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Standard January pub gig last night. Improvement on the previous visit to this venue, but still quite quiet. The germs are running me and the singer a bit ragged right now, but we got through. Used a tidy little rig which I do like.

My guess is they lose the least revenue on a Wednesday afternoon in January. Bearing in mind at least three of their venues were closed to facilitate the event. Either way I'm happy

Yesterday was a strange one: A gig on a Wednesday. A gig on a Wednesday in January. A Christmas party gig on a Wednesday in January. A well paid Christmas party gig on a Wednesday in January. An afternoon, well paid Christmas party gig on a Wednesday in January. A pub chain closed its doors to the public and bussed its staff from other locations around the country to their Birmingham venue. So in essence, a staff party for bar staff and management who are too busy over the Christmas and New Year's holidays to do it then. Went really well apart from the weird matinée vibe of working in the afternoon.

The entire place

It was extremely depressing.

Played a massive city centre pub for new years. To no one. Totally empty. Except for the security guard.

Another Bandeoke in my end of year gig run. This time we were joined by a sax player who clearly missed the brief and thought it was a jam session. Nice chap though. Took my sexy white bass and paired the Promethean with a Barefaced 1x12. Yum.

Had one of those Basschat service station meetings with Tom (A303 for anyone who's counting) and he is a thoroughly nice chap. Pain free transaction throughout, I'm more than happy to recommend this most excellent Basschatter.

Bandeoke residency in Bristol last night. Crazy busy, crowd right in the mood, only played Valerie three times as well which was a bonus. I really enjoy these gigs. The barrier between audience and performers is totally broken down. You know that guy ? The one at every gig who comes up and yells 'play Wonderwall'? Well instead of shaking your head and saying sorry mate it's not on the set list and continuing with your prog ska interpretation of My White Bicycle to the understandable derision of the crowd, you just say yes mate, of course, get up here and sing it with us. People feel invested, part of the evening, and we have no clue what we'll be asked to play (except Valerie of course) which keeps us fresh.

I don't actively like anything in the Christmas song genre, but I don't have to like a tune to earn money playing it, so it's all good . The Wham one is probably my favourite because it's really simple so I've never had to learn it or even listen to the original.

I've had a busy December gigging with various bands and accompanied by a disgusting cold. Last night we were in a very odd, labarinthine place made up of many small nooks and booths on at least four different levels. We were crammed into a rather pleasant but tiny corner and I ended up sat like a Jackanory narrator in a luxurious armchair. It was heaven. So exhausted from my germ ridden life on the road I got to recline and play in comfort. Also my ears were in perfect proximity to the bass cabs so I could hear just how good it sounded. I used the Demon FX D7K Ultra as a preamp and played my Reverend Triad bass on the middle pickup. It was glorious.

You can't go wrong. They're great pedals, really well made too.

Zoom B6 or the B2 Four. So simple to use, all the bass sounds you could ever need. No need for computers, you can do it all on the pedal

I just regret not going for the double one now...

Ok @thisisswanbon you sold me on the JPTR FX Jive. Especially as it's very reasonably priced right now at £89.

I've just realised the problem with this thread - it's creating multiple gas leaks.

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It's a shame we're not closer we could've met up and had a comparison jam. I should add I do have some BF cabs (and have played extensively through many different brands over the years) and to my ears the TE Elf cabs are comfortably as good as any and better than most.

No, I've never had the pleasure of trying BF 1x10s.

I regret every bass I have lusted after and not bought, and every one I've sold. However I haven't bought a new one since October, so it feels like I've given up. I haven't of course.

This. I take extra pleasure from a favourite also being inexpensive. Of course I don't save anything because I've usually spent a small fortune on more expensive pedals before realising that the cheap one does the job I'm after.

After years of buying pedals, with shelves and drawers overflowing, multiple boards and power supplies, I have come to a realisation. I've actually got some favourites at long last. Not many but I'll show you mine if you show me yours. So, by category, here we go. Flanger. First time I played through it I heard the exact sound I had in my head. First time I gigged it, the whole song was transformed. Envelope Filter. A YouTube demo comparing this and several others sold me on the EBS. Man I love how easy it is to get exactly the right sound and it works so well in the mix. Octave. All the octaves you could ever need. Accurate and clean or rich and synthy, this pedal also has fuzz and phaser and is a work of genius. Compressor. I've been through an absolute ton of these, some do nothing, some break my sound, some are great, but this is the best. So childishly simple to use and to get exactly what I want from it. A budget miracle. Chorus. I thought I'd found my chorus (Ampeg Liquifier) but it just wasn't quite 100%. Then on a whim I splashed out on this. First gig I tried it and I just knew. Perfect. Again the sound I hear in my head. I'm still entirely at sea with regards to distortion, fuzz, autowah, multi effects, phaser, synth, preamp and others. I have preferences in every department but I'm not there yet.