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River Of Dreams - Billy Joel
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For myself I have managed with a small Ashdown Acoustic Radiator - very powerful for the size. There are a few on eBay for around £130 right now, and Ashdown happily service them. Avoid anything with damaged speakers, as replacements were no longer available when I last contacted Ashdown. Some Acoustic Radiators have a DI out, so your guitarist could just turn down the amplifier and use the DI out and stage monitors if he is feeling bold. However, given his lack of on-stage experience, I would not recommend it. Add to that a tilt-back amplifier stand to point the sound at his ears, and a chorus pedal to soften the sound a little. Cables in various colours (so that your guitarist can easily set up: "the long orange one from the guitar, into the chorus pedal; the short green one from chorus to the amplifier.") Maybe a breakfast-bar stool, because it's nice to sit down? A guitar stand for the guitar, because it's nice to set it down without laying it on the floor, or for when he swaps out instruments. As for which guitar to use, let him test them all with the band first. It may be that (for example) his hand-made custom shop twin neck acoustic is less stage-friendly than a cheaper Tanglewood. He will also want to learn that the rich bass and soaring trebles of his guitars when played solo, may not be necessary in a band setting. Let us know how he gets on! Robert
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All this stuff behind people's backs is toxic. Some leadership is needed from the rest of the band. If A has concernes, he should take responsibility for setting a clear expectation. Or B could also just tell him to foxtrot oscar and highlight some of A's own failings. After the clearing of the air, hopefully both might be a little more aware of their own short comings and perhaps more inclined to work on their own performances rather than criticise the others and perhaps...PERHAP each could OFFER to improve an aspect of their playing if there are valid concerns from the rest of the band. - Today
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Hadn't realised there'd been such a long hiatus... We've arrived at that time of year when if you're in various types of music groups you end up running around like an idiot. Back when I sang with my first singing teacher's choir, I'd have about six gigs just with his choir, on top of whatever I was doing with other groups. When I played with the big wind band, they'd do about six as well. During that time, I sang with two other choirs, to which you coudl add about another four or five events, making about ten or eleven in total. It's not quite that bad now. The local community choir I sing in has three gigs lined up but I can only do two of them as I'm in London for the first one, which is this week. The choral society has one main concert plus a couple of charity events, the latter requiring some volunteers for carol singing. I'm only doing the main concert for that group, which is next week. The brass band has lots of little gigs - at least half a dozen - which vary in requirements from a handful of players to larger groups, plus a main concert. Due to the travel involved, I've limited myself to just the main concert. There is various news to report, so I will write some more posts shortly.
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A couple quid on a sound hole cover (I think £6 on Amazon) would make the quickest and most cost effective improvement to sound in a live context (you could even make one for free if you wanted), and as mentioned then a lead into the mixing desk, albeit personally I would add a DI in between (the £26 Behringers are fine for many contexts). So yes, £32 (excluding leads) would be money well spent!
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I brought a red Telecaster kit two years ago. I paid a £160 or so. Didn't know any better. Had fun building it but the neck was junk, took it to a decent guitar shop to get it set up and they spent quite a lot of time trying to fix it and said it was impossible to get it right across all the neck. So if one end of the the neck was right, the other end wasnt. They refused to take any payment for their time as it was throwing good money after bad. I gave it to a local school and told them it was poor quality, I think they use it in school plays as a prop. I won't put the name here but I'd advise the OP to DM me. Rob
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Behringer XENYX QX1222USB Premium Mixer, as new boxed was only used twice for a project , very versatile mixer, delivery included in price. £130 my feedback on BC specs here Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom mixer 4 state-of-the-art, phantom-powered XENYX Mic Preamps comparable to stand-alone boutique preamps 4 studio-grade compressors with super-easy "one-knob" functionality and control LED for professional vocal and instrumental sound Ultra-high quality Klark Teknik FX processor with LCD display, dual-parameters, Tap function and storable user parameter settings "Wireless-ready" for high-quality Behringer digital wireless system (not included) Built-in stereo USB/Audio Interface to connect directly to your computer. Free audio recording, editing and podcasting software plus 150 instrument/effect plug-ins downloadable at behringer.com Neo-classic "British" 3-band EQs for warm and musical sound 7-band stereo graphic EQ allows precise frequency correction of monitor or main mixes Revolutionary FBQ Feedback Detection System instantly reveals critical frequencies Breathtaking XPQ 3D stereo surround effect for more vitality and enhanced stereo image Voice Canceller function for easy-to-use sing-along applications 4 fully equipped stereo input channels featuring 2 additional mic inputs on channels 5/6 and 7/8, 3-band EQ and input trim control Channel inserts on each mono channel for flexible connection of outboard equipment 2 aux sends per channel: 1 pre fader for monitoring, 1 post fader (for internal FX and/or as external send); 2 multi-functional stereo aux returns Balanced main mix outputs with gold-plated XLR connectors, headphone/control room output and stereo rec outputs Long-wearing 60-mm logarithmic-taper faders and sealed rotary controls "Planet Earth" switching power supply for maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio, superior transient response plus low power consumption for energy saving Designed and engineered in Germany -
