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Bass guitarist 'who lost everything' opens Bristol café
Jakester replied to silverfoxnik's topic in General Discussion
You can stop boggling. Musicianship isn’t a protected characteristic in law and thus choosing a musician over a non-musician would not be an act of unlawful discrimination. Stop trying to find offence where non exists.- 19 replies
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Nice! This is what's replaced it: With the original owner's heads on: And with some new coated Ambassadors: The cymbals came with the kit, so I'm probably moving most of them on, but undecided as to whether or not to have the 16 floor tom and two rack toms cut down or not...
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Thanks - I generally prefer 'trad' sizes but the reason this is making way is I recently picked up a mint late 90's Yamaha Maple Custom kit, which has always been one of my 'dream' kits. That has power toms - 10x9, 12x10 etc - so not usually my thing at all, but it sounds so great! Currently in two minds as to whether to flip that too or have some work done on it to make it perfect...
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Wow Andy, that really looks like one of your best. Stunning now - can’t wait to see it when it’s finished.
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Standard mic lead should be fine. Switch the DI to line level rather than mic on the amp to start - if that is too quiet, try mic (but have everything turned down). Only use ground lift if you're getting any hum etc. Check whether you can change the input gain on the mic inputs from mic to line too - sometimes you can pad them (not familiar with your device though). Edit: or, if it will accept it, take a DI out to jack in on your device - usually the jack inputs are line level.
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Asking to be objectified, were they? There was subtext? Seemed pretty clear to me - “hurr hurr, boobies. Look lads, boobies. Girls wiv boobies. Hurr hurr.” I’m not trying to be professionally offended, but this is supposed to be an inclusive community and I can’t imagine lots of people going “hurr hurr, boobies” even with token attempts at critical commentary is of much appeal (or, indeed, merit) to anyone but a load of old blokes. I’ll leave it there - all I am suggesting is perhaps before posting some of the more reductive comments people consider there may be others who might not share their views on these things.
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No, but the purpose of posting the video and some of the subsequent comments were, in my view, pretty objectifying.
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At the risk of being "that guy", isn't the general tone that this thread is descending into a bit, well, misogynist? I've certainly seen similar threads closed on other forums (female cyclists, female athletes etc etc) for similar reasons. I'm sure as a community we'd want BC to be welcoming to everyone. I should say I'm not looking to start a debate or criticise any other posters - obviously people's tastes are different, just thought I'd raise it.
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Thought I might stick this here to see if there's any interest. Premier Artist 6-piece shell pack for sale. Comprises 10"x8", 12"x9", 14"x14", 16"x16", 20"x18" (I think) Premier Percussion Artist Birch shells in Solid White Lacquer, and an 8"x7" Artist Maple tom in Rosewood Lacquer which has been wrapped in white to match the rest of the kit. It's a lovely sounding kit and it's only being moved on because there's something else coming in its place. The wide range of sizes mean you can cover off all types of music. The good: 100% premium birch 6-ply shells (apart from the 8", which is maple) Isolation mounts on the rack toms Lacquer finish (wrap on the 8") FAST tom sizes - between traditional and power toms Birch shells cut through the mix The bad: It's a circa 2003 kit so as you'd expect, there are dings and marks on the shells which I've tried to illustrate in the photos, but they don't detract from the sound. They're not really visible other than close up. It was stored for a few years in what I thought was a dry space, but turned out not to be, so there's some surface corrosion on the brightwork, and the lug screws inside the shells have corroded in some places. The 8" was wrapped inexpertly by me. I recall I didn't do a great job of removing the badge grommet, so the shell around the airhole is chewed up - however, I can include a couple of replacement grommets if you want to re-do it. The badge has lifted - I didn't want to permanently glue it down in case I wanted to take the wrap off (it's not glued down so can be easily removed and the original finish restored. One or two of the memrilocks are missing. The rest: The 8", 10", 12" and 16" currently have Aquarian coated single-ply heads on but I'll fit Evans G-Plus heads to match the 14". I'll remove the blanket from the bass drum before sale. It comes with the six floor tom legs, the Roklok tom holder, and the tom holder for the 8". Cymbal stand and rug not included. More pics available if wanted. Not desperate for trades but would consider a nice P or P/J bass. £450 for quick sale?
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This was my little 'mini' kit - a lovely little Beverley with an 18" bass drum. It was great, you could pack it up and leave in the boot of a hatchback for a gig that evening and no-one would be the wiser! Sounded great too. I'd love to get another mini kit but don't really have the space, or, sadly, the need for one.
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Love the Jungle kits! Nice setup @ordep
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In fairness, I don't use Facebook - initially didn't want to, then had a job where it was discouraged, and now - no thanks. However, I have seen some stuff on FB marketplace which I haven't seen elsewhere, so (had it not gone) I would have joined just for that reason. Not everyone late to it is a scammer!
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Mesa Boogie sold, Ashdown, Trace Elliott rumours?
Jakester replied to Chienmortbb's topic in Amps and Cabs
I went to see Doug and Will Calhoun at a Bass Direct clinic in 2009 - he had a mahoozive stack of Trace Gear and it was, by far and away, the loudest thing I've ever been to! -
It’s supposed to be, but it ain’t- that’s the problem. I suspect you are correct though in that it’s part of a cheapy set.
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Good to hear. I’d have thought if you were going to use it with the BB2 it’d be up to the job! Let us know how you get on.
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I did think of that, but it’s an SSD so no moving parts! It’s not happened since, but after going though and checking everything I did find a dodgy cable, which I’ve replaced. Hopefully that was the cause!
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Dywayne turns up thinking his look is the most 'out there', but Flea's like "you ain't see nothing yet!" 😂
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Yep, I just used an old one I had lying around and it's permanently installed in the rack case, so it comes on when the power is switched on, and is plugged into the mixer all the time. If your ISP has given you a new router, you could possibly use the old one - just change the SSID and password (I have it stuck on a label underneath the router in the rack just in case I forget it!) and consider not broadcasting the SSID. TBF, I didn't have any problems with the onboard WiFi at home, but given the well documented problems elsewhere I thought I'd prefer not to risk it.
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I got a set of older Tannoy 402s recently for less than £100 s/h, but there are some deals around new which put them at about £80ea, so may be worth a look. I'm pleased with them so far, albeit there is a hum when they're on (not noticeable when you're listening to music, but annoying enough that I turn them off when they're not being used).
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I have the XR18, and got a lot of good setup advice off here. As you say, it was a jolly steep learning curve but once you get to know your way around it, it's been good. There are aftermarket apps for the Behringer which go some way to dealing with the issues of the manufacturer one. I've been using it recently as an audio interface at home for drum recording and it's been great. The multitrack recording (plus the great price I got it for) was the persuader for me.
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There are some good ones here:
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They popularised the modern interpretation with their Jungle Kit, but compact kits have been around for years - the driving force behind smaller bass drums was the New York jazz scene so they could be carted from venue to venue in a cab - impractical with the 26”+ bass drums from the swing era!
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I was going to see him in Bristol and I was feeling too tired due to work. Gutted! My resolution (new year's, post covid, whatever) is that when I feel like that in future, to pull my finger out and go!
