Dad3353

Works well with air guitar, too.

Is two weeks or so too long to wait, then..?

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Thomann..?

Try 3M Dual-Lock..? It's darned robust, and very unlikely to 'wobble'.

Could it be the frequency of the note itself causing this, with a 'resonance' provoking excess string excursion..? Easily tested, perhaps, by tuning down the whole bass a tone, and seeing if the 'buzz' occurs at the same spot..? Just a thought.

Ah, but therein lies the very heart of the Challenge..! ...

Accent on the 'can be'. No, it's not always more people, but in the context of what I wrote, it is more people. Nothing wrong with that, either, but it needs to be recognised, when put in the context of performing/gigging etc. Playing to lots of folks a lot means systematically a certain common denominator. Playing to a niche has less of this 'mass effect' but, by definition, is a lower audience, in numbers.

I, and several others, have been writing new, original material on a monthly basis for several years now. These works have been readily and freely available to any and all BC members (and, indeed, passing non-members, too...) in our Composition Challenge topic. Each month a 'winner' is decided by vox populis (a vote from anyone who cares to...), and a theme for the next month's challenge is published, and we start again. Some (no, 'many', if not 'most'...) of the works are excellent (OK, a few duds here and there; I apoligise for those...), and variety is always to the fore. Typically, we see, month after month, year after year, the votes cast are by the composers themselves; it is quite clear that the vast majority of BC members do not listen to any of the stuff, still less give their opinion. Their loss, in my view, but I would say that, wouldn't I..? My point is that there is fine music being presented all the time, but not many, even among musicians, are willing to pick up on it. There is fine writing talent for all genres, but no motor for it to go 'main stream'. There are many splendid restaurants, at all price points, but 'junk fast food' is the preferred choice of the masses, apparently. It's a personal choice whether one wishes to panda to this, or carve a different route, swimming against the tide, in full knowledge that the satisfactions are very different. Gigging..? Been there, done that. Would I do it again..? Of course, and I still do, albeit on very rare occasions now. Disclaimer: I'm a drummer, so dispaying individual flair, originality or prowess is not an option on most circuits. If it's not a regular 'four to the floor' or waltz time, It's because it's a jazz gig, so it's ting-tinkty-ting. Drummers rarely write songs (I know that there are exceptions, of course, but they are just that: exceptions...). Music, yes, but not 'songs'.

Well, then, here's a Starter for Ten... Disclaimer: The fellow has been widely acclaimed as the Inventor of Modern Classical, and probably did know a few things about Music. Please note the 'sticking tongue out' Smilie, indicating a post for Comic Effect.

I dunno, Shostakovich got away with it for years, so... ...

These are the original tuning pegs on my Hofner Verithin bass (my 'go-to' bass...). The bass is always in tune whenever I take it down from behind my armchair, and if I do decide to 'tweak' a little, it's no big deal. It helps, maybe, having Rotosound Tru-Bass strings fitted (not original, but on this bass for nigh-on twenty years, so nearly bedded in...). I've never had any issues with any of my other basses or guitars, either; never has any one of them been 'slipping', causing tuning problems. I can see the weight issue, at a stretch, but can't understand how a tuning peg can be a problem if the string's wound on correctly, and it's not actually broken or damaged. Maybe I've just been lucky all these decades..?

My tubleweeds tumbled long ago. I have the scars to prove it.

Game..? There's a game..? Oh,goody; can I be in goal..? Who's dealing..? I'll saddle the pony and splice a mainbrace or two. Don't start without me, now. Back in a jiffy... (Sounds of receding shuffling, and low 'whoops' that fade to black. Tubleweeds tumble...)

No, to be serious for a rare moment... If we look at the calendar, we see a week's voting till end of month telling us that the 'Tuesday' is a typo, due, without a doubt, to extended use over a long period of enibriating substances and tiredness. I'll stick my neck out and state that it's Thursday 24th that was intended, and will mark the end of Challenge submissions. Not really my concern, as I try to get mine in well before end of first week, so as not to have to rush things at the end, but that's just me.

Yes.

Yeah, yeah...

I used to play outdoor events with my Fender Bassman 50w, into a 2x15 Bassman cab (Seen on the left in this photo, outdoors...). Powerful enough for pubs..? Hell, yes..! Think of the Vox AC30 guitar amp. Loud..? Impossibly so. The difficulty is in the size you seem to want, not the rated power. Forget comparing with SS amps and try out some of the amps for yourself.

It does indeed work; thanks for that. The treatment given to vocals is pretty decent, and there's a fair selection of presets as a jumping-off point. Good Call...

If it's only the drummer with the 'click', the others won't need it at all. Whatever is producing the 'click' is probably capable of feeding in something from the PA, at a minimum. More sophisticated set-ups (and playing with a 'click' assumes some degree of sophistication...), each musician could get fed the monitor mix they require, including their own instrument and/or the 'click'. The less expensive option is having only one earpiece, for the 'click'.

I recently tried to listen to this, but couldn't finish it. 'Great fun to play' it may be, but I'll not be giving it another go. Well done on writing it out, though.

What most commercial sites have is a revenue stream that allows the expense (investment..?) of high-end UI and customised behaviour. I suspect that the BC revenue stream is somewhat more modest than that of, say, Amazon, or Thomann. I may be wrong.

So these mountains have been hollowed out, to create the massive space needed to manufacture these billions of 'bird' drones. Where did the contents of these hollowed-out mountains go..? Were other mountains created with the stuff..? That's a lot of land-fill; it would take a whole US gov't to hide it all. Oh, wait a minute...