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Anybody watch this,what a dreadful programme, old men moaning about 'it ain't what it used to be' included Noel Gallagher. Inane questioning from Lauren Laverne, pitiful.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1437749478' post='2828804'] Use the fingers to hold the pick [/quote]oh yeah, I'll try that

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1437742134' post='2828712'] I always found best tone comes from a simple one-pup P Bass or a Stingray, straight into an old Fender all-valve head with some good speakers, preferably 2x15. Set all the controls on 10 and enjoy.......adjust your playing style to get the tone, which really is 'in the fingers' to a great extent. [/quote]I play with a pick, what do I do?

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1437579920' post='2827257'] I think that's a bit unfair to be honest. I've seen many people disagree on this forum and then the troll card gets thrown in. Why is someone a troll just because they disagree with a few people ? [/quote]disagreeing in a polite and respectful way is fine, its when it gets aggressive and nasty, and the same point is made over and over again

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1437515067' post='2826769'] +1 I thought I was on the wrong forum for a while. [/quote]best way to deal with trolls is to ignore them or agree with them, they're just looking for an argument

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1437510301' post='2826719'] But if you do and it goes down well you know there'll be someone in another band at the gig who'll recommend it to his mates and so on so it'll get all popular and everyone will be playing it and then we'll all have to stop playing it. [/quote]Know what you mean, there's another band in our area that does an awful lot of our punky covers, even Nellie the Elephant, not sure who did them first but we certainly didn't copy from them, They get better gigs than us as well

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1437508487' post='2826695'] We just introduced Back of My Hand by the Jags into our set, probably quite a left field song but it goes down a storm....I am pleased because I actually like the song as well....hopefully this has not offended anyone [/quote]great song, I think I'll suggest it to my lot, I suppose I'm in a good position where, I don't dislike any of the covers we do, I have vetoed one or two in the past, as have the others

I play in a mostly punk covers band, with a few of our own in there, which go down well at our regular venues, the only heavy rock cover we do is Whole Lotta Rosie,(and Ace of Spades which is a sort of rock/punk crossover) a couple of weeks ago our drummer and guitarist were doing their last gig with us and asked if they could do the set, they left out Rosie, after some girls spent half the evening going dah dah dah dah dah dah dah, they had to relent a put it back in. On the topic of trying something different you can get away with it provided it's in the same genre, if a band tried mixing disco and rock I think they could be in trouble. Most music pubs are supported by middle age rock fans, they seem to be the only ones interested in seeing a live band

just a personnel opinion of course, but perfect intonation isn't the be all and end all in a bass, you're playing single notes and not many people will be able to tell if it's a bit out, otherwise how would fretless playing still work? even the the best fretless player in the world is not going to be spot on everytime, Guitars are different because you're playing chords and it soon becomes obvious if the intonation's not right. Or then again, perhaps I'm tone deaf

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1436884449' post='2821701'] Didn't he get done for secretly filming women in the toilets at a club he owned? [/quote]they were security cameras, alright!!!!

good advise on here, the only thing I'll add is what sounds good when you play on your own might not work in a band situation, a boost around 400Hz will help you sit in the mix better if you think you're getting lost rather than just cranking up the volume

another vote for Hydrogen here, the added bonus is once you've figured out how to programme it you've got a better idea of what a drummer actually hits and when, assuming you don't know already of course

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1436698687' post='2819973'] You can't imagine the earthquake they caused in the minds of musicians around the world in the 50's and 60's. [/quote]Back to the Future, priceless moment, when Marty tried to play some Chuck Berry

I saw him about 20 years in Nottingham, he didn't disappoint, he was exactly as I expected right down to his white crimplene flairs, apparently he's still playing today at 90, not very well it has to be said, but don't try and tell me he's not in love with his music, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID3Xx4uNFXs&list=RDID3Xx4uNFXs#t=58

[quote name='roceci' timestamp='1436696258' post='2819951'] Really well made & watchable doc about an absolute sh*tehouse of a man. [/quote]not even a good drummer if you don't like Jazz, IMO, I'd hate to have to play bass with him, not fond of overly busy drummers, or overly busy anything really

I've noticed this, last 4 items I've sold I only got 2 bothering to leave feedback, although I always seem to get it when I'm buying. I think once you're above about 50 positives I don't think it matters much TBH but I'm very wary of dealing with people with less than 10

just watched Chuck Berry on the iplayer, thoroughly enjoyed it, the bass could be clearly heard driving along the performance and Chuck was in fine form, this is how gigs should sound. The terrified look on the faces of the backing band, as they tried to figure out what Chuck was going to do next was amusing. A few fluffed endings and stops only added to the entertainment from my point of view

can you imagine being in a band with him, or Jack Bruce, for that matter? I'm surprised they lasted 2 years

haven't watched it yet, got it recorded, not saying he's not a dreadful man, but if he clobbered the interviewer (and how may times have you wondered how that's not happened) can't see the editing doing him any favours

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1436365164' post='2817543'] Sorry to disagree with you but the signal level from either an active or passive bass is very low and therefore susceptible to electrical interference from mains, lighting, RF, etc. or it will simply be microphonic. For this reason you should always use a screened cable between an instrument or mic and an amplifier or mixer. In this case we are talking millivolts and milliamps. As rule of thumb anything before a power amp should be screened, anything after should have symmetrical conductors. Signals between power amplifiers and loudspeaker cabinets are in a different league being measured in volts and amps. A 500-watt amp into a nominally 4-ohm cab can potentially send in excess of 10-amps. An instrument cable with a centre conductor cross section of 0.22-sq.mm. can safely carry a couple of amps at best. As rule of thumb anything before a power amp should be screened, anything after can be unscreened and should have symmetrical conductors. [/quote]you'r right, ]I'm not saying you shouldn't use a screened cable, to be on the safe side one should always be used at low volts and amps, but you're more likely to get away with a normal one after a preamp, I know I've done it on occasions, between my FX pedal and the amp, a short run but no hum was noticeable

it all depends on the strength of the signal, from say a passive bass where the signal is very weak, a shielded instrument cable is a must same from a mic, but, say from an active bass (or any preamp) upwards you'd probable get away with a normal cable, but there's no need really it's not going to melt carrying that amount of current Not all instrument cables are the same, rule of thumb the thicker it is the more current it will probably carry before it turns iinto a smoke machine, if you want to use an instrument cable just keep feeling it to see how hot it's getting, and keep it as short as possible

done it once when I forgot my normal link cable, no problems at all with a 300 watt extension cab, I suspect the worse that can happen is the cable won't take the current melt and short out blowing a fuse in your amp, not something I'd recommend except in an emergency

I'm not sure about bass players totally embracing new technology when a lot, if not most, (but not all) of us still prefer a Fender P bass, but yeah I've just dumped my heavy weight Marshall combo for a Fender Rumble

don't buy the tickets, simple, I wouldn't go and see any band in a massive venue or festival for that matter, seen AC/DC a couple of times in the past once with Bon and once with Brian, have to say Brian's screeching vocals put me off going again, I did see a superb tribute a few years ago, enjoyed it immensely small venue and they had a Bon and a Brian and cannons, brilliant