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Has anyone seen the videos that Tom Bukovac (a Nashville session guitar player) puts out? He did a behind the scenes one of a session he was on, where literally everyone in the room does exactly the same as Mohini did. Then they go back to joking around, quickly compare the charts they have just done, then go for a take. To be fair, I think that most people here will do something similar when learning new material. The difference is for people like me is that I will stop the playback a few times to give me chance to get each section, then listen to it again to check that I've got it right. If you are a top studio player then you're expected to be able to get it right first time (like she did)!

That’s great news Tom. Well done and good luck!

Bit far away for me, but you never know! Best of luck with it!

Thanks for the tips. A week ago I installed replacement Lakland pickups and had the opportunity to reseat the new cables, check the jack socket wiring etc. I'm not keen on replacing batteries so often, even when they are fine, though I will do it for the more important gigs rather than take a chance (it would be not cost effective to put a new battery in for every gig! - hence thinking about rechargables, ideally if they can be charged in place, from what I see that is not possible with NiMH (more stable voltage) unless I get some funky wiring set up, but would be with Li-ion.)

Yes: The Fish My life ain't complete without it, and no list of bass instrumentals is either. 🙂

Smaller cabs struggle with those low frequencies. When using compression, it's often the higher harmonics that are heard. Record a few measures and analyse the waveform with Audacity (or similar). You might be surprised.

Mate, that's fantastic! Really good news to hear of a dedicated live music venue getting going.

I found her impressive. She wrote the chart out on the first listen and played her version of a bass line on the next listen. Ive seen a few of these on SBL and she did it the quickest. The other girl (for Linus27) is Sharon Reynolds who is a very competent bass player herself.

If you're banned from even painting indoors I don't think anodising is going to be on the cards!

I can't remember the exact story but I'm pretty sure Mohini Dey's dad was a pro musician and she started learning music and theory very young. There's no doubt she's a top tier player, one of those you could drop in any situation from a pub level covers band to an all star jazz ensemble and she'd be completely comfortable. She does have a tendency to post short clips of very fast highly technical solos up on her social media which can sound pretty unmusical to the casual listener (and I count myself in that group) especially out of context of the rest of the song, which I guess makes her an easy target for 'She's talented but would you want to listen to it' type criticism.

At 51, I'm stuck right in the middle of wanting to join a band and wanting the time to myself. Have been in several bands in the past, and absolutely miss the buzz of being on stage. What I don't miss is getting home at 3am on a Sunday morning in the winter, and subsequently being tired for the rest of the day. I'm at the stage in life where one child has left home, and the other will soon enough. He's such a good kid (17) to hang around with, and he wants to spend time with his dad. That to me is more important than finding folk to jam with at the moment. I still play often in my wee music room, and that keeps my playing at a questionably reasonable level of competence. I dunno. Maybe I'll get back to it in a few years. There aren't much options where I live for new projects anyway 😞

If your bass system is able to go down to 60 - 80 Hz area, why should you try to go lower? As the amp (cab) can push out only the first harmonic, why bother going any lower? If you try a fretless, and can play in tune a 5 string down to B, fine. If the focus and the factual notes start to disappear, I think you should consider slightly higher notes. There are systems that can produce sound power that is under 50 Hz, but my question remains: Why? Bass drum is there already.

Yep. That's the norm. I'm impressed that you can do it with just one listen through though, without ever hearing the song before. Generally I give the song several listens and then pick out the chords while playing along with my bass as reference. Not do it all by ear.

For my taste, this music is very hard to listen to. It's all too much to take in. There's too much going on. It's relentlessly dynamic, and has no dynamics as a result of that. I'm not averse to complex instrumental music by any means, and the virtuosity of the playing is there to behold, but all I can say is I'm surprised Simon Phillips hasn't got anything better to do.

No Tim, I always unplug (and rarely forget) when I stop playing. I do play every day. What I meant by that, is even short terms breaks in playing (going to the loo, making a cuppa, answering my wife when she interrupts me 😉) I take the cable out.

Hi, about a year and a half ago I bought and installed a new (version: Volume/Blend/Tone) J-TONE into my Lakland JO5. Although it's been stable and I can mostly get the sounds I want, I'm pretty certain I'm not getting the best out of it yet, nor is the battery life great. If you have or have had one, what are your impressions? How much tweaking did you do? Do you use Passive often and when do you? Are there some pedals or other things in your chain that doesn't like Active being on? Things I'm considering getting into rechargeable batteries and installing a permanent charger extension cable neatly into the bottom of the bass through to the cavity fully trying out the various adjustments that can be set, interoperating my amps and IEMs frequency wheels plug-in tone cap bass control (boost/cut or boost only)

Battery drain in passive mode: Some East UK preamps draw power from the battery even in passive mode. This is a design feature to avoid loud thumps when switching between modes, but it means the battery will drain regardless of the selected mode. Make sure the black battery lead terminal has only one wire connected. Always remove the jack plug from the instrument when not in use, as inserting the jack activates the battery connection. Use a new, high-quality battery for best performance. Check that the jack socket is not touching any wiring outside of the preamp circuit, as this can cause unnecessary power drain.

You sir, are amazing, thank you so much