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Beautiful! And yes, being shipped with insanely low action seems to be the norm, for some reason!

..and then there's this, when you're the designated driver: You're all packed up and ready to go. So you turn towards whoever it is you're taking home, just in time to see them shout toward the bar '[i]Yeah, I'll have a pint of....[/i]' GAAAAAAH!

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1490203227' post='3263234'] I'm out in the sticks and have played in bands with people who don't drive. To perfectly honest, they are a pain in the arse having to be ferried around. The last thing I want to be doing is providing a taxi service at the end of a long gig, then drive home on your own knowing that your passenger is safely tucked up in bed. [/quote] This.

Amazed to read that's his regular rhythm section. They're as stiff as owt.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1490225595' post='3263488'] I'm going to try a gigging going straight into my PA with new active subs via my Roland GR55 & Ashdown graphic DI , I'm very impressed with the sound but could do with a tiny combo I could plonk on top of the sub for a monitor ,any suggestions. [/quote] Ibanez Promethean.

[quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1490202994' post='3263231'] Adrian guitars would have been pretty good. [/quote] Hmm... I think Maruszczyk is preferable to that...!

[quote name='christhammer666' timestamp='1490096325' post='3262090'] But spending money paying for an album to sit on my shelf when I could have a week in the county with the mrs just aint for me [/quote] Understandable, and I doubt you're alone. I think that's a comment on the state of the industry as a whole.. but that's another topic :-)

Back in the day, I did two US tours with my band, one of them ran to about four or five weeks. Some gigs were great, many were furniture exhibitions, but it was all awesome. I was young and daft, and none of it mattered. Circumstances have changed, and I wouldn't / couldn't do it now unless there was real cash money involved. I'm glad I did it the first time.

If you know, deep in your heart, that the band has got legs and this could just be the beginning, then there's no harm spending money to tour, playing to 50-odd people a night. You'll also know if you're on a hiding to nothing, and it would be pointless exercise.

[quote name='BassApprentice' timestamp='1489681841' post='3258958'] So bass direct now stocking Maruszczyk amps... [url="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154115820382396&substory_index=0&id=292530792395"]https://m.facebook.c...id=292530792395[/url] If anyone is near and tries them some reviews would be ideal! [/quote] They look lovely. Made by [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/new-amp-from-poland-handbox-r-400.1218706/"]Handbox[/url], FWIW :-)

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1489500667' post='3257447'] I don't actually use the [s]contour[/s] any knobs at all on any head - [s]Leszek[/s] folk keep[s]s[/s] telling me I should, but it sounds great flat to me so I never bother. I should maybe try it one day :-) [/quote] Y'know, this is basically the truth...

[quote name='Marty Forrer' timestamp='1489446147' post='3257100'] The thing I like most about the R-400 is that I only ever use one knob, the Contour. It's all I need. I'm interested to see what Leszek does with a class D head. [/quote] I don't actually use the contour knob at all - Leszek keeps telling me I should, but it sounds great flat to me so I never bother. I should maybe try it one day :-)

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1489431333' post='3256882'] I find pictures like the one above so distracting with 1 question: "Are those basses standing on concrete and getting scratched?" All looking nice though btw, as long as they're protected... but that's probably just me. [/quote] Fear not! The fretless is perched on a little rubber pad.

New camera = new pics :-)

It's not joke music it if's done right. Four time, palm-muted and with a swing.

Yep, it'll run happily without a load. Great DI.

I've got a couple of weekends off, so if anyone around Tyneside would like to give my R-400 a spin at a rehearsal or gig, let me know.

Check this out. No silly power management nonsense - just a nice, compact, hand-built Class AB head with a fantastic preamp. Great value, too. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/282884-handbox-bass-amplification-new-to-the-uk/

It's worth mentioning that Newmoon cover theft from an unattended vehicle, too.

[url="https://www.newmooninsurance.com/"]Newmoon[/url] are very reasonable, and very personal. I've been with them years now, but I've never had to claim, but I have confidence in them thanks to their reputation.

[quote name='Blink' timestamp='1489067614' post='3254122'] I thought Pino played for Paul Young not Nick Hayward? N [/quote] He's played for lots of people, including Nick Heyward...

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1489052512' post='3253947'] I don't know why, but I just cannot listen to Ed at all, not any of it. Something really grates me about it. I've got no problem with pop music, but I just don't like his songs at all. I must have poor taste as everyone else seems to praise him. [/quote] Yeah, me too - he just screams 'open mic night' to me. Clearly though, I have no clue.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1488988356' post='3253537'] Ah wicked. The Handbox is what started this train of thought - I almost messaged you to ask about the two ohm thing! [/quote] Because the WA can do 2-ohms, it got me wondering about the R-400, so I asked Leszek if it was possible: 'Not as it is, but for 50€ we can do modification on 2Ohm, no problem.'