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What about putting some weights inside the electronics compartment? Nobody will see anything. I have no problem regarding neck angle with my Ibby. In fact I switch to different angles for different riffs. My strap is very slidey and I can go from horizontal to Feildy any number of times in a song... all part of the show.

My g/f thinks it's cool (I just asked her) but moans about the cost. She's usually (eventually) pretty supportive of my purchases but likes to dish out postured disgruntlement in advance of said purchases. I've learnt to eat humble pie for a day or two along with pointing out much more expensive alternatives that I could have gone for. Now that we have a young daughter she doesn't come to all my gigs anymore but i think that the times that she does manage to come along she gets a kick out of seeing me play and likes being one of the W.A.Gs. I've been learning slap lately and she has been full of encouragement coz I'm back listening to rhcp instead of growly rock all the time. One thing though, before I was a riff focused bassist I was a guitarist and in those days I used to write songs... about her - she misses that.

[quote name='King Tut' post='202910' date='May 20 2008, 03:00 PM']....I doubt if there's many bands would set up around the bass player's ideal position![/quote] So true - but I'm hoping that if I can come up with some science I'll have a bit of a chance.

[quote name='neepheid' post='202905' date='May 20 2008, 02:56 PM']Was that Cellar 35? Couldn't make it down unfortunately, was babysitting my goddaughter and her siblings [/quote] Yeah it was. But don't worry man it wasn't all that great. Only about 30 folk turned up, Murray ran out of steam - scoring 2 winning goals earlier that day took it out of him - thank christ the seasons up soon. He called a break and when we came back on the house PA started cracking up (see : how was ur gig thread). Amazingly we got 250 sheets for it and they've asked us back again. Blue Lamp on Friday & Drummonds on Satz tho.

It's about time I had one of these. Cheers guys. Rich

Just bought a bass extender from Nick. Very pleasant guy, straight forward deal, stuck to the plan and fast delivery. A++ Cheers.

In my tribute band, our singer/leader generally thinks I'm talking a load of c*ck and being pernickety when I go on about acoustics (hollow floors, low ceilings etc) so I don't really get an opportunity to find the best spots for my rig when were setting up. Annoyingly he is also the first to complain about the bass being "too loud" or boomy to you and I. The other day we did a gig in a really small pub - so vocal PA only. As luck would have it I got there early and was first to set up. The space we had was little more than a 15 x 8 foot wide solid stone recess with wooden floorboards (no stage) and a fairly high roof. At first I warily (because of the acoustics) set up in the corner (on crates for a change - I didn't bother taking my extra 4x10 - with about 3 ft of air behind it) as I presumed the drums would be in the middle as per usual - but once it was put to the vote the drums were required where I'd set up . I'd already had a bit of a plonk about and thought I sounded ok but a little boomy as expected, so I was well up for setting up my front ported rig in the middle against the back wall (space issues) to see the difference. Alas it was worse but there was no going back because it would have been "too much hassle" to switch everything back so I did the best I could with my eq and got on with it. Apparently it sounded best if you were right at the back of the room in the centre. So what are the rule of thumb do's and don'ts for small venues so I can try and get it right first time?

Of course the Arena documentary was inspired by a more grass roots level [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s8feNFx3y3U"]piece of work[/url].

Sounds like you need to loosen the [url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/relief4.html"]truss rod[/url]. Or you might have a raised fret somewhere. Worst case - new neck.

[quote]BTW this has been on before, hasn't it?[/quote] Was bought a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290226612486"]couple of weeks[/url] ago for a bit less. A lot of info on what it looks like but nothing on the pups. In fact from that pic it almost looks like there aren't any. Would suit a scratch plate imho.

