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I've just ordered a set too

I'm thinking about a bass vi for a bit of fun. What are the thoughts of the BC massive. Cheers mart

I used one of these with great success. Took a bit of time to work it out but it was very good It also has effects on it too

thanks mate, I had a similar thing last year and managed to sort it, fingers crossed

hi mate, not really. It isn't weight issues I'm having atm. I think I have a disk out of place and it's pressing on the nerves. It's more a positional thing. ATM I can't get out of bed in the morning and stand up until I've taken the cocodamol and waited about 15 minutes because of the pain. Then I could get up and hobble about. (it's actually quite scarey not being able to stand) Physio tomorrow but lots of rest today/ tomorrow

yep, deoxit is the stuff

that made me laugh so hard, it hurts🤣 I might need to lie down at this afternoons gig, my back isnt in a good place today. I can't let the pub down, so more drugs

the blocks spoil it for me, shame really as I could find room for a bass VI

tonights gig, ibufrofen and cocodamol and the bar stool fkn agony in places even with the pills, another tomorrow.

VILE 🤮 where do i sign up 😁

I dont remember the music lessons at school really teaching us anything about music but I did learn the violin from the age of 6 till nearly 13. I was quite lazy with it and didnt learn the scales very quickly but then aftyer about 5 years, I really got into it. Passed my grade 3 and then took up the bass. Changed schools and the music lessons (only for one year, till o-levels took over, they didnt do the music o level) were better. We started singing basic harmonies and studied a bit of opera (quite interesting to me anyway) But the more bass and gutar I played, the more I remembered of my basic music theory, Flattened thirds for minor, Minor 7ths. My wife is learning piano, grade 5 now, and we talk theory a lot. She's very good with her theory and can tell me the notes in certain scales, whereas I have to think about how I would play that scale on a guitar, then call out the notes. My violin sight reading was more like tab. I learned the the 'a' note on the stave, was an open 'a' on the violin and the that next like on the stave was the first finger on the a string. I didn't think about it being a 'b' (natural or flat) and depending on the key, the next note would have a gap on the fingerboard and it was C#. C natural would have had my second finger right next to my first. I'm very pleased to have the amount of theory that I have, it really does help

useless. I want a white, fretless sabre from 1980 😢

it was great fun and I realised what an influence he has been on my playing, many of my fills sound like his I was listening to the Jam this morning, seeing what I can remember. Great band

I once turned up to see one of my favourite local bands (whom I have depped with on bass a few times) and the guitarist was taken ill. They couldn't get their regular guitarist dep, so I did it. The singer couldn't believe it, that I knew all the songs on guitar. This was 30 years ago now, I eventually joined them full time, 10 years later. The worst dep I did, I thought I could wing it. Quite an eclectic set but I am very good at busking, unfortunately the guitarist/singer was pretty rubbish and the songs I knew he played badly, so it was a bit of a car crash. I should have put more work in. Best dep was for a Jam tribute called Total Jam. Mates of mine but I had 2 weeks to learn 30 odd jam songs, some of which I had never heard. I really worked my butt off for this one and delivered really well. I learnt some great Jam tunes as well and even sang David Watts (as Bruce does). I've depped with them a few times since

yep I'd go for that

My back is playing up again and I fully expect to have to use my bar stool for saturday and sunday's gigs (and I'm the front man too)

I'm currentl running MI-PRO58 https://www.mipro.com.tw/webls-en-us/mi-58.html awesome!!

I'm in Dover, Kent

I have an ongoing back condition and have gigged propped up on a bar stool. It works very well and is surprisingly comfortable. Some people even ask how my back is, when I see them outside of the gig Do what you have to, to keep playing, I don't think anyone is really that bothered Axl and Dave Grohl have gigged sitting down haven't they

I'll try the pyramids/hofner then I think

I did a gig a couple of weeks ago and they only had enough 'cash' in the till to pay us. The doorman only got half his fee but they promised to make it good te following day. Landlady wasn't about (unusually, this is a well run place) and they couldnt get in the safe. They were moaning that people just mainly use cards these days and not cash. I can see a time where we may have to start taking credit card payments via these iZettle terminals etc, which measn the money will be tracked and prices will go up because of having to pay tax on it (not bothered as I declare my gig earnings anyway)

do they only come in one gauge? How do tey feel tension wise. The la bellas I have are stiff but they take detuning a semi tone really well

Trace Elliot BLX-80. Usually with my JMJ Mustang, if I'm learning stuff.

Cool, I shall try a set of the hofner strings then. The C/T is slightly bigger isnt it Yes i have a nice thin neck on mine and as you say, edges nicely rolled too. I have no side dots, which I think is normal for 64, might use a sharpy

I use the EVP powered stuff from about 2009 for a couple of years, they sounded fine and weren't expensive but they were quite heavy. Mine were 1x15 plus horns and I added the 1x15 subs too. But the weight did for me and I went QSC