fivespoke

As well as what others have said about the popularity of electronic music I'd also say that there is a flip side to the coin. In my local scene, it's all singer songwriters, all the time. Individual girls and guys with an acoustic guitar and rarely with any other instruments. Everyone seems to want to be a singer songwriter and it can be hard to get a rock gig as venues are struggling and audiences dwindling. In a climate like that, being a bass player means it's simply harder to play as many gigs.

I've got the Orange Terror Bass 500 and am really pleased with it. Loads of volume and rarely get the volume past 2 or 3 without complaints from other band members or the sound guy, when partnered with two SP212 cabs. It's quite an old school tone which I like but isn't for everyone. The only criticism I have is over the DI. It's VERY hot and unbuffered, so increasing the gain increases the DI level. Not an issue if you mic the cab, or run a DI pre-amp but something to be aware of and not ideal if you use the amp for overdrive and run through the desk.

Hello from Poole, I've just joined the forum. I've been playing for about 15 years, on and off and am currently in an originals band playing around the Poole/Bournemouth area.