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The amps only a year old so looks like I'm being overly paranoid. I now know what to look out for though. Cheers Guys Dave

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1331117010' post='1567772'] Dare I say: [b]Osprey Guitars [/b](does Scotland count as UK anymore?) [b]Letts[/b] Truckstop [/quote] Of course we count as part of UK. We don't all follow Mr Salmond's utopia where his sky is pink. The rest of us live in the real world where we all need each other within the UK. IMHO of course. Cheers Dave

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1331207907' post='1569347'] ACG already on there [/quote] A small test - you passed with flying colours. Must admit i read the full thread and missed that one. Maybe i should pay more attention to what I'm reading Edit to say i can't see ACG on the thread. Not able to access the list though unless its on there. Cheers Dave

Please note I'm no PA expert but simply have worked with a few. Check out hiring a PA first and get a feel for what goes on with them. Don't dive in and buy first thing you see. PA systems can be a huge field but there are some shortcuts to keep costs down. ie drums - mic on bass and snare with an overhead mic to catch all kit. This is what the drummer himself will hear so mic will / should pick up same. If you point snare mic at an angle you will also pick up on the hi-hats if need be. Make sure you use a proper bass drum mic though. Depending on cabs you buy you could add bass and gtr through spare channels to fill out your front end sound. You will also need to look at amp mics or DI boxes if your amps don't have XLR balanced outs or you feel you want your bass cab reproduced Front of House. Personally I've either DI'd from amp or straight into main desk without bass amp at all. PA mixer amps will have circa 6-12 channels and are probably more portable. These can at a later stage be slave amped and another set of speakers added to the slave and so you expand. These are pretty basic PA systems and some or most will have built in effects of some kind. Probably a good bet for a first buyer as such. You do also get powered desks which again you simply add additional power amps and cabs as required. You could then look Moving on you would then look at "proper" mixing desks - more expensive but more options and practicality than mixer amp. Once you have the desk you can add the x-overs and compression if required and then your power amps. These can be added in stages. If you can get full range cabs which these days a good quality 12" or 15" cab with horns would probably suffice. Once money comes in from gigs you add another amp and cabs and keep building on it. I won't go into x-overs and compression at this stage as it gets overly complicated and again I'm no expert in their operation either. I simply know they are used. Some guys will add graphic EQ to balance overall tone for each venue rather than seperate instrument tonal changes. Setting up a PA in a large venue when empty will offer a far different sound to what is required when venue is full and people standing in front of your cabs. And as pointed out earlier there is the lighting. They make a lot of difference to a show - even a few basic colour like LED type will have sound activated changes which you simply switch on and let them do the work. You can do the full lighting rig as i am currently putting together to include PAR's, projectors, lasers and fog machine for effect all controlled from DMX lighting desk FOH. (note this is my pet hobby within the band and therefore enjoy setting them up and doing the programming etc) Hope that helps without confusing the issue Cheers Dave

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1331159734' post='1568828'] Last I heard - a long time ago - he'd supposedly gone onto acoustic only instruments. Good to know he's still going anyway. [/quote] I heard that too but he will still do repairs and i believe will make a special but would cost. At the end of the day he was a UK manufacturer / luthier so should be on the list. He made some stunning basses too. Also ACG Point about luthiers not being on the list is an odd one as companies like WAL, Shergold etc started of as luthiers so where do you draw the line. Dave

Can't open at work but will get alisten at home tonight. Dave

Confirmed both of you are correct and have passed that test. Take a beer this weekend as a winning prize. Thanks for the advice its very much appreciated. Dave

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1331125232' post='1568008'] I was told once something along the lines that if I didn't support the right football team I wasn't getting out of the place alive. I just laughed and said I was from England where they don't have proper football Note to dmmcombe7 above who appears to live 10 mins up the road from me.... stay away from Viewpark [/quote] I know the area well. I'm originally from Motherwell. Your response about football is brill - like that a lot. However that could have back-fired on you too Your experience of Police obviously differs from mine but guess that is down to who the officers are in your area. I'm kinda outside Lanark and its a local squad from Biggar who normally deal with issues up this way. Maybe they are more "community spirited" but they do provide a pretty good service up here. Compare that to Motherwell and your point is very valid and i would probably agree. Although i pass through Carluke every day i can't say what its like pub wise apart from The Gallery watching a band called Haemeroids many moons ago. Fun gig i must admit. My recomendation to call police was after you left the gig and were well clear and was more to make them aware there were issues at that venue. Would never call while I'm there - I'm a coward to extreme - well sort off anyway now that I've matured in yrs. At some point i will pub crawl Carluke to get a feel for it. Great Indian take-away though on main street. Cheers Dave

