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Yep, if a drummer even went digital drums, you could play anywhere really. No acoustic noise.

We were quite lucky that we have a keyboardist and they seem more receptive than guitarists in going in ears. Then the guitarist bought a helix, then the other one did, so it seemed a natural progression. We started plugging into the practice rooms pa rather than using the supplied amps and decided to give the whole thing a try. No resistance, a bit of hesitancy, but we'll be fully on it at every gig soon. Drum wise all we did is supply the drummer with a small wedge monitor from the thru on the pa so he had a full house mix and he was very happy.

So, after 30 years of gigging with an amp behind me and blaring guitars and monitors everywhere etc last night I did my first ampless gig. None of us used amps (x2 guitars, x1 keys and me on bass) so the only noise apart from the pa was the drums. We used in ears with our own mix. It really was great. No need to worry about a bad mix or not hearing anything. However, the main revelation which should have been totally obvious but wasnt, was that for years it's been the amps on stage that have been the problem on stage regarding hearing everyone, rather than being a necessity to hear everyone. Everyone could hear the pa perfectly clear and could have easily got away without the in ears. The in ears were perfect and I kind of had the 2/3ds in rather than fully as a reinforcement. For years I've played with guitars at a million decibels and not been able to hear them at times, hardly ever heard keys and had bad monitor mixes. But I'm now convinced it's the amps that were the problem. Just sound smashing around everywhere. I'm from the totally hardcore you need a big old amp behind you and need to feel the bass and the wall of sound, but now weve took some time and done the ampless thing as a whole band I'd reluctantly have to change my mind. The front of house mix was so much easier to do as well. Literally just have to worry about what's coming out of the front. No clash or bleed with amps, direction, or monitors etc. Oh, and pack down took 15 mins and was so easy and lightweight with no compromise on sound.

Annnnndddd...... Yeah!! Finally found another. Well chuffed.

Mani - Stone Roses. Brilliant melodic lines and pretty much the pinnacle of the entire Madchester / Indie scene.

Hi all, Does anyone know the average price for a secondhand Ray 34 - the older ones (approx 10yrs old) with the matching headstock colour? I've seen them go between £500 and £800 and even listed at £900 and just wondering what they should be priced at?

I tried the trace 4x10 last week, with the starfire. It was a very good trace clone. It had the tight trace sound. Worked well to be fair. In comparison the svt is more full rather than tight. Regarding the editor and irs, that's the only downside of the pedal - you need to be connected to your laptop to change amp or cab.

I used this last night with our tribute band. Straight into the practice rooms pa (mixer set flat) which had x2 unmatched mid budget to cheap 12 speakers. Set to MLD amp, SVT 810 cab sim, very slight bass and low mid boost. Very light drive on. Best sound i ever had. Cant wait to hear it through a top pa. Rich, powerful, well balanced, fitted the band perfect with no need for tweaking. Very controllable as the pa spread the sound all over the room. Over the moon with this pedal.

I used an old svt 810 at a practice room with an old svt3 (not an all valve svt). Sounded terrible. Like blown garbage speakers. Like something was broke. ...... Anywho, when we played through with the full band is was fantastic!! Fitted lovely. Sounded lovely. Clear and warm and full of character. Loved it.

Having owned a stomp I'd honestly say theres too much choice and too many things to mess with that make you sound worse. I never understood why the presets - or at least some of the presets - weren't designed for live work? In a nutshell, I've just got a nux mld and once plugged in it's just a great sound. No messing or ruining the tone.

N410 is an excellent cab. Dont get them mixed up with the nx410 though. The n410 is about 10kg lighter and uses lavoce speakers. It's a great cab. The nx410 is also great, but its physically bigger and heavier. I love the look of the dbv but havent heard one yet. Cant go wrong with the n410 at the right price.

This is pretty much what I do in the covers band. Basic structure, then improve everytime we play it. I've been down the route of spending all my spare time learning songs for them suddenly to be dropped for no reason or never mentioned again.

Did a full practice with the above set up tonight. Bye bye amp! Absolutely no need for an amp and cab anymore. We went through the supplied pa at practice (albeit a good pa) and the pedal sounded fantastic. I just set it to the mld amp and trace 4x10 cab and it did everything so well. Nice and warm. Receptive to eq changes. In all honesty I did last weeks practice (everything else the same) DI'd through the ashdown evo iv and this week it sounded just as good if not better to be fair - and that without trying any of the other amps and cabs available. The sound quality of the pedal is as good as I've heard anywhere and I've had more than my fair share of amps, pedals and and rigs over the years. With so much routing available on it - xlr di out pre or post and with or without a cab sim, an unaffected jack through, and a jack output with switchable cab sim - this pedal is prepared for anything. The drive function worked well to add some grit and volume if needed for solos. It's a keeper and now will be my main sound no matter what's required. Just need to secure it all properly now onto a board and I'm sorted.