JapanAxe

I gig on both guitar and bass, and the one thing with which I have yet to go lightweight is my valve guitar combo. It's a stupendously loud 15W 1x12, but still fairly heavy, especially in its flight case (which doubles as a stand). I would have to be seriously convinced to go down the Class D route for guitar. Matrix Amplification do a Marshall-stylee hybrid head (see pic below), and lightweight Neo-loaded cabs, but I am waiting for them to bring out a head based on a Deluxe Reverb or an AC30!

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1436085556' post='2814756'] Headphone jack? No? [/quote] Just checked the spec on the MB website and no, there is no headphone output.

I might respond to an ad of this type as a potential dep, but not as an outfit to join.

Sales: 4x basses, 1x head, 1x combo, 1x cab, 2x pedals Purchases: 1x cab, 1x head, 1x pedal Why no basses purchased? Unwilling to buy a bass 'blind'.

This will be 'hybrid' as in 'lash-up' then...

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1435942790' post='2813894'] Not exactly going to get rich off this though is he... [/quote] No, this is the stuff that didn't make Sotheby's!

Cancel your order.

Don't attempt Bohemian Rhapsody unless you can actually sing.

[quote name='tbonepete' timestamp='1435768627' post='2812297'] I'm not interested in using gear based on reviews that contain the words growl, and punch, as I want to make music not have a fight. [/quote] Quote of the month?

Nice score Jack!

I may have a gig in the Med in a couple of months. If so I plan to take a decent but replaceable bass (Sandberg VM4) in a Fender TSA hard case which will go in the hold. What should I do? - Leave the case unlocked. The catches are well protected from accidental opening, and it shouldn't be accessible to anyone except airport/airline staff when not in my hands. - Lock the case. Do all airlines have TSA keys? If not, or if they are lazy, I am worried they would trash the case trying to get into it. - Take the neck off and put the disassembled bass in my suitcase. Not keen on this option as I use flats, and if they go back on twisted they won't intonate properly. Over to you seasoned travellers...

Good score! No bad history on the PF800 that I know of.

[quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1435497623' post='2809331'] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNkPn0JrTFQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=KNkPn0JrTFQ[/url] WT actual F. Is this real? [/quote] I'm not the greatest singer but I would be ashamed of that vocal performance.

[quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1435484843' post='2809123'] I don't meant to side-track the thread, HNGD! [/quote] Me neither! And HNGD from me.

[quote name='spike' timestamp='1435485181' post='2809130'] On Friday night we played to our smallest 'crowd' ever, one customer and two bar staff. [/quote] Wot, no dog?

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1435483637' post='2809097'] This is music 2015 style. [/quote] Yep, a bloke with backing tracks.

'On t'sofa'... is that a Yorkshire thing? I'll get me coat, but not before saying 'nice work!'

Depped on guitar at a pub where the 'stage' is in the middle of the room, so that there are often punters leaning over a wooden rail to the side of you and slightly behind. Monitoring and lighting were atrocious, making for some rather adverse playing conditions. During the encore, I turned round to see that a woman had put her glass of orange juice on top of my amp - a £2k+ Matchless with lethal DC voltages inside it! I politely asked her not to put her drink there, but glanced round a minute later to find she had done it again. I put the glass on the floor and wiped off the orange juice ring with a bar towel, and the night finished without further incident. Not my favourite place to play!

I select my couriers via Interparcel.com. Most quotes come with £50 or £100 cover, which you can then add to, typically at a rate of 2% of the insured value.

[quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1435229965' post='2806694'] looks nice! talk about diminishing returns, when comparing this to £1k fender strat... [/quote] And I'm sure my Custom Shop Strat is 44 times better than that HB...

I gave up changing skinny-string guitars mid-set with my own band, and now only change guitars between sets if I feel like it. Typically Tele-Strat-Tele ot Tele-Strat-Strat. Even if I don't change, the other one is always there as a spare in case of string breakage or switch failure - the latter has happened twice!