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I hope not.

Did your luthier comment on it in any other way?

Headphones are a guilty pleasure of mine. I use beyer dt770 for playing precisely because they don’t bloat the bass end so there’s a lot of ‘space’ for playing along with music. I find cans which are designed for pleasurable listening sound too crowded for bass monitoring. For music I have a set of Yamaha YHL700A which are not well known but absolutely fantastic. I can’t say enough about them - I rarely use the cinema modes but the soundstage and weight of the bass is perfectly judged especially using the listening care setting which reduces perceived low end loss at low volume. With ambient noise setting on, it’s like having some lovely speakers in the room. Yamaha have recently released a slightly paired down version, the yhl500a which I think have the same audio but benefit from multipoint Bluetooth. They don’t have ANC and don’t fold etc so they are designed more for listening at home. They’re only £150ish. Most reviews of the 700s are less than perfect due to the lack of convenience like no multipoint Bluetooth and weak ANC but all I care about is the audio quality, and they excel against anything else I have tried. I bought loads of top rated headphones from Amazon and returned them all - Dyson, Focal, etc. They either didn’t sound as rich or were way too tight. Some had amazing ANC (Dyson) but it depends what you want. It seems as though most manufacturers cater towards people who want touch controls or for their headphones to pause when they take them off, stuff which imo is pointless if it’s at the cost of better sound.

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When I saw the pic of the box in your hallway, it did cross my mind that it would be hard to return it if you needed to, and here we are. Thomann often just write things off, refund or account credit, and tell you to keep it as the return is just not economically viable. Bax won't be able to resell this bass, so they ought to just refund you and leave you to do what you want with it. Otherwise it's just going to cost them more!

We do a couple each year. One is for a friend of the band who lost close family to cancer and we donate our services FOC as all ticket sales go to the respective cancer charities. We also do a mental health charity sponsored event, these are done on a budget so we ask for expenses.

If you're in a small town, lie about your location in your social media and any other bios. There's lots of small venues in cities who support the scene by only booking local bands as support acts. Those are the venues you need to get in to. Thats where you'll gain a following and be seen by promoters. Im in Frome in Somerset, our nearest city is Bristol so if we want to play there, we have to say thats where we're based. Be as helpful as you can if you want repeat bookings. Send the venue logos and pics straight away if they want them and make sure they have a tech list so the sound tech can be prepared and have an easier night. If he's prepared for a standard 4 piece rock band and you turn up with 9 horns without warning then he won't want to see you again.

That’s so clean I’d have probably mistaken it for a join, assuming they had grafted that bit on to save money on neck timber 🤦

I think, in the first place, it’s important to have sufficient skill and experience to perform at the correct level. If you’re crap the punter and venue will be quick to let you know. Assuming you’ve got the goods, then having the professionalism to communicate well with venues, market and promote the gigs is a major selling point. Lastly, simple things like turning up on time to gigs, being affable with the staff/organisers, talking with the punters before and after the performance consolidates a good impression and helps secure future bookings.

Do you have any contact for him?

I'm now playing in a band that has been around a long time (I'm new) and the majority of the gigs come either from an agency or rebookings from venues previously played. There's a few functions in the calendar too. The band has a good reputation for delivering a good show and the guys are all very personable and no dramas. There's very little promo material and cold calling venues to get bookings is a challenge because there's nothing to show them, so it's a combination of reputation and having a good strong loyal customer base that brings in repeat business. I get the impression, though I haven't asked, that they don't play many/any venues they don't like mainly because they've been around for >15years and have learned what venues to choose to return to.

I sold mine (the stripped defretted one) a couple of years ago

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

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