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- Starting with 0.40 maximum on the G - They have several sets like that.
- Hex core or round core? - Depends on whether you like a more flexible feel
- Roundwound is a must - ok
- I want a good slap sound on the B-string (for example Something Got Me Started - Simply Red & Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel) - All basses vary. It's as much about the bass as the string.
- Nickel or Stainless? - Only you can decide that
- Normal or taperwound? - DR does not have a lot of choice here
- 120, 125, or 130 B-string? - Personal preference. The 5 string sets come as they come. If you want a different B then you'll have to buy a 4 string set and a separate B
You'll also have to check to see if the DR's speaking length is long enough for the 35.5 scale on the B. DR put those figures on their website.
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Larry Graham style vocal mic
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Do you know the weight now that the tuners have been changed?
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Kahler trem
Kill Switch
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1 hour ago, bremen said:
And some foam
And holodecks.
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18 hours ago, bremen said:
Everything was digital in the 80s, then it was Titanium for a while, now it seems to be Quantum. There's even a housing estate being built near me called Quantum Fields. Whatever next, Quark Gardens?
Hopefully there will be a bar.
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Close your eyes or look away from it and do your settings by ear, not with your eyes.
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I'd go natural, rosewood board, chrome hardware, black plate - just like 'Nards one.
And the SLO neck profile.
$2999 which is about £2377 today + shipping + vat = about £2971.
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2 minutes ago, solo4652 said:
I got mine from Thomann.
Doesn't look like they stock them anymore though.
Maybe email the manufacturer?
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My last gig was pretty much sitting (jazz) unless I was having to balance on 2inch square of stage.
For a more active band I think I'd want a chair that I could get up from when I felt good enough for it. If the set is planned in a fairly conventional way - first 3 tunes being high tempo, then next 2-3 a bit slower etc etc then I'd probably stand for the first ones, then sit down for a bit - maybe even up to the finale.
But that depends on the extent of injuries of course.
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15 hours ago, chris_b said:
Have you tried the Mbrace Stage Guitar Stand? It's going to be my long stop if my back gives out.
I have one of those. I used it a lot after some hernia surgery.
The Fearless Flyers always use guitar stands like that too:
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15 hours ago, Geek99 said:
It’s 110£ these days
No it isn't.
It's based on the amount in question ranging from £35 to £10,000
Page 3, Part A. So it depends what the band fee was.
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Oops. Missed that bit.
it doesn’t. I use Amplitube on my iPad. There’s a good free version as well as paid.
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On 06/04/2024 at 11:40, jazzyvee said:
I moved to that kind of setup a few years back now and found a Synq1K0 which is a 1U shallow rack unit and ratings below.
Audio : max. output channels2
Audio : Wrms 4Ω stereo, per channel 540
Audio : Wrms 8Ω stereo, per channel 300
Audio : Wrms 8Ω bridge 1080
I have tried bridge mode a couple of times but usually have it in mono mode or stereo using only one channel.
The noise floor in my setup is really low and i generally have the power amp on or close to full and the pre-amp and bass levels to suit. Seems to give me a bigger fuller sound.
I also have a crown xls1502 which again is a shallow rack but 2U, and like the OP i use a Big Twin II as my main cab.
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I use an Audient id4 mk2 with my USBC iPad. It’s good.
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My last rack, many years ago.
2 Different preamps, each capable of blending effected with clean. Each of them feeding one side of the Yamaha power amp and then into a cab each. So I had 2 different drive and 2 different clean sounds on all the time.
The Ampeg and Black Bass Pod XT Pro were always in use. The red guitar Pod was a backup.
It was very heavy!
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On 03/04/2024 at 08:25, Steve Browning said:
John Entwistle. The bass equivalent of Yngwie Malmsteen.
Perfect pitch, perfect vibrato, perfect time keeping, bad trousers?-
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21 minutes ago, SamIAm said:
It's odd indeed ... I'm happy to stand up in front of a large audience and talk (And I love it!), but this particular jam ... I'm feeling very nervous!
Sam x
I get that. I do a lot of public speaking and I’ve fronted bands but every now and again the self confidence just disappears for an unknown reason.-
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What happened to change their minds?
Good tactics should be shared too!
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2 minutes ago, Hobbayne said:
Well, we finally got paid in the end. However, a few of the punters have refused to drink in there again.
There was no agreement about payment based on bar receipts as far as I know.
Still post it online to warn others.
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Packed my gear.
5 minute chat with a few people.
Pinched a slice of cake from someone who had bought some along. (It was excellent!)
Drove home - about 25 mins.
Unloaded the car.
Had a cup of coffee and watched a bit of TV.
I think that was it.
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On 30/03/2024 at 18:17, Japhet said:
Sweet Home Alabama. Monotonous drivel for toothless, dungaree wearing rednecks. I seriously considered playing the first round of it into a looper and then going for a few pints for the next half hour when I used to have to play it at every gig. Thankfully it's now been binned from the setlist for a good while.
I both love and hate that song.
But it did get to the point where I would introduce it using a cliche southern drawl accent, asking if anyone in the crowd was from Norfolk and planning to shag their sister that night.
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I have a Butterfly Daisy Rock and it’s fun but the balance is awful.
The Gretsch shorty is often heavy.
What about 32 scale? Ibanez Mezzo are a bargain used and have nice slim necks. Weights vary but can be found under 7.5lb.
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Origin Effects Cali76 CB V2
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I had a V1 and for the life of me I could not dial it in to stop a really obvious dip and swell of the note when using high output pickups.
It was fine on a good old P bass, but on my EMG equipped basses - where I have the pickups about 1mm from the string when fretted at the last fret - it just couldn't cope at all.