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I gigged the cab on Saturday with my Demeter head and AVRI '63 Precision. Loud pub gig in a 6-piece. There is a lot more bottom end on tap than with my previous Compact/Midget setup, so I had to dial back the bass a bit to balance it out. For a while I thought it was still too bassy, until I realised I was getting the 'benefit of the keyboard players heavy left hand through his personal wedge monitor, plus there was some low frequency just-on-the-edge-of-feedback nonsense going on with the PA. The dispersion is very good indeed. I could stand right next to the cab and still hear exactly what I was playing. Next outing is a 3-piece rock covers gig in January. Until then, the jury's out, which is a bit unfortunate as I've already sold my Compact!

Thanks @disssa that's very useful!

Very happy with my Nano Mark - 300W into 4 ohms, 150W into 8 ohms, small enough to fit in the pocket on my bass's gig bag.

Ooh! Ah! Cantona!

Jazz Oscar Peterson - We Get Requests Rock David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust David Bowie - Low David Lindley & El-Rayo-X - Win This Record John Hiatt - Slug Line

Bargain for someone: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashdown-B-Stock-Ashdown-RM-MAG-220-Head/292353170498?hash=item44119b5c42:g:NB8AAOSwJtdaIUpR

One word: Prefab Sprout

Cyber War The Banana Effect New Embassy The Perfect Precision

Cheers Tim, yes I have heard you playing through it with CCRR and Case Hardin (who get a mention in this month's MU mag article on country and Americana in the UK btw). At 50W I wouldn't expect the PF-50T to be that loud (although yours happily filled a small pub on each occasion), but my BF Super Twin would stand a good chance of maximising its impact! The only dedicated bass valve amp I have tried was a Mesa Bass Prodigy Four:88 and I didn't like that at all - I tried the Demeter alongside it, and paid another £250 to bring that home instead! I also restored a Selmer Treble'n'Bass 50, and sold that on because the sound wasn't for me. I may be chasing the idea of what something should sound like here, but I am curious.

Anyone?

I have long since come to the conclusion that everything I need or want in a bass is in the Precision. But that doesn't mean that every P-bass will hit the spot - it just has to do that Precision thing... *Except for titchiness, which is why I also have a Mustang

...for metal.

No-o-o!!! Well I have a 'tweed' guitar amp:

I couldn't live with overhang!

A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a new Barefaced Super Twin. I liked the sounds that I got from my Barefaced Compact and Midget, I just wanted 'more' of the same in a one-cab solution. Barefaced cabs sometimes attract criticism for their hardware and aesthetics. Not this time - the black crinkle paint finish looks like the enclosure has been sculpted from living liquorice, and the handles and feet are firmly attached with captive fittings. I have now had four 1-hour sessions playing my 3 bass guitars (2 Precisions and a Mustang) through both my amps (Demeter VTBP800, Markbass Nano 300) into the cab. Solo playing tells you hardly anything about how a cab will sound live, so I played along to country and soul compilations at volumes I thought the neighbours could just about tolerate. So far, I love it! It has the nice fat and articulate mid-range of the Compact, it's much 'bigger' in the bass, and the treble is oh-so-sweet. I get the sense of notes just waiting to pop out from the strings, power flowing unhindered from the amp. Of course the real test is a live gig, which for me will happen this Saturday. I played the same venue a couple of months ago with my Compact-and-Midget speaker setup, so it will be interesting to see whether I can hear a difference. Hopefully my living-room sessions will have loosened the cones up a bit... Pics or it didn't happen - just excuse my flip-flop/slippers!

At least you can hear a mic'd cab in a mix!

Glenn Fricker has:

Ooh, where can you get these?

It's rare for me to do a guitar gig without a spare guitar, even though I have never broken an electric guitar string on a gig in nearly 40 years of playing. I also carry spare strings, so if one does ever go, I can swap guitars and then replace the broken string in the next break. Simples (meep).

I really like seeing a good tribute band - they are often as good as the real thing, and can be seen locally for relatively low cost, at venues that don't charge you £4 for a small bottle of water. I also enjoy playing with them - I was 'Keef' for a year, and have depped on bass with tributes to Dire Straits and Slade.

Somewhat predictable, but I loved this when it came out: Also large chunks of Prince's Black Album, notably:

It's all relative - JA on Kala U-bass, main man wielding mini acoustic guitar: