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    Our drummer is a PITA his classic lines are: "We were brilliant tonight so we need to double our fee when they rebook us" "I'm not doing an encore unless the pub pay extra for it" "if we're playing more than three gigs a month next year then I'm gonna want march and October off"
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    I met him at the O2 in Oxford a few years back. His Loaded band were supporting Black Stone Cherry. He was just the most genuine "somebody" I've ever met and he was really happy to chat. He spent a good 15mins with me and my drummer just chatting about random music stuff. I was a massive gnr fan when I was a teenager and he will always be one of my favourite bass players. More so now cos I can respect him as a nice guy.
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    [quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1323810670' post='1467468'] Yea 180 euro is a significant outlay for sure. However would you give 180 euro for a a top class bass amp or your dream bass guitar? without a doubt you would. Now ask yourself this question. If you suffered significant hearing loss and/or tinnitus would you pay 180 euro to make a full recovery?. Well hears the deal, once your hearing is damaged its damaged forever. No amount of money will undo the damage. i would give every last penny i have to rid myself of hearing loss and tinnitus that has been self induced as a result of playing bass without the proper hearing protection. i used standard plugs thinking i was protecting my hearing. I was fooling myself. Now i use ACS moulded plugs and these have allowed me to retain the hearing I have left and continue to gig. Proper moulded plugs are the best equipment any musician can buy and should be an essential tool for all musicians exposed to loud music. The thing is you really need to get them before you damage your hearing. [/quote] This +1000 I wouldn't buy an amp until I had some moulded plugs. I love my music and intend it to be part of my life til i'm too old to pick up a bass. Having a proper set of plugs that gives a very even reduction across all frequencies means you can wear them at concerts and other bands gigs too without compromising the quality of the sound so you'll wear them there too. Don't mean to preach but using off the shelf plugs is like riding a motorbike with a bicycle helmet. Yeah it'll give a little protection but if your life depended on it you'd be a worried man.
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    Following REDLAWMAN's post about progressing, I'm really keen to find myself a good bass teacher for 2012. Anyone know of anyone in my area? I'm based in Bicester nr Oxford.
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    McFly are my guilty pleasure. I love the fact that they actually play well live and seem to really enjoy themselves. Pls keep this revelation secret for me tho as my mates would tear me to shreds.
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    Played a wedding nr High Wycombe last night. Both bride and groom are hardened bikers so wanted a rock covers act - we don't get booked for too many weddings as we're defo more rock than pop. The bride was like Nessa from Gavin and Stacey in a black leather dress and knee high boots and was 7 months pregnant. Thankfully everyone showed a great sense of humour when we opened with Billy Idol's "White Wedding". In talks with a promoter who was there who wants us to do a run of biker events next summer which is a good result.
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    Something tells me you may struggle to shift this on here....what with people knowing their stuff and all that.
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    any idea what you might be looking for in terms of lightweight amp?
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    I've had multiple warwicks including a really nice stage 1 streamer. The finish is incredible but a £300 rockbass that I had at the same time sounded pretty much identical so I think they need to find a better reason for the silly price tags they now put on their high end gear. I also have also struggled to find a nice warm sound from a warwick that can hold up against a fender or anything that sits as well as a stingray in the mix.
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    Bit late I know but we just got booked for NYE at a very busy pub / club in a market town for £500 for a 4 piece covers band. We had to turn down umpteen offers of £200 which we saw as a p### take as we usually go for £300 and have been getting really good reviews. We've seen other bands around us getting their prices squeezed lower and lower recently as the financial climate gets worse.
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    [attachment=93375:Bass1.JPG] First up is the LoMenzo hyperdrive. Awesome if you like your metal, not so awesome if, like me, you are an old school clean sound lover. Very useable as you can blend as much or as little of the distortion as you want into the signal and you can isolate individaul bands of frequencies for distorting. True Bypass also. Good general condition but has small scratch on top and is missing one of the rubber feet. Looking for £35 posted including original box and manual. [attachment=93376:Bass 2.JPG] Second is an Aphex Aural Exciter with Big Bottom (oo er) Really nice addition to your rack to brighten and tighten up your sound. Has been rack mounted so you can see where the litle bolts were. Other than that mint with original manual and power supply. Sorry but I dont have the box. Again looking for £35 posted. Cheers for looking!
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    It would gall me a little for a keys player to tell me what to do but if the pick sounds better just be magnanimous. That way when there's somwthing about the keys/structure/drums/vox/etc you don't like you have every right to offer an opinion and have it taken seriously. If they ignore you then at least you know how it works and can work out your options from there. Give n take and all that....
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    [quote name='algmusic' timestamp='1321620971' post='1441273'] Would love to convince the mrs to do this [/quote] My wife's a legend so we have basses and snowboards on the walls and she let me redesign our garden so it'd be easy for me to wash down and dry my kitesurfing kit. All she asks is that I don't leave crap lying around where she can trip over it. She's defo a keeper.
