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It was going so well. Sorry, this means I cannot come.

Step Into Christmas - Elton John. I played it with the band last night and it went down well. I'd never heard it before being given it in the set list about two weeks ago.

With respect, you were operating at a level where things would get sorted out quickly and amicably, so the sort of situation I described wouldn't ever happen. You would be dealing with the same groups for weeks or longer at a time. You wouldn't have behaved in the way I'm about to describe and then annoy everyone more by being condescending with it which is why things got heated. In the toilet/originals circuit in London where I'm sure the engineers are getting paid much less than you to do a good job, they very often don't care. Worse still, the air of impunity of action in some cases can be really bad. If it's only one night does it matter if you annoy the bands? You probably won't see them again. Who cares? When you ask why they did something that has negatively affected you or your band and they tell you to f@&£off refusing to discuss it, would that not annoy you? Like one time, one muted my guitarist (he was using a helix staright into the desk) for the whole last third of a song and when asked after the gig what happened told him the exact same thing and then shoved him. No explanation, no apology. When you ask someone nicely for what you need (explaining why you need it) and they proceed to do the exact opposite is that not screwing with you? So, if you're playing in a trio the bass takes on a whole different role than in say a 5 piece with 2 guitars and making the bass all "whump" isn't going to help you or the band sound good. Admittedly, I play a more driven, lead bass style and seemingly that doesn't compute for some of them and I can't understand why as it's not that complicated. I've never asked for anything except to be able to hear myself and to point out before soundcheck that in some of the bands I've played in, the bass has played more lead figures than the guitar, so please don't cut the treble. Whilst experiences like these aren't every time, it's been enough of a negative experience for me over the last 20 years that I find it depressing that in all that time, very little has changed in how bass is allowed to be presented in a live format. It's worth noting that when I have played bigger venues the engineers have been great.

If you're using that crossover, I'd say it's highly likely to be the cause. Try bypassing the LF section of your crossover and wiring direct to the bass drivers. Then you'll know.

Dunno, ask Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about that...

People will not have heard of her before. People will have subscribed to her. There is no such thing as bad publicity.

Slipping out of the groove in the roller saddle on the Schaller bridge when slapping due to the low break angle, I believe. Mark King said something similar and that is part of the reason why he ditched his pair. The owner was and may still be a member. I don't recall his username, but if you do a search for Pangborn, you can read it in his own words. You will have to go back a ways but there is not that much Pangborn content. What you say is true, though the late John Diggins always maintained that the initial similarity was more of a happy accident and based in large part on a customer's design specifications, which was an attempt to copy an Alembic. He would also say that Ashley Pangborn spent a fair bit of time studying his instruments at trade shows over the years and you can see them evolve closer to a JD, for example, in terms of the control layout. That said, Pangborn's instruments were (mostly) neck throughs, while JD stuck with the set neck design.

Just a quick look at some of those (checked them with obligatory, opening ad paused, so no ‘watched’ registered) and that video has really backfired for her.

I bought an Akai Midi Pad from Alan. Super easy and friendly transaction. Posted quickly, and arrived exactly as planned. Pleasure, thanks 👍 Alex

Merry Christmas 🙂 Thank you for all the support again this year it is very much appreciated. Jon

Try Boney M's Xmas album. I'd say different versions. No, I can't say I like them.

Straight No Chaser - 12 days of Christmas. It's a cracker (sorry). Not unusual, but I'm loving the bass playing on The Waitresses crimbo number this year. I must learn it! If you like jazz, the Diana Krall Christmas album.

Hi Bill Fitzmaurice. Just giving you an update on my crossover progress. So I've been running my bass cab with the crossover unit I built, as in the above photo, for about a year now but for some reason I'm getting a lot of "clipping" on my low notes, most notably on the E string. The amp I use to run the cabs is an Little Mark Tube 500 watts. My speakers are as I explained In my first question to you dated July 23rd. 2023. Do you think it could be the crossover unit causing the "clipping?" Should I try something else? Thanks. Dev

I've heard some signed bands are like that. It happened to us before. We were to open for Samantha Fish and we were cancelled for the same reason. Daryl

The genie is long out of the bottle. Influencers earn their living from clickbait, whether that be players or personalities. Debating the pros and cons is pointless. Good luck to them but it's a game I have no interest in playing. Other than to lament its existence to other bass players!!