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9 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Looks like a proper oldfangled station wagon Honda? No jappas like that here these days, it's all 'SUV' bollox.

2015/16 Honda Civic wagon or estate as we call them here. It was a nice little car. I have since graduated to a Volvo estate, the true classic "Dad car" but Volvo are also discontinuing them!

Anyways, it was impossible to get changed in the Civic so I got changed outdoors, full outfit. It was ok, there was nobody around... Until I was halfway through changing into my trousers!!

1 hour ago, JazzyJ said:

Been to some places that are as rough as, but all is good. Unfortunately one turned into a scene from a wild west saloon brawl, a Scarborough sea front pub. Needless to say we didn't return.

No excuse for assault on band members though.

Ah, my home town!! I am not at all surprised, sadly, though it always has been a fantastic place for live music it's also a place where idiots throwing punches is all part of the night out for them.

That sounds like a place I wouldn't want to go back to. Sorry that happened to your singer, some people think it's a laugh to go around doing that sort of thing, sad isn't it? Perhaps go back with a bouncer in front of the stage area?

Set of four Sadowsky lightweight tuners, as new. Only one has been out the pack for the photos. 

Buy for £60 posted, saving you £15 on the cost new from Thomann.

Bundle of 9 patch cables. 5 of which are Harley Benton flat cables. All spare and need a new home. Add £3.50 for postage.

Now with pictures... Three have never been out the packet. One has just for the photos. 

The only way to find out is to go for it. See what you can try to create. Then I'm sure far more knowledgeable folk can help you with specifics like making the bass stand out more, is there enough compression, etc.

A wedding gig years back in a previous band... 

I guess we need to know if there's anything else to be layered over it and the rest of the context of the piece to determine if it sounds "right" or not... Otherwise, on its own, I like it. I can't offer any technical recording advice I'm afraid but I like the sound and the playing, particularly the higher parts really come through well. 

On 28/02/2024 at 22:04, BassManGraham said:

I had a Katana 210. It is an impressive amp with an array of effects etc. They pack a lot of value and features into them for the money, but I tend not to use FX etc. It has a really nice punchy sound, and is quite loud for 160W, compared to Class D heads and combos of equivalent rating.  However I sold it within a few months, as it was quite heavy compared to many contemporary lightweight combos such As Fender Rumbles, Markbass, GR etc. Great for rehearsal & recording, but not a serious gigging set up for me. (I am a bit too old for heavy gear these days. I tend to prefer lightweight neodymium loaded cabs and/or combos etc). I play small-medium-large venues and whilst the Katana has a decent DI it didn't really cut it live for me as an on stage or band rehearsal monitor competing with a powerful and enthusiastic drummer.

Ouch. I've been toying with the idea of getting one of these to replace my practice and gigging amps. My band gets a discount with Boss so I was very tempted, and I really like their stock bass effect sounds, particularly the amp Sims. I'm using the amp less and less these days as my DI pedal is very reliable, but I worry that there could be some gigs where I'm going bass amp only. It's a bit of an unreasonable worry because I haven't done this since the early days of my time in the band two years ago and we now have active subs for our PA or we play in venues with decent sound systems. But the worry remains!

Somewhere out on the internet there's a drum forum, a singers forum, a keyboard forum... Where every single one of us is getting a virtual kicking... 

Keyboards Dave was almost as weird as the drummer.... So eight years ago I got together with a guitarist and singer to do 80s indie I guess you'd call it. I liked the two of them and we clicked so we got some songs together as bass, two guitars and vox and looked for a drummer. Drummer answers ad saying all the right things. Except he wants to rehearse a long way away, being the only one with a car out of the three of us I'm happy to drive us there. 

We get there and the drummer, I think also a Dave, is flapping around with the studio staff because the kit isn't right and he needs something really specific and can't believe they haven't got it... Etc. 

We play one or two songs and he's ok. He can't stop talking though. He keeps telling us how it would be great if we did Crazy Horses by the Osmonds, Robbie Williams Let Me Entertain You... We are fixed on Talking Heads, Camper Van Beethoven, the Waterboys so we don't think this will fit.

The guy just doesn't stop talking about how his last bands were so great playing the Osmonds.

We have a drinks break and we can't get a word in edgeways. Drummer keeps saying how some people don't like him because he has all these ideas but surely we should just talk about it and agree or disagree. This is a valid point though his actions are suggesting he will talk until you agree with him.

He gave us a set list he thinks we should do... Having not met us before, not registered that we've already been working on something, and not registered that we aren't doing karaoke in a flat-roof pub type songs.

