garethox

I don't mind our guitarist playing loud 'cos I love to play loud as well and he can't outdo me with my rig. However, in practice he plugs his Strat into his Marshall, cranks it up and gets a BEAUTIFUL sound; yet at gigs (we play small pubs) he mic's up (YES!) his Marshall and goes through the PA, thereby restricting his backline level and not getting a good tone. He then turns up gradually and of course the level through the PA gets louder too and drowns out the vocal. We never had any input into the mic'in up thing, he just turned up with it at a gig.... Of course, it is pointless discussing it 'cos he is a guitarist and don't they know best?! The disappointing thing is the loss of this beautiful tone he has in practice.....

[quote name='acidbass' post='679804' date='Dec 10 2009, 12:59 AM']I think the ad is fine here, although your responses may be somewhat limited as I don't think vocalists frequent this forum as much as they would Gumtree, Starnow etc. Best of luck though, it'd be my ideal bass job too [/quote] Thanks Danny.... I am hoping one of our fellow Basschatters knows someone who might fit the bill.

Myself, Andy Hughes and Dan Di Carlo are putting together a 'live' Who Tribute act. The band will focus not on any one era of their career, but take in some of their greatest performances and put it into one complete set. So 'Pete, John and Keith' are looking for 'Roger'. We have rehearsed already and sound great and are looking to gig from the middle of next year onward. Location for rehearsal at the moment is Peterborough 'cos that is sorta central to us three, but don't let geography put you off! If you fancy a crack and have enthusiasm for a project like ours or know anybody who fits the bill... drop us a PM on here... Thanks.

Hey Jim. Welcome to the forum and if I may I'd like to echo what others have said.... don't let the bastards grind you down, stay positive and ignore any misguided attempts at humour. My wife has mild dylexsia and it is not funny at all. All the best and I look forward to reading your posts. Gareth.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='672709' date='Dec 3 2009, 12:21 AM']No worries Gareth, hope you enjoy it! Here's mine btw, a tenner more expensive but in sunburst (which i prefer) with the scratchplate removed as i hate the look of white scratchplates! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54724&hl=45+jazz"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=45+jazz[/url][/quote] The scratchplate removal is a good idea.... I can see a big Mod insignia going there! Thing is, it will be a good bass for this or any other gig and it's so cheap you can handle some drunken reveller falling into it.......

I've had that! Thanks for the link Lemmy.... cheap bass to play at very close quarters for a bunch of pissed up people on Boxing Day acquired!

[quote name='Jase' post='669676' date='Nov 30 2009, 12:37 AM']Didn't someone else use super glue...guitarist maybe??? Can't think now.[/quote] Flea filled a hole in his thumb with superglue.....

A brand new 500W Ashdown head at Soundslive for £279. Couple that with a second hand Hartke/Marshall/Ashdown 4x10 and you'll have plenty of thunder.... Should cost around what you have to spend.

Aged 16 in 1986 at The Egerton Arms in Stockport, Manchester. Me and three mates due to play a single 45 minute set which blossomed into 2 45 minute sets because we going down pretty well. Problem? We only had 30 minutes worth of material, so we just played it all again in a different order! Big memories? The drummer wearing sunglasses in dark room with a Japanese bandana (?); said drummer's police light perched procariously on his bass drum (our light show); the guitarist playing his EVH licks to an appreciative crowd; vox and backing vox down one mike into a crappy 100W Marshall P.A and me trying to play like John Entwistle on a Hohner Precision copy through a HH amp/combo with no effects and wondering why I couldn't get his 'sound'! Happy days! Oh and if I ever forget any of it I have it all on DVD - and that is scary!!!

Stick with what works for you! Who decrees what is 'proper' and what is not? There are tons of techniques and different variations therein and if we all played the same way using the same method nothing would have changed in 40+ years. I use thumbs, fingers (between 1 and 4 at any given time), tapping, typewriter, pick, nails, different angles... anything and everything to explore the instrument and see what new sounds I can get.....

John Enwtistle - The Real Me Bruce Foxton - Funeral Pyre

[quote name='ahpook' post='664801' date='Nov 25 2009, 10:20 AM']i read the title at "lengthening your wife" look, i know she's only 5 foot tall, but i like her just the way she is ! ahem i'd not splice new cable - just get a new one. there's a lot of vibration knocking around with a bass cab...splicing might be cheaper, but the last thing you want is your amp head shorting across its output mid-gig.[/quote] Lol.... if only it were that simple. The wire comes out through a small gap at the back and I can't get to the speaker connection that easy. Looks like the adaptor route might be the answer.......

I have a TE 300W combo and I'd like to extend the speaker cable to around 2m. Is it easier to buy one of those cylinderical cable connection jobbies or is the best option to splice a longer cable to the TE one and would a block connection do the trick? Cheers!

Just out of interest - I offered to take John's Buzzard down to Bassday so that people could try it and have a pic taken if they wanted... but no one ever got back to me. However, there would have been a big, big sign - 'NO SLAPPING!'

Ashdown are probably better, but I recently picked up a Hartke 4x10 and it sounds really good and was cheaper than an Ashdown too......

[quote name='sturm' post='658502' date='Nov 18 2009, 08:20 PM']what can i say, loved every minute of it, got a few notes wrong on queen of hearts but not even the band noticed!!! sang a song too another 1st, and yes it was over to quickly and im still buzzing[/quote] Excellent! Welcome to the club!!!!!

Turn the treble up so the punters DO hear you and if you play a bad note make it a gud'n i.e let that bad boy ring out as though it's supposed to be there!!!! Enjoy!

[quote name='DHA' post='653982' date='Nov 13 2009, 07:30 PM']Unless I misunderstand is that not just a direct feedback loop - not a good idea[/quote] Thank you Dave!