Dan Dare

You defo need a lid on it. Without one, the case will be less rigid and more prone to bending, which could break a circuit board.

Bill, do you think it worth lining a cab with those shaped foam acoustic tiles? They're expensive, but is it worth the cost?

I prefer Golden Virginia

I'm sure he'll be inundated (there's another "posh word" for you) with replies from people eager to get him to a nice quiet out of the way rehearsal room where they can give him a good kicking . What a tosser.

I agree with lemmywinks. Studio monitors or similar will not handle uncompressed music at anything like sensible levels in a noisier environment and anything decent won't be cheap. If you want something that will reproduce DI'd bass at any kind of level, you're going to have to spend some money. Don't, repeat, don't buy anything without trying it for its intended purpose first. That's a sure-fire route to throwing money away.

You might be seen (so many CCTV cameras around these days) Dog turd in an envelope through the letterbox?

It's often the case that a band will have a combination of those who stare at their fingers/shoes but who are great players and those who are at home engaging with an audience. That seems to be a good balance. I don't think you need any more than 2 who front up/chat or it can get a bit wearing.

Good point. T Cut also leaves a residue, which you should ideally wipe off with something like white spirit.

Now you're just meshing about

I saw an interview with Bryan Beller, in which he spoke somewhat disparagingly about "coffee table basses". Sums up a lot of the preceding pic's rather well, I think.

Very nice they look, too.

Have a look at the Consumer Rights Act (Google will find it). Like the Sale of Goods Act before it, it specifies things such as your rights to refunds, repair and replacement of faulty goods.

It depends. If I'm playing a function, such as a wedding, where I'm playing what people want, then of course not. However, If I'm doing something for my own sake (perhaps in a situation where I play in an "originals band" and we want to try to create awareness, gain audience, etc, then, if we think the gig may be useful in that regard, yes. Also, I play in another band that made up of experienced players, who are well past the first flush of youth (all 60+). We like to get together once in a while and play for fun. We are fortunate in that we don't need to earn money at every possible opportunity. So if something that looks as if it will be enjoyable comes along (and it isn't going to make a lot of money for the event organiser or anyone involved), we'll do it for the hell of it if they ask nicely and buy us a drink or two. See my comment above. There is little "original music" in the world. There may be stuff that someone has written recently, but that often isn't "original". "Derivative music" might be a better term for much of it. As for "hearing something new", at the age of 64 and having been playing since my teens (including stints where I made a living out of it), that doesn't happen all that often and certainly not at these venues that put on "new bands", singer/songwriters et al.

You really are straining at this, aren't you? Please stop insisting you don't have a commercial interest. It's pretty obvious that you do. Bill's original comment was not a criticism of the Markaudio system itself, but more general, so why so sensitive?. You're in danger of protesting too much. We appreciate that you wish to persuade people on here to audition a particular product. Can we leave it at that?

I auditioned the LD Maui and thought it good (especially for the price). Not a nice as what I ended up buying (which cost quite a bit more, so not really surprising), but perfectly decent. I did include the Evox, in my list, but in my suggestions for more budget end kit.

I tried out a number and plumped for on an Aguilar AAG700. Does "vintage warmth" rather well, but can give you clean when you want it. Doesn't do outright dirt, but I don't want that anyway.

Oh Gawd. Not another mass produced instrument being sold for stupid money. There's one born every minute, I suppose.

I support Pete on this. I fail to see where he "spread any myth"? I agree with you on one point. If a cover band brings in the same size crowd as many "originals" bands (half a dozen friends and rellies), then they shouldn't get paid more

That explains why you gave Bill M grief. You have "no intention of doing a pitch" but you work in the trade and can arrange demos... I don't work in the trade; I'm just a player who spent his hard earned on a Fohhn system because I found it best on audition/comparison. So I'm not "doing a pitch", either, but I feel qualified to advise others based on my experience. If anyone is interested in this kind of PA (mid priced sub plus small arrays), I'd suggest you investigate brands such as Fohhn, HK Elements, K Array, LD systems, and FBT as well as Markaudio. At the more budget end, try JBL Eon, RCF Evox, Bose (not really a true array, because the drivers are angled differently).

The OP mentioned that budget is a constraint. Your suggestions are all good, but not cheap.

Bill's correct. Try different leads, instruments, etc before blaming the amp/cab. Also try the amp with a different cab. You have to isolate the cause of the issue by testing each link in the chain individually.

What's the matter with you? Whilst it's true that one may have little choice other than to stack tops above subs at each side of the stage due to constraints regarding room layout, time, etc, there's no need to spit the dummy. Bill is correct in that it isn't ideal and his post was moderate in tone. Try to debate issues in a grown up fashion, please.

You must be working with different people from me.

If you're looking at spending that sort of money and that sort of rig (sub plus array), make sure you check out Fohhn. Made in Germany, great after sales/backup and really excellent sound. I bought my Fohhn rig after pretty extensive listening/comparing and love it. It's like a giant hi-fi.

Go to a proper shop with a good range of stock and try a few. It's the only way. It's a major purchase (if you are going to consider for some of the amps referred to above, you're looking at a grand or so) so spend some time on it and don't make a purchase on someone else's say so (the Marketplace is full of nearly new stuff people bought and decided they didn't like after a short while, probably because they listened to others' opinions). You need to find out what suits you.