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Ooh, nice! Is the body scaled-down, or full size?

Wow. Must be quite an experience hearing it for the first time as a bass player. Timing is everything, surprising how many bands can kill it not in a good way).

https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=0709-AJT tce Infinite Freeze from EHX? Synth pedals, like Future Impact?

It does seem the better connected we become online the more isolated everyone is in reality. It was brought up in a meeting my old company had regarding AI reliance and was shrugged off by upper management. Regarding the torrent of crap content. If people keep watching and discussing it, creators won’t stop making it! What worries me is no one seems to want them to.

Leonard, are you trying to claim that mantle for yourself?

Nice

I’ve managed to get the choc plus connecting and controlling wirelessly 🎉🎉🎉

We are both near 20-year BC veterans but only just did a deal. It was worth the wait - Graeme is a standup guy. Recommended!

I use most types of fx but my extra non specified type is keyboard type (ehx b9,c9 and mel9) and lots of Wah lol

It's been discontinued and replaced by the Boss AD-10.

I started to watch the Dey response video and as soon as the, “See link in description,” flashed up, within a few seconds, any kind high ground of integrity was ceded. I didn’t last long beyond that.

I was watching a series on Netflix last night and briefly caught a song in it that I’d never heard before , I instantly liked the Bassline and found out that it’s Talking Heads and psycho Killer , I’m gonna give it a try, it doesn’t sound too difficult , very catchy

But is it my best purchase? No, that was the Eich Bass Board. It is a total game changer.

Mrs Zero and I do the Eva Cassidy version of Time After Time.

Future world - Helloween

All Tomorrows Parties — The Velvet Underground

Last night was a dep gig for a local band with a big reputation and following - I was chuffed to be asked back after the last dep with them in September. It was a new venue for them that they were hoping to add to the list of regulars so there was a little bit of self imposed pressure for me to get it right, but they're a decent bunch and I didn't feel any pressure from them. It was a local venue to me, too - less than 2 miles away. Since Tuesday's rehearsal with them, they had added 'My Sharona' to the list and all I could do was try to learn the original arrangement and trust their assertion that they played it identically (which they did). Set up was into a very small space in a raised area surrounded by a waist high glass wall on my left and a wooden railing in front. It was tight, and that meant I had to get my kit in and arranged first before the drums could go in (there being only a narrow gap between the front of the kick drum and the railing). I'd brought my headless Ibanez shorty for just such an eventuality but the glass wall was just low enough that the full sized Sterling had room. I had visions of bending down to adjust an effect and smashing the glass with the headstock but, spoiler alert, it didn't happen. Fortunately, the guitarist was able to squeeze into the space by the back door and although we weren't allowed to block it to prevent people coming in as it was a fire exit, they put a sign out side to direct people to the front door. This gave the singer a little more room. Eventually, the jigsaw puzzle was complete and after a decent soundcheck, we were ready to go. It was a small pub but the place was packed and it was very hot despite windows being open behind us. We had dancers from the start - all credit to them as they had so little space to strut their stuff. There was quiet a bit of singing along too. There was a great sound on stage and apart from a few minor mistakes on my part, I think I did well as a dep. In fact, the only major problem was the guitarist starting a song in the wrong key - which we all managed to adjust to (even the drummer 😂) . At half time the band was offered several bookings in the pub (I've told them that as a dep, I expect a commission 🙂). By the end of the night the place was bouncing and we had a couple of encores. I was pleased to have a number of compliments about my playing and my sound from punters and the rest of the band. I have to say that I was really happy with my sound - punchy without being overpowering. Some of the comments back from staff and audience were that the band had a great overall mix without being too loud. The band are very thorough with sound and soundchecks, which clearly pays dividends. Kit was my Sterling 34HH through the board (MS60b for tuner and noisegate and a synth patch for 'Just Can't Get Enough' >Nux Sculpture compressor >Nux Voodoo Vibe (for Dakota) >Ampeg SCRDI> Sine HPF (set to 40hz)) and into my Peavey Minimax 600 via the FX return. Cabs were 2 1x10" Trace Elliotts. I think I've finally found a bass/board/amp/speaker combination that gets me the sound I've been chasing for years with this line-up. Footwear was, of course, by Skechers. This was my last scheduled gig for 2025. Next planned excursion is mid January.

There's some great ideas here. Lots of clever things to try which I would not have thought of.

Nobody should work for free, not even students. You’re effectively telling them they’re not deserving of being paid. I have this argument with charities all the time. If someone is using their time and skill to help you, then they should be paid. If they sometimes choose to work for free (as I often do), that’s fine - but it shouldn’t be an expectation.