Monckyman

Could you provide more info? Is it a lack of earth type low freq buzz or an earth loop type low freq hum? It would be good to see pics of the back of your units, or a wiring diagram. Please don`t remove the earth from anything just yet, it`s pretty dangerous. MM

Hiya. I`d say the Ampeg cab should fetch in the area of £230/260. You don`t see many 1510s about so it`s hard to find a comparison but Ampeg HE15s and HE410s usually go for about £250 give or take depending on condition of tolex etc. The rack case should bring £40/60,that seems to be an average for 4U and I think you can get new ones for app £90. There`s an AH300 on eBay right now starting at £150 and I reckon that`s about right for yours too given that it`s a little underpowered by todays fashions, though I`m not well up on TE stuff. Good luck. MM

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' timestamp='1317382669' post='1390107'] Tune it before you leave home for the gig ?..........................................sorry (old topic) [/quote] I tuned mine before I changed the strings. sounded terrible after. Revised verdict on my cliptuner. No light until you hit a note makes it bloody hard to select bass mode and then flat mode and takes too long. If there`s one out there you can set a default on then yay. Heading for the bin asap.

Scott Matthews new Lp "What the night delivers" featuring some outstanding contributions from Danny Thompson,particularly on "Bad Apple". Get sum.

Ta for the info, I didn`t realise it was a half normalled connection. I thought it was a fully normalised connection that completely interrupted the signal path when a jack was inserted in either socket like a patchbay. Might explain why I`m not getting full benefit of my BDDI when I stick it in the loop. I`ll go inline from now on. Thanks MM

Marv, you have my sympathy,brain the size of a planet and you get lumped with Zaphod on drums. downeer dude. My gig... I got there early, on my own as I wanted no distractions re: the mrs etc. I took my HLF. I knew it was too big. But I think I took it because it sounds excellent and partly because the drummer told me it was too big. See? Set up was relatively good because I`d loomed up my leads and power and it all worked well straight off. So, I had about 20" between the keyboard player and the drummers rh crash cymbal,the singer was an inch from my pedalboard and my arse was resting on the HLF, which had the drummers monitor on it. I was ok so long as I remembered not to bang my right elbow on the keyboard stand (unpopular with user) or smack my headstock into the drummers face (more unpopular and he`s bigger than me). Regarding the audience, it went marvellously well. I didn`t realise how popular Adele actually was until most of the bar started singing along to one of her songs louder than our p.a That was ok but I think our novice singer was a little startled and discombobulated by them singing out of time/key etc.. We were a little short on the last set and so ended up extending a couple of tunes by jamming on the root chord progressions, seemed to go down well and sounded more rehearsed than it was,again our singer looked a little left out as we furiously made it up on the spot. Note to self. Bring tambourine for singer. That said, she sang fantastically, and I`m sure it was exactly the confidence boost she needed to move on to performing rather than simply singing. We also had a very up for it bloke who`d obviously had some fantastic drugs and danced like nobody was watching through a couple of songs. Technically... Hmm where to start. Marv, if your drummer played keyboards he`d be in my band. Lack of knowledge of songs, loss of memory regarding chord, key and start/ stops all became evident as the sets progressed. Although there were a couple of real wincers, the rhythm was tight and fluid and we just didn`t acknowledge any of his howlers and so hopefully the punters didn`t catch most of them. Finally, my sound was appalling. Not bad for app £1000... My fault, it was the wrong rig in the wrong place and I should have known. I simply couldn`t hear any top end at all. Great for those dubby/soul tones but no definition or clarity. I`m putting this down to filtering the cabinet through my arse cheeks then the singers midriff before bouncing it off the opposite wall and thus to my ears. I had a d.i feed to the (small) p.a and I could hear my fx and top end better through that so I know it was ok for the house. Just not me. Apparently the bar next door thought my bottom end was fantastic. Overall, it was a great night, bit of extra cash for keeping the punters happy and a learning experience. I`m now working on the small but powerful monitor rig theorem that I can place at ear level for next week. The Hampeg Likkle Fatty will have to remain in the rehearsal rooms till our stage sizes improve. One last thing. I took a couple of wrist sweatbands along but didn`t like the feel or look of them on, so used them as a mini hand towel for drying the sweaty hands off. Worked well. Sorry for the saga. MM

[quote name='ironside1966' timestamp='1317415424' post='1390630'] It is word that musicians use when the don't want to do something. [/quote] Pretty much what I meant. Tis a daft thread. Turn it up till they scream.

