Quilly

I'm no virtuoso or anything but a pet peeve for me is being made play really simple songs with like 2 - 3 note progressions and no dynamics in the song.

Its easy to say - Just Quit, but I get that getting a band together takes some work and there's always going to be some pain associated with the pleasure of playing live gigs. I guess the moment you dread rehearsal or playing gigs with these folks then its probably time to call it a day.

WRT # 5, all a venue manager needs to see is an electric guitar/bass guitar and - 'you're too loud'

In general I agree but the new Trace Elliott Elf 200W class D micro head really bucks that trend. It seems louder than 250-350W class D heads I've owned in the past and it has a real aggressive character also. Similar to those old Trace workhorses in days of yore (I've had a couple). I think they're definitely getting better at making good class D amps.

Probably not but if you take an A/B amp like an Ashdown or Trace and a similarly priced class D amp. If something goes wrong with the AB amp you're more likely to be able to get it repaired. I has a couple of class D amps go bad and they just weren't worth the hassle fixing.

I had an old 215 Schroeder cab in the practice place , one of the 15”drivers was a basic Thomann brand woofer nothing fancy, brought the elf in the gig bag due to laziness. So much volume from this thing ! . I dunno how they do it with a 200w class D amp. On paper it should be a very mediocre piece of kit and it sounds terrific . Heaps of headspace left.

well I wouldn’t pay that much for one, I got one of the old ones second hand for €250 from a Dutch version of gumtree . I replaced all the valves and boom it sounded fantastic. As for volume I’ve played one outdoor jazz gig and one indoor gig with guitarists using small amps and it was able to hold its own, though you need a good sensitive cab , I use a 4ohm barefaced two10.

I didn’t want to say it but my god .

Hi all, just noticed that Ashdown have updated my favorite small all tube amp, this time with some smart features like cabinet simulation software for studio use. Anyone out there took the plunge on it ?

I picked up a Trace Elliott Elf a few weeks ago and while I still prefer the sound from my valve head and hybrid AB class amp, there's a huge amount to be said for the convenience of the amp and the sound is still pretty good from this amp.

Still though , I don't think the UK government are exactly making life easy for British manufacturers what with all their shenanigans

I can’t understand this obsession with sustain with some folks and neck throughs . Like how long are you going to let a note ring out in a typical song, realistically

Gorgeous amp

I like saxophones but the 1980s killed the instrument.

Warren Beatty apparently 😂

I actually think they’re ok , cool in a retro style

Fixing a hole has a lovely bass line , I really like the woody sound he got from his hofner bass especially when he plucked up on the high frets . He really uses his scales cleverly

Yes and the fact that the LPs and CDs at the time were £15-20ea (which is really expensive in 1990s prices) meant that you probably told yourself that these were great albums...because the "musos" in NME told you that they were. Many a mediocre band was made on the whims of fickle journalists and many great bands were too often overlooked.

I'm approaching 50 and I still think that some of the indie bands from the 80s and 90s are overrated sacred cows and that there's great alternative music around now, if people just got off their butts to try and find it, and there's no excuse now with Spotify and what not.

Valve amps , although gorgeous sounding give me the heebie jeebies, I’m always convinced a valve will die or the some other catastrophic failure will happen , ridiculous I know . As I’ve had 3 full valve heads that never went wrong .

I recently purchased a TE elf as a backup so it’s not exactly a huge lug around and a great amp in its own right. My main amp is an Ashdown Spyder and honestly I can’t imagine it ever going wrong , built like a tank

You definitely need a second bass and amp imo

I played a wedding gig many moons ago where my amp just sputtered out after the second song , luckily the BL had a DI box and I was able to plug directly into the PA. I’m so paranoid that something will go wrong at a critical moment I’m bringing way too much to gigs that’s never used, it’s kinda ridiculous Am I alone ?