chris_b

If anyone doesn't like the material, all they have to do is say no. IMO that's a great list. Designed to do a good job. The dispiriting thing is when players accept the gig and they don't play the songs well or with no enthusiasm.

There are a lot of people who can't install strap locks then, and it seems to affect Schaller users the most!

I bought the first TTD album after hearing Cass in the Bass Centre, only to find he's only on 1 or 2 songs and not really featured. Don't know if he was on any other TTD albums.

Hi Nik, adding an 8 ohm cab to your 4 ohm cab would need 2.67 ohms from your amps, so that's good. The power would be split 66% to the 15 and 33% to the new cab. I'd check with Vanderkley, they could advise if their 210's are designed to work with their 15's. I believe their 112's and 210's were designed that way.

I'm not really a fan of Skunk Anansie, but about 30 years ago I was looking around the Bass Centre and Cass Lewis was trying out the new TE gear that had just come in. I was blown away by his playing. I'd never heard someone that good. I managed to overrun my lunch hour by an hour just listening to him playing.

My gig of choice would have been either Duck Dunn at Stax and with the MG's or John McVie with Fleetwood Mac.

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Just think of songs that people already know, can dance to, sing along to and will make them happy.

Our guitarist had the same thing happen (the strap lock came apart in the middle of a song) 3 gigs in a row. He was using Schallers!! Use anything, even a mile of gaffer tape, just beware of Schaller strap locks.

Unfortunately the majority don't always get what they voted for. Clinton got 2.8 million more votes than Trump. Fewer people voted for Brexit than didn't vote for it, if you include all the people who didn't vote at all. And Tony Blair got a very low vote count for his third term. Our FPTP system doesn't give the majority what they want at all.

I've recorded Paul McC's set but not listened to it yet. This house has been a Glasto free zone so far. But off to Ronnies tomorrow to see Jon Cleary. Really looking forwards to that.

Back in 1996, my first 5 string bass was an MM Stingray 5. I liked it but it never became a favourite. My next was a Lakland 55-94 and that was it, we were joined at the hip for the next 14 years. These days the SR HS models might be closer to the sound I prefer, dunno, I've only seen pictures, never played one.

OK, you've got to start being more selective.

You can't blame all gigs because you encountered a bad one. I've done crap gigs, places that I will refuse to go back to and played people I'll never play with again, but those are the exceptions.

Having known a couple of BBC sound men, they are some of the best. If the Beeb had a bad sound I would imagine the culprit was feed they were taking from the Glasto desk.

Wash your hands and clean your strings. IME sweat shouldn't be too sticky but the associated gunk that builds up can be.

In the past venues would have inclusive insurance, but promoters are reducing their costs by not covering the bands, which leaves the bands having to provide their own insurance.

Do you need to take the strap off after every gig? If you leave the strap on maybe the rubber won't wear. You could replace the small strap buttons with the larger buttons. Maybe the rubber rings wouldn't fall off then. I have Dunlops on all my basses. Been using them since the 90's with no issues. Allparts strap locks are rebadged Dunlops at a better price. I also have a set of these.

I sold a Wal about 20 years ago, and another about 8 years ago. I shouldn't have done that. I kick myself when I see the prices they are fetching these days!! My only real regret, I sold a Mike Lull Jazz bass. I was running a one-in one-out policy at the time and now wish I'd kept it. Everything else was nice to own and play but was replaced by something better, so no tears.

I'm afraid I make John Entwistle look animated.

Try http://www.albumlinernotes.com/Ray_Pohlman.html and his Wiki page.

Thanks

That is not what I said or meant. Why be so aggressive?