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  1. Marvin
    Weeks like this week are a struggle. One member of the band, their circumstances had changed meaning we couldn't practice for the foreseeable future and we couldn't book gigs. However, they didn't see the problem and ultimately it was decided to part ways. So here I am again, trying to find a replacement. It's frustrating to say the least.
  2. Marvin
    I absolutely hate AI. It's theft.
  3. Marvin
    A lot of it is about contact and connecting with people. My band did a charity gig last weekend. It was a great gig, we were buzzing. It was really good to see some people I hadn't seen in a long time, made some new friends and we raised several hundred quid. It was better than a lot of the paid gigs we've done.
  4. Marvin
    BEST. I'd have to say the Genz Benz NX212t I bought on here... and the Bugera Veyron M1001. MOST DISAPPOINTING: A used Ashdown RT500 head from G4M. It was packaged in just a cardboard box, with nothing to protect it. It was supposedly a MK2 but was actually a MK1. And to top it all it didn't work. I did get my money back fairly promptly and an apology. WORST: A brand new tuner pedal from Andertons that worked powered by battery but not from 9v mains power from my pedalboard. Returning it was a pain. If it was picked up from the house the return was free, however I'd have to pay postage if I wanted to return it myself. Anderton apparently don't provide returns labels. Also their returns procedure is naff. If I hadn't asked where the returns labels were a collection wouldn't have been arranged. Luckily one of my sons was home.
  5. Marvin
    We did a ticketed charity gig last night at a local music venue. It was our gig, our singer organised it all (the venue also helped masses). As we're still a newish band, this was our 6th gig, it was a bit squeaky butt timeas to how many would turn up. In the end we were absolutely chuffed to get a decent number there. And a great crowd they were as well. It was a really cracking night and we raised several hundred £s in the end. We had support from a former band mate of mine, who did a great solo set and went down a storm. We're all still buzzing I think.
  6. Marvin
    Someone's got to pay U2's taxes.
  7. Marvin
    Firstly, this is a cab I wanted when Genz Benz still existed. I never had enough bass tokens for one though. I'd not even heard one though. 2 12in drivers with a tweeter. 4ohm. 600w. 23kg. I bought this from @wavydavy Dave on here, and it was a great transaction (prompt and well packaged etc). I was going to buy a new bass, but I saw this and thought... let's get it. I used it for the first time last night at practice. I am really happy with it, especially in combination with the Bugera Veyron I bought recently. The lows are really tight and focused. It sounded really punchy . It's quite 'sparkly' even without the tweeter in use. I'm really looking forward to using at the weekend, especially as our drummer is using his Gretcsh kit not his electric 😁
  8. Marvin
    Definitely not.
  9. Marvin

    New job Monday. 

    1. HeadlessBassist

      HeadlessBassist

      Good luck on your first day at your new job, Marvin! :) 

    2. BassTractor

      BassTractor

      Bit late to the party, but yeah: good luck!

  10. Marvin
    I'm probably going to go for the Squier. One thing I have noticed with the Vintera is the truss rod is at the heel which, although period correct, is irritating.
  11. Marvin
    We played at a village hall last night. It was a ticketed beer and cider festival. We had great fun. Everything went well. We set up quickly, got the sound right, played really tight and we performed really well. It was a good confidence booster as we've had a couple of wobbles lately, but we were on it last night. I'm absolutely done in though 🤣
  12. Marvin
    Would it be fair to say the Vintera is quite a bit of money to have a Fender decal on the headstock?
  13. Marvin
    I'm looking to buy another Jazz bass and the 2 candidates (the only candidates) are first version of the Fender Vintera 60s Jazz or the Squier CV 60s Jazz. I'd just be interested in opinions on either, especially what the necks are like. Thanks
  14. Marvin
    It's not a great photo tbh, but this is all I'm using at the moment, the Bugera and Fender 210... obviously there's a bass plugged into it. 😁 I'm going to try the Peavey head out at next practice. It belongs to our guitarist. Sounds nice at home, I'm very curious as to how it sounds with the band. Who knows, I might offer him a tenner for it.
  15. Marvin

    NPGD

    Marvin replied to Big Low End's topic in Bass Guitars

    The bass looks fantastic. I'm a sucker for black and tort.
  16. Marvin

    I need 2nd Jazz bass in my life

    1. HeadlessBassist

      HeadlessBassist

      What about the third and fourth Jazz Basses..? 🤦‍♂️

    2. Marvin

      Marvin

      I might need training,  but I could work up to that.

    3. BassAgent

      BassAgent

      I'm currently at 8 with the 9th coming in May, so there's always room for one extra.

  17. Marvin
    Nicko, what great character
  18. Marvin
    Trousers, jeans or such like and no belt.
  19. Marvin
    White pickguards. Gold pickguards
  20. Marvin
    He's seems to be seen as uncool by some, but he is brilliant live. Keith Scott, his guitarist, is pretty darn good.
  21. Marvin
    I've just been playing around with my pedal board with the Veyron. I've a preamp pedal and a compressor pedal on it. I used to use them to for tone shaping. Absolutely redundant now (bar the tuner pedal). The Veyron sounds better without the pedals. I don't even have to adjust the tone controls on the amp either. Anyone want a pedalboard? 🤣🤣
  22. Marvin
    Soapy looking maple necks. The ones that are light in colour and with very little grain.
  23. Marvin
    Just that really. The band needs some business cards printed up. Is there anywhere that's recommended? I'd just go to Vista Print I suppose Ta
  24. Marvin
    Desk? Music desk? What is this you speak of? My basses live in their cases in the corner of the dinning room and ALL my other gear lives under the stairs. 😁
  25. Marvin
    Due to my other amp dying I had to get an amp for last night's gig. I got the Bugera delivered on Thursday, so no time to try it out with the band. Set it up at the pub we played at, Sire V7 with a Fender 210 cab. All 4 of us in the band just went "that sounds good". Great clean tone with barely any adjustments. So easy to use out of the box. It's light and feels very well put together. The sockets feel firm, especially the speaker cable connection. On my Peavey the speaker socket was always a bit awkward to get the connector to twist. The control knobs feel a little less robust, but not awful. It doesn't come with a carry bag, but for an amp that costs just £230 it's really no problem. I've commandeered a laptop bag. The onboard dual band compressor sounds better than my cheap pedal. There are plenty of tonal options with the eq section. I especially like the midrange selector. The DI seems really good. FX loop connection. Headphone and aux in. Very impressed.
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