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3 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

I have sinned. I’ve got two rather large packages containing errrrmmmmusical items arriving tomorrow. Booked to arrive on the only safe day of the week. The day that the Mrs is out all day! Hooray!😁

She has just informed me that she will be working from home all day tomorrow. Boo! 😬 I really don’t know how I’m going to explain a PA cab and a flight case arriving on the doorstep 😳 I’m going to have to go down the no comment route aren’t I? 😂

Looking after it for a friend.

PS. This does require that you have a friend, so make sure you're properly equipped in that department.

We won't gig for ridiculously low money (we think we're worth £75 apiece minimum) but we'll do the odd charity gig (where we know the charity) and very occasional lowball. We're by no means precious about anything, and we are genuinely surprised when audience members tell us after a gig that we're the best band that's played there ever/for ages/since last week.

One of the Seis has just gone in for a refret and I'm not going to have it back before the next gig. Use one of the fan frets, or buy a Cort Space? Decisions, decisions.

Then I decided I'd just use a headed bass instead.

Bergerac - some lovely fretless bass on that.

Morse, and its derivatives - Barrington Pheloung's compositions and incidental music are tremendous.

On 30/03/2024 at 17:51, warwickhunt said:

 

12 year old thread... that might be a record!    

It's Easter - resurrection time!

On 28/03/2024 at 22:16, Clarky said:

For those who posted unsmiley responses to my suggestions re: Don't look back in Anger and Everybody needs somebody, its maybe not the song so much as their amazing power to cause a headlong rush to the dance floor from lagered-up lads (who normally prefer to booze rather than dance), knocking everyone aside, leaving a trail of death and destruction and lots of bro-hugging.

That's just reminded me of another absolutely dreadful pile of crap - Lip Up Fatty by Bad Manners. Dance floor rammed with people doing imitations of Spotty Dog from the Woodentops.

On 28/03/2024 at 11:56, Phil Starr said:

Oh come on C is 262, Bis 247Hz maybe the pub only employ guitarists who tune to Eb

 

C0 = 16.35Hz
C1 = 32.7Hz
C2 = 65.4Hz
...
C247 = 3.7 x 10^75 Hz

Slightly above the range of human hearing, and probably won't be reproduced too faithfully by the average PA speaker.

Antoniotsai - I have an almost identical one waiting for me to sort out a bridge for it, inlays are different though.

1 hour ago, steviedee said:

It hasn’t arrived yet so I don’t have a manual but I’ll definitely check that when it arrives, thanks for the top tip!

https://hotoneaudio.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/prod/support/Thunder Bass_Manual_EN_V05_221018.1667279975866.pdf

PDF of the manual (always handy to have downloaded to a phone) - there is a headphones output.

Tecamp Puma, any of the range (I used my 900 with a One10).

It's so the roadies can climb up them easily to mess around with the lighting rig.

Another vote for the Hotone. I used mine with a BF One10 for rehearsal, going to try it with a BC micro cab and my Plenty cab.

17 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

I'd also be looking at the microphones first. What is their pickup pattern, cardioid or super cardioid? The former may be picking something up from the sides but not from down the barrel. the latter is more likely to be getting it from along the axis of the mic and not from the sides.

At a recent gig, the second guitarist's mic (for BVs) was feeding back rather readily. I noticed that although it was behind the FOH speaker, due to his pedalboard he'd got it angled at coming on for 45 degrees towards that side - he was quite close to the speaker too. At mid-session interval I got him to adjust the mic position so it was pointing about 45 degrees away instead (cardioid mic) and that reduced the feedback issue considerably. I'm not sure that would have come to mind as a possible cause had the issue of cardioid and hypercardioid polar patterns not come up in here recently.

44 minutes ago, floFC said:

There is an old Basschat thread here: 

With a link to:

https://westoneguitars.net/basses/thunder/
(red bass further down). Has the same bridge but a single switch.

That's a far better picture of the bridge. So not BBOT on the V3 after all.

On 26/03/2024 at 09:41, Rich said:

Yes, I think that's right for a version 3 Thunder 1A. 

http://www.westone.info/thunder1abass.html

The bridge looks different to the V3, it was a BBOT for all versions judging by that page.

The fifth screw into the neck is a bit unexpected.

Another vote for Red Red Whine - indeed, any of UB40's later cod-reggae covers, especially "I Got You Babe" - if you can't play 3/4 time, just don't bloody play songs written in it.

Continuing the red theme, "Little Red Corvette" and "Raspberry Beret". Irritating trite little ditties.

11 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Is yoda a member on here? 🧐

 

you can drop the B but then it spells “guitarist” 

Um, guitars have got a B string too.

Yes. An acrylic bass, 5-string with LEDs. One of the LEDs at the 24th fret didn't work so they sent me out a replacement neck. That was Music Zoo. Quality was good, fretwork well finished. It's a passive bass so no issues with preamp. I'll be replacing the strings at some point but they're usable.

I think it's a payment system like Event UK. Just messaged our drummer to ask him.

2 hours ago, JohnH89 said:

I have to disagree with your disagreement . 😆

I'd like a second third fourth fifth opinion.

Yes, I use a 5.8GHz access point for an XR12 and also use either a Lekato or a Harley Benton 5.8GHz wireless for the bass, no problems whatsoever.

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

I beg to disagree.  

Dave

I would dispute that.

18 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

He's a typical social media musician. Completely over plays and would sound better if he left out 90% of the notes he plays. No groove and always flashy playing over creating something good to listen to

That's OK, there's no shortage of bassists who stick to four (or eight) root notes to the bar.