Presidential? (show recap, equipment woes, etc.)
I don't see the resemblance, and it's sort of troubling me. I should've had more than one beer, then I wouldn't even care this morning.It was good to finally meet Katherine--having a face to put with a name is pretty wild. She's been really great to us, and I hope that the benefit was successful.
Our set was alright--we ended on a strong note, anyway. People love Girls of St. Maggie's Parish, and it's always cool to get a reaction from the first two notes. We had one near fail on the newest one. I hate that crap--you play beautifully during rehearsal, and just about eat shit on a stage. Oh well...we'll just have to work on that one some more.
The new speakers are a lot brighter than the blown Chinese set. It sounds really great soloed, but with the rest of the band, I miss the dull tone. I ran the gain up a little high, but I need to pull some of the highs out. Now that the 4x10" is mine, I need to figure it out. I'd like to do it up with Duratex, along with the electric grandparents. Once I get that project completed, I've been really interested in some DIY cabinet designs that are out on the Talkbass:
A 1x12" might be really cool. I've been looking at lots of smaller alternatives--I'm so tired of hauling big cabs around town. I'll be needing serious amps for later this summer, though, so I can't get rid of the big guns (both Josh and Greg are looking for extension cabinets). For bar shows, though, a little (light) cab that handles 200 watts is what I'm after, assuming that I'll get some PA support. I totally need to get one of them Radial boxes--I'm starting to prefer DI to FOH (gasp).
Our set was alright--we ended on a strong note, anyway. People love Girls of St. Maggie's Parish, and it's always cool to get a reaction from the first two notes. We had one near fail on the newest one. I hate that crap--you play beautifully during rehearsal, and just about eat shit on a stage. Oh well...we'll just have to work on that one some more.
The new speakers are a lot brighter than the blown Chinese set. It sounds really great soloed, but with the rest of the band, I miss the dull tone. I ran the gain up a little high, but I need to pull some of the highs out. Now that the 4x10" is mine, I need to figure it out. I'd like to do it up with Duratex, along with the electric grandparents. Once I get that project completed, I've been really interested in some DIY cabinet designs that are out on the Talkbass:
A 1x12" might be really cool. I've been looking at lots of smaller alternatives--I'm so tired of hauling big cabs around town. I'll be needing serious amps for later this summer, though, so I can't get rid of the big guns (both Josh and Greg are looking for extension cabinets). For bar shows, though, a little (light) cab that handles 200 watts is what I'm after, assuming that I'll get some PA support. I totally need to get one of them Radial boxes--I'm starting to prefer DI to FOH (gasp).
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