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Baxlin

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  1. I made something like this to tilt non-wedge cabs we used as on-stage monitors, from mdf and wood found in my garage.  Cost £0, apart from the blackboard paint I bought to make them disappear!

     

    (PS. 2B6C8E00-BA91-47A6-AAA2-1C6492DB635B.jpeg.b480dca262c08983f786b2a241696bea.jpegmy woodwork skills are significantly better than my drawing skills 🤫)

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  2. Just returned from our church weekend away, (fantastic place, Highleigh, nr Hertford), I played in three of the four worship sessions, with three different worship leaders.  We were given some of the songs last week, the others were in the form of ‘they will be from these’.  One song was sung in two of the sets, but treated differently by the two leaders...

     

    Re the discussion above, I have no problem with having an iPad in front of me with words and chords, even though much of the time they’re not needed.  We also have MEI mixers for the in-ears, which need stands anyway.

     

    Question.  I now wear rather expensive hearing aids, with built-in Bluetooth, and I know (from buying a cheap transmitter and earphones a while ago) that Bluetooth has a slight delay, which is not ideal for a bassplayer(!).

    But is there any chance of finding a Bluetooth transmitter with little or no delay, so I don’t have to faff about taking the hearing aids out each set?

  3. I wish this thread had run a year or so ago.  While I knew not to use WD40, I used the electrical contact cleaner I had in the garage (I’m into kit cars) on the scratchy pots on my practice amp.  They are all now noisy again, but one in particular is worse than ever, and which I think I’ll have to replace.

     

    So some good advice been given in earlier posts.

  4. 8 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

     

    At least they realise they have all aged and wont be just making the best they can, unlike a lot of bands who should really not be touring anymore. 

    Saw Herman’s Hermits a couple or so years ago - one original member, the drummer.  And didn’t he build up his part.

     

    Searchers, 1.5 originals, but so sad to see them frankly (sorry) not being very good.  I believe they’ve now retired.

     

    At least with ABBA we have all 4 originals, well, voices at least, even if they’re not performing live.

  5. On 16/08/2021 at 15:54, bass_dinger said:

     



    You might want to suggest that they listen to the livestream.  If they still can't hear the problem, then that's the issue.  

     

    This is what I did, and even with headphones the sound man couldn’t hear the bass.  A point made, I felt, without upsetting anyone!

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  6. FWIW, I went to see blues harmonica player Paul Lamb and his band the other night, and noticed that while the vocals went through the PA, the instruments all appeared to go straight to their amps.  Presumably line-outs to the sound desk, but I couldn’t see any pedals.  Sound was excellent.

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