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    Yeah I was referring to bars mainly as everything happens in sets and I used to find it was easy to lose track of where I was if not careful and everyone changed around me. You'll really enjoy it tho. I would defo do it again.
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    If anyone is building one don't use MDF or chipboard cos it's really brittle and if you're sandwich-ing it between a heavy cab and a soft foam it's only a matter of time before it breaks. Do what Flat Eric did and use ply (any 12mm will do) cos it's miles stronger and generally cheaper (avoid Homebase/Wickes/B&Q - Jewson is half the price and they have a selection). The gramma pads really work but it's not rocket science so a home made version will work well. Try to fill the void where the triangular stuff is on a gramma pad tho cos that gap can cause problems. I believe they only used triangles as its cheaper (less foam) than a solid peice all the way across the board.
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    I was in a Ceilidh band once doing weddings and corporate stuff. My only advice is never stop counting and know your tunes inside out cos you'll need to be able to adjust quickly when the punters are dancing and miss their cues - which is understandable really as most are more than a little tipsy by the time you play lol.
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    Hey, is the CEB-3 still available?
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    I love your honesty lol. I have one of these and absolutely love it. There's something special about a 75. Dings or not thats a lot of bass for £850. Good luck with the sale.
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    Oh sweet lord that's purdy. If only I had something to trade :-(
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    I've built one of these before and it's a very very impressive little cab. At that price buyer will have a BARGAIN on their hands.
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    Just to add that I'll deliver for free within a 60 mile radius of Oxford.
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    The right number to have is however many you want. If you're happy risking having just one then great. If you want ten and can afford/store them then again great. This is about enjoyment and whatever you feel will make you enjoy it most played off against how much you want to spend / store will give you the right answer. You're welcome!
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    I can't work out whether you want to leave or just want to not have to listen to the negativity. Both are perfectly understandable but require differing approaches. If you actually want to leave then that's one thing. You sound like a very reasonable and considerate chap so I'm sure the chaps in your band (who clearly know you well) will accept if you honestly tell them that you want out. If you honour all bookings and still give 100% they can't ask for more. If however the only reason you're thinking of leaving is the competitive one then you need to address that problem. I'm sure your band mates would hate to see you go and would be really upset if they thought you left because of an issue you didn't even talk about. In this case I would go for the gentle chat (away from the practice room / gig environment) with either the whole band or the one member you are closest to. I can't see it being a big enough issue to spoil friendships. Just do it positively. Explain that you hold the local scene close to your heart and really want to support people that you have gotten to know over the years rather than hear them being criticised. Good luck with this. Either way I hope it works out well for you.
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    I have two immaculately built (if I do say so myself) and unused Bill Fitzmaurice DR200 PA Tops for sale. I am an authorised BFM builder and I built these as part of a four cab build in July this year. The first pair sold but these have been sat under a dust sheet in my workshop since. These are loaded with Eminence Delta Pro 8A Drivers (8ohm) and the flat tweeter array. They have all internal crossovers and filters as recommended in the plans. Performance wise they are stunning. They're designed to be used with subs but project beautifully with crystal clear highs and a very wide dispersion of sound. I'm asking for £800 for the pair which is well below the recommended price and massively below the price of the equivalent commercially available cabs. I use a similar pair with my band and they always draw attention to themselves as they're not only amazing sound wise but they look cool too. It's the top two cabs in the stack. [attachment=92782:013.JPG] [attachment=92782:013.JPG] Bill Fitzmaurice web site ([url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com"]www.billfitzmaurice.com[/url]) says: [b]DR200[/b] [b]The DR200 is a small PA speaker that doesn't sound small. Measuring less than 20 inches cubed, and weighing in at less than 30 pounds, you can carry two of these babies in the back seat of the average compact car. [/b] [b] [/b] [b]Like all DRs they are more efficient than commercial speakers, so they don't need huge amps to drive them. But more important, the vertically aligned melded tweeter array delivers horizontal dispersion nearly twice as wide as that of store-bought PAs, so more of your audience gets to hear clearly what you're playing. Check out this response chart and see: [/b] [b] [/b] [b]The DR200 delivers uniform coverage over all the audience, so there's never a bad seat in the house. Here's what builder Art Coates has to say about his: [/b] [b][i]"These sound so much better than the average direct radiating PA speaker - with none of the "boxiness" or "honkiness" the lower priced ones tend to have. Their unbelievably high sensitivity is just icing." [/i] [/b] [b]Average sensitivity is 104dB per watt, at least 6dB higher than the typical $600-$1200 PA speaker. What’s that mean to you? A DR200 with 100 watts input is as loud as the average PA speaker with 400 watts input. In fact, the horn loaded design is so efficient that it can get more out of its single 8 inch driver than typical PAs get with a twelve. Plus, unlike any commercial PA cab, the DR200's bass response is easily adjustable, for maximum sensitivity and extension whether used with or without subs. [/b]
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