skidder652003

Nice review, I have the PF-500, pretty pleased with it, but deffo glad of the DHA VT-2 for the valve pre-amp. Always fancied the SVT classic but cost/weight put me off.

soooooooooooooo jealous. Its top of my list for 2012, just gotta sell loads of sh*T ON EBAY

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1324496707' post='1475008'] This is true.... to the point where you wonder why we need a website..!! If they can't be boithered to click on the links for a mp3..then what chance actually playing the CD..!! I normally send out something to establish contact then follow it up with a call...and always pick a reasonable time which is less likely to be busy if talking about pubs. [/quote] Thats bang on the money. I ALWAYS call about 11am, just before the pub is opening, the landlord/booker is usually there (alone and not able to fob you off with another muppet taking the call!) and usually having a cup of tea and available to talk for 2 precious minutes! He MIGHT even have his diary within reach!

[quote name='voxpop' timestamp='1276537918' post='867288'] No, I put in Mullard M8136 which is a rare military version of the ECC81 / 12AT7 which has a gain of about 60-70% of a ECC83. I like the lower gain, non overdrive, but very warm sound a Mullard gives. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2NOS-Mullard-M8162-Special-Quality-ECC81-Valves-Tubes-/230486276363"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2NOS-Mullard-M8162-S...s-/230486276363[/url] Check out Watford vales for gain advice..... [url="http://www.watfordvalves.com/products.asp?search=8137&man=&page=2"]http://www.watfordvalves.com/products.asp?...man=&page=2[/url] [/quote] wow those M8136's are £50 a pop at Watford valves!

happens round here a bit as well (west country). If they offer us 4 gigs a year then we won't, out of courtesy, play in nearby pubs in that town, but if its just the one gig then i think its ok to look for as many gigs in as many pubs in the area!

Agreed. The most frustrating thing about being in a band IMO. Most Pubs still want Demo CDs! I dont think they've heard of the internet/facebook/youtube thingy. Drives me nuts...

gigging lots with my squire 82 JV P/J with Quarter pounders. By far the most comfotable bass ive owned with tons of grunt. Dont think i will bother with silly money basses as it gets thrown around a lot, but does whats it's designed for..making music= making money!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KS-BtFA_CY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KS-BtFA_CY[/url] here you go! Equinox micro bar, used it for 2 years now, so far no probs, not much cop in broad daylight at a festival but great for bars, clubs etc with a haze machine. We paid £399 with carry case, 2 x 4 led bars, 2 x stands. cables and programmable footswitch (my job!). Cant recommend it highly enough

ive got the same problem (sort of) running my PF 500 into a mostrously heavy 4 x 10 on castors (great except for stairs!) and a 1 x 15. Im planning on dumping the lot in the new year and going down the barefaced super 12 route.

quite possibly and if not at least it'll probabaly sound 10x better! (ive got quarter pounder P's and a Jazz pup in my P/J)

quite possibly and if not at least it'll probabaly sound 10x better! (ive got quarter pounder P's and a Jazz pup in my P/J)

yep vst's wont work on the mac im afraid, unless they're RTAS (which technically arent vst's!). Im guessing your reaper is the mac version right? if you dont already know this [url="http://www.kvraudio.com"]www.kvraudio.com[/url] has loads of free plugins for reaper

well chagfords pretty remote (you're in 'proper' dartmoor country!) The nearest proper live music scene is either Newton abbot, Torbay or Teignmouth, oh and plymouth and exeter, all about 30-40 minutes away. [url="http://www.lemonrock.com"]www.lemonrock.com[/url] has all the gigs listed by so many miles from your location, try that. There is live music in Chagford - i think its the ring of bells, but its all a big folk scene in that area (similar to Totnes, again 40 minutes away). Beautiful location but beware, a rock n roll graveyard!

45-105 should be fine. I found 50-110's a bit too heavy if theres any widdly involved! these are a good bet just to try em out as they're only £7.95 a set! [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/597-legacy_4_string_nickel_bass_strings_40_100_45_105"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/597-legacy_4_string_nickel_bass_strings_40_100_45_105[/url]_ i use em for gigging and in my shoddy rock band they're fine....

im willing to bet good money that the tw*t never played it in the studio take! PS I really love the Police..,,

grab some isopropyl alchohol online (about £6) and wipe em down after every use,they last a lot longer than boiling them!

about 4m i think. Too much length (oh err missus) drives me nuts in the pissy spaces that pubs give you to play in. In fact 2m would probably be enough in most of em!

to be fair, this thread had made me go youtube mad and listen to Rush all over again! I bloody love em!

hmmmm.. [url="http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/best-rush-albums.asp"]http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/best-rush-albums.asp[/url] top 5 albums pre 82?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1320861131' post='1432480'] Sorry, but that's just bollocks. [/quote] really?..... [url="http://www.johnmcferrinmusicreviews.org/rush.html"]http://www.johnmcferrinmusicreviews.org/rush.html[/url] guess im not the only one....

after exit stage left (which i love) i never bothered, we all know they went t*ts up after moving pictures!

well...im running 4 x 10 and 1 x 15 with the PF-500 portaflex and im not too happy with the results. Plenty loud bot not much punch in the band mix, guitarist using mesa rectifier and drummer mic'd up to his own PA. I struggle to cut through but i think the problem is low quality cabs ( ashdown and bullfrog(?)) Anyhow i think the answer is to look at Bareface cabs, specifically the super twin 12. Ive read some pretty amazing reviews of their stuff, so it might be worth investigating?

Hmmmmmm. gotta SB 700 with EMG active pup fitted (still got the origional too) that i wanna sell, if anyone wants to PM me!

Im sooooo gassing for Bareface now to go with it all..............