nottswarwick

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1358255845' post='1935635'] Yes, but there is still the "fact" that the bass took eight months to arrive when he was quoted four, and that comminications with the store seemed to be woefully inadequate. I think these factors were kind of forgotten when all the other stuff kicked off. [/quote] Fair enough.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1358254028' post='1935582'] I reckon someone's already nailed it in the partner thread to this one. I'd never seen a compensated nut up close like that, so I reckon MM20 assumed the step on the G was broken & told it wasn't. The "blemish" polished out, so there was a whole lot of egg looking for a face to occupy. Just a theory. [/quote] ^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ So, a broken case. Easily remedied.

Good value then

I noticed the cheaper FSR one. What does that mean? Are the the same as the normal American Specials?

Perfectly possible. I have done a couple of gigs for a band as a dep like this. Everyone had in ear monitors with tier own mix. I used my own earphones. I found it fine, as I use custom earplugs so am used to having that slightly underwater feeling of my own voice, and to be honest it was great. The other guitarists used pods into the PA, and the keys were straight in, so the only acoustic sound on stage was the drums, which were miked into the PA. Once everyone's mix is set, it is really plug and play. There was a FOH engineer though. I think it might by tricky to mix the FOH sound yourself with in ears in. I reckon he best compromise is a small combo and PA support, if you operate the PA yourselves. I use a markbass mini cmd121p, guitar one uses a lanes cub 10watt valve amp, guitar 2 a koch50 watts amp but quietly, and guitar lead a fender hots rod, but again, quietly. Our drummer is nice, not too loud, and we have two great 750 watt monitors, so we have a wicked on stage sound, and the PA does all the work. Sorry to ramble, waiting for my chicken to roast lol

What budget have you got?

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