Stylon Pilson

It may be that the now-absent guitarist used a bassy EQ that made the other band members think that the bass guitar was louder than it actually was, S.P.

All formats have their own advantages, if you look closely enough.[list] [*][b]Digital[/b] - highest theoretical sonic fidelity, best storage density / general portability [*][b]Vinyl[/b] - maximum space for artwork [*][b]CD[/b] - best physical medium for sound quality, high durability (as it's non-contact) [*][b]Minidiscs[/b] - high durability, doesn't mind being bumped around a bit, rewriteability [*][b]Cassette[/b] - doesn't mind being bumped around a bit, rewriteability [/list] I'm struggling to think of an advantage that cassette has over minidisc though. I suppose just general availability. I've left "nostalgia" out of the list as it's subjective. S.P.

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1498571567' post='3325601'] A few years ago I was playing keys in a band where the bass player plugged his 1x15 into the return socket on the amp. The other cab was connected correctly.. The 1x15 acted as a microphone, fedback and blew the cones in his 410 and well as the amp going pop.. It happened really fast ... [/quote] Another argument, as if you needed it, for using speakon connectors! S.P.

Reading 1999 It always tickles me to see Coldplay's name down there at the very bottom of the list for the second stage. You'll also spot Muse in there, if you've got your magnifying glass available. S.P.

Ahah! That's brilliant! I must admit, I personally wasn't overly enamoured of the asymmetric fingerboard widening (not that my opinion actually matters a jot, but you know what I mean), but with those dots in place, it's going to look pretty slick! S.P.

That looks good enough to eat. S.P.

This pushy guy was all "you look like a generous man, very generous man." I thanked him for the compliment and left. S.P.

I went to the one in Reading a few weeks back. The chimichangas were good, but there was one of those pushy "give me money for spraying you with cologne and handing you a paper towel" guys in the bogs, which is one of those things that never fails to be detrimental to my evening out. S.P.

I used to be a big fan of Andertons, and when I last went, I was initially very impressed with the dedicated bass room. However, it gets difficult to move around if you're not the only person in there. I haven't been back in a while - do they still fill the middle of the room with amps? S.P.

The Nano+ is 45cm long, I believe. You could look at the Warwick Rockboard line - I've got the "Jam" model which is 51cm long - that extra few centimetres should be enough to fit in one more pedal. S.P.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1496242228' post='3309854'] Sometimes over rehearsing means some people can get bored of over-playing songs. But once you're tighter, I'd use those rehearsals to suggest new material, and try varying the set a bit. [/quote] It's a good point. Rehearsal helps you to tighten up as a band, even if you're not playing the same songs that you're planning to play at gigs. S.P.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1495713528' post='3306065'] There's a place in Bracknell called The Cellar Bar [/quote] In my opinion, one of the biggest problems that The Cellar Bar has always faced is its location. It's out of the town centre, about a half hour walk from the nearest train station, so when you're trying to get your friends to come along you have to warn them that they'll need to designate a driver. It gets no passing traffic whatsoever. I view it as one of those venues that exists to give new bands gigging experience, but you're never going to grow your fanbase there. The lack of passing trade means that you're generally just playing to the people you've brought along, the other bands (assuming they stick around) and the people that the other bands brought (assuming they stick around). S.P.

Intriguing that you should ask that question, because I was asked a very similar thing at my last gig. Though on that occasion it was, "Stylon, would you kindly not perform starkers like Nick Oliveri used to?" S.P.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1495630002' post='3305420'] Afraid to say that headstock looks a bit too Ritter-like for me... Not that there's anything wrong with Ritter, but this isn't one! [/quote] I'm another who is picking up on a Ritter feel. The body shape, with its severe asymmetry, it's strongly reminiscent of a Ritter Seal, and the nut-to-bridge fingerboard of a Ritter Roya Concept (and some of those have hidden pickups too). S.P.

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1495098605' post='3301205'] yeah, because smart meters read themselves! [/quote] Smart meters automatically send the reading back to the energy supplier. No need for a guy to actually come to your house to read the numbers. S.P.

You need a communication method that is optimised to minimise latency. You want to be keeping the delay below about 10ms, and considering it takes 4 or 5ms for the signal to travel to France and back (as constrained by the laws of physics) that doesn't leave much time for encoding/decoding. [url=http://llcon.sourceforge.net/]Jamulus[/url] claims to be created with this in mind. S.P.

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1494941119' post='3299785'] Excellent point here and likewise I think I'm in the same boat, shall be rectifying that by photographing and recording my serial numbers now! [/quote] +1 for being an excellent point. I've written down all of my serial numbers, but that doesn't actually prove ownership to the police - just helps me with identification! Photos definitely required. S.P.

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1494921617' post='3299521'] It's not that simple. If someone else has paid a reasonable price for the goods and then taken them to CC then they may also have a right of ownership. [/quote] I don't believe that this is correct. With the exception of some very specific circumstances, you can't sell something that you don't legally own. The general rule is that the original owner is always protected. S.P.

Mine was also a joke. I knew that yours was a joke, which was why I, too, made a joke. S.P.

It's not - the pale horizontal lines are at 0.75 and 2.25. OP should have prefixed with the caveat "I suspect not everyone will know how to read this". S.P.

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1494581079' post='3297077'] We've decided to drop Mr Brightside from the setlist for now. [/quote] Well that's one way of solving the impasse. S.P.

I would definitely always tune up before each set. But I will often check tuning during a set as well - if there's a gap where I can discreetly do so without holding anyone else up, then I will do so just to verify that everything's still good. S.P.

It's an interesting technique, and I'll have a play round with it. Thanks! S.P.

So here's something that's been on my mind lately. You know how when we play an open E, we're not actually hearing much of the 41Hz fundamental, however the harmonic content is sufficient for the brain to interpret it as an open E? Would it be possible to process that existing tone in some way, without actually adding any lower frequencies, to trick the ear/brain into thinking that it's actually hearing a note that's an octave lower? Has anyone made a pedal that does this? S.P.

My first bass was a red Jim Harley P copy. I added a Lara Croft sticker to the pickguard. Still got it. S.P.