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If there are two things that I aim to keep as distant from each other as is humanly possible it's my double bass and drills

I'm confused........

Yep, likewise, it's on my 'wish I could play this line with the same feel as the original' playlist (as of course are Rhythm Stick and What a Waste)

The hours I've spent getting the string wrapped around the peg correctly to avoid that doesn't bare thinking about, installing DB strings really is one of my least favourite tasks

Thanks @BigRedX, much appreciated. The outside World is indeed on the other side of those wooden walls, hence the question. To be honest the main challenge at present is the cost (and potential loss of space) of getting the necessary mass of material in there (I'm looking at over £5k in materials for walls and roof, I still have the costs of electrics, floor and doors to worry about over and above that! We're a little isolated so noise getting out isn't a major issue for neighbours but noise getting in is - no joke I had to edit out a rather persistent cow a few weeks back, and the occasional farm machinery, police sirens and aircraft tend to get in. Luckily I have a decent vocal both that can also accommodate double bass or a small drum kit which makes life easier, and I have a decent set of acoustic curtains that will go over the mirrors and doors when necessary. Re ventilation, it's a very big space and I'm going to look at this as things go. The building only get's direct sunlight early in the day and for the rest is protect by trees, so thankfully stays quite cool, although that of course will change once the RW3 goes in I'm sure. Als I'm not too worried about acoustics in the room, those will tend to be sorted with some moveable acoustic panels/dividers, carpets etc. So, my hope is that, as you suggest the combination of RW3 and acoustic boards will do the job but if anyone has any cheaper ideas I'd love to hear them as well? As one of the builders said, you should have done this three years ago when everything was half the price!

I was reading about NWR the other day and it transpires that he played bass on a few of my favourite Clash tracks.* We live and learn As well as Jona Lewie's 'You'll Always Find Me In the Kitchen at Parties' apparently.......

Strip it, some decent black oil and some good wax, it'll look black but you'll still see and feel the grain

I'm about to start work converting a 7mx6m garage into a live room (albeit one that will also have to double as a dance studio for my daughters)! I've just stripped out the old wall and ceiling panels and I have a room that looks a lot like this, wooden walls, concrete floor, high ceiling. The challenge is to keep the interior of the room sufficiently lively while not allowing too much of the world outside to get in and not allowing too much of what's going on inside to get out. It's pretty easy to disappear down a hell of a rabbit hole as soon as you start Googling 'soundproofing material' or 'acoustic treatment, so I'm looking for a solution that will do the above relatively cheaply, and if it also helps keep some heat in during winter, all the better. Any thoughts/experience most welcome 👍

That sums it up nicely

Live & Dangerous is glorious 👍

Can’t argue with any of that

If I had a grand I could spare I’d buy this…. Hang on, I did

Enjoying playing music is one thing. They clearly recorded it to get some attention so job done 👍

@skankdelvarposted a genius explanation of the motivation for this type of band a while back, wish I could find it. Either way, I found the whole thing a pretentious and overly self-conscious affair; too many musicians, too much technique, too little of value to do with that technique 😕

Yes 👍

As others have said, replace the whole set, it'll be more economic in the long-term, and even if they are old an used, you'll have spare G, D, and A which are more likely to break than the E anyway. i may have missed something above but I'd also check why the E-broke, for example was it twisted, is your bridge correctly setup, was something coming into contact with it? Breaking an E-string once is a PITA, breaking one twice because you didn't resolve the problem the first time around is a significant step up in casualness

I did that with a mandolin once, but with a DB.........

Huge thank you to Steve for sending me, entirely free of charge, a lovely (and substantial) Mesa Boogie footswitch for my M-Pulse 600. These things are bloody hard to come by these days and would cost a fair few pennies if they could be found, so it's a bloody decent gesture and I'm chuffed! Steve, hope i can repay the favour one day mate 👍

I would question my sanity

Mmmmm, I'm very tempted Nik, have to check the work/kids thing but it would be great to see you and what looks like a great band 👍

But I finally got the Eurosender website to work and a competitive quote 🤔