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Yamaha BB1100s into a Laney Linebacker (had a 15 inch speaker so think it was the 150 watt version). No idea of the rest of it though, was just a strap, a lead, a tuner and a pick and whatever strings came on the bass when I bought it new. School-boy error time. The bass is right but amp-wise it was a Fender Bassman head of some kind, into a Fender 410 or 412 bass cab. I sold those - to my shame for £60 - to help fund the Laney due to it being more portable. Doh. I also used a DOD Graphic Equaliser, a chorus by Orion I think, and a Reverb/Delay pedal.

Dave bought a Sansamp from me. Good comms, swift payment, advised when item received. Recommended.

Further to Painys excellent topic re rig rundowns, where we`ve all listed all of our gear etc, what do we actually need for gigging, assuming we have to provide our own backline, and assuming there will be no breakages so only items you would expect to use? For me it is: US 2015 Fender Precision, strung with Rotosound R66LDs Ashdown ABM-600 EVO4, Ashdown ABM410H Tech21 Para-driver, Boss TU2 Fender Instrument leads x 2, Fender Patch lead x 1, OBBM Speaker Lead x 1 Jim Dunlop Strap and 1.4mm Tortex Wedge Plectrum Mono M80 Gig-bag

I think I read somewhere that Matt does use the Sigs live as he doesn`t want to knack in his 70s Precision which the Sigs are based on.

Not understanding the science that well Bill - for that read, not at all - is this why when with a horizontally arrayed cab you get a great on-stage sound that`s perfectly balanced between highs and lows, yet when you walk out into the crowd, all you hear is boomy mush?

I`ve had a Squier CV Precision, and currently got a Matt Freeman Sig Precision. For so called entry instruments I think they`re pretty darn good. If I didn`t have the money to buy more expensive Fenders, which I do prefer for both playability and sound I might add, I`d be fine gigging my MF. It`s a good instrument and though for me not as good as my Fenders, that doesn`t mean it`s bad, not at all.

Good idea, mine is as follows: Basses Fender 2015 US Precision (x2), Fender 2012 Mex Precision (with Fender Custom Shop 62 Pickup), Squier Matt Freeman Sig Precision Strings Rotosound R66LD Instrument cables by Fender Speaker cables by OBBM Amps/Cabs Main gigging rig - Ashdown ABM600-EVO-IV with Ashdown ABM410 (and an ABM210 if a big gig or a video shoot) Backup gigging rig - Ashdown RM-500-EVO with RM-210T and RM-115T Pedals Boss TU2 Tuner, Korg Pitchblack Mini Tuner Sansamp Paradriver Plectrums Dunlop Tortex Wedge 1.14mm My sound is somewhere between JJ Burnell, Bruce Foxton and Duff McKagan, a grindy, driven Precision tone with a lot of twang/upper-mids (thanks Paradriver) and highs. I set the eq on the amps to flat and get all the eq off of said Paradriver. The only adjustment I make on the amps is adjusting the lows to suit, as each cab I use invariably is slightly different here, however at all of my gigs I go through FOH PA so the eq on the Paradriver stays the same, amp adjustment is purely for on-stage. So I suppose what I`m saying here is that all I need to get my sound through whatever rig is one Precision and the Paradriver. Which is ideal seeing as many of the gigs I do are with shared or provided rigs.

I had similar when buying a Les Paul Studio a few years back. Tried 3, one sang, the others vomitted. I bought the singer.

I now have 4 Precisions and am still finding myself scanning Ebay/Gumtree etc for others.

It should have been that both gigs were honoured but I can see where they`re coming from, preferring to gig with all members of the band if they can.

I had a couple of Epiphone Thunderbirds and the neck-dive was so much that you couldn`t take your left hand off of the neck without the headstock all but hitting the floor.

Blind Man by Black Stone Cherry was one I found difficult, for two reasons. Firstly it`s really not my style of playing, secondly I have a real problem with songs in that "tuned-down-to-wherever" thing, as I simply can`t pick out what`s going on.

I think the perception of "more lows" from the 115 comes from that manufacturers who make these cabs in general don`t make them to have very much in the way of high-range. Am of course going by the manufacturers specs here, plus my own earoles in respect of the ones I`ve had.

I`ve had a few, Classic 450 which I gigged a fair bit, an RH450 which was a backup - and luckliy never used as my main amp didn`t blow up - and a BC250, also as backup which I let a couple of other bands gig with. The combination of the spectracomp and tubetone on the Classic 450 were a winner for me, however for me there was always a slight nasal honk about the amp that stopped me from being really won over by it.

And carrying a flight-cased SVT and flight-cased 810 is something that should be avoided. Trust me.

If you like the current sound, adding in a similar cab will just make you have "more" of that. If you think that for bigger gigs you just want more lows/depth then many choose a 115 for this. I`ve used a good few 410/115 rigs and they`ve sounded good. Whichever I`d stick with the same MAG Series if possible.

Or a 410 & 210? Pretty near it and I`ve always had good results when playing through these set-ups,

And play a lot until then.

Seasons in The Sun by Terry Jacks. I was only about 5 or 6 when it was out but the bass - which I ddn`t know was a bass at that time - was the sound I focused in on, and from there sought it out in any other songs. Was great when punk happened to find that the coolest looking members of most of the bands were the bassists. Think I sadly let the low-end down on this particular aspect......

My current band was formed in Aug/Sep 2013 and still the same line-up. If any of us left I doubt we`d look for any replacements, probably call it a day.

Just bought a cracking US Precision from Iain. I`d put up a wanted ad and he replied, deal was done over the weekend, bass arrived today packed safely enough to withstand almost anything. Great transaction all round, with very good comms throughout.

I don`t think me playing a BC Rich Warlock would look "right" in my punk/Oi band.