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Strolling Ones

Is this for the 22 fret version?

There’s a club we’ve played a couple of times in Hull, great gig but they insist on playing music at 130dB between spots and at the end of the night during pack up. We decided to knock it on the head despite request for return next year.

Hi there, spend too much time on hifi forums, so thought I'd start spending too much time on a bass forum too. Long time guitarist, occasional bassist, starting to focus more on bass which brought me here. Looking forward to learning from everyone on here.

Curly Simon

Soup Of The Day - Chris Rea

"And lo, when the price equals the number of the beast, the bass he shall have..." Congrats Carl, that's a great looking bass

I've had my Shure GLXD16+ setup for a year now and I honestly don't know why i didn't go wireless years ago. It is so liberating - although having the drummer tell me I need to move around more now (a la Simon Gallup*) is a bit off putting..... *I can't wear a bass that low and strutting really isn't very me.

I guess that was me 🙂 I've used them 4 times (2x bass + 2x cabs) and every time went perfectly, no hesitation to recommend them. Not fast but reliable and safe.

Thanks lowdown, it just came up on my YouTube while I was driving, it’s a pretty odd track I think but I quite liked the Bassline , your right about dozing off though 😁

I've now converted our guitarist to the same Shure GLXD floor pedal version as myself and he's loving the freedom and not falling over cables with his platform shoes. Wouldn't be without mine now. Dave

100%, Ive been playing for 45 years. Bottom line nobody cares about bass or the bassist unless the tunes are literally a stand alone bass line, (Riders on the storm for eg or, 'A Forest' etc ) But if the singers mic goes south?... Its pistols at dawn and a court appearence for some unsuspecting sound dude....and yes Im exaggerating simply to make the point. Been to several theatre shows/gigs recently and the bass was just an indestinct mush, tells the story.

We have a whisky thread on BC ? I used to follow the TB one but they get very defensive when your a Scot. I always got the feeling they thought they new more than everyone else and left it. Did get some decent guys tho that were happy to share their thoughts on Malts. Dave

I'm a bit confused. Your link says, 'The Legendary Pink Dots - Madame Guillotine', but my link below is 'Madame Guillotine - Legendary Pink Dots'. I thought it was an attempt at a cover, then I noticed in the blurb on your link "Loosely based on Madame Guillotine" by The Legendary Pink Dots". Either way, it's quite absorbing and chilled because I nearly dozed off...(nothing to do with the track, it's just been an early start and a long day). Ignore me, stand down, and as you were.

Dave, your one of the only guys I know that performs wireless. I've been going wireless for atleast 20 years. I love the freedom of wireless. Daryl

Spoonful - Willie Dixon

You could be disappointed if changing your pickup doesn't reduce the hum. Have you checked the circuit? If the output jack is wired up incorrectly this can cause untold amounts of hum. Also shielding the bass's cavities (and the back of the pickguard) using copper tape with conductive adhesive — often sold as anti-slug tape, can work wonders in reducing hum.