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I think you're right. I will have two Super Compacts with me anyway, as I have 4 gigs with 2 different bands this weekend in the same town, and one of the bands needs the "big rig". Ok, decision made.

I should have said why! The gigs are "walk to's", only about 10 minutes from our accommodation, but that's 10 minutes with a Super Compact + amp, or the Rumble 100. I do have a lightweight foldable sack truck however.

I'm about to use mine on a couple of larger gigs. I think I'm taking a bit of a chance, but the band is low key, with a quiet drummer, and it seems plenty at rehearsal. Having had a look around, I notice some people are saying they have replaced the speaker with great results. Has anyone here done it? What did you use, was it easy, did it fit, what are your thoughts? I'm thinking a driver from Barefaced like the ones in my Super Compacts would be awesome. I've actually asked Alex what he thinks, but not had a reply yet. Ta, Rob

All this "this, by that, byt'other" bends my head. That's Lancashire for WTF.

Tim bought a Barefaced cab from me this week. Good to deal with. Recommended. Rob

Ian bought a Barefaced cab from me this week. Good comms, no hassles. Highly recommended. Cheers, Rob

I think this was the "@Merton cab", it been great, glad you like it. I'm upgrading to a pair of Super Compacts, bear with, I may be back to One10's, who knows!

If that was even remotely close to me I'd be going to check it out. Seems like a good price for these times.

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Not sure what he might say. I could probably ask him. Here's a pic from a few years ago, that's me at the back on the left sitting on the vintage Marshall playing a few licks on his '59 Les Paul "Carmelita", and Joe B himself playing rhythm for me on a '58 Les Paul previously owned by Mick Ralphs of Bad Company. Rob

Joint ownership is actually something people do. Joe Bonamassa and Charlie Daughtry buy guitars jointly and arrange periods of time when they reside with each of the two owners. It means they can buy really high end gear and enjoy it, but for half the price. Rob

Absolutely no hurry Rob

Yes please. PM it to me, we're taking up too much space in this thread.

I'm flattered Rob, thank you. Can I use your review ? You're the first reviewer we've ever had!

@rwillett Thanks for coming last night Rob, it was good to meet you. You made up about 10% of our audience too! Cheers, Rob

Sold Paddy my Boss Bass Overdrive. He's great to deal with. Thanks muchly. Rob

Don't sweat it, it's a warm up gig for The Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival. We're playing twice on Sunday 5th. So that one would be a better "day out" for you. Rob

No Rob, it's in Lancaster. Parking is limited at the club, but there's on street parking around and about. Lancaster Railway Club, Morecambe Rd, Lancaster LA1 2RX. Nearest pay and display would be Cable St - Cable St, Lancaster LA1 1HD

If anyone local is wondering what you could do tonight, my new band is playing tonight in Lancaster. First time we've done two full sets. Rob

Just back in from rehearsal before our gig tomorrow night. Tomorrow will be our first gig of two full sets for the new blues band. All a bit last minute, but a few more tunes have been thrown my way on vocals this week, so I sang 4 tunes tonight which I have not sung before with the band, and we're gigging them tomorrow. All went ok, so I'm fairly happy. I am concerned that I was drafted into this band for my bass playing abilities alone, they had no idea I could sing, and slowly but surely. the band leader is giving me more and more of the lead vocal duties. I'm singing 10, the lead singer and harmonica player is singing 14 at the moment. I now have the last song of the second set, and the encore too. I'm concerned that the singer/harmonica player is going to get a bit fed up. He's a great guy, and we get on. I suppose we should just keep talking, like we have so far. I really want this band to work, it's exactly what I've been looking for for the last couple of years (except for the singing bit), and now it's a reality. Maybe I'm just being over sensitive. Rob

I have two J's at the moment, a vintage '73 and a 2003 '75 AVRI. They are quite different, the AVRI is natural/maple/black blocks, and the '73 is classic SB/Rosewood/Tort. The AVRI is light, maybe 8 1/2 lbs, the '73 is about 9lbs 2oz. They sound very different, the '73 is mellow and deep, but can get honky on the back pickup if you need it. The AVRI is much more what you would expect a Jazz to sound like, and can get very funky on the back pickup. I've not had a MIJ, but I had a MIM Roadworn. It was nice to play and very light, but I did have to change the loom and the pickups. I have an '87 MIJ P bass which is a very well made instrument, but again, changed loom and pickup. If it were me making the decision for you, and you could only buy one bass, I would be looking for a vintage one but at a reasonable weight. Good luck! Rob