Up for sale are some strings from a few different brands. All are 5 string sets. All prices include postage. The Sadowsky Blues are brand new and unused. These are wicked strings, and have been my string of choice for ages! 3x Sadowsky Blue Label Stainless Steel 45-105 with a Tapered .130 B string. £30 each/2 for £57.50/all 3 for £85 Thomastik Rounds JR345 Long Scale - Gauge 43/51/68/89/118 Bought these as I absolutely love their flats, so was curious about the rounds! Unfortunately they weren't for me. Cut for 4 over 1 Headstock, they've been played less than an hour and been in their packaging in a drawer ever since. These are £75 new from Thomann, so how about £40 posted. Dunlop Super Bright - Stainless Steel Light Gauge 40-120 I've never tried light gauge strings, and I was curious as I've always played 45-105/130. Couldn't get on with the lighter gauge unfortunately, so these have also had less than an hour's play on them. Cut for a 4 Over 1 Headstock, been in the drawer ever since. ~£40 + postage new, so how about £20 posted. If you buy the Sadowskys and Thomastiks, I'll throw the Dunlops in for free -
Clearing out a few pieces of my pedal collection to streamline things bit. All come boxed apart from the BOSS PH-3 which will be packaged securely if shipped. Dr Scientist Dusk Multimode Filter Korg MS20 Modelled Filter with Envelope, Tap Tempo Enabled LFO, Sweepable LPF Functionality & more... Condition: Very very clean apart from one LED cover (right) that has been scuffed but still functions exactly as intended. Demo: https://youtu.be/CSpEmLln-Ws https://youtu.be/ih9FsgCnGyQ Price: SOLD Fairfield Circuitry Long Life EQ/State Variable Filter State Variable Single Band EQ/Filter which can do all sorts: LPF, HPF, BPF, Static Boost, Sweepable Peak Boost, Saturation, Resonance Oscillation and much more... Condition: Also very clean with some minor cosmetic wear. Demo: https://youtu.be/Z-YJ8K7xxwk?si=JsIw3aJ95M-qhUMI Price: £200 BOSS PH-3 Multimode Phaser that's built like a tank. Used by the likes of Thundercat (check link) to get that squelchy almost envelope esq sound. Condition: Very good, signs of cosmetic wear. Demo: https://youtu.be/zhVgbZdMdb0?si=cZMt3J0zbQQ-UYdA&t=200 Price: £50 Pedalnetics Helauxy Duo MIDI V2 (Metal Housing) + MIDI Cable, Power Split Cable & Fresh Unused Velcro Brilliant upgrade for those looking to expand they're HX Stomp functionality without the need for more pedalboard real estate. Condition: Mint Demo: https://youtu.be/P1prshKNJF4?si=gW9QBVic848SLXMG Price: £100 (£150 to buy one of these new from US inc. postage as well import/duty) Happy to post Royal Mail at buyers cost. NO TRADES PLEASE -
Just messaged! - Yesterday
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Just that this is discontinued.
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Or an ART Pro Audio MyMonitor II
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Laney R500H 500w Bass Amp I'll put some current pics up tomorrow but here's the thread from when I bought it off here. I've only used it live a couple of times. Moving it on cos I've just bought an EBS 350 off here and I don't need 3 amps. No trades ta I have the original box and courier will be around £10. There was one on eBay from Japan for £400+ so obviously it's rare, desirable and probably lawsuit era 😂 New pics added Original post-
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Hi guys , Looking to start learning Double bass Any teachers in the south hams area who do lesson in person ? I think it's important to have face to face and not online lesson ls, especially for the technical differences in between dB and bass . Keep me posted
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Yes Owen, it is the Rolls PM50se.
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Status 40th Limited Edition Series 2000 - reduced to 7500£
Bass Direct replied to headless101's topic in Basses For Sale
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Weirdly at my local jam night, you can be absolutely falling over drummers. Not normal, I know. One night I was chatting to my friend and realised everyone else within a two metre radius was a drummer. I was the only bass player in the village. -
I figured but then I also know that what works in a rehearsal studio doesn't necessarily work at a gig. Good to know that in this case though it pretty much does, weight off our mind. Oh he's buying but it's been stressed that he's on a budget. Not my business past that. Thanks for the other suggestion, that's the one I mentioned in the op and I'm with you, I think it's the budget contender at the moment.
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I like Warwick reds as well, but would refer you to Coban strings on Amazon. Cheap as chips and very much punch above their weight here you go : 2 sets for £16. 45-105 What’s not to like? https://amzn.eu/d/5Zetgjw
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My daughter is venturing to open mics to sing. She found that she could not really hear herself. A pedal which could take and split the mic signal, send one split on to the PA and send the other to a bit of gain and a headphone amp would be awesome. Obv, a small mixer would do all this, but is there anything out there tailor made? I cannot find anything. Ta.
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I bought one new around 1990 in London it was black with a rosewood neck. Quite something but it had a bit of an odd G string with a dead spot that threw me. I even went back to the shop about it but another was the same. I bought it on a bit of a whim, I was young and didn't really think it through. I didn't use it that much, but did record a song with it that sounds good. A few years later I emigrated and needed to sell it fast, and ended up selling it to a shop for about a third of what I paid for it. I don't have any photos of it. I hope you find one to your liking. I realised a 5 string isn't for me. I'll stick to my 4 string 1992 2eq StringRay.
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That is genuinely one of the most beautiful instruments I have ever seen! I imagine it sounds as good as it looks!!! Makes my black Darkray look a bit boring now! Congrats on a wonderful score!
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Warwick Red's are a good set of strings for very little money, used to use them for a while, then tried some others which just sounded better. Elites Stadium Steels used to be pretty good, and are reasonably priced. Current faves are D'Addario Pro Steels, but they aren't cheap. Amazon have a 4 string set for around £28-29, where bizarrely, a 5 string set is £26. IMO, they consistently sound great, and last for months.
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Apologies if it’s been posted already (I couldn’t see it), I just came across this livestream the V&A museum is doing next week, it could be an interesting talk https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/G35XKBemdL/beauty-of-the-bassline-livestream
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