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Dan Dare

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  1. Dan Dare
    I struggled for several months with Jaco's 'Portrait of Tracy'. Then one night, there was a gas leak at my house and BOOM. Is this what you meant...
  2. Dan Dare
    If the holes are clean and you re-use the same screws (or replacements with the same pitch/thread), you shouldn't need to fill them. If they're worn, filler is unlikely to give the screw enough to bite on. I'd fit hardwood dowels - make sure they're tight fitting and use strong glue - and drill fresh holes.
  3. Dan Dare
    Small Rumble combo worth considering. Is your son big enough not to struggle with 34" scale? If yes, the Classic Vibe sounds a decent starter bass for him. If not, I'd look for a shorter scale instrument. Something like a Squier Jaguar may do the trick.
  4. Dan Dare
    Yes, it did help. I may not have always had the finest teachers (they ranged from great to near-useless, although none was as bad as Skank's - see above), but I managed to learn some useful stuff nonetheless and often find it handy many years later, as Mykes comments above.
  5. Dan Dare
    Checking your sound by walking about the place using wireless can be a bit of an eye/ear opener. I find what works when you're close up frequently doesn't out in the room and vice versa.
  6. Dan Dare
    If I did that, I'd probably end up with what I have (I certainly wouldn't part with my old J bass unless I could be certain of finding another, identical one) or very similar. Having got what I have through many years of trying/buying/selling, I'm pretty happy with it. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.
  7. Dan Dare
    I have an AG700 and it isn't loud at all. You can hear it faintly when you're standing close to it and no music is playing, but it isn't intrusive. I wonder if there's an issue with yours.
  8. Dan Dare
    That's interesting, Bill. I take it that means spec sheets for drivers aren't always the full story. Is there a rough rule of thumb that tells you how low a given size of driver can go? I appreciate that there is more to it than size, so may be a silly question.
  9. Dan Dare
    Nuff said, really. Measuring or evaluating a drive unit at low levels by putting a mic on axis and about 6" from the cone tells you little about how it will perform in the real world.
  10. Dan Dare
    Nightfly is good - well recorded with variety of textures. May not do the job if you don't like the Dan. Speaking of which, I like to use FM, too.
  11. Dan Dare
    I always mic' the bass drum, even at small gigs. Just a little in the FOH (even if you only run vocals through it) makes the whole band sound tighter and helps reinforce the bass.
  12. Dan Dare
    Rather than looking for "new" music within the narrow confines of rock/pop, try venturing outside the comfort zone of familiarity. There's an infinite amount of astonishing "old" music from other cultures out there to discover.
  13. Dan Dare
    Don't mess about. Do it properly and get one of these.
  14. Dan Dare
    If the Smooth Hound is still available, they're decent and not too expensive.
  15. Dan Dare
    P/u covers can be found on eBay.
  16. Dan Dare
    Pinegrove 4" padded leather bass strap for me. The padding is firm, so not spongy feeling. Looks and smells nice, too.
  17. Dan Dare
    I'm sure it couldn't happen to a nicer chap 😆
  18. Dan Dare
    Rather a lot, actually. Unless you're a robot or a machine.
  19. Dan Dare
    Magic. No other word for it.
  20. Dan Dare
    I like CD. They are about the cheapest place to buy Gotoh bridges (I've bought 3 from them so far). Quick service/delivery, too
  21. Dan Dare
    If you don't remove the neck and you use steel wool (I know I've suggested this previously in other threads), cover the pickups thoroughly - stick masking tape all over/around them - to avoid their becoming covered in a "fur" of steel wool fragments that you won't be able to remove entirely.
  22. Dan Dare
    Happy Jack nails it. It doesn't have to be one or the other. If I'm playing where there is high quality PA/monitoring, I'll take a preamp/DI box. Anywhere else and I take a rig.
  23. Dan Dare
    I misread the thread title. Thought it said Bastard Drummers. Too many of them to list 😁
  24. Dan Dare
    If it's any help, my PJB C4s (which are 4x5, so twice the number of drivers as a Briefcase) have two rectangular ports, each 3cm high, 14cm wide and 24 cm deep). The internal dimensions of the cabs (not including ports) are 29x29x27 cm. I appreciate the Faital drivers won't have the same requirements as the PJBs.
  25. Dan Dare
    You could always take it to the seaside and dip it in the briny.
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