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UWB is in The Dundee this Saturday the 22nd for Chopper Jimmy's Run at The Roadhouse. First time I've been back at the Roadhouse in many many years. I have had many "fun" times there before and I suspect I will end up in handcuffs before the night is over. But it is for an extremely great...

Great Topic! As a 90's and a 2000's country bassist/singer, I hold a strong preference for the more country based music of the 90's than "today's top 40". But never fear true country music fans, we have a savior of country music. His name is Sturgill Simpson. He writes adult music without a...

So I didn't get rig pics....because....the Ashdown did not carry an outdoor gig. That was a bummer because it sure sounded good, but as I was suspecting not enough Class D Poop. Really happy I didn't even consider the "400" Watt version. But in a small club, I think it would cut it...

Doing a gig tomorrow at noon in Milwaukee, at VFW on 92nd and Beloit Rd. The Ashdown Rootmaster 800 is getting the nod. Set the whole bass rig up this evening, built the bass rack up. Test all the Wireless. Did the same within the Marshall 1/2 Stack for the songs I'll do on guita, and its...

Diggin' deeper into the first of the A/B runs this evening. The SWR has 10X the balls. No other way to put it. It has muscle. Headroom galore. I kept going back and forth, working to find the best sound possible on each. Ran my Line 6 through them both, both in front of and in the FX...

Out sick today with a vicious summer sinus cold kinda thing. Feels more like a flu. But I didn't want to miss PT, so I went this AM. On the way home, I had to hit Cascio's and grab that Ashdown Rootmaster 800. Get home, unpack it very carefully so I can take it back if I'm not into it...

Agreed! But let's also consider we are in an industry with ZERO honor, where a persons words mean very little when opportunity and advancement are concerned. Have you ever had a club cancel a booking because they could get a better/national act? They won't blink at sh*t-canning a band for...

So I quit on the MiniMega a few months back. Ordered the new Ashdown Rootmaster 800. In March. Eventually tired of waiting a week back, and picked up an SWR SM-900. Popped a new JJ in the pre, and I'm in love! Massive clean! Apparently my guitar guy at a local music store...locally owned as...

So I just got my new to me SWR SM-900, retubed the pre with a JJ, sounds ridiculously big! In love! And remember how the Ashdown wait was declared over? So DD from Cascio calls me today. I guess he hasn't been checking his work email this past week and had seen my cancelation on the amp. I...

got my new to me SM-900 head yesterday. Spent most of last night working towards finding my "thing" with it. Amazing sounding head though. The Aural Enhance control knob is like dialing Marcus Miller right into your rig. Tons....and I mean tons of power. Since it is a two channel power amp...

Looking for some preamp tube advice! I know many if you guys have hybrids, and my new to me SWR is probably due for a new preamp tube. I'm not looking for grit or drive as much as clean and fat. Any suggestions? I was looking at JJ ECC83S...anybody familiar?

Hey Groovin' Cats! So the now almost four month old Ashdown Rootmaster 800 wait is over. Couldn't wait anymore! I gave in and went heavy again, but not as heavy as the soon retired MegaBass head. Coming in at 10lbs lighter is a used SWR SM-900. I played through a buddies, found a used one on...

I've stepped into two higher profile regional country acts in the past 20 years. My 1st was in the mid 90's with a band that was together for about 4 years and were the kings of the WI country music scene. We were the first to truly bring the 80's hair band production and show to the local...

AND IF Ashdown ever ships me my damned Rootmaster 800, I'll certainly give it a review. I'm not a GK guy, played through them a few times and they do have their own sound and I wasn't finding mine. I did like GB Shuttlemax gear, but didnt care for the ownership change and where that might lead...

We will just be getting out at a VFW post on the corner of Beloit & 92nd at a corn roast on August 1st, a Sunday afternoon. I'll drop a few "Yo's & Hey's" a little closer to the date. It has become quite a task trying to jump into all of these styles and instruments. Since picking up the...