SuperSeagull

No idea if any of the Brighton Dome gig made it onto the album of the same name but I saw Weather Report there on the 8.30 tour. The bass player was pretty good as I recall.

Likewise have a K&M one permanently attached to a mic stand for when I’m playing at Church.

Ashdown Rootmaster head and a pair of the 1x12 Neo cabs, sounded lightweight, build quality of one of the cabs was dreadful. Gigged it once, sold it right after. But I know there will be folks here he would take the opposite view - it’s all about opinions!

I’ve just ordered one. Grant messaged me to say he is quite busy with orders at the moment and I suggested it might be as a result of discussion here! Even so he reckons with me by Weds so no real delay. Will compare and contrast with my Rafferty which works brilliantly but I do need a small footprint pedal plus less bothered about the pre amp and phase switch.

I have a Rafferty which I bought used on here. I like the subtle tightening up of a boomy bottom end - but the footprint and layout don't work so well on my board so may put up for sale and get one of those Sine ones.

Or attaching the drummers hands to his sticks.

I’d like Trace Elliot (or whoever owns the brand these days) to make a 500w version of the Elf - it’s a fab sounding amp but just not loud enough whereas the 1000w version is overkill and pricey.

I have mine after my sansamp then I can give FOH a signal without HPF for them to do as they wish with and I have the benefit of the filter via my on stage amp.

I have just tried some of the Legacy brand from Strings Direct at £15 for a set, so far so good at around £7 a set cheaper than the Elites I would usually buy. The Status always gets Hot Wires which are great value.

Sorry to hear this. I went through something that sounds a little similar 13 years ago. Hope you get some answers and resolution soon.

This album made me want to be a bass player.

Very clear, thanks.

Welcome from Mid Sussex. Always fancied a Dingwall!

After issues with my Gear 4 Music unbranded speakon cable at the weekend I'm doing the sensible thing and sorting one with Neutrik connectors. But, do I need 4mm or 2.5mm cable? Its a MB CMD 121 combo running into a MB 121 extension cab - so max 500w at 4 ohms. I'm assuming thicker is better?

I use a Thomann branded one on a wide Levy’s strap.

We played an outdoor event yesterday, in a combination of rain, sun, wind and a bit of thunder. Fortunately we were well covered and the turnout was pretty good in the circumstances. A few songs in my MB setup wasn't right. Not enough volume and no bottom end. I could see the speaker in the combo pounding away but no movement in the extension cab. Between songs swapped out the speakon lead for a spare jack to jack speaker cable I carry and all was good but these things are always a bit stressful when they happen mid performance.

That's the one, Arms not Head!

Which pub is that? We've done the Kings Head in Dorking a couple of times during their festival. It's a nice spot.

Very much hope to make this for the first time. Hope I have added to the gear list without buggering it up...... @cetera - Charvel 3B, ESP Surveyor '87, Fender FSR PJ Precision, Hamer Impact, Italia Imola, Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Spector EuroX (Spectorbird), Spector Pulse II, Gallien Krueger 400RB & Legacy800, GenzBenz Neox 2x12 @TheGreek - All short scale this year - a @Jabba_the_gut short scale 5er, Mini Ray, Short scale P bass @Harlequin74 - Zoot Performer, Status Shark, Spector QV4 , Markbass TTE501 and Matching CAB. Maybe the Lehle Basswitch… @Frank Blank - @Jabba_the_gut short scale fretted and fretless, JMJ Mustang, QSC K12.2, Grace Design Alix @TrevorR - Mk 1 Wal, Wal Pro IIE, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, pedals and MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10 @bnt - travelling light, probably a couple of pedals such as T-Rex Diva Drive, Orange KongPressor @bass_dinger - 1999 Washburn XB500, 1994 Washburn XB500, Washburn XB925 in zebrawood, Washburn XB925 in bits, Boulder Creek 5 string (likely to be for sale, SWR Workingmans 12. @greentext - 2008 Spector NS4-H2, 2015 Sandberg VS4, 2000 Trace Elliot T-Bass, my pedalboard and my tin of picks 😈 @prowla - Probably a couple of Rickenbackers and some interesting oddities. Amp-wise a Markbass EVO and a 1x12 (last year I bought some others to try and never switched them on, as the EVO sounded spot-on). @SuperSeagull - Status S2, Feline P Bass, Modded Fender Lyte, Flea Jazz, MB Combo

Ta re the first point. Good to know. I need to listen to the phase switch, I’m not sure I’ve really done that yet.

I have a Rafferty HPF that I bought on here. I have no real understanding of how it works (despite having a son with a PhD in Acoustics who is also an excellent guitarist) but I know it does something subtle but wonderful to my sound. I adjust the freq control to the point that it sounds a bit rubbish then dial it back a bit. Everything seems to tighten up. I now need to see what the phase switch does!

Arrival - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor from about 6:30 in (My Mum had it for her funeral and it would honour her) Reflection - some of The Great Gig In The Sky from Pink Floyd Departing - Good Old Sussex By The Sea, the marching song of the Royal Sussex Regiment which is played at every Brighton and Hove Albion home game

Bit of a surprise this news but I'm delighted that Rob is in better health. When I visited their workshop in Jan 2020 to order my S2 bass I was struck by the very strong chemical smell in the workshop - maybe that is something to do with the move to wooden necks. But for me a Status is graphite and headless so I'll stick with mine!

Precisely what I do!

We’ve just changed our drummer, in part because the old one couldn’t be arsed to count in on time and refused to use a metronome app to help him. It culminated with him counting in Rio at our last gig with him so fast I could barely keep up until some how we got it under control. New drummer uses an iPad with a note of the bpm and metronome for the whole set. It’s basic stuff, like using a tuner instead of relying on tuning by ear.