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[quote name='karlthebassist' post='673668' date='Dec 3 2009, 09:30 PM']There are no way enough P Bass photo's popping up on this thread![/quote] Here's one

[quote name='tauzero' post='673773' date='Dec 3 2009, 11:34 PM']IRTA "genetic material" and I wondered just what percentage of the female members of the audience were usually up for it, seeing as we (the ceilidh band) are just about to do our first corporate gig. I suspect Mrs Zero, who is our caller, would look somewhat askance at me distributing my seed.[/quote] Corporate Ceilidh gig? Make absolutely sure the organiser is making a big deal about it to the punters attending - and calling it a Barn Dance - you need them in checked shirts and pink cowgirl hats rather than suites and tight little skirts ie set the expectation and don't spring it on them. Unless you like seeing your caller suffer

That Precision will certainly sell for £350-400 if the interest in my battered version a while back is anything to go by.

Or the Zoom H2 That's good too.

[quote name='KevB' post='672349' date='Dec 2 2009, 06:17 PM']Ah yes, I recall now it was demoing his SWR preamp. Not exaclty EQ but it includes some good basic stuff; [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hx-UYcUHQI&feature=PlayList&p=5286C22F0A35DD37&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hx-UYcUHQI...=PL&index=8[/url] There's a part 2 but the link seems to have gone squiffy...[/quote] Good stuff, but I didn't recognise him without his pork pie hat Part two (on compression)

[quote name='endorka' post='672183' date='Dec 2 2009, 03:37 PM']Perhaps it is better for a venue to be allowed to have quiet live music as opposed to no live music whatsoever, and if these devices allow this to happen they may not be so universally bad.[/quote] Absolutely!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='673372' date='Dec 3 2009, 04:40 PM']This might tie the two together better for you Si. [/quote] Well, yeah, I can certainly hear Ska in that .. in fact if you'd have asked me to categorise that I'd have said Ska-punk .. but I can't see the join .. Oh well, back to my well worn copy of My Boy Lolipop

[quote name='alexclaber' post='673300' date='Dec 3 2009, 03:48 PM']Some PA cabs are outstanding for bass but some are appalling. The bigger and more expensive they are, the better they tend to be. I'd run a mile from using most cheap PA cabs for bass but if you can find a nice big and not el cheapo one for a good price secondhand then go for it! Alex[/quote] Name names? What about Andy's Warfdale evp-x15's? What's the tech view Alex?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='673362' date='Dec 3 2009, 04:25 PM']Bit of LTJ Ska [/quote] ? Sorry but I don't hear it.. there's no Ska (as I know it) in there at all . It just sounds like McFly with a trombone .... Am I missing the point here? Edit: I'm not saying it's bad as I happen to like McFly and this sort of stuff ...

[quote name='neepheid' post='673355' date='Dec 3 2009, 04:22 PM']Just received a couple of sets of strings from Si, well packaged and promptly posted. Cheers for a smooth transaction [/quote] You are welcome mate. Thanks to hartke_uk for supplying them and then OK-ing their sale to fund the BC contribution and charity donation. (from a bass bash in case you are reading this and confused ))

Is Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music Ska Punk? I've heard a few of their tracks on Youtube and I can hear punk but I hear no Ska

Changing the bridge makes them sound different but not necessarily better. IMHO. Keeping the bridge ashtrays on is no major deal for changing strings. I havn't broken a string on stage on a P since 1982 when I last replaced a serial spiral bridge string snapper for a barrel bidge. They do limit your muting, "plucking right on the bridge" sound and pick wielding options though I agree on the 21st fret which why my P5 has 21 and improved upper end access and yes, I do use it.....

[quote name='chris_pokkuri' post='672361' date='Dec 2 2009, 06:27 PM']Apologies for missing it guys - i've been ill recently, better now though. Hope you all had an awesome time![/quote] Right! Every body back the studio.. Let's do it all again with Chris! Thanks for letting us know. Maybe in 18 months? on a sunny day?

