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I like him. The character is harmless, and behind it there's a quietly self-deprecating man with a sense of humour and humility.

I like him, and his northern honesty. I'm also northern, albeit of the Red Rose variety, and I stand in solidarity with my behs brother 🤣 We call a spade a spade up 'ere. I did get told at the last North West Bass Bash that I spoke a bit like Danny Sapko, especially when I say the word "behs". Here's his latest, it made me chuckle a few times -

Oh absolutely. The sound you want onstage is what works with a band and cuts through.

And what if I haven't exactly? Am I the only musician who hasn't?

I watched a couple of his YouTube clips a few months ago. While initially not minding , he seems a bit Peter Kay ..everywhere and annoying. I got bored fairly quickly. I might watch one more of his YouTube clips and see if he can be accepted into my YouTube feed. As for Scott Devine ; I watched a lot of his stuff years ago and had a lot of time for him . Unfortunately I can’t be bothered with him anymore. He has those clickbait captions now,which I will not click on ! Lazy and annoying! I even managed to watch a recent one where his voice was dubbed American! Is that an AI thing ?!? I posted that on his comment section and I did get a polite reply . I stopped watching Charles Berthoud’s stuff for a while . Too much slapping all the time imho. I’ll probably watch him again in a few months or so ,to see if much has changed on his channel. That can be an issue with YouTube from time to time , when they put a certain person everywhere who is really annoying like James Corden and you can’t find the remote quick enough without using expletive language and hatred .

This. The sound we like - the one we set at home when playing at modest volume - is often not the one that works best in the room. The classic mid-scooped bass tone with a touch of low end lift that sounds so good in the lounge or showroom often sounds like mud in a real venue when the rest of the band is playing.

A few items of disagreement. First off, he loaded that cab with replacement Celestions, so what the frequency response is one cannot say. Second, most of the power with electric bass is in the 2nd and 3rd harmonics, so when you play a 41 Hz open E what's mainly there is 82 and 123 Hz. By and large a speaker f3 of 50 Hz is sufficient, even for drop tuning. The SVT 810 f3 is 58 Hz. And lastly where hearing yourself is concerned that's mainly in the upper midbass through the midrange, roughly 200 Hz to 2kHz. As for "In terms of the angled / stacked speaker cabs, I’d have to disagree in my experience. The only times I’ve done that I’ve hated the sound - too harsh and right behind my head." when you aim the cab at your head rather than your calves you hear what the audience hears. If you don't like what you hear neither will they. The EQ should be set so that it sounds good on the speaker axis, not 30 degrees or more off axis. To remove the room from the equation I always walk out onto the dance floor for sound check, adjusting the EQ so that it sounds good there. If that results in less than optimal tone on stage I live with it, I'm playing for their enjoyment, not my own.

No, but this little Joyo Iron Man set up in a diddy case is pleasing...

Hello all, I have a quick question which I need answering before end of day (Thomann cyber week ends today) could anyone please tell me how wide is the distance between the long struts on these two models? Many thanks for your help, Paul.

Stunning achievement, Chris. I can see how much work you have put into that.

Just a thought but check the specs on your Ashdown 4x10 - namely what the frequency response is. An open E is 40hz, so speakers that don’t go down to frequencies as low as that might sound a bit lacking. Also, SPL sensitivity of speakers is a better guide of how efficient they are than handling power. In terms of the angled / stacked speaker cabs, I’d have to disagree in my experience. The only times I’ve done that I’ve hated the sound - too harsh and right behind my head. You might find it works, but if your cab and amp are capable then it shouldn’t be the difference between heating yourself or not. If it’s a one-off problem it could be the room - some rooms just sound horrible. In terms of Barefaced cabs, you might find they're your cup of tea or not. They are very light, loud and efficient. But they respond like PA speakers (full range flat response) rather than bass speakers. Excellent if you want perfect clarity of whatever sound you’re putting in. Less good if (like me) you rely on the way the bass speakers respond as part of your overall sound. Just my opinions obviously, and I’m sure plenty would disagree with them. Edit - Barefaced newer 10s stuff is apparently more vintage voiced than older ones, so my opinion may be out of date as well as questionable….

Are they the videos they co-starred in? The dodgy VHS videos with pea soup hi-hats and wah-wah guitars? No, I can't say I have (or want to).

Personally, I never use chases or sound to light. I always look at how bigger bands use lighting and aim to replicate that, as far as possible. Trying to get too clever can backfire. I want to change from my current set up (two Kam partybars) to allow more flexibility from the 8 channel footswitch, which is useful for controlling the lights.

Why do I just think JD? That has the weirdest nut I’ve ever seen.

I met him before he took on his punk persona. I found him to be a very nice chap and I like his videos.

I should imagine that suffers terribly from neck dive with the forward strap button in that position.

I didn't know whether to post this here or in the Danny Sapko thread 🤣 https://youtube.com/shorts/AFTY4R65Fpo?si=vjzhtI3mhATyP9SB

Minor swing - Hot club of Paris

Bit of an annoying twit

So you've seen the Scott n Danny videos then?

Although Danny has his place in the YouTube World, and does it well, he's not for me. I just end up flicking and skimming through bits and pieces. I've just watched a Scott Devine video interviewing Nathan East and then another one with Freddie Washington. For my interests, much more entertaining and engaging.

Thanks for posting that. Looks like a really good move. Will definitely look in to this in the new year. As it happens I’ve been using my singers IE100 pro’s (with my comply foam tips) for the last two gigs. They seem to be a slightly different fit, but enough to fit a bit more securely than my IE400. I’m not giving up on the 400, as they have a slightly better sound for me, but i started to find they would come a bit loose if i smiled or shouted across the stage (2 things i try not do 😎). The 100’s don’t dislodge quite as easy. Sounds like a good reason to go custom, but now it’s for which pair.

Just a quick question. Have you worked out at all where the actual buzz is happening (ie fretting at 7th and above, ear close to the strings with ear starting over the 8th fret and, while still plucking the string, moving your head/ear up the fretboard to the top)? It's just a hunch, but it is a VERY common occurrence, especially on basses, that the neck 'kinks' from where it meets the body, simply from the physics of the string tension and flexiblity of the neck. Folks talk about ski-jump and get all hot under the collar about shims, etc, but ALL of my many bass and guitar builds over the years have been through-neck and so shims play no part in the discussion or phenomenon. And quite quickly I started routinely adding a progressive fret height reduction from the neck/body attachment point to the end of the fretboard (I think the common term is fall-away). Have a listen up the fretboard as I describe above. My money is that all of the buzzing is actually happening on the higher frets.

That might explain why it looks sort of lumpy... A proper gold top would look ace too.