Yep this is a very interesting thread. I've had the nerves thing over the yrs too. Can't say I've gotten over it but i guess i have just learned to accept it as being part of me and what i am doing. I try not to dwell on the gig as such otherwise it worries me. I've been in that position whereby my fingers seemed to go rigid and i struggled with some of the bass parts. Done the nervous butterflies thing too. The paranoia that everyone is only there watching me and not the band. The toilet run before a gig. Tried drink before the gig but unless you get the correct balance between settling nerves and still sober you can end up making an absolute a**e of yourself. Had gigs where guys didn't show up at all. Didn't help that a lot of my friends new i played bass and had heard me at the odd rehearsal and specifically came to get an oustanding bass solo which incidently never happened. I don't believe in bass solos in rock / progressive bands. But it was unnerving knowing they had come to the gig specifically to watch me. Nowadays though I'm more relaxed with myself and the guys I'm playing with. I still get a touch of nerves but i try not to dwell on the issue and attempt to think of other things. Concentrate on the set list. I like the idea of running through the start of each song as a warm up. Other than that I want to enjoy myself and the gigs I've done where i knew the band were good and we had rehearsed to the point we knew the songs without thinking and there were no mistakes have always been the best gigs. I guess Preperation is definately the key. Just remember you are never alone with this and we nearly all have suffered a bit of nerves at some stage. Try not to dwell on it too much or it will fester. "THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS" cheers Dave

Whow !!! bit of a nightmare scenario. You did well to get outa there in one piece. Also think you probably did the right thing. I've never had that kind of experience so can only imagine how you fealt. Would it have been a wise move to contact the local police and inform them of what happened for their future referance. Our local Police are pretty good and generally take an interest in most things without always putting on their official head. I would obviously have waited till i left the scene first before calling them. The owner of the venue can get into trouble for that kind of issue. Now go have a few beers and wind down a little before the next gig. Cheers Dave

[quote name='Cygnus x-1' timestamp='1331063930' post='1567164'] We should start a Basschat 'Animals' THE best PF album club. Always dissapointed when most tribute bands ignore this great masterpiece! [/quote] Agree that it is overlooked. I always thought this would have been a better follow up to DSOTM. My 2nd fav PF album. Dave

Thanks guys Its put my mind at ease. Basically when they do start going they will show signs of tone changes, microphonics which i think I've heard via guitarist Marshall whereby when he touched the amp or moved it it gave a pinging type of sound and eventually a squealing if that makes sense ? would that be right. ? Otherwise they just fail. Can you replace yourself as I've heard of bias settings need set up. Dave

Has probably been asked before but because I'm doing this from work i can't spend a lot of time searching. How often do you change your tubes more specifically for me with a Genz Streamliner 600. Currently used most days for a minimum 1hr with 6 hr sessions every 2 weeks. Should it be time based or dependant on how often used. Are there any signs of a tube failing that i should look out for. Any advice welcome Dave

Appears so. Mark from Bass Direct said he had heard of it and that Fender UK will repair under warranty. That's fine as long as its under warranty but what happens after that. If its a known problem at development and manufacturing stage then surely the manufacturer should shoulder the responsibility even after warranty and if required issue a recall to ensure permanent fix. Mines is still within 1st year so it is a bit of a worry. PLEASE NOTE that it doesn't affect the amp itself and is only for show. Dave

Just noted tonight that the blue light seen through the valve "window" is no longer working. Amp seems fine otherwise. Is under a year old and expect warranty to cover any repair. Anyone else had this problem with their GB 600 or 900 Streamliner amp. ? Dave

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1331037382' post='1566599'] [u][i][b][size=5]Youngsters!?[/size][/b][/i][/u] In heart possibly but sadly not in body, being a few months older than you [/quote] OK you got me there Walman. Should have said US youngsters Dave

