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I'm liking the flats feel, one thing I think they do lack compared to rounds though is an aggressive slide sound. But the reduction in finger noise is good overall. I usually play active, but with the passive Sire and flats I find I can abuse the strings a bit more without getting 'too much' - still getting used to them really.

These are Dunlops that I had previously tried on my Sandberg and not really liked. But they work well on the Sire. Can't string through body though. I'm not Flats expert, always been a rounds guy but think I get them now 😉

Two good purchases for me. Sire P5, 5 string passive. Never had a P bass and I wasn't shelling out for a USA Fender. It's rather good now I'm getting used to the tone ( different from my Warwick!) even put flats on it. The tort scratchplate had to go though 😉 Also, my GR208 cab. 500 watts and 4 ohm, only 10kg. As we always have full PA now think this may be the death of my big rig. Awesome little thunder box.

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I got mine as a bit of an experiment, I've never had a passive P or anything without two pickups. I stuck flats on it too, again something new. It's a different fit in the mix and my band really like it, I miss a bit of 'snarl ' but nobody else seems to 😉 Great bass and I'm gigging it.

Weirdly after many years of gigging this will be my first new years eve gig. Big lively pub in the centre of Ipswich. Probably be carnage, excellent! 🤣

I recently got a Sire Passive P5 5 string and am liking it, especially the neck - prices seem to vary, mine was a good deal as at the time it was the last one in stock at Bax - they seem to drop prices when they get low on stock - after I ordered it the price for the same model on order went up to the market rate.

Just done ours with Allianz 4 piece £5m cover for £45.

I have 3 :- Ashdown ABM600 iv, GK MB Fusion 500 and the TE Elf. I use either one or both of my Berg 1x12s (the ceramic ones.) I love the sound of the ABM and two cabs, but for smaller gigs I find that it chokes out a bit at low volumes. So, it only gets run out for bigger, noisy gigs now. We usually end up taking me out of the PA. I'm finding that the other amps work well with one cab and are plenty loud enough (I angle the one cab set up) so given we always run either our 'big' pa or 'small' pa and both have subs - it's mostly the smaller amps and 1 cab that gets loaded. Weirdly, when rehearsing (we are a bit loud) the smaller rigs seem to struggle a bit, which they don't do live - probably because we are all in small box, or because I'm standing closer - still fine of course.

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In case anyone is interested this is how I've mounted it under my pedal board. A bit Heath Robinson but think it'll do the trick. The unit is just stuck in the pipe using a small stack of those self adhesive pads you use for craft stuff.

Hi all I've just got a secondhand Ipad to mount on my mic stand so I can mix my in ears - I'm sure others do similar things too. Anyhow, I thought it might be handy to be able to power it in case it runs out of battery over the course of a gig. This helpful Youtube video made up for my lack of electrical savvy and I've just tried it and it works! Just thought it might be handy to know. I'm using a 12v supply from my Truetone CS7 - don't forget to reverse the polarity!

I play in a covers band and we cover stuff from modern to classic - a 5 is very handy and I use it all the way down to the low B. I've had/got a few 5s - the best B string was definitely my Dingwall (now sold) - the surprises though are a Warwick RB Corvette 32" and Ibanez Mezzo 32" which both have better Bs than several 34" basses I've had.

Maybe have a look for a used Sire of some sort , might push the budget a little higher (but resale will hold up better) - I just got a new P5 5 string, it's my first Sire and the neck with the rounded edges is really lovely. I think they all have this feature and it makes a tangible and tactile difference to the 'comfort' of the neck, so might be an especially good call when learning.

Thanks very much for the detailed response! That's some great information- I'll look into that too.

Thanks - I'll have a look at that!

Hi all I like to have control of our lights and change scenes etc. regularly through a gig - I currently use a Eurolite Bigfoot DMX foot controller - it has enough channels to cope with our LED Pars and Moving Heads and is pretty easy to operate live. However, like all manual DMX controllers it is a PITA to program/adjust and set up or change scenes etc. Hours programming each step onto the light rig set up in my spare bedroom 😵 I'm drawn to the ADJ Mydmx Go - but that still seems beset with connection problems even years after launch. Just wondering what anybody else does that would enable easier programming (software based) and then enable different scenes/chases to be selected either via app or hardwired to a tablet or PC. There looks to be loads of options for software but obviously I need something pretty easy to trigger live and a lot of software looks more DJ/ light engineer focused. Lastly, yes I know I could just use the built in programs and leave them to it - but they (in my experience) never look much cop and, with a couple of mates bands I know that do this, the constant repetitive 'school disco' flashing is actually unpleasant to watch. Cheers!

I live in Brightlingsea - population evidently 8679. We've got Sam Ryder and When Rivers Meet. So that's a 1 in 2893 chance of being a 'known' musician. Take that city boys....🤣

Thanks, that's great insight.🙂

Yep, I get that. In my case we are gigging mostly now with subs, so backline doesn't have to be 'premium' - I have some awesome Bergantino cabs already, they tend to overpower the PA in smaller venues, so weirdly I'm thinking about something less capable.

Hi all Has anyone tried the Warwick Gnome cabs? Seem like they might be a less expensive alternative to the TE Elf cabs. Cheers 🙂

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