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ULTECHNOVO 20 Sheets Luminous Tape Anti skid Tread Pads https://amzn.eu/d/6wjAMb7 Gives a notional line, in the absence of monitors etc. Stick them to some thickish rubber, don't stick them to the ground, then they won't slide and they should just sit in place.

I've never been paid to play originals. So getting the band to pay for the PA from gig income becomes a non starter. 😂

All my bases were tuned at the factory.

"Sparko" Sparks - from the Dr Feltgood band.

I have 2 10mile runs to do one Saturday and one Sunday, and a bass cab to pick up Sunday Afternoon. And a shed that needs felting. Although that's a job that may have to wait for better weather. 😂

Probably not. I suppose I have quite a few friends who are in bands so maybe I should discount their answers. It would still be a fairly 'random' selection.

On tour he switches around with Daryl Steumer.

Might just do a Facebook poll of my friends.

Don't think there ever was/is a dedicated bass player. Unless they're thinking of Leyland Sklar.

28% of people in the UK play a musical instrument. 40% of them play guitar. I suspect there are a few more people that can name various musicians than we think.

I'm think like Pointless. Stop 100 people and see what they say. So far Paul McCartney, Mark King, Sting and John Taylor are high on the list of recognisable bass players.

I get this too. The bottom end disappears. As suggested a low pass bypass might help but that's not easy to do. My Joyo Double Thruster has a 'blend' control so can mix the distortion and the clean signal.

Steps and S-Club7.

You should get out more.

Agree with John Taylor and John Deacon.

Actually with lightweight powered speakers you can get away with a low cost 4chanel mixer. Doesn't really need to break the bank, be very complicated or large.

That Mark bloke off Level 42.

Missed Wyman. He'd score highly on Pointless.

I'm struggling: Sting John Entwistle Paul McCartney Gene Simmons? Suzi Quatro The bloke with the beard who plays with Phil Colins. (Lee Sklar) Roger Waters?

... that the general public would name when stopped in the street and asked.

You think if you asked the man in the street to name some female bass players they'd even have heard of them, let alone name them off the top of their heads.

I did sit down once and try to make a list of Bass players the general public would know as bass players. I didn't get very far even with the men. A guitarist I played with once didn't even know who Jaco was.

My Aunt also keeps her grand piano in the lounge. The violins, basson amd oboe are in the dining room. To be honest I think musical instruments should be kept in the music room, that leaves the dining room, lounge, drawing room and library free for their intended purposes.

I think the "Oh wow, a woman playing a bass" sentiment is still too prevalent, and certainly being played on here. Suzi Quatro and "the girl who played for Robbie Williams" (Yolanda Charles) at a stretch, would be the only two the general public would be aware of. Very sad really.

The problem is a PA is physical item that has monetary value. The storing, transport, setting up and operating are invisible costs of time and can probably be offset if someone has a big enough house. I've known people storing PAs in their hallway. My wife would go mad. I went down the line of buying a PA and hiring it to the band for each gig and that was budgeted into gigs. For that I made sure everything was replaced when broken or when anything went missing. It went a bit wrong when after a few years the drummer said they must have paid for the PA by now and started complaining about 'his' £10 per gig. Pointing out that I'd spent afternoon's sourcing and replacing tweeters and fixing broken speaker stands, fell on deaf ears..