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If it lasts he’ll be hearing about that until the end of time … I know I am after 40 years on a regular basis, normally approaching wifey’s birthday whether we’re gigging or not 🤪🤣

Finally someone making sense on speaker cone sizes. So they do matter and make a difference. Hallelujah.

Wedding in Taunton. Largely unremarkable with the exception of meeting one of my heroes. This guy literally changed my life a few years ago and was an absolute gent last night. Spent a good 15 mins chatting and he even added footage of us playing to his insta.

Looking at the T shirt I 'd guess that he has cats.

A few of the cable companies on eBay are cheaper than designacable for the same thing, I've used these before: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ultimateproaudioltd For instance a lead I need (50cm Van Damme, Neutrik Jack M to Locking Neutrik F) is £31 delivered at designacable and £23 with that seller so not much more than buying the parts and making the cable myself. Exacltly the same components and colour options, shoot them a message if you want something specific. Cable builders make most of their money by bulk purchase on components, Designacable just whack a massive premium on top of that.

Have you tried Flatwound strings and what is your budget? I'd give a set of these a go for a cheap try if not...

Played a birthday party tonight. The birthday girl saw us at our first Newport gig and liked us so much, she asked us to play. Quite flattering really! So, we were back in Newport, playing at The Cab this time. Seems to be a former 80s (?) shop converted into a venue. Decent stage, basic PA, but they do have cabs to use. I was going through a Marshall 810, which was supplying my bass sound to the whole venue. I'm pretty sure that's what an 810 is for! It was a fun gig. Felt like less pressure, and I could hear myself much more clearly than the previous gig. The only unfortunate thing was that we had to go on first. One of our guitarists probably shouldn't have OK'd a gig on the same weekend as his girlfriend's birthday, so we went on first and then he drove back to his house, and then on to Cornwall. It felt like a long night after that. Signal chain was: Combustion GX-100 Mojo Mojo Bass Big Muff ABM-600 810 And we are Hora: https://linktr.ee/horadoom Next gig is Swindon on the 13th of July, unless we get added to a bill at Moor Brewery.

I was actually born in clacton on sea. I’ve never lived there in Essex though aside from a two-year sentence in Chelmsford (education, not prison, though there were some similarities)

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Hi, cracking idea this. Can you add my stuff in please? Although my buddy Pete plays bass on some of my solo tracks he's also a Basschat member so it should still count. On Top of the World is one of my favourite bass lines. I like em all but am biased

Hello from one Essex boy to another!

A relatively new bassist, I’ve reached the point I need to change the strings on my Fender Precision electric bass. I play in a mostly acoustic band accompanied by a violin so we’re not talking Metallica riffs or Nile Rogers funky stuff - I play a lot of slides and like to keep the intonation delicate enough so I can move around the fretboard on some nice little runs and melodies. There seems to be a whole load of options for strings and I was wondering what favourites some of you might recommend?

Car Show gig was ok. 11-2. Certainly nothing to write home about. Daryl

Yeah, RIchie had it on "Richard P. Havens, 1983", in 1968 I think, whilst Bob did it in '71 IMS. That same year, Dutch vocal group The Revells did a haunting non-album version as "Indian ropeman", which is on one of the compilations called "Psych Bites". That's the version that has followed me for 53 years. Lurve it. Not reggae, mind.

These guys look like a million bucks ! Daryl

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Yes. As Nile points out, just get the 4 pole plug wired on pins 1+ and 1-. I wouldn't bother going to Designacable for something that simple. They're good, but you'll pay for the privilege. Speakons are very simple to wire. No soldering needed. You just strip the cable, push it into the terminals and tighten the cross head screws. Job done.

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Where exactly is your garden? Asking for a friend....😊