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Was it her that was loud, or the Tech Team/Sound desk that made her sound loud? I once saw someone play the bass without having the amplifier on - but she got compliments on her playing. This suggests that people listen with their eyes: "It was great to see the young people playing!" - yes, but could you hear them?

In normal bands, or in football clubs, the better players would graduate to better set ups, and the poor quality players would be kicked out, or leave. That would allow @Nice Guy Rich to work with people at his level. In a church, you are stuck with the people in the congregation - it's a small pool of talent, with a big shallow end. Thus we find people who are taking YouTube lessons on the instrument that they got for Christmas, in the same band as a professor of jazz drumming....

Please, can you share how that works! Do they stand at the front, looking at their empty hands, and wonder why nothing is happening? Do they say "but why am I not allowed to play!?"

Yep, been there.... If all these people - the ones without instruments or the will to learn the songs - we're sacked, would your church be left with a good core of musicians, that you would be pleased to play with? A conversation with the leaders, and a radical pruning, may be the way forward. Sadly, no matter how good you are, you can't lift the output of the others. However, the leaders often see the band as an opportunity for people to serve and get involved (but here's a clue .... to get involved one has to turn up with an instrument!). But before you do all that, can you share the Pros list? " if a band rehearses without instruments, and by not turning up, does it make a sound....?"

A 5 string Boulder Creek Solitare bass. Photos to follow. Mooer Baby Water delay and chorus pedal.

I am suddenly interested in fretless basses, and how easy they are to play. I want to: Experience lined v unlined; understand the difference in fretboard materials; contemplate mwah v no mwah. Is anyone bringing a fretless bass to the Bass Bash, that they can demonstrate to me? Thanks in advance.

That's being played, by Lord Lucan.

I am looking forward to packing away someone else's Spectors. Ideally, Guy Pratt's! I can add it to Paul McCartney's Hofner....

I arrived even later, and remember wandering into the stage area, and playing your Rickenbacker. Nice. Edit - you invited me to! I had never tried one before, and you offered me the chance to do so.

Sold a synthesizer to DaveyBass. He was very accommodating and made the sale easy. He was also very patient with my struggles with internet banking!

Crash Test Dummies - Omm mmm mmm mmm

Slightly off topic, but I am imaging a lonely and unloved bass, played rarely, and sold to Cash Converters. Then, someone adopts it to use in a concert. Dreams do come true! Hope that it goes well, @Hiperi0n

Not many notes there - something that I need to learn in my own playing.

Didn't this very thing happen when I am the walrus was written? From Wikipedia, evidence of a single letter being changed: Shotton was also responsible for suggesting that Lennon change the phrase "waiting for the man to come" to "waiting for the van to come"

Lots of options here - thanks all! I have used twin Aldi fruit boxes for a banjo, using the joint to fashion a neck brace. But it takes time to build up a box out of smaller ones, and the cost of my time was more than the cost of a box, on reflection. So, I will try to make a bike box smaller, rather than a fruit box bigger!! Or I may just order a box online....

Papa's got a brand new bog - James Brown Red red wire - UB40 Madonna- Vague; like a player

Can anyone please recommend a company that sells boxes? I need to post a synthesiser, 100cm × 35cm ×15cm. Who is good for strong yet inexpensive boxes?

This - both the serious advice, and the quip about nobody is listening. If someone with authority and knowledge tells me it is too bassy , or loud, I will make changes. But often that is using "Lee Sklar's Producer Switch" - make a change to something that others can see, but most of the change comes from using a different playing technique. That way, I still have (say) the volume to compete with the band and the congregation, and it is available to me simply by digging in harder, or playing over the neck pickup rather than the bridge.

Welcome, Gary. And well done for sorting out your bass. A replacement battery is cheaper than a new cable, amplifier or bass. And you will never make that mistake again! You might want to find a battery tester - and get an idea of what voltage your bass needs before it fails (for my bass, I found that less than 5 volts still works). Spare batteries are good to have around. And a screwdriver to open the battery aperture. You can put that in your case, and probably find room for a foot pedal tuner (Boss TU2 is good), and then you will need a second cable. The tuner is battery powered, or you can use a power supply. And .... as if by magic, you have bought some new kit!!

I used to have a lot of instruments - poor quality kit, unused guitars that I owned as a child, instruments that I did not play (glockenspiel, mouth organ). Now, I have a clear pathway to instrument upgrades: 1. Buy something that I want to learn. 2. If I stick with it, buy a better one that is more playable. 3. Stop buying them - I am not good enough for further upgrades. I do have a spare bass (3, now), so need to sell a few of them. But right now, I have one good instrument in each category (bass, acoustic bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric piano)

Beautiful. However, I don't need another instrument. However however, I have DMd you...

Judged? Only by other bassists....! Those big buildings are notoriously difficult to balance sound in. Hard surfaces all round, and a lot of space to fill, and some standing waves (sound, not Mexican...), make it a challenge to get a good sound. Well done for getting the gig - I have never played in such a venue!

I watched that, and was very impressed with the guitarist. Any idea who he is?

Good news @Lfalex v1.1 - I think that the strings are allowable...