Dad3353

... and I would have to completely disagree with you here. Just as with bands, there are good DJs and less good ones. Some are experienced in weddings and the like; others less so. I played weddings for years (on drums, mostly...) in the '70s, before discos came in, big time. Almost immediately, the bottom dropped out of the wedding gigs. The DJs were able to vary their set, add personalised requests, animate, afford a light show, and for far less than a decent band. There are duds, of course, and 'cowboys' doing indifferent stuff, but to say that DJs can't cut the mustard is just plain wrong, in my experience from the '70s, and since. There are very dicey 'wedding' bands, too. I would agree, though, for more 'corporate' events, such as dinner/dances; the bands doing that are more like Big Bands, though, often with podiums (OK, they're music stands really...), and an MC and mandatory formal dress code. DJs don't get those gigs very often.

Just for the record, my main guitar amp is a valve Fender Bassman 50; my guitar cab is a Fender Bassman 2 x 15, the speakers in there now are 2 x 300w Beyma. The combination works quite well.

In extreme cases, this could be true (a headphone amp trying to power an Ampeg 8x10..?), but for 'normal' amps and cabs, you'll be fine. I'll assume that you're aware of the necessity to always run valve amps with a load (cabs plugged in...)..? Fellow BCer OBBM knows how to make serial boxes for connecting your cabs at 16 Ohm (that's serial boxes, not cereal boxes..! ).

There's no problem in having bass cabs able to absorb more power than the bass amp can give. The opposite would not be good, but your combination poses no problem for either the cabs or the amp, provided the impedance of the latter is respected.

@petebassist Oh. (Disappointed ...)

@petebassist, so, which one is you..? ... ...

Nice to see 'em all dancing. Which one is you..?

@FinnDave Off topic, just to say 'Nice one...', having just seen your new avatar.

I'm not sure that I agree here. In 'my' first band (The iniquitous 'Martin Spicer Band'...), we did all of those things, and more. Innocence of youth, probably, and a great big dollop of naivety, but we did our first gigs with home-made, lashed-together gear. I played 'bass' on my Hofner President 6-string, for instance through a Watkins Westminster, and my brother's disto box was a valve reel-to-reel tape recorder, bigger than his Linear amp, all 30 watts of it. No PA at all (PA..? What's that..?). Transport was Martin's Morris Minor. We knew about five songs in all (although one of them was a very rambling version of 'Fat Angel' which could be stretched to ten minutes easily enough...). I fully understand that nowadays, one has standards to maintain, and have a stage presence, with all the correct names on the headstocks and a dress code, but it doesn't have to be so. Just put out whatever is ready to be put out, with whatever can be cobbled together. Hire a van, or minibus, if necessary; there'll not be any money in it, anyway, so make an occasion of it. One doesn't have to be as organised as a Pink Floyd tour for the first gig or two, so I'd say 'Chill..!' and just get out there, whatever. It may be just me, of course.

I can't agree with this (although I've not seen the Italian film...). 'Coup de Tête' is lightweight, an excellent comedy, played out with some very fine actors, especially Patrick Dewaere (RIP; too soon...). It sounds as if the synopsis you've read does little justice to the film. It's still shown quite regularly on national TV here; I must have watched it over a dozen times. Good Stuff, I say (and I'm almost allergic to most Italian cinema, so would be wary, anyway, from your brief description above...). Never mind; it illustrated quite nicely our little theme, though.

Allow me to recommend an excellent film on the subject (French, but available in English too, I think...). 'Coup de Tête', (1979...) written by Alain Godard and Francis Veber, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. I don't know how easy it'd be to find, but it's worth trying, I'd suggest.

You mean... Gasp..! You mean you knew all that anyway, but were just winding me up..? Why, you little... ... ... There'll be a 'next time', just you wait. How goes the expression..? Ah yes: 'Vengeance is a dish best served cold'.

Oh dear; where to start..? The pick-ups 'pick up' voltage because they are in a magnetic field being altered by the vibration of magnetic strings. The coils generate electricity, just like a car alternator, but less of it, which is why one needs pre-amps and amplifiers. It can be easily demonstrated by connecting the guitar output to an oscilloscope (so no amplifier...); the generated waveform can be easily identified and measured. If still in doubt or denial, look it up on t'web for other explanations. Nice try, though, I'll give you that.

For my part, it's not a question of musicianship. I'll be the first to agree that BR was a great musician. It's only personal taste, with music as with much else, I tend to connect better with sobriety. There are a great many artists, of all and every ilk, that I applaud for their contribution to their art, but wouldn't consider for my own consumption. I'm not denigrating his playing; just saying that I don't rate it above others, as a personal choice.

? ? ? A new one on me. What amp/guitar would that be, then..?

Good man.

[Pedantry] For a guitar, that should rather read 'Output', I think..? [/Pedantry]

... or rather 102

Mussolini was followed and revered by many at one point, too.

Yeah, he nicked all my best lines, the scallywag.

Yes, I use it for Normalising, rough and ready chopping of heads and tails, and quick and dirty fade-outs. All my ISIHAC files have been doctored in this way. Very efficient, once one has the work-flow sorted. I use Reaper for most everything else, though.