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All the best and hopefully you're sorted. Take care and try not to overdo it. Dave

I've played thru a couple of Hartke rigs over the years. Best was an LH500 head into 2off 15" cabs with the aluminium style speakers and it had an amazing bite to the tone. Not harsh but just a sharp grinding type edge. Its hard to explain but it was a cracking tone. At a rehearsal i once had same head thru a Hartke 410 cab again with the aluminium speakers and again it was very nice. Both had a decent depth of tone too. Never tried the HA range of heads tho. Once bought the Kilo head when they came out but it was faulty on arrival and seemed to be an issue with them so it was returned to Thomann who were excellent but i lost money because of the exchange rates etc. That put me off Hartke as their customer service didn't reply at all when i had the issue. Have to admit i was impressed with the tones i got from them. Dave

Next time place a bag of chips on the car 2 down from yours and it'll be fine. 😂🤩😎 Dave

Gorgeous setting for a gig Pete. Dave

Nice one. Dave

Certainly influenced me. I've now widened my taste in music and improved my reading skills. Dave

Yep i ended up deleting all my very old pics. Dave

Was song is it in ? Are you given freedom to express yourself or is it based on a cover version ? Just curious. Dave

Wish our band would go down that route. Might swing it for next year as we will be mostly using PA hire company for our gigs. Once he has it set up on the desk he just saves the settings. Will def be looking into it for next year. Dave

It seems to be a bit more accepted in Jazz music. Dave

I see what you mean now. When we use monitors its normally me that wires them up and i always wrap the mains and xlr cables thru the handles then plug them into cab to reduce the risk of being pulled out but the monitor can be moved if someone accidentally tugs on the cables. In no way removes the risk tho but can help in some circumstances. Dave

I just play whatever i'm asked to play and whatever the song needs. Bass solos aren't enjoyed by the majority in a covers band. Different when you're Geddy Lee of course. Even when i played in originals Prog or rock bands i would just play what's needed without making it all about the bass. It was more about the song for me. Think in some bands showboating is a bit of the show and i can appreciate that. Dave

Once had an impromptu solo while playing Crossroads back in 80's while playing a fretless WAL bass and the guitarist and drummer had decided before the gig they would just stop playing and announce it. No-one told me so it was ad-lib on the spot but i just kept the basic riff going with a series of bass chords thrown in to fatten it out. I was congratulated on it but warned them never to do that again. Dave

Is that twice the guitarists monitor was unplugged at different venues too ? that's an odd one. No decent pics of the complimented SEI bass. That's not good. It should be front and centre. 😂 Dave

Yep i got that one. 😂 Dave

i'm not that good a bassist to be allowed a solo. 😂 Dave

Yep def sounds like you're spot on with the band. Is it a Sandberg TM4 and did you change both pick ups ? Did you keep original pre-amp ? Wouldn't mind some details as i find the Sandberg pups a bit weak too. Dave

Always thought those MB combos were a great idea where you could tilt back to hear them better. Dave

Good news to hear you are home again and MRI was clear. Just a matter of time till you get 100% back to normal and gigging again. Take care. Dave

That's sounding pretty good especially considering your circumstances. I'd be ok with that. Used to love playing that song back in late 80's band. Lots of nice wee runs in it. Good luck with the drummer tonight and hope your own drummer is ok and gets well soon. Dave

Ooohh an NG3 by looks of it. I had the NG2 version and liked it a lot. Went back to 4 strings and didn't need it. Great basses. Dave

100% agree. That annoys the heck outa me. Also those phones that only take 30 secs of a song and always miss the bass solo. 😂 Dave

Had the issue with the Mesa cabs but since changing to a Barefaced 212 cab its amazing the difference. Its wide dispersion angle means i can stand right in front of the cab and still hear it clearly. Dave

I never put bass thru the monitors. I tend to use my own amp as a bass monitor and prefer just to hear vocals and acoustic guitar in monitors. Acoustic is DI'd so no on-stage amp. Dave

An offer of a free drink to some of the spouses does seem to work well. I know its a bribe but needs must. 😂 Its the same for us. Dave