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Double duty today at a Country Music Festival at the Windmill in Peterborough. Kicked off the festivities with Stevie Daniels using my Spectracore fretless, trusty Trace head and the GB 12’s. Then on with The Praries 2hrs later using my Yamaha BNNE2 with the same amp. No provided PA, so each group had to lug that in. I provided the PA for the second group, hard to get right without a sound engineer outdoors, but it worked out ok.

I’ve got 2 that are pretty close, but I’d add a Pedulla Pentabuzz and a 63 Jazz with a rosewood board. Also a NS Design EUB. Maybe a really nice acoustic fretless?

It seems that, unless you are selling the current hot thing, it’s not going to sell unless you are willing to go well below market value. Time to take advantage and buy 5ers and non-barefaced cabs.

I always appreciate some kind of heads-up…either calling/announcing the next song or a guitar intro.

Didn’t Acoustic make a 4x15 cab? IIRC it was two rear and two front facing.

Last dep gig for a while with Stevie Daniels. British Legion in Upwell in the fens. Smallish room and only 3 people in the place while setting up, counting the great bloke with a food trailer out front.I was thinking “paid rehearsal. Things got considerably better. Got a cracking bacon roll from the food guy, and the venue was filling up by start time. Lots of singing along, head nodding, and kids on the dance floor. Then the proper party people showed up and we ended up having a blast! Lots of compliments on the band and my playing, I decided to try my fretless Spectracore which sounded great. Lots less muddy under the guitars. A few weeks off now.

Really nice job…I enjoyed that!

I’ve used .135’s, but prefer the feel and clarity of sound of the Elixer nickel .125.

Outstanding!

I believe it on paper…guess a blindfold test is in order.

Still, I’m not sure I can get the same tone…especially when cranked up.

Got a nice Trace 4x10 for sale here…monster cab dirt cheap

IMG_6757.mov Sawtry Festival with SDW. Great crowd and line dancers the whole 1 hour set. Home in 15 minutes at 5. The best kind of gig! I might have to hang onto my 1x15 for these. Trace head, GB 1x12s, Jazz bass 24.

I feel your pain! I’ve spent about 3 years kissing a lot of frogs before finding some good folks to dep for who are good musicians, nice dependable people,and get good, fun gigs. Hang in there…better times ahead!

Yeah, but you would WANT to.....:)

Kind of an overreaction I think. It is true that many groups wanting an upright player are after the image, not the sound or the style. Usually, people adopt tools as they are modernized. Upright and electric basses share a common tuning and quite a lot of technique. Why don’t folks universally use tube or A/B amps with huge, heavy cabinets anymore? Why don’t keyboardists still haul big drawbar organs around? We have moved toward more efficient ways of playing our instruments. Not the same as your suggestion at all.

I think you are close enough. You can really chase your own tail trying to get an "upright" sound. Most folks would accept a thumpy, Middy, muted kind of tone. My belief is that most folks who want an upright sound really want the visual appeal of the double bass on the band stand. To me, this is going back about 300 years in technology. I don't see keyboardists hauling an acoustic piano (harpsichord?) around, nor do many guitarists bring along a lute. Leo had a really good idea...go with that, mute it, and you will be fine...

Paint it if that is what you want.....it's already been refinished, so you aren't defacing a classic (old boomer self wants to mention that we used to scoff at 70's vintage Fenders...:)...NOT scoffing now, though...)

Petty sure the reference is to the "dancer" in front of you guys...sound really solid to me!

Okay...but would you take a irreplaceable bass (let's say, your MK1 Wal) to the Dog and Duck during free beer night?

I played a few gigs back in the day with a guy who hauled a B3 + Leslie around. Which is worse to move?

Sooo.... Does the venue determine what value of bass you bring? I would prefer to take a mid-range bass (at most) to a crowded pub gig or an outdoor gig, even though I usually would rather play my best instrument. Is that paranoia or just common sense? It's been a long time since I have seen a drunken stage invasion, but remember a classic that put a pretty good dent in my old RD Artist....

Not a literal statement, I hope!