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Sweet! Great bass art and history on the wall there 👍. You've got quite a set of bass cases! Mine are a messy group gathered over the years: most of my gigs are local and not bundle in with other's gear. Nicely organised desk and bass-space. Been to a wedding recently? 😉 Note to self: try the 15 on top, it doesn't look right 😁

Cool, great info re your TC gear. I read a post off yours on the RH750 with interest. The BAM200 is prefect for the small gigs and as a backup, but I need to use it more with the cabs I've got. I need to get hold of a TC cab one of these days to see if the tone/range output using the BAM200 is happiest powering them.

I still have my repaired BA-210v2, I use it for pubs and small events and I seldom need to add a cab l. It's got a new circuit board on it, effectively the amplifier. * the DI is linked to the main volume, so a PITA when hooked up to FOH, you have to set the volume and not change it unless you want to mess with the FOH balance * the headphone works, but does but mute the 2x10 OK so far, but have a Trace Elliot stack and a TC BAM200 amp in reserve in case it lets me down a second time.

AliExpress asked me to send the unit back (to China!?) before they'd refund me. Got a QR code, took it to my local Royal Mail sorting office in town, they printed the label and I noticed it was some place in Hounslow. Got the refund immediately though. To replace it, I found a used "the t.bone IEM 75" on Reverb and offered £60 + postage, accepted. They are £139 new on Thomann (£10 less today though!). It's got a lot more hiss than I'm used to and isn't bassy. Will see how this goes, but my WP-12 days are over.

I feel for you, that's cramped! And people eating at table not usually going to want loud music. Am surprised they took an extra £2.5k, that's massive.

Last night was a gig with a difference, I knew almost everyone in the audience, it being one of the local walking football clubs I used to play at. The event was their annual summer dinner dance, but there's usually double the number of folks and tables. Because of the personal connection, I especially wanted the band to do a good job and for me to play well. Whether it was because of the extra banter and focus on me by the band and crowd, I was distracted and definitely didn't play as well as usual. Had a good laugh though! The venue is good, acoustics not bad and looking out into its golf course. Bit of a walk to get our gear round to the back door. The band wanted more folks there too obviously but the atmosphere was friendly and fun. All the gents had a lady with them. Small gear error. Left home in a rush and forgot the fly lead for my bass so, the wireless dongle went direct in the jack socket. We got to the venue at 7, played for nearly 3 sets with short breaks over 3 hours and away by half past midnight.

Wowzas. Full time musician? I lived in Mons for a few years recently and your place has a familiar feel about it. I wouldn't consider Belgium a romance country though, even Wallonie 😉)

You did well to capture all of that in one picture without tidying up 😁 @RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE . Task completed 💪 💯. Work in progress, nothing wrong in that!

Liking the Daleks How are those Adam monitors? Tidy boards. The only pedal I recognise is the TC tuner on the shelf😜

That's a cool alternative to the electrical/mechanical maker/soldering gear-focused desks many of us have.

That's compact! How's the Jazz bass sound through your TC cab, so you have a TC amp too? (I've a BAM200 and an active Lakland JO5 Jazz looking for a light, punchy cab for pub pop/rock/blues gigs)

Cool to see your workdesk. That's a lot of cases! Each with an instrument inside? Those electrical sockets strongly hint continental Europe. The stone wall narrows it down a bit, maybe to one of the romance countries?

Blimey! Wasn't expecting the...errr...creativeness What stuff do you make with all those parts?

Irrational dislikes? visually messy pedalboards too many wires basses that don't look normal (not in the popular styles of Fender, Musicman,etc) Fender Mustangs headless basses bandmates who repeat the same old corny jokes (and chuckle away before they can get it out of their mouths) on stage to an unimpressed audience - maybe that's rational Flea's playing (sorry fans), but not his basslines grating colours!

Curious, how much AI went into making that image? 😉

This happened to me a few days ago If band A is an "open marriage" where it's fine for members to be in other bands, then join the one(s) you want to. To leave, later on you can honestly say to band A you don't have the time/memory/musical interests/money/whatever any more due to your lifestyle changes. For me I needed to focus on the bands that I'm playing with that I'm actively gigging with, even though band A was one of the first I joined. Good luck!

This journey, into bass playing? What made you pick up that first bass at the start of this long and winding road? Sold my beloved saxophone (Conn Connqueror 30M tenor) for food to Macaris in the early 80s and he offered a bass, compo amp at cost with the bulk in cash. I'd never played a bass before, but that was it. Do you still have the same fire and enthusiasm? Do you still love it? More so. Realised I enjoy the whole process of playing live music for people, more than I did many of the jobs I had that I retired from. What has changed along the way? Your taste in music, taste in basses? Both, taste in music and basses and gear generally got wider ! Both got wider in taste. Got more into covers, less than originals though it's a treat to play with a good singer-songwriter. Realised I can be better and get myself there. What was the first bass? A black Westone Thunder 1A And what’s the latest? An inexpensive black Thomann special (5-string fretless acoustic) with black nylon tapewounds.

Had a rehearsal today with the local pop classics and northern soul covers band with our new dep drummer which went really well for him. We covered a couple of sets. 2½ hours of playing, 2 hours chat!

A big festival that goes brilliantly for the whole band, organisers and punters! Back to reality, for the pub and function gigs I'm doing... * a crowd, that nearly fills the place, that dance and with fun banter * no gear issues, operational or transport * bandmates can hear themselves and everyone else without going out ears ringing at the end too much * we all play really well, we entertain, we sound very good and get compliments * a few punters effusively enthusiastically book us for their function and others take our details * we get paid a bonus (very rare)

Wouldn't the vast majority of us have messy music desks? Mine is. Go on mate, you can do it. 😁

@synthaside like you I have a trusty Zoom B3 that I've solely used for nearly a decade, no other pedal. I'm still very fond of it, it can handle whole gigs with it's versatile DI so I never needed a pedalboard. Until now. Going wireless sent me on a new path... Here's a snippet from the first gig of the GP-5 tone "Fing(er) Bass" direct to my bass combo Ampeg BA210-v2 with it's EQ high Mi, low Bass+Treble (the inverse of scooped). No other pedal or effect at all. SNIPPET of Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - 20250823 - Soul Destination.mp3 It's recorded with no added effects or processing on the recorder or on my laptop, i.e. that's as faithful a sound on stage, on the floor between the bass drum and my pedalboard with the combo behind me. Hence why the drums are super clear too. Good luck with your efforts with the band.

Was just taking a pic to reply to a thread mentioning a Zoom B3 and thought it might be of interest to see people's desks with all the good and bad on it, the cool things, the mundane things, the choice of things.....so here's mine 😁. I've taken over the front room bay window with my bass gear and my wife has let me, just about get on with it, but she cringes when we have non-musician visitors.🫣🤔😁 So right now, take a pic and share your desk!

I'm watching this video again, right now and the sounds IMA is getting out of his (world class?) bass and (ditto) chops & feel with this MXR Synth pedal is surely, world class, because these preset sounds are very very close to the recorded versions of the tracks he helped design it, to emulate. I agree with some that it's better when he is on his own, but then that's almost true whenever you get two Americans together on YouTube, unless one of them is Rick Beato 😬. I definitely want one, but the price is not for everyone!

🤣 Classic. This thread is making me think twice about being so enthusiastic for wedding band work!

Nice to see a B3 in operation! For size reasons I'm trialling a GP-5 but I do miss the option with my B3 of setting up 3 effects in a patch (compressor, chorus, octave) and switching between them or in combo very easily. Great pics! I need to raise my game! 🤪