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  1. Richard R
    Now that is an excellent video. Thanks for posting. 👍
  2. Richard R
    Oh that's excellent! Great music to work to. And to walk to - if you're prepared to do that 1970' slight swagger!
  3. Richard R
    We practiced with a click in Friday. It's a very odd sensation.
  4. Richard R
    Our service this morning took a left turn during the semon; a lot of folks then came up for prayer during the subsequent hymn and a very reflective and prayerful feeling settled acoss the whole church. Our planned final song ("Come set your rule and reign ") would have been completely inappropriate, so the WL quickly picked another. Unfortunately but the only thing most of us in the band picked up from his hurried whispers was that we were doing something in A. We each quietly joined in as and when we cottoned on or found the music, but our frantic faces must have been completely at odds with the mood in the church.
  5. Richard R
    I only play 5 string basses, not well!!
  6. Richard R
    I am nothing if not predictable. 😑
  7. Richard R
    We had a full practice last night for tomorrow, which is great. Unfortunately I was so tired I was almost asleep between songs so I have no idea what I'm doing tomorrow. We play stuff in Eb and randomly change keys. I cheat by using a 5 string and getting the chord charts with Nashville numbers. This makes me a bad person.
  8. Richard R
    Absolutely this. ^^^
  9. Richard R
    Good advice in general. However in this case the point is not about ability but intent, and doesn't rest on my proficiency, experience, or otherwise. Regardless of ability the band is there primarily to serve the congregation. My response was to the suggestion that we should not focus on playing correctly but on our personal worship. Which I maintain is a flawed view as it has the priority in the wrong place. Happy to have a further debate, but it is independent of ability.
  10. Richard R
    What does it weigh? The HB site doesn't seem to mention it.
  11. Richard R
    Definitely interested, I am looking at fretless 5s as a bit of an experiment. The only problem is that Lowestoft is over three hours and about 60 quid's worth of petrol away from me. 😧
  12. Richard R
    Love that!
  13. Richard R
    I should have said sing or play.
  14. Richard R
    This is fundamentally flawed. The point of worship is to encounter and glorify God. If you're involved in leading, singing, tech, or anything such as that then your first priority is the worship of the congregation, not your own. You are serving, not worshipping, you are Martha, not Mary. Now if you are good enough to sing and play and be able to worship and encounter God as well, good for you! (I'm not yet). But even if you are, then the priority is the congregation, and the whole band has to be as good as they can to help the congregation to worship. So by saying "focus on your worship" the leader is failing to understand the job the band is there to do. It's the same with FOH sound or livestream cameras - it is work and service to be done to the best of one's ability. Which means not usually joining in but making sure the best possible sound or visuals are presented to those who receive them, to aid their worship. Whether you call such service "worship" is a another question, but it's clearer to use a different word.
  15. Richard R
    I have to be in Manchester later this month, with an evening meeting followed by a whole day on site. I had cunningly planned to take the prior half day off, so I could drive up at lunchtime then mooch around Johnny Roadhouse Music and spend some money. Now some bright spark has arranged meetings so I can't leave the Midlands until gone 2pm, which seriously limits the mooching time ☹️
  16. Richard R
    I suppose none of the above is actually in the signal chain except the XLRs, and cables and leads might be considered as consumables. I would say you're in, but I refer to my previous disclaimer 😁
  17. Richard R
    Have added Nottingham to the title. Hopefully it doesn't actually put people off!
  18. Richard R
    Ortega genuinely make a range of ukuleles called The Bonfire Series... https://ortegaguitars.com/en/products/ru5-te-m13363.html
  19. Richard R
    Or braids, or leather strips, or both plus a fag. In fact the whole Keith Richards look. Would bloody ruin it though! Looks great as is.
  20. Richard R
    Very sad. I only met him at the bash but, as everyone has said, a lovely chap to talk to.
  21. Richard R
    Don't tell @Smanth. She'll be off designing special electronics with hidden easter eggs so that if you press the tone buttons in the right order the bass plays Superstition all by itself. And if you push them in the wrong order it plays Proud Mary.
  22. Richard R
    That is the best looking Rickenbacker I have ever seen. Ever. Please be careful with it!
  23. Richard R
    Another Brummie 👍 If @Frank Blank keeps the bass lobg enough to bring it up to the Midlands Bass Bash in April* (and I have a side bet that it will be around for a lot longer than that) then @mr4stringz can join us all in Nottingham and we can see it in the flesh. * See the Events thread as I forgot to get the link before I started this post.
  24. Richard R
    Can't have a raffleless bash, the very concept sounds absurd! Hopefully we will have an array of random bass/music/totally un -related stuff that people are happy to donate. As per the last couple of Midlands bashes I suggest any profits to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, unless anyone objects?
  25. Richard R
    That looks great. 6 drivers looks perfect as well, clearly more heft than a 4, but not trying too hard. Understated power.
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