PaulWarning

We have a similar problem, not the feedback, but being too loud in a small pub gig, I have raised the subject and asked if he could play quieter, but he just says he enjoys bashing hell out of the kit (he regularly trashes his 300 quid cymbals and at the end of gigs it's like a wood yard round his feet), in all other respects he's an ideal band member, decent drummers who don't cause problems within the band don't grow on trees so we just accept it

the band I'm in have used one these EMX512sc's for nearly 20 years, excellent bit of kit, conservatively rated, GLWTS

I've posted this before, always makes me smile

12 minutes ago, casapete said:

I think Bob was replaced by Annie Nightingale, and then Mark Ellen and David Hepworth after her. 
Richard Skinner also presented OGWT, not sure when though - possibly towards the end of it’s run. 

my mistakes I was thinking of Richard Skinner who like you say came a little bit later, anyway Whispering Bob didn't like punk, after all punk was invented as an antidote for the over indulgence of Prog Rock and 20minute guitar and drum solo's

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Yeah I think Vicious Sidney put him off a bit 

well Sid certainly didn't help, the aborted attack, which was inexcusable but typical Sid, was probably because Bob was resisting having Punk bands on the Old Grey Whistle Test, which is why he got replaced by Richard Williams

43 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

“Whispering” Bob Harris to take over, at least the show will be in the hands of someone who understands it.

but not punk @Lozz196 😂

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

I saw The Vibrators do a set last night at The 100 Club at a memorial for their old bassist Pat Collier who sadly passed earlier this year. The usual gigging line-up only has Eddie the drummer from the originals, however due to the event Knox the singer also attended even though he`s not in particularly great health. Sounded great.

I remember going to see 'The Vibrators' about 35 years ago with Eddie the only original member, they'd just bought out a new album and played all the songs off it, no original Vibrators songs, with the crowd getting restless the new singer said "Can't you see this is a completely different band?" well yes, but maybe you should have had a completely different name then, call yourselves the Vibrators and we're going to expect well known Vibrators songs

23 minutes ago, 12stringbassist said:

Slade are now in that situation, with only Dave Hill from the original line-up.
I haven't seen the Nod and Jim-less version of the band since 2000.
I just can't bear it.
When Dave and Don parted company, that made it even less attractive.

in some ways it's better to see a full tribute, at least they usually a bity younger than the original members like @NancyJohnsonI saw Brian Connelly towards the end, it was rather sad, he was obviously not in a good way

I think most folk are happy to go and hear songs they love, played well, it doesn't really matter how many original members there are

1 hour ago, ped said:

I’ve got a Boss WL20 which sounds good and battery life is fine but for some reason (probably the band?) it cuts out a fair bit in our practice studio. 
 

I have just bought a 5.8ghz Joyo system that @Happy Jack linked to. Got a ‘used like new’ on Amazon and used some gift voucher balance. Will be interesting to try it. The Boss didn't introduce any noise but it did change the treble sound of my bass slightly when I really listen - obviously fine for gigs though. 
 

As I use a Backbeat then the transmitter sits in the unit on my strap, out of the way. The receiver will stick out of my pedalboard a bit but I might get a right angle cable to move it away from the edge of the board where I’m paranoid that someone will step on it!

 

 

Probably a stupid question but did you join them together to search for a free channel?

on the subject of wireless systems, are they all 'line of sight', as I stated earlier the one problem I've found with my Boss WL 20 is it cuts out if something gets in the way, but are they all like that?

wonder what the Behringer's like?
https://www.andertons.co.uk/behringer-airplay-guitar-ulg10-24ghz-guitar-wireless-system/

13 hours ago, BabyBlueSound said:

 

edit: whoah did not realise I am reacting to something from 2023 lol

 

How are you recording your mono bass signal in stereo, and why? 🤔

 

I've often wonder this, how can you get a stereo output from a mono input? I often wondered about the point stereo in ears as well, maybe I'm missing something

Had various Behringer products, I use a UM2 audio interface to play my bass though my laptop, play along to tracks via Audacity and connect my laptop to my HiFi and headphones, you can use it to record 2 channels at once as well, good solid piece of kit, our singer also uses a MA400 to give him his own monitoring channel for his in ears, our mixer amp only has one monitoring channel, does the job brilliantly.

