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My Pink Half Of The Drainpipe - Bonzo's

LMAO. I'll never be able to unsee it now.

Because wrestling through 2000 comments that are partially outdated or contribute very little is not something I am willing to do, here's something that got me started: This guy has several decent videos on going wireless, but wired is fine if you're glued to your spot. The next question is, how are the others in the band getting their monitor mix? They probably have a mixer with a channel for each person to dial in what they need to hear.

Can't play with my rings on,too uncomfortable both physically and mentally. Even my watch has to come off.

The drummer reminds me of the cat in a pink critter onesie laying waste to the drums on a pop festival stage, not completely inappropriately but stealing the show, Japanese maybe,? I wouldn't mind seeing that one again.

Advertising bass gear for sale in that Bassist magazine was the closest I will ever get (or ever want to get) to swinging or being part of some kind of underground fetish scene. You put your home phone number on the advert and then eccentrics from across Britain and the wider world who happened to play bass guitar called at unsociable hours with strange questions and even stranger offers.

Welcome Ben.

I am new, but very happy to find myself here - hoping to learn lots from some seasoned pro's I have been playing on-and-off since picking the bass up in 2020 (lockdown). I feel like i'm starting to get more comfortable with the bass in my hand, and want to be more experimental with my playstyle & setup. I don't have any pics to share unfortunately, but i currently use a cream squire vintage series and a budget amp my sister got me for my birthday a few years ago - i'm looking at upgrading all around, but very much still doing research. I like buying stuff that will last, and prefer buying second-hand if i can manage to. Cheers!

We went to see ‘The Gerry Rafferty Songbook’ at Wakefield Theatre Royal at the weekend. Nice old Victorian venue which holds around 500, all seated. We were in the front row of the circle, with a great view of the stage. The band were all on IEMs I think, but unfortunately the first few songs were marred by an appalling mix - all lead vocal and drums, and I honestly didn’t think the bass was working! It got marginally better during the set, but in the interval I popped downstairs and had a friendly word with the sound guy. Subsequently the second set was a big improvement, and I could hear the bassist, who was a bit good too! The band were all great, and the singer had an amazing voice. Not the easiest stuff to perform but they did a sterling job, finishing off with ‘Stuck in the middle’. I think the earlier naff sound was down to them using the house PA, which maybe wasn’t fully up to the job. Didn’t stop us from enjoying the gig though, recommended if you like the material.

I wear two rings on my ring finger - a simple wedding ring and an 'engagement ring' as I didn't want to miss out on a bit of jewellery. It's basically a plain band with a raised black onyx stone in a setting. Initially I was worried that I would feel them clanking on the neck of my bass and become a distraction, so for a couple of gigs post-wedding, I took them off. When gig three rolled around, I forgot to remove them and only remembered I was wearing them about halfway through the set. I've not taken them off for a gig since. The only time I notice them is if the ring with the stone in swivels a little bit, and I can feel it against the adjacent finger. It's not enough of an inconvenience to make me want to take it off though.

Think that would count as 'cruel and unusual punishment' under the UDHR?

as punishment you must now download Dexed and program it to recreate as close to the Roland sound-in-you-head as you can.

I had never worn a ring before getting married, so it felt a little strange at first. I ‘designed’ my ring, so it was heavily rounded, no flat edges on the side and the top has a curve as well, so it sits incredibly flush to my finger. Over time the usual indentation happens as well so it’s not overly noticeable now. In terms of playing and it getting in the way, in my experience some of it is your technique. I play with my thumb anchored to the middle of the back of the neck and I have quite big hands, so my wedding ring doesn’t go anywhere near the fretboard because of the arc of my fingers. I would guess that if you play with the thumb around the top of the neck then a wedding ring would rub and get in the way a bit.

We had a good one tonight, focused on new additions to the set for our big gig at the Earl Haig on Sunday. Edit: it's very odd being under blue lights for three hours!

Rone - The B 52s

Must be something in the air, the vocalist in one of my bands suggested doing it. I like the version by Sabrina Teenage Witch ☺️