Huge Hands

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1467798009' post='3086275'] My OCD got fired up by the white 4 way. Black wiring on stage, people!!!! [/quote] ....Not with our current drummer. He's in his 60s and blind as a bat, so anything that stands out when he's trying to climb over his kit is a bonus!

Some pics of mine with the Carvin: Both cabs horizontal: Single cab vertical: I definitely think mine and Lozz's requirements are quite different!

I run my Retro 2x10s with a Carvin B1000 that happily runs at 2 ohms and was recommended by fellow Basschatters Eude and Merton (thanks again guys!) Before that I was using each at 4ohms on the two channels of my Ashdown LG1000. I've never noticed any phase cancellation, but I rarely run them both because 1x 210 cab is usually monster enough for most of the gigs I play. I find having it on its side (vertical - my badge is opposite to Discreet's) is good for boomy rooms or quiet gigs, but I usually prefer put it flat (both drivers next to each other) to maintain the low end warmth I love. I hope you enjoy it! I've had mine nearly 18 months and I love them!

I have repaired SM57s/58s in the dim and distant past when at a venue and remember a circlip which we used to get into place from underneath using a couple of very thin jeweller's screwdrivers, but I don't remember it being close enough to the actual capsule diaphragm to be of any real danger. This was over 13 years ago,so my memory is a bit rusty! We did start to buy the Beta range, but I wasn't involved long enough to see them get old and need repair. Sorry. I guess the suggestion above of looking on Youtube might be a good starting point?

I would have thought that the focal point of their name, and that people will naturally abbreviate it to , will be the "Awake" part?

This sort of thing wouldn't normally bother me, but I was mortified to hear the Queen classic turned into "Another One Drives a Duster" for Dacia the other day.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1465459366' post='3068328'] He wasn't but all seems well now. And he's playing like a demon :-) [/quote] Good to hear he's better. I'm hoping to make a visit to the old homeland in October - still can't get stottie cakes down here! Sorry to derail your thread!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1465455086' post='3068288'] BC's very own Bass Doc used it on a few tunes... [/quote] How is Howard getting on? I seem to remember hearing he wasn't too well?

My ex wife had regular problems with her lower back causing sciatica in her leg. She had several discectomies where they tried to shave off part of the bulge in the disc. These gave varying levels of success, but the problem would always return. (EDIT: My dad has had one discectomy op for a similar condition, and he has been fine for 3 years, so it probably just depends on the person.) In the end, she had the disc removed, and a Wallis cage fitted. I don't know what they are like in the upper back, but when we researched it, cage was probably the wrong word. It was more like a lego block with two loops. The block would sit between the protrusions from the spine bones and the loops would loop over them to hold it in place. This allows for some limited movement, and means it is not a full fusion of two bones (as you say bolted together). For her, it was a new lease of life. I think the nerve was too damaged so she does still get some sciatica, but in comparison to what she had before pain wise, it is a world apart. *Please note this is just some notes on her experience, I think my hopeless medical jargon (i.e. spine bones) would make it obvious that I am not a doctor or expert by any means!

I have always been amazed at the length of Ms Crow's fingers, as can be seen in the photo. I remember watching her play a keyboard on "The Big Breakfast" years ago and it looked like she was sat about 4 feet away! *Before you say I'm being hypocritical, I know I have the moniker of "Huge Hands", but that is down to big massive chunky hands, not long fingers.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1464951010' post='3064046'] ...and Donny Hathaway Live. . [/quote] Alex, you just went up massively in my estimation! I love that album - Willie Weeks is a monster! I understand others reasons for wanting to keep members' feet on the ground and not join in on the bandwagon of sycofancy, but as a year+ owner of 2x Retro 210s, I' can't say anything bad about them. That's even with the constant Tolex peel around the back panel. The sound from them is monster, and for most gigs I only use one. I must say I really took Alex's advice as a gamble as I didn't believe that 2x10s would be able to give massive lows (and more) like my old 15 had, but he was right. BTW, Congrats on the Tim Commerford thing. I didn't know who he was until the recent feature in BGM.

Wow - that chess set will be massive.....

I find my Snark SN8 works ok on low B? I use it on my guitars and my NXT EUB with no problems? At worst, sometimes on the NXT I have to be careful where I place it on the headstock to get the low B (i.e. on the B/E side), but it's usually fine.

I spoke to a guy at work who has had a go with the Harley Benton P-bass kit from Thomann. He's a g****rist normally, so this would only be a bedroom bass for him, but he said he was really pleased with it. He painted his and everything. I've not seen it to pass judgement, but I've had a couple of HB basses and bits of kit pass through my hands and they have always been pretty good for the money.

"Oil" be amazed if it sells at that price....

Not sure if someone has beaten me to posting this, but never again will I complain about being too long in a band! It also says a lot about those who say they're too small to play double bass! What an achievement, condolences go out to her family and friends. [url="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/record-holding-musician-collapses-stage-dies-87-151533648.html"]https://uk.news.yaho...-151533648.html[/url]

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1462980938' post='3047539'] You mean he's Yngwie, then (yes you can look him up if need be) [/quote] Although not my genre of music at all, I have heard of Mr Malmsteen. (I did still look him up though!). It's not actually the guitarist in our case!

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1462976199' post='3047470'] You've got John McLaughlin in the band? [/quote] I'm ashamed to say I had to look up who that was. The Wikipedia page states: [b][i][color=#252525][font=sans-serif] His style has been described as one that incorporates aggressive speed, technical precision, and harmonic sophistication.[/font][/color][/i][/b] [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]I think our guy only manages the first of those three....[/font][/color]

I had an email from a band colleague this week regarding our latest member (I won't mention the instrument in case they work out who I am), but the reason for wanting them to be relieved of duty was that we need to find someone who is good, rather than someone "...[b][i]who thinks there aren’t enough notes in any scale and that they all need to be played as fast as possible in no special order..."[/i][/b] Classic!