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    The comfort of my hands, arms and wrists determines the length of my straps.
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    Old school??? Whipper snappers.
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    Why have a fixed number? Put 10 songs on the list, start at #1 and work your way through. You might have 3 or 5 or all of them under your belt by the end of the day. The secret of good rehearsals is to turn up knowing the songs.
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    It was worth saying twice.
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    I've played at many weddings. The one thing many bands don't realise, at a wedding you are playing to guests, not an audience. They are not there for you, and what you play only had to keep multiple generations happy and on the floor. Modern or old fashioned is irrelevant if they are dancing and enjoying themselves.
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    This happens a lot in the music business. The business side thinks it knows more about the music than the musicians do. What is the significance of 8? I think you know your business better than anyone else. You are seeing the response, what is the feedback you are getting on the gig?
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    Very nice bass. What does it weigh?
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    I guess it's old technology now, but we record everything we're interested in on a hard drive recorder. I haven't seen an advert in 15 years.
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    Popularity always requires talent of one kind or another. There are very few popular and untalented people in the entertainment and music business. As usual, other peoples' preferences are being dismissed.
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    I agree. The volume thing has gone crazy. It always surprises me how many audiences put up with it. I play with a couple of blues rock trios and my amp for those gigs has more watts than my first 3 bands put together. I'm also using industrial strength hearing protection when playing with those guys.
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    IMO cheap supermarket beer is in the process of killing live music.
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    Even supporting members can donate a little extra to keep us ad free.
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    RP's a monster. The left hand is pretty straightforward, but I can never get the right hand technique working.
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    There have been no negatives in any my basses. . . . however, my last 2 basses had to be sold due to their weight. I seem to be on a downward curve where x = age and y = weight!
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    Tricky bass lines are great. They challenge us and force us to extend and expand our thinking, techniques and comfort zones. Master one thing you find uncomfortable or difficult to play every week.
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    IMO it's down to your technique. I would imagine rings would be more noticeable if you grip the neck like a baseball bat, but should be less of an issue if you position your thumb on the back of the neck and arch your fingers.
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    This 2 of my top 3 all-time fantastic sounding basses were passive.
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    As a non pedal using player, my first thought is how important is the sound of the bass if you have that many preamps. My guess is that you shouldn't have a problem getting the sound you want, but if you still want "more" I'd start with the pickups.
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    In his day, with Long John Baldry, Steampacket, Jeff Beck and the Faces, Rod Stewart was outstanding. I thought the Sugababes band was good and the bass player was excellent.
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    I take 2 basses and decide which one to use during the sound check. Choice is always good.
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    How light?
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    It's my experience that the guys playing music for a living have a much better attitude to playing, other musicians and gigs. Many of the problems posted on Basschat seems to relate to hobby bands.
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