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I worked at Butlins in Skegness for 5 years during the 2000's. I was a sound engineer then head of all AV for the whole resort. It is a fascinating place, has a lot of history dating back to when it opened in the 1930s. Skegness itself is rammed during the summer, and then a ghost town in winter. It is miles away from any major towns, so can feel like a bit of an island at times. When I was there, Butlins spent a lot of money on sound gear for the main venues, and the blues festival used to be one of my favourites to do as they used to provide backline that they insisted everyone shared which speeded up the band turnarounds (only a 15min gap between each) and made soundchecking a lot easier. I don't know if it is still run like that now. I got to meet and work with Noel Redding just before he died, which was a massive tick in the book for me. He was very frail at the time as I remember. They are not the greatest payers, so whether you get a good sound person can be a bit of a lottery. It is a fantastic training ground for up and comers though, as you get to learn that the show must always go on, and how to fix some weird faults. I tend to look back on it with rosy coloured glasses now - I remember feeling honoured to work on some fantastic gigs with some amazing personal heroes/musicians (I include the house bands in that too chardbass ;-)) - but then start to remember all the kids gameshows, wrestling matches, crap internal productions etc that I also had to sit through too....

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1475845836' post='3149184'] The first few Six10 and Two10 cabs and maybe a couple of the One10s used solvent-based spray contact adhesive. We used two different adhesives, going to an even more hardcore and even more expensive version after some customers had issues with tolex peeling. That didn't solve it either. Every tolexed Barefaced cab made since summer 2015 has used a water-based adhesive which has proven far better at staying stuck (we haven't heard of any cabs peeling since then) and is nicer to work with. [/quote] Hi Alex, I got the impression that your guys were using the new glue when I brought them down for the day around August/September last year, but mine have peeled in exactly the same place by the same amount. Perhaps new glue on top of old glue does not give the same result?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1475841175' post='3149119'] It's something I'll put up with without fuss if I'm happy with the cab in action (compact, light, powerful, good sound, not necessarily in that order ) [/quote] This was my line of thinking. They did give me a spare pot of glue when they re-did them, but as it didn't work then, it probably won't work now. I think I'll look into something stronger. I did consider the various Roqsolid extra options, but I was running out of cash due to the cost of the two cabs, so went for the basic one. They have been fine for me. The bottoms are a little scuffed from my trolley, but nothing too bad.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1475833098' post='3149034'] Were yours early production ones? I hope they sorted their glue issues by now! Other makers manage just fine! [/quote] Mine are serial numbers 9 and 10, so yes, early runs. I did take them back to Brighton after about 6 months and one of his team reglued them, but it is peeling again. I am only speaking of this as my experience, it doesn't bother me that much and one day I'll get round to squeezing some more glue on them! I would also say it's a great shout on the Roqsolid covers - I've had a few accidental bumps into things that have meant my cabs still look pristine (from the front, anyway!) EDIT: I didn't see JTUK's post above when I typed this - my covers aren't padded, but do enough to stop bumps and scrapes. I also had a drum cymbal stand press into the front while we were unpacking which saved the grille, and saved me killing the drummer.... The cover didn't have a mark on it either.

That looks like the mould on my kitchen ceiling after the bathroom sink leaked.....

I've had my pair of 210s for well over 18 months. I thought the logo thing would bug me at first, but it doesn't - Nobody ever sees them due to my fat a**e and legs being in front of them anyway. I rarely play mine on their side - I much prefer the extra whoomph from them being horizontal, and rarely need to use both. Most of my gigs are more than covered by a single 210. Welcome to the club McNach, I really enjoy mine. The peeling Tolex on the edges of the rear access panel is still frustrating, but they more than make up for that in sound!

RIP to Rod. I got to do sound for Heatwave a few times in the 2000s - no Rod, but listening to his tunes played well was a fantastic experience! Another hero of mine gone in 2016

Mine was waiting for me when I got home last night. Interesting about the comments above - I was wondering why mine wasn't tuning to the B string at all. Will try it in "C" mode tonight!

Still waiting for mine, although I got an email from Reverb yesterday saying they hoped I was enjoying it and to remind me to leave feedback! I gave in and finally looked at the tracking info - apparently it left the main UK distribution centre yesterday and is on its way......

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1474454685' post='3138093'] ....One thing I've noticed is that she eats batteries (2 since I've gotten her) and I'm only using the tuner. I did try her electrically through the iRig into the iPad, but the jack socket (or the cheap jack lead I was using) was providing an unreliable connection. Could be that there is something amiss with the wiring too, so my next task will involve opening her guts up to see what is going on.... [/quote] I reckon you might be on to something there (i.e. there is a fault). I bought mine (identical to yours) as a deko and have had it about a year - I've not had to change the battery yet and I probably turn it on for the tuner about once a week. I have mine strung with Roto 88s (black wrapped). I had to dig the bridge out a bit to get the wrap on the bottom of the B-string through the hole, and sort the truss rod out a bit, but it was worth it. Those brass strings that came on it were way too zingy for me! I love it, it just sits next to the sofa so I can pick it up as and when I want. Enjoy yours!

