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[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1414575614' post='2590763'] This may (hopefully) ring true with some of you, or I may be just weird. At rehearsal the other night we played a new cover of The Beatles 'You can't do that'. When we came to the chorus I suddenly felt light headed. Nothing serious, just a bit light on my feet. Then it passed. An hour later we played it again and as soon as chorus came along the light headed feeling came back! This made me remember the same thing happening a while back when a Rhianna song was in charts and every time I heard a part of it, I felt light headed. You may think I am making this up, but it really is happening. I have googled it but can't find anyone else suffering. Its almost as if certain pitches or chord sequences have an affect on me. Any one else had anything similar or am I just odd? Edit - And yes I am expecting someone to comment that every Rhianna song makes them feel light headed! [/quote] Bonzodog - It may be what's called the '[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tullio_phenomenon"]Tullio phenomenon[/url]' - if it causes a problem it might be worth popping along to your GP and seeing an audiologist.

Yep, I'd say buy it for you own edification (I only ever used my full stack once, for recording, and it felt very rock !), but I wouldn't expect to use it at a normal gig and remain friends with your soundie.

What are 'all the wrong reasons' ? Use it as a paddle for your kayak ? Turn it into matchsticks and make a model of Sunderland Catherdral ?

[quote name='scoobystig' timestamp='1414530774' post='2590404'] At a guess I would say Derek Forbes of simple minds fame? [/quote] Thanks - makes sense.

Entwistle and Foxton I know, but Forbes ? Excuse my ignorance.

Panamnote bought my Boss LS-2, lovely chap to deal with.

Absolutely stunning job there, superbly finished. Very impressed.

[quote name='bobbytodd' timestamp='1414336939' post='2588365'] I dont know what I would do.all my genz stuff is discontinued [/quote] I know what you mean - I'd struggle to find a replacement Ampeg SVP-Pro, which is the only bit of my rig I'd be really concerned replacing..

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1414326783' post='2588218'] ....played it for 2 hrs last night, no issues, [/quote] Good news then

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1414270832' post='2587832'] It gets a bit weird when your older if you join a band thats been going for years. All the other members have known each other since they were young.and you c[size=4]ant help but feel sort of on the outside of everything.[/size] [size=4]Its happened to me a few times now.[/size] [/quote] Yes, me too. It can be a bit intimidating sometimes, can't it I try to concentrate on being a good bass player and letting it go from there.

Very sad - a great loss.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1414248550' post='2587483'] I'll try that Ahpook thanks, although the string definately hasn't slipped at the tuner end, looking again its only wound round about 1 and a half times rather than 3 times like i normally do , surely if it had slipped the end of the string wouldn't still be poked in the hole? [/quote] I would think so, yes...it is weird. Can we blame sunspots ?

For a start I'd unwind the D string from the tuning post and wind it on again, then give it a good play for a while, can't think what might cause this tho, apart from what RolandRock suggested above.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1414213666' post='2587124'] Exactly at my age it's more of a business. I started gigging and playing at a very young age, I was 12. I have many years under my belt of being in bands with a close hang. Now, not important. Blue [/quote] Mine certainly isn't a business...I doubt we'll ever turn a profit !

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1414180392' post='2586906'] An old friend just sent me a pic from my first every gig back in 79. I never knew there where any pics taken. Check out the bass [/quote] Brilliant pic Do you remember the make of the amp ? That front panel looks familiar...

Shouldn't they be inside somewhere, playing Minecraft ?

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1414189379' post='2587050'] I may have used it in some of my posts, q.v. [/quote] Citations, that's what we want to see...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1414188057' post='2587026'] Mixture really. You don't have to be friends with everyone but you do need to get along together. [/quote] That's pretty much the way I am. You need to be able to spend time with them and communicate, but you don't have to be inviting them round for Findus Crispy Pancakes every Friday When i was younger I was very much into hanging out with my bandmates, these days it's not so important.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414077655' post='2585606'] OK, so it means 'Without Amp'. Brushing aside the fact that a preamp is, at the very least semantically speaking, an amp, what's the rationale behind the name? Is it aimed towards the studio market, saying that it's just as good as a mic'ed up amp? [/quote] I think it's supposed to be a alternative to a mic-ed up amp, whether you consider it 'as good as' is a matter of opinion.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1414006029' post='2584831'] I went to see a band a few years ago, bassist was a member here, he and the guitarist had fallen out with the guitarist/singer who was very talented but more of a learn it and repeat it player, every now and again they would give each other the wink and shift maj to min or the reverse. The guy just looked lost and sounded terrible as the others ploughed on in key together, cruel but brilliant, the audience didn't notice what was going on and I had even more fun in the second half after I pointed out in the interval that I knew what the game was and I 'conducted' a few semi tone shifts to them both [/quote] What a downright horrid and vindictive thing to do. You're a bully.

I think a lot of crossed words here (and elsewhere on Basschat) would be avoided if everyone would stop assuming that everyone wants and does the same thing. I've never once been given a 'chart' for any of the msuic I've played with other people. A piece of scrappy paper with a chord sequence on and a song structure*, hundreds of times....but that's about it. I suppose you could say I'm always playing by ear because I've almost exclusively played original music and most of the time I'm left up to my own devices as to what I play. [size=2]*hey, maybe that is a 'chart' ? [/size] I'm happy doing what I do....I don't really fancy playing jazz gigs, or playing in a situation where I'd be handed some stave or charts and expected to get on with it. That's for other folks who want to get into that side of it. More power to them - maybe I will in the future. As a corollary not everyone likes building their own effects (I do), but I don't think I'm better at using effects or get more out of them cos I build my own. Each to their own, folks....just cos someone's approaching something [i]differently[/i] to you doesn't detract from what you do, or the way you do it.

[quote name='MrBen' timestamp='1413934628' post='2583917'] Yep. I now have one just need to pick up a headphone amp at the weekend. I'm no expert but it seems like a lot of bass for the money. [/quote] Do let us know how it works out - seems like a snip at that price.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1414001058' post='2584740'] I have no issue with people not knowing what they are doing as long as they are honest, "erm I'm not sure, I play C minor to start" would be fine, saying it is in C if you dont know what it means or the difference between maj or minor isnt helping anyone. [/quote] This would be where I'd be coming from.