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.. would you use the structure or any of the notes of the original?

Typical. Just as I stop buying basses.

ER! https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ElFhXPfCcyE4Fjf7chk6q?si=mnUe39LhQRe087cUPeiNSA

Love the Dark Ray there @woodyratm

You and the rest of us!

Has he actually asked what you think or, are you worried that he might? If he's already asked, how was it left? It's not really clear in the post. I have been in this situation and when my opinion was sought, I said, (laughing) I'd never ask that question in case I got an answer I didn't like. My friend then expanded a little and explained why he'd asked, he was totally aware that there were problems in his band and was actually looking for confirmation. Then, I could be honest.

In the words of a T shirt seen recently.. you had me at cheese scones (the T shirt said “country mansion and jetset lifestyle” but cheese scones is fairly close)

Probably due to choice of lens and camera setup - it appears enormous compared to Mr. BassTheWorld.

I once went to dartford in a Land Rover. I think the Israelites had an easier time in the desert by quite a few days

We played a charity gig last night. Furthest one from home (about 1.5hrs). 40 min set in a town hall. can’t say it was mobbed but it was pretty fun. Used dark ray into my QC and the sound guy was chuffed. Random amp onstage for DI (which was set flat). Some weird screaming from my IEMs and my guitarist seemed to lose his guitar in his mix. We haven’t figured why… Overall, happy!

And most people who want a bongo (and I was one), don't really know what a real bongo is like until they have one. This looks the part, and sure its a bit expensive new but will be a lot cheaper second hand, so this gets you a long way there. Indeed, there are plenty of ray like things, including the sires and harley bentons. I have an OLP as well which I play quite a lot.

https://g-gotoh.com/productList/carbon-o-lite-ja/ https://g-gotoh.com/productList/carbon-o-lite/?lang=en And in search of super light... https://www.rotosound.com/product/fm66/

It will depend on what you are looking for…….specs, finish, target weight, budget, time frame etc……as an idea of starting point, a one piece paulownia blank is about £125-150, if you want it painted and nitro finish, then that needs a month to cure before final sanding and polishing so that will affect time frame. Poly clear coat would be quicker over paint. Solid colour or burst? Maybe post what your vision is? Feel free to message me.

Hello, Funny enough, looks like i am not the only one somehow feeling that the old gear is ,,the thing,,.. I have accumulated few bass heads lately since i moved away from,,headphone,, silent practice (Zoom B1 Four) to fully fledged bass heads & cabs.. In the order i got these: Warwick Gnome iPro v2 Trace Elliot GP7SM 150W Ashdown RM 500 EVO and latest acquisition GK 400RB III 15” combo. I can for sure say that Trace Elliot is great sounding (to me) and what surprises me (bear in mind i am forever newbie and not really experienced in amps as such) it can push low end very nice and clean without being pushed hard on overall volume. Simply said at low volume it can by loud in terms of low end without breaking sweat or I don’t know how to explain it.. Found out by using ,,shape,, button and generally mucking about with graphic eq etc. Sounds fab for measly £55 i paid for it though had to drive for 2 hours each way.. Ashdown sounds good too. The GK 400RB III - for that brief time i played with it yesterday evening i can say this combo (15” speaker) is just from another planet… Everything that i said about Trace Elliot applies here, the sound is obviously different so i am not going to say it’s better the Trace as this is highly personal opinion to everyone. The cherry on the top is the cooling fan - it doesn’t spin if there is no need for it.. So dead quiet, actually I need to find out how to push the amp to see if it kicks in at all.. Heavy as hell though 😁 Warwick amazing at it’s size but absolutely no match to TE never mind GK in terms of impression you get from how it sounds. Fantastic thing though given it’s A5 in size and just over an inch thick, very quiet fan. Moral story: If i was pushed to keep one or two it would be definitely: 1:GK 2:TE 3:Ash 4:Warwick There is something in the old iron, it’s just the feeling that you can open it up and actually see what is wrong with it rather than shrugging the shoulders and bin it.. If it is old & heavy it must be good.. 👍 😁

So I’m now officially on the worship team rota at our church - which is so great. Looks like it’ll be once a month for the evening service, plus some ad hoc fill ins. Right now that really suits me right now. It’s also good that the regular band has a really good drummer who is a joy to play with (the previous two times I was asked to play he was on). So that’s a result. It was a lovely communion service this evening with an absolutely cracking set of songs. The running order was: To open: 1. Gonna Trust in God, in E (CCLI 2737744) 2. Here for You, in F (CCLI 5925649) 3. Better is One Day, in D (CCLI 1097451) Response songs: 4. I Will Offer Up My Life, in D (CCLI 1083764) Communion: 5. Trust in God, in E (CCLI 7206001) 6. Goodness of God, in A (CCLI 7117726) To Finish: 7. Lord I Lift Your Name on High, in E (CCLI 117947) 8. This is Amazing Grace, in E (CCLI 6333821) It was really great fun to play and all the team are great folks. With a female pianist and vocalist leading there were lots of songs in keys different from the recording but they were easy enough to change and worked fine. When we started rehearsing “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” bashed out a piano riff and asked, “Trevor, could you start with this?” So I said, “Ah, we’re going full ‘Steve Miller Band’ are we?” to which she grinned. So that song began on bass and drums with the bass riff from “The Joker” 🃏🤣 Next time she wants to do a tune which fits with the bass line from “You Can Call Me Al”!!! Played my lovely Sandberg VM4 through the house Warwick amp. Sounded great. Can’t wait for next time!

It doesn;t feel balanced, I need 48 hours per day to do what I'd like to do

Annoying maybe. Despite that, it sounds like a good life/work balance.