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    Good evening, James, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.
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    [left][size=4][color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"][size=4]And the winner is... Lowdown..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167486] Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ...[/size][/font][/color] [attachment=256702:BC_Chal_Cert_2017_10.pdf] [color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"][size=4]... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)… [/size][/font][/color][/size][/left]
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    [quote name='DJpullchord' timestamp='1509485083' post='3399388'] Is there a way to play a harmonic and slide up a couple of tones on a fretted bass? Ta. [/quote] Maybe with a 'shy-slide'..? A wide half-ring, used like a bottle-neck. Country pickers use 'em quite a lot with Telecasters and such. Never seen it done on bass, but don't see why it wouldn't work... [url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/dunlop-shy-slide"]Dunlop Shy Slide ...[/url]
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    Ah, that's better..! Listenable, at least; well done. Shades of Placebo, R.E.M., U2... Take that as complimentary. Almost worth a 'LIke'. ... Oh, go on, then...
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    [quote name='Machines' timestamp='1509375192' post='3398414'] This is a logical fallacy. [/quote] Perhaps (debatable...), but that doesn't answer the question '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]One is allowed to compliment an object on its appearance, but not a person..?'[/font][/color].
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    [quote name='ped' timestamp='1509374803' post='3398405'] Those people are Bassist(s) [/quote] ... and so not Human..?
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    One day left for voting, nine entries, eight folks voted so far. Hmm. There's still time, of course... Edit: Ah, that's better; ten now..!
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    [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1509373372' post='3398386'] Praise the skills - what she can [i]do[/i], not what she [i]is.[/i] [/quote] And yet we see oodles of posts drooling over the visual appeal of such-and-such a bass..! 'Wow; that's gorgeous..!' 'Great finish..!' 'Such luscious figuring on the neck..!'. One is allowed to compliment an object on its appearance, but not a person..? How about cuddly kittens..? Is that 'over the top', too..? Hmm...
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    Good afternoon, Mark, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.
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    [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1509316350' post='3398080'] I wouldn't say so, no evidence of tapping. Edit: ok, a bit of tapping at the end. Not the best bit though... [/quote] Sorry, I was referencing the later video, 'live' with bass'n'drums. I should have made that clearer.
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    Good evening, Paul, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. (But you knew that anyway, didn't you..? )
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    Looks like a similar technique to the Chapman stick; maybe she plays that, too..?
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    [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1509292166' post='3397846']...different fonts, text sizes, [b]colours [/b]etc... [/quote] I can see that working well when the stage lights change from red to blue to green, and the charts change with them..!
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    What, and leave a blot upon his character..?
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    [quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1509289787' post='3397817'] Apologies... [/quote]
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    [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1509284051' post='3397756'] That illustrates herculian self-restraint on your part. [/quote]
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    [quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1509284134' post='3397757'] Presumably Bilbo is now referred to as "His Nibs"? [/quote]
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    [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1509281246' post='3397729'] You read my mind. Sod the bass stuff, it's all about the pens. [/quote] I wuz gonna 'fix' this post, but thought better of it.
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    [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1509265290' post='3397587'] 1st band I was in ... ... [/quote]
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    Good afternoon, Jacob, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. What's Talkbass..? ...
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    [quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1509277002' post='3397704'] [color=#101010][font=Times][size=5]Firstly Mods, If I've broken any rules putting these in one thread...[/size][/font][/color] [/quote] No rules broken (well, one niggly one; the price entered should be the [i]total [/i]price of all the items offered...), but this is going to be a sod to get closed, as [i]ALL [/i]the items have to go, for that. This means that anyone looking for any of the still-remaining basses will have to plod through all the bumpf (a technical term...), only to find that the only one they were interested in has been sold..! It would be in your interest as a Seller to separate these, in my view, but it stands as it is if you really prefer; s'up to you. A shame about the price entered, though; we (Mods...) are always suspicious of multiple sales of the sort, in case anyone tries to add extra items without paying another ad. We're onto those tricks, anyway, but some [i]do [/i]abuse in this way, and the incorrect initial price is [i]one [/i]of the means of spotting this. Enough; as you were, and good luck with the sale(s)...
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    [quote name='bigmuff69' timestamp='1509277217' post='3397707'] No dramas,but can you tell me how to edit the title... [/quote] Using 'Full Editor', edit the first, original post. This allows Title editing. (But I see you found that out. Still if this helps someone else...)
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    Depends on the venue, obviously, and the level of volume required on stage or at the back of the arena. One good reason for having power on tap would be to keep some headroom, avoiding distortion. That wouldn't mean 'loud', though, as the whole point is to not push the amp so hard (a 900w amp cruising along, putting out a 100 or so...). One could say things have changed since 'back then', but in the '70s, I was using a Hiwatt 200w amp (DR205...) as FOH, driving two pairs of 'fridges'. It was loud enough for most halls and theatres. Bass amps, for 'power' groups, would be 100w into inefficient 4 x 12 cabs, occasionally doubled-up for the really stupidly loud 'Hawkwind' gigs. 900w..? At full tilt that would deafen any folks in the front four rows, and crease their trousers, too. No, that kind of power is not used for volume in most cases. A decent cab these days will develop nearly 100 db with 1w, 10 db more with 10w, and 10 db more again with 100w. With a1Kw we're getting close to 130 db. Is that loud enough or not..?
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    [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1509116445' post='3396789'] Its my understanding ( mainly from info on BC ) that 900 watts is not much louder than 450 watts... [/quote] To which I'd add that 450 watts is, also, very loud indeed (depending on context, cabs used etc...)..! The maths is one thing, the volume in the room is another. It matters little to the average Joe, playing his/her bass what the amps, watts, impedances are doing; if it's loud, it's loud. There comes a point where it's loud [i]enough[/i], and [i]that [/i]point should be what to aim for, that's all.
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    [quote name='Triumphman' timestamp='1509112611' post='3396730'] Quick refresher needed. If my amp is requesting an 8 ohm minimum speaker, what are the options? Iirc there's a formula, 2 x 16 ohm in series would also work etc that's probably wrong but you get my drift [/quote] [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1509113801' post='3396745'] Either series or parallel is gonna be fine. 2 16 ohm in parallel would be fine too, as that would be 32 ohm, but not many people want to do that. [/quote] For clarity, there are basically two formulae... Speakers in parallel: divide the impedance. Example: 2 x 16 in parallel show 8 to the amp, 4 x 16 in parallel show 4 to the amp. Speakers in series: addition the impedance. Example: 2 x 16 in series show 32 to the amp. 4 x 4 show 16 to the amp. That's the simple stuff; mixing impedances in parallel can become messy, so I'll leave that. Mixing impedances in series just means adding 'em up. Hope this helps.
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