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BigAlonBass

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  1. Song for me. I usually don't listen dreadfully hard for the Bass line, unless I have to learn the song for a gig. There have been a few posts of songs on here, extolling the Bass or the Performer, and when I've started to listen, I've only lasted a couple of minutes, because it's been a brilliant Bass in a completely dross song. :rolleyes:

  2. [quote name='blue' timestamp='1476395045' post='3154028']
    Ok guys, most know I'm a Yankee. What is a holiday camp?

    Blue
    [/quote]

    I should imagine your closest equivalent could be the place visited in Dirty Dancing? (The Wife was watching it on the telly-honest!) :o

  3. [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1470438367' post='3106082']
    It's like getting to Carnegie Hall... practice. And practice, and practice. It comes eventually but there ain't no shortcuts.
    The one thing I still can't do is [i]talk[/i] whilst playing. Sing, yes. Talk? no chance.
    [/quote]

    I thought I was the only one! I can sing the full Set whilst playing, with no problem, but trying to tell an audience what song's coming next, while playing the Intro - forget it. I start 'talking in time' and my voice tries to follow the notes. :rolleyes:

  4. As mentioned above, if it's 'your' sound, you're quids in. I bought a second-hand one to try it out, and the next day, with Behringers 'quality issues' at the back of my mind, went out and bought a new one. Five years later, I'm still using the second-hand one, and the new one lives in my Gig Bag, just in case! :rolleyes: Something I feel I should mention though, is that the Youtube videos don't do the pedal justice. It's much better in the 'real world' and in a Band situation, it really comes into it's own, to the point where, on Dep Gigs, I've had compliments from other Band Members on my sound.
    At that price, you have very little to lose by trying one, to see if it fits you and your requirements.
    (I've never played through a Sansamp, so the above is all IMHO)

  5. [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1459352970' post='3015720']
    what does 'pay it forward' mean? never heard that before. :unsure:
    [/quote]

    I only found out myself a few weeks ago. There's an American film with the same title, and apparently, if you're blessed with a bit of good luck, it's good karma to do something nice for someone else in return. We would probably have said "pass it on" before Americanisms took over. :rolleyes:

  6. Did a trade yesterday with Davey, and it couldn't have gone smoother. Just wish it hadn't been his bairns bedtime, because we didn't have long enough to talk about Bass stuff. :D
    Nice meeting you, mate.

  7. In some ways, the standard of illiteracy astonishes me, and I wonder how the hell they managed to get through all those years of school without even knowing how to spell "or"?
    Increasingly, I find myself reading things like:- "6 are 7 months MOT left" and "pick one are the other" or "should I get the white scratchplate are the red one?"

    Really?

  8. So - I'm getting on a bit, and am starting to really 'feel' the weight of my 4x10" / 1x15" stack.
    Naturally, I'd like to buy some Cabs that are both smaller and lighter, but I play in a full-on Rock Band, and just wonder if the smaller stuff does the business?
    When I set up and play, the speakers really 'punch' me in the back, and most times, I don't have to go through the PA, as they're powerful enough to fill in the gaps by themselves. ('Rock Trio' with Vocalist/Frontman) Fans of the Band say they love the sound I get, and the lads on stage with me always have smiles on their faces when I dig in a bit, so I'm wondering if smaller gear would compromise any of the above?
    Just as an aside, it's no use telling me or the Band to turn down, as I'm nearly Deaf, not, I might add, from volume, but other Medical issues, and I can only hear loud music. Which is why I joined in the first place - apart from them asking me, they were the only Band I could flipping hear!
    Help please, because I can't afford a Roadie!

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