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And another thing 🙂 Since last year's Bash, the hall floor has been sanded and re-finished at substantial expense. Apart from asking for especially respectful use this time, I'd like anyone who has suitable (i.e. flat rubber) cable ducting to please bring it along to supplement what I already have. People tripping over cables is top of my risk-assessment list but gaffer tape will definitely be a no-no from now on. I'll be bringing a few rolls of wide masking tape or other low-tack tape if I can find something suitable. Any suggestions anybody? Ta very much!

Can anyone recommend a similar app (preferably free) for iPhone please?

@basexperience could you give us a quick run through of the process? I've got a lot of isopropyl alcohol here.

Some fusion...

I honestly think that if you can play an instrument then you can probably sing as well. Even if your tone isn’t great it can be of use, especially in smaller bands where any ’extras’ may prove invaluable in making the sound bigger / better.

Hi, Dagrev’s amp had a nasty buzz, didn’t sound hissing to me. Have you got a spare valve? I don’t have any bass amps with valve pre amp but i do have valve hifi amp and I remember buying Electroharmonix ECCs 83 for a phono pre amp only to find out they were noisy like a ,ehm, f*ck.. (compared to others..) Got another pair of ECC 83 = hissing gone.

Looks a bit like a Korean Samick to me, if it isn't a one off.

I love the B&W shots of the Divine Comedy album launch… I’d love to share on my insta feed?

Last time they did this I saved the codes and entered them when D'addario did a double points offer and ended up with another £35 of free stuff 😄

Why specifically a fender precision? Is there also a required colour and a set number of strings?

Yeh, when I joined my current band, the old band had lights and PA. This one had PA but no lights. The 3rd gig we did was an outdoor gig at an old farm house. In the dark. I bought some lights. What is so special about his amp that it needs to be miked up? can he not go straight into the desk with a di or something if he hasn't got anything particualr Yeh, some times its just nice to step back and enjoy something for what it is.

Sold a preamp pedal to Andy - super quick payer, no problems whatsoever. Great Basschatter 😊

I tried one today; unfortunately not the charcoal as it had been sold, but they had fiesta red in stock. Nice build quality, great sound, but the matte finish on the neck is not for me.

The 200w is pretty anaemic for a full metal outfit. I'd look towards 500-600watt total so neither amp or cabs are doing heavy lifting. If it were me I'd search for a nice 212, can always add the tens for very big stages.

That's me... I can sing in tune, but I just don't have the sort of voice that suits being a lead singer.

Fascinating, I didn't see these other offers, even when I looked into the D'addario store - there doesn't seem to be any single page presenting this stuff.

Well, the passive switch completely isolates the preamp from the output... So it's something else that's the cause.

I didn't share my approach, but I will now. I accept that my different basses will sound different - I tend NOT to compensate for this. My starting point is to set my amp (which has three-band e.q.) with Mid at 12 o'clock, treble and bass at about half-past 12, these small adjustments from straight up are barely audible. With volume low, I adjust gain so normal playing gives a pretty clean sound, but I can get an overdriven sound with modest digging in (easy to do with my Terror 500). I have a fair idea where it needs to be for my regular instruments. I then see how it sounds in the room at gig volume, with any PA support in place. I find room effects are usually either the room eats bottom end (lots of sound traps or soft surfaces) or exaggerates it (hard or resonant floors, hard walls) and adjust the bass control as necessary, some venues require a fairly hefty adjustment. If the PA issound is by someone who believes bass is all under 200Hz I may boost treble or mids to get a bit more presence. If I use effects, then I play with levels (only) to keep things balanced when they are switched in. Sometimes I will vary a bit. Last two gigs, the bass drum, has lacked a rounded bottom end, so I upped my bass control a bit to 'fill the gap'. I know someone who has made an art of doing this with a genuine early 60s P with ancient flats, and by playing locked to the kick he gets a really solid rhythm sound.