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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 .

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!

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 ).

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

Holy Diver - Dio

Bomber - Motörhead

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

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. 😤

REFIN!

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. Again, very true.

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

Myth. Someone with bat like hearing will claim that they can hear a difference, but I call shenanigans. Your bass, your decision. As long as it’s played and not kept in a case, it fulfills its purpose. Yes, yes it would.

Territorial Pissings - Nirvana ‧ 1991

Night Swimming - REM

Unskinny Bop - Poison

Stand - REM

Hush - Kula Shaka

Don’t Speak - No Doubt

Tricky Dicky - Country Joe McDonald and the Fish