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If you want to make money in music, then become a covers band specialising in weddings. They seem to be fairly profitable.
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yep so did mine. It was always fine and I didn't notice it, but since I had covid, it's definately worse
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Any expectation following on from my actions is not my responsibility, it's that of the expectee. As goes the saying : 'Blessed are those that expect nothing, for they shall never be disappointed.' I choose to play for free, whatever the venue, commercial or otherwise. What about the sums involved..? Getting paid a pittance, when others on the same bill are receiving thousands; is that a problem..? In this strange 'logic' of no-one being disabused, shouldn't there be some sort of equivalence, then, so that the artists get [ more | less | the same ] (choose one...) as the hot dog stand owner, or the headline act..? Why is it a problem if someone gets paid and another chooses not to..? Being asked to play for free is not the same as asking to play for free, or even turning down payment. There's no 'moral high ground' to any of it; all are able to make their own decisions, and abide by the consequences. I think no worse of those making different choices to mine; I would like to think that these notions could be reciprocated. I expect nothing in this regard, of course, and am never disappointed.
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20-year old cheap bow - rehair or replace?
Beer of the Bass replied to Beer of the Bass's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Update; dropped my bow off with the local repairer, it should be ready next week. We're going with some chestnut hair he has, since I know quite a few bassists like a somewhat coarser/grippier hair for Spirocores. -
Four years of lusting ends in sadness.
chris_b replied to 12stringbassist's topic in General Discussion
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Four years of lusting ends in sadness.
chris_b replied to 12stringbassist's topic in General Discussion
I used to have a Hiwatt stack, 200watt amp and 2 412 cabs. I never lifted it. We had roadies for that sort of thing. Just rereading this thread made my back ache!!! -
@Jean-Luc Pickguard Yes I have noticed worse tinnitus during periods of high stress, so I can relate to the “feedback loop”. I’m fortunate that mine is low level and not really disruptive, and probably average for my age. I would add that in my experience earwax plays a part. I spend long amounts of time wearing headphones, as well as ear plugs, and that can move earwax around leading to issues.
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Kawai and Yamaha are about the only two that seem to have any real resale value and even then the depreciation on a new piano is huge. We bought a Kawai K300 a few years ago and it’s a lovely intermediate-level instrument. It does, however, need room for the sound to “blossom” and when we moved house we ended up with it in a smaller room that, no matter how we treated it acoustically, made it painful to play at any volume. With hindsight, we should have bought one of the hybrid pianos but in the end we swapped it for a Kawai digital. The market nowadays seems to be swamped with Chinese pianos that have European-sounding names but no real heritage - I’m sure like most things from China these days they’re fine instruments and I daresay one could get a lightly-used example for a bargain price. If I was buying a new piano today, even if I lived in a mansion, I’d go with a Yamaha or Kawai hybrid that allowed silent playing.
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You see, if you played jazz then gigging it would expose it to fewer people than at home. Job done!
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A standard multimeter set to read volts applied to the Ring and Sleeve of the output jack on a bass with active electronics won't give an exact reading, because placing the multimeter in the circuit in this way is in series with the preamplifer and battery, which would be correct if trying to take a current reading. A standard multimeter should be placed directly across the + and - terminals of the batteries for the most accurate reading. I.E, in Parallel with.
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Orange LBT is an amazing amp and can get gritty too if you crank the compression Terror Bass also a good choice I’ve never really liked pre amp pedals as i have always had an amp and good cab. Decent pre amp pedals nearly cost the same as a head these days but it’s the cab that’s make the difference
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Mine started after I was pushed off a wall when I was 12. Getting into heavy metal when I was 14 probably didn't help 😈
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Four years of lusting ends in sadness.
12stringbassist replied to 12stringbassist's topic in General Discussion
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Mine got worse after getting COVID. I wasn't gigging at the time, so I can't find anything else to blame it on.
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I have it. A lot of the time I don't notice it, but it is always there. When I'm particularly stressed it can get pretty bad which makes a kind of feedback loop with my stress levels.
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One of my bug-bears with hi-fi earphones masquerading as IEMs is that they can actually do more damage, especially if IEMs, even proper ones, aren't used safely.
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Yes, I think the Hearing Health For Musicians (I think its called) initiative is still running, I'm not sure - but professional musicians (especially in the MU) have access to hearing tests, health advice and moulded ear plugs. I have a nice set of red ones!
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Mine is about 20 cents below Ab, which is about as useless as it gets.
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I have aids to help with my Tinnitus as does my buddy Paul Gray (The Damned). Tinnitus noise can't be cancelled out I am afraid, however different techniques are used to help mask it, or help to teach the brain to 'turn the gain down a bit'. More on that another time. We've also tried various ways to protect our ears from more damage too, alas Paul has come back from tour with more sadly. I'm off the road from big gigs nursing other health challenges, but it pays to give my ears a rest too.
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Hearing loss, yes. Tinnitus? Really?
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Here's my full review of a custom Elite model by Overwater from their Progress series of handmade basses. My written review is on it's way and will be available over at http://www.bassgearmag.com later, but here's the video to accompany it ahead of the release. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you so much to Mick for offering for the bass to be diverted to me for the review before delivery! You must be very happy with it! Dooooooood
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Hi everyone. Just moving this on at minimal price , kindly donated by Basschatter Lloydy when I bought his Pewter Beauty not long ago. Full working order before Lloydy replaced it - apart from one red lead has now come off the , errrrr, Vol or Blend pot. I include two original larger ( 20mm high 18.3mm diam and 6mm shaft hole ) heavy chrome knobs with new O rings in each. I havent got the full 20 yr service history but the Vol Blend splined pot shafts are 5.85mm outside diam but knobs tighten up OK with allen key. ( The Bass Mid Treb splined shafts are 6.0mm ) The fixed shafts on the board are 32mm centres x 2. The securing nuts and washers are there. Jack socket too. Photo now added. One split shaft crimped up - an ill fitting push on knob I remember - the two allen keyed chrome knobs included are from another BB614 I have ( bought some of those Hipshot lightweight ones from BD - £8 each! ) . So, £30 including UK mainland postage. Apart from seeing one pot is 500k on the photos I can’t help you with any other electronic specs. Cheers. Quent -
ABC Music Retail from the 1980’s , any memories ?
TrevorR replied to BritBass 2's topic in General Discussion
This resurrection inspired me to have a browse on Google Maps for the Addlestone ABC. Earliest it goes back to is 2008 when the building was already boarded up. Now redeveloped into some flats. Down near the station was The Guitar Gallery an independent little shop where I got my Wal Pro 2E back around 2001 after 18 months haggling the owner down to a sensible price! Now a letting agents. -
This, for sure. I wear my hearing aids pretty much just for watching TV or if I'm out with others and want their speech to be clearer. I don't wear them all the time as things like wind and general noises can be quite pronounced (despite filter settings) and make my tinnitus and hyperacusis worse. Again, very true.
