paul_c2

When I was chairman I never knew if I should adopt the approach of never voting, or voting then also having a casting vote if needs be. Generally if there's votes (or just stuff....) where the band is split, its the beginning of the end though....

Just recruit a 5th member (eg, keyboard? 2nd guitar?) then insist everyone votes on song choices (no abstaining). No more tied votes and indecision going forwards.

There's clearly an underlying story, or (much) more to this than the above. For example....type of band. Why would any band interfere into someone's musical preferences so deeply? Do they want you out but don't have the balls to tell you you can't play bass properly?

Be thankful it was a ? not a . ? is intermediate-level mouse control to click on the thread, . is advanced stuff only to be tried by the steadiest of hands.

At 0:34 (you could watch it on mute if needs be) the bass player is desperately trying to stop himself from p***ing himself laughing.

Yay! I'm in the lead (I think). I made it to 0:46

I've used Native Instruments' "The Gentleman" only because it came included with the keyboard I bought. They do a few other piano plugins too.

On an indirectly related matter - why don't they just add to the cast of "Made in Chelsea", a relationship counsellor? It would solve a lot of the arguments on the show and happier times for all.

Why not buy a £200 bass, get the dopamine 'hit', then buy another £200 bass in about 3 weeks time; then a £300 bass in 6 weeks time? Triple the dopamine? Seriously though, this is why being able to go into a music shop and trying basses is an important thing; and that high street music shops should be supported. A bass is a personal thing, by all means some internet suggestions can create a shortlist but the final decision must rest upon how you feel about it. Having said that, secondhand Japanese Fender Jazz is a pretty safe bet!

In fact it might be worth just going for something cheap, that gets you going, then you'll more closely understand your needs and know what to buy subsequently.

We started out with an Alto 12" cab - can't remember the model number but it was the second generation, not the TS312. It was alright - good for us - but nothing really to compare it against. The "mixer" was in fact a Behringer B205 initially, it did the job and acted as the singer's monitor (so she can hear herself!) but we soon outgrew it then went for a proper mixer (Behringer 1222 of some kind). However our needs are probably very different from yours - a big band, most instruments acoustic, just the piano and vocals going through the mixer. The bass would have enough power of its own to not need to, although we did try a few times to put bass & guitar into the mixer, to give the singer a better monitor mix. But in a big band, the monitor mix for the singer is mainly piano and she doesn't need to worry about the other instruments. I'd advise, for as long as possible, to keep it as simple as possible. Ie PA just for singer, nothing monitored, and careful positioning and setting of volume controls means that the bass, guitar and drums are all balanced both for the FOH and for the singer to hear. By all means you can go for everything thru the PA (how many channels for drum mics???) and monitors for everyone etc. but you'll inevitably end up drowning in wires instead of being a musician.

What is the switch Can another be adapted, ie does it switch tip/ring on and off like most channel switching switches do?

You have gigs????? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Rumble-100-Bass-Amp-combo-100W-1x12-OFFERS-WELCOME/124666902087?hash=item1d06b9f647:g:RycAAOSwZZ1gabDj There's nothing new, in that price range, I don't think.

So you have an ant....on the floor....and you still need a speaker cabinet. Any tone/volume changes are done by leaning down to the floor (or having to kneel down) and twiddle the knobs. As opposed to a combo, where they place the knobs on the top (not the bottom) of the unit; or an amp head, where you could place it on top of the speaker cabinet, or perhaps even higher up, where the knobs are easily reachable. Given the average age of bass players is about 55, the "accessibility" is going to be a factor, I guess.

Formosa Bai Hao, loose leaf, for me please. With double chocolate hob-nobs.

Although in Talkbass' case, it would have been kept quite warm there.

I know my place - just above the bass drum, but below everything else. It helps that I have (IMHO, of course) an instrument that "just does it" with no fuss - a Japanese Fender Jazz. If I were to use words, I'd describe it as solid, punchy, a bit of twang but always fitting in. People/audience don't necessarily know/analyse the "tone" of each instrument but they will perceive when several instruments play together, it just "fits together nice" and doesn't sound like an indistinct mush. The other thing, if its a gig where the sound is going thru the PA, the amp will play a very minor role (just letting me and a few others near hear it) and I don't necessarily care what the monitor sounds like; and will trust the sound man to send to FoH a good sound. But more often than not, the amp IS the only source of the bass so I am in control, and I know my gear so I know where to put the knobs to make it sound good.

Don't Google "Rockbitch" either.

I never trust a company which claims to offer 24/7/365 support. Shouldn't it be 24/7/52? or 24/365(6)?

My very vague understanding of the situation is they had 10m sea walls, but the tsunami reached 11m. And if they had 11m.....it would have been 12m etc. By building them at 10m, they thought they had safeguarded a 1 in 1000 years event or whatever. Its just a shame it occurred a few years after, rather than 999 years after. Any nuclear plant also relies on an incoming electrical power supply, to do various safety-critical things when its not generating power itself; and the generators are a 3rd power source - in case they lose the external supply too.

Right click on the top bar, "reopen closed window".

Someone made a boo-boo.....a big one. No doubt, we'll never know the full details.

Having seen US firefighters in action, while a lot of them are well trained and competent..............not all are. I can believe they might go in gung-ho and spray water everywhere.

I've turned to YouTube more and more recently (as a viewer), there's definitely a science and an art in "being a successful YouTuber". Its difficult to put my finger on it. One aspect is (unfortunately for some....) the tone of their voice. If it grates, I'm not going to watch a video no matter how interesting. Another is, they remain true to their area of expertise, but while offering variety. Its a difficult balance to achieve. With so many more YouTubers, its 'almost' saturated out there. Unfortunately for the OP, I've not even been persuaded to click on the video; and the suggestion to do so is awkward, because I have my evening planned out: I'm currently watching MiC, then will play computer games for a little while, then go to bed and watch some porn.

Not on domestic - the "stakes" of a domestic break in, all told, aren't that high, unless you have something unusually high value at home. But for sensitive commercial properties, higher security is often needed. There's 3 types of break in - destructive, non-destructive and undetectable. The difference between the last 2 being, non-destructive visually isn't apparent, but forensics (for example, looking for scratch marks in lock pins from picking, or other tell-tale marks once its disassembled and examined closely) can detect that the break-in occurred. Break ins aren't that common, but there does happen, targeted break-ins of high-value facilities. And there's plenty of mistakes made which make it easy to do. A home owner can learn from these mistakes and benefit from them!