Steve Browning

This was the exact reason (I recall) Mark King saying why he used 10s, back in the day.

The wonderful Reese Wynans - Ron Levy - with some great 6 string bass from Jimmie Vaughn

Very much this. Get your gear off stage quickly and break it down out of the way of the band trying to get on. The number of times drummers try to put cymbals and snare into cases on stage is maddening!

Me too. I appreciate the science and concede it's more psychological than factual, but it's been 15s for me for the last 50 years.

It's always a potential issue. I recommended a drummer for the last UK tour of Greg Douglass, the Steve Miller guitarist. The day before the tour started, he confessed he couldn't play one of the drum parts. We got through it, but I felt terrible that his last trip here was not what it should have been.

You use what there is, as best you can. Antagonising the sound man is the biggest mistake you can make - however justified you feel. The rubbish amp (the hire car of backline) is likely to be just your monitor. Live with it and trust (or just hope) that the guy out front is making it sound as good as he can. Let's face it, the only performance that will suffer is yours. I was about to be broadcast live on BBC TV, switched on the supplied bass amp and it gave a light show reminiscent of a car audio demo. I had no idea what did what and was just thankful it made a noise at all. Subsequent listening showed the FOH sound was fine. Sure didn't feel like it at the time.

Well, if she's good enough for Simon Phillips....

It surely has in your case.

The genie is long out of the bottle. Influencers earn their living from clickbait, whether that be players or personalities. Debating the pros and cons is pointless. Good luck to them but it's a game I have no interest in playing. Other than to lament its existence to other bass players!!

That's right. That was my original question. I was thinking aloud really. It's not something I've ever done but posed the queestion, knowing we have some very qualified folk on here. As ever, they came up trumps (small t!!!!).

Mine is the one about the gynaecologist who redecorated their entire house through the letterbox.

This is a set on my '65 Jazz. They are excellent.

I was looking on my phone, so missed the subtlety of the design. On my computer I can see that the screw on the front (C) allows for the the lateral movement of the part of the bridge over which the string passes. Fiendish! 🙂

Interesting. I'd always thought of string spacing as the distance between each string, rather than the length of the string.

A Jazz bass? How very dare they!

Just back from leaving James Oliver Band in Portsmouth. Only went to meet a mate of mine. Still does nothing for me, and he seemed to drag Norman Watt Roy down to his level. Hugely disappointing. I wasn't expecting to enjoy JO but NWR was a surprise. Timing was all over the place.

Everyone? I haven't met him but have no opinion of his character. I avoid any 'influencer' because I'm not interested in their content. Bite me.

.....or pity, in my case!! 🙂

Might even make a half decent metal machine. 😄

I wonder if, when leaving your message, you could have said something along the lines of 'how are you doing?' rather than leave a message that might have come across as a bit 'it's not you, it's me'. Just the interpretation I get from your reported message.

Personally, I never use chases or sound to light. I always look at how bigger bands use lighting and aim to replicate that, as far as possible. Trying to get too clever can backfire. I want to change from my current set up (two Kam partybars) to allow more flexibility from the 8 channel footswitch, which is useful for controlling the lights.

I confess I actively avoid all these YouTube videos. They don't do anything for me, but more power to them if they float your boat.