I have had a BDI21 but didn't really use it, prefer my zoom B1on, thought the gain knob was a bit on or off, and an ADI21 which again I don't use because my electro acoustic has it's own EQ, but, again solid bits of kit a ridiculously low price

I've used a Boss WL-20 for a few years now I like the fact that the transmitter plugs straight into the bass, no faffing around with a cable to the transmitter when it is mounted separately, there's a right angled adapter supplied so it doesn't stick out on, say, a P bass. Recharging both units is done with a USB charger, like a phone.

The only downside I found is it is line of sight so if something gets in the way it cuts out

31 minutes ago, NickA said:

Guess that's not a double bass then! 😂.  Tho left hand thumb damping the e string is somewhat unorthodox even on electric!

 

Personally I aspire to thumb behind second finger ( on dB and electric)

 

But that's maybe my cellist upbringing.  With all the forward and backward finger extensions cellists use, it's essential to know where your thumb is as that's what defines your "position". Also from a sustain / tenuto / vibrato perspective finger 2 is usually considered the strongest so having your thumb behind it is handy.

 

On a double bass your position is more defined by where your index finger is placed, so thumb is less important .. and I find that my thumb usually ends up between index and middle finger.  At the neck, having the joy of an Eflat neck (😁) I have two options, but usually go for first finger on D and thumb behind 2nd finger, but can shift to first finger on Eflat and thumb behind first finger before going for thumb positions.

 

However, if you plan on using (Rabbatt) pivots, you need to know where your thumb is!  Exactly where might not be important, but consistency matters.

 

 

 

opps, silly me, didn't notice it was on the DB forum 😒

just got back from seeing the Long Ryders at the Metronome in Nottingham, lovely venue holds about 400 probably half full, (it was a Monday night), knew every song, it always helps, great sound, although the bass could have done with being a touch louder, I would say that wouldn't I?

15 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

My concern if using it at gigs is will it get through the gig IE old age reliability!

 

I choose modern new amps so in the main they don’t fail 

 

A bit like driving around in a very old neglected car compared to a newer well serviced one ! 
 

Granted TE was superb in its day as was old Peavey stuff and old Laney stuff 

as I said earlier I've been gigging with a series 5 Trace amp for years with no problems at all, but I do take a backup just in case, but I would do that anyway regardless of what amp I was using

having my bass low, I spend a lot of time with my thumb rapped around the neck to damp the E string, I don't actually think about where my thumb is

edit, oh yeah I play with a pick

another edit, I just played some songs, my thumb is never behind the neck, always on top

2 hours ago, dclaassen said:

I had them listed for quite some time, no takers. I guess I'm currently on the fence about keeping the 410, because the sound is amazing!

I had a 4 x10 given me by @kev b, because it was so heavy, it was too heavy for me as well, so I sold it for about £60 and split the money with him, the bloke who bought it carried it out of the door with one hand! I did feel a whim 😂, like you say, they do sound good

I've used a couple of TE heads for  years now, a series 5 GP12 and an SMX GP12 as back up, which did need a new set of output MOSFETS a few years ago, I did pay about £130 for each of them, because they are the fan less 200 watt ones they're not too heavy at 13 KG, plenty loud enough, I did have a 4 x 12 cab and a 1 x 15 cab but they are just too damned heavy, which is why they're so cheap, so use neo cabs now, I am perfectly happy with this set up, old TE amps are quality but the ones with fans do start to get a bit heavy

57 minutes ago, tauzero said:

I saw something about the casting of this - IIRC Charlie Hungerford is now a woman.

could be a trans woman, another box ticked 

Shame John Nettles won't be doing a cameo, the end of the Starsky and Hutch film was brilliant

42 minutes ago, squire5 said:

Just noticed on the news that Bergerac is making a comeback.I always liked the theme music with that lurvly fretless bass.I've googled best I can,it but nowhere can I find out who the bass player was.Anybody know?

I loved the original series back in the day, tried watching a rerun episode recently, it had not aged well 😕

I've only had trouble once, I noticed his low feedback too late