paul_c2

I'm looking at possibly doing this in the (near) future too. Obviously, the LS-2 is an obvious choice for combining keyboard and bass into one amp; but would a noise gate also be handy? It would be used on the bass's output, then maybe the LS-2 used to simply mix the two signals. The keyboard ought to be near silent when not in use so no noise gate needed there.

This way there isn't actually switching of the instrument, instead both are present but the bass would be kept silent when not played.

Or are accidental knocks of the bass likely to trip the threshold of the noisegate anyway?

I am sure cavemen beat primitive drums in a repetitive fashion, ages ago.

Its just that (IMHO)................

Bassist develops a liking of (a) particular genre(s) ----> Bassist buys a bass to suit that genre ----> Bassist joins band of that genre ----> Band progresses, allowing upgrades to equipment

It appears we are discussing stage 4 but stage 2 got omitted along the way somewhere?

So are all the people making gear recommendations tacitly accepting its okay to tell another band member to buy another instrument?

There are 10 kinds of people who understand binary. Those that can, and those that can't.....

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.

2 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Is it normal for other band members to tell you what bass you need to buy? 

How would you react to being told to buy a £2500 bass?

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.

17 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

I gave it 35 seconds. No further comment. 

15 hours ago, martthebass said:

I made it to 45 seconds, do I win a pork pie?

5 minutes ago, mcnach said:

 

You're a patient man. I lasted less than 10.

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.

57 minutes ago, BassAdder27 said:

what about Alto TS312 cabs x 2 

Are they any good as a starter?? 

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.

1 hour ago, TimR said:

Please remember. No mugs of tea on top of amplifiers (or servers)!

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.

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

 

Do me a favour though, promise me that you'll never look up Frankie Boyle.

 

Don't Google "Rockbitch" either.

14 minutes ago, 2020Jazz said:

This is from the company 'WebNX' that TB is hosted on. 

I never trust a company which claims to offer 24/7/365 support.

Shouldn't it be 24/7/52? or 24/365(6)?

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

To be fair from the japanese handling of the tsunami, they did have huge sea walls, which sadly sunk due to the earthquake.

Portsmouth flooded in 2000 (I remember it well, it was my wifes birthday), it failed due to the volume of sewage and luckily the backup generators were below sea level. It took a while for them to pump out the pumping station to get down to the top of the generators.

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.