The PA system was loaned out to some folk singer songwriters

There was a benefit concert for the Alliance to End Homelessmess and we loaned our PA out to this. I found I do not know how to operate the AudioPro AP812 mixer properly. Also the speaker cables I bought from Futureshop were noisy and unreliable. I won't be buying music gear from Futureshop in the future. I was temped by credit in this case. I much prefer layaways at proper music stores to finance equipment purchases. We managed with a more professional sound tech who brought his Allen and Health mixing board for the initial stage mix. We only used the AP812 in mono to power the speakers. I think, we could use one more monitor speaker. We also used the Trace Elliot TR100 acoustic guitar amp as a monitor.

Jenny and Peter volunteered at the Ottawa Folk Festival for a third year now.

We were volunteering at the folk festival again this year. Last night we both were able to hear the Bruce Cockburn show. He played all our favorite songs. Peter volunteered in safety patrol and Jenny volunteered on the enviro-dish crew.

I sold the Hartke bass now that I have a G&L L2000.

I sold the Hartke bass now that I have a G&L L2000 fretless bass. I can not justify having three basses.

Mixing bass

I did finally get my little Behringer UB1002FX mixer working. I might divide my bass signal with this mixer into my main head, my tube preamp and my Mooger Fooger pedal. These last two would then go into the PA. I would use the left right pan and control room out to do this. The Mooger Fooger has a stereo output so I could even imagine mixing my tube preamp on one side of the Moog. Ah, music gear. My trial license for Adobe Audition recording software has run out now.

We now have a new power mixer a Yorkville AP812.

We bought a Yorkville AP812 power mixer and two new used Peavey 12 inch PA speaker cabinets. This was basically paid for with tax money and retirement funds.

The Ampeg B4 is now serviced and working fine.

I had Tom Stewart at Spaceman Music fix the Ampeg B4 and it is now working great. The total cost in Canadian dollars so about 560 and 180 for repairs so about 740 for the 1000 watt bass head.

I have a used Hartke bass now and Ampeg B4 head circa 1999.

Peter bought two musical equipment items on ebay lately. He bought a used Hartke bass and a used Ampeg B4. The Ampeg needs work.

Practicing Jenny's chords.

I have been playing the guitar more lately. I have played the Ovation we own at least once a week the past three weeks and it is right beside our favorite couch spot in the living room. It is ready to go and then back safely in the case where it is now.

Of course, I still play only the 12 bar blues but within this I try for variety like last night playing 6 and 8 bars which seem brighter. I also am working on the open Chords I must be able to play much better to perform Jenny's original songs. I am very weak on transitioning between open chords. I have also been working on my fret board pressure.

I did borrow a book from the school library on Cello technique that is in the opening chapter applicable to a player of any instrument. I have also been reading about the Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar movement of the middle and late 1800's.