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    NAD Bugera Veyron BV1001M

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

    I did not get a chance to try the amp last night as our guitarist was ill. It will have to wait until next week now. However I will give a rundown of how it is at home later.

    Following with interest...

    Vulfpeck Pilgrimage

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    54 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

    Yes, it is indeed my video. You may have also seen me walk down and have a conversation (twice) with a young lady who thought it would be OK to stand up on the stairs and block everyone's view 🙄

    You all stepped on my feet on your way back and forward to your seats!

    What do audiences really want from the bass player?

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    Posted

    General public don't notice nuance. They often are unaware of what it is makes them enjoy one band and not another. All the stuff we obsess over is a matter of extreme indifference to your average punter.

    I ran a live music venue for years and the bands which didn't quite work were invariably those with a substandard drummer.

    The crowd knew they didn't like what they heard but couldn't tell you why. The bands where drummer and bassist were super tight went down a storm.

    Don't expect Joe P to give a hoot about your rig (unless it's enormous and has flashing lights) but get into the groove with the monkey behind the kit and he or she will like your band.

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    There is life after 50

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'd given up. Late forties, couldn't get an audition never mind a gig. Too old.

    54 years old and another band I'd not even heard back from contacted me, desperate. New Years Eve, they'd chosen someone else but he couldn't do NYE. Bit of a cheek but would I consider it?

    I still tease them now about the bloody cheek of asking after not even giving me the audition but I did it and now I'm their regular dep, playing bass in three other bands and hosting regular jam nights. Playing bass every day, taking lessons, learning to read music and having the best extra curricular activity I've ever had.

    Give up? I tried to. No point. Bass isn't a hobby, a job, an obsession, it's in my blood.

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    Behringer B205D personal monitor (case required)

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by stewblack

    15 hours ago, police squad said:

    Any one on here use one of these.

    Do you have a case / cover / gig bag for it

     

    what do you use?

    cheers muchley

    +1 for the charity shop suitcase route. It's my go to for gig bags. I turn up looking like I robbed the baggage carousel in 1987 but my gear is nicely stowed. The addition of some bubble wrap completes the job.

    Difficult load in limited transport

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by stewblack

    1 hour ago, BobVbass said:

    that's' one guitar and a bigger amp and cab than I regularly use - I get all my stuff in the boot of a mini :D

    Even though my gear is well maintained I've still had stuff break on me. Markbass amp being the most recent. A wedding, I was depping. Approving looks from the band when I switched to my spare.

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    New TC Electronic heads

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by stewblack

    If you're knowledge enough not to get caught out by such number crunching and mischievous marketing then they won't influence your purchasing decisions. If like me you find all the numbers and their subsequent dissection by wiser heads a little difficult to follow then you'll probably ignore them and they won't influence your purchasing decisions. 

    So really the numbers make no difference to any of us and consequently everybody is happy. I choose my amps based on such considerations as colour, size, name, weight, lights and handle design. If they turn out to sound nice and they're loud enough I keep them. The TC combo I bought here sounds nice. When I link my BF cab to the extension speaker socket it sounds even better and is plenty loud.

    I can't comment on its pre baked thrusting hefts I'm afraid as I'm not entirely sure I understand their use or effect on my sound. 

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    Farting Speaker

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    1 hour ago, lownote12 said:

    It can be the nature of some cheap cabs.  I had two TC BC210s which sounded great at practice volume.  The sound of both cranked was ugly. Not farty like there was something wrong, just unpleasant.  So I bought into a couple of Fender 12 cabs, ditto. I ended up with eye wateringly expensive Barefaced cabs and finally quality  wasn't inversely proportional to volume.  There is a reason some things are expensive and others aren't. Depends on what you want from a  cab.  If you're never going above the fifth fret and holding down a rock line in a crowded pub full of pissheads anyything cone shaped will do.  If you're into bass as a musical instrument then you may need a cab to suit.

    I'll get my coat.....     

    I use Barefaced or Markbass cabs and am happy with both. As you say your bandmates and a whizzed up pub crowd won't know or care what you sound like. 

    I once played upstairs in the King's in Southsea and my amp died on me. Not entirely - it still produced the kind of flatulant distorted bellow one might expect to hear if oxen were being chainsawed in half in a steel warehouse. I battled on through the last couple of songs and no one else noticed. No one. Not in the band nor the audience. 

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