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You're all good here, folks - everyone has an opinion so as long as we all treat each other with respect and realise that not everyone has the same experience, what's the problem?

Yes, the mix can be pre-armed so it activates in that mode.

I do not manufacture or sell speakers, or represent in any way any entity that does. I'm an acoustical engineer, so any comments I may make come purely from an engineering standpoint. I don't have a dog in this fight, but that doesn't mean I can't point out if one or more of them have a decided limp.

When I was in The Beatles it always used to annoy me that the bass player insisted on doing this silly little backwards kick with his left foot when he bowed (see above). He wasn't a bad singer but after one gig we had a huge row about his foot so I left the band. Losers.

Intersteing interview with Kim Ryrie and Peter Vogel founders of Fairlight Instruments, talking about the development of the Fairlight CMI and other projects they have been involved with. Over 90 minutes long but well worth the time to listen (you don't really need to watch the video, it's all static headshots).

But yellow is this years black

Here's my headpiece solution. Drill stops with some longer screws. And a little something walnut to pretty up the output jack And after a day of sanding, finishing has begun. First coat of oil is on

Here is HJ and the MarkAudio systems in action.

Ibanez BTB 775PB here

Although you have the rig wired Amp - Cab - Cab that is still a parallel arrangement. It makes no difference if you wired both back to the amp and used the speakon and jack, the result is exactly the same and a potentially damaging load on the amp. I would just use the 4 Ohm cab until yo decide a way forward. If you want to run 2 2 x 10's, you need to sell the 4 Ohm and replace it with another 8 Ohm. A friend of mine tried a couple of EA cabs on his Mark Bass amp not knowing they were actually 6 Ohm impedance and thus 3 Ohms when in parallel. It was a costly mistake.

FRFR then?

Oh I don't know, I always found that one easy. Certainly no harder than the verse of all right now

Sounds like Jamerson to me, but Carol can get funky. Here she is with Joe Pass on guitar!

You can't trust them. They'll obviously do this again at some point, as they've shown what their philosophy regarding band etiquette is Announce on Farcebook a week before the gig that you forgot you were having your eyebrows plucked on that date

Well I took a chance and bought it!!,£400 picking it up tonight,hopefully it’s not too bad,

Hey all.... @Cuzzie @FacStudio @ShaunB @NancyJohnson @cetera @fretmeister @dannybuoy @Sean Aside from Tech21 claiming they are “shipping soon” I’ve had confirmation these are due in U.K. in April. Exciting news! with these numbers so far I would suggest we can knock our basschat price from £270 RRP down to £240 delivered to you. If more add to the list we can maybe do better. I’ll do the preorders at the end of the month so it’s nearer payday for everyone... if you could email me your details to [email protected] I’ll send you a PayPal invoice with my details. BOOM!

I use my singing skills as a cruel negotiating weapon . the lads in the band won't let me sing as they reckon it is totally stinky poo and don't mind telling me . So when I hear some of the notes coming from the singer's (rhythm-ish) guitar, I keep letting him know his technique is lacking , he generally gets the hump and swears blind he is doing his best. When he is at critical mass, I suggest that I bring a microphone to the next gig and 'do my best' he gets the message 😂

Or sweets, like a reverse pinata...make sure you've gobbed on them all first, though. The sweets, not the band. Possibly.

Best bass for a flounce-smash? Probably a standard-scale hollowbody with no centre block. In advance, fill it with confetti for that extra touch of class.

I left a band once after a blazing row at the rehearsal rooms in the coffee machine area, stormed off back into the room, packed my kit...and then had to go back and ask for a hand getting my Ampeg 810 up the stairs and into my car. This is why lightweight cabs are the way forward...Flouncing Ability is an often-overlooked plus point...

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You could run the 2 amps, putting the 4 ohm cab on the LM250. You could even take the fx send from the LMIII to the LM250 (maybe straight into the fx return on it).

If you email Adrian he usually replies pretty quickly. I'm certain he'd help any way he could.

A 4 ohm and an 8 ohm cab together in parallel will produce 2.67 ohms resistance. The LM3 has a minimum output impedance of 4 ohms, so surprised the protection cicuitry hasn't kicked in. The other thing is that as you are saying it "works", the 4ohm cab will have twice the output of the 8 ohm cab.

Nitro, poly, it's all in a day's work to a rough cloth.

5* I purchased a nice Fender Jazz Bass from Peter yesterday. He received it in fairly bad nick and went through considerable effort to have it refurbished. Clear communication; very honest and comprehensive from start to finish. We met in person and he was friendly and accommodating. Zero issues with the transaction. Very happy with my purchase. Thanks Peter. 👍👍👍

The best advice I can give any young person is to avoid teachers like that. One of mine decided that I was to be her prodigy and she made my life at school a daily bus trip to hell. It put me off music completely until I got through puberty and by then I was no longer a marketable prospect.

announcing stuff on Facebook without clearing it with everybody first is bad form and leads to difficulties all round, but some people don't seem to have any idea about good manners, if you want to do the gig they want you to do, do it if it fits in well with you, if not or you feel badly let down tell them to flip off

@Manton Customs The most important in here is this simple question : Are your clients happy with their basses ? That's all ! And I like your work, that said.

