one up within budget easily. That said, you can pick up an Ashdown 500 watt amp head and 410 cab used with a £600 budget.

Most important for me are pretty simply, a Fender Precision strung with fresh steel roundwound strings and a Tech21 Para Driver. Yes the neck is important to me - I do like a chunker - as are efficient tuners and passive electrics but as long as I have said Precision, strings and Para Driver I’m sorted.

Nice one Andy, the RMs from Ashdown are a real hidden (but slowly popping their head over the parapets) range. Much beefier than any other Class D amp I`ve had.