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I've been thinking about something like this [url="http://www.guitarcenter.com/Peavey-PV-12M-12--Floor-Monitor-104005186-i1153009.gc"]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Peavey-PV-12M-...186-i1153009.gc[/url] I only use my cab as a monitor anyway so it may or may not be a good idea to actually just buy a monitor that can handle bass. Whether this can or cannot I'm not sure but I'm still looking

The 2x12" cab is on my list of possibles so would be interesting to hear any first hand issues. I've done a lot of reading over on Talkbass and didn't hear anything bad but it seems everyone there plays in some kind of praise and worship band which I can't imagine gets very loud

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1024340' date='Nov 15 2010, 10:06 AM']Worse now - ta! The neck dive shouldn't a problem for me - Its easy enough to move the strap button like I did on my alpine white epibird which made it balance perfectly. [/quote] Ha, exactly where I put the strap button on mine. 3 things I can think of: Its not going to sound like a thunderbird but neither does a Gibson cos the pickups are different to the originals, only a set of Mike Lulls will get you close, plus its active and no T-Bird has ever been active. The strap button is already on the back, probably as far forward as you can get it so you can't do the same mod that we've both done. The neck heel is curved so there isn't a flat surface to put it. Also reading into them, a lot of users have complained about the frets being susceptible to premature wear. And one last personal thing, I think the extra tuner on the bottom looks wrong, I wish they had been able to put all 5 on the top but that would've meant an extended headstock which would've made the balance even worse. All annoying as I too had been thinking about getting one for a while.

about 30 odd between wedding band, rock band and depping with other bands. Still not enough. There have been quite a few quiet spells. Only about 20 odd last year and about 20 confirmed for next year for the wedding band. We're going to be doing a lot more promoting next year, updating the website so we don;t look like a country and western band. We've been lucky in that all gigs are either people seeing the website or being at gigs we've done. The quiet times are the dangerous times for me cos that's when I forget how good my gear sounds and start looking for something else.

I've used a Giraffe cab stand for years - in fact I used it on Friday and it easily held my 4x10" which was good cos we were set up with our backs to a large window on the first floor

Right, I bought a set of 45 flats and man am I impressed. Used them last night for the first gig and absolutely love them. I'm assuming that they are really bright to begin with but will dull down over time. The most amazing fret clack I have ever heard. I thought I was playing my old Warwick Thumb at one point the sound was so close. I'm going to do a full review at the end of year once I'm convinced they've bedded in. I must have been playing like a Trojan cos my index and middle finger fingers on my right hand are so sore

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1021933' date='Nov 12 2010, 09:10 PM']I was browsing the music mags today and noticed Classic Rock magazine has an album of theirs for free, what a great coincidence. Picked it up, will have a listen tomorrow.[/quote] ooh, Rick Neilson mentioned that. thought it was next months. I think its their newest one. I'll need to get it.

I've just realised that I've gone from having gigging gear that would cost in the region of about £3500 new to about £1800 now. May be a realisation that I don't feel the need to own expensive gear any more, who knows.

its all done with mirrors

Hit Me With Your Rythym Stick sounds harder than it is

Some pics from last Sunday Yes - its a Flying V with a Bigsby

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1021074' date='Nov 12 2010, 10:07 AM']Crikey, I didn't know there was a Yorkshire one; or if I did, I could well be having a senior moment.[/quote] You still remember that you said if your Thunderbird hadn't sold by today you were going to send it to me gratis don't you?

People in the UK and Europe are going to have to factor in the cost of a transformer into the price. Plus some may be wary of using a transformer if they've never had to use one. Plus, I still encounter musicians who see my amp and have never heard of the brand before. But they still sell them in the US so you won't get as much as you would here That aside, they're fantastic amps. Wish they still sold them in this country

Interesting - would there be enough room on the body to put the bridge as close to the edge as possible and use a hardtail bridge instead of using a longer neck? Fill in the existing route for the vibrato and maybe even have a 4th pickup.

Don't forget the Lightshow model, as well as the 4005/6 and 4005/8 I think they made 25 of them. Had a kind of opaque front with lights inside it