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Just been diagnosed with the above. I thought that I had been over practising and blistering. My ex music teacher had it and had to have tendons on his ring finger and pinky cut more than once. I think that if it goes that far I am musically up that creek. It seems to be progressing quite quickly. Do I cut the practice or increase it cos the end is in sight? There is apparently new treatments but it seems like my GP did n t know about that. Been referred to orthopaedics but you know how long that takes.

Was hoping to get a cheaper tablet that I would use for band use only. Can t really afford an ipad.......well I could but would mean a GAS cut back....fancy a new bass (Sandberg) and an EA cab. Will look into the Hudl. Great advice as usual

Can anyone give me advice about the above. It seems standard now to gig and rehearse with your stuff on a tablet. Would in particular like to know[list] [*]Can you use a cheaper tablet rather than an ipad. How much should I pay for one? [*]What software do you need? [*]Which websites are useful for downloading songs and do they offer transposition? [*]Can you upload sheet music? [*]Best mic stand mount? [/list] Thanks

Was thinking of this post myself .....at home I use freezer bags for my cables and stuff...was thinking of using this idea for the music stuff

No thanks. Thought that they were called Obbm

Been trying (unsuccessfully)to get on Obbm site. Are they still trading?

Think that Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders a good example of the hook being a simple guitar riff. Lots of stuff has good rhythm guitar that is not necessarily hooky

Forgot about the Greenboy Fearless F112

Full of GAS not much CASH Sandberg Precision EA Wizzy 12 M line

Solid Air John Martyn..........not to forget Danny T's wonderful bassing

I use the Helicon Voice works for my vocals and recently for my tenor sax. never used it for bass. You have to be really careful....you can get a very 'wet' sound. It is very fiddly to set up but I like it a lot especially used sparingly for vocals. You can get it to play a chord off of one note but it can be a very digital sound. The newer versions ....you probably know...channel your voice through the guitar and the harmonies follow the guitar chords. Our singer has a tc electronics version......I am not too impressed yet but he does not know how to set it up and there are cables everywhere. I would say that if you are the type of person who likes to fiddle with settings then you will get it to work for you. Best to record and play it back before going live with it.

Black Ice

I got a Kania small bodied DB to learn on a year and a half ago. The reason was lack of space and convenience. It is a very nice instrument but looking back I would do it different. I would get a 3/4 to learn and if I started gigging then the small bodied might be useful for transporting ( I imagine this may change when I get the 'one). You certainly don t get that full sound and the solid feel of the real thing. I still like he Kania a lot though

I have always used cheap mic stands. Bad idea I know but not sure which one to get. The cheap ones are ok for light dynamic mics but as soon as you put a condenser mic and a pop thingy on them they tip over. I need one that has a really heavy base for these. I mainly use them for recording. Do any of the above mics have a particularly heavy base that would be stable with a heavier mic?

Need a couple of high quality TRS 1/4 inch jack cables. I think that there is a couple of BC ers do them. What is a quality make of cable?

I don t think the rest of the band could tell the difference to be honest and it wasn t discerning audience (should have done the slosh and a bit more line dancing stuff). One of my recording mates is constantly hammering that EQ should be mainly used to cut frequencies. Not sure how applicable that is to bass. Many bass players dislike the clicky thing but to my ears the click is lost in the percussion of the rest of the band but you certainly seem to a certain dynamic in the tone compared to fingers .........but I am a bit deaf from years of amps, earphones and chainsaws. On th other hand the pick adds to the percussion to an extent...especially when (like me) you can t slap. I do prefer the sound of the pick further up the neck but for faster toons like to hug the bridge too. I changed to flats a while back as they seemed to suit the set up of the bass and nicer to play but to be honest the round wounds I had sounded much phatter and will go back on and get set up when it is time to change. I must have spent more on sussing out strings than on the bass itself. Interesting comments on the MM being a scooped sound. It does need some mid boost to cut.

Thanks. Will give this a go tonight. Monday practice night!

Forgot to say that I use an MM SUB through a Euphonic Audio doubler, a Fishman Pro pre amp into a Mesa Boogie Walkabout cab. Looking for a P bass soon.

I am the dep bass in this wee band (normally play sax) and played my first ever bass gig on Saturday. I actually love playing bass but don t have time to practice finger work and damaged my second finger working toward this gig. I therefore played mostly pleck bass. The first set I EQ ed out the mids and accentuated the bottom and top a little and I liked it but found that I was not cutting through so in the second set brought the mids back it but although it cut through I thought it sounded a little to aggressive. I think that it sounded s--t. I know that EQ will vary from room to room (it was a low ceiling) but was wondering if there are any other pleckers here and what they do. Do you EQ out the picky sound or do you like it? We do a fast Chuck Berry number that I double pick. Don t think I could ever finger pick this one so fast. Incidently...I love the sound that Rev and Makers bass player gets(forget his name). Went to see him and he was to my surprise plecking a Precision. Maybe he has practiced too much fr that gig....still sounded great.

Brilliant vid...thousand thanks......very useful.....gotta get my strings slackened off...like now

My EUB bridge looks a bit precarious. Was wondering if it needs set up or whether I can just loosen the strings and straighten. Would it just get pulled over with the string tension? I don t think that it has great contact with the top. I am reluctant to touch the thing in case the pole comes loose. I use a Bass Master piezo pup lodge into the bridge.

Why did I not look here...............yes this helps, thanks. Seems quite complex to set up

I have just pur-chased the above from Thomann. Been trying to email K&K but address not working. When I plug into[b] IN[/b] and out of[b] MAIN/MIX[/b] there is no prob. When I plug into [b]IN[/b] and out of [b]FB OUT[/b] then there is no signal. Is this just the way it is wired so that it can be used with a Bass Master only or should[b] FB OUT[/b] also produce a signal?