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Haha no - it's was my mic for my occasional BVs and audience chat! I just swapped mine with the lead singers - obvs for BVs the SM58 can sit lower in the mix than you would want your lead vox mic to be set at. As mentioned a little earlier in the thread, we measured the difference and the AKG D7S gave an additional 6dB headroom (in terms of desk settings at least) before feedback kicked in vs the SM58.
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Vocal Microphones, what are you using?
Steve Browning replied to Phil Starr's topic in PA set up and use
Possibly. I carry all sorts of spares and never need them myself. -
Vocal Microphones, what are you using?
Phil Starr replied to Phil Starr's topic in PA set up and use
Is this a bassist thing, carrying spare mics for the rest of the band -
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The only time I've sacked anyone from a band was when one of the guitarists was a bit of a perv to the female singer. I had a thing for the singer myself, so took great delight in kicking him out 🤣 But other than that I've never sacked anyone, or been sacked. The classic situation is that the other members go off and start a new band.....without the member they all dislike (we've all been there). -
I think it depends on what the ambition for the band is, and also what stage of development it's at? If it's established and a purely "for fun" project then I agree, it should hopefully be relaxed e.g. my previous band which was a more "for fun" project and had a very stable line-up for it's final 6 years with no-one leaving. which was lovely. And when two key band members left back in 2022-23 (one emigrated, the other just felt it was getting too busy for him) it did lose quite a lot in terms of comradery. My current crew is a more semi-pro outfit and I'm very conscious that gig fees are a significant source of income for several of my bandmates. We have a crew of 7 on rotation, going out as a 4 piece, so if particular individuals weren't willing to put in the time and effort to make it work then they'd be asked to leave 'cos it wouldn't be fair on the rest. I guess I'm lucky that, 4 years in, we've got a lovely bunch of musos and gigging/working with them is a lot of fun. We're defo still not 100% free from occasional band angst - but your point about being able to have a grown-up chat is 100% spot on. It's not something I've always got right in times past, but hopefully something I'm getting better at. -
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If you want me to nail one long piece to some pallet box wood and throw some strings on top, it can be. Happy to help
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New and unused Ebony C extension unit for a double bass ready to be fitted by a luthier and is ready to be shaped to a bass. Lovely ebony and lovely strong big clips for ease of use. To fit this extension you will need: 1. Atleast 12mm thickness of ebony at the top of the ebony fingerboard on the bassside (where the note F can be found). 2. Thiscannot be fitted if the front of yourscroll sits forward of the neck projection line. 3. Theneck projection line is the line where the maple neck and the ebony fingerboardmeet on the side of the neck. Project this line up over the peg box to thescroll. If your scroll sits forward of this then this extension CANNOT befitted. 4. Themaximum (or standard) scroll height for this extension if the front of yourscroll sits on the neck projection line is 245mm 5. Forevery 5mm that the front of your scroll sits back (minus) from the neckprojection line, the maximum scroll height is increases by 5mm (inversely theminimum height decreases by 5 mm) 6. Youcan increase the maximum scroll height fitment for all scrolls by 10mm byreplacing the 30mm pulley with a 20mm pulley (you will source this yourself) Open to offers. Will ship worldwide. -
Yeah you can't stack too many on any particular pair of rows without it having a moan at you
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Just to throw another option into the mix - consider a cheaper multi-effect unit (like Zoom or others). Useful if she wants to try out different sounds - may not be quite as nice sounding as the options above, but in the context of a band mix, probably close enough (and gives more flexibility). Then when you know what you want, there is always the infamous basschat marketplace Phil
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Don't forget the ultra-light Rotosound Funkmaster strings!
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Agreed, I've been in a lot of bands, and have fallen out with a lot of people in them - some of who I'm still great friends with and with who we still occasionally have a damn good laugh about it all, a couple of others I never spoke to again - and as the result have left a lot of bands over the years and also seen many others leave. But I've never been sacked and never sacked anyone, just seems an odd thing to do in a band.... -
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I guess I'm fortunate with my lead vox then, haha! The two of the three female lead singers who have been using SM58s were both completely sold on our live performance experience of Set 1 being plagued by feedback, and then Set 2 being feedback-free with just one change to the set up at the interval: swapping-out their SM58 for my AKG D7S!
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I'd find a D,E and F and start a new band with them. Maybe get a horn section in with G, H and I and find a couple of backing singers (J and K). While you're at it, decimalise the music scale and create two new notes, H and I. Sorted. -
Vocal Microphones, what are you using?
Phil Starr replied to Phil Starr's topic in PA set up and use
Yeah, I think asking someone who has used the SM58 to change mics would be like asking Brian May to change guitars I have to say though that if anyone is going to spend a digital mixer is probably going to make a bigger difference to the sound than changing the mics. My mixer is pretty basic and I've got four band parametric eq, compression, gating, reverb delay and detuning on every mic channel, plus a lot of stuff I've never even looked at. The pre's are audibly better than my old Yamaha MG desk too. Tweaking eq is much more intuitive and best of all I can save anything that works well. I'm intrigued by the Shure SM86, it's a lot cheaper than I was expecting, cheaper than the E935. I'm wondering if I should have looked at that first. -
The new SVT models are killer and the new cab IRs are much more characterful, much like the best of the 3rd party captures that you can find on the cloud. The GED2112 models are cracking too, I had the pre-amp for a while, really captures the tone well. Looks like a very good update all round but I do wonder at the significant DSP overheads of these new models, even in a unit with processing to burn.
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Yeah probably semantics? If someone's asked to leave a band against his or her wishes, by their bandmates that's a "sacking" in my books, even if it's done in a civil manner. But, as you say, it really should start with a grown-up chat if at all possible.
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Hi folks, for sale is my awesome Fender Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius from 2024. I have to thin out the herd and that‘s why I want to sell some basses. After years of buying, selling and trading it‘s time to "settle down" with just a 2 or 3 basses. This bass is in very good condition, purrs like a kitten and can sing like a bird! Wasn't played that much. Some tiny signs of wear on the fretboard. Electronics and truss-rod work with no issues. Comes with the original case and all the candies. Pick up is preferred, but maybe I can shipping to buyer's expense and risks. Maybe we can meet in person somewhere on half distance. If you need more pictures let me know. No warranty, no return and no guarantee because I am a private seller. But all informations is provided to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am open to trades, but there are only a few basses that I am interested in. Maybe Adamovic 6 String, Mattison; Ken Smith BSR 6 String, but you can try to lead my into temptation. (In case of trading we have to meet in person, no shipping!) Price is 4100 Euro.-
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Hi Ovi, thanks! Nice to hear from you! Are you back in bass business? This bass could be yours 😜 -
Sure is a lovely looking bass. I hope you find a buyer. My first alembic was a SC signature and in recent years I got a new loom from alembic to convert it to anniversary electronics. Truly great basses. -
The monosynth is pretty silly:
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Bowie alumni Carlos Alomar, Dennis Murray and Kevin Armstrong doing the DAM Trilogy show at the Barbican on Friday https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/the-d-a-m-trilogy "David Bowie’s right-hand-musicians during his late-1970’s Berlin period mark the legacy of the albums they made together with the faster songs from Low, Heroes and Lodger as the focus of the evening" - unfortunate news for the fans of Sense Of Doubt and Warszawa there. There's some great content from Kevin Armstrong's facebook tour diary, beware setlist spoilers though: https://www.facebook.com/kevinalexanderarmstrong
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