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1 hour ago, police squad said:

Another tribute band has been joined and it needs one of these

A P Bass would’ve been fine, but needs must.  

Can Yew Dig It - The Mockturtles

18 minutes ago, Buddster said:

Question to anyone who's been, and been to one of the main stages. How annoying are the flags? It just looks like, in some places all you'll see is the back of a flag, or sea of poles. 

We’ve had a wee festival locally, over the weekend. One of the rules was no flags, no banners. The other thing that grinds my gears at these big events is folk who feel the need to be on someone else’s shoulders; it’s just inconsiderate for people behind.

6 hours ago, YellowLedBetterBass said:

Catching up with Inhalers set now. My favourite bass tone of the festival so far - I really need to get a p bass.

 

Edit - he's now pulled out the gold Jack Casady which also sounds fantastic and is making me think maybe it's actually the Ampeg behind him that I want.

It was a great sound! I didn’t like the Casady as much as the P, not quite so in your face. A bass with a P pickup in the normal position through a Tech21 VTDI will get you where you want, without the need for a chiropractor after, it’s what I do  . 

8 minutes ago, bigthumb said:

It's a TM4. What I was finding was that when playing certain areas of the fingerboard above the 7th fret the sound dies, just no guts to it. The bass is set up well with no dead spots, choking or buzzing. But I'm finding it thin sounding. Amp was set with the low mids boosted and the VLE/VPF set at around 10 o'clock and 1 o'clock and if I'd have turned up it would have been overpowering everything else. It's a pretty gutsy little combo to be fair but it seems that the bass is lacking somehow. 

Quite possibly the venue is at fault here. I used to use a Sandberg Basic VM, with an LM2 through a Schroeder 1212. A marvellously punchy rig that always delivered, until one gig where, despite all the usual settings, it was inaudible to me. Tried shifting the eq around but without any success. Next gig, different venue, all back to normal, IIRC. Such are the vagaries of venue acoustics and bass frequencies it seems. Doesn’t stop it being a huge PITA.

Inspired by this thread, I thought I’d do a bit of catch up on iplayer, whilst doing some chores. For me, it’s like an extended, outdoor version of Jools’ Later, without the boogie woogie - all a bit meh. Just listening to Inhaler’s sub U2 performance (it’s genetic I guess), that P bass through the SVT is marvellous, what a roar!

36 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Most clubs we play have been exceptionally friendly and helpful to us with some supplying sandwiches and soft drinks in our changing area.

No such luxuries for us, maybe a storage area to change in rather than the bogs. Never any problems with the bar staff, but the committee members, who plainly don’t speak to each other and have agendas. The money is better than pubs, but the vibe is often one of ambivalence, with most wanting bingo and some dodgy Spotify playlist. We’re plainly playing the wrong venues.

We mainly play clubs and there is always some bloody issue or other. I do not like them.

That was cracking. Glad your brother is back up to gigging strength. 

It’s the difference in tone that I use to decide what songs to use each technique on.

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann

I always wear hearing protection when playing live. However, even though I have a range of shapes and sizes, including moulded custom ones, they’re never really comfy, or just block out too much (-9db on the customs, still woolly ).

6 hours ago, Bluewine said:

I found some video from last Saturday.  Not our best. I post the good and the bad.

 

Guitars seem out of tune, it was 100°, sound mix was not great and I played with a healing broken ankle. I'll stop because I can go on forever with making excuses. 

 

I can't hear any bass without earbuds. 

 

Daryl

 

 

That’s how you do a bass solo, holding the groove, whilst stretching out a bit. 👏👏👏

Holy Diver - Dio

Bomber - Motörhead 

Just now, steantval said:

the timer on the oven from a distance,

Yep, same here. The washing machine too. The microwave is fine, however, although it is pretty aggressive by comparison.

2 hours ago, Rosie C said:

 

Interesting, mine is more of a pink noise. But I have hyperacusis too, so maybe not exactly tinnitus.

You can have both, I do.  
 

The hyperacusis is more recent (in the last 10 years). Fortunately, there is some form of treatment for it that involves listening to faint, white noise for short periods of time (mine in through my hearing aids), it’s still a new area apparently. However, this can trigger my tinnitus to be louder. 😤

9 minutes ago, SICbass said:

Thanks guys, I’m not partial to the current finish anyway. When I bought it, I was a broke music student and it was a jazz bass I could afford. The finish always looked like a homemade attempt to me anyway, so I’m not precious about that.

REFIN!

53 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

I find it harder and harder to pick out a conversation against any sort of background noise, whether that's in real life or when watching a TV program

This, for sure. I wear my hearing aids pretty much just for watching TV or if I'm out with others and want their speech to be clearer. I don't wear them all the time as things like wind and general noises can be quite pronounced (despite filter settings) and make my tinnitus and hyperacusis worse.

56 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

It's not debilitating, and it hardly compares with the issues that some of my friends and family are dealing with (cancer, heart attack, etc.), but it's bloody irritating

Again, very true.

I’ve had it for decades and it has become worse recently, despite protection.  

30 minutes ago, SICbass said:

1.) Does a re-finish significantly alter the sound of a bass or is that a myth?

Myth. Someone with bat like hearing will claim that they can hear a difference, but I call shenanigans.

31 minutes ago, SICbass said:

2.) Should a lovely instrument like that be kept at home for practice and not see battle?

Your bass, your decision. As long as it’s played and not kept in a case, it fulfills its purpose.

8 minutes ago, kwmlondon said:

It would look COOL AF! 

Yes, yes it would.

Territorial Pissings - Nirvana ‧ 1991

Night Swimming - REM

Unskinny Bop - Poison 

Stand - REM