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    I'm always polite to AI because I'm worried that one day they'll be in charge and may remember who said "thank you Alexa" and "please Siri can you set an alarm. etc" Seriosly though it's really not great for Pirate to do this and they need to work on the balance between keeping the business lean and using as few paid staff as possible, and ensuring that the users and staff are safe at all times. I use a few of their studios around London and I've had mixed experiences, though on the whole they've been good. If there's a problem e.g. kit not working or air con not functional then it can be really hard to resolve. On the other hand they've been quick to sort things like dodgy xlr cables or broken drum stool by giving me the code to the storeroom. It can be infuriating trying to sort a problem by whasapp text though. The updside is that they've got a lot of locations with different levels of practise space and it's really easy to book and unbook and... it's cheap. I've also had some piss-poor experiencs in other rehearsal spaces - recently the guy who ran one didn't make eye contact with our drummer or speak to her, he'd only talk to me and the other guy there. She found that creepy as f*cK and I agree.
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    I see a lot of high-end German motors rocking the primer grey look these days. I can't work out how that marketing worked. May as well bring back British Leyland's mustard yellow and rust brown shades...
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    Yeah, I like that aesthetic - either low-key and show off the wood or go full on Glam!
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    Oooh how about that rose pink gold metallic shade. Yummy!!
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    MusicMan have sine some really fun sparkly metallic finishes. I’m very much a natural finish fan for my own instrument but I am a sucker for metallic paint jobs!
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    Had a good rehearsal last night. Pirate Studios are pretty good and the air con and back line all worked fine. The Rumble 500 was really sounding great- cheap feeling controls but really serves up the sonic goods! The guitarist and main songwriter tried out a couple of new numbers and one if them defo has potential. I’m not sure about the other, too similar to some of his other ones but good to work on. The Dingwall is just absolutely bloody epic. I’m growing to love it more and more each time I play it. For the first time I’m really starting to explore creative potential of tone shaping on a bass. This Neve unit is so musical- boosting the low end a couple of notches when using the Bridge pickup on its own makes the thing really usable and even whacking the Bass up full is still musical! Bonkers but the other guys LOVED 100% bass! It was hard telling them I’m stepping away when my evening classes start in late September but hopefully we’ll get a couple of gigs in by then. Getting home was a total nightmare. I was planning to get the overground back from Camden but signaling problem s meant I ended up walking all the way home from London Bridge which took an hour. Got in at 1am and had to do a 10k race this morning!!!! very tired now
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    I honestly put my head in my hands there and told myself off for yet another stupid typo. It's entirely in character for me...
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    For me, the worst overplayer I went on stage with was a flute player when I was in college and we had an asignment to rehearse and play a gig. We practised all term, had a handful of nice numbers (Watermelon Man and a few other lively jazz tunes). The flue player didn't turn up to the practise sessions, but turned up to the gig and played ALL OVER EVERY PART OF EVERY SONG TWITTERING AWAY LIKE A PARROT ON METH. I could have twatted him with a mic stand.
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    I am not an Adam Clayton fan. I don't like his basslines. He's a multimillion selling artist in one of the worlds biggest bands and I play the occasional pub gig, but still, I don't think slapp bass would be an improvement.
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    Sounding GOOOOOD!!!
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    Thanks! I've done some stuff on theory and had a good go at Mark Smith's TalkingBass scales course and am kind of familiar with chord tones and scales but I'll never refuse an offer of help!
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    Thanks, I've just signed up! I'm a bit nervous about this - it's way outside my comfort zone but I'm determined to get my head around the more theoretical side of music and hopefully it'll take my reading skills to the next level.
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    I've been working on my sight-reading for a couple of years now and have been doing daily practice; however, I want to start applying it more and explore music theory further. I've found this course that looks really interesting: https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/pentatonics-and-beyond-improvising-in-popular-music I'm going to push the button but wondered if anyone had any experience of this kind of thing?
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    Wow!!!
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    Hi. I bought this in 2021 for a project that never even got as far as fitting into a body so it's just sat in a box. Time to get shot so someone can use it. I have always fancied having a p-bass but I only ever play 5 strings now blah blah who cares. Anyway. This is just taking up space so it's yours for £25 posted. It's on a silly price because I just want shot of it so not really open to offers/trades.
