grapefruitmoon

A blast from the past for me! Had many a great night in there in the mid-90s. Hope your bass and gear is all ok, what a shame that idiot had to ruin a good night.

Can you copy and paste another preset over the top of the corrupted ones?

Second ever gig for the rock covers band I joined in March last night. At the Hive Nightclub in Edinburgh. Had an absolute blast, great wee venue, crowd got right into it pretty much from the start, plenty of signing, dancing and a bit of headbanging. Rig for those interested : Squier 40th Anniversary Precision (I love this thing, can't stop playing it, use it over my more expensive basses now) into Warwick Gnome I Pro 600 (via Helix HX Stomp) and Markbass New York 121 cab. Was DI'd from the amp and used IEMs to ensure I heard myself...it's loud up there. Has to be said, a good gig is great for the old mental health.

Anyone know of a good bag for this amp? The one it recommends seems to be too small, I suspect possibly the text has been copied from the other Gnome amps.

Yeah, I did ask some guys I know who played there recently. The bassist was DI'd but took his cab to hear himself on stage - not quite sure why a monitor wouldn't have sufficed, but then they are a 7 piece outfit with 4 guitarists. Four!

I'd heard about this before, likely on this very forum. The amp in questions doesn't have an effects loop, thanks for mentioning though, will bear in mind in the future (the new amp does have it).

Hi all, thanks so much for the responses, much appreciated! With my thinking being pretty much exactly what @BassmanPaul says in the last post, me/the band should be suitably equipped, so I've gone ahead, bitten the bullet and ordered a new amp. No ideal financially but it makes sense in the long run. One less stress!

Our 5 piece rock band has a gig in a couple of weeks at a venue we've not played before. We're trying to figure out what gear we need to bring - they've got a PA system. My problem is my amp head has been having power issues, got it back from repair last week but using it at rehearsal last night, it's still intermittently cutting out - so obvs no use for gigging. I was going to take the head and cab to ensure I can hear myself on stage (lead guitarist is very loud!). Ideally, if we had our own PA, I'd go ampless. I've got a setup for that, and recently purchased the Lekato wireless IEM system, which I've started to use at one of our rehearsal rooms which has a good PA. Question is, can I rock up and use that at the venue? Is that too risky? Would I be better biting the bullet and just getting a new amp head in time for the gig? Any other options - I was thinking of getting a lightweight powered speaker to use as a personal monitor, but I don't really know much about that side of things. Plan for the band is to invest in a PA early next year, so the expense of a new head at this point might not be the best bet.

Here's my compact-ish board. Hopefully that's it settled for some time, just added a 1 Spot CS6 underneath to simplify all the power requirements. It will see gig action in a few weeks.

We've used Skiddle for our most recent gigs, although I've not been involved in the setup, the BL has taken care of it all. Fees seem to be 10% of ticket price plus 25p.

Got the Satin Red P delivered yesterday and loving it. Amazing bass for the money. Cheers to all on here for the heads up!

Bought a G&L Fallout shortscale bass from Sam, couldn't have been a better experience! Good guy, no hassles, absolute pleasure to deal with. Thanks!

Queen are/were the worst band on the planet. Bohemian Rhapsody is also the worst song ever. Britpop was the lowest point in musical output and culture in the UK. Despite being Scottish, I utterly despise bagpipes and pipe bands. All of these opinions have caused friends to shout at me.

My mum bought this LP when I was a youngster. Thanks for bringing back the childhood ear trauma.

I've never been into the Beatles at all, but thoroughly enjoyed watching this. The live rooftop performance was outstanding. And the fashion...my god, the fashion!!

Guessing it's not this, but it's the first one that came to mind.

Hi all, not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but if you collect D'Addario Player Circle points, there is an offer just now to get any set for 999 points...I just got a set of XL Chrome Lights for nowt, and free postage!

Saw them at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh last week doing a mainly acoustic show, they were great. Really enjoyed that documentary too.

Oh god, yes, exactly this for me too. I've been a Maiden fan since around 86, finally got to see them in Glasgow in 2000 I think it was. Dickinson went on a ten minute rant about some journalist, trying to whip the crowd up against him. Gist of the story...said journo went on tour with them, they bought him beer, he gave them a bad review. So what, who cares. Left a very bad taste in my mouth, always been disappointed with them live as well. Wish I'd seen them much earlier.

Exactly this!

But then the band takes the financial penalty and not the bar owner that booked them. And if the punters do like the band...they still don't get paid.