Downunderwonder

I guess that makes sense and reminds me why I never became an electrician.

In NZ the max on any device with a standard 3 pin plug is 10A I think. High current stuff needs its own outlet with a different plug.

Dunno. I expect they do these days but must be enough dodgy 19th century wiring around still that they persist in fusing the plugs on IEC leads? Why else?

Only one that I saw. Try using shorter sentences. That makes it harder to mix things up. Using more paragraphs also helps.

I thought music shops et al sell lemon scented petroleum product? Real lemon oil I could get behind.

Big little typo there Red.

Everywhere else in the world fuses the house wiring so plug fuses are not required. Your amp will fine with anything that can plug into it that is rated to supply its needs. 60w is not a lot. Current blows fuses not voltage. Since the amp is destined for 220 to 240 v supply it should have the correct fuse already in it.

My guitar players have all used little combos turned right down with pedals and mic'd. Easy to do if the stage volume is under control. If your band has the whole band monitor thing going on all you need it a mic and a stool to put the litte box combo on so you get a good earful.

Just trying and failing to be funny I assume. The combo would naturally be under the extension speaker. So Always lower than when set on top. Substitute 'setting' for 'position' and carry on.

Have you never hefted an SVT? Must be some sense to it for him or he would have to be an absolute head case to keep hefting it.

Sounds about right. The gig that tanked an experimental jazz combo of mine was playing to a blues cafe. The BL went psycho at me and the drummer on the way home because it wasn't his fault we went down like a lead balloon. I quit the next day and they did 3 more gigs with a rope in who couldn't do what I did. The end. Some years on I was invited to effectively a reformation where I was the only surviving member. I brought in half the bass grooves that got it started. Did a bunch of spectacular gigs and it all fell over for no good reason. Next chapter yet to be written.

Try it. I bet you wind up with a slightly lower output knob position. More clarity with less volume is a very good thing.

Best of both worlds

The PA. You do realise it needs an amplifier to get a sound out of a cab? Best is too subjective considering it can go into any bass rig and do what you need it to do. The best could be said to be a FRFR rig so you are hearing something close to what the PA is getting.

FLARE make a range of plugs these days. I use the early version which would be suitable but they probably have kid specific ones as well. They consist of a machined metal plug that accepts a range of tips. Mine came with a wide range of tips to try before ordering more of the correct size. I got their proprietary alloy carry case at no little expense, to go on my key ring. Worth it that I am never without them.

All hail our new member the wonky one! Do hope he keeps reporting back. Otherwise it's MM drumming up attendance for his next show.

BF had one and dropped it when it didn't sell enough to warrant the inventory costs.

If only the sound guys would accept bass tone similarly instead of insisting on taking a DI off the instrument.

Congratulations. Now don't stand in front of it so the venue gets your sound. I was doing a gig with a pickup sax player. I notice my sound has gone to hell in a handbasket. I turn around and sax boy is standing 3ft in front of my rig not dissimilar to yours.

Hard to keep it on course when you tolex your map.

Fun fact. The Elf 2x8 drivers are long excursion and supposed to put out like regular 10 inchers. Other fun fact. At a less than proper rowdy gig a 210 is enough ime.

Beware bedroom tone. All too easy to have rubbish band tone. What sounds best with band can sound brash and in your face at home. I sometimes go from jazz rehearsal to rock band and then back next week. The jazz rehearsal space is heavenly bass resonant so I have to gut the bass to not be overbearing. Then of course it is very thin and I find a bit more mids required for a bit of bite to rock out. Back to jazz and it's wtf is that racket? retune time. Crazy thing is my rock tone isn't actually all that different to my jazz tone as it sits within the band continuum.

I was a barely competent cricketer growing up in NZ. When I started playing in the after work league in Nth London I was surprised. All I had to do to bowl out the opposition was keep it straight. Runs were easy to pick off. I was the top bowler and batsman. Beats me how the UK puts up a competitive international team. In the same kind of after work league in a provincial NZ city I was nothing special at all. Loose balls got smacked and good ones defended. Bowlers had to use some craft to get guys out.

I think you are the buyer and the particular buyer that pushes up the price of dealing with shops and makes it worthwhile giving the work of selling to shops is you.