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16 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Can you not change the key of your playback system..? Any track in Reaper, for instance (other DAW's are available...) can be transposed up or down, without changing tempo. Worth looking into..? 

Thanks, I’ll I’ve a look into it.

i don’t currently use a DAW or anything like that. I generally play along to the track on my headphones on the Katana go

14 hours ago, kiat said:

Great to read all the comments, tips, experiences, memories and choices!  Hopefully depping will be a bigger part of my playing life from now on for all sorts of reasons that many have mentioned already.

 

The dep setlist for this Saturday. A few days into a week's notice and seven basslines I already knew.

 

All those different keys are my worst nightmare!!

I’ve depped a few times and all the songs have been in the original key/recorded version.

i really struggle to practice & rehearse if I can’t play along to the original version.

Back in stock on Guitar Guitar, currently showing 3 in stock.

am very tempted!

16 minutes ago, JohnR said:

I was lucky to be sitting in front of my computer when I got the email notification and jumped on it. 

Nice!

Their website says they are getting more in a couple of weeks, and have registered for the email alert now

They’ve gone already

Three gigs with three different bands Fri, Sat & Sun for me.

i think I played over one hundred different songs over the three days, surprisingly there were only a couple that were in all three bands setlists.

on Saturday, someone spilled a drink over an extension lead which took out the power! 
 

Wow that must have been very loud if it was too loud through the ACS customs.

I have the 26db ACS customs, and sometimes find the fit isn’t as tight towards the end of a gig, which makes them not quite as effective.

I tend to now only take them out when I am in the car and all packed up due to loud music/DJ playing after the band has finished and are packing up etc

Played at Kent festival of scouting last night for the 14-17 year olds. The whole event was set up just like a proper music festival, and we were in a huge tent with stage, crowd barrier and pro sound team. The kids there were loving it.

Earlier in the week the band had played at the opening ceremony on the main stage( I was on holiday and they had a dep) but apparantly the stage was last used at the Ozzy tribute at Villa Park.

Couple of pics below of the venue before they were let in

18 minutes ago, ambient said:

 

My brother’s friend paid several thousand pounds for two tickets.

Wow - that’s a lot. The timings and running orders have been leaked and most bands only seem to be getting 15 minute slots, with Metallica only getting 30 mins.

im glad I am not going tbh

September seems to be when most of the UK retailers are getting them in

Just back from seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium. 24th time I have seen them and they were brilliant.

Only downside was people squaring up to each other and on the verge of fighting over standing up in the seating area!

I just got an Ibanez EHB to help with weight/back pain.

Its really light and am loving it so far.

I also just got a Shure GLX tuner/wireless as it has a large display.

Last week on my old tuner I managed to tune one string flat because I couldn’t see the display properly, which made for an awkward first song!

I need glasses for reading and close up stuff, but don’t really like playing with them on.

Guitar guitar have some in stock 

I had a chance to buy a ticket for villa park last week when they released some more for sale, but just couldn’t bring myself to pay £412.50 for a seat

1 hour ago, Tripehound said:

What’s the word on the street as to when some more stock will hit the shelves? Feeling very left out ATM!

I asked Andertons and they said end of September, Guitar Guitar website says the same.

Great, looking forward to seeing the video

13 hours ago, Dood said:

A lil box arrived yesterday afternoon, I’m looking forward to sticking the business end of my nifty-fifty up in the shiny-shiny’s goggle box.

 

It’s going to be interesting to see how it compares sat next to the QC.

Did you find one in stock somewhere? Everywhere I have seen has a 3-4 month wait list now 

Looks there is now a long waiting list for these, Andertons saying > 3 months, and Guitar Guitar saying end of September 😮 

Am definately interested in one of these, unfortunately all of the usual places have sold out, so will have to wait a while.

i I’ve been looking for ages for a good sounding, easy to use multi effects and I think this could be it.

I liked the look of the QC but I do think it’s more than I need, and thought of putting something that costs £1,400 on the floor at a pub gig fills me with terror! Was also looking at the Boss ME90b but wasn’t sure if it was more aimed at beginners, although it does look good. I think the Anagram hits the gap in the middle of these two

Def try the cc company.

it took me nearly a month to get a refund from Bax when they were trading 

I have the alpha omega amp, and you can get all sorts of distortion, fuzz and overdrive out of it, from subtle gain to full on 

2nd week in a row playing at Market House in Maidstone on Saturday (with a different band).

Not quite as good as last week, it was quieter but picked up for the last hour and so ended well. 

Had to ditch the IEMs half way through and go back to my ear plugs. I think it was due to having to stand so near to the PA and these were drowning out the IEMs.

I keep thinking about getting a Quad Cortex, but then talk myself out of it with gigs like last night with drinks getting spilt near the equipment. This venue has a good barrier between the crowd and band but still doesn’t stop the flying drinks!

. I used the bare minimum equipment of bass & amp last night and I thought it sounded good. I just changed the drive setting on my amp for the heavier songs.

ive next weekend off before 5 gigs in April.

On 16/03/2025 at 11:09, BigRedX said:

 

These days I go straight from the Helix into the PA. I have an FRFR cab for those few occasions when I need additional on-stage monitoring or FoH projection, and the superior dispersal characteristics mean that I only have to be marginally louder on stage than I would normally be comfortable with in order to get the right mix FoH.

What FRFR can are you using?
 

One  of my bands puts everything through the PA and I’m considering getting the Headrush 112 for on stage monitoring and not taking an amp & cab anymore.  The guitarist has the 108 version for his monitor.

They do have some random sales on there.

i picked up a Darkglass 210 combo amp for £480 the other week. Unfortunately I didn’t like it and it went back, but I’ve no idea why it was priced so low, when all other shops sell it for around £1k.

took ages to get a refund though 

Played at The Market House in Maidstone last night, which is my favourite venue in the local area.

The pub was packed and gig went really well. Only downside was that I got a parking ticket in the loading bay, which was annoying and I’ll be appealing that tomorrow.

I'm playing in the same place next Saturday with a different band, which I’m looking forward to.