Hmm, I can`t see where I suggested anyone strive to be crap. I was merely making the point that for most members here, playing covers doesn`t involve any integrity or artistic feelings. Everyone likes to believe they can do a good job of work and deserve the fee,if the person responsible for paying you stipulates a certain volume then in my opinion you have to work with that. It`s easy to say "tell them to stuff it " or " you must be desperate for gigs" if you have a good income from your "day" job. I also can`t see how saying how many gigs you get and how loud they are and you have standards etc helps clear anything up here. The question was simple, When the guy with the cash says please turn down do you do it or do you look for other work. No brainer.

I can`t see the benefit in de-normalising the loop, can anyone tell me?

I wouldn`t rise to it, it`s a wind up. Some folk here obviously earn their rent in other ways and can afford to have "integrity" involved in their Classic Rock Covers band. ok.

Outshined,It does go to show, and I`m all for those shows too. I suppose the landlord having no objections forms a large part of "appropriate" But if he had..... Derren, yes, I think we are in agreement. Maybe im a little harsh, but I daily have to put up with musos wheeling in Blackstars and Ampeg 810s to a medium sized venue and getting surly when I explain that leaving them on 10 isn`t a viable option. "But, like... It HAS to be this loud to get the TONE man... Wrong. "But ,like the last venue was smaller and this is how it was set" Lie. "But, like, I can`t hear myself if I turn down" Admission of previous damage to hearing on account of dangerous and harmful level of amp..... So if musos get surly with the sound guy at an established venue, what must they be like with Pub landlord? I really believe most [i]Covers[/i] bands are easily competent enough to tailor their overall sound and volume to the venue they are in, and those that aren`t, Darwins law applies. MM p.s my current band uses an electronic kit.

I`m sorry, but in my opinion, you are wrong. How does suiting the DB limit to the venue consist of "hashing through it"? The landlord does have a responsibility to ensure you are appropriate for his bar, but that`s one small thing on his list of responsibilities. You however, are solely concerned with the show, the sound, the venue, that`s all in your area of responsibility and as the previous poster explained, as a band you have to at least try to check out the venues yourself. So if the bar is inappropriate for your show,and you accept the booking only you are responsible. I understand many venues may be a couple of hundred miles away, and you can`t personally check them out,but you can talk to the manager/landlord to ensure you aren`t trying to take your Bat out of Hell tribute band with a 3k rig into a wine bar suitable for 60 sitting guests. I`m really quite strongly of the opinion that if a covers band that exists solely to cater for the Pub/Function circuit can`t perform a show quietly enough to suit super sensitive venues, they aren`t ready to work. I don`t know if you ever did a show while watching the old "Redeye" db power cut limiter that most social clubs had to install at one time. You HAD to play quieter than you liked. Or walk away.No arguments, no DFA knobs. We still took those gigs even though we knew they had limiters fitted. What would you do about that I wonder? Simply state you can`t work under these conditions and do one? [s]Flouncing off is for children. [/s] To put it simply, I`m of the opinion that if your show relies on a minimum decibel level, then YOU have to ensure the bookings you accept can accommodate that and are aware of it. MM

I use one,and usually leave it on my backup bass which is detuned a half tone. The clip on has a Flat function that allows for easy drop tuning. The main benefit though is you can be away from your amp with no cable needed,so I leave my main plugged in (via Boss GT6B with onboard tuner), and the clip does the backup without the hassle of swapping out. Fits in the smallest pocket also.

