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7 hours ago, project_c said:

I need that too, it’s perfect for my studio desk. Do you have a link for it? 

(also if I buy this, will I break the rules in the ‘no bass GAS purchases in 2019’ thread?)

Yours does look very secure, if I was out in public that would be better - but then I'd use a stand if I was out. Mine is extremely secure, certainly enough for using around the house.

2 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

See you there!

 

Can't wait!

Inexpensive little piece of rubber. Lazy old git like me who can't be arsed to turn around and use a stand half the time but would rather take the risk of sliding, falling, and ultimately dented instruments; well, this is perfect.

Got my ticket for the Palladium. What an incredible gig that would be, to play in such a band. Imagine. *sigh*

Apart from a brief dalliance with Fender Studio Bass strings I always used Rotosound strings on what was my one and only bass. 

Now, 35 years later, the frets are still absolutely fine. Only one man's experience of course.

She's no longer the only horse in the stable but still gets gigged.

I get it now! When people talk about playing bass in church it always conjures confused images for me. Church in my experience is a quiet, staid affair with mumbled hymns to the accompaniment of an often indifferently played organ. This is something else entirely! I mean wow!

Saw one obit described him as an unsung hero. There's an inscription for every bass player's gravestone.

18 hours ago, ahpook said:

Amazing bass player.

The bass line to 'The Only Living Boy In New York' is still one of the most sublime pieces of playing I've ever heard.

 

Thank you. I haven't listened to this track in years. What a glorious piece of bass playing.

I know what I did, based my calculations in the BF 1x10. The op has a different cab. Silly me. Carry on.

6 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said:

Slightly too small if you check the dims?

Oh I thought it was just right. Darn it. Never was any good with metric maths

20 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Good that EHX is getting some +ve press to counterbalance the 'meh' comments about its BMS  

This sounds like a very neat alternative to the Vox amPlug, which does suffer a little from hiss / noise unless you dial the treble right off on it.

The amplug also suffers from being as sturdy as a polystyrene shed in a hurricane. Accidentally trod on my headphone cable and the resultant tension prolapsed the innards of the thing. It literally spewed it's guts. Not terrifically robust. EHX sounds much better.

7 hours ago, paul_c2 said:

I play in a couple of different groups etc and this Christmas had 5 xmas gigs of various detail, some on French horn too. But the main one which I'd been planning for, any worrying over, was Chester Big Band's first appearance at Storyhouse. Organising ~25 people is a not insignificant task. A time-change late on and various other factors made the run up to the gig fairly stressful for me! The guy who was due to do the sound had to pull out at short notice and we actually ended up pretty much buying a PA a few days before the gig - and I had to do the PA setup as well as the bass stuff. But, we had the gig today and it went brilliantly, it was fairly busy and all positive feedback so far; and hopefully some more work to come off this one too.

My personal highlight was doing the (famous) solo line in the James Bond theme. Without a thorough soundcheck I had to guess at the setting on my boost pedal, I overdid it and because of the way I hammer (literally) the strings to achieve the kind of twang tone, I ended up filling the Storyhouse with slightly overdriven bass/solo riff!

That looks like all kinds of joy. I'd kill for just one or two brass players look how many you have!

21 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

Sorry to hear about the Mbass - which model amp was it? Feels like a little bad luck - all the Mbass owners I know have found them to be incredibly reliable; I had a AC 121 Lite combo which didn't miss a heartbeat in 4 years of use and had all the headroom I could have ever wanted and for me is still one of the very best gigging combos available - would have no hesitation in recommending it.

It's a Little Mark Tube Anniversary 15. I have no problem with it breaking down, that happens from time to time with gear. It's MB not letting anyone repair it. I don't want to post it to a company I don't know who can charge me what they like then have it at the mercy of couriers again. I want my trusted amp tech to look after all my gear. 

