Right first up this is NOT a criticism of the moorings, the guys there, the gigs there or the way they do things. The reason i'm posting it here rather than the fudgenet or moorings areas is i'd like to hear from others who've played there and how they'd make it work for them. We ([ ]) have our 4th time playing there coming up and although we always have an awesome night and people seem to enjoy us, We ALWAYS have issues with the sound there. Whenever i played with Deathwatch we sounded great because i think of the way they lean towards guitar-based bands but being just bass and drums the onstage sound tends to get a bit lost. On one occasion completely shutting off.... If i was allowed to bring down and use my own amp (600w Trace into Barefaced 2X12) we'd have no issues because i wouldn't be afraid to crank it and know exactly how to set it But there is no real wiggle room there due to the pretty complex way they have things set up. Volume, especially onstage, i find is massively important to the feel/enjoyment of a gig, which translates ( i think) to the audience.... SO as to not make this a rant (which i really don't want it to be) does anyone have any advice/tips on how to maximize our sound/volume at the Moorings? Do you think they'd let me bring my amp and mic/DI it? This next one is with a band who i love and really want to be the best we've ever done. Cheers Gents/Gentesses