dave_bass5

My heart always drops when i get to a venue and find the only way in and out is through the front door, for the exact reasons above. Must admit we dont get many like that these days.

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1481017264' post='3188920'] When it powers up normally, is the light red, and then go blue, or is it normally blue all the way? Perhaps the power stage does not get turned on until it is happy, but it is not showing you this if the light is always blue? May be a sticky relay? [/quote] The light normally flashes red for a split second as its powering up, then blue. It did this each time i turned it on and off. You could well be right about the false indicator, i hadn't thought of that. Ive never had any issues with climate change as far as my gear goes. Even my basses stay in tune no matter what the weather.

I very much doubt it was that. Ther weather was quite mild and the club wasnt hot when we arrived. As ive said above this head is supposed to show if there's is any issues by changing the blue on light to red. This didn't happen and that's what's confusing.

Thanks guys. Ill give the patch lead idea a go if it happens again. Ive not gigged since i started this thread but have been occasionally testing the rig out at home and so far its been 100%. Id like to think it was something at the venue but that could mean it can happen again and I have no idea why. Ill also be taking my old Markbass F1 to gigs from now on, just as a precaution. Next gig is this Friday so we shall see.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1480954352' post='3188374'] We've had people turn speakers round because it's too loud for them. They stand right in front of it and think it's ok to turn it towards the band ! [/quote] Same here, in fact we are back with the Farmers again. One twat thought it funny to keep putting the mic right in front of the (now turned in) speakers so it would feed back. We also witnessed them opening creates of champagne, shaking the bottles and spraying each other with them, then just tossing the bottle on the floor. New money eh?

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1480953843' post='3188366'] or even better shout down a microphone and let everyyknow that Dave is a knob or such like ! [/quote] Ah, so it was you at my last gig lol.

I should add it was the photographers idea and they did ask our singer (standing guard in the background) while the rest of us were outside. They didnt make any noise and we all very grateful and brought us drinks all night. And yes, she look a lot more natural on the bass than i ever do. [url="https://flic.kr/p/cptk8E"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/cptk8E"]Will and Janine Usher[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr I always find it a laugh to let seem of the audience play with us, but we rarely get asked for instrument's its anomaly peoples who can "sing". Had one one guy ask to play bass on a song, I let him have my 5 string. Watched as the look of confusion crept over his face and he decided he was too drunk and couldnt make out where the strings were so gave it back.

We played a wedding in Richmond park a few years ago. After the first set we went outside for some fresh air. Came back to find a "new" band posing for photos. The had asked the singer and he said it was ok (without tell us) but the rest of us all had different reactions. My guitarist hit the roof and was almost crying that soemone had his guitar, my drummer got the hump because soemone had adjusted his cymbals, and i grabbed my camera and thought it was a great photo opportunity lol. Bride, groom and Best man [url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C] Janine rocking out[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr On a much more serious note, the worst audiences we have played to are your farmers. These dickheads think they won you and your gear while you are there and dont hesitate to rearrange anything they, and their small minded drunk mates can think off. We had one twat try and walk down the venue carrying one of our PA speakers DURING a gig, because he thought it would be a great laugh putting it on his table.

Ive got the Bose QC35's. When i first put them on the noise, or lack of it was a real surprise. I just wasnt expecting that much of a difference. Sound wise i believe they arent as good as the Sen M2's, alothugh they are the nicest sounding headphones ive got, but for me the NC was the reason i got them. I walk through central London to and from work each day and its been a revelation not hearing all the traffic. Blue tooth was also a huge consideration. Unfortunately this is where they dont even match a cheap £20 pair of BT headphones for me. Very disappointed in that aspect, although they are still usable and i do use them everyday. Its great being able to sit in the living room watching videos on YT while the rest of the family watch TV. I feel the Bose headphones are very overpriced, but if NC is the reason for getting headphones then Bose are No.1 in the field.

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1480508006' post='3184902'] I would have thought its the perfect situation, he gets to do the rehearsals, live shows and recording (the good bits) and not the interviews, photoshoots and get involved in any other band boring bits. Perfect! [/quote] This would definitely be my choice if i had the chance. Playing music is why i do it, sod the other stuff (other than making money of course).

Same with Bon Jovi, although i think thats partly due to the wishes of Hugh McDonald wanting to keep a low profile (at least, thats what i read ages ago)

Thanks. That would make sense if it wasn't for the fact that, according to the manual, the light around the power switch changes to red if the amp detects an issue. In this case it stayed blue to indicate all was good. At no point was the amp turned off or reset. I should have tried but didn't. At one point I did strike the strings really hard and got a grunt out of the amp. Then nothing for a few more mins, then perfect for the 2 1/2 hours that we played.