Got the emai - they are now on the way from the USA. Can't wait! Now I need to find some stack knob pots and decide whether to put the bridge J in 60s or 70s position.

For me the Stagg is kind of an evolution of the bass guitar, in the direction of the acoustic bass. The SLB is an evolution of the acoustic bass. If acoustic bass is your reference point then the Stagg has many potential frustrations, but if the bass guitar is your reference, or you have little/no experience of upright, then the Stagg is a good gateway and certainly better value for money than what you'd get if you spent the same on what would be a 'cheap' acoustic DB.

I've used Newtones for years and found them to be consistent, great sounding and excellent value for money. I've fallen away from them in the last 3-4 years as I've started using Flat and Tapewounds a lot more, unfortunately Newtone only make Rounds. I wouldn't hesitate in using their Rounds again, however. Without wanting to derail from Newtone, it's worth noting that La Bella publishes a string guide that might be helpful with regards to wound length of their strings: http://www.labella.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/La-Bella-Strings-Bass-Scale-Guide.pdf Cheers Si

Another vote of confidence for Newtone strings here! I also used them in the 90's like BigRedX, as a result of the costs of 6 string bass sets here in the UK, for the cost of one set of DR's from The Bass Gallery, I could get two custom made sets from Newtone, and they were just as good! I stopped using them too, in favour of Warwick Red Labels, this is getting spooky! When I started playing 33" basses however, I wanted to get a better fit and Newtone came to the rescue, and haven't really used anything ever since. I now play 31.5" basses exclusively, and Newtone wind me a perfect set, 125 100 80 60 40 28 - wound on heavier cores to make them feel tighter, much like the same set on a 34" bass and they work amazingly well. I only wish they made flatwounds... I find that they last a long old time, as long as any other strings I've had, I always found Rotosounds dulled VERY quickly for me, but everyone is different and perhaps my sweat is kryptonite for Swing Bass strings. Eude

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@Wolverinebass apologies. You were on my other list. Never have two lists! There’s only one now and you’re on it.

We find the volume sliders on the PA work brilliantly as talent filters for BV

I found the Bassics BPA-1 not to be my cup of tea so I sold it. Now I have three pedalboards, one small "non-effect board", my medium big and my super big under build. Here is my Metro 24 with just a Polytune, a Diamond Bass Comp and a Two Notes LeBass: perfect for rock stuff. I found the LeBass a bit hard to tweak at first, but now I've nailed it. The Novo 32 with my Goliath Preamp/DI and some pedals, also the very nice FMR Audio A.R.C. compressor, also boost and DI on this one. There is space for my Relay G50 too, when I want to mount it. The Goliath gives a nice break-up when digging in; otherwise it is very, very pleasant... My big gig board isn't ready yet...

I agree with all said above, but the flip side was that I was after a modern bright sounding p/j bass, so it completely worked for me. It might be worth adding that the both pick ups on these are placed quite far back and close togeather. I believe that is why you may struggle to get a more vintage type sound from it without flats or semis. It is an agressive bright sounding thing thats built like a tank too. Not finished exceptionally, but it has a look which is cool.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Harley-Benton-51-Style-Precision-Bass-copy/202251137876?hash=item2f171b7354:g:xVMAAOSwYMNanqiX This looks a good buy, got a SD pickup.......

There was certainly a fair bit of drive in those bass sounds though. I'm a big fan of the Aguilar Tonehammer for replicating that with modern equipment!

Grrrrrrr! Its the Lane Theatre in Newquay mate, not exactly local, but a great venue and people. We did the gig for a local Parkinsons disease charity, the guitarists dad is a sufferer and lives down that way, his dad was there and it was the 1st time he had ever seem his son on stage..was quite a night and we raised nearly a grand! Not bad for a 140 seater venue!!

EBay, by comparison would charge 10% They won't be standing about in the shop, supervising people "testing" out your bass. They won't hang around after hours waiting for another punter to try it on the way home from work. EBay don't get sellers calling 3-4 times a week for a report on who tried it and why they didn't buy. EBay won't offer your buyer a 6month after sales warranty. And for the added 5% you won't have your buyer calling PayPal to say it never arrived/not as advertised... can I have a refund please?

I got a Digitech FS3X three button footswitch. It works perfectly out of the box with my TCE amp, as well as my obscure Johnson guitar amp. I believe it can be used with TCE’s Nova System as well. About twenty five quid. It operates the mute switch and either TonePrint.

NERD ALERT - the latest video and blog post deal with the value of tracking your practice: Full article is HERE Updated/corrected transcriptions: • Lionel Richie - 'Dancing On The Ceiling' • The Beatles - 'Help' • David Gray - 'Babylon'

It was this demo that made me pick the Clean and Clear