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1331020653' post='1566248'] This is me in 1987- note how my dancing skills are honed to perfection. Look and learn pal:) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjJ_j2NNy28[/media] [/quote] Great song. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I can see where you have honed your dance moves into a flurry of rythmic perfection. I might add that you have twice as much movement as my good self in those long gone days of forever youthfullness. Good song - liking it a lot. Nice bass lines Cheers Dave

One of the best sounds i ever had was Fender Jazz into Roland pre-amp into 2off Mattamp valve slaves and into custom 12 & 15 peavey cab. Later traded the cab for a custom 2x10 cab and 15 reflex. Both had a fantastic warm sound but damn heavy rig. Closest I've found to that was my GB stl 600 with Bergs although I'm now using my Warwick Profet in "stereo" from my Roland pedals. That gives me the best of both worlds. Dave

Damn - i can't see the vids on works PC and some of these must be really good cause I'm laughing just at the responses. Need to check this thread out later tonight at home. Someone once told me after a gig that i had a John Entwhistle stance which i actually took as a great compliment. I'm generally not a mover on stage but on the rare occasion i did the gigs always went down better so i guess there is some truth in that statement. Of course i did have a few beers on those occasions but new the set inside out and didn't actually make any mistooks from what i can remember. Great thread and actually quite an interesting and unusual topic. Cheers Dave

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1330969083' post='1565562'] copying the chimes as samples and triggering them from the pedals had been one of my options, but that would have meant even more gear in my "corner" with a laptop to run it from as well as the synth unit. At which point I would run screaming from the room. Not incredibly difficult, as mentioned in the OP, but the sum of the parts does make it epic [/quote] we didn't have laptops back in those days I'm afraid circa late 80's / early 90's. You youngsters are lucky to have this modern technology Dave

Thought i would experiment a little with my amps set up. Tried running stereo outputs from my Roland GT-6B pedals into both my GB 600 and my Warwick amps and each into one of my Berg AE112 cabs. WHOW what a sound. The combination of both types of amps was fantastic. Hard to explain what the change is as both amps sound good seperately but when combined they just have more punch / drive than each on its own even when connected to 2 cabs. Both amps generally set reasonably flat with a little boost on both low mids but not a lot. It seems to have that rounded valve sound with a nice fast sharp attack. I think this might be my ideal set up and will use at next rehearsal on Sun. Anyone else tried experimenting with combination amps etc. I had considered an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro but think this will suffice. Cheers Dave

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1330781049' post='1562900'] Was working through Time for the gig next week last Sat morning ([url="https://www.facebook.com/events/209959032374317/"]Epsilon @ Holbrook Club Horsham[/url] if you're interested BTW) and when we finished the drummer said something along the lines of "that Nick Mason's a lazy ****er. Only plays kick & snare in places" which the keys followed with "Rick Wright's not doing a great deal" to which I added "...and most of the time the bass is playing one note/bar" (at least on the songs we are covering) [u][b]HOWEVER[/b][/u] I should add that all agreed that be that the sum of the parts was still huge. Got to enjoy a bit of Pink Floyd....and I do both listening & playing. Most taxing bit for me on Time is the intro where I'm being the clock on the bass and playing the bass on the bass pedals [/quote] Yep agree - TIME is a fantastic track to cover. Did it in a 3 piece band yrs ago. Simmons drums and guitar synth. The bass pedal intro was the hardest part to copy although our drummer also had a sampler system that allowed him to copy the clocks and the chimes along with the bass pedal part. All very technical for a mere bassist like me who just played bass - I absolutely loved playing this song although i preferred playing the bass part from delicate sound of thunder version. Dave

What kind of music are you playing out of curisosity. A lot will depend on style of music ie "spandex" Steve Harris type poses or typical jazz bassist who is engrossed in what he's doing but usually and i repeat usually stands to one side and just plays really well.. On the other hand Punk always fascinated me because you had the reason to go daft and do anything you really wanted. Then there's Prog where you need to look competent at what you are playing and generally don't move much because you are concentrating too much. Funk is another area where you can go with the music and allow yourself to drift off into the beat of the song. Folk music - well just sitting on a stool really - sorry guys couldn't resist that one. I went to see Deep Purple few months ago and they were a bunch of guys happy in what they were doing. Relaxed and as pointed out previously just seemed to go with the music and it all seemed just right considering their age group and stance in the rock world. You gotta laugh sometime Dave