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#337,041
dagrev said:
I think you nailed it here. I know at my age if I were having to carry in/out regularly, the Ashdown ABM and my Ampeg 212 would likely be what gets used. Rare and larger gigs might get the 100w tubes and Heritage 410, but I'm even sure about that. Let's face it, 98% of the people being gigged to (new term), wouldn't wouldn't notice or care. While I want my tone to complement the music well, in the end I want to hear what I like when others generally could care less.
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I have a somewhat large collection of low wattage tube amps, an Ampeg PF20t, two (2) PF50t’s, an early ‘70’s Ampeg V2 (channel 2 input modified to match a V4B), and recently acquired ‘67 Ampeg SB12. And a variety of cabinets to choose from. Being in a hard rock, and harder/heavier rock band, they only get use for personal practice and recording. I guess the hope is when I get older I’ll connect with other older musicians and start playing softer, mellower stuff (which I’d have to learn how to). That may likely be what playing out live (locally) will look like. Playing in bars to mildly interested mature folks and barflies.
 
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Ringhammer said:
I have a somewhat large collection of low wattage tube amps, an Ampeg PF20t, two (2) PF50t’s, an early ‘70’s Ampeg V2 (channel 2 input modified to match a V4B), and recently acquired ‘67 Ampeg SB12. And a variety of cabinets to choose from. Being in a hard rock, and harder/heavier rock band, they only get use for personal practice and recording. I guess the hope is when I get older I’ll connect with other older musicians and start playing softer, mellower stuff (which I’d have to learn how to). That may likely be what playing out live (locally) will look like. Playing in bars to mildly interested mature folks and barflies.
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We are 73, 53, 51, 33, still playing and limited gigging Hard Rock/Classic Rock, patrons ALWAYS like it. But the best part is the fun playing it at weekly practice. Thankfully, I'll be playing it until I stop, so always play what you like.
 
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GonePlaid said:
From Feb. '75 through May '82 our band had 2 gigs. Both were 6 nights/week. Equipment came out for 2 weeks each year for vacations. The second gig-a Miami Beach hotel-was the one I bought my SVT/810 rig for. After that we worked one season at a country club where I used my '63 7ender piggyback Bassman-and promptly sold the 'peg.
The past few(10+?)years have all been one-niters, load in/out, relatively smallish band areas(rarely stages), never w/ FOH. Downsized to combo amps-Rumble 200, Rumble 100, even Rumble 40 for some really small places. [I like 7ender-for amps]. Since the pandemic, many of the places we played have dispensed with 'live' music other than karaoke nights.
Some of y'all may remember I'd post nearly every weekend about gigs. We played 1/9/26; we have no other confirmed bookings. I might have a big band (reading) gig on 3/7.
Maybe. :(
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The Big Band gig would be cool to see. But I'm not driving down for it...
I suppose it's like classical music can sound great on a recording, but an orchestra live is a thing to behold and can't be matched on a recording.
 
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Ringhammer said:
Yep, I love my amps (big or small). Time and money have gone into searching and finding the sound I want, and I want it with me on stage. IEM’s maybe, just to help hear vocals or the guitar on the far (relative) side of the stage, but never “no amp/cab”
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^^^This, this, this, this, this, this....^^^
Personal preference I know, but I bough the amps/cabs I did for a reason--and want to here them, and that means not even via monitors very much. I'm weird I know.
Heck, in watching people live in vids, I'm always amazed how often the singer or someone has IEMs yanked out and just hanging.
 
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dagrev said:
The Big Band gig would be cool to see. But I'm not driving down for it...
I suppose it's like classical music can sound great on a recording, but an orchestra live is a thing to behold and can't be matched on a recording.
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We always get lots of 'oohing and ahhing' about how great it is to hear a big band live. A few people will ask the BL for a card. Then they call and find out what it'll cost to book ~17 musicians. ...(click)
 
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dagrev said:
^^^This, this, this, this, this, this....^^^
Personal preference I know, but I bough the amps/cabs I did for a reason--and want to here them, and that means not even via monitors very much. I'm weird I know.
Heck, in watching people live in vids, I'm always amazed how often the singer or someone has IEMs yanked out and just hanging.
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At least one so they can actually hear what's going on. I've never used IEMs and now that I have hearing aids, I won't.
 
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Birds in the Volunteer State..z
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dagrev said:
I think you nailed it here. I know at my age if I were having to carry in/out regularly, the Ashdown ABM and my Ampeg 212 would likely be what gets used. Rare and larger gigs might get the 100w tubes and Heritage 410, but I'm even sure about that. Let's face it, 98% of the people being gigged to (new term), wouldn't wouldn't notice or care. While I want my tone to complement the music well, in the end I want to hear what I like when others generally could care less.
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Well, they would notice if it sounded horrible. Most of them…
 
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TBird1958 said:
Here's a shot of the parade today, this is the south end of Seattle's downtown, the route continued another 2 miles to the north. My work is the building with arched windows at the middle of the right hand side. Needless to say, it was a good day to stay home, Frank and I topped and trimmed a couple of the trees on the side of the house and I got two hours of woodshed time with the Lull.

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The building I work in is the roof in the foreground. The parking lot to the far left, mostly obscured, is where I park the van when I don't ride the motorcycle. I have never been on the roof and probably never will be on the roof. I hate to think what the parking lot would have cost yesterday.

There's bits of confetti all over the place this morning. I just didn't feel like hanging out with 100,000 of my closest friends yesterday. I'm not very productive at home, but there was no way I felt like navigating that mess.
 
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I suspect that at least one of you or someone you know might be able to help me with this-

The neck on my Warwick 2005 Thumb BO 5 has a seized or maxed out trussrod and my luthier says that there is some warpage-

I'm pretty he will be unwilling to attempting to fix given he's now in his early-70's and a little burned out-

The USA Warwick rep said that if I send pics of the front, back, and a legible serial number, and send a deposit of 150.00, The Warwick factory will schedule and manufacture a brand new neck with the original serial number - for 1200.00 USD. In this there may be the need to make some minor mods to the neck pocket to get a good fit.

But I recently watched a few videos by a luthier, an English expat living in Canada, where he fixes a number of Warwick warped necks for I'm guessing be around 600- 700 USD, He quotes 400 quid for removing the fretboard, liberally injecting it with steam, and replacing the trussrod.

If this guy lived in the US, I would send it to him in a heartbeat- I love his attitude and dedication to the craft- check it out-

The first one he did- an '07 Corvette Standard-



And a Jaxxman FNA- his third to repair at the time-



So, if anyone know someone in the USA willing to do it - let me know-

Felt the need to tack this on- nothing against Canada but I'm concerned with exorbitant import/export duties.
 
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dagrev said:
^^^This, this, this, this, this, this....^^^
Personal preference I know, but I bough the amps/cabs I did for a reason--and want to here them, and that means not even via monitors very much. I'm weird I know.
Heck, in watching people live in vids, I'm always amazed how often the singer or someone has IEMs yanked out and just hanging.
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I've played a few gigs with IEMs with my cover band and it was a joy to hear my bass and singing clearly.
Not that I don't enjoy playing through an amp, but I usually have to keep my stage volume down so we don't overwhelm the vocal monitors. That leads to hand fatigue as I play harder than I should.
The same dynamic happens with my voice - I'm yelling because I can't hear myself and I almost lose my voice.
 
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