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This book, What with Being Stone Deaf and Everything by David Hallamshire, is a spot on swipe at everything young bands do. I got given it in 1989 and it is just as funny today. The observations are perfect. http://www.amazon.com/What-Being-Stone-Deaf-Everything/dp/0852237383 One example from it, on different instruments. Tambourine: The tambourine is not a musical instrument. There is nothing whatsoever musical about a tambourine. This is why it is safe in the lead singer's hands.

Damn. I thought Bristol jam nights was a kinky club where jam got smeared over.... well, less said the better. <leaves quickly>

Vanderkley Aurora does. Thunderously loud and beautifully clear with two 410 cabs.

I've had mine for a year or so. Rugged, strong and excellent.

Be nice...

I get where Randy is coming from, but I have to disagree with him on this one. Sorry to be contrary.

Have you considered other money-raising schemes?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1453913169' post='2964169'] ... or 2014 figures [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226298-what-is-the-average-age-of-bcers"]http://basschat.co.u...ge-age-of-bcers[/url] [b] How old are you[/b][list=1] [*]between 10-20 (9 votes [5.39%]) [*]between 20-30 (23 votes [13.77%]) [*]between 30-40 (31 votes [18.56%]) [*]between 40-50 (43 votes [25.75%]) [*]between 50-60 (47 votes [28.14%]) [*]older than Methsahla (14 votes [8.38%]) [/list] Notice that if you are 20, or 30, or 40. or 50 you have two goes at it. [/quote] Actually, if you are 20, 30, 40 or 50 you don't get a go at all because the options specify 'between'. Having said that, for those more pedantic than me, and there are some (maybe), a person who is 30 and one day would go in the 30 - 40 category because they are older than 30.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1453828449' post='2963210'] As an active bassist... [/quote] As opposed to a passive bassist?

The Jug is basically a tips jar for the band. A bit like the busker's hat.

To answer Blue's original question. If I stopped gigging, I probably would stop playing bass. What would replace it? Not sure. I might buy a decent digital piano and learn to play it, or more likely, start online gaming or something else that could soak up huge amounts of time.

I'd buy it but am afraid that it might encourage aimless noodling.

I'm not concerned about such things but can see why the OP is. A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to buy a Lemmy signature 4004 bass and confess that when he died I found myself wishing that I had bought it because the value had probably risen sharply in the short term.

Who is Nike Rogers? The Greek goddess of.......?

I'm not convinced that gigging opportunities and venues are drying up with any degree of permanence. Rather, tastes in music have broadened away from the type of music that most venues would consider and so is the way in which music is consumed changing. In a similar way, one could conclude that young people aren't interested in dancing because large discos/nightclubs are closing down fast but rather, they want to socialise in ways that differ from their parents'. In both cases, the changes are temporary as such things are cyclical.

I miss mine, but my shoulder and back don't.

Sticking with Frankie, I loved the version of Two Tribes they did for John Peel. Some awesome bass playing, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AUwwSR-bg

Whereas, if I was leaving a Philip Glass concert, I would be saying “Thank God that's over.” It's all in the ear of the beholder.

Can't remember if I mentioned this already, but I have the Gear for Music own brand IEM system. Dirt cheap and easily good enough and if, like in my band, everyone is happy hearing the same mix in their ears, the savings are huge.

I generally put songs into groups of four which all link into each other and those are played back to back. Pausing is allowed between each quartet when the singer does some interaction. I confess that I am not very patient with band mates who can't keep their instruments in tune, pointing out that [insert favourite band here] don't spend ages faffing around between songs.

Yuck. And it would get stained and sweaty too easily.

When we vanish from Basschat, we slowly fade away like Echo did, leaving just the last words echoing “Which one is best for metal?”

It sounds like the Puma design isn't all it could be. You would expect a guitarist to get it wrong, but not a small child.

How does one carve silence? I have a picture of Terry Pratchett's death doing something clever with his scythe as in Reaper Man.

Death of self or loved one, poverty, homelessness? I don't want to be depressing but such things do happen and would certainly limit one's internet use.