SpondonBassed

[quote name='Ashweb' timestamp='1494287711' post='3294765'] Unfortunately, I'm going to have to miss this one. Pity as I was really looking forward to it; family have decided to visit and will be arriving on Saturday which means i won't be able to go off on my own. Catch y'all at the next one... [/quote] Bring 'em with you?

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1494221474' post='3294021'] I can't remember the last time I just played bass & not do the PA , book gigs & transport , it's when someone said "you're a free platform for the other members egos " ..& watching them miss treat the equipment , I often wondered what if I just threw the guitarist amp around as he did when reluctantly moving a PA cab & the singer didn't even provide his own SM58 , I also considered turning up to a gig with no bass & asking the singer if he had one I could borrow . [/quote] If you do find another band I'd like to think that you will get your chance to let someone else carry the torch so to speak. I know from what you've said that you aren't going to be that band member. It isn't in your nature. Don't let the buggers grind you down. You should be proud to have made it happen for the other band members.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1494197638' post='3293990'] for now I'm going to just do some youtube demo type stuff , I guess a lot of it is working with the right people . [/quote] Cool. I hope you post linkage here when you've got summat.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1494175083' post='3293793'] Are any other northerners reading this, thinking "fingerless gloves?! It's got to be -50 before I put a jumper on!!" [/quote] Actually, my first thought was "Nesh".

I'm not sure what's on the market since I stopped motorcycling but heated gloves used to be readily available. If you have a 12V source, you can use the gloves to pre-heat your hands before the gig itself warms them up for you. Keep them handy for the interval too.

[quote name='Wylie' timestamp='1494166301' post='3293723'] My typical American response--as if it only happened over here! ... duh. [/quote] Hahahahahaha. You have a point none the less. The Beatles would not be as we know them had they not "broken" America. If the stand against segregation had earned them a touring ban in the 'States like with Ray Davies and the Kinks for example. Although banned for different reasons it caused a sharp kink in Ray and the band's commercial success. It also helped artistically it seems - "From an artistic standpoint , it may have been the best thing to ever happen to them. It forced Ray Davies to mature, become more introspective and observational (not to mention sober). The Kinks went on to record some of the greatest albums of the 1960's but in America they remained little more than a cult band until the mid-1970's." [url="https://www.quora.com/Why-were-the-Kinks-banned-from-entering-the-US-from-1965-69"]https://www.quora.co...US-from-1965-69[/url] What if...? Hindsight's a bugger.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1494160079' post='3293684'] That sounds like a Phil Jones cab. [/quote] Having had a check on an image search I'd say yes. Amazing product range.

Did any of you wonder how things would be now without that "Disco is Dead" campaign? I seem to recall Nile saying in interview that he hadn't peaked yet when the rug was pulled out from under him.

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1494150515' post='3293599'] I really don't "get" Future Islands. While watching the last episode of Later..., I realised that the singer is actually the Club Singer from Shooting Stars. [/quote] "None taken" S. Herring Heeheehee. He does some grunting the lad does. Still, if folk will buy Shane McGowan's drunken vocals I won't feel bad about liking Sam's style. I also credit him for upgrading the goose step to the ostrich step and thereby covering all of the big stage in Glasto with relative ease

[quote name='Frank Grimace' timestamp='1494151847' post='3293623'] I suppose my thought was around wave frequency responses of the size of the speakers and split the signal to accommodate that, in an attempt to clarify the sound by letting each cab handle its own frequency range, not that there's anything wrong with my sound. I just thought low frequencies would be better handled by the 15" and so on...I'm no expert but it was one of those thoughts you get from time to time, it may have been fueled by alcohol ! [/quote] I'm betting that your domestic system has three way living room speakers. I get thoughts like that sometimes and I can't really blame alcohol. On my rig however, I don't even have two way cabs. I've been told that newer Laney RB3s have tweeters now, mine doesn't. I have no need for extended high frequencies. I don't plan on occupying that end of the sound spectrum except for the odd pop and slap for bit of light garnish here and there. Food for thought however; I was at the October Double Bass Bash last October and one member had a remarkably small speaker cab that would put Barefaced cabs to shame. It may have been a lot heavier however as it used multiple small drivers, say four or five inch cones. I think there were about six or eight in an array. I looked for the hidden sub but there was none! The chap had got a badger's head stencilled in white on the black grill. One of the other members may be able to identify it from that. Me. I am a proper Luddite. I like low frequencies to come from whopping great cones in boxes with grill cloth that smells of tobacco. That's all a thing of the past now.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494153591' post='3293639'] I'm still very interested in basses & guitars, I can spend hours reading about them & tinkering with them & it gives me enormous pleasure. I've also got a lot of accumulated knowledge from 38 years of playing, gigging, recording & other stuff that hopefully can still be of use to somebody on here every now & then. [/quote] That's what I really love about this forum.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1494145879' post='3293545'] I am not looking for a flip response. However ,I really feel like the odd ball. 64, why hasn't this happened to me. I play for enjoynent, I play for fun and I play for money all at the same time. And I'm looking forward to the biggest gig of my life this summer. Blue [/quote] Two sides of the same coin really. The OP isn't having such a good time and you are. That you enjoy 100 percent commitment to a band is a special thing if not actually rare. I think it is something that a lot of us wish for. Certainly, I prefer the all or nothing approach with things of this nature. It is frustrating for me that I can't go any further with bass until I forge good links with others in the area unlike motorcycling where I only needed myself, the bike and the open road. I am working on that. I can appreciate that there are players who have to keep doing tunes they don't like in unhelpful circumstances to pay the bills too. I am only a hobbyist (hobbyer?) however.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494141283' post='3293504'] I stopped gigging years ago as I just didn't enjoy it. I hung onto my gear for years until I finally sold it all (apart from one bass that I hang onto purely for "investment purposes") a year or so ago. Any playing I've done over the past few years has been on acoustic guitar but I don't even do that anymore so I'll probably sell my guitars soon too. [/quote] It's good that you keep in touch anyway. I wanted to stay on my old Triumph motorcycle forum but it was in the Yahoo groups domain. All of the consequent fluff and nonsense made visiting the bit I wanted such a chore after I had no 'bike to speak of that I dropped it.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1494140595' post='3293496'] Am I missing something??? [/quote] Yes. I wish I'd taken screen shots of Frank's first list of interests for you.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1494143285' post='3293517'] Maybe. It's only £35, worst case it explodes and kills everyone in a 50mile radius. But I suspect that's continuous rating for music, the bass cab won't be anywhere near that. It'll give him a quick idea of whether or not it gives him the desired effect. (I'm sceptical) . [/quote] Fair enough.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1494138779' post='3293478'] Could try this one. [url="http://www.terralec.co.uk/speaker_parts/three_way_crossover_500hz__4500hz_12db/16164_p.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_term=paid&utm_campaign=ProductAds&gclid=Cj0KEQjw6LXIBRCUqIjXmdKBxZUBEiQA_f50PgqIdnBW2sVxjqfr014oyavcH31B2v0p5U0tYqzPHlAaAnmK8P8HAQ"]http://www.terralec....PHlAaAnmK8P8HAQ[/url] [/quote] Interesting but might be under rated for the OP. "Suitable for Cabinet Powers up to 250 Watts & 8 ohm Systems"

