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Odd - just had this for first time pop up on BC homepage. Using IOS12 on iPhone 7 in Safari.

*facepalm* Oh well, let’s see how it goes.

Well, for anyone that’s interested I found a Soul Food on the for sale section so waiting for that to come in. Thanks again - will update with thoughts in due course.

I was playing an active G&L (which had a VERY hot output) and a passive Squier fretless for a while in the same band and I ended up using the Bigshot IO - essentially an A/B switcher but you can adjust the level on one of the channels to equalise the input into the amp.

I’ve found using wide black and yellow hazard tape quite effective, and has the secondary benefit of giving you a defence if anyone does trip because you’ve clearly identified the risk and taken reasonable steps to mitigate it.

I bought one of these: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302518087794 Coupled with a luggage strap it’s been faultless.

I use a Radial IO pedal, which is an A/B switch with an adjustable level on one of the inputs. Perhaps worth a look?

GK Fusion 550 or MB Fusion?

Eh? Oh, I see! 😜

I thought ebonal was phenolic resin-based, so you might be able to take the high spots down by sanding and then polish with a very fine grit paper?

You can just get a separate standalone volume pedal that goes into your signal chain - is that what you mean?

I would have assumed provided the 15” is 8ohm and/or you don’t go below 4ohms in total, it’d probably be fine.

Thanks Al, sounds perfect then!

Did you mean the soul food? That’s one of the ones I’ve taken a look at, ta.

+1. £18 an absolute bargain.

Excellenté. Thanks chaps. And it’s looking cheap too! Marvellous.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a simple drive pedal? I’m moving from a TC amp which had their Tubedrive in it, and I occasionally used it to get a warmer vintage style tone by having it at about 3 or 4 on the dial. New amp doesn’t have any effects so looking to add just a smidge of drive every now and again. It’s not a core part of “my sound” so I can live without but if anyone has any recommendations for a simple single stomp box (as opposed to something with eq and gubbins like a Sansamp or GK Plex) lthat might do the job, it’s be appreciated. Even better if it’s relatively cheap. Ta.

I’m not sure as to the fidelity of them, but the drumstick company Vic Firth do drummer-specific (I.e. greater isolation) over the ear phones which may be a cost effective way of trying the idea out? Otherwise I have some old Panasonic studio phones which have great isolation, so might be worth trying to find something like that?

Can't be any mention without JTQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdPFM3u5fM

This is really useful stuff, thanks v much Mr Hands. I've tried to get the bowed effect on a couple of tunes by 'violining' the volume knob after sounding the note but it's quite hit and miss. I haven't looked at the tuba parts - good tip. As for the high parts, I think it's in part down the idiosyncrasies of the ensemble as some of the players are doing arrangements, but without quite realising the range of the instruments they're arranging for!

5th fret.