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    This is sooooo much overkill that I can't imagine when anyone would need that much power*. Of course, I want it! I have no use for it, nowere to keep it but my heart wants it badly! GLWTS *this is just my lack of imagnation. Of course, this would be very useful in many situations.
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    I had a HA550 that was awesome but too big and heavy for my needs. Had a Kickback 12” 120w combo that was great … but again heavy! Loved the look of the aluminium driver tho.
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    Bummer
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    Price dropped even further to £29 posted!!! If it doesn't sell I'll put it on eba. I've had this a couple of years and it's a nice pedal, lovely vintage tone and the compressor is really simple and effective - on/off! Very musical and usable. The distortion is very old-school but the blend makes it incredibly usable and I love the bass and treble EQ. Unfortunately I don't need it as I got it to use while my main preamp was in for repair and it's surpus to requirements now so I'm selling for less than I paid for it a few years ago. Posted. BARGAIN! Not really looking for trades but try me. No box but it'll be well packaged. Here's the spec: Overview Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors, Preamp and Overdrive Pedal for Bass Players! A bass guitar preamp in a channel strip tool box. New distortion melds with carefully selected compression and bass specific EQ to add structure with a rock solid foundation. Additionally serves as a quiet and excellent DI. Useful for every bass player whether playing live, recording at a pro studio or recording bass into a laptop. A Portable, Foot-Operated Channel Strip The Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors might as well be the most important pedal on your rig! This is a "one-stop solution" for your bass guitar, providing compressor, ED and Distortion, as well as D.I. output. Very, very useful! Easy to Control With it's channel-strip layout, the Bass Metaphors couldn't be easier to use. It features control knobs for Treble and Bass, an EQ Level control, Master Volume, Distortion Level with Distortion Bypass switch, a Dry control (which allows you to choose just how much of the signal is affected by the built-in compressor), Compressor activation switch (Squash/Bypass), and even a pedal Bypass switch. Superb Price You can now pick up this fabulous pedal for the lowest ever price, thanks to this special offer at PMT Online. If you have any queries regarding this offer, please contact our online sales team directly! Specification · High impedance instrument level input · Balanced XLR output at +4 dBu line level · 1/4" balanced/unbalanced output · Dedicated 1/4" unbalanced dry output · Musical treble and bass EQ bands with a level control amount · Switchable compressor with the perfect bass compression · Footswitchable adjustable bass distortion · Tough and compact die-cast chassis · 96DC-200BI power supply included · Dimensions in inches: 4.75 (w) x 5.75 (l) x 2.5 (h) · Dimensions in mm: 146 (w) x 121 (l) x 64 (h)
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    Hiya, this looks great. Do you know how many mA they push out? I've got an ADAM that sucks 500mA so is a thirsty little bugger! Cheers. K
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    Ingenious!
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    Would it be disrespectful to play with ice packs stuck around your torso?
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    I have been playing a BBG5 that was on loan to me while I waited for my Dingle to arrive and it's a very, very good bass. It's downright unreasonably good for a budget instrument. I think the pickups are lacking in a live situation and it doesn't cut through as I'd like when I've gigged with it, but it's been a joy to play and the B string is really good. I can only imagine how lovely a high-end Yamaha must be. I can accept that many people would prefer a TRB 5Pii to my ABZ. Still, I am really attached to the sound and playing experience of a Dingwall so I don't think I'd be tempted away.
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    They are great basses, I had a combustion for years and deciced to upgrade to this - it's a bit of a sleeper. Canadian ABZ but with a plain finish so it doesn't look like a custom from a distance. The rehearsal was good fun. The drummer is good but very inexperienced so trying out ALL of his chops in the numbers and practising fills and rolls whenever we stop. And is VERY LOUD. But that's all fine. I have earplugs and the enthusiasm is great. What I'm having to put my foot down on though is the speeding up. Once last night the tune was racing away so I tried to pull back, and pull back until I was completely out of time and neither of them noticed. They didn't even notice when I stopped playing and stood there waiting for them to finish the tune... which they did very quicklyt the speed they were going! I asked the, politely, to listen a bit more intently and to be fair they did after that. The beers and the chat in the pub afterwards was also the hightlight of the week.
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    Took this bad boy out for its first ever rehearsal last night. It’s absolutely the best bass I’ve ever played and I OWN IT!!!
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