We play some more.

He tells us how on stage he wants us to set up with his drums at the front because nobody else does that. 

He tells us he has a headset mic and wants to lead vox on some songs.

When we are leaving with all our gear packed up he runs over, slams the door shut, turns off the lights and then starts playing with glow in the dark drum sticks. 

We leave confused, slightly scared. And never contact him again.

1 minute ago, Bassybert said:

From reading this thread it’s pretty obvious most singers are completely delusional 😂

I see your singers and raise you a keyboardist. This is where my lifelong distrust and aversion for keyboardists comes from...

Once upon a time I answered an ad for a funk band with female singers. It was like an X factor style audition being run by the guitarist who was a decent enough chap but the songs were more indie rock. There were loads of other guitarists and drummers there but only me as a bassist so I was kept. A week later and we audition a keys player. Dave shows up, long hair, looks like he wants a job in IT support but isn't bright enough, spends forever setting up his scaffolding for all his keyboards while talking about all these festivals he's played where the soundman didn't even have x, y z but of kit we've never heard of. Eventually he's ready to play a song. He hasn't listened to the audition songs or come prepared in any way. Stereophonics song? "Oh..... Errrr, Welsh band aren't they? I think I might have heard them on a cassette. My girlfriend is Welsh." Ummm thanks Dave. He plink plonks a couple of notes while we play. He doesn't even try to overwhelm us with weird sound effects, he just stands there looking confused the whole night, even when we tell him the chords. Guitarist invites him back the next week if he can learn some of the songs. 

Next week. Dave has clearly not learned anything and I doubt if he could achieve Grade 1 piano. After bashing through some songs hoping he will catch up guitarists says "let's pack away and when he goes get all our gear back out". I've packed away and Dave is still dismantling his huge keys rig so I get bored and say F this I'm off home. Half an hour later I get a call from the guitarist through gritted teeth: "I know you haven't got them, but can you check all your pockets and cases for Dave's car keys? We've turned the place upside down and just can't find them." I didn't have them. A long while later I get a text. Dave's car keys were eventually found after checking everywhere including in the till of the pub. They were in the pocket of his hoodie all along. 

I never saw Dave again.

I've never played with a keys player since.

24 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Appreciated, but does your facetiousness detector require recalibration?

 

It's possible!

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Wait... they have standards?

I think the problem is that the Facebook reviewers team spend their days looking at and removing some absolutely horrific and criminal stuff of the very worst kind. Someone trying to rip off the gullible for £65 really won't be on their list. Sadly, there are far worse things going on in the world.

HB pickups are really good. I also see no need to replace mine. The tuners, not great but they do they do the job. 

Pickguards... Mine doesn't actually have one, it's the "jaco" style fretless, but if you want a new pickguard get one made by GigInk (that's who I'd use) or something of the others that are often recommended on here. It's cheap and you get what you want instead of hoping an off the shelf buy fits or looks as good as the stock photos.

On 12/02/2024 at 12:13, toneknob said:

Did we know Vincen Garcia has an album out?

 

Also he's on at the Jazz Café and Band on the Wall on March 27th and 28th respectively.

I've listened to this yesterday and today. I really like it! I've followed Vincen on Instagram for a while and really like his playing. His tone is very consistent regardless of which bass he is playing and I really like it, it's not complex but it's punchy and at the front. I'd love to be able to play like him!

On 21/02/2024 at 19:34, bigjimmyc said:

Exactly like that! Big thing.

I could be tempted... Is it four or five string? I'm guessing fretted?

The manual should help you, it's worth reading through the lot of it because the GT10-B is absolutely awesome... The standard patches sound great but the many ways in which you can change the controls etc really lets you personalise it. I quite miss mine tbh. 

If you don't have it already I recommend this software for editing patches. 

https://fxfloorboard.sourceforge.io/info.php?model=gt-10b

I've still got a stack of these in my loft. Going free. Buyer collects.

On 19/08/2023 at 22:29, Waddo Soqable said:

Sounds more like a satanic cult... 

Please PM joining details. Thank you

Had no idea they did these in left handed. £595 is competitive at the moment too. Keen to hear more!

Looks amazing from behind! 

No worries a lot of their models are very similar. I'm guessing it looks a bit like this one, which is a Striker. The Baretta was similar.

If I may join in with the car analogy... A Stingray is a ridiculous American muscle car. Noisy, completely impractical because all it does is LOUD and in your face, but tons of fun. 

I made Mike from Zoot/ Iceni laugh when I said my Stingray is like having a big, stupid dog.