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Man who earns money on youtube is a PITA for promoting the way he plays the bills? What a weird complaint. Like it or not, YouTube playing is an entirely different sport to band playing. YouTube playing is a different product to band playing. Loads of YT people are honest about it. Like drummer El Estepario did an interview and explained he spends far more time learning drumming tricks for social media than actually playing songs because that is his primary source of income. Just playing four to the floor wouldn’t earn money on YouTube. I don’t know why anyone would think either of them couldn’t play simply for a band though.

On a shorty bass with full sized tuners you can use any strings you like. Long scale ones will be fine. If the tuners have small posts then short scale strings are needed as the fat bit of the string won't go round the tiny post well - and flats will just snap while installing them. I find it easier to get strings for my 2 shorties with full sized tuners than I do for my medium scales with small tuners.

Phil. A legend getting old. Happens to us all. Apart from Keith, obviously.

I was in a very good band with a great guy but his problem is that he never thought a song was finished. Even when we played together again after an 18 year break he was still saying songs we had gigged in a set form for years were not finished. I nearly formed a new band with him again, but ultimately decided against it. I can’t be dealing with that approach. No art is ever finished, it is only abandoned, but it’s futile to keep going back over and over again at the expense of moving forward.

Agreed. The only artist patch I though was any good was Jeff Waters guitar patch that was included in an update a few years ago. I'm a fan of Annihilator and initially I wasn't that impressed. Then I read some L6 posts and it turned out it was a recording patch rather than a live patch. So I recorded a few things with it - not adjusting anything at all - and then double tracked it properly. It then sounded fantastic. Thick and full, but with loads of articulation. His EQ and relatively low drive settings were the secret.

Barefaced Super Twin (with or without a Tweeter) Barefaced Big Twin 3. Both 4ohm and very light. And, more to the point with your amp, very efficient drivers.

ah damnit. It's always the good ones. RIP.

Nice!

Dual lock for me. Just don't use too much or you'll need a crowbar to get the pedal off again!

I've bought a few smaller items - pedals, a USB mic etc and they've all be fine. Delivery times vary - can be a few weeks but it saved me money. Not bought a guitar from them though.

That seems to be a very good bit of kit!

I've got 2 shortie P bass types. One with flats, 1 with rounds. 1 Jazz type long scale. 2 medium scale PJ 4 and a medium scale PJ5 1 Strat 1 LTD Les Paul type 1 Ibby 7 string. The guitars are for recording. Nice variety of tones. The basses - 99.9% of the time I take a shortie. Flats or rounds depending on the gig. I love the J type so it's going nowhere, but I could lose the medium scales ones and not be bothered. I might think about that a bit. I could get a new amp I'd never use....

My recording set up is built around a Helix rack. The entire HX line is amazing. It is very versatile, the sounds are fantastic and I never feel like "I wish I had X, then I could do..." type things. I reckon I have 4 main bass sounds with it + the odd sprinkling of FX when needed. But it also does all my guitar recording, and I use loads of different sounds for that, always double tracked at least. As I've got the rack it is also my Mic Pre as it has a dedicated mic input with phantom power too. I'm thinking of getting a Stomp to put on my board as well though. If you are looking for a cheaper option than the Stomp - get a used one rather than something less capable.

alright Jeffrey - calm yourself!

That's what my basses call me. They speak to me you know! They are my only true friends. They do like to slag off the guitar I've got in the corner though.

Nice! EB Group iv flats are usually my first choice on mine, but it currently has some Dunlop "not at all actually" Superbright steel rounds on it as I have some slappy stuff to record.

What a strange and unhinged question. I don't have any friends.

That is bloody gorgeous! Nice one! Now, throw away the god awful strings that come with them!

Yeah - but he's one of the coolest guys on earth, and we....

I’ve got a Line 6 one. I bought it for magic shows but used it to sing with too. Was also handy for sound checks and saving a bit of space on stage. The downside was if I wanted a quiet word with a band member during a song I’d have to turn it off and then back on.

You forgot that your return and space keys were broken so I thought I'd fix that for you. You also forgot your favourite type of post gig food. Is it a big old kebab with lots of chilli sauce?

I find it easier to hide wrong notes on a five string as well. The low notes are not quite as distinct as higher ones and I can get away with murder! 😂

... and then I remember, no arguments, no organisation, more sleep... And It's not a shame anymore!

They seem to have more low end than many steels as well. It's almost a shame that I'm currently without a band!