[quote name='Rikki1984' timestamp='1474435486' post='3137946'] I just had an email apologising for the delay and giving me tracking info. [/quote] I've just had the same email. I'm in no rush either, so haven't bothered clicking on the tracking info.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1473675647' post='3132085'] Anyone received theirs yet? [/quote] When I ordered mine, I'm sure I saw some small print on the website somewhere that said they were shipping them from the States, so to expect a 2-week delivery time?

Not enjoying the cat hairs? Pfft! That is nothing! I once had a cat climb on top of the stack and vomit on the top edge. I didn't find it til I got home from work and it had slid down the side and dried. Getting that out of the hairs was not fun. I'm sure the cat was making a statement about my playing or something, but then again he used to vomit everywhere!

Have have 2x Snark SN-8 tuners (black). You do sometimes have to mess around with placement on the headstock for the low B string (especially on my EUB) but for practicality, but it doesn't take long and it is worth the slight aggro without having to use a plug in one (IMHO). Our guitarist uses one too (not sure which model). He thinks that they look terrible left on the headstock during a gig, so will take his off but we're always left looking for it on the floor after a gig. I like to know where mine is, so I'll leave it on there!

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1471902450' post='3116916'] Not sure about the piano but there is Alaska studio right opposite Waterloo station. Very central. Might be worth giving them a call. [/quote] We rehearsed a few times there last year and we all struggled with the heat and smell in there. We couldn't tell if it was BO, urine, damp, or a mixture of all three. We stopped using them for the above reason, but I seem to remember they told us they were shutting down anyway. We didn't hang round to ask if that was for a refurb or for good!

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1471744596' post='3115535'] ....He must have been very aware of J Jamersons playing [/quote] If I remember correctly, he has been quoted several times in saying that Jamerson was one of his major influences. He was also on the accompanying CD on the Standing in The Shadows of Motown book about Jamerson. I love the DH Live album. I have worn it out listening to it many times! Willie's little fills and grooves are fantastic, especially on the track you posted.

I'd be interested to know how you have it coming from your guitar too. If it's fibre, I would have thought it will have limited allowed bend radius which may affect those that like to loop their cable through their guitar strap. Otherwise, it's all heavily hanging off a big plug which I would have thought would put strain on the jack socket?

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1469790459' post='3101050'] Jameson was drinking heavily in California and Bob Babbitt says no one really knew whose take had been used even then as the contracts for each track were often wrong - I can't see how forty years would add clarity [/quote] From what I've read of it, the stuff that gets everyone's back up is when she claims to have done the lines he recorded in Detroit, not California. She is a fantastic bass player in her own right and massively deserves her place in history, but I don't buy half of the stuff she was claiming to have done. As much as I have some of Stuart's books and fully respect him, I have to disagree on the above, I have listened to the "isolated bass" version of Bernadette so many times and I'm convinced it is Jamerson, mainly down to the feel, rather than the notes he plays.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1469722023' post='3100657'] Having lots of money doesn't necessarily equate to being highly intelligent. Take Donald Trump, for instance. Really, take him, please...put him in the Tower of London [i][b]and do a Richard III number on him[/b][/i]. [/quote] What, bury him in a car park?

We've just received an email from a hotel for our gig on Friday which is pretty much word for word to this. Made me chuckle when I read it, thinking of this thread. Ours said "Speakers should not be placed directly on the floor but on a raised surface. Bass level should be kept to a low level at all times". Time to crack out the beer crate. Methinks I'm not going to enjoy Friday night!

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1469624454' post='3099813'] Don't need a mixer if you only want to run a single vocal, just plug the mic into line in or input, EQ how you want and you're away to go. [/quote] I don't really know these speakers, but from having a quick look at them online, I don't think you'd be able to plug a mic straight into it. You'd need some sort of mixer first that can convert the lower gain microphone output signal into a line level signal. I'm happy to be proved wrong though.

The most expensive bass guitar (when I paid for it) is my Sire V7. I take that to all gigs because I love to play it and it gives me all the options I think I'll ever need. It is just a bonus that it looks great (to me) too. I say "when I paid for it", because I guess my Squier JV is probably now worth the most, but wasn't when I bought it second hand in about 1991. Before that, all my basses were beaters. I've even done gigs with a one I was modding, with no scratchplate, big routs exposed, no knobs and badly sanded off paint to see if I wanted to go any further with it. I did by the way, but wasn't happy with the pickups so it just sits at home! I actually thought it looked quite cool in "development" mode! I have recently met up with some BassChatters and played some pretty expensive (what i would call) boutique basses. They were lovely to play, but I personally would spend all night panicking about bumping them off a doorway or them being nicked. That's anywhere, not even just in dives that JTUK won't play! Although in the desire to keep gigging regularly, I'm surprised he can be so picky!

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1469479128' post='3098718'] He's bought into it. Drank the kool-aid, we'd say here. [/quote] I'm loving your replies Bill. I had a mate who once went into a hi-fi shop and did a "comparison test" between two 0.1mm thicknesses of speaker cable and claimed he could tell the difference. I reckon that shop had very wide windows - saw him coming a mile off....