I play mostly rock, indie, punk and find I can play all songs with fingers fine but I’m in a band with one guitarist and I need to be a bit more up front as a bassist hence why I find the pick the better choice for this
I now play 100% pick after playing fingers
Who else is part of the all or mostly pick playing bass
I have so many types of picks now too
Can’t beat the punch and focused tones in my opinion
What is the typical going rate for a four piece band to charge at a typical medium sized pub gig ?
I know it’s all variable but interested in what a typical good covers band will get roughly
I’ve just ordered the HB Airborne Pro system as I needed a tuner too
Hope that works with bass !!
I assume the power adaptor is EU so I can use my U.K. 1Spot I already have
The FB1225 is more rigid than the FB610 or other gig bags as it’s 25mm padding.
Still possible to flex it but very heavily padded keeps it’s shape
The internals have a bass strap pin locator to keep bass from moving and two adjustable Velcro neck supports
Outside it has a nice storage pocket for strings, tools etc
The outside top and base have reinforced protection to.
Its a great bag for £67 !
After buying a very basic Tourtech case for my PBass that wasn’t great I decided to buy the FB1225 gig bag.
Managed to get GuitarGuitar to price match Thomann at £67 which is a great price .
I already have the Fender FB610 for my Yamaha bass but wanted a better padded version for the PBass
Yep for some reason they use different cases. I mentioned it to Ashdown who suggested four stick on rubber feet !
I just bought a sheet of 6mm rubber and it sits on that just fine and it helps reduce cab to head vibration
The RM800 doesn’t sit to well on the cabs with top handle, you will need a rubber mat ideally
They have different cases and feet spacing
I would imagine the RM500 a good choice with the 210 cab
I agree with all of this … often people forget that in a band your role is to entertain the audience and make it a fun experience.
You see many bands who think they are there just to play songs and that’s good enough, it really is much more than this.
A good band with a good front person can make a huge difference
Something missed off the list and again often neglected is sound
Listen to what the whole band sounds like and make it the best sound you can achieve more so than accurately playing the songs !
Our guitarist plays through a Fender Twin and gets drive via pedals
He plays a Strat with this setup
Much better mix with the bass and we seem to compliment each other’s sound nicely
Way better than competing against a Marshall stack !
I’ve seen also a collaboration between MP and Ashdown selling a basic ABM600 without the tube
I think Thomann did the same with some Toneman version cabs
For anyone using the Little Bass Thing these are my settings from last nights band practice playing with a pick and tone on my PBass backed off slightly
Real full and deep sounding tone for my rock band..
Although people say don’t cut mids I think pick playing you really need to pull them back to add some depth and thump 👍
It’s a lot of amp for that money ..
Ashdown must of done a volume sales order to MP @ super low pricing
If I was a U.K. agent PMT / Andertons/ Guitar Guitar I wouldn’t be too happy as it’s driving pricing down to the bottom