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It`s more to do with not being familiar with the amps, not knowing if there is an FX loop, stuff like that. if I know it`s inline, only the same cables/set-up no matter where I am. Much easier than trying to see what connections are where on the back of an amp on a poorly lit stage, with middle aged eyesight .

Same here

Well I take antihistamines for sleeping anyway, as I have a bad back but can`t take pain-killers on a regular basis due to substance issues, so all I do is take two instead of one and that works well enough. I`m usually really hyper after a gig, but a lot of that is the nature of our music anyway, full-on from start to finish.

Good amps these, the rehearsal studio I go to has one, was chatting to the owner and she said she`s had it for 20+ years, never had it serviced, never had anything go wrong with it. Japhet was pretty much spot on about these amps & cockroaches surviving Armageddon (tho suspect Keef might just scrape through as well).

My only stipulations to people using my gear are don`t blow it up and don`t put any drinks on it. When using other peoples gear I follow those same rules. I always thank the other bassist for letting me use their rig/cab/amp etc. On the originals circuit it`s so much easier if gear-share is accomodated and arranged, some turn up and seem to expect it, though in all honesty you get to know who they are. Likewise you get some who don`t say thanks afterwards, but never judge on the one occaison as they may be caught up in other stuff - I`ve had this happen, yet the next time the same band/bassist have turned up they couldn`t have been friendlier or more thankful, you never knwo what`s going on on the day in question.

That`s it Bas, we do it for the sheer fun of it, recording/selling the material, and having people sing along with the words at our gigs all being part of that fun, hence why i say hobbyist even though the band does earn from it. Due to none of us taking any money from it I couldn`t say pro/semi-pro as it would be a very poorly paid profession Same here, sure we`re not a "big" band, but it`s far bigger and more sucessful than anything else I`ve ever done, and we only decided to do it for fun, see where we could go with it.

I don`t get nervous, but I put that more down to being properly rehearsed and prepared than anything to do with my personality. It`s the same with presentations at work, things like that, no need for nerves if you`re ready.

Hobbyist/Weekend Warrior for me. I do this purely for fun, and we - in general - only gig at weekends. All the money generated from the band goes back into the band, so no income at all. And similar to @Mykesbass am in my 50s, original material, with overseas tours/festivals/albums out etc having the best time of my life so far as a musician.

Yeah, if looking to reduce in rig size I`d probably look at the Barefaced Super Midget and a suitable Class D head. When we did the cab shootout a few years back at the SE Bash I was really impressed with the quality and amount of sound form the Super Midget.

Great response from Ashdown, and what it says to me in a nutshell is that he simply prefers the sound of their gear to other brands. Which is the way it should be imo.

Yeah, Nate Mendel has used Ashdown for years. I suppose it`s always worth checking out new gear - hey, it`s not like us on here don`t - but appears that there`s something that Ashdown provides which Barefaced doesn`t. Having had cabs from both companies, and currently using Ashdown, I`d be interested to find out what made NM stick with Ashdown.

Def worth a look, I used the Dyna Comp model on the B3 and it was pretty good. Plus you get a tuner (and many other effects) so you can keep to the same amount of pedals, assuming a pedal tuner is used of course.

That`s pretty much it for me, in fact I`ve decided to keep both my MIMs and use those as my gigging basses, keeping just the one US Standard for home use and recording.

We go in two vehicles, me or the singer/guitarist drive with our respective gear, and the drummer takes his van with the drums and merch, plus his wife, who deals with selling said merch.

He`s a natural, great playing, really impressed by that.

Got them off of amazon - did a search and found a place in Germany doing them at about £7.84 per set, delivery extra so I bought 6 sets at once to keep costs down, 6 sets of strings for about £52, can`t go wrong with that.

Yeah I went for these primarily for the price, and really like the sound which is a bonus. I need that new string sound, have to change strings once a month so a real bonus that I can now do it for £8.

Well that`s helped with my decision to put some damping material in, thanks Bill. I`ll update on this post once I`ve got round to it.

Yep I`ve recently bought a set of these, and it`s the "clack" when you fret the strings that really jumps out. Nickel plated steel.

Yep, I`ve been using Rotosound steels for years, recently decided to try Warwick Red Label steels and the end of my index finger on my left hand has developed a bit of fraying skin - am amazed, didn`t think they came rougher than Rotos!

It was a good while back, but I don`t recall having anything bad to say about any of it, band/bassist/singing/anything. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I went to see Dancing In The Street a few years back and it was excellent.

Well aside from being 52, the above is pretty much it for me. The fool bit is particularly relevant to me

The guy I dealt with recommended that I do this on my cab, said it would really tighten things up. I`ve used the cab this eve and it sounds great though, so coupling this with my natural laziness means I`m holding off on damping the cab at present, think it was Dacron he advised to use?