Paul S

I trained as a pharmacist, decided I didn't want to count tablets for the rest of my days, worked in a petrol station filling cars (yes, they had people filling cars then) until I decided what I wanted to do. Couldn't decide so joined the police Served 15 years, was ill for 5 years with ME and was given a medical retirement. Re-trained as a garden designer, ran a small plant nursery and also started to study a particular branch of horticulture that was untested. Retired now but write and give talks on my specialist subject.

Start a sideline as a sex worker? There is always a market for sex - always has been, always will be. If you're young and god looking you'll soon gather funds. If you're old and ugly you'll still gather the funds, just might take longer.

Set it up this morning A/B with one of my pa units, which is an RCF EVOX 8. Much the same gubbins inside, I imagine, aside from the cross over. Sounded just the same. Low-ish volume on 'line' but, set on 'mic', and using the DI pedal, I got plenty of volume. No idea what I was doing wrong yesterday but clearly I am a dimwit. I wonder if I can send me back to Thomann for a refund? Anyway, all's well that ends well and thanks for the help!

I'll have one last fiddle today and see what happens Thanks all.

Paul bought my BF One10 in the simplest of transactions. Good comms, nice easy job. Thanks Paul

For me those 'useless predefined curves' were the beauty of this amp. Made getting your sound intuitive and easy. I've never really got my head around frequencies so a dimwit like me just has to twiddle knobs

Thanks. I wouldn't worry - it very much looks like this is going to have to go back, which is a nuisance. Thanks all for your help.

OK, this is what I've tried so far Bass > RCF via the jack. Bass > drive pedal DI > RCF via the XLR Bass > drive pedal DI > desk master out > RCF (this is how I go through the PA, an RCF EVOX 😎 Tried line, tried mic, no appreciable difference.

Decided to have a daft truss rod decal made, based on my surname Great job by the ScratchIt/Gig Ink people

The Thomann E Bass case is a perfect fit and pretty good value at £55 👍

Just took delivery of said active cab. Finding I can get very little volume out of it. Barely enough for home practice. Plugged straight into jack, via a drive pedal DI on my board, via the pa desk. If I put my little Trace Elliot Elf in the line it can get louder but I am fairly sure i shouldn#t need to do this Before I send it back, is there something fundamental I am doing wrong? A simple button I have omitted to press, somehow?

Great deal with Frank, wh bought by Squier VM Mustang - no-nonsense and straightforward. Great comms, friendly chap, instant payment Thank you, sir.

Sold an amp to Clarky in what must be one of the most no-nonsense, straightforward dealings you could wish for. Happy

That's what I did with mine. Engage preshape 1 AND the eq, then use the eq balance to dial in some more mids from the eq depending upon the room. I have no idea if this is what you are supposed to do - maybe the two cancelled each other out - but it always worked a treat for me for getting the exact tone I wanted that sat nicely in the band.

Keys player in my Bon Jovi tribute is amazing. He is a very accomplished player, can sing like an angel and probably the most musical mind I have met. He kind of does the arrangements. And the loveliest guy. No wonder then that he is in enormous demand and plays in a lot of the better bands locally.

Started at £200 with no bids yet. For some reason, like a lot of the Peaveys, these go for peanuts but they are extremely well made. Good strong low B. Very narrow string spacing, mind - I have one - 43mm at the nut and 16mm spacing at the bridge. 9lbs-ish. Clicky.

It's no wonder folk of our age are confused

I guess I am of a similar age - learnt both imperial and metric at different stage of school - so my brain is all over the place. I can visualise length and distance in either. Weight is strange - I can visualise in one or the other but not easily switch, I need to convert. Volume also. Temperature is really odd - I can effortlessly switch between F and C above freezing but below freezing can only think in C. Why are our road distances still measured in miles? and why are babies born in lbs? This doesn't help.

Seems like an eminently sensible thing to do. Put it back together when you decide to part company.

The whole notion of banning large public gatherings is flawed in the first place. Mostly people would travel by public transport. The same public transport used by millions every day.

I think the original is a masterpiece of design, as it happens. Art deco rendering of a bird, designed in keeping with the intended art deco style of the bass.

That really makes me grin. Like a small boy standing next to his dad in the bathroom pretending to shave along with him. 😁