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Thanks for the heads up. Its usually an ok event anyway, with a few basses present at the last one. Having Jerry there will take it up a notch for sure.

Did a small gig yesterday, ended up using the piano players Roland KC combo. Was fantastic for bass - used my 2 eq Stingray and it sounded great! Anyone else tried them?

I always avoided Rotos UNTIL I was recommended a set of RB40's (as the shop was out of my usual D'Addarios.) These are nickel on steel roundwounds with no silk windings. Sound and feel great, and excellent value too (around the £14 mark) Lasted well on my Ray, certainly worth a try - dont feel like usual Rotos at all.

Around £150 / £200 for the Hohner, (possibly a bit more as red ones not as common as black) Maybe more on ebay - they seem to fluctuate in price a lot.

Are you sure your 410HLF is 4 ohms, and your other 1x15 cab is 4 also? If thats the case then the amp will be working into 2 ohms, which unfortunately it is n't designed to do. Running it this way would result in a massive jump in output BUT!! the Ampeg may work for a while but ultimately will overheat and cause some damage to both itself and maybe your cabs too. The amp will only run into speakers totalling 4 or 8 ohms. (Using two 4 ohm cabs means its a 2 ohm total load on your amp). Even some amps that state they will run down to 2 ohms often are n't happy at being used this way (Peavey etc), so please take care! I had an SVT3 Pro and found it a touch lacking in output even with 450 watts into its minimum 4 ohm load - perhaps you'd be best off (if you like the Ampeg sound) finding a more efficient (louder!) 4 ohm cab - the Ampeg 6x10 may be worth a look or one of the many other cabs available. Hope this helps, cheers.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='892031' date='Jul 11 2010, 04:03 PM']I've got my eye on these.....seem to fit the bill nicely [/quote] Depending on how 'lively' your function band is, I think you may be struggling to hear the Line 6. Not the loudest small combo IMO.

Just done a deal with Guy for a GK amp. Great fella, easy transaction etc......recommended!

I was playing guitar in 1978 - bought a brand new Gibson Firebird reissue with case for £395 from a shop in Sheffield called Sudbury Music. Had it a month but could n't get on with it so took it back and swapped it for a tobacco sunburst Gibson Les Paul,complete with Gibson Protector case! Think that was around £450 - seem to remember that discount Gibsons were unheard of through authorised dealers, so a lot of shops used to obtain them from Europe (Holland mainly?) and bootleg them into the UK.-mine was one of those I believe! Great guitar though. Other shops I have fond memories of around that time were Carlsbro (Mansfield), Music Ground (Stainforth), Scheerers (Leeds),Tim Gentle (Southend),Musical Exchange (Brum). Back of Melody Maker was the place to look for s/h stuff, along with all the London stores advertising Fender,Musicman and Gibson gear etc. such as Tempo, Orange, Macaris, Rose Morris, Argents and all the shops down Denmark St. My band (that was wowing the working mens clubs around Yorkshire) decided to invest in a new PA system. I remember Rick Harrison at Music Ground in Stainforth (near Doncaster) opening the shop specially one Thursday evening to demo an HH PA set up for us - MA150 mixer amp, pair of Pro 200 2x12 cabs, a matching slave amp and a pair of 1x12 monitors! Think that came to around the £400 mark, and we used that PA wherever we played, all 150 watts of it! Never let us down either. You can probably get a similar small PA now for around the same money-crazy!

[quote name='chris_b' post='886352' date='Jul 5 2010, 03:16 PM']For me, the best part of Maggie May is Micky Waller’s drumming. He had a few health problems over the years and never really achieved as much as he should, but in my opinion, he was one of the best British blues and rock drummers.[/quote] +1 - forgot about the drumming too, its ace. Often use it as a reference for dep drummers - 'play it Maggie May style' etc, works every time!

I love the bass line in it - cant imagine the song with it played straight! I remember hearing it for the first time and being blown away by the great loose feel, along with the Hammond and guitar parts too. I've played this tune a lot over the years and agree with previous post - best to try and use the original's feel rather than copy it or you may end up like the guy in the you tube clip above! Interestingly Rod never even seems to get the verses in the right order either. Also the follow up single 'You wear it well' has a bass line not a million miles away from 'Maggie' as well as mandolin etc - obviously a winning formula.

Bummer. When I broke my arm a couple of years ago I carried on gigging on keyboard bass. Actually was a good experience, made me approach stuff from a different angle etc. Also stopped me from getting tetchy about the injury,and gave me something to concentrate on. Worth considering - hope things improve soon.

If its one of the combos (1x15 / 2x10) I reckon anywhere from £100 to £150 depending on condition etc. Having said that, they sometimes go for less - okay amps for the money though.

I loved it,despite the odd 'moment'. Nate appeared to be using a couple of Hartke LH amps, with Hartke Hydrive 1x15 and 4x10 cabs. He played keys on a few including Superstition (which had Stevie on keys on the original.)

But then listen to the Otis Redding version - groovier still, and without all the distorted guitar overkill too!

[quote name='chris_b' post='863458' date='Jun 10 2010, 04:40 PM']As far as I know, British made Maine were sold in the 70's and early 80's. they were bomb proof, very heavy, never broke down and sounded pretty good for guitar. I've known 3 guitarists who used them but have never heard a bass version.[/quote] +1 Maine made guitar amps/combos/cabinets, which often featured metal domed speakers (McKenzies?), and I think did make a bass range (Maine Bassman), but cant remember a 2x12 combo. Seem to remember a fairly compact 2x10 guitar combo being one of their designs. (the guitar amps usually featured reverb and a master vol/distortion control.) AFAIK all of Maine stuff was solid state - cant remember seeing any valve designs. Was briefly in a band which had a Maine PA head - 200 watts/graphic /5 channels etc which was a hell of a lot at the time! Was well made honest gear that took a fair bit of abuse,still see the odd item for sale so must have been ok!

I generally use my amp set flat - only use the tone controls where room/stage dictates i.e. to get rid of boom etc. Keeping it simple works for me.