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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1372458361' post='2126124'] a fantastic keys player from holland [/quote] That's pleonastic, that is. I think I can sense where you're coming from. For me, playing keys was always about harmonic development first and foremost. Now trying to play bass, I don't miss it though. The harmony is either implied or loud and clear in my head. That said, it's an old pet peeve of many, incl. me, that every musician should play the piano as well. Might I add the drums? best, bert

No problems of those types ever, if memory serves. Then again, never played in a bar or other place with drunken people, and I gather that is an essential difference. best, bert

Hey Peter, Welcome from one who's better at being a noob than you (1.5 year, no band, no bar bill), not that we condone it. Enjoy BassChat, and good luck with the gigs tomorrow (today). best, bert

Hey Expert, Welcome! Reportedly many members on here started out just to flog something, but got bitten by the bug and led happier lives since. No worries. Enjoy! best, bert

Some lovely lady indeed. Keep her close. Will she share the recipe? best, bert

Hi Op.451, Welcome to BC! That was a nice intro you wrote - it has great atmosphere. Then again, I know zilch about the language of the Brits. Don't listen to SpaceChick. She's only a classical musician. One should never listen to classical musicians. That said, there's lots of girls on here, so you are in good female company Enjoy the site! best, bert classical musician

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1372270372' post='2123704'] He's lovely [/quote] So this is what the world is coming to. Even Shelley has become a gay guy.

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Twice! So:

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1372204758' post='2122984'] It means you are fantastic and have earned the right to look down your nose at everyone, and think mediocrity is a really bad word [/quote] Ah! Thanks, Milty. Yup, as a fantastic representative of the arts, I surely have earned that right, but you will be happy to hear that I don't look down at clownwhores. (Why, after so many months do I still think it's funny? What if that is because I'm just a clownwhore? ) b, b

[quote name='Patchbass' timestamp='1372171370' post='2122425'] Also this might be a noob question but you can't underpower a cab can you? [/quote] Normally not, indeed. The less signal goes to the cab, the more the cab will relax. But a cab with large cone surface wil get less detailed at ultra low volume like when playing at night and trying to not waken the kids - but I gather this is not what you were asking about. In the case you meant to ask about combining an amp and a cab that have very different wattage ratings, then really very much has been written about that already, and I gather you're best served with a search. best, bert

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1372198360' post='2122897'] Must be tough keeping up with all those prog bass parts and fitting your massive head through the door at venues that will have you! [/quote] Sorry, but I didn't get what that means. I can guess the first part to mean that it must be tough to play those parts, but the second part escapes me. Could you please explain? b, b

Anyone who clicked on that subject line is a stupid fool. There! I said it.

Brian, my friend, you have terrible taste. I even contemplated becoming a homosexual just to have a chance of enjoying Ped even more. That, or I'm a liar. best, bert

According to an article I read, avatars not changing on people's browsers is normal, and a forced update is what normally works. I forgot the details about why this is, and can not vouch for it being true, but in any case, after reading the thread and seeing I had the old avatar on my screen, pressing F5 did change it for me in this case, on a pc with Firefox. Oh, and congrats! I noobly agree it sounds lovely. best, bert

... and also welcome from someone who loves Wales as his second home, has baked a mother&child cake, lives very close to the woods, has a Jazz and an Ashdown, and knows zilch about Cardiff. Enjoy the site, Dan! best, bert

Sorry, should have thought of that right away of course. The thread, in Dutch, is here: http://basgitaarforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=48720 and the mp3 is behind the large fonted word "KLIK" under the picture of the basses, or here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16926252/Mp3s/Instrumenten/Bassic%20conversation.mp3 Now the stereo isn't perfect, but from left to right: Bongo, TRB6, Ex Factor b, b

Hey Mark, Welcome to the surface then, and ... breathe! Yup, fuzz=good. Never overdo it though. One or two still audible tones per evening would be nice, but screw the rest indeed. OK, keep enjoying and be no stranger. best, bert

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1371770453' post='2118066'] Doom metal wedding band? Hmmm... [/quote] My Dying Bride

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1371935695' post='2119914'] What would you do with 1000w? [/quote] Suppose you play bass in Wishbone Ash ... best, bert

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1372028147' post='2120903'] hand job done [/quote] That's off topic though, cameltoe.

[quote name='Vladimir' timestamp='1372024966' post='2120858'] will this harm my bass amp or speaker in any way? I remember someone telling me that you can't play an electroacoustic guitar through an electric guitar amp, cause the different/lower frequencies will harm the speaker. [/quote] Nope. A bass amp may have been designed and built for a different voicing, eg. adequately representing low frequences and limiting the output of the highest frequences, but that's all. Also, you may expect the output from a guitar to be lower than the output of a bass. As to the electroacoustic guitar, I don't know what ever might lead someone to say something like that, but I may be missing something. In my mind: An alectroacoustic has no lower frequencies if it's not down-tuned. Of course an electric can be down-tuned as well. There are no "different" frequencies. No amp or speaker says no to chosen frequencies within the spectrum it's built for. The pickups of an electroacoustic with steel strings may work exactly like those on an electric. If microphones or piezo pickups are used, nothings changes as seen by the amp, let alone the speaker (pedagogical lie, but you'll forgive me). The only thing I can see is a possible mismatch between guitar output and amp input impedances, and augmented noise from turning up the gain more. That said, I might be wrong. I was wrong once in '63/'64 too, so I'm not perfec. best, bert

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1372019918' post='2120783'] I posted this link last week, but it seems to have vanished. [/quote] Yeah, I thought someone had done so, but couldn't find it in a search. and concluded I'd seen it somewhere else. Nice to know I was right. Then, I'm always right. b, b

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1372000399' post='2120471'] I think my biggest pleasant surprise was a Carpenters live set with some great drumming and a couple of fantastic sounding guitar solos. [/quote] I think I know which show you're talking about. In case, it was great, and those songs with the guitar solos rocked yer socks off - comparatively speaking. Do you remember whether they had motorcycles riding on stage at one or two points? Apparently, the show that was distributed widely on TV in Europe, was later released - at least on CD. There's also a CD set of outtakes that is reported to be just as good as the "official" release. Me like. best, bert

[quote name='worroourkid' timestamp='1371997742' post='2120435'] I have edited the post to acoustic/electric to avoid any confusion!! [...] So where exactly is Soegne? [/quote] . You silly man! Shouldn't edit a perfec pos! Soegne is just left of Kristiansand, and actually its neighbour community. You're not by any chance actually telling me you were in that very good duo from the UK that did Kristiansand at the end of the eighties, are you? Nah. Would've been a bit too accidental, I gather. b, b