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[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1460315413' post='3024619'] It's an RGB 400, I had the gain on 1.5 and the vol on 4.8. [/quote] My mistake, sorry. Crikey, your amp was barely above idle then. It's nice to know you aren't going to clip or distort unintentionally.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1460328687' post='3024762'] Don't forget to breath [/quote] Dad3353 is dead right on that one. I sometimes have to tell myself to relax and adopt a better posture so's I can breath naturally. There is a natural tendency to tense up when faced with these situations for the first (and possibly second or third for some) time(s). Yoga is a good way of "finding your centre" just before you go on. There are many other disciplines that can put you in the zone, as it were. This forum is a good place to start looking.

I am amazed that no-one has mentioned piano wound strings for bass. They used to be popular in the eighties. Only the core wire passes over the saddle with these because the winding starts just a few mm the p'up side of the bridge. The string is just the same in tension. The difference in tone coming from the effectively super-light gauge at the bridge allowing for additional harmonics to come forward. More "ping" for your pluck, as I recall. The gauges are nominally the same for the most part of the string and they feel no different to play but they make funk and disco lines pop just a little more. Not sure how easy they are to get now. Mine were DBEs

Well done Lardy. It sounds like you had a normal and healthy first jam. I am hoping you get some laffs from the whole thing next time because it's never worth beating yourself up just for being a beginner. I am looking forward to one of my own on Tuesday. The first after being absent from ensembles for about thirty years. It will be interesting to see if I get that same newbie vibe once more. You know when actors and actrusses say "Break a leg!"? Well I don't yet know what bassists say in the same circumstance but [i]that [/i]anyway. Enjoy.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1457427625' post='2998290'] Guess it sucks to watch your show if you are off centre of the stage. [/quote] Sounds like a hi-fi enthusiast I knew at college. He would invite us to his sitting room but we'd all have to be placed so that we got the full "benefit" of his sound system. He loved his tech so much I often wondered if he was interested in the music at all.

Welcome. I hope you find benefit from the exercise. I do. There are some good instructional videos on whole body warm-ups for bassists. I have found a few just reading through the posts here. John

Well worth the effort my friend. I enjoyed that clip. Is that a Laney RB3 then? If so, had you got any head room with it at that venue or did you have to max it? Not used mine "in anger" yet.

A post elsewhere reminded me of a project my partner completed last year. He wanted to make his own ukulele having taken up the uke in his retirement. We looked on the 'net and found a local supplier of kits and ukulele parts about 50 miles North of Derby. Jack rang and arranged for us to visit. These days, Kenneth Smith is a bassist and an excellent wood craftsman. In his retirement he has been making ukuleles and sourcing materials for his kits. We got a detailed tour of his workshop and were made to feel very welcome. Jack has built two kits of his. I can't remember what woods were chosen for each but they whole process was fascinating. The grains of the various timbers come to life as the finish is applied... and they are both playable. If you're interested his YouTube presentation is here - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVWD74xbi0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=upVWD74xbi0[/url] Ken if you're on this forum, hello and cheers!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1460164259' post='3023274'] [url="http://aerodrums.com/aerodrums-product-page/"]Aerodrums...[/url] [/quote] [Spooky music] Virtual drums? Cor! At last a means for Theremin players to branch out into more rhythmic styles. [/Spooky music] OP - I have a Roland TR606 for mucking about with. It's okay but it isn't a kit, it isn't digital nor is it particularly intuitive to use. You can't save patterns other than by leaving batteries in it and so forth. If I'd been thinking of recording the better choice would have been a TR808. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiDs41Pr_0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=aoiDs41Pr_0[/url] I'm not sure if they are prohibitively expensive these days but I know people refurbish them and retrofit them with blue LEDs and such. Roland do a current version of it, the TR8. I know nothing about it however. I suppose it depends on whether you want to have the traditional feel of sitting at a kit or whether you are happier pushing buttons. If I had the room and was making the choice again I'd have a kit.

[quote name='Moos3h' timestamp='1459935182' post='3020938'] Any other places I should be advertising? [/quote] Funnily enough the classified ads in our local paper (Derby Telegraph) came through for me recently when I answered a "Musicians Wanted" ad. Turns out we're all well on the road to becoming old f4rts however. Take what you want from this.

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1460017798' post='3021735'] I guess it's that cheap violin bass that has limited Macca's playing career [/quote] Oh man, think what it would've been like to hear him on a uBass with George on his uke too.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1459968133' post='3021405'] ...All is good as long as the guy with his diamond encrusted unicorn hair bass doesn't get upset when a punter spills beer down it. [/quote] It's so funny when the bassist throws a hissy fit. I'm sure that's the only reason they put horns in bass cabs, so's the punters can have a good larf.

Welcome LD

I was intimidated by the Hash Pipe music vid. Far too much wobbling.

How many high performance motorcycles do you see where the tyres show no sign of being used in corners? When I think what we take for granted these days as being available, let alone affordable. I'm not sure it's fully appreciated just how well off we all are.

Very helpful. Ta.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1459884819' post='3020635'] When I go to Folk Open Mics, turning up with it and a Bass Ukele causes less friction with Cecil and Cecelia Sharp than my MB TTE 500 and the RJ 15" cab...! [/quote] Good one. I always think folk sounds thin unless there is some bottom in it. Would love to do an Open Mic rendition of Queen's '39 on my fretless one day but my uke playing mate isn't up to speed with it. That I haven't done it yet is probably a good thing.

I've never tasted electric meat but I think I might call my next band by that name. I have found some firms that will cut foam blocks using a CNC milling machine. I still want to keep the "furry" finish though. There is a metallic sheen off it and foam is just, well, foam. Maybe there is enough lining to reuse but I am out of my depth if it came to a DIY job.

Much as I like the furry blue lining as is, I am thinking it may well be impossible to get that sort of finish nowadays. The colour topped foam inserts in your link look cool 'nuff though. Will look for local cutters at some point. Thank you.

Thanks Truckstop. I'll bear that in mind if nowt comes of mentioning it here.

An alternative alternative:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Birchwood-Casey-BRASS-BLACK-Metal-Finish-Copper-Bronze-/360191792211 ...black goes with everything.

Have you considered a highly polished and lacquered brass finish to the control plate? I think it might look good if you are keeping the wood grain and if mixing with chrome finishes elsewhere is not an issue.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1459705211' post='3018780'] How the hell does it sound so loud and bassy? [/quote] What he said. HTH?

I stand corrected, thank you. Still and all, I would have a go but for the fact that I seldom finish such endeavours and would likely have an even more knackered hard case as a result. [s]Now, if only I knew how to edit this topic's title.[/s] Done.

Welcome Nate!