Stan_da_man

Peavey Tour 450.

Keep your current amp. Just boost the treble and bass and cut the mids. If you need OD get a pedal.

I used to think Marvel too were the best. Now I only use Dunlops. Schallers are dodgy, I don't want to be making sure the screws are tight before a gig...

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='790758' date='Mar 30 2010, 04:20 PM']I almost scored a used one on here a few weeks ago, but couldn't get to the seller in time. Someone else snapped it up very quickly.[/quote] That might have been me . Fantastic basses, didn't get on with it at first because I was comparing it too much to my Iceni, but when I looked at it in a different light it made sense and now I love it.

Epifani gets my vote - all tone, no compromises.

TBH all this Warwick advertising just puts me off Warwick and its products all together...decent issue I thought. That EBS combo looks great but again, what's with all the expensive bass reviews? Fair enough they had an Ibanez and they are always good value for money but is anyone going to buy those Warwick's/Esh's? The Warwick's are £3k each aren't they?!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='774460' date='Mar 14 2010, 05:20 PM']Matchsticks are too soft. The cocktail stick suggested by walbassist is a far better solution.[/quote] Matchsticks worked fine for me.

Nobels ODR-1.

Find a bigger screw or cut a matchstick in half and shove it in the hole - sorted.

Because funk dosen't make money. Not that that stopped me from forming my own funk band.

I think a lot of this is also down to what scene your in - for rock bands IME, amp sharing is pretty normal has it saves time between sets, getting gear off, getting gear on, setting it all up, sound checking etc. That's another thing I forgot to mention - if the band headlining refuse to share their gear then you won't get a soundcheck. A lot of venues do this and if you do ask for a soundcheck the sound guy says there isn't enough time to do it in (about 3 hours before you actually play). The headlining band does the soundcheck for everyone (if they share their gear that is...). Pain in the arse knowing your gonna sound all over the shop because the band refuse to lend gear. Obviously covers bands/solo players/depping players/jazz cats etc. don't have this problem.

[quote name='Doddy' post='765774' date='Mar 6 2010, 01:21 AM']I've never played a gig where there is a guarantee of an amp. I only do multi band gigs like this occasionally now,but even when I was doing quite a few I always had an amp with me.Even if I'm told that an amp is being supplied,I always carry at least a combo amp and a DI box. I also expect other bands to do the same. I don't understand why someone would turn up to any kind of gig without the necessary equipment.[/quote] Oh yeah, I always have a BDI21 in case there isn't an amp but out of the last 30 gigs or so I had to use it once.

[quote name='arthurhenry' post='765409' date='Mar 5 2010, 05:15 PM']On multiple original band gigs, gear sharing is often encouraged to make life easier for the soundman and to make change overs quicker. This makes sense, as almost always on these gigs, each band will play for only 30 mins or so, almost certainly to an audience of no more than three people. On many occasions I have lugged my 4x10 and other gear down my garden path and into the car, only to arrive at the venue to discover a bass amp has been provided by another band who are happy to share. Then my kit has to be loaded in to the venue anyway, so it doesn't get nicked from the car. Then it has to be loaded back into the car and back into my house. I don't want to come across as an idiot by insisting that I use my own kit, as it's set up for "my sound, man" and given the almost inevitable short set played to three people scenario mentioned above, I'm really not bothered if the sound isn't exactly what I want. I've often turned up with just a bass and if no amp is provided I'll just go direct. This approach saves a hell of a lot of hassle particularly as these gigs are almost always unpaid and you have to finish work at 3.00 to get to the venue for 5.00 to hang around doing nothing until 7.30 when the sound man decides to turn up. Whenever I've turned up without an amp, there's always been one for me to use.[/quote] I can relate to that a lot - I usually never ask about if there will be an amp at the venue anymore because there always is an amp.

This is a big problem I have when playing gigs - for example last Friday: I turned up with my amp after being told to bring my own rig. I get there and it turns out that I don't need to use my own rig and I can use the rig of the bassist in the band headlining. Conversation went like this: Me - Well I've bought my rig now so I might as well use it Bassist in headlining band: There is no need because I've got 400w on tap here and you won't need any more than that Me: I can use my rig on stage and take it off before your band goes on BIHB: You won't be able to move it all off in 15 mins (!) and that will take part of our set away so you are being unfair to the crowd and to us as a band Me: It definitely won't take more than 15 mins BIHB: Just use my rig mate and save yourself the hassle Me: (Here comes the trump card) So I guess its OK to mess around with your amp settings to get the sound I want? BIHB: No, I'd prefer you to not mess with my settings Me: So I have to use your rig and play with settings I don't like because you don't think I can get my amp off stage in 15 mins? BIHB: Well yeah I ended up using my rig. I use an Epifani head and BFM Omni which is a great combination. I worked hard to afford my gear and the least I can do is be able to use it at gigs and get the sound I want. I don't want to play through gear (no offence to anyone) that cost less than mine and may not be able to get the sounds I want. Its twats like this bassist that make gigs a pain in the arse, no wonder so many bands don't bring amps because they want to avoid the arguments that come from it. If you are headlining, expect to provide the backline. Unless a venue can't organise a piss up in a brewery like the place I played.

[quote name='Bankai' post='764133' date='Mar 4 2010, 04:52 PM']The answer that you'll get from the vast majority of non-players without a doubt would be 'Flea'.[/quote] Flea.

Avoid Trash Talk like the plague.

[quote name='OldGit' post='755101' date='Feb 23 2010, 03:34 PM']If I you in the house band at a jam it's your responsibility to supply a bass and amp for jammers to use. That's just how it work around here[/quote] I'm not in the house band though! I was just a muso attending with my bass. And before you ask it isn't a Squier.

Cool, I'll have to go.

Difficult one - if it was a mate of mine or someone I trusted, yes without hesitation. If it was a kid who came up to me and I never met him before, probably no. Who turns up to a jam night without an instrument anyway? Like turning up to play a football match without your kit.