[quote name='Bay Splayer' post='672396' date='Dec 2 2009, 07:07 PM']am looking for an 8 ohm 2x15 bass cab..... 300watts rms + when i hit the google button i get loads of PA cabs would these be ok as bass cabs as many bass 2x15`s have a horn as do the pa cabs? not worried abouth the horn (ooer missus) as i will buy a 2x10/4x10 later on when funds allow i intend to power the cabs with the hartke lh500 ta mark[/quote] First rig: 2x15 plus a 4x10? Play a lot of stadiums?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='673111' date='Dec 3 2009, 01:07 PM']The originals? There are a bunch of Trojan Records collections available with the singles on them, all the stuff that was rocking the UK in the '60s.[/quote] Ta but I have (probably) all of those ... I was talking about these new fangled Ska 3 blokes the OP, etc, have been talking about.

[quote name='William James Easton' post='673089' date='Dec 3 2009, 12:53 PM']as i believe in democracy i'll take your 'Ska 3'. yes 'punk' with brass is in general awful. apart form bosstones. Brass belongs in rock n roll, i'm talking RFTC![/quote] Ska 1 without Rico? Unimaginable!

Early "first generation" Ska had 4 on the floor basslines on uprights a lot of the time and evolved from Calypso, Blues, R&B and just about everything else The 2/4 chop guitar/keys made the big difference and may have named the genre. How about some suggestions for good CD's to start with for these guys?

MP3 of it covered by Luca Oliveri (from Amazon [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Country-Boy-Albert-Lee/dp/B001FWMOQU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1259842143&sr=8-3-catcorr"]here[/url] ) Worth 69p to find out if it gives you what you want ?

Much as I lourve Tortie I don't like it on LPB .. Parchment gets my vote, specially with covers ..

Last time we chatted about this it became clear that there are two types of sound limiters - the ones that have been around for years that power off the stage and the newer ones that monitor the levels inside the venue for 'elfin safety reasons for their staff. These two types should be considered separately. It is clear that some venues should not have live music as they have a noise ASBO and have upset their neighbours. That is fair enough. No one wants to have thumping bass hammering through their kids bedroom until 1am every Friday and Saturday (or 7 days a week from a disco) However a good many of the "stage power off" systems are calibrated so low that, as many have said, the crowd laughing will trip them. These venues have to be avoided or you end up with a disrupted night and a crowd/bride and groom/etc that just won't understand why you have to keep stopping mid song or playing rock and roll quieter than a mouse f@rt... It can really spoil a wedding reception and no one wants to do that. It's part of my job as the person talking to the punter to help a B&G, for example, understand the problems they may face if they have a venue with a limiter. We often do that and some weddings move venues after talking to us. We also do it for marquee weddings. I understand you point, Jennifer, but sometimes they just book the wrong band for the venue. It's not always about volume, or ego, control in the band. We are not a loud band but we do have a drummer. Some of the alternatives to us (other ceilidh bands) don't and they are the ones I direct punters too if they have booked a venue with a limiter. It's just practical. No one at all would enjoy us at mouse f@rt volume or winging on about the sound limiter all night and we certainly won't enjoy the gig as much as the possible alternative. We are mostly not making a living at this so we probably have different priorities. and so far we have filled our booking diary with gigs whilst avoiding such venues.

[quote name='Sibob' post='671953' date='Dec 2 2009, 11:13 AM']Bizarre Si[/quote] Must have caused a stir a the time "what are you a bass player or a guitarist?" etc .. of course that would neve happen today

$5000 at [url="http://www.gruhn.com/"]Gruhn's[/url] Neat modification.

Just another observation: P necks come in many shapes and sizes ...

[quote name='YouMa' post='671648' date='Dec 1 2009, 10:19 PM']Anyone?[/quote] Alun had some blockheads stuff a year or so back .. Try him?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='669947' date='Nov 30 2009, 01:04 PM']Personally (and i know im in the minority) we would never turn a gig down just because of a sound meter. yes, its a headache sometimes but so is turning down £200+ each. We make sure the bride and groom know the meter is there and what will happen if it trips but end of the day, its not our fault if it does and we arent even playing.[/quote] Sure but we get so many more gig enquiries than we can play that something else will come along so we don't loose any money or whatever...