Six Fifteens in a 1969 Silvertone Rig
Or my real big rig... LOL
Just hell to fit on a small stage. LOL
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Six Fifteens in a 1969 Silvertone Rig
Or my real big rig... LOL
Just hell to fit on a small stage. LOL
Honeymoon Suite? I remember when they were famous!
Doesn't want to be a cat; just wants to teach the cat how to be a dog.
It looks awfully "cherry".
My zoom b2.1u has various amp settings my faves have been the Bassman & the Super Bass. I remember first playing around with it and accidentally dropping on a different setting. That sounded good. But when I realised it wasn’t the one I was looking for I changed it over. Besides it had a funny name - Acoustic. But I was playing an electric so that can’t be right. 
After hanging around here for the last while I now know that it’s isnt just an emulator to plug my ABG in through.
After hanging around here for the last while I now know that it’s isnt just an emulator to plug my ABG in through.
I kid you not when I say that because I don't use batteries AND being without a tuner isn't something that I care to experience live, I actually always have 2 tuners in my chain, first pedal in my board and I have a rack mount, always on connected to my amp. I also have a second tuner pedal as backup,in my pboard's tour case.
None of that is because I can't tune without them, but on stage, between songs while someone is speaking to the crowd is not when I should be ear tuning
That was beaten into me by a couple of overly sensitive (read 
) frontmen early in my career 
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We had a BBQ recently and someone brought over their little dog. Peter was not impressed and he went into attack mode. Chased the little guy across the yard batting at his backside the whole time and cornered him. If only someone had gotten video
I have not laughed that hard in a while!It's a kinder fish.Uh, what's a tuner?
Someone who modifies cars?Uh, what's a tuner?
A large, deep sea fish.Oops!
Late again
I like fish.
That too.
Better late then never as they say. Ehem!
As usual, a dollar late and a day short............
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
The scrounged PA from hell has two of these:
Sitting on two of these (415 cabinets):
(Acoustic 811 (horns) and 812 (bass/mid cabinets). Pictures aren't mine, and my 811 cabinets have horns that are painted black, but you get the idea.)
All powered by one of these:
(Acoustic Control 400 power amp. Photo isn't mine either. Mine is a bit rattier. It's a pair of Acoustic 370 amplifier power sections in one big, heavy case.)
All mounted in a plywood rack built for the 400 amp, another smaller power amp for monitors, and a mixer. All scrounged up at various times.
Yes. It's loud. Really loud. No, I don't move it much. Yes, it only moves on wheels. If it had to move more than a few times per year, it would probably all move to a new owner, but dragging out such an impressive looking pile of 1970s overkill is almost as much fun as driving around in a monster truck. I don't have a monster truck, so I do my compensating for inadequacies in other ways.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It is also very, very stupid, but it sure is fun.
I find this to be true for me. When I started gigging again for the first time in many years, it very quickly became apparent things had moved pretty far from where I remembered.
I play in original bands (translation: no money, small crowds, hole in the wall clubs). That said, most of the clubs now provide backline of some kind. That was not the case when I was playing before. I can show up with my bass and amp (Orage OB-1 500) and usually have a speaker cab of some kind to use. Most are Ampeg or Hartke or no name. I may not love every aspect of them but they all work pretty well.
There are now more bands on a bill and the shows end earlier due to noise restrictions. Philadelphia has had a huge re-poplution over the last 10+ years and clubs that were in the middle of nowhere are now all surround by residential housing. Having 4 bands bring ALL of there gear makes small spaces more like music stores than clubs and not in a good way!
Parking is always an issue and paying to park is not always an option. This usually means some amount of walking to and from. My whole "rig" bass included is about 100lbs. The head is in a soft case with pockets and a shoulder strap. The speaker cab (TecAmp 2x12) weighs 44lbs. I can carry the whole thing a couple of blocks if need be. Ask me how I know.....It all fits in an '06 Honda Accord with no issues.
It helps to simplify playing live, which is most of the fun in a band and that makes doing it, happen more often. I know why people love big, old amps. I do too. I just don't want carry lots of stuff and get too caught up in a "princess and the pea" type scenario about my "tone".
IME, people react more to my playing and my energy level/commitment to the music than my amp. That is where my head is at at this point in my life (I'm 50). When I was 20, my "gear" was much more a part of my identity than it is now. Like its been said already, things change and its OK to change to whatever level you feel you need to to keep going.