[quote name='Frank Grimace' timestamp='1494112162' post='3293411'] Golf isn't very popular on here then? [/quote] Hahahahahahah

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1494135780' post='3293463'] I spent years doing every gig that came my way but several years ago culled anything that was a bit sh*t and now only play gigs I want to do. Comes out at around one a week but I am happier for it. I have also stopped practising bass as I have all the chops I need for the gigs I do. This means practice time is fun too. [/quote] At last! Someone from this forum has achieved a Zen like state. It was looking dicey for a long time. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zen

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1494121981' post='3293440'] I did in my mid 20s, just stopped playing for a good few years as I`d just got fed up of it. Didn`t play my bass or guitar, didn`t even buy any music. Then suddenly felt the need again, and have been pretty much continually busy in bands since my early 30s (am now early 50s). Nothing wrong with taking a break if you`re not feeling the love, just don`t sell all your gear, it`s very costly starting from scratch again,always keep at least one of everything. [/quote] Good point about keeping your gear for a while at least until you have distilled your thoughts. I liken it to when I chucked in the towel and stopped riding motorcycles. After I sold the 'bike I held onto my kit (helmet, leathers, boots and gloves) for sentimental reasons mainly but also to avoid starting from scratch should I have a change of heart. The motorcycle is easy to replace yet the paraphernalia is a serious investment both in terms of cash and in terms of time spent getting the stuff that suits you best. After a couple of years and some investment in pork belly futures (which stopped me getting my trousers closed securely), I sold the kit. I was happy in my "retirement" by then. To be honest, I would not put myself or the public at large in jeopardy by taking up 'bikes again. My eyesight and reaction times are rubbish now. As for bass; I chucked that in during my twenties as well. I had a good apprenticeship that demanded most of my time if I was to qualify so the band had to find another bassist. Not quite the same thing but I came back to it thirty years later and I still love it. @ Kevin, you sound like you need a holiday at the very least. I hope you do what makes you happiest however.

Nile is the Labradoodle's naknacks. End of.

A load of old balls? Hahahahaha

[quote name='Frank Grimace' timestamp='1494104172' post='3293362'] Hi All, like to introduce you all to my pondering, would appreciate others opinions. I run a Trace Elliot SMX 1215 300w and [size=4][font=Arial]an extension cab bastardized from [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]a Trac[/font]e [size=4][font=Arial]1224 SMX combo. containing 2x10" and a horn. I have an idea to use two equalizer pedals to customize the each cabs sound from the main SMX amp, one for the 15" rolling off frequencies above 400hz and the second on the 2x10 rolling off frequencies below 300hz. any thoughts? or should I go boil my head[/font][/size][/font][/size] [/quote] Um, not to put too fine a point on it but looking at your listed interests, I won't be dipping a toe in your pond no matter how you nicely you introduce it. Welcome to Basschat anyway. I am running a TE1818 cab as an aux to my 300w Ashdown combo with its 15. I thought there might be eq problems but so far I am really liking it. I do tend to leave it fairly flat across the five bands of the combi though. I can't vouch for gig levels yet but I am optimistic going from results practising at home at low levels. If you use a lot of effects this might be inflexible however.

I'm delighted to see genuine interest.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1494021638' post='3292742'] ...I took a quick perfect pitch test today and although I got about half wrong, the ones I did get right easily enough were at 415Hz - [size=6]baroque tuning[/size]. Never heard of that before but it does suggest that I prefer my tones a bit lower than regular 440Hz concert pitch. Great, something new to geek out on! [/quote] Then I should try and get a gig or two out of this lot if I were you... https://www.facebook.com/baroquebath

I liked the first three randomly selected tunes on YT so I've ordered it. What I listened to brought me back to the eighties in a pleasant way so I think I will enjoy hearing the band's progression through the decades. Thanks for sharing.