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How much did You paid for that....all together ?

14 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

We've been asked to play in the town square for the fast-approaching Fête de la Musique, 21st June. We've done a couple of rehearsals, working out a cut-down repertoire for a 45 minutes set (no second guitar, so just the four of us...). We've been trying to find out what logistics are in place, and finally got some sort of answer last night. Apparently there will be another group (presumably pop/rock like us, but not sure...), plus a couple of local singer-guitarist or small choral ensembles. All good fun, but the 'organiser' informed us that he will install a PA. 'Good', we're thinking. 'Yes, it's 250w', he continues. What..? 250w, for an outdoor town square multi-band 'do'..? We have more than that for rehearsing, at home..! It's not important, really, for us, as we are basically autonomous, with an adequate FOH, retour, mics'n'stands etc for our modest needs, but goodness knows what the other group and participants will require. Any foldback/aux sends..? How many console channels..? Will there be lights..? It's more a sense of foreboding, that if that's what the bloke thinks will do the trick, what else will/could go wrong..? Another rehearsal next Saturday, and we'll find out 'on the day' what conditions are like. What's the weather like for end of June, and what's the back-up plan if it pours down rain in bucket-loads..? Dunno; we'll find out..! 

Organisers can be smart, but can be Cretins, too.

How about 3D scanning ?

Smebody would love only one Harley Davidson.

46 minutes ago, jimbobothy said:

... it's been a bit quiet on here of late. I think the pedals might be getting a bit bored 😜

Sure, you have to be much more intelligent to write at ''Den of iniquity thread'' !!! 🧐

2 hours ago, edstraker123 said:

But would you get one high end bottle or 8 bottles of Famous Grouse 😆

For this decision - 1 high end. Too important. 

I need to learn George Benson - Feel like making love. Quite hard.

6 minutes ago, bass_dinger said:

But the problem is, after one bottle of whisky, you will have forgotten what decision you needed to take!

Dahh....there is always an answer - Your wife.

This is easy. Everything can be decided after 1 high end whiskey bottle.

7 minutes ago, Boodang said:

I'm still in shock that a Jaco tribute has been fretted!! If you listen really hard you can hear Jaco turning in his grave! I'm sure it plays well though, but it should at that price!

Go on, get some flowers and put at Jaco's grave.

26 minutes ago, Maude said:

A guitar tuned down an octave is a bass, a bass tuned up an octave is a piccolo bass. 

You hear that guitarists? We will own all the tunings, ALL THE TUNINGS. Mwah ha ha haaa. 

Bass ukulele owners - cheers !

Are You sure it's not baritone? As i remember Squire made only 6 string baritone, and You said You had VI Squire bass, or may be i am wrong.

22 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

Have a listen to Graceland and get a feel for just how great it can sound 👍

Just a good vibration, but i have no offence to fretless slapers. I just think for me - fretted is better.

40 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

There's a big part of me would love to be able to play slap (well) on the DB, but I generally find that when I see other players using it, I find it something of a turnoff (although I did like the playing of Hugh Bradly you posted a few months back), as is very much the case with fretted bass. But slap on a fretless bass is a style I generally love both to listen to and to play 👍  

Don't know why, some one could disagree, but fretless isn't made for slap and pop. Fretted works much better.

Best regards !!!

I think that playing metal or hard rock is a bit complex than classic rock, so if You played metal and want classic rock - it will not make problems. That is what happened to me - i played a lot of genres before like jazz, funk latin, acid jazz, fusion, classic rock, but could not play good at hard rock rehearsal. Of course - it always depends specially on You.

1 minute ago, Beedster said:

 

2) Slap on fretless is a lovely style

 

 

👍On fretless the string attack when slaping is a bit weaker and fretless got a lower string action.

In my 25 year bass life - i got so much problems to learn slap. At first i tried Flea way and got it in elementary position. After 4 years i had a big period where i didn't need to play slap/pop bass, so i got to restart from zero. Last years i only played fretless where slap is not the best sounding style. About a half year ago i reset my main bass should be 5 string fretted and i tried to slap again, but dahh - i was a slut. I tried some youtube learning videos, but somehow it didn't work. 4 days ago i bought a book - ''Acid for a children'' - Flea life biography. There was some part telling that Flea once seen a black bass guitarist playing slap/tequinique. And he just wrote - I like it and i will learn it. And he said he did it. Today i took my 5 string Yamaha trb 5p II and tried to slap and somehow the elementary things got right. So now i decided to learn it very well and believe i will be able to do it.

34 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

But with Nirvana you don't have to listen to that horrible Mancunian whine.

Hmm...take a champagne.

36 minutes ago, TimR said:

 

It's because they have no friends, and definitely no friends who enjoy being with them and playing their music. That would make me sad too.

 

Might be a catch 22 situatuon though.

 

 

Yeah, maybe - No quarter.

I have played a lot of depressing songs for me, but no other choice - You have to play them, or not get the money. Just play them and forget about it, get the money and it's ok.

Best regards for returnig back to old, good, funny BC.

18 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

I'm not sure what you mean? Perhaps, I should say that it is my understanding of how the body metabolises alcohol. I'm not too bothered about what people believe about issues like this, just the biological facts. I don't want people believing that they are OK to drive after a few beers, then killing someone on the way home! 

 

Just a pint of bear before a long geeg. Cheers.

16 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

I believe that it's four hours - one hour to get into your bloodstream and then three hours to metabolise (for a normal pint of lager, assuming that you haven't got a cold / headache or whatever else effects the giant chemistry set that makes up your body). 

 

I've always been careful with drinking when driving and these days I can't be bothered with worrying about a single pint! I will occasionally have a swift half at the end of the night if I'm thirsty (but obviously not in Scotland)... 

 

Who believes, that does. You believe - you do, why not others do what they believe ?

39 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

My rule is one beer ahead of first set. Well beliw limit but even so after about three hours that's more or less metabolised regardless.

Very good decision. I do it too.😉