Hello Niels! Copenhagen is great, if a little expensive! £5 a pint of Guinness last time I was there I`m usually there at the John Dee or upstairs at the Rockefeller (less often ) and it`s always a good crowd. Good luck with the Wal! MM

Blaming the landlord for allowing an "inappropriately loud" band to be booked in his bar is ridiculous, and a complete avoidance of your own responsibility as the person in control of the sound equipment. "He shouldn`t have booked us, we are a ROCK band. man. like." Coupled with "What does HE know, hes a feckin landlord ffs" Is just a copout. Well, how [i]would[/i] he know if he`s a feckin landlord? It`s the band who set the volume, it`s the band`s responsibility to accommodate their paying client. I understand about clueless venue managers and grumpy pensioners, I`ve done it all, the bingo scene the working mens clubs.The pubs with no stage. Doesn`t matter, they might all be utter twats, but it`s still YOUR job to make the gig happen because you are the professionals who are supposed to understand how it[i] can[/i] all work. You can`t blame others for not being as clued up as you, then proceed to ignore what they want. The best bands understand how to compromise and make everyone walk away happy,and that`s nothing to do with how well you can play. I often work as a sound engineer in Europe and in certain countries like Swizterland and Holland they have a very strict decibel limit, often tied in to a computer which records the peaks, and is inspected by H+S people. This makes the venue engineers very twitchy. Now, obviously you get comments from the drummer like " why did our agent book this venue when the snare alone breaks the Db limit? It`s our ART man ffs sniff" But they understand that`s just how it is. You just have to accept that some gigs are great, and others are hard work. And that you are the glue which holds it all together despite the twats in charge. Man. r.i.p Flt Lt Pudephatt DFM (Posthumous)

Hiya Trev, tis a small bar called the The Green Room in altringham. it`s a good place to showcase the set and drum up other gigs (I hope). Going to be a pretty busy week as one of my vehicles is o/s so I `m taking the wife to work and back as well as rehearsing! Kinell, I should have been a plumber!

I`m gearing up for my first gig for over a decade on Sat. Yesterday I checked both basses over in advance of sticking some Elites on the MIM jazz and putting a P/S switch on the backup. Once we dcide on final set order I`ll have a quick organize on the GT6B and print some setlists with patch numbers on. I`ve been away for a fortnight, and the singer had domestic issues that needed resolving so we`ve had two hours rehearsal last tues,in the last 4 weeks which was ok, a bit more enthusiasm than finesse but we remembered most of the set! So, now we have 3 reh this week of about 3 hours each to slick it up a little and organise the set a little better. This will be the singers FIRST live performance and her confidence is critical, so these rehearsals will also be about maintaining and reinforcing that. It`s not a big gig, just a bar with about 150 people but it does fill up and is almost a residency in that we will be doing a month of Saturdays on and a month off (a rare thing nowadays). The small size of the gig means nothing to the singer, to her it`s very important! So, the tension rises.. Also, the drummer has been mumbling things like "I`m not sure there will be room for that Ampeg cab, but we can just put you in the P.A." I considered the P.A, an LD Systems 15" sub and 12" satellites which sounds great for vocals and a bit of keys and politely declined his kind offer. So, we`ll see where that goes! None of my cabs are smaller than a 1x15 and the HLF footprint isn`t significantly smaller than that so...I may just stick with that, although I`m looking at a smaller mini rig (courtesy of MB-1) which could sit on a keyboard stand. More to follow. MM

The d.i on the amp will be fine,but most engineers will prefer a d.i box just in case the amp fails. All the venues you mentioned will be happy to supply a decent D.I box. It would only be better Mic`d up if you had a particular cab you loved the sound of, and you wanted that represented in the P.A mix. 99% of engineers at this level club will use only the D.I. If your Speaker cabs form an intrinsic part of your tone, then of course you need to take them.However, as said above, this tone won`t be heard by the audience,only you. It`s a bit of a let down I know but if you have decent P.A support, then your amp and cabs really are just a personal monitor for your own benefit. Your personal setup will be more important on those in between gigs where you have a "Vocal" p.a best suited to coping with vocals, and your backline has to provide the rest. Enjoy! MM

I just had my singer (Black female 30ish) thrust her iPhone under my nose saying have you heard this? It`s amazing... Was playing Comfortably Numb. She has no knowledge of this band at all I don`t know where to begin..

Switch cleaner is the right move, but it sounds like you didn`t get it on the right area to clean the switch properly.