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First gig with a new band tonight. Looking forward to meeting them. The only things they know about me are in the bio I sent for their web site. I have one important mantra to repeat all the way to the venue: I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my car. I don't know how to soundcheck a band. I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my car. I don't know how to soundcheck a band. I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my car. I don't know how to soundcheck a band. I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my car. I don't know how to soundcheck a band. I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my car. I don't know how to soundcheck a band. I do not own any PA equipment. I do not own any lights. I cannot fit anything else in my etc etc Hopefully if they never find out the truth I can be in at least one band where I'm just the bass player.

I bude the MB NY 15" cabs. Got two and boy do they give me the girth of which you speak. I toyed with swapping /selling them here, bloody glad no one was wise enough to take them off my hands. Big fat solid sound loud enough to topple tall buildings and clear enough to see through. Highly recommended.

Looks and sounds great to my eyes and ears!

So, who bought one then? When do you expect to receive it?

Like the look of this very much

I've told this story before. Did a gig in Portsmouth years ago, amp broke up with 3 or 4 songs + encores to go. Still made a noise but what an horrendous noise it was. A crackling distorted rumbling fart from which no notes could be discerned. I battled on just staying in time and widdling around the lowest notes. It was awful. Not only did no one in the audience notice but neither did my band mates. I learned a lesson that day. Now I know I buy different gear because I like to do so. No one but me really cares.

+1 for the Adagio. Very good price, very nice strings.

Just looked up Game Show and was treated to a 360 video. Which was mind blowing for this old fart. Great tune too so thanks @Stylon Pilson

Ah. Precision, flats, Trace Elliott. The holy trinity.

It's possible I was playing unusually hard that night but seems unlikely. I was very relaxed.

I did superglue the hole in my third finger, what concerns me is why suddenly out of the blue would I get so sore when I've been playing for so many years without any issues

Thanks I shall. There's no cuts or splits (apart from the wounded one) but man they hurt when I play.

This is troubling. My fingers are really quite sore after last night's gig. I don't know if there's a connection but the third finger left hand acquired a nasty puncture wound the day prior to the gig and so I expected that to smart, the hole was precisely where I press onto the string. Do you think it's possible that I played at a slightly awkward angle trying to avoid using that finger or minimise contact to the affected area? If so could this be the cause of my pain today? Obviously I wouldn't know if I was as I don't look at my fingers or think what they're doing while I'm performing. It's a little worrying as any other weekend I'd be out again today and I would really be struggling. Also I'm no beginner, I practise hours every day and never experience finger tip pain at rehearsals, at home or at gigs. I have a new set of forty songs to get down in about a fortnight and I don't want to exacerbate the problem. Are there any unguents or potions you would recommend to ease my predicament? Strings were fairly new and I clean them regularly, it was crowded and I was sweating freely, but again that's hardly unusual. Only other factor I can think of is I've been playing flats at home but took basses strung with rounds last night.

I love everything about this band

Thanks profanity filter for A) imagining 'whizzed' is considered a swear word and B) ruining my alliteration

Played to a packed whizzed pub in Bath last night. Usual crammed in a corner set up nightmare, slow tide of dropped pints advancing on me throughout the night, angry guy insisting we play 'Oasis' storms off disgusted when we don't comply, landlord fancies himself a sound engineer, keyboard player has flu and I play with a cut finger on my fretting hand. It was awesome! Really great gig. My old Aria into SVT through two BF 15s. Warm and solid. Only downside, it was my wonderful singer's last gig for a while as she is having a baby next month. We will miss her, her deps have an impossible job. Here she is still finding the strength to crush the life out of her singing partner at last night's gig.

Two pots won't work they've disintegrated, why am I toying with this idea? As I mentioned I don't like active basses any more or at least I prefer passive ones. Madness to some sense to me.

But it sounds so feasible

Thank you all. I'm sorry the picture appears 'foggy' I must confess it looks fine on my phone perhaps it doesn't translate well to other devices. I'm aware of the broken connection and broken pots. As has been suggested maybe I should suck it and see

What a beautiful bass. Opinions will always differ but to me it's a beautiful instrument. I usually prefer either red or sunburst but that blue! Very very classy.

Thank you guys. I think I guessed my question was too vague and the only real answer would be it depends! At least I know it's feasible. I want to change as I have an active bass which is broken and rather than repair it I'd be happier to simplify it but only if it was an easy process. As to why? Just indulge me. I have issues with active basses which will seem silly to some but make sense to me.