A game of 2 halves. Played to about 30 people in Cellar 35 (I guess 50 capacity) an odd venue for us considering how loud we can get. We have done an acoustic set here previously and used a mate as sound guy. The same mate was there last night but we deliberately did [b]not[/b] invite him to help out this time and besides he was clearly inebriated. In the end with the aid of everyone and their dog putting in their tuppence we sound checked the 2 supports (our lead guitarist doing an acoustic tapping turn inc harp guitar + some talented lassies we know doing an acoustic set) and us and got it sounding ok-ish (we had to dial back as the house PA couldn't compete with our back line) then up steps matey (previous claims to have been credited as engineer on a Jamiroquai album seem to hold water with our singer ) reset everything and decided that despite having 16 channels to play with he'd set it up so that all 3 acts use 3 channels all night and he'd tweak everything on the fly - the fact that we'd set the desk up on my amp smack bang in the centre of the "stage" didn't deter him. The tapping set went ok as the place was pretty quiet and the PA wasn't all that necessary but he manged to cock things up so much during the 2nd support that the 2 lassies just had to give up half way through their last song - he'd managed to drop the lead vocals and couldn't get them back coz he'd lost the plot. Needless to say when it came to us I respectfully suggested that he [i]go fourth in jerky movements[/i] and we'd set our own sound - he did. All was going swimmingly until our singer ran out of steam and called a mid way break, which was a bit odd as we knew we were running out of time due to the sound checking fiasco. 10 mins later we were back with a revised set but it just didn't feel right and the PA kept cutting out. His twin brother stepped up and took over vocals for our final anthemic song. This was my 1st outing for my newly acquired MM SUB which sounded great and really cut through miles better than my Ibby could have. My only real gripe was that due to space constraints I had to stand 1 foot away from and in front of one of the PA speakers so my mix was... well... sh*te.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='200778' date='May 16 2008, 10:42 PM']Another totally obscure piece of tat: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GUYATONE-we-think-GOLDEN-OLDIE-BASS-GUITAR-60s-70s_W0QQitemZ120262650694QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GUYATONE-we-think-GO...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] You'd have a job getting to the toppest frets on that 'un.

I don't know if this would work but I'll just throw the idea out there. Clear sticky-backed plastic?

Ah but can you sing it at the same time? [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8S7YgojuYTE"]This guy[/url] can't (obviously neither can I :blush: ) but bless him for trying.

The Real Me is my fav Entwistle bass line. I'd love to see the tab for it but I fear a few rainforest would get it in the neck for all the paper that it would take.

I'm in 3 diff bands now, a tribute and 2 originals (one is very occasional though). Although the tribute bands style is related to my own is softer, more mainstream and technically cheesy at times but I do love playing it live. I find it hard at times being as enthusiastic about it as the "fans" do because I only really know the songs that we play but I wouldn't change it for anything. If I were you I'd look to join/start a more relevant band but stick with these guys for now if only for the craic.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='198427' date='May 14 2008, 01:15 AM']scotland isnt that big, i'm wondering who this was..... From a PA side which i do from time to time.... bands that want to use the sound check, you know the time when I try and make the best of a bad situation and make you sound good, and what do you want to do? Have a practice ses or warm up... practise before the gig, and take your spare bass to the dressing room ad warm up there.... do what i tell you and i can make you sound good.... numptys who coil wires around their arms. (or even worse tie a knot in it) Learn how to coil a wire properly, its not hard![/quote] Did I just get told? There's so much you can gain from a sound check over a line check. Very important for me, you a chance to get a feel for the physical space, you get to tweak monitorage - including adjusting your own eq for on stage acoustics, you have an opportunity to get feedback from others that foh is way better than what you were getting on stage and for the more nervous band mates it expends a bit of that pre-gig adrenaline. As for using the time for practice, personally I don't need it that much but after gripping a steering wheel for 3hrs getting to the venue it sure is nice to uncrack your fingers with a mini workout (Dressing room? Oh right the toilets!). I guess what I'm trying to say is that a sound check is the foreplay that eases you into a venue but with line checks it feels like you just spit on it and stick it in. ...and I'll coil up my cables how I like thanks very much sir.