silverfoxnik

Oh no.. One of the all time greats! RIP 😔

I think that's it - this whole topic of discussion, like so many here on Basschat, is very subjective. We each have our own tastes, preferences and real-world band/rehearsals/recording /gigging situations to navigate. If you're happy using amps and old school PA set ups with monitors - great. If you're happy with amp modelling and IEMs - great. It's not a contest IMHO, or it shouldn't be. The important thing for me is that, as musicians, we can each get out there and make music to our hearts content on a regular basis, whatever way we choose to do that. And if you're lucky enough to have that going on in your life, long may that continue... Going back to the issue of subjectivity, we had a band using amp modelling & IEMs play at my Charity's Gala Ball in March. They had a great attitude, easy load-in and load-out, nice stage set up and they played/sounded great. In fact, the bass player had a really good sound through the PA. Having said all that, to my ears at least, the overall sound and vibe was a bit tame and a bit sterile. Did the audience notice or care? No, I dont think so. They were just happy to have some music to dance to... In fact, when the band stopped, the audience continued dancing to a playlist for about another half an hour and the dance floor got busier. As I think @BigRedX alluded to earlier, most audiences at gigs don't notice this stuff and they don't care about it either; it's only us musos who have the time or bother to talk about this sort of stuff. And knowing Basschat as I do, I expect that we'll still be doing that in another 20 years or so, by which time the songs will all be written by AI/Chat GPT and the music and sound will be effortlessly and artificially generated out of the backside of a Robot that look like the silicon lovechild of Lewis Capaldi and Lizzo.

I posted the video to show a example whereby, very experienced musicians and sound engineers, have chosen to go back to using guitar amps - instead of the amp modellers they were using - because, in their experience and within the context of their musical setting, the guitar amps offer a tangible sonic improvement over what is currently available sonically from amp modelling products. Their particular gigging situation is obviously more rarified than most of us ever get to experience, but nonetheless, their choice is testament to the fact that guitar amps still offer something important and unique that musicians, sound engineers and producers value.

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Very sad news indeed. 😔 RIP Keith

Spice Girls... Mel B??

Thanks. 👍 But I've still got absolutely no idea, Chris.... 😂 Being the old git that I am, I don't know any pop music released after 1982.....

That's fantastic - and all credit to the guy busking for seizing the moment!

Brilliant 👍😊 Which well know singer was it Chris?

Awesome! 👍😊 Same thing happened to some friends of mine in a band called KXB (from West Sussex) some years ago... They were playing 'Gay Bar' at one of their regular local Saturday night gigs, and Tyler Spencer, aka Richard Valentine, Electric 6's lead vocalist got up from the crowd and joined them on stage!

Very sad news indeed, and I echo all the comments made so for - John was such a creative and musical bass player... I saw him performing with Kate Bush in London in 2014 - his work with Omar Hakim on those 'Before The Dawn' shows was truly, truly exceptional. RIP. 😔

Just sold a Bass Collection P Bass to @Ralf1e.. It was a very easy transaction from start to finish and Ralfe is a really nice person to deal with and chat with and he's definitely a credit to this Forum. So, I'm more than happy to recommend him to everyone here on Basschat. Thanks Ralfe - it was a pleasure to meet you today and I really hope you enjoy the bass! 👍😊 Nik

Well said @Rayman... And all the best for a full recovery @NickD 🙏

Amen to that! @Rayman Playing bass, playing music with other people and being around creative people keeps me sane, lifts my spirits and keeps me young (in my head and heart)... This place helps quite a bit too... 👍