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You could look at the Sennheiser hd 25. They're on-ear and sound quite warm in the low end

Ebony And Ivory - Stevie Wonder And Paul McCartney

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Update on this. Took it to my friend (who is a luthier) and he noticed a crack in the neck. Not a small crack, a monster one. It’s under the finish so it existed before the bass was painted (i.e. I didn’t cause it!) Bax admitted this was a fault and agreed to a return. However, they refuse to pick it up. So I’m stuck! They suggested I took it to a pickup point but couldn’t tell me of one that would accept it. After a week of discussion, we’re nowhere further forward. Thankfully, I enjoy these interactions to some extent and will be filing a Moneyclaim with the court on Monday if they fail to provide a solution. I’m charging storage (at £15 per day). Will update in the fullness of time.

Arguably, Gibsons are wrong, because both Tone controls affect both pickups; Rickenbackers address this by: a. putting the tone caps on the pickup side of the selector switch so that they're out of curcuit when their respective pickup is off, and b. keeping the circuits independent right up to the output sockets and even allowing them to go to separate amps (Rick-O-Sound).

Another dep gig last night with my 'new band' (I'm getting to be more regular than their regular bassist) in the smallest venue I've ever played. There are a number of small shops, coffee bars and alcohol bars in Mumbles that appear to have been set up in former domestic housing. This one was in a terrace of 'houses' and was pretty much the living room and dining room knocked into one. We were a 5 piece with keys set up across the narrow width of the room at the back, with keys, electric drums and me against the beer wall (see photo) and the singer and guitarist in front of us. I was at the end that bordered on the narrow space between the end of the bar and the passage to the toilets. Fortunately, I'd been warned about the space and took my EHB1000S. Even so, I felt like a drawbridge all night, having to lift the neck as people went past. By the end of the night, I had two people stood next to me and another three directly in front, effectively blocking the route to the loos. Having been hit in the mouth by my microphone as the stand was jogged by a drunken dancer in the past, I'm never happy when the audience is so close and for the last 30 minutes or so I stopped singing (BVs) and moved the mic stand. Shortly after, it was hit by a drunken punter who had already lost her balance. Had she not been grabbed by her partner, she would have become part of the drum kit. All this said, it was a very friendly audience and there was no hint of ill will or aggression that often happens with such a crowded... er... crowd. From the off the place was bouncing and by the end of the night, all the chairs and most of the tables were occupied by dancers. The owner was dancing on the bar. The set was mainly 90s and 2000s rock covers with a few oldies thrown in. As I have mentioned previously this era of music passed me by at the time so when I first started with this band I had a lot of catching up to do. But there are some great songs that I missed out on first time around. That said, my two favourites in our set are 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Born to Run'. At the end of the night, after the landlord had climbed down off the bar, we were given extra money over the agreed fee which is, perhaps, the most telling feedback. Once again I was really pleased with my sound, which was nice and punchy without booming. With a keyboard and drums going through the PA the potential for lower mids and bass 'mush' was high but we managed to keep the mix nice and clean. I was using the two TE 1x10" cabs fed by the power amp stage of my Peavey Minimax 600. The signal chain into the FX return was slightly modified because of the lack of space; instead of the floor pedal board, I had pedals on the amp itself (I have velcro strips on it for just such and occasion. The chain was Behringer TU300 tuner/mute > Ampeg classic pre-amp > Sine HPF (set to 40hz) > Behringer DI. We were debating whether to DI the bass but I didn't think the size of the venue warranted it. The option was there just in case. This was the first time I'd tried out my new XVive U45 IEM system. Paired with a set of KZ SAR earbuds, it was plugged in to the headphone out of the mixer and I had a nice vocal/drum/keys mix and some protection from the stage volume. On the feet last night were a pair of black Skechers. I had some nice compliments on my playing and on the sound of the kit. No photos or videos of the band have surfaced but here are a couple I took of the set up pre-gig. This is the width of the 'stage'. Beyond the speaker stand on the right is the entrance to the toilets. I was stood under the speaker with my head just brushing the underside of the cab. Sadly, the beer wall was not our rider.

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In my old band Knock Off the singer/guitarist got all the gigs, did all the Facebook stuff etc. he’s the typical cheekie chappie that just gets on with people, and enjoys networking. We were offered far more gigs than we could ever do, yes we were a good band (they still are) but I’m sure a lot of it was to do with his networking skills, plus the fact that we were easy to get on with and work with, always on time, and no attitude.

Paid gigs for unknown bands playing original music are a rarity around here. If we only played paid gig, we'd never play anywhere and we quite enjoy it so we'll play the free ones. Pay is a bonus these days. Playing heavy metal is my hobby. Bar staff and security aren't there for fun so they get paid. The sound tech at our local does it for beer and bands get the same. If I was in it for the money, Id buy a white P bass and a white suit and play 80's covers at weddings but thats my idea of hell.

Yeah ive got some stock left.

no , but thanks for the offer.

Is anyone here using a Motorbass overdrive? Ive checked out some reviews online and it sounds amazing but online review videos often add in all sorts of plugins to the signal chain. Does it really get you to that Lemmy style distortion?

Sounds like a plan. Look forward to the build diary. 👍