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Personally, I'd lift the scratchplate and have a look, probably just needs the contact bent a bit. If it's a duff socket then I'd change that myself as well. Seems like a lot of effort to take it back for a 5 minute job.

The Soundcraft looks a useful bit of kit and I've read a few reviews. The main complaint seems to be that it drops wifi a lot. Is this a serious issue for you using them or are they just an unlucky few?

Alex has come pretty close with this, http://barefacedbass.com/product-range/FR800.htm Just add a pre-amp of your choice. Perhaps a pedal sized pre-amp mounted to a pedal board. Sounds like a plan to me.

It's normal to not hear yourself well in the monitors at first against others singing, but it's something you get used to over time. your own monitor is a must and having all the vocals in your monitor helps you balance your voice against the others for a good balance and again it's some thing that only comes with time and experience. Don't panic or give up just persevere, you'll get there in the end, I promise!

AH, but it's towards the cost of P.A. and lights!

If it was me, I'd do your suggestion, try and set up oriented across the room and just "play to the room" and effectively ignore the rest of the pub - not even try to be heard out there? If the audience want to hear and see the band then they'll come to you.

Being left handed, I spent the first few years of my playing life trying to get away from them as it always made it look as though I couldn't afford a proper left handed bass. The fact that I couldn't actually find any was besides the point.

Jefferson's Airplane / Starship?

I'd suggest a Fender Rumble. I ended up with a Rumble 500 head after my GB Streamliner 800 died and I have to say I'm mightily impressed, great sound, loud and incredibly light.

I tried Entwhistle pickups because at the price you can't go far wrong. I'm really glad that I did as they are superb and I'd say that they are as good as the EMG actives they replaced, actually, I think I prefer them.

Have you all tried tuning to the same tuner? They're all supposed to be the same but quite often they're not. You get more 'lag' being the other side of the stage than from latency.

Keyboards, so versatile and you get to sit down.

Hate this sort of thing. It's just karaoke. Any decent guitarist doesn't need to thicken up his sound, just learn to play better. Anything on a backing track is totally unacceptable to me, so there!!!!!

Many years ago we nicked, sorry borrowed, an excellent dolly from The Target in Reading, anyone else ever played there? We transported the dolly all over the UK and because of kerbs, steps, stairs etc., never used it once. The only place we were able to use it was at The Target, so we returned it to them with thanks.

Heavily slagged off for being a Streamliner clone but you can't get a Streamliner anymore so seems like a good option to me. I'm going to get one when I'm rich again.

3 inch might be better as cracks in pavements etc, won't be noticed as much but you might have to raise the front of the cab a bit so that it's level. Another option is 4 wheels on the bottom of the cab and turn it on its side when in use it then becomes a high dolly and you can wheel loads of gear in at once.

I've used those before, infact still got them on the bins, 2 inch. They work a treat.

Sorry, but it looks like my ink stained desk top from school.

I could do that for you. PM me if you're interested.

You'll have to let us know if it works.

Here you go, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLCAjcm84Ss worth a try!

Fender P. Finally got one new in 1972. How disappointed was I.

I'm watching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrSWWX07Qw

a couple of hours each way.