Depped in a function band in Warminster. Curiously quiet for a place usually heaving. Bunch of Christmas songs added to the set which was an interesting challenge as I'd not played them before and the rest of the band were fairly new to then too but all went well.

Only one gig left now this year. Unless something last minute comes in. Here's hoping.

This looks good

Best? No contest. Bruce Thomas Profile Bass. Awesome. Worst? Markbass amp. Let me down at a gig and can't get it repaired by my choice of tech.

On 13/12/2018 at 11:51, dlloyd said:

 

Love these guys just a little more each time I hear them. Love the snap of this tune. Great work all round.

It happened again. I reported in How Was Your Gig Last Night getting abuse from audience members for being too loud at the Tap Social in Oxford. I put this down to the big hollow box of a stage creating unwanted boominess.

Then I ended up doing my last gig with volume and gain at 1 & 1 after being repeatedly ask to wind it back in soundcheck. This was a pretty sizeable venue and all hard surfaces, no boom box stage to blame.

The rig producing these awesome trouser flapping, belly wobbling extremes? Orange Terror 1k and two Markbass 1 X 15. Just a devestatingly efficient combination. 

The Bruce Thomas Sig helps of course. My goodness that's one powerful instrument.

22 hours ago, geoham said:

Panic over! It appears I now have a solution, there's a colleague travelling by train who can take a bass for me. Now to decide which one...

Thanks to everyone for their input and kind offers.

George

 

Excellent news. Just hope he doesn't get sh!tfaced on the train and forget his long thin black suitcase 😶

15 hours ago, NJE said:

Totally agree, I can’t stop listening to Hard Work by Theo, great tune.

Crappy Love Songs one of my faves right now. What astonishes me is how a band can feature a talent as sublime as Joe Dart and yet he doesn't actually stand out. That's how great all the others are. It's a collective of creativity and musicianship which is both fun, entertaining and yet technically and musically excellent.

Basschat introduced me to them not long back and it was love at first sight. Theo Katzman's solo stuff is also excellent.

Oh and the other thing about zaza's is if you need the loo take a packed lunch, sturdy walking boots and map. Also tell people where you're going and what time you're expected back.

They are so far away the venue has painted lines on the floor for people to follow to get to them. My God. I didn't think I'd ever get there.

Played Za Za Bazaar in Bristol last night. Usually huge crowds of pub crawling punters ensure fresh faces and lots of drunken dancing. Unfortunately the weather in the West was absolutely foul and while it kept those we had already from leaving it also deterred the 'passing trade'. 

Nonetheless we played well went down well and had a good night. The only problem was our wireless mixer lost it's battle with all the other phones,  routers, Bluetooth, microwaves, and whatnot. I got a decent sound before it lost connection forever, but if anyone can put together an idiot's guide to using an external router to solve this problem in future please get in touch!

First time at a particular venue for me last night and a new band too. Playing almost all originals in a thumping alt-folk/Irish/Poguesish style. I stepped in at very short notice and played from chord sheets (on a tablet). Went really well, lots of punters dancing, enthusiastic response to my playing from band members and audience alike. I love this whole depping lark. Everyone is grateful, no one expects perfection and the variety keeps me fresh. Also if the band turn out to be total d!ckheads I get to melt away into the night never to be seen again.

The gig was at the Tap social in Oxford , a wonderful micro brewery and bar with incredibly helpful and friendly staff. Great atmosphere with only one tiny drawback. The stage is a big wooden box. I had my gain on 1 and volume on 1, bass rolled back to 50% and still I had some self appointed 'experts' coming up and yelling at me to turn down. Half the problem was of course not me but the keyboard player's left hand and the resonance of the box must have been booming around the room. I managed to roll back the bottom end, boost mids so I could be heard without shaking the fillings free from people's teeth, and all was well.

Had it not been for a satnav fail we would have had a better soundcheck and could have avoided the problem. But it worked out in the end. If yu get a chance to play there I recommend it but get directions before you leave home!