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    I am a singer and think I've got a reasonable voice. I was struggling with the higher register stuff so took some lessons with a professional singer based in Leicester (can pass on details if anyone's interested). A lot of my issues were with mouth shape. The more rounded/oval I made my mouth and the higher I could raise the roof of my mouth the better the higher register notes became. You see opera singers do this all the time and it might look weird, particularly when you're singing a rock song, but it works. Another thing we did in the lessons was sing a lot of different styles, from Frank Sinatra to Opera and that really helped. Plus I have lots of warm-up exercises, which I do mostly in the car before a gig to avoid looking like a complete silly billy in front of my band and the bar staff.
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    Pm'd
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    Sorry to hear this Blue We've got 2 booked for December that will go ahead when lockdown2 ends on the 2nd, assuming the pubs are allowed to open 🤞🤞
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    I've replied to your PM Thanks Phil
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    ...and there's one on here (it's not mine)
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    Welcome airfrank There are a few BC'ers based in France I had a Gibson T-Bird - great looking thing and sounded terrific
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    Nailed it! Barefaced cabs are great btw
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    Welcome Jeff 6 strings eh... oh and hope you have a healthy bank balance as this fine forum will drain you of your cash faster than an Amsterdam sex worker!
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    Halloo! Sire v7 5 string would be my choice https://www.thomann.de/gb/marcus_miller_v7_swamp_ash_5_nt_2nd_gen.htm I can't get on with 5 strings but I had one of these and it was a very nice bass for the money (the control knobs are cheap and nasty but easy to replace)
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    Thanks It's a beautiful bass. If it doesn't sell I won't be too unhappy
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    Up for sale is my Maruszczyk Jake Basement 55 Butterscotch In A1 condition, bought from Bass Direct last year and only gigged by me a couple of times as I usually use my Lull Only selling cos I've spotted something else (you know how it is😊) £800 + shipping, in a decent semi-rigid case Specifications; Body: Ash body Neck: hard rock maple Fingerboard: Maple, 20 frets, Zero fret Nut width: 40mm Construction: bolt on Pickguard: Black Pickups: Bassculture Electronics: Passive: Volume, Tone Finish: Butterscotch transparent, body/neck matte Hardware: black, 19mm string spacing Strings are flatwounds, and look new-ish, don't know the make, sorry Original listing on Bass Direct's website https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/MARUSZCZYK_Jake_4P_55_Basement_Butterscotch.html Photo's are their's too - I'm hoping that's ok as I bought the bass. I will take some of my own and stop being a lazy-arsed keyboard warrior and post them later tomorrow (I'm mostly engaged with watching the 6-nations today No trades unless it's for a Mike Lull precision with the jazz neck width and cash your way (obvs) I'm in Nottingham and Covid safe collection is ok or I'll ship via UPS in the aforementioned semi-rigid case. Overseas shipping considered - pm me I would expect that fully insured shipping will be around £30 to UK mainland destinations
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    John Entwistle, me and Colin Hodgkinson watching Jack Bruce
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    I feel your pain having gone through the same event a few years back. All wedding suppliers triple their prices when they know it's for a wedding so I'd make sure you pay yourself triple your normal fee.....go on, you deserve it
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    Cool, we're playing there on Dec 5th.....hopefully!!! Not been since Woz & Zoe left and the new guys refurbed it
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    There's only one word for this .........HEFT!
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    Looks like The Donkey on Welford Road?
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    If it gets really bad 5 Years Going Underground .....I'll get my coat
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    Love it. The older I get, the more I'm liking a bit of jaaaaz
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    I played one of these a couple of years ago at Richtone in Sheffield. Really liked it, it played beautifully, but I dithered and it sold
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    Interesting dampening system you have under your deck
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    The two guitarists in my band are talented enough to make great bass players, fortunately for me they're not showing any inclination. I'm in a band with some talented folk...our sax player is a music teacher...I use this as a spur to improve my playing
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    She's cute, that's for sure...and a good singer too!
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    Lovely bass at a great price!
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    I did....surely they can't be serious? Oh they are....and don't call them Surely!
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    Nice!
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