Hmmm, I hadn't thought of that. The amp is only about 7 moths old and is kept in the house so i dont think it could be that. I will put a jack plug in them and see if there is an issue there. Good idea. Come ot think of it, this happened a couple of gigs ago as well. That time i put it down to the PSU lead from my 1 Spot causing this. Im now thinking its wasnt that at all and the only reason things started working was because of the time i took to fault find.

I got to the gig last night and plugged all my gear in. That being a passive Fender, GK800 head, Line6 transmitter/receiver, Darkglass VMT and Vanderkley cab. Amp came on, all the right lights came on (its supposed to show if there are any issues) but no sound. Receiver was indicating a signal from the bass. Un plugged everything and just used a lead to the head. Still nothing. There was a slight hiss from the tweeter but nothing else. Changed the speaker lead, no difference. After about 15mins it all came back to life and worked perfectly the rest of the night. Other than checking inside the cab i changed as much as i could and none made a difference. If it was a cable inside the cab i would have expected intermittent cut outs but i had no issues at all. Anyone have any ideas what i an check?

Now gone to a very good home :-)

To be honest i felt its was more the BF cabs not being to my taste rather than the 115MN6 being better. I actually found the rehearsal studios old 4x10 to be better than my BB2, to my ears. Ive posted about this in another thread so wont go on here. Needless to say, my biggest issue was with the low end on both my BB2 and Retro 210. I wouldn't say the 115MN6 is anything special though, and the 6" driver is pretty useless for me. It sounds like a standard tweeter that only adds very top end string noise, but the light weight, perfect size and tone just seems to make it the right cab for me.

I had a couple fo BF cabs last year and in to this year. They are great cabs but i felt they didn't do it for me. I ended up with a Vanderkley 115MN6 and couldn't be happier. For my style of playing, and doing general covers, the 115MN6 seems to fill out the mix much better, without the extended lows i had struggled with when i had my BB2. Ive been back to the same venues i gigged the BB2 in and can confirm (to my ears) the 1x15 sounded more even and thicker. Of course sounding thicker might mean coloured, but if so that worked for me. I found the upper notes quite weak with my BF cabs, but not so with the 115MN6. They have more punch and presence. I loved the BF cabs at first, it was only after a few gigs that i noticed they werent working for me. They do produce a lovely tone though. Of course thats all subjective but thats my experience.

Cheers. The photos make the fronts look as bit more tatty than they do in real life, but yes a lick of paint is all they need to look more presentable. We've done 100's of gigs with these, and never had an issue with volume.

Cheers. It would be a real shame if i had to throw them but i expect i will as i cant store them at work any more, and have just brought some smaller ones that i can keep at home. If i could drive id happily drop them off to soemone in the London area, but i dont.

These are fully working, with no issues other than they look old. The drivers were replaced a few years ago, but the boxes are about 20 years old. I think we got them recovered a few years ago as well. Not sure if i can do this but here is a link to my for sale thread. Basically these need to be out the door by 12th Nov if possible. Free of course. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/294248-peavey-pa-speakers-for-sale-monitor/#entry3163343"]http://basschat.co.u...r/#entry3163343[/url]

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1478191781' post='3167451'] I always talk to them on the phone. Simple and effective. Always puts any doubts to rest. [/quote] That doesnt work for me, although im happy It works for you. Anyone can say anything on the phone. Scammers are very clever these days and can say all the right things. Even face to face isnt an indication for what someone plans to do. Having a decent post history gives more away than a phone call IME.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1478135316' post='3167104'] I do agree with you. It was just a thought. I just think it would be nice tho if the "sellers" of no or low post count joined in the forum a bit more. Especially as lots have nice gear or seem to have knowledge on something it would only enrich the forum having more people post. Also having a higher post count does put people more at ease about buying than a low or no post count. But as you said it of course isn't an honesty counter so to say. [/quote] Totally agree, and this is how i view items i want to buy. I personally prefer to know who im giving money to, and to do that i will look at their posts. Those adds that say very little about the seller or the item dont bother even putting a location down will not interest me, that makes it too much lies eBay. I dont think we need any rules, we can all make our own choices, but as this is supposed to be a community i would only deal with soemone who takes part in conversation, or can at least string more than one basic senescent together.

These days its the cab. Ive not been through loads in my lifetime, but recently i realised they have the biggest impact on the final tone. Changing cabs while keeping the bass and amp consistent has shown me this to be true in my case. I should add im not too fussy about what bass i use so although it needs to have a comfortable neck thats it.