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I’ve seen T shirts like this before but always assumed that they were knock offs. This looks like a genuine Fender product - how can they get the date wrong??

And I would also argue that if you do not own a bass guitar now, buying one because you have a gig and can't play without a bass, it wouldn't count as a fail

So is a bass guitar 🫣

I used to have two Berg 112 cabs and they struggled, just not loud enough, yet alone one cab! I sold them to get a CN212, which is great - I've never done a gig where the 212 isn't loud enough.

So, my Behringer Flow 8 arrived yesterday, and I have enjoyed a few hours playing with my new toy. I won’t repeat what has already been said about construction, size, quality of the Mic preamps and general quality of the mixer but I have to say this is a fantastic bit of kit for £144. I installed the app on my Samsung tablet, connected Bluetooth easily, and the range is really good. The software is a breeze to use, just the right amount of functionality for my future trio and for a small band. I am familiar with the XR12 Air software having used an XR12 in a previous 5-piece band (XR12—Crown 1500—2 x EVSX300 + 2 x EV SB122). I was very pleased with the stripped-down functionality of the Flow 8 compared to the complexity of XR12. All the basics are present and more than enough capability to tailor the sound of a duo, trio or small band. WorkFlow (Ha-ha see what I did there!!) is intuitive, simple to use and very flexible, lots of snapshots to recall from previous venues etc. My plan is to mount the Flow 8 into a Stagg pedalboard case (got one spare) with a power bank and sit it on top of a centrally positioned single Citronic Casa 10BA which would then pair with two Alto TS408s or TS410s. I would then toggle between the Flow 8 App and Chords Wiki App on a mic stand mounted Samsung tablet. Initially 2 x Vox and Beat Buddy through the PA with a couple of daisy-chained Behringer B205Ds and small combos for backline. Ideally at some point in the future, to reduce footprint, transition from backline to guitars & bass DI into the Flow 8. Looking forward to reading some reviews of the Citronic 10BA before parting with any hard-earned cash. ( @Chienmortbb)

There is no mystery about headphones and line outputs. Just looking at the Sennheiser IEM100 because that's waht I have to hand they are a 20ohm load and produce 115db for a 1V rms output or 0dbV. Line level is usually quoted as 0.7746V into 600ohms. In practice the output is often fine up to +10dbu and almost always +4dbu or 1.228V rms. So whilst there may be an impedance mis match (leading to a lack of current) a line output from most mixers will go well above 1V and deliver 115db right in your ears, plenty enough to cause you permanent tinnitus and with a good seal able to hear yourself. The headphone amp just gives you a better impedance match between mixer and phones, with a bit of extra gain with and a volume control.

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban / Westlife

Hmmm have to disagree there. I'm in bands where going IEM is not a choice. I also do substitute gigs with bands where going IEM is not a choice. These days you have to have IEMs if you do cover band shows. It's a professional necessity.

I have used the excellent Monaco cab as a 112 but I like the 212 better as a cab ideally two vertically spaced or diagonally spaced in a cab

You can only laugh sometimes. As long as it doesn't become a habit 😂

The Sugar Cures

Bowie's 'David Live'. Herbie Flowers effortlessly covers a multitude of styles within the same gig, not only serving each song superbly, but also adding his own Herbie vibe to proceedings. The original mix is the one to go for vs. the latter remixed version, where the bassbis often buried in the mix. Either that or 'New Gold Dream...'

Dating myself here (chronologically, not romantically) - McCartney's sublime counterpoint in Sgt. Pepper's blew me into the world of beautiful, Bach-ish bass!

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Born to raise hell - Motorhead

today that choice would be The fragile art of existence by Control Denied Quite simply the epitome of fretless playing in a metal context. Tomorrow may be something totally and completely random

They still get quite heavy, or at least muscular wiith Peggy's bass way up in the mix, just not obnoxiously loud. Back to the topic...

John Giblin was a long-time collaborator with Kate Bush, playing bass on multiple albums, including The Red Shoes. This is the 2nd transcription of that album. Kate Bush - Rubberband Girl

"Grace and Danger" John Martyn for John Giblin, and "No Parlez" for Pino

Glad to have been of some use. You're not alone in having the dock taking up valuable screen real estate. Most of the people showing how to use various Mac programs on YouTube are guilty of this too. I'm wondering if it's a self sustaining attribute, since the Dock is one of the interface items that automatically identifies MacOS and therefore anyone demonstrating a Mac program thinks it needs to be on their screen and consequently users looking at the videos never question it. Because I come from a graphic design background where every vertical pixel is at a premium and therefore any interface elements make use these pixels at the expense of what is in the program window are banished. At the moment my bane is the Adobe "Home Bar" which is at the top of every Adobe program and for many users like myself serves no useful purpose, but can no longer be removed/hidden. And you never stop learning Logic IMO. I've been using it for over 30 years now, when I got my first copy it was either late V1 or early V2 when it was just for sequencing external MIDI instruments rather than the fully-fledged DAW it is today. There is no correct way of using it; the two people I collaborate with each use the program in a completely different way to me, yet we all manage to get similar end results. Finally for reference here's my "home studio" set up (which also doubles as my graphic design studio for my day job) You can just see the bottom of the dock on the edge of the right hand screen:

If anybody is interested in a grab handle for their cabinet, I brought two of these from Blue Arran but decided to use side handles instead. https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=ADH3424 They were only £2 each so its not worth trying to sell them. If anybody wants them I'll post for free. Rob