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3 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I though we didn't allow covers? It's a bit faster than Cage's original but otherwise virtually identical!

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Note the timing, though, and no piano. 

Here is my contribution to the February 2024 Basschat Composition Challenge, illustrated with a picture chosen by Leonard Smalls.
"I can hear the blood beating though my ear-lobes..! A faint whistling, and birds chirping..! I thought the room was silent, but the whole house emits creaks and groans, and there's a car going by..! Wow..! Silence never sounded so loud..! Far out, man; far out..!"
Recorded using Reaper, with no mixing or treatment, so that the full benefit of the auditor's listening experience is as pure as possible. Good on headphones; better yet on a fully-spec'ed hi-fi system, so as to appreciate the Sound of Silence. Chemical enhancement is not required, nor advised; your move may vary.
Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy. 

42 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

But what about the one I stole from him then. I still have it. The Sun is publishing 'fake news'. 🫨

I am Spartacus..! 

17 minutes ago, chabru said:

New Band, New Video...Thank You for any feedback.

Well done on getting Sean Connery to do the opening video shots. 

These are the handles I use on cabs and flight cases of that size (5.50€ from Thomann, other sources exist...)...

They are strong, and lie flush to the side of the cab, being spring-loaded, which is handy. Ten screws (or bolts, in some cases...) mean that there is just about zero chance of failure. It's easy enough to make the cut-out to recess it into the panel, with a jigsaw, or a multi-tool. Hope this helps. 

1 hour ago, BassTractor said:

PS, do you think Christian Vander would've approved? 😊

... or Zappa..?

I spent a few years playing 'pro' (ie: full time...) in variety bands, but we're far from any notion of fame and fortune (just as well, as they've never been my goals...). After a while I supplemented my income with a job as technician in a music shop, which brought regular dep propositions. Once we bought our cottage, I took on other employment, but continued playing week-ends for functions, weddings etc. Now retired, from work and playing, mostly, but still gig, rarely, with a group formed a couple of decades ago, with our two sons and buddies. Happy daze. 

1 hour ago, nekomatic said:

Soft Machine at Band on the Wall next Monday for some jazz-prog head nodding. 

Well, that name certainly brought back memories..! Happy daze... 

Buy another bas... Oh, yeah, right. Sorry. 

27 minutes ago, SH73 said:

My only concern is, what do they do with the returned products, resale? I know Amazon tends to bin some perfectly new returned item.

Probably depends on the value. Most, I believe, are offered as 'second-hand'; speaking for Amazon, it's usually the first option I look for when buying stuff from them. Of all I've received bought as 'second-hand' have been perfectly serviceable, often with simply a split corner of the packaging. The keyboard I'm typing on, as well as the track-ball I use, were acquired in this way, among many other purchases. I suppose if an item is returned severely damaged in any way, it would be binned, or sent to a 'job lot' centre for treatment if the value justified it. Hope this helps. 

9 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Given you don't break it and keep the box intact Thomann will let you try it out for 30 days (and the 30 days actually counts all the way up till the day you post it), and they'll pay for the shipping back.

 

Full refund of the cost of the pedal, and no questions asked.

 

It would cost you the initial shipping Thomann charges to have it send to you though (or actually I think that pedal costs beyond the minimum amount that gives you free shipping), and you would have the inconvenience of having to pack and post it back. 

 

Any on-line shop will do the same, not just Thomann; it's part of the distance-selling regulations in the UK. Returns are sometimes at the charge of the Buyer, though, if the unit is not faulty. 

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

... mains leads (which have velcro ties and are colour coded with insulting tape for length)...

A Good Idea ("You're winding me up the wrong way, you dumb beggar" and such..?). 

4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

What's it like playing in a fishtank? Do you get odd sound reflections?

Not really, just some herring loss. 

1 hour ago, lurksalot said:

Chopin? Whose aksin ? 

Careful with that, Eugene. 

23 minutes ago, StingRayBoy42 said:

Wow!

For an encore, they play their long number. 

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23 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

😁

S'not EDM at all! And there's no rave horns. Even better, there's no auto tuned vocals.bor any vox for that matter!

Just plenty bass and lots of stereo FX...

Reggae, EDM, Dub ... Whatever. T'ain't Chopin. 

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And I thought that we were friends. 

This is a lily ...

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13 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

But I was talking about originals bands. I wouldn't be looking at playing any of those venues in the first place.

In my experience, originals bands have to play such venues at first, usually for a couple of years at least, to be able to aspire to 'equipped' venues and festivals. I was with Kiemsa for many years; they ended up touring France and Germany, but started out in self-promoted halls, pubs, clubs etc, where PA, lights, backline were all needed. Just sayin'.

2 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

I hope the drum scaffold gets moved as a unit into a van of the appropriate volume...

This is how I did it with my acoustic kit (not a rack job, but pre-assembled cymbal stands, so all ready to go with no faffing about...); it's how I do it now with the e-kit, which loads as one unit, plus two pedals and my computer flight case. Of course, none of this fits into my present car (The Shoe...), but I've an arrangement with our local garage to 'hire' a full-size Trafic if/when I need it. S'been a long time since I used my drum cases. 

5 hours ago, binky_bass said:

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Drums: Mapex 6 piece kit with Sabian AAX Cymbals and Evans skins.

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Very nice kit, well balanced. 

38 minutes ago, badger said:

as is grammar pedantry.

 

where are those apostrophe rozzers when you need them?

A quote like that from a bloke like that doesn't deserve my attention. 

9 minutes ago, FarquariousFjord said:

... Anyone know what kind of tool I'd need to adjust it? ...

Any steel rod that fits snugly into the holes around the adjuster is fine (length not critical, but 3-6 inches would be fine...). The rod goes into one of the holes, and the adjuster turned. After a bit, the rod can't turn any further, so it comes out to go into the next hole that has become available. Typically, only a quarter-turn at most at a time, though, so go easy; don't start turning it round and round..! Which way to turn..? Depends on whether the neck needs more or less 'bow'. Turning clockwise will decrease the 'bow', turning anti-clockwise will increase the 'bow'. Hope this helps. 

A lot of it is down to health and fitness, I'd say. At 74 this year, I'll be needing some help moving my e-drums to gigs. I can cope with the playing of 'em (if there's a respite between the more energetic numbers...), and will need a bit of a lie-down for a few minutes afterwards, but I won't be able to help much with stripping down the PA any more. Maybe some light cable winding..?