SpondonBassed

[quote name='TomRandles97' timestamp='1482512583' post='3201232'] Not sure if this is something that's asked regularly but I've come to accept I'm going to need better plugs than the cheap ubiquitous rubber ones. I always start a gig with them and take them out halfway through because I just can't hear myself Can anyone recommend any comfortable earplugs with flat frequency response (ie; so I can hear everything equally, especially myself) while playing? Preferably something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg due to student budget and a looming overdraft [/quote] That would be a set of [i]attenuating earplugs[/i]; https://www.proguarduk.co.uk/products/allproducts/product/79-proguard-custom-attenuating-earplugs I haven't tried these however and at 220 quid they might be too much. If you use the same search term (in italics above) you will see lots of Boots offerings at less than five knicker... Let us hear your results please?

Beliebers or not, Happy New Year you grotty little lot of groupies!

May I wish you and the band continuing progress during the coming year.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1483131453' post='3205001'] There are 3 main approaches to this: (1) Fixed anchor - thumb stays in one place e.g. edge of pickup cover; (2) Moving anchor, e.g. thumb sits on string immediately above the one being plucked; and (3) Fully floating - thumb is not anchored, but rests on lower strings to mute them. They all have their pro's and con's. [/quote] Using these in combination can deepen your "palette" as it were.

Give it time and you will find alternative anchor points for your hand such as placing the little finger on the bridge for the stiffer action during fast runs for example. That also leads you into plucking with the thumb and slap if you like.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1483128308' post='3204960'] Agreed, I'm the biggest Stones fan there is. Same with McCartney. I'm not looking for or expecting great new material from them at this point in time. They have already given me enough. [u]I'm just happy these guys are still around.[/u] Blue [/quote] I think that's a sentiment worth repeating given the losses to the entertainment industry lately. I'm with you on that.

Dang! What about The Rutles then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RFxencNmZw

What about all the old farts collapsing in hysterics at the notion that Belieber is in any way cool? Is that not a fan base of sorts?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1483111045' post='3204818'] I get your point. And now that I think about it Justin's song writing abilities are comparable to The Beatles. I'm certain people will remember his talent and will be listening to his songs 50 years from now. Blue [/quote] Wink. Oh, and I spell checked that just to be on the safe side.

I saw "In his own Words". It didn't make me want to buy the book but it was very interesting in its own right.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1483035455' post='3204356'] I must be one of the few who doesn't like Cocker's rendition of With a Little Help. There's no doubting that he's a good singist, but I find the slowed down whining version doesn't tick the boxes for me. Which is weird, because I do like his other stuff. [/quote] I must be the second of the few then. Cold blooded murder, it was. I do like Joe's stuff for the most part however.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1483026711' post='3204253'] This may divide the room, possibly leaving me on my own in a corner, but I really like it. [media]http://youtu.be/jRk5Gjl_cAg[/media] [/quote] You may be right. I liked their treatment of the old Floyd tune. The rest of their music did not engage me quite so much. I did learn from the experience though. Now I know not to go into a lesbian bar asking for the loan of some scissors, for example.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1483025416' post='3204236'] I like Led Zeppelin's version of Stairway to Heaven by Rolf Harris. [/quote] http://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSq11SPBR_0VWgDF-lOmlyyp8Zh-pnfVzF5CCup1GzZAGOf1RKm

[quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1483046869' post='3204444'] ...Maybe they are under investigation from the Federalés for blue-blooded murder of our Queens Imperial English language. [/quote] Bleh! Heeheehee

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1483054542' post='3204502'] Nono, it was Liberache he lived next to, and presumably Liberpain was on the other side. [/quote] Belieberace across t'road?

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1483062923' post='3204535'] One of our brass players uses one, he has one of those clever Bluetooth page turning footswitch things too. I rely on memory personally ☺ [/quote] I might consider using a tablet reader to practice with but only with a hardwired footswitch for page turning and an A4 (minimum) size display. I have the onset of sight impairment so would welcome the facility to rescale tab and on occasion dotted score. I can't comment on using one onstage as I have never tried it. Can you provide linkage to the system he uses please? I'd like to follow up on that later.

Sorry to hear that. Have you considered asking the guitarist when he/she had their hearing checked last? Do this after you've had yours checked and can produce evidence of the damage caused. No need to point fingers. Have a friendly, round-table discussion and move forward because as a band this is a serious matter that has already affected one of its members' health. Good wishes for your continued performance.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1483067711' post='3204542'] Let it Beiber. [/quote] Hahahahahahaha. Good one. You are right however. Old farts like Blue, myself and possibly quite a number of members here just don't get him. What we get is the hype. Since the first days of radio and television, media has tried to channel the things that our youth are exposed to until that practice became unsustainable. Try and do that today and the Internet will rip the arse out of you. Now the media pushes stuff at you that has questionable relevance. If news of your behaviour is bigger than the news of the music you are putting out there, this will always happen. Look how Pete Doh! has been hampered by news of his druggie behaviour for example. People my age see him as a druggie first and foremost and are not inclined to get in to the music that his hard line followers enjoy. I think Justin is seen to be a cuddly stuffed toy to most parents and they simply wish that their daughters would grow up and move on. To put another spin on it; we can't hear the music for the pubescent screaming of little girls and boys who would accept being spat on by their idol as a sign of recognition. Now I think I've heard that somewhere before but being an old fart, I can't remember. Heeheehee. PS: Justin Timberlake had that in spades but then he also had the dodgy Disney company to limit damage from the media.

Nah mate, that's just Sheldon Cooper... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdD2tL71b7A

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1483017319' post='3204139'] I'll ignore that [/quote] Hahahahaha

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1483015408' post='3204108'] If it improves the quality of the performance. I`m all for using a tablet. Does [u]anyone [i]watching[/i] a band[/u] really care if someone uses a tablet? [/quote] I suspect the ones underlined above are the only ones who would know. They'd probably take it as part of the band's "character" too. Of course, most punters don't watch the band so why would they care?

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1483004644' post='3203987'] Where do you stand on using tablets onstage for words/chord changes? I'm in a new band where vocalists and guitarists use them. I'm old school and prefer to memorize my parts. [/quote] Only if you use them with a music stand.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1483021077' post='3204175'] Johnny Cash - Hurt, the NiN version is a favourite but Cash's vocals take it to another level. [/quote] Plus one.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1482998451' post='3203940'] You've never been to see Type O Negative then. Singer Pete Steele would play one whilst standing in guitar fashion, he was a towering bloke though. [/quote] Sadly, he is no longer with us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvDSRNcP1Ug

Then again... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJm4HM0or14