Norris

A compressed air horn blast should do the trick

It's currently 1:15 on a Thursday night and I'm just sipping a post-gig JD. My alarm is due to go off in 4 1/2 hours for me to get up for my day job. I still wouldn't want to only do one a month though, but I might reconsider in the morning

It would be, but I don't know anyone that has one

Hmmm. We've got the pickup lowered but it's still distorting. Some more diagnostics are in order when I get back from my holiday. I won't be gigging it tonight then - I was hoping it might be the first post-rebuild gig for it

Are you just talking about harmonics of root, third & fifth? Major/minor keys? Other modes?

I have a PJ and usually solo the P pup.

The words "Computer Programmer" really kill a conversation

The only issue I've had on here was an Items Wanted ad that I replied to as I had the pedal sitting on a shelf doing nothing. Despite offering at a good "BC" price they still tried to lowball me. It's still on the shelf

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1436115958' post='2815093'] Yeah, I was sort of getting at that with my response to Lozz. Our summer schedule is also right around 7-10 gigs a month, a lot of double and triple header weekends. So rehearsals would be a bit much. And it also depends on the a guys ability, we added a key board guy last weekend without rehearsing with us. The guy was a pro, we sent him files of the set and I swear he knew the material better than me.lol blue [/quote] Some people are just in a different league and it's great when your paths cross

We gig 7-10 times a month on average and that is enough to keep us tight. New stuff is rehearsed individually at home and then more often than not we just gig it. More complex arrangements will get a quiet group rehearsal round my house. I'm blessed to be with such capable and affable chaps.

What is this "rehearsing" of which you speak? As a chap with a day job I'd still be wanting to play more than once a month. I can see that some people would be happy just doing one though, but certainly not in blue's situation

Thunderbird, Squier P-Bass Special, Ric 4003 (just before the ban). Still have all three. I also bought my Boss GT6B from here.

Another one for the Rumble. It has a very nice sounding vintage tone switch and acres of bowel-loosening bass on tap

I am lucky to have a guitarist that knows when he's cocked up a solo as he always looks my way to see the raised eyebrow. Occasionally it's followed by a tongue in cheek adjustment of his amp as if that had caused it

You'd be surprised how well the start of the Blue Peter theme tune (blue: a hornpipe) fits into most songs

At gigs where the audience isn't really interested we tend to mess around musically, putting in accents, rhythms and recurring themes to keep ourselves amused. Nothing that the punters would notice unless they were actually listening of course. It can make a dull gig fly by and have us in stitches

Tbh the opinions of a bunch of crusty old bass players isn't going to make a hill of beans of a difference. Having said that, I think there will be another incarnation of Yes. There are too many expensive concert tickets waiting to be printed and purchased. Take them as they (presumably) come, or just fetch out the old albums and weep into your cocoa for the good old days.

Is anybody else missing the big man? A little underwhelming in the bass department imho

A truly inspirational bass player and a sad loss to the world

Phil's guitar tech needs a rollicking for the tuning but on the whole I enjoyed it. Lemmy isn't quite the tour de force he used to be, but bearing in mind his age and state of health he put on a decent show. Great to hear a few early tracks like Metropolis. He looked very old and frail in the interview though - enough to make you wonder how many gigs he has left in him. He's still got great attitude. Florence leaves me cold but I thought that Mark Ronson's set was good even though it's not my kind of thing

[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1435090916' post='2805437'] I hadn't thought about the nut issue either. [/quote] I mentioned it because I had to fettle the nut on my Ric when I first strung it with my "standard" gauges (and then had to glue it back on when I was over-vigorous in my fettling!)

If it's a short term dep I'd stay with the strings you've got I play in E flat all the time with 45-105. I have always used that gauge even in concert pitch Edit: Bear in mind you might need to fettle the nut if your current strings are a snug fit

Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello is a favourite on the odd occasions that we do it. Pulling Mussels by Squeeze is another. Some nice arpeggios in both and a bit different

The kit provided last night made a few noises that I wasn't keen on when pushed. I stopped pushing The drum kit provided was a novelty too. Obviously set up for being miced and was very quiet without. The bass drum could barely be heard and the snare was like a Quality Street tin!

It's a dilemma. There is a bass rig provided which means you don't have to set up and pack down yours. Do you use it? Last night I used the one provided and really wished I'd used my own. It was a rack mount Fender thing (yep, that unimpressed I didn't bother to remember the model) with way too many knobs, buttons and sliders, into Hartke 2x10 and 1x15 cabs. Echoes like you only get in village halls (actually a local football club) didn't help me trying to dial in a decent sound. I